First Civic Meet of Year Planned on Tuesday Night
Arrangements are completed for the first community banquet and civic meeting of the year at 8 oclock Tuesday in Hotel Barlow. Dr. Pierce Cline of Centenary College Shreveport will give an inspirational address broadcast from Shreveport. Hope Kiwanis sponsors with Rotary and Business and Professional Women's clubs Chamber of Commerce and Retail Merchants aiding.
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Barlow
Pierce Cline
Centenary Gallege
Shreveport
Hope Kiwanis Club
Rotary and
Business & Professional Women's Clubs
Chamber of Commerce
Retail Merchants Association
Business & Professional Women's Club
Kiwanis Session Meets in Florida
Kiwanis from Arkansas and other areas gather in Florida for the fifteenth annual Kiwanis International convention. Delegates plan group study on child welfare health sanitation urban rural relations juvenile delinquency crime and adult education with Dr J J Tigers of the University of Florida delivering the keynote and Reymond M Crossman Kiwanis International president giving the annual message. More than 1800 clubs across the United States and Canada are due to meet at 1 p.m. CST Monday.
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Miami
Fla
Arkansas
Oruivous
Kiwanis International
John T. Davidson
Wichita
Kan
Kiwanis
Will F. Lake
Hot Springs
Bo T. Davidson
Port Smith
Kiwaniang
United States
Canada
Kiwanis Co
J. J. Tigers
University of Florida
Reymond M. Crossman
Omiaha
Cuada
Autrey Stanley Returns Home After Explosion Injury
Autrey Stanley, a Hope youth burned in a February 27 explosion in Wewoka Oklahoma, has been moved from the hospital to his father and mother's home in Hope. Doctors had feared for his life but recently allowed the return, noting he has generally improved and with care at home. The Stanleys relocated to Hope from Iowa several years ago.
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Father My
L. A. Stanley
Hope Route
KE. Stanley
Cotton Valley
Wewoka
Okla
Autrey Stanley
Stanley
Sinking Funds For School Not Required By Law In Arkansas
Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that special school districts may set aside revenues in sinking funds for bonds and interest but are not required to do so. The decision upheld a Poinsett chancery court ruling denying a mandamus petition by American Exchange Trust of Jonesboro against Truman Special School District. The bank, trustee for inverted issues, sought about 86000 plus interest to compel setting aside funds and foreclose mortgages.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Poinsett Chancery Court
American Exchange Trust Company
Jonesboro
Truman Special
Poinsett County
Mandamus
University to Close 69th Annual Term
The University of Arkansas will end its 69th annual term with commencement on June 4, awarding 252 degrees and certificates. Dean Robert L. Sarkell of Penn State will be speaker and W. P. Witsell of Little Rock will deliver the baccalaureate. Closing exercises begin June 6 with alumni day on June 8 featuring class reunions and the twenty-alumni baseball game.
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Fayetteville--Uily
University of Arkansas
Robert L. Sarkell
Pennsylvania State College
W. P. Witsell
Little Rock
the Universe
Youth at Horatio Fatally Injured
An 18 year old named T Mabry died after a shotgun discharged while six boys were crossing a river near Horatio. Mabry reached for a gun in a boat, the shotgun fired, and the load struck his stomach, he was killed almost instantly.
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Horaito
Jd. T. Mabry
Horatio
Mabry
Veterans Graves Decorated for Memorial Day in Hampstead
The 4 oclock Memorial Day service at Rose Hill cemetery honored Hampstead county Civil War dead. Seventy five graves were read by Mrs. C. S. Lawthorp as Bandmaster W. C. Martin led taps. Congressman Tilman B. Parks spoke on government and Civil War evils, with a eulogy for Mrs. A. C. G. Forney-Smilth. Local ministers offered invocation and benediction. the Hope Boys Band and Baptist Quartet performed.
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Hampstead
Rose Ifill
United Daughters of the Confederacy
C. S. Lawthorp
W. C. Martin
Hope Boys Band
Tilman B. Parks
First Baptist Church
North Arkansas strawberry shipments start this week
Light strawberry shipments from the southern Ozark region begin this week. Preliminary estimates show nearly 100 cars fewer than 1938, with over 780 cars shipped last season by Frisco. Drought and a late freeze reduced yields. many berry growers sold plants, and Benton County foresees production above 200000 quarts with strong prices for the crop.
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Ozarks
Benton Eeioty
Parnell Refuses to Revoke Atkins Furlough in Arkansas Row
Hope Star publisher Alex H. Washburn urges Governor Harvey Parnell to revoke the Atkins clemency. In a April 21 letter Washburn argues Hempstead County supports penitentiary time for William R. Atkins. Parnell replies May 2 stating lieutenant governor holds formal clemency rights and defends his stance.
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Parnell
Lite Rock
The
Star
William R. Atkins
McCaskill
Wilson
Harvey Parnell
Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
Hempstead County
Atkins
Leusera
Colintys
Alex. H. Washburn
Hope Star
Parmell
Hope
Washburn
Heron
Wm. R. Atkins
Dare Song
Bids Sought Again for Hope Postoffice Renovation
Postmaster J A Davis announced a second bidding period for interior repainting and redecorating at Hope postoffice. Bids close 3 p.m. Friday May 8 after initial bids were rejected due to wide disparities. The project covers plaster repairs and woodwork refinishing as part of the post office renovation, following substantial exterior work and lobby tile replacement.
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Hope Postoffice
J. A. Davis
Davis
Post Office
Former U S senator dies at home in Conshohocken
Pierce Wilfrey 60, veteran United States senator, died at his home Monday. In Conshohocken Pennsylvania Monard Pedrick, cashier of the First National Bank, strangled his wife then killed himself after authorities found he was about 545,000 short in his accounts.
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Xennphon Pierce Wilfrey
United States
Conshohocken
Monard
Pedrick
First National Bank
New Reduction of Arms Is Necessary
President Hoover urged more than twenty nations to pursue further limits on armaments to help the global economy recover and ease tensions. Speaking to about 1,000 delegates at the sixth biennial congress of the International Chamber of Commerce, he cited lingering World War I legacies and said armament reduction is crucial for international cooperation.
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Washington
Hoover
International Chamber of Commerce
Water Cut Off in Ward Two for Fire Plug Move
Ward Two residents were warned that water pressure would be cut at 7 30 p m Monday and likely stay off until midnight. The Water and Light Plant moves a fire plug on Third street to accommodate the new No 47 highway route, with a broken valve necessitating the shutdown. Plant manager George Sandefur said transfer should shorten if possible.
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Ward Two
Water & Light Plant
Third Street
No. 47 Highway
George Sandefur
Water Department
Texarkana Daily-Becomes Weekly Paper After Battle Rumor
Texarkana News will cease daily publication after this Saturday and resume next Friday as a weekly. Owner Carl Miller moved to weekly staffing 15 weeks ago citing heavy toast advertising and the ongoing rivalry between Texarkana Gazette and a new daily from a Texas syndicate. The Texarkana Daily will operate as a weekly edition in city.
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City News
Carl Miller
Jordan's Alleged Accomplice Held
Chicago police held 32 year old Jack Mason alias Carlson on the North Side after Frank Jordan named him as an alleged accomplice in bank robberies connected to the slayer of two Chicago officers. Munson admitted showing Jordan but denied robbery ties and had past prison terms in Missouri and Leavenworth. Gladys Maydupe, wife of the accused slayer, was released as not connected to the robberies. Natlie Nichols remained sought.
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Chicago
North Side
Jack Mason
Frank Jordan
Carlson
Munson
Jordan
Munson Trias
Missouri Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Y Dyer
Gladys Maydupe
Bank Robbers Steal Over 10000 in Memphis Hold‑up
Three masked men entered the United Planters National Bank in downtown Memphis forcing the manager eight employees and fifteen customers to lie on the floor. They escaped with cash and negotiable securities estimated at over ten thousand dollars in a waiting automobile, pursued by police.
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Memphis
United Planters National Bank & Trust Co
Further Decline in Cotton Prices
Memphis reports show a five-eighths cent weekly drop in cotton prices through May 4 as domestic and foreign demand for spot cotton remains subdued. Weather, spindles, and exports data reflect softer world consumption and reduced activity in New England and southern mill centers.
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Memphis
U. S&. Dept. Agriculture
Weather Bureau
New York Cotton Exchange Service
Bureau of the Census
United States
New England
Jane
Will Creates Sanctuary For Birds and Beasts
Hopkinton New Hampshire ILRI A para designs a sanctuary for birds and beasts in a forest reserve at a cost of half a million dollars. The project covers up to 4000 acres and is funded by the will of Samuel Myron Chase of Hopkinton and Chicago who died recently.
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Hopkinton
N.h—Ilri
Samuel Myron Chase
Chicago
Gun Victim Jack Diamond Ambushed Near Cairo New York
Jack Legs Diamond, famed New York racket figure, was shot in an ambush at a roadside inn near Cairo New York. His injuries were reported as serious and police suspect the same rival gangsters responsible for a prior hotel attack in New York last autumn.
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Jack
Diamond
New York
Cairo
N. Y
Flood Control Is Victor in Courts
Washington report states Thomas Wolfe and other Louisiana property owners in Tensas parish lost their Supreme Court appeal over land taken for levee construction under federal control act. The high court affirmed the lower court, enabling government to proceed with flood control work without a written opinion.
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Washington
Thomas Wolfe
Tensas Parish
Louisiana
Fifth Louisiana District
United States Supreme Court
Wolfe
Supreme Court
Hunt For Al Capone Goes On in Chicago
Chicago officials press the hunt for Al Capone after Capone rejects terms via his lawyers. Pat Roche, chief investigator, vows to capture Capone and questions him about the disappearance of Mike Teitler. A charred body near Barrington, Illinois, tentatively identified as Teitler raises further notoriety.
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al Capone
Chicago
Alphonst Capone
Capone
Pat Roche
Capone Ourselves and Make Our Own Terms,” . Roche Wants To ‘Ask Capone
Mike Fe Pike
Heitler
Barrington
Ill
Teitler
Ministers Accused of Flogging Man in West Valley
Two ministers Sid Wise and P R Larimore of West Valley were granted 4 continuances in Polk circuit court after being accused of flogging Bud Ralls for allowing the Red Cross to aid his family. Officers say Ralls used wages for liquor. Public sentiment favored the flogging. the Park grand jury indicted the ministers.
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Mena
Bud
Hatfield
Polk Circuit Court
Jackson
Whey
Sid Wise
P. R. Larimore
West Valley
Ralls
Red Cross
Whck
Park Grand Jury
Police bicycle and handcuffs stolen in Phoenix
PHOENIX Ariz InPi Chas Mann a merchant patrolman parked his bicycle and handcuffs outside the station to discuss crime detection when a thief took the bicycle and handcuffs. The incident prompted police to review security outside the station.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Truck competition and rate cuts across states
Washington reports state commerce commission considers reducing freight rates on cotton shipments. Origin points in Arkansas and Texas seek to boost road and highway competition. Last fall Texas rail fares stirred bus and train rivalry, mirrored by Frisco and Missouri-Southwestern lines. local routes parallel motor transport actions.
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Washington
Southwestern Rat
Arkansas
Texas
Texas Road
Frisco
Missouri- Southwestern
Man Robbery and Shooting Near Forrest City
Callie Justice, 22, of Little Rock, was robbed and shot after alighting from a freight train near Forrest City, Arkansas. An unidentified man with a gun assaulted Justice, who received a non serious leg wound. doctors feared possible leg injuries and Justice was hospitalized. Justice said he was en route to Colorado to search for his wife who remains in Westville, Florida.
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Memphis
Westville
Fla. i
Callie Justice
Rest City
Ark
Justice
Nimore
Forrest City Offic
Colorado
Prejudices Flayed as Education For Better Future
Lawrence K. Frank of New York, Hoover committee member, condemned “unworkable and impossible traditions” in educational agencies churches and homes as social causes of human failure. His address read by Dr Ada Hart Arlitt to the National Congress of Parents and Teachers urged the society to forge ways to develop a generation that can live better and seek more satisfactory living.
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Lawrence K. Frank
New York
Hoover
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Ada Hart Arlitt
University of Cincinnati
Frank
Russellville Book Store Robbery Report
Russellville authorities pursue a suspect after the Arkansas Tech bookstore was robbed for the third time in months. thieves stole fountain pens and razor blades this visit, prompting a local quip about whiskers as a distraction.
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Russellville
Act
Rusellville
Arkuisis Tech
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Centenary College
Florida
Wall Street
New York Financial District
Stock Exchange
J.T. Mabry
Congressman Parks
North Arkansas
Hone, Ark
Bulletins
Ward
Texarkana
Twin City News
Jack Munson
Union Planters Branch
Will
U. S. Supreme Court
P. L. Larimore
Callie Ahistice
Litte
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