Hobo Wreck Case Linked To California Woman Mystery
Detective in Ventura identifies Mrs. Helen Taylor as a former Arkansas resident involved in a 1937 train wreck case. A hobo confession about wrecking the Nashville Arkansas trestle is unverified, and investigators seek ties to the California death of Mrs. Taylor found in a burning car.
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Littor Rock
O. N. Marti
Helen Taylor
Ventura
Calif
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Arkansas
Nashville
Ark
Sweden Seeks Armistice Terms in Russian Finnish War
Sweden pursues an armistice in the Russian Finnish conflict with reports that Russia has offered peace terms to Finland. Unconfirmed claims name the Karelian Isthmus Viipuri Lake Ladoga areas as demanded. Swedish officials neither confirm nor deny the submissions from Stalin to Helsinki.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Finland
Russia
Karelian
Viipuri
Lodego
Patsamo
Joseph Stalin
Helsinki
John Passikivi
Economic Experts Predict Upswing
Roosevelt's economic advisers foresee a gradual upturn in business starting in April as production and consumption move toward balance. They warn large inventories may delay gains, with Fed forecasts pegging a 128 production index in December and a rebound toward 105 by April and 125 by year's end. the plan hinges on avoiding excessive stock drawdown.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Tearne
Federal Reserve Board
Helena man Leo Nyberg reported near death in Arkansas
State Representative Leo Nyberg of Phillips County, Helena, died at 316 Rom, Thursday, after months as a patient at Wildcat O Mountain sanatorium. Physicians described him as gradually sinking while a $4,000,000 improvement project at the Arkeuugas Whertutesis sanitarium is noted. Cabbage prices ranged from 1d to $20 a ton in the lower Rio Grande valley of Texas with better yields than usual.
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Ark
Leo Nyberg
Relona
Phillips Ounty
Arkeuugas Whertutesis Sanitarium
Vort Smith
Phillips County
Gravely
Wildcat O Mountain
Santorum
Rio Grande Vally
Texas
A Thought Hs must be a wise vial himself Who is Capable of distinguishing ont
A cryptic line ponders who among us can discern truth as Diogenes did. The phrasing suggests a call to self discipline and discernment, hinting at philosophy in a minimalist, abridged form.
Presidents and their wives quiz card from Cranium Crackers
A vintage puzzle page shows a pairing game asking readers to match presidents with their spouses. The left column lists presidents like Herbert Hoover and Abraham Lincoln, while the right column offers wife names such as Grace Goodhue and Martha Custis. Answers are noted as on Page Two.
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Grace
Hoover Goodhue
Doby Adams
Martha Custis
Abraham
Dorothy Tudd Ieobe
Calvin
Helen Coulielyes Herron
William Hower
Low Tenry
Taft U
James Madify
Mary Ture
George Ug
Abigail Wihington Smith
Hull Confers With French and British
Washington reports Secretary of State Hull meeting Franco British experts Frank Ashton-Gwatkin and Charles Rist to straighten out blockade friction. Talks aim to resolve contraband ports delays censorship of mails and German export bans as main allied US negotiations proceed through Hull with ambassadors.
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Washington
Hull
Germany
Frank Ashton-Gwatkin
Ministry For Economic Warfare
Charles Rist
Bank of France
State Department
Gibraltar
United States
Perlis
Continue to Sell Lots in Ghost Town in Lafayette County
The land office reports brisk sale of Mackinaw town lots near an oil field. Otis Page disposes of 63 lots for 73.88 dollars as 2700 lots revert to the state for nonpayment of taxes. Purchasers include Sergeant Michael Del Zordo, Janes E Collins, Clark T Ferrer and Richard Junie, all of Little Rock. A quenching house in the steel industry cools hot coke with water after ovens.
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Little Rock
Ark
Mackinaw
Lafayette County
Otis Page
Michael del Zordo
Camp Robinson
Janes E. Collins
Clark T. Ferrer
Richard Junie
Litle Rock
No Pick Up Notice In Woodard Breed Case At Ashdown
Penitentiary officials said on Thursday that Woodard Breed of Hope, convicted at Ashdown last year in the hotel fire case and sentenced to one year, was not reported at noon and that no notification to pick him up had been received. Governor secretary H. M. Barney said no additional stay had been granted and Breed was due to surrender to Sheriff J. G. Sanderson at Ashdown. Deputy Sheriff Locke of Ashdown said he did not know Breed’s whereabouts and that Breed was to report to the penitentiary himself, with Sheriff Sanderson out of town and unreachable by phone. Baker, questioned by The Star, said he only knew what he read in the newspapers.
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Woodard Breed of Hope
Ashdown
H. M. Barney
Breed
Barney
J. G. Sanderson
Locke
Star
Sanderson
Jarvis
The
Baker
E. Baker
the Star
Arkansas GOP to Meet On May 11th
Arkansas Republicans announce a state convention to be held May 1 at Hotel Marion in Little Rock. County committees must hold conventions by April 25 to select delegates. Five vacancies on the state committee were filled by attending committeemen: Martain A. Elisie Hot Springs at large, E. B. Waller West Memphis Critenden county, Charles Parker Murfreesboro Pike, Tom Ruland Jr Malvern Hot Springs county committeeman.
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Little Rock
Ark
Republican State Committee
Hotel Marion
Martain A. Elisie
Hot Springs
E. B. Waller
West Memphis
Critenden County
Charles Parker
Murfreesboro
Pike County
Tom Ruland
Malvern
Birthday Tea for Girl Scouts Marks Annual Celebration
Girl Scouts of America celebrate their 28th birthday the week of March 12. Local Council opens the events with a tea at the Little House on Friday March 8 from 4 to 5 30. The tea honors Brownies mothers friends and Hope Girl Scouts patrons.
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Girl Scouts of America
Little House
Caunell
Hope Girl Scouts
Mr Farley Sets a Bad Example in Delayed Mail Complaint
Robert E B Bradford of La Grande complains to the Postoffice Department about slow mail after a Christmas card mailed by James A Farley, Postmaster General, arrived 18 days past Christmas. The case centers on accountability for expeditious mail movement.
Former U S Judge Begins Prison Term
NEW YORK Martin T Mane an former presiding judge of the U S Circuit Court of Appeals surrendered Thursday to begin a two year prison term for selling justice to a marshal in federal custody.
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New York
Martin T. Manean
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
United States
Houston Lawyer to Aid in Prosecution
Houston attorney J. P. Copeland will assist District Attorney C. V. Pattison in prosecuting Horace Finnon Burkes and Mrs. Claude D. Henry, slated to stand trial March 27 for the February slaying of Joseph P. Calloway. Mrs. Calloway, who hired Copeland, demands the death penalty and believes no punishment is severe enough. The elder Calloway will attend, while her 17-year-old daughter Lita Calloway will not.
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Lake Charles
J. P. Copeland
Houston
C. V. Pattison
Horace Finnon Burkes
Claude D. Henry
Joseph P. Calloway
Hopeland
De Queen Doctor Critically Hurt in Highway Crash
Dr L B Lewis aged 48 of De Queen was brought to a Hot Springs hospital in critical condition after his coupe collided head on with a truck on Highway 70 five miles west of Hot Springs. Driver C D Smith also of De Queen was treated and jailed on drunkenness charges. Truck driver Oliver Pond of White House Tenn was uninjured.
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L. BR. Lewis
de Queen
C.D. Smith
Oliver Pond
White House
Tenn
Mind Your Manners Quiz and Answers
A vintage etiquette quiz asks how children should behave at table and in social settings. It covers letting a mother go first, seating others, introducing children to adults, and letter addressing. Answers favor instructing at home, addressing young boys as Master James Smith and girls as Miss Jane Smith, with correction offhand timing to avoid embarrassment.
Hope High Leads Bobcats to State Tourney Narrows to Favorites
Hope High School coach Foy Hammons takes the Bobcats by bus Thursday to the Arkansas state A division basketball tournament in Jonesboro Beebe and Jonesboro are named among top favorites alongside Hope As the draw unfolds Viola awaits Hope in the Friday 11 am opener Stuttgart and others seek upset paths amid a field of 24 teams Officials from Little Rock Batesville Arkadelphia set to accompany the squad with a schedule showing morning and afternoon games through Friday night
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Jonesboro
Bobcats
Beebe
Arkansas
Viola
Stuttgart
Ash Flat
District 3
Badgers
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Alma
Pine, Bluff
Len
E Dorada
Nemo-Viste
Mansfield
Violet Hill
Depes_ters
Judsonia
New Edinburg
Friendship
Omaha
Welfare Director to Speak in Hope
State Welfare Commissioner John R. Thompson will address Hope Rotary on the Arkansas Public Welfare program. Thompson marked his first anniversary as welfare commissioner on February 24 and outlined expanded services for the blind, including trachoma control clinics and cataract treatment, plus rehabilitation efforts with talking books and employment vending stands.
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John R. Thompson
Arkansas Department of Public Welfare
Hope- Rotary Club
Arkansas Department
Thompson
Carl E. Bailey
Hersons
Comedy of Errors Staged in Church
Two radio officers spotted an open church door and alerted police. Assistant Pastor John McConnell observed two armed individuals inside and summoned help. A tense standoff followed with commands to surrender as officers moved to secure the scene. The report ends with a note about a trout stream set aside for women anglers in North Carolina.
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North Carolina
Queen Elizabeth Liner Arrives After Bold Atlantic Dash
New York records the arrival of the Queen Elizabeth, the largest and fastest liner, after a perilous crossing. The ship exceeded 32 knots, passed Ambrose Light and Narrows, and headed toward Fire Island in a dramatic voyage seen as a wartime marvel.
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Ambrose Light
Narrows
New
Eli
Fire Island
Elizabeth
London
Savi Long
Bremen
New York “Harbor
Poland
Murmansk
Russia
Made in Bohemia Moravia labels adopted in Prague
Prague reports three stamps of origin for Protectorate goods. Made in Bohemia Moravia and Made in Moravia distinguish northern versus southern province products. The new marks replace Made in Czechoslovakia for merchandise manufactured locally.
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Prague
17 Amendments Proposed to Wagner Act by House Panel
A special House committee urged Congress to create a new three man labor board and to act only as a judge in collective bargaining disputes, proposing 17 amendments to the Wagner Act to reshape labor relations.
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