Willie the journeyman printer shows resilience in tough job market
A writer recalls Willie, a 21 year old who worked from newsboy to journeyman printer, yet faced unemployment after completing his apprenticeship. He argues education and trade training remain valuable as panic era economic hardship tests youths and parents, urging faithful study to secure future opportunities.
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Willie
1 Dorata News
Willie L
el Dorado
Dimsell
America
Log-Sawing Test Event at Fruit & Truck Station Friday
Hope citizens are invited to attend Friday afternoon events at the Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station led by G W Ware. A morning session features hundreds of fruit truck and field crop experiments, followed by a noon sawing contest and a program with lectures by Dan T Gray and T Noy Feld. A women’s landscape demonstration by J R Cooper and various farm talks round out the day.
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Carrot Allen
Roy Anderson
Stafford
Harold Roberts
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
T. Noy Feld
Agricultural Extension Service
J. R. Cooper
College of Agriculture
Arkinnses
Wu. Hiler
Rildell
Missourif
Brant Statley
Candin L
Rodgers
Ey Cooper
University of Arglean College of Agriculture
Glenn Boyd
Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station
A. Hudson
Food and Garda
Tienie
Agricultural Adjustment Activitie Toy Reiv
Direcor
Dan T. Gay
Ella Posey
Agriculture Extension Service
University of Arkan Coallege of Agriculture
Selen Griffin
J. If. Uy
G. W. Wiere
J. L. Viler
Glenn E. Riddell
Missouri Pacific Agricultu
Kentucky House Fines Courier Journal Editor for Contempt
The Kentucky House fined Vanes Armentrout, associate editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal, 25 dollars plus costs for contempt of a lobby investigation committee after he refused to reveal the writer of a letter to the Point of View column. The panel found the newspaper in contempt for refusing to name the writer of The Psalm of Politics amid debate.
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Kentucky
Vance Armentrout
Louisville Courier- Journal
Exhiciang
House
Fred Luck lists total to March 8 for 49 projects
Hempstead county acting engineer Fred Luck reported up to March 8 a total of 134,613.02 had been spent on 46 street improvement road construction and school repair projects as part of the CWA program. Several projects remain under way and aim to finish before program end.
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Hempstead
Fred. Luck
Mr. Luck
R. B. Stanford
Stanford
Luck
Ozan-Binger Road
Hope-Spring Hill
Spring Hill-Dooley's Ferry
Emmet-Beard
Sixteenth Street
Hope
Hope- DeAnn
Patmos
West Road
Tokio
Ozan-McCaad Experiment Farm
Brookwood
Hope Paisley
Hope Oglesby
Hope Shover-Falcon Road
Hope Water Works Extension
Blevins-Wallace
Yancey-Settlement
Oran School
White
Oran Streets
Hope-Fulton
Hope City Streets
Cove
Columbus
Columbus Streets
Washington School
Guernsey School
Gunter's Mill
Columbus Road
Washington- Blevins S
Washington-Fulton Road
Saratoga
Saratoga High School
DeAnn School
Blevins Streets
Guernsey-Columbus Road
Hempstead County
Aver Tment Farm
Ars Fulton Streets
Occu
Rocky Mound Road
Mt. Ollie
Haynes Chapel
Shover Street
Hervey Street
Perement
Yellow Creek Road
Holly Grove Road
Compton's Connection Road
Elow Street
Young Presbytery Rally Planned in Arkadelphia
The Ouachita presbytery youth will hold a spring rally at Arkadelphia's First Presbyterian Church starting Friday and running through Saturday. Hope's Rev. Thomas Brewster will deliver the sermon at 11 40 Saturday morning.
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Ouachita Presbytery
Arkadelphia
First Presbyterian Church
Hope
Thomas Brewster
Hope's Fist
Patmos Honor Roll Names 15 Students
Fifteen Patmos students from a 60 pupil seventh and eighth grade enrollment were listed on the honor roll. The seventh graders are Sevanthahi, Mina Marie Hubbard, Weldon Taylor, Danail Nicholas, Nell Mayton, Dorothy Elledge, Fhavide Putman, Doris Henderson, Melba Pyne, Rebecca Drake. Eighth grade honorees include Tent Hubbard, Darwin Jones, Willie May Welch, Mel Berne, Maxine Jones, and Gerlven Taylor.
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Fifieen
Leighth
Patutos School
Henge
Sevanthahi
Mina Marie Hubbard
Weldon Taylor
Danail Nicholas
Nell Mayton
Dorothy Elledge
Fhavide Putman
Doris Henderson
Melba Piyne
Rebecca Drake
Tent Hubbard
Darwin Jones
Willie May Welch
Mel Berne
Maxine Jones
Gerlven Taylor
Insult Disguised Flies From Athens
Mrs Samuel Ingall Sr said Thursday that her husband, due to end his stay by government order, had fed but she did not know where he had gone. Police detained three servants for questioning. A theory says he left disguised as a woman and is headed to Paris. Mrs Tnsull was taken to a police station for questioning.
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Athens
Greece
Samuel Ingall
Tnsull
Paris
New Men's Store Opens in Hope by Higgas on Boswell
H H Higgas on Hope and Joe Boswell of Prescott reopen a men s shop at 215 South Main Hope. Higgas returns after eight years in west Texas to run Boswell Higgas men s store with a full stock of work clothes shoes and dress wear from national brands.
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Hope
H. H. Higgason
Joe Boswell
Prescott
IL H. Higgason
West Texas
South Main Street
Mr. Higgason
Hempstead County
Luther F. Higgason
Main Street
Main Street Men’swear
Big Springs
Texas
Hope Business District
Waddie Bros
Boswell & Higgason
Higgason
State Agri Corp to Continue Loans Despite Fm Cath
State Agricultural Credit Board decided to continue operations indefinitely rather than yield the field to the Federal Farm Credit Administration. A Thursday statement said assets were valued and losses to date were surprisingly small, reflecting a stable position for ongoing lending by the State Agricultural Credit Board.
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State Agricultural Corporation
State Agricultural Credit Board
Federal Farm Credit Administration
Thursdlay
Bankhead Cotton Control Bill Set for Friday Vote
Washington report notes House debate on the Bankhead compulsory cotton control bill resumed with sponsors pushing toward action, likely delaying final vote until Friday. The piece also covers a bonus compromise on veterans benefits and federal pay, including the Tabor and Vinson measures, amid Roosevelt veto threats.
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Bankhead Cotton Control
Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Tabor
Boswell Brother Buried at Walde
Boswell, 67, died suddenly at 9 o'clock tonight in Walde Ark. Funeral from the Baptist church here held Wednesday. Survived by widow, one daughter Mrs. Howard McClenden of Lewisville, two sons Harald and Glen of Waldo, two brothers Lawrence and Monroe Bosswell of Hope, and three sisters Mrs. J W Rogers Jacinus Mrs. Alex May and Mrs Rob May of Bodeaw.
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Pont Boswell
Tne Ia Walde
Ark
Baptist Church
Howard McClenden
Lewisville
Harald
Glen
Waldo
Lawrence
Monroe Bosswell
Hope
J. W. Rogers
Jacinus
Alex May
Rob May
Bodeaw
Home Specialist Lectures in Hope on Rural Water Systems
Mrs Ida A Fenton state home management specialist from Little Rock led a home management leaders school for Hempstead county demonstration clubs Tuesday at 930 oclock in the city hall. Clubs represented included Guernsey BeAnn Ozan Washington Shover Springs Green Laseter Puntinos Blevins and Liberty Mex. She spoke on kitchen improvement and conveniences and presented data on low cost water systems for rural homes. A second home management school is planned for the latter part of April.
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Ida A. Fenton
Little Hook
Hempstead
City Hall
Guernsey
BeAnn
Ozan
Washington
Shover Springs
Green Laseter
Puntinos
Blevins
Liberty
Mex
Fenton
Paschke String Band at Saratoga Friday
Paschke String Band and the old family album by the Bleving brothers will perform Friday night at Saratoga High School. Two 12 year old fiddlers, Jack and Jill, will be featured. Sponsored by the senior class of Saratoga High School. The public is invited.
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Paschke
Bleving Brothers
Saratoga High School
Jack and
Jill
Sarayoga High School
Byrd's Airplane Crashes in Test Flight
Admiral Byrd's monoplane crashed during a test flight near Little America in Antarctica. Lieutenant Commander Schrossbach and three passengers were aboard but none were seriously hurt as the craft was completely wrecked.
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Little America
Admiral Byrd
Schrossbach
Emergency Relief Ends in Arkansas April 1
LITTLE ROCK Arkansas will discontinue emergency relief on April 1 replacing it with a city aid program for larger towns and a rural rehabilitation plan. Only destitute individuals by age or illness will remain on relief and receive surplus commodities and food. Labor for the new work program will be provided by cities and paid at a minimum 40 cents per hour with projects targeting housing repairs drainage and community centers.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
W. R. Dyeys
CWA
Harry L. Hopkins
Rust
Dyess
Vitich
Cary
Iit
Ma. Dyuss
Labor Head Forecasts Major Auto Industry Strike
William Green of the AFL warned a senate committee that the auto industry is on the verge of one of the greatest strikes in U S history as car makers present their case to the National Labor Board. Roosevelt tightens NRA compliance for all government contractors under Johnson with broad authority to enforce contracts and certifications.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Senate
National Labor Board
Roosevelt
NRA
Johnson
United States
Explosion at La Libertad Kills Many in Island Port
SAN SALVADOR. A massive explosion on a freight train carrying seven tons of dynamite at La Libertad caused a devastating fire. Authorities fear the death toll will rise above 150 with many injured. The blast destroyed large parts of the city, burned coffee sacks and fuel depots, and prompted a large emergency response as investigators probe the cause.
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San Salvador
la Libertad
Aim
Kare Weernestry
Firmen
Haines
Quest
Red Cross Thapter
Peliew
Crimina
Peralta
Gollister
Flores
Herbert Jooeeyn
Salvadoriir Sceheres Company
Owas
Cuusudl
Australia cyclone death toll reaches seventy five in Queensland
Brisbane report states seventy five people are dead or missing after a cyclone battering the north of Queensland. Victims include aborigines and residents affected by the disaster. rescue workers continue search efforts as officials assess the aftermath.
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Brisbane
Australia
Queenshira Prvince
Will Reorganize Army Air Corps
President Roosevelt orders a study to revamp the Army Air Corps and aviation policy. The War Department pledges rapid readiness with a 24 hour notice, seeking Lindbergh for a commission to improve air service as Secretary Dern pushes for reform. The move revives 1925 debates sparked by General Mitchell on federal aviation control.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army Air Mail
Department of War
Dern
Charles A. Lindbergh
Waslington
Wiliam Mitchell
Mitchell
Army Corps
Markets Hope Cotton Exchange Markets Hope Cotton Exchange New York
The market report lists cotton quotations from New York with figures for May and July contracts, noting a one point gain from previous close. It also references grain, stock quotations, and various agricultural prices including poultry and eggs, showing broad commodity activity.
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New York
Coton
New Orieans
Chicago
Ain
Anaconda Chrysler
General Motors Missouri Pacific
Secony Vacuum Standard
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Federal Work Program
Young Presbytery
Arkadelphia Meeting
State Agri Corp
Arkansas Group
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Walde
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Paschke String Band
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