Finland, Britain Offer Immediate Joint Help to Finns
London reports Chamberlain said Britain and France ready to act immediately and jointly to aid Finland with all possible resources, while Finland’s government has not yet requested further wealth. In Oslo, Aftenposten cites German approval of a policy toward Scandinavian shipping. von Ribbentrop’s talks in Rome with Mussolini and with Pope Pius hint at broader European war extension discussions. Stockholm hope for peace between Finland and Soviet Russia grows as Moscow delegates return and Finnish lines report progress and renewed Russian air activity.
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London
England
Ufkh Great
Oslo
Norway
Aper Aftenposten
Germany
Duco
Rome
von Ribbentrop
Pope Pius
King Emanuele
Mussoleni
Count Cine
Adolph Hiller
July
Stockholm
Sweden
Scandinavia
Finland
Soviet Russia
Athens
Moscow
Fay
Stockhalm
Des
Wey
Steds Seore Guings
Helsinkt
Cvia
Mannerheim Line
Melsinki
Mannerhein Line
Ten Convicted In Hope Municipal Court
Seven persons were found guilty of drunkenness and three for disturbing the peace in Hope Municipal Court Monday. Several defendants forfeited $10 bonds for drunkenness, others were fined $10 for disturbing the peace, with one sentence deferred until March 18.
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Hope
Robert Johnson
Victor Lind
Lea
Moss
J. S. Blackard
Willie Mauldin
Herman Garland
Winston Nelson
Weeh
Earl Conway
Mable Brown
Eunice Cauper
Escaped Prisoner Captured Near Pine Bluff
Police announced Monday the arrest of Lew Anderson, 21, a black inmate from Pine Bluff’s boys industrial school. Convicted in 1936 for burglary and grand larceny, he had been at liberty since 1937 before officers tracked him to Pine Bluff. Chief Capuland and State Policeman FY Hayle led the capture.
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Hope
Lew Anderson
Negra
Neare
Pine Bluff
Anderson
Hope Heero
Liberty
Capuland
Hayle
Andersur
Garden for Every Family Is Urged
Thompson announces that Arkansas aims to supply home gardens to about 60,000 farm families, one quarter of the state, under AAA and extension programs. Gardens could add up to 479,500 in farming income and reduce food costs, improving diet and health statewide.
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Arkansas
Io Farm
19A
Ile
Thompson
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
Arkansas Faom
AAA
Innocent Even When There’s No Loss Winshe ster Ky
A garbled Thames era report from Winshe ster Kentucky recounts a Wall Street fire with no casualties. It notes the county fiscal court and school superintendent in attendance at the county courthouse processions, and mentions a match set among eleven school workers tied to a yearlong program.
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Winshester
Wall Steeet
Wall Street
County Courthermie
Luchel
County Schuol
Yeaver Schuel
Mother Nature Struggles On In A Montana Mine
In Butte two workers deep underground describe a strange, unsettled scene as a rare plant was found amid pulverised rock. The passage notes tools, lamps, and a halted operation as efforts continue to reveal the strange growth while a worker drinks lemonade and watches the mine environment.
Economy Solons Concede Passage of Big Farm Bill
Washington reports economy lawmakers concede Senate approval of a billion-dollar farm bill. Barkley warned of possible tax increases, while Senate leaders expect a quick floor debate and minor changes. The bill includes parity payments, loans, and farm price support amid broader budget concerns and fiscal restraint.
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Washington
Senate
Barkley
House
Roosevelt
Barkley Toll
Russell D.ga
Lanita
Gage
Congress
Russell
Eaders
Hatch
McNary
Oregon
Senior Lodge
R-Mass
Gree
Bootleg Ring Indicted in New York Conspiracy
A New York State police sergeant a former Rockland County sheriff and county game warden plus 40 others were indicted Monday in a government described million dollar bootleg conspiracy.
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New York
New York State
Rockland County
Wee
Soldiers Reminded They’ll Pay for War in France Notes
Wartime notices plastered across the British Expeditionary Force areas in France urge soldiers to conserve and avoid extravagance as Britain’s war costs mount at about 28 million dollars daily. President Roosevelt reportedly headed toward the Pacific, possibly to meet with Jimmy regarding certain matters.
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France
Arrea
Britain
Roosevelt
Pacific
Jimmy
Rising permanent farm poverty and land concentration
The article cites University of California economist Paul Taylor and Bureau of Agricultural Economics experts warning that American agriculture is shifting to a factorylike crop system with many tenant and sharecropper workers. It notes a growing landholdings by big investment firms, insurance companies owning millions of acres, and a widening gap between prosperous and poverty struck farms, signaling a new class of landless farm laborers.
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Washington
John Steinberk
California
Department of Agriculture
Paul 5. Tayoor
University of California
la Follette Committee
Taylor
O. E. Baker
Bureau of Agriculture Economies
Baker
Dr. Baker
Bureau of Agricultural Eeconomics
Tempeary National Economic Committee
Metropolitan Life
Ludgy
Iowa
Bureau of Agricultural Econmmies
Steamer Hannover Scuttled by Nazis near Puerto Rico
London reports the 5,000-ton German steamer Hannover was intercepted by a British cruiser in the Mona channel, set afire and abandoned to avoid capture in the Pan American neutrality zone. The event follows British actions against three more ships and tensions over neutrality belts.
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LONDON /P
Puerto Rico
Phe Kaw
Mona Channel
Dominican Republic
United States
Panama Canal
Hannover
Willemstad
Netherlands West Indies
Britain
North Sea
Borthwick
Netherlands
Hempstead to Get $17,009 for Schools
The State Board of Education allocated 141 per capita for the common school fund. Hempstead county receives a total of 17,009 dollars under the quarterly apportionment, with the remainder distributed to other districts.
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Hempstead
Leitle Rock
State Board of Education
Mounlay
Henpstead County
BET Ags
A Thought How are the Mighty Fallen War Weapons Perished
A brief moral line quotes Samuel 4 27 noting the fall of the mighty and the loss of weapons as a somber reflection on strength fading and power waning. The fragment evokes biblical imagery without detailing events or figures.
Cranium Crackers Middle Initial Puzzle Recalled
A playful puzzle lists famous names with their middle initials expanded. Richard EB Byre Chester AL Arthur Newton D Baker Bernard M Branch Jane G Blaine G daiies A Farley Thomas A Edison.
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Vasio
Richard EB. Byre
Chester AL Arthur
U.S. A
Newton D. Baker
Bernard M. Branch
Janes G. Blaine
G. Daiies A
Japanese Claim 10000 Chinese Dead in South China Fight
The Japanese army stated that in the Ewatow area south China they found 10000 Chinese dead after three days of fighting and claimed masses of Chinese troops were drawn in and decisively crushed.
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Songkong
China
South China
Ewatow
Autopsy Ordered After University Student Death
Coroner W. R. Toulson ordered an autopsy in the death of Hubert L. Spake Jr., a University of Missouri sophomore from Kansas City. Spake, found unconscious at the Kappa Sigma house after a night of alleged initiation into an unrecognized fraternity, died before hospital admission. authorities deem he intoxicated and plan no further investigation.
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Columbia
W. R. Toulson
Hubert L. Spake
University of Missouri
Kansas City
Spake
Kappa Signa House
Francis Barnes
St. Louis
Kappa Sigma
I. J. Johnson
Lebanon
Bob Tracy
Robertson
Paul Christman
Maplewood
Gene Herbst
St Louis
University Hospital
Dan G. Stine
Arcvival Commercatson
Barnes
W. R. Toals
Toulson
Svar
Arkansas Court Stands by Ruling on Chiropractors Licensing
Arkansas Supreme Court refused Monday to disturb its January 15 ruling that applicants for a chiropractic license in Arkansas must pass examinations in bacteriology and anatomy in addition to other basic services.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Cotton futures steady as May opens in New York market
Cotton for May opened Monday at 10.71 and closed at 10.71 72, middling price 10.97. The report notes no major changes in early trading as traders watch market signals.
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New York
Welles Mission Seeks Peace Aims In Europe
The peace move behind Sumner Welles’s European mission gains support from peace groups and churches, with European diplomats offering help and administration officials fearing economic fallout after the war, plus a New Deal official predicting strong third-term resistance and farm camp contrasts as migratory workers face new colonies. A Cuban sugar quota cut faces opposition from State Department and aims to please sugar refiners, while a Pennsylvania beauty queen seeks a husband who can kiss her.
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Washington
Sumter Welles
Europe
White House
U. S
Germany
Wulf
Farm Security Administration
Far West
Hawaii
Pureto
Bloc
Cuba
State Department
Fatally: Truck Crash Suffered Skull Fracture
A driver sustained a skull fracture after a Sunday truck crash. Police reported the fatal injury occurred when the vehicle failed to negotiate a curve, leading to a collision with a roadside object.
Wayne Vines Dies After Highway 67 Crash Near Hope
Wayne Vines 21 of 801 and Mrs Otha Vines died in a Sunday night collision on Highway 67 about six miles east of Hope. He suffered a skull fracture and other injuries and died at Josephine hospital after being brought there unconscious around 4 AM. Funeral services planned for Tuesday at Hope with burial in Hope Cemetery near Patmos. Occupants of the other truck, Mr and Mrs G H Smith of Paducah and Vane Montgomery of Edinburg, Texas, escaped with minor injuries. The truck driven by Vines overturned. the vehicle was reported stolen in Hope Saturday night from J O Luck.
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Wayne Vines
Otha - Vines
Josephine
Hope
Oeal
Vines
Ted
Hope Cemetery
Patmos
Mire G. H. Smith
Paducah
Xvane Montgomery
Edinburg
Texas
Jozephine Hospital
Tre
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Slayer of Youth Surrenders to Posse Near Warren
Tineman reports a suspect nicknamed Slayer of Youth surrendered to a state and county posse near Warren after a chase through dense woods with bloodhounds. He identified as Harry Martin, 41, an escaped convict who claimed a completed California sentence and said he had come to Arkansas from Kentucky. He admitted killing Elma Kelly and wounding I. D. Beasley Jr. Beasley described the suspect as driving away from the station without payment. authorities say the man surrendered due to being tired and hungry.
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Tineman
Elma Kelly
Warren
Frank McGibbony
Harry Martin
Folsom
California
Jimng Kelley
I. D. Beasley, Jr
Beasley
Frog Prison
Arkansas
Kentucky
McGibbony
Ritchie
Innocent Plea Delayed in Federal Liquor Case
In Helena, Montana a defendant charged with selling liquor to Indians pleaded guilty before Judge James H. Baldwin but the judge rejected the plea, delaying trial and appointing an attorney, citing constitutional right to counsel. The court considered whether a search of the ear alleged to contain whisky was lawful amid the hearing. Sweden opposed sending troops to Finland, while a 1939 Lexus school attendance averaged 1,144,164 daily, up 97,000 from prior.
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Manta
James H. Baldwin
Federal District
Sweden
Finland
Lexus
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