Congress Moves to Stockpile Essential Materials
Bruce Catton notes a major defense effort moving through Congress to spend 25 million dollars yearly for four years to stockpile essential materials, expand domestic deposits, and map America’s resource base. The plan, piloted by Senator Elbert Thomas and Rep. Andrew Many, aims to reduce reliance on imports and safeguard the economy during war or shortages.
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Army and Navy Munitions Board
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Senate
Andrew Many
Kentucky
House
Secretaries of War
Navy
State, Treasury, Interior and Commerce Departments
America
Governor to Sign Private Insurance Compensation Law
Governor Bailey indicated he will sign a workmen's compensation bill that creates a private insurance framework backed by a state plan. The Horton Murry Holland proposal, backed by four administration appointees, would allow self insurance or private Nobility coverage, with a three member Workmen's Compensation Commission.
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Little Nock
Bailey
Horton-Murry-Holland
Robert P. Hull
Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce
M. J. Harrison
J. Q. Goff
EB. L. McKinley Sr
George B. Seagraves
Capitol
Arkansas
Herman “Horton
Jonesboro
Fordyce
Chester Holland
Fort Smith
Hal P. Smith
Clarendon
Lucien E. Coleman
Leparto
James R. Campbell
Hot Springs
Smith-Coleman
State Industrial Board
Industrial Board
Circuit Court
Campbell
Smith- Coleman
They Save $500 by Making Cows Walk
Perryton Texas cattle drive by Clifford and W L Herndon converted a 225 mile trek from Ute New Mexico to Ochiltree County. Five cowhands, no chuck wagon, modern pickup handled camp duties. Three weeks, 42 head, none lost, no rustlers, saving about $500 in aspiration costs.
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Perryton
Texas
Clifford
W. L. Herndon
Ute
N. M
Herndons
A Thought One Jife in Time Between Two Eternities
A fragmentary line marks a poetic reflection on time and permanence. The text evokes two eternities and a fleeting moment between them, hinting at mortality and memory in a succinct, enigmatic phrase.
Cranium Crackers Groupings and Congruent Terms
A cryptic set of four items asks which term grouping is incongruous and why. Each line lists names or events tied to a theme, requiring identification of the odd one out based on historical, literary, or naming patterns.
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Alabama
Arkansas
Louisiana
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Uriah Heep
Silas Lapham
Lizzie Hexam
Tim Cratchit
Wilkins Micawber
Italy
League of Nations
Duke of Windsor
Amelia Earhart
Supreme Court
Black Legion
Coolidge Dam
Boulder Dam
Marshall Ford Dam
Parker Dam
Roosevelt Likely to Refuse Tax Cut
Washington reports Senator Barkley warned the administration may not cut business taxes now and would need to offset any reductions with other levies. He said Roosevelt might address taxes at a Tuesday press conference. Five Democratic senators urged $150 million more for WPA, to run relief to July 1, amid debate over additional relief funds and a supplemental message to Congress.
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Washington
Barkley
Dem. Ky
Roosevelt
White House
Leo
Columbus Senior Play Set for Friday Night Performance
The Columbus High School senior play The Famous Celebrity will be presented at 7 30 oclock Friday night March 37 in the auditorium of the new Columbus school building The Diay a three act comedy is directed by Miss Genova Thomas.
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Columbus
Columbus School
Genova Thomas
Washington Files Appeal in County Courthouse Case
Washington attorneys filed an appeal with Arkansas Supreme Court from Hempstead circuit court ruling on the Courthouse removal election. The Hope led election, won by a wide margin, was upheld by Judge Dexter Bush last September. Deadline for filing appeals and briefs runs through April 12 as the case moves toward an early decision. Construction work continues on steel pilings and foundation for a five story building funded by a $90,000 grant and a $110,000 PWA loan.
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Washington
Arkansas Supreme Court
Hempstead
Hope
Dexter Bush
Albert Graves
Supreme Court
PWA
J W Boyett Dies at Home in DeAnn
J W Boyett an 81 year old DeAnn resident died at his home at 10 am Tuesday after a week long illness. He had lived in DeAnn for 60 years. Funeral services were set for 2 pm Wednesday at White Oak Grove church with burial in White Oak Grove cemetery. Surviving are three sons E M Boyett S H Boyett L H W Boyett all of Stamps. three daughters Mrs Willie Roberts of Washington Mrs L E Aslin of Hope and Mrs J E Linton of Nashville. and several grandchildren.
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J. W. Boyett
DeAnn
Te DeAnn Continuity
White Oak Grove Church
White Oak Grove
E. My
Boyett
S. H, Boyett
L. HW
Stamps
Mind Your Manners Quiz on Social Introductions
A clipped quiz evaluates proper greeting responses in introductions. It asks which phrases are correct when meeting others, including whether a hostess must rise, how to introduce guests, and polite handshake etiquette. Answers indicate the standard greeting is "How do you do" and that certain forms are inappropriate in introductions.
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Jim
Bol
Betty
Bill Whtiie
Miss Brown
Mr. White
Belly
U S Naval Recruiting Officers Here This Week
United States naval recruiting officers will be at the Hope post office Friday and Saturday to give examinations to white and negro applicants. The age range for white youths is 17 to 23 and for negroes 12 to 25. Youths seeking navy service may obtain further information from the recruiting officers.
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United States Naval
Hope Post Office
Navy
City-Owned Field House Discussed
The Mope Kiwanis club heard a plea for a five thousand ninety dollar city owned community field house in a ten minute address by Earl W Brion, district WPA supervisor for southwest Arkansas. He said interest was growing and predicted construction in the future. He cited Prescott as a model and argued a downtown site would boost attendance at activities, especially high school basketball. He proposed a city sponsored PWA project with gymnasium, auditorium, handball courts, bowling alleys, locker rooms and showers plus other recreational spaces to serve the community.
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Mope Kiwanis Club
Earl W. Brion
WPA
Southwest
Arkansas
Brion
Erion
Prescott
PWA
G. T. Cross
A. W. Stubbeman
Kiwanis
Battle of Leaders in Labor Meeting
Preston Grover Washington analyzes the AFL CIO clash as the New Deal era labor rift. Leadership wrangles threaten public support while the administration nudges reconciliation through policy advances. AFL seeks to absorb CIO unions. CIO fights to preserve its own structure amid distrust of the NLRB and power balance concerns.
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Preston Grover Washington
AFL
CIO
Agite
General Motors-Cio
Riral
Sie
APL
CLO
Naonal Relations Board
CIQ
AIL
Roosevelt Seeks 150 Million WPA Increase
President Roosevelt called the relief situation very serious and urged Congress to provide an additional 150 million dollars for the Works Progress Administration through July 1. He denied aiming to push a motion merely for appearances and insisted the request reflects real need.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Who Owns Oceans Oil Big Question State and Federal Battle
Washington fights over sea bottom ownership to the three mile limit as Charles Edison urges Congress to claim offshore California lands. Texas California and Louisiana push for state rights while federal ownership faces stiff coastal state resistance amid a revived dispute on offshore leases and property titles.
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Preston Grover Washington
Charles Edison
Navy
Congress
California
Nye
North Dakota
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific
Los Angeles Harbor
Long Beach
New York
Ploride
Mississippi
Texas
Sam Hobbs
Alabama
Judiciary Committee
Edison
Gulf and Atlantic Coast
San Francisco
Montgomery Street Financial District
New York Harbor
Atlantic City
Louisiana
Bailey Likely to Approve Beer Tax
Governor Bailey Tuesday signed the Nyberg bill imposing a consumer tax on wine beer and liquor but said he will not confirm its legality until the law is enacted. The measure raises the state liquor tax from 80 cents to 1.12 per gallon and requires an emergency clause to take effect immediately.
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Little Rock
Bailey
Nyberg
J. Hugh Wharton
Revenue Department
Senate
Wharton
Franco Victory Draws World Attention and Debate
Washington reports Franco has won in Spain as France and Britain weigh recognizing the new regime. Analysts cite intervention by fascist Italy Nazi Germany and democratic powers as a global showdown for ideologies. The article outlines why Mussolini sent troops to Spain to halt Bolshevism and protect the country, with continuation promised on page three.
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Morgan M. Beatty
Washington
Mussolini
Spain
Franco
France
Great Britain
Russia
Italy
Germany
Britain
United States
Bright dies on Tuesday at 59 in Hope
Mrs. Sallie Elizabeth Bright, 59, died at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday at her home on South Washington Street after several weeks of illness. Funeral services are set for Wednesday afternoon at Shov er Springs. She is survived by three daughters Dewey Baker of Hope, O B Hubbard of Idabel Oklahoma, Ace Reece of Hope. son Ross Bright of Hope. sister Bonnie Richards of Hope. brother Ernest Bultivan of Hope.
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Sallie Elizabeth Bright
South Washington Street
Bhov~er Springs
Dewey Baker
Hope
0. B. Hubbard
Idabel
Okla
Ace Reece
Ross Bright
Bonnie
Richards
Ernest Bultivan
Argue Both Ways in Taxation Row
Washington presses to end intergovernmental tax exemptions as Supreme Court weighs New York State Tax Commission case on James O Keefe HOLC employee. Government seeks overrule of 67 year old ruling while Utah case involving W Q Van Colt echoes tax exemption debate.
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Preston Grover Washington
Supreme Court
Utah
Washington
New York
HOLC
Robert Jackson
W. Q. van Colt
Cotton market opens on march at 895 closes at 89
New Orleans report notes cotton for March opened at 895 and closed at 89 with spot quiet, three points lower. Middling price recorded at 8.86.
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New Orleans
Dissolution of Czechoslovakia Amid Global Tension
Prague reports Czechoslovakia dissolving under government action as Carpatho Ukraine tensions rise. Berlin observers note a softer stance while Britain pledges cautious guarantees. Rome predicts shifts benefiting Germany, Poland, Hungary with Slovakia possibly merging with Austria.
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