Death Row Inmates Prepare Federal Plea At Tucker
Helena Ark late flash reports that Brockelhurst and Sims, both condemned, plan to file federal court pleas challenging Lonoke County convictions for murders of Victor A. Gales and wife slayer. both scheduled to die at Tucker Prison Farm at dawn Friday. Norris, independent from Nebraska, warns against president empowered reshuffle of government bureaus in TVA context. near vote on Wheeler amendment.
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Altonpl
Brockelhurst
Helena
Ark
Cor Lester Brockelhurst
Tucker
Lonoke
Victor A. Gales
Little Rock
Joe Newt Sims
Tucker Prison Farm
Sims
Washington
Noreus
Nebrasita
Senate
TVA
Norris
Congress
Magnolia College Band Concerts For National Girl Scout Week
Magnolia College Band performs Friday at the high school in observance of National Girl Scout Week with two concerts. Scouts plant shrubs at the athletic stadium and present a sugar program in the gym. The band also plays at Hope city hall under the Hope Boys Tuesday auxiliary sponsorship. After events, scouts march to Fair Park for the ground breaking of a new Girl Scout cabin funded by supporters. building expected to finish soon.
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Magnolia A. & M. College
Hope City Hall
Hope Boys
Ril
High Schol
Pair Park
Girl Scout Movement
McClellan Backs Large Navy Expansion Bill
Representative McClellan of Arkansas told the House he would vote for a naval expansion measure asserting that world powers rally for naval force and aviation to deter autocratic power. He said the United States must stay secure, keep the war away from shores, and build a navy and air fleet enemies cannot pass.
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Washington
McClellan
House
McCierlen
D A F Convention Concludes Session at Fine Bluff Arkansas
The D A F convention ends with election of Mrs Charles Ho Miller as president and Linde Rawls as state beneft. Hot Springs chosen as convention city. Other officers elected include Mrs Thomas Fo Short vice president Wis Claude A Brown corresponding secretary Mrs L Mealester Conway and Mrs 2 a McKeown Hot Springs librarian Mrs Hunter Girault Little Rock curator and a new treasurer Horace Walpole's brother Lord Oxford. A backer introduced a goose to turkey race.
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Fine Bluff
Ark
Charles Ho Miller
Linde Rawls Hse
Beneft
Hot Springs
Convention City
Guu Anital Sesso
Arkin Hoonioers
Neal Yone
Thomas Fo Short
DeQueen
Vic Regent Wis
Claude A. Brown
Little Rock
Mes. L. Mealester
Conway
Hiss
A. McKeown
Libraryin
Hunter Girault
C. FE. Willams
Pine Bluff
Porters Duty to Return Found Money on Train
A traveler drops a neatly wrapped envelope with 3000 dollars on a train. The railhead seeks the money from the porter. If the owner later emerges, can the porter or railroad legally recover the funds, and who has rightful title under common law principles.
Jobs for 200 Are Awaiting in Hope
The National Reemployment Service district office at Hope has orders for 200 radish putters to harvest a crop around Emmet in Hempstead Nevada. Prospective Persians may call at the employ office on Martin street over Jack's News Stand to register. Ray Crain and Eldine Ellington in the Hope office handle assignments. transportation by truck will be provided from Hope to the radish fields.
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National Reemployment Service District
Hope
Hempstead-Nevada
Emmet
G. T. Cross
Anet
Matin Street
Jack
Ray Crain
Eldine Ellington
High School Girl Leaps From Second Floor Window
Magnolia High School senior Mary Ainne Knox, 17, leaped from a second story window at the high school on Wednesday. She was found critically injured and taken to Magolia sanitarium. teachers described her as a red student, while friends blamed a love affair for the act.
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Mac
Nohsa
Ark
Mary 'Ainne Knox
Sal
Magnolia High School
Mag Holia Sanitarium
Four Arrested On Theft of Cattle in Arkansas
Four people were jailed on cattle theft charges after cattle were allegedly butchered from a range and sold. Harry Holt of Kirby and Hettie Magie Lee of El Dorado, held by Deputy Wingfield, face charges. Jamet Elmer and Obie Atwool of Little Rock also jailed on cattle stealing or pasting charges. Cattle valued at $600 were identified by Glen F. Wallace of Grehnard Company and returned to owners. State Police offered a $100 reward for the cattle’s return. defendants expect to plead guilty in Circuit Court next week.
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Arkansas Orghareds
Iic
Glen FP. Wallace
Grehnard Company
Atwand Diairy
Wallace
Coker
Cashier Has Himself "Big Time" at Races
Max Friedman 23, assistant cashier at a Broad Street brokerage, allegedlylost 128000 of his firm's money on horse bets. He was recalled from a Florida vacation and arrested after a shortage appeared in accounts at Butler Herries Marshall where he worked 17 years.
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New York
Max Friedman
Broad Street
John G. Stein
Friedman
Florida
Anl
Butler, Herries & Marshall
Humble Oil Co Sued Over 2.1 Million Dollar Claim
In Houston federal court Elizabeth Zeller and five relatives of Arkansas and Illinois sue Humble Oil and Refining for 2.1 million dollars claiming a tract of Mant-Bolery county oil land yielded 2,000,000 barrels. They say land is worth 50,000 and insist 50,000 in additional value, seeking 1 dollar per barrel for the air.
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Houston
Texas
Humble Oil and Rifining Company
Elizabeth Zeller
Arkansas
Ilinois
Bombed Barcelona Darkens Spanish Capital in Insurgent Raids
Eight insurgent air raids in 13 hours killed at least 284 in Barcelona with hundreds injured. Most victims were at subway entrances as crowds demonstrated for resistance. October 1936 era reports describe widespread devastation across central Barcelona and nearby towns amid a tense international backdrop. France and Britain move to bolster armaments and naval patrols as Spain’s conflict draws in European powers.
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Associated Press
Barcelona
Spain
Casis
Theis
Chamberlain
Czechoslovakia
Litginoff
Germany
Japan
Italy
Poland
Lithuania
Adolph Hitler
China
Mtanchaung
France
Lea Blam
Europe
New London Blast Spurs Spiritual Rebirth in Town
A year after the New London Texas gas blast that killed 278 children and 18 adults, the town reports a spiritual awakening with church attendance rising and a memorial drive underway. A new $300,000 school nears completion while a bus system fosters churchgoing. Survivors show varied injuries and mixed psychological effects, with officials debating the depth of trauma amid ongoing healing efforts.
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New London
Texas
New
London
R. L. Jackson
Methodist Church
John Lumpkin
Lumpkin
Child Welfare Service
C. A. Tate
Mrs C Cook to Lead Hope Boys Band Auxiliary
Mrs C Cook named president of the Hope Boys Band Auxiliary succeeding Leon Bundy. New officers include Mrs Leon Bundy vice president and Mrs Burgher Jones secretary. The group plans fundraisers and sponsors Magnolia A M College band appearance to benefit the local band.
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C. Cook
Hope Boys Band Auxiliary
Leon Bundy
Burgher Jones
Harvey Barr
Dewey Bush
Harey Begnart
Edwin Dossett
Hope Boys Band
A Thought on Arrogance and Enjoyment
A reflective line notes that an arrogant man spoils life’s blessings by blustering away his own enjoyments, laments the vanity of swagger, and underscores self-inflicted loss.
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Collier
Mind Your Manners Quiz Answers for Baby Birth News
A 1938 NEA Service etiquette piece asks who should be notified at a baby's birth, gifting norms, and godparent invitations. It covers notifying relatives or close friends, telegrams or notes for distant friends, and options for godparent gifts or acceptance.
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NEA Service, Inc
Patmos Man Dies at Age 80 in Hempstead County
Wiley Jackson Smith, 80, died last Saturday at his home near Panos after 15 years in Hempstead county. Born in Columbia county, he is survived by his widow and eight children: Calvin Smith of Rosston Ralph Smith of Texarkana Mrs H R Beich ford of Stamps Mrs Jesse Loving of Oklahoma Mrs Joe A Robertson of Stephens Mrs D B House of Patmes Mrs L E Brantley of Rosston and Shelby Smith of Patmos. Funeral services were in charge of Rev. W I Small.
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Wiley Jackson Smith
Panos
Hempstead County
Columbia County
Calvin Smith
Rosston
Ralph Smith
Texarkana
H. R. Beichford
Stamps
Jesse Loving
Oklahoma
Joe A. Robertson
Stephens
D. B. House
Patmes
L. E. Brantley
Seadlund Condemned to Die in Ross Kidnapping Case
A federal jury in Chicago has sentenced John Henry Seadlund alias Peter Anders to death by electric chair for the $50,000 ransom kidnapping of Charles Ross, a Chicago manufacturer. The jury recommended death after deliberations ending at 6:15 p.m. The verdict followed the arrival of Judge John P. Barnes and attorneys in court.
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Chicago
Federal Court
John Henry Seadlund
Charles
Ross
Peter Anders
Ado P.m
John P. Barnes
Storneys
Seadlund
Vote Construction Fund Bill Would Kill Civil Service
Arkansas House moved a bill to create a $1.5 million State tuberculosis sanatoria construction fund and divert civil service money to the project. The measure would raise revenue via a liquor tax increase and transfer unspent balances from several funds to the sanatoria fund. The Senate tabled a joint session request on tolls, while other actions included a gas tax reduction proposal and a report on a secret liquor dealer fund financing undercover enforcement.
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Vote Construction Fund
Civil Service
Little Rock
House
Senate
Civil Service System
Civil Service Operations
Sanatoria Fund
Charities Fund
School Supervision Fund
General Revenue Sales
Income Tax
State Civil Service
Lige
Incre Senate
Wind Share
Goveryl Briley
Assembly
Vesey
House Judiciary Committee
Hempstead
Arkansas
State Revenue Department
Arkansas Senate
Z. M. McCarroll
Arkansas Wholesale Liquor Dealers' Association
John , Dillon
McCarroll
New Orleans March cotton opens and closes lower
New Orleans market notes March cotton opening at 9.02 and closing at 8.96. Spot cotton finishes quiet but five points down with middling price at 9.09.
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New Orleans
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