Allan Kirby Emerges as Key Player in Van Sweringen Rail Empire
Allan P. Kirby, son of Woolworth founder Fred Morgan Kirby, becomes central figure in the Van Sweringen railroad empire deal shaping Americas largest private system. Background notes his wealth, cautious nature, and rise from Wilkes-Barre to a leading financier in the massive 28,000 mile network and allied real estate ventures.
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Allan Kirby
van Sweringen
Woolworth’s
Allan FP. Kirby
Allan P. Kirby
van Sweringer
America
Wall Street
Wilkes- Barre
Morris Gilbert
NEA
Kiehy
Wy Morris Gidert
Wilkes-Barre,pa
Wilkes-Barre
Hay
Kirby
Knw
Royal House
Fred Morgan Kirby
KW. Woolworth Company
Barbara Hutton von Haugwitz
Barbiara
Woolworth
Loco
Jonge
Al+lan
Dumous
Lafayette College
Easton
General Lafayette
Lafayette
France
Allan
Alan
Tite van Sweringen Brothers
Allan B. Kirby
Deadline on Soil Program May 30
The state agricultural conservation committee set May 30 as the final date to file work sheets under the 1937 agricultural conservation program. County officials warned that late filers will not be accepted and urged producers to submit promptly.
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State Agricultural Conservation Committee
W. EK
Mountcastle
Hempstead
Ager
C. C. Randall
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
Miplocea
Wall Bet
Randall
Hempstend
Procyens
Hung Jury Result in Denhardt Case
Jury in circuit court failed to reach a verdict on Brigadier General Henry Denhardt who was accused of shooting to death his wife Mrs. Vern Gurr Taylor. The jury was discharged after not deciding by Tuesday whether Denhardt killed his spouse.
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NW Castle
Henry Denhardt
Pen
Vern Gurr Taylor
Bomb Threat Cast Shadow Over Windsor Wedding
Reported disruption on Tuesday as special precautions guarded the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Warfield Simpson amid fears of a bomb hidden as a wedding gift. Sources say the consent for a honeymoon in Austria was obtained, details continue on page six.
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Monts
Spud Drilling Planned at Hope Area Well Site
E H Moore Inc plans spudding in within ten days at Porterfield No 10, located 10 miles southwest of Hope. A 136 foot steel derrick is ready and a rig from Dallas contractor Carl Hing will be moved to the site. Depths target 4500 feet. location NEQ SEQ, 21-14-25, block 5000 acres assembled by Foster and Bordery of Hope, six miles northeast of Lentz discovery in Miller county. Hempstead county gains three tests nearby with other wells planned.
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E. H. Moore, Inc
Porterfield
Hope
Carl B. Hing
Deillira
Dallas
Texas
Vincent Foster
F. P. Bordery
Miller County
Hempstead County
Washington
G. P. Birdwell
W. W. Duckett Land
Striking craftsmen press national boycott of films
Hollywood workers demand a closed shop and full union recognition after rejecting a peace plan. Charles Lessing says producers accepted the plan but unions will not return without a closed shop. Labor council conciliator says talks continued as strike persists.
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Hollywood
Calif
Kbike
Federated Motion Picture
Coarts
Thte Wedan
Charles Lessing
Los Angeles Central Labor Council
Amere Than
Federation of Labor Group
FL M.D. C
Prothivers
Central Labor
Lessing
Judge Keeps Orange Bristow in Ola Case
On the desk of Justice of the Peace C. W. Maunders rests an orange her Aranemother gave Win over fourteen years ago. The fruit is as hard as a rock and only two thirds its original size. The nightly value of London’s streets costs more than $400,000 a year and rightives $50 in her.
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Bristow
London
McDonald defense ends without witnesses in Arkansas trial
In Little Rock, former Secretary of State Edd F. McDonald rests without calling witnesses after a defense motion for an instructed verdict was rejected by Circuit Judge Abner McGehee. The case centers on a $480 janitor supply warrant and alleged false pretenses tied to state expenses and campaign contributions from Ben Weisberger of Memphis.
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Little Rock—(P
Edd F. McDonald
Circuit
Abner McGehee
Defense Council
Sam Robinson
Chamber
Pulaski County
University of Arkansas
Little Rock
Ben Weisberger
Memphis
Ed F. McDonald
Pulaski
McDonald
Capitol
Fidelity Chemical Company
Fred A. Donham
Fidelity Concern
McDonald Weisberger
L. R. Burgess
Texarkana
K. W. Perkins
Weisberger
Burgess
Perkins
Monticello
Standard Disinteriant
National Products Company
Universal Laboratories
McBonald Tram
Cotton market closes with modest gains in New Orleans
In New Orleans on Thursday Cotton opened at 12.92 and closed at 12.93 bid with 13.00 asked. Spot cotton finished quiet two points higher and the middling price settled at 13.45.
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New Orleans
Spot Cotton
Tribute to Youth Territorial Graduation Edition
Hope Star announces a first of its kind Territorial Graduation Edition featuring 13 senior class group photos from 11 area high schools. The publication will showcase 200 local graduates with 10 of the photos by The Star and three by studios, covering Hemstead, Nevada, Lafayette and Howard counties including Patmos Guernsey Washington Columbus Blevins Prescott Emmet Willisville Rosston Bodcaw Lewisville Stamps Nashville. Local industry cooperation is invited to produce a prominent edition.
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Hope Star
Hope Trade
The
Star
Hope
City of Hope
Hemfstead
Patmos
Guernsey
Washington
Columbus
Blevins
Nevada
Prescott
Emmet
Willisville
Rosston
Bodcaw
Lafayette
Lewisville
Stamps
Howard County
Nashville
Independent Bench Vital Says Hughes
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes argued that a competent independent judiciary must parallel the legislative and executive branches to safeguard rights. He called firm administration of justice the primary concern of civilized society and did not address Roosevelt's court enlargement proposal.
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Washington
Charles Evans Hughes
American Law Institute
Roosevelt
United States Supreme Court
Church Institute to Open on Sunday in Hope
The Methodist Episcopal Church, South hosts a three day institute for lay workers and pastors at First Methodist Church in Hope. George L. Morelock will speak at 3 pm Sunday and 8 pm Monday and Tuesday. Delegations from Gordon to Mineral Springs expected. attendance is free.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Hope
First Methodist Church
George L. Morelock
Board of Lay Activities
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Institute
Gordon
Prescott
Nashville
Washington
Blegins
Ennet
Spring Hill
Murfreesboro
Glenwood
Mt. Ida
Amity
Mineral Springs
Safest Driver Crashes in Wyoming Snow
Evanston, Wyoming after being named Wyoming's safest driver, P. W. Spaulding lost control in soft snow and flipped his car. He called the crash nothing to put in the paper, though he was badly shaken by the overturn.
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Evanston
Wyo
Wyoming
P. W. Spaulding
Mind Your Manners Quiz and Answers
A quiz on social etiquette with questions about smoking in public vehicles hat removal for a woman umbrella possession, giving a seat on streetcars, and returning to a seat after intermission. Answers: 1 You unless rule states. 2 Yes. 3 Yes. 6 No. Best “What Would You Do?” approach is to steer conversation away rather than deny praise or explain at length. Copyright 1937 NBA Service.
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Yuta
Hcopyright
NBA Servive
Ines
Summerville Held to Nevada Court on Manslaughter Charge
Summerville, a Civilian Conservation Corps instructor at Alton camp south of Hope, was bound over to the Nevada county grand jury in Prescott on a manslaughter charge after the April 17 accident that killed Clarence Gordon Jr. Gordon died after his horse was struck by Summerville’s car on a Prescott street. Police testified Summerville admitted drinking. a half pint of whiskey was found in his car. Bond set at 2000 dollars for July appearance.
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Justice of the Peace
W. J. White
Bill Summerville
Civilian Conservation Corps
Alton
Hope
Nevada County Grand Jury
Prescott
Clarence Gordon, Jr
Brad Bright
Summerville
Horace Hale
Lee Gordon
Gordon
Cora Donnell
Vern Buchanan
Hess Johnson
Archie Johnson
Prescott Daily News
Refugees Rescued by British Navy Evacuate to France
Two Spanish liners carrying about 5,000 women and children left the Biscayan war zone bound for Bordeaux under protection of the Royal Navy. The Royal Oak and two destroyers convoyed them as an insurgent cruiser attempted to intercept but withdrew after the battleship shielded the refugees.
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Bilgao
Spain
France
Biscayan
Bordeaux
Royal Oak
Resignations Hit Arkansas Boys Industrial School Board
Mrs. Martin L. Sigmon of Monticello resigns from the Arkansas Boys Industrial School board at Pine Bluff citing policy disagreements after Governor Bailey reorganized the board and discharged superintendent John Reeves. In Washington, WPA launches a training program for women to gain household jobs with wages during instruction.
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Little Rock
Martin L. Sigmon
Monticello
Bailey
Arkansay Boys Industrial School
Pine Bluff
John Reeves
Washington
WPA
Ellen S. Woodward
Municipal Plant Seeks Franchise Within Seven Mile Radius
City council approves seeking a franchise within seven miles of Hope for a rural electrification project. Regulations from the state public utilities commission will apply. Also discussed were police and fire chief reappointments and a proposed barn sales ordinance with strict permitting rules. Claude Sutton defended the Hope barn's role, noting weekly sales of about five thousand dollars benefiting local farmers and residents.
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Water and Light Committee
State Department of Public Utilities ‘ Commission
Albert ‘Graves
L. Carter
Johnson
Little Rock
Albert Graves
John W. Ridgdill
J. K. Sale
Hope
Sutton
Claude Sutton
J. A. Collier
South Laurel Street
Sutton & Collier
Southwest Arkansas
Sutton & Collier Sales Cham
Chick Hatched With Four Legs Stuns Lamesa Hatchery
In Lamesa Texas a newly hatched chick from an incubator surprised observers by possessing four legs instead of the usual two. The oddly formed bird drew attention from workers and visitors at the hatchery. No further details on its health or fate were given.
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Lamesa
Tex
Fort Worth Exposition With Pan American Flags Planned
Fort Worth prepares for another exposition set to feature flags from Pan American countries. The piece notes the city’s nickname Cow Town and comments on local mood as a dramatic personal matter involving Wally's divorce is referenced.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Dallas
United States
Japan
Cow Town
France
Wally
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