Windsor Starts for France After Decree Is Issued
A disputed divorce decree frees Wallis Simpson to marry Edward of Windsor but wedding may wait until George ascends the throne. Edward hurried to Towra to join his bride-to-be in France as King George's throne succession looms.
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France
George
London
Ocour
Wallis Werfield Simpson
Thes
Boyd Mervin
Simpson B
Baltimore
Fith
St Wolfgang
Austria
Edward
Towra
Edward, Prince of Wales
Wallis Simpson
Riviera
Budapest
Mind Your Manners Quiz Across Social Etiquette
A clipped instructional quiz on proper manners and social rules with questions about sportsmanship, dress, and etiquette. It presents scenarios like playing golf or tennis, calling lines, and handling invitations, asking for correct behavior and responses.
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Persis
Abe Beach
Wolf
Edward and Wallace romance amid royal duty and empire
Intimates noted a growing romance between a king and a high-profile figure as their friendship persisted through 1935 with meetings at English sports events and Austrian Alps trips. Cabinet worries remained unshared while Mrs Simpson obtained a divorce decree in October 1936 at Ipswich amid rumors of a royal wedding.
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Edward
England
Simpson
Ipswich
Vdhe King
Alicia
Mrs. Simpson
Italians Trapped in Bilbao Attack
Reports from St. Jean de Luz indicate hundreds of Italian insurgents stranded near Bilbao as Basque forces encircle Burinea on the Bay of Biscay coast. British and French ships patrol the bay to protect merchant ships bound for Bilbao’s 350,000 residents.
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France
Berrien
Bay of Biscay
Bilbao
Burinea
Chising i
Bilboa
St. Jean DE Luz
Apture
Las Areniis
Bilbve
Castro
Ardiales
Harvey Ponder Believed Missing From Home
Harvey Ponder aged 45 from the Evening Shade area was reported missing Monday by his daughter Mrs May Ponder. She told The Star he left wearing overalls a jumper and a black hat around 10 am. He is about five feet five inches tall, around 100 pounds with crooked fingers on his left hand. Any information should be given to the Ponder family.
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Varves Ponder
Evening Shade
Nope
May Ponder
Ponder
Pond
Boy Receives 600 Award From San Francisco City
A San Francisco boy received 600 for a World War relief claim filed by parents of a child not alive during the conflict. The writeup notes patriotic days, street name changes and a broken leg suffered by pupil Robert Breuck, with a physician or lawyer able to use about 25MM funds in related data.
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San Francisco
San Branco
Berlin
Brussels
Robert Breuck
Weluim
Checker Pharmacy Opens Strong On Opening Day
Joe Wilson, manager, said opening day sales at Checker Pharmacy on Saturday at Main and Second streets were promising. He noted a bright outlook and strong demand for nationally advertised rays and other items.
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Joe Wilson
Checker Pharmacy
Main
Second Streets
Strike Threatens to Tie Up Pictures
Hollywood studio action stalls as Screen Actors Guild defers walkout plans until Wednesday. Federated Motion Picture workers push for union support amid talks on production stoppage and industry-wide pressure to address demands.
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Calif
Screen Actors'’ Guild
Glin
Federated Motion Picture Fists
Thele
Hamel
Chaciele
Trad Petuen
Willy
Pris Vant
Wwillont
Cardinal Demangs
Supreme Court to Rule on Social Security Act May 17
The Supreme Court delays ruling on the constitutionality of the federal Social Security Act until May 17. The court may decide cases involving unemployment insurance and old age pension provisions, with a unanimity in prior related decisions.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Wacuenamet Ail Ina
Philippines
Loggers Protest Penalties by Revenue Men
About thirty lumbermen from south Arkansas visited Governor Bailey in Little Rock to oppose higher license fees on logging trucks and trailers. They cited penalties for excess weight on wet loads and warned some vehicles could be taxed up to 300 dollars annually, saying previously fees rarely exceeded 50 dollars per vehicle.
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Little Rock
South Arkansas
Bailey
Garland Anthony
Quachita County
Department of Revenues
C. F. Sturgis
Arkadelphia
Poisonous Snakes Taken Here by Zoo
R Marlin Perkins and Moody J. R. Lentz, of the St. Louis Zoo, captured 91 reptiles on an eight day hunt near Hope including 28 poisonous snakes: 16 copperheads 4 water moccasins 6 waters and 2 coral snakes. They also bagged turtles and bull frogs. The stock will replenish the zoo and excess specimens shipped to other regions. Both were unbitten by venomous snakes. Lentz suffered a non venomous bite on his thumb. The pair has made several trips to Arkansas regions.
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R. Marlin Perkins
St. Louis Zoo
Moody J. R. Lentz
Hope
Mr. Perkins
Lentz
Perkins
Arkansas
Highway Deaths in 1937 Rise in Nationwide Auto Toll
The Associated Press notes 1937 weekly fatalities top 1936, with 8,500 killed in auto accidents in Q1, a 26 percent jump. Chicago led cities with 196 deaths. Bayonne New Jersey reported strong traffic losses. Across states crossing deaths counted. rail crossings tallied 38 in January. Community singing set for DeAnna Sunday after Pentecost at 11.
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Wis
National Safety Council
Chicago
Bayonne
N. J
Washington, D. C
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Massachusetts
Michigan
Missouri
New York
North Carilion & Ohio
Ohl
Pennsylvania
Pennessee
Utaly
Turned Brown By Brown Turner in Longview Texas
From the fall of people to the coronation in London and Roosevelt's possible speech to the summer fur season and coats, the column notes fashion and public mood. Father Coughlin's silence prompts speculation about a new venture or association with Townsend.
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Longview
Texas
London
George
Roosevelt
Father Coughlin
Dr. Townsend
Mrs Laura Lewis Dies Here at 73 in Hope
Laura Ansley Lewis 73, longtime Hope resident, died at home after four months of illness. Born near Prescott September 5, 1864, she was daughter of William Strain and Martha Ansley, sister of Captain John A. Ansley, active in First Methodist Church. Funeral at 4:30 p.m. from South Washington residence with Rev. Fred R. Harrison. burial Rose Hill cemetery. Survived by one son Paul A. Lewis, four daughters Norma Lewis Nolen Ingram Garanflo, two sisters W M Davis and Mrs Sam White. numerous in-laws and friends.
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Hope
Lewis
Prescott
William Strain
Martha Livingston Ansley
John A. Ansley
Nevada County
South Washington Street
Fred R. Harrison
First Methodist Church
Rose Hill Cemetery
Robert A. Campbell
Robert LaGrone, Jr
Robert M. Wilson
Frank Johnson
Brooks Shults
Roy Anderson
T. H. Goff
John TD. Barlow
A. B. McCorkie
Sidney Stanford
L. M. Lile
F. D. Henry
Paul Briant
Paul A. Lewis F
Hitler Losing His Grip Upon Labor
Washington reports rising German discontent among workers as the Foreign Policy Association notes that the Nazi regime has only partly maintained mass support. Despite calls on the public, bank deposits and national income show gains, while luxury purchases and radios increase, masking growing labor constraints and limits on collective bargaining and strikes.
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Foreign Policy Association
John C. Dewilde
Association
Dowilde
Dewilde
Germany
Huis
Ghance
Dewihte
Third Reich
Iow
Guardt
False Pretense Charge Against Ed F McDonald Moves On
Jury selection completed in circuit court as Judge Abner McGehee overruled a defense motion to quash the indictment charging former Arkansas secretary Ed F McDonald with false pretense tied to a $480 warrant for four drums of soap compound and liquid soap. McDonald waived arraignment and pleaded innocence.
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Little Rock
Ed. F. McDonald
Abner McGehee
McDonald
Three Plead Guilty in Local Liquor Cases
Four of eight arrested last week by Sheriff Jim Bearden faced municipal court. Three men pleaded guilty to selling untaxed liquor and were fined $250 each. Others had charges dismissed or continued. one man jailed in Texarkana on federal tax evasion. Additional cases included fines for drunkenness, theft of chickens, and an assault accusation measured by small fines or bond forfeiture.
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Jim Bearden
Tommy Burns
Brooks Millison
McKinley Jefferson
Clitia Cheatham
W.S. Atkins
John Beavyers
Cleo Powell
Arthur Witherspoon
Glenn Burns
Texarkana
W. K. Lemley
Joe Cline
Homer Fuller
Dolphus Reed
Sam Marshal
Carl Stephenson
Eugene Harold
Lex Jones
John Moss, Jr
Emma Williams
W. H. Skinner
Tiie Pritchard
Land Bank Farm Sales Rise in First Quarter of 1937
The Federal land bank reported higher farm sales in Q1 1937 with 3,625 farm purchases and 637 land parcels by owners and former tenants, up from 2,632 and 402 in early 1936. Total 12-month sales reached 16,244, while inventory of farms and sheriff certificates fell to 24,411, as loans outstanding stood at 1,090,000 with a value of 2.88 billion dollars.
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W. L Myers
Farm Credit Administration
Pederal Lanabak and Land Bank
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Mortdaned Fasas
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