Gardens Grow Joy Despite Hard Times
A garden piece notes weeds and flowers in a yard with lilac, pansy, violet, and dandelion beds. It mentions Mr and Mrs J M Harbin visiting Little Rock and a St Marks church auxiliary meeting at Mrs J T West's home, tying gardens to optimism during the Depression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. J. M. Harbin
Little Rock
Womans Auxiliary
St. Marks Episcopal Church
J. T. West
West Division Street
Hope Garden Club
Garden club drives R F C aided gardens program
A civic committee led by Dr Etta Champlin organized a city wide garden project with R F C seed support. About 325 gardens were listed and seed distributed as 125 workers registered and a strong group of women volunteers steered the effort toward aiding households and income via growing food.
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Etta Champlin
Corps of Hope
Fritzi Scheff Returns Homeward Amid Financial Help
Viennese prima donna Fritzi Scheff, back in Broadway territory, finds loyal friends after learning her Connecticut cottage faces mortgage foreclosure. Once famed for the Kiss Me Again aria from Victor Herbert's Mlle Modiste, she sees support from New York acquaintances who offer assistance.
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Broadway
Fritzi Scheff Wight
New York
Connecticut
Victor Herbert
Fritzi Scheff
President’s war powers limited and congressional authorization noted
The article explains how Wilson gained war powers piecemeal with specific congressional authorizations, avoiding a blanket dictatorship. It contrasts with British actions under the Defense of the Realm Act and notes later wartime acts guiding executive actions, including the 1917 fuel and fod conservation act and Roosevelt citing war authority.
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Harding
Ohio
Wilson
Congress
America
Presidents and wartime powers from Washington to Lincoln
The article traces presidential emergency powers from early use under Washington to Lincoln and beyond, noting Congress ratified key actions though constitutional authority remains debated. It argues executive power grows with influence and crisis, but Congress can impeach, keeping the president from becoming a dictator.
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Congress
Washington
Jefferson
Louisiana
Lincoln
Wilson
Johnson
Supreme Court
State Fair lights up Saenger in eight star film
Eight stars head Fox production of State Fair at the Saenger Theatre for three days starting Sunday with a 2 30 matinee. Janet Gaynor and Lew Ayres lead romance. Sally Eilers and Norman Foster stage a bold affair. Will Rogers plays a farm man aiming for hog glory Blue Boy with Louise Dresser as his wife. Frank Craven is a country storekeeper and Victor Jory a carnival barker.
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Phil Strong
Saenger Theatre
Janet Gaynor
Will Rogers
Lew Ayres
Sally Eilers
Norman Foster
Louise Dresser
Frank Craven
Victor Jory
Fox
Miss Gaynor
Ayres
Miss Eilers
Foster
Rogers
Blue Boy
Miss Dresser
Craven
Jory
Swift Day to Be Held in Paris Texas
Paris Texas hosts a full day Swift event at the Grand Theater on Wednesday March 22 starting at 9 30 am Speakers include Texas A and M College and J M Caviness of Paris Topics cover dairy and produce industries with films and a keynote on How Advertising Works for Producers by H W Matthews of the company research department The program features a two reel talking picture Along the Road to Market and a luncheon will be served to guests.
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Swift
Grand Theater
Paris
Texas
Texas A. & M. College
J. M. Caviness
S. V. Alford
Paris Swift
Senator Haynes Proposes Square Bottles For Temperance
Columbus Ohio Senator W Haynes of Coshocton urges temperance by driving liquor into square bottles to make it hard to carry if state prohibition laws are repealed.
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Columbus
Ohio
W. Haynes
Coshocton
Haynes
Guernsey High Plans Baccalaureate and Commencement
The Rev. W. R. Rogers will preach the baccalaureate sermon for Guernsey High School at Water Creek church Sunday at 8 p.m. Commencement follows Wednesday night March 22 at 8 at the Guernsey school. Steve Carrigan will give the class address, and County Superintendent E. E. Austin will award diplomas. The six graduates include valedictorian Floyd Hackett and students George Griffin, Miss Ercille Jarger, Jack Conway, Miss Ollie Ellis, and Lewis Gilbert.
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W. R. Rogers
First Baptist Church of Hope
Guernsey High School
Water Creek Church
Guernsey
Steve Carrigan
Hope Attorney
E. E. Austin
Floyd Hackett
George Griffin
Ercille Jarger
Jack Conway
Ollie Ellis
Lewis Gilbert
Marine Corps Open to Recruits at New Orleans Station
The New Orleans Marine Corps recruiting station at 535 St Charles Street seeks high school graduates for vacancies through March and April. Recruits are sent to Parris Island SC for weeks of intensive training before assignment to schools ships or stations in the United States or abroad. Applicants receive blanks by request with no obligation beyond being placed on the waiting list.
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New Orleans Marine Corps
St. Charles Street
Farris Island
S. C
Corps
United States
Evangelist Dr Scott Urges Choice Laborers in Church Work
The evangelist emphasizes that many are called to labor in the church but few are chosen and stresses staying faithful to church leadership and opportunities. He questions love for the church through its head Jesus Christ and the needed correct interpretation of Jesus parable. The church choir closes with Pilot of Galilee as Mrs. Kate Scott Holland notes a large chorus will sing Sunday night at 7 30.
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Vineyard
Jesus
Dr. Scott
Pilot of Galilee
Kate Scott Holland
Trade dialogue between China Japan and United States
The passage asserts strong trade ties praising China Japan and the United States. It claims 對中國生意 enormous annual purchases, notes the Philippines as a possession, and states the United States is Japan’s largest customer buying about 40 percent of Japan's exported goods. The tone emphasizes interdependence in global commerce.
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Ocean
Asia
Philippine Islands
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Local Social News from Sheppard and Guernsey Juniors
Mrs. Alice Finley and Mrs. Tompia Gilbert with children visited Mrs. Claude McCall Tuesday evening. Misses Gladys and Onie Golden of Battle Field stayed with Mrs. Pearl Cornelius Wednesday. The Cornelius families from Guernsey joined Mrs. Pearl Cornelius Thursday. George Gilbert and Walter Cornelius shopped in Hope Monday. Mrs. Tompin Gilbert and Mrs. Finley visited Mrs. Will Harden Wednesday. Mr. McCall and Roy Cornelius were in Hope Friday. Mrs. George Gilbert Sr. of Fulton visited her son George Gilbert Jr. and sister Mrs. Finley Tuesday. Jess and Luther Cornelius of Guernsey were in Sheppard Thursday. Ophelia Cunningham and Lula Harden visited the Guernsey school Friday. W. L. Cornelius family and children were Sunday guests of L. L. Cornelius of Guernsey Sunday. Roy Cornelius and wife spent Saturday night with Ed Turner.
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Alice Finley
Tompia Gilbert
Claude McCall
Gladys
Onie Golden
Battle Field
Pearl Cornelius
Bessie Wise
Rosa Cornelius
Lonnie Wise
Mildred Cornelius
Guernsey
George Gilbert
Walter Cornelius
Hope
Tompin Gilbert
Will Harden
Mr. McCall
Roy Cornelius
George Gilbert Sr
Fulton
George Gilbert Jr
Jess Cornelius
Luther Cornelius
Sheppard
Ophelia Cunningham
Lula Harden
W. L. Cornelius
L. L. Cornelius
Ed Turner
Arkansas bureau of mines and agriculture slashed to near single head
Little Rock report shows the state bureau of mines and agriculture reduced to a one man department by July 1 as funds drop from over 60 000 to under 10 000 for the next two years. Commissioner Earl Page keeps his job while seed inspection and marketing bureau duties move or end. The abolition effort failed after Page’s reelection and legislative debate.
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Little Rock
State Bureau of Mines, Manufactures and Agriculture
Earl Page
State Plant Board
Federal-State Co-Operative Bureau of Crop Estimate
Plant Board
Page
Social visits and travels around Battle Field area
Sunday night with Mr and Mrs Ruben Henderson of Battle Field. Raymond Cornelius stayed with William and Clennon Chandler nearby. Loeitha Thomas of Guernsey spent Thursday night with Lucille and Christeen Cornelius. Lee Valentine passed through Sheppard on Thursday. Carl Norwood and Finas Harvel passed through Sheppard last Tuesday en route to Hope.
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Ruben Henderson
Battle Field
Raymond Cornelius
William
Clennon Chandler
Loeitha Thomas
Guernsey
Lucille
Christeen Cornelius
Lee Valentine
Sheppard
Carl Norwood
Finas Harvel
Hope
Doctor Rescues Child Twice in Two Years in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati six year old Gladys Shover owes life to Dr Iglauer who first treated a fatal esophageal stricture after swallowing lye and recently saved her again by removing a plum seed stuck in her throat.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Gladys Shover
Dr. Iglauer
Church of Christ Services Remain Open to All
John G. Reese, minister, invites a cordial welcome to Bible study on Lords day at 10 o clock. Morning sermon titled The Song of the Rocks. Evening sermon titled Conditions of Success. Services at 11 a.m. and 7 30 p.m.
Double Alarm In Montreal Burglary Triggers Police Fire Response
Burglars enter the home of Charles Tuvo as police and fire departments respond to concurrent incidents. A eyewitness woman reports the men leaving the residence while a boy alerts authorities to a fire. The event prompts joint emergency action in Montreal.
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Montreal
Charles Tuvo
St Patrick Holiday Observed by Kiwanis Club
The Kiwanis club held a St Patrick's Day dinner in the dining room adorned with green colors and Irish emblems. Rev Geo F X Strassner spoke on Saint Patrick the missionary king and the shamrock as Erin's emblem. Parks Fisher rejoined the club.
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Geo. F. X. Siwanis Club
St. Patrick
Father Strassner
England
Irig
Patrick
Ireland
Erin
Parks Fisher
Ransacked House Fire After Stormy Incident
Police and fire units reported a ransacked home where items were tossed about and a stove was struck, sparking a fire during the disturbance. No injuries were noted.
Horse Theft Returns in Pittsburgh After Five Years
In Pittsburgh Pa a stable wagon was stolen as Peter Grabbe ate lunch. A rider jumped in, whipped the horse, and rode off. Police recall the first local horse theft in more than five years.
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Pittsubrgh. Pa
Steing
Peter Grabbe
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