Ballots at Home Before Bullets Abroad Debate Gains Steam
Washington lawmakers weigh a proposed constitutional amendment for a nationwide referendum before any draft for overseas service. Congressman Warren Magnuson urges hearings to add support, arguing it could counter foreign policy fears and ease administration opposition to the Ludlow amendment. The measure targets service outside U.S. borders only with voter approval.
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Washington
Congress
House
Warren G. Magnuson
Dempertis
Magnuson
Judiciary Committee
Laudluyn
IL Maule
United States
Aps
Ludlow
Lynching Averted as Officers Take Negro From Mob
In Pine Bluff Arkansas a mob of about 100 Altheimer residents gathered before the county jail to seize Sylvester Williams 20 after a suspected murder and rape. Officers spirited him away to Tucker farm then elsewhere to prevent lynching amid reports of a confession and details of the crime near Mount Mariah church cemetery.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Sylvester Williams
Altheimer
Misa Irene Taylor
Williams
Flatbayou
Garland Brewster
Miss Taylor
Lee Taylor
Pegrovs
Ue Secourthouse
Tucker Farm
Willams
Sheriff Brewster
C. W. Voris
J.T. Bulloch
Sherriff Garland Brewster Jr
Sherrill
Sucker
Mount Mariah Negro Church
Memphis
Lizzy Jones
Bayou
Poles Stand Firm in Danzig and Vatican Mediation Talks
Reports from WASAW and BERLIN describe Polish resistance to German demands on the Free City of Danzig and the Polish Corridor. Vatican mediation talk is rumored amid denials, while von Ribbentrop's move toward a Milan conference suggests a plebiscite outcome likely leaning toward German union with Danzig.
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Wasaw
Poland
Joseph Beck
Danaig
Germany
Vatican
Mary
Pius 12Th
Body of Hope Woman Is Sent to Memphis
Funeral for Mrs. A. A. Moore 78 held at Herndon Cornelius funeral home conducted by Rev. Kenneth Spore. Body shipped by Missouri Pacific train to Memphis for a second service at National Funeral Home and burial at Memorial Park. Survived by husband, one son Herman of Forrest City, three daughters Jiny McGinnis Memphis, Lillian Moore Jackson, Effie Moore Hope, and granddaughter Martha Ann McGinnis.
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A. A. Moore
Uie Herndon
Cornelius Funeral
Kenneth Spore
First Methodist Church
Missouri Pacific
Price
Herman
Forrest City
Jiny McGinnis
Memphis
Lillian Moore
Jackson
Effie Moore
Hope
Martha Ann McGinnis
Forget Spanish War London Magazine Advises Forget
A magazine editor scolds a daily paper for protesting bombing of refugees in Spain and for suggesting the deed be remembered when Franco seeks a loan. The piece argues such talk harms relations with financiers and the forces of law and decency amid big business. The note cites North Carolina curb markets rising from 28 in 134 to 42 by 1939 and a 1988 business figure of $309,150.
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Londona
Spain
Sangazine
North Carolina
Rich Maharajah Builds Fortress For Daughter Princess Usha
SANTA ANA California rich Maharajah of India funds a $50 000 fortress like home to shelter his five year old daughter Princess Asha from war fears and kidnap threats in Europe and the Orient. The house features thief walls iron grilles double doors burglar alarms and a high barricade plus a glass enclosed deck as a play room with rubber covered halls and a Hollywood atmosphere including a swimming pool. The castle is to serve as a honeymoon home for the Maharajah and his new American wife Miss Marguerite Lawler, whom he announced would be his bride last March 28.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Maharajah
Indore
India
Asha
Europe
Orient
Aaerica
Marguerite Lawler
Yeshwani Rao Hodkar
Asin
Los Allegeles
Miss Lawler
Usha
Dickson and Johnson Set to Die on May 19
Governor Bailey fixed the execution date for Alfred Dickson and Clarence Johnson, convicted in the robbery slaying of Eldon Cooley in Hot Springs. The pair, aged 35 and 23, are scheduled to die Friday May 19.
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Little Rock
Governor Bailey
Alfred
Pug) Dickson
Clarence
Bill) Johnson
Eldon Cooley
Hot Springs
Bur
Hoover Library to Be Housed in Tower
Stanford hosts plans for a $600000 tower to house the Hoover Library on War, Revolution and Peace. The collection gathered by Herbert Hoover includes posters, pamphlets, newspapers, and manuscripts used for historical study and wartime propaganda analysis.
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Hoover Library
Tower
Sam Jackson
Palo Alto
Calif
Diamond Diill
Uncle Sam
Herbert Hoover
Stanford University
A Thought Swengu: an errant fragment of a cryptic note
A fragmented dated line presents a cryptic rumination about defeat and weakness. The text mentions an unnamed thinker, a reference to beneath the eye, and substitutions like cnflfiet, suggesting distorted OCR rather than a clear event. No identifiable people or places are conclusively readable.
Cotton opens in New Orleans with mixed steady market
UPI reports New Orleans cotton opened Saturday at 8.77 with cataloseds at 3.79. Spot quotation closed steady four points higher. Middling price noted at 9.12.
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New Orleans
UPI
Cotton
Spot Vollun
Arkansas Sets State Speed Limits at 60 For Cars
LITTLE ROCK Arkansas moves to standardize highway speeds with a 60 mph limit for passenger cars when the highway act takes effect. The plan lists 60 mph for autos, 55 for buses and trucks, 45 for larger trucks, and varying school bus rules, with enforcement by Stine Police per the 1939 act. The Highway Department urges motorists to observe the new limits this weekend as drivers adjust to the change.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
General Assembly
State Highway Department
Dnnaynerd
Highway Department
Él Niles
Stine
Wo W. Mitchell
Cranium Crackers Solve the 2s Challenge
A quirky puzzle asks to write down two 2s in order and insert mathematical symbols between them to produce the answer one. The page two solution hints at the final result, inviting readers to compute and verify.
Band Fund Grows to 228 05 for Hope High School
Local report shows Hope High School band fund reaching 228.05 after donations from WHope Belek Works one dollar Cos Cossity two dollars and other supporters. The drive aims to send the 58 member band to Little Rock for the regional contest next week with additional funds still needed.
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Whope Belek
Cos
The
Star
Hope High School
Little Rock
Kate's Beaty Shop
Franks Fruit Store
L. Gasnell
J. &. Alfen
W. E. Leinley
Mary Matthews
F. HH. Jones
Henry Haynes
Lewis Breed
W. E. Jones
Junior Boys Will Play Ball Sunday in Hope
Junior baseball returns to Hope with a game against Texarkana at 1 13. A.D. Russell and Raymond Urban mentor the squad at Pair Wark, teaching fundamentals as they rebuild. A Texarkana youth team will be younger. a softball game between Texarkana and a Hope All Star team follows at 3 o'clock.
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Hope American Legion
Hope
A.D. Russell
Raymond Urban
Texarkana
Hope Boys
George and Queen Elizabeth Sail on Canadian US Tour
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth depart Portsmouth aboard the Empress of Australia for a six week royal voyage to Canada and the United States. The liner sails at 3 p.m. amid cheers as the couple plan stops in Quebec, Niagara Falls, Washington, New York and Hyde Park.
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Quebec
George
St. Lawrence
trans-Atlantic
Canada
Portsmouth
Eng
George the
Queen Elizabeth
United States
Australia
America
King George
Buck
Ingham Palace
Chamberlain
Sovereigs
jouney+ihyong
Pacific Coast
Niagara Falls
United Sites
Washington
New York City
Hyde Pack
England
Infected Leg Sends Elliott to Hospital
Elliott, member of the electrical crew of the water and light plant, was taken to Julia Chester hospital Friday with an infected left leg. Hospital reports Saturday said his condition had improved and that he may be removed home in two or three days. Also reported improved was Thomas Ruggles after a fractured leg suffered in a home accident. The tuberculosis death rate is five times higher for Negroes than whites.
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Hubert Glackle) Elliott
Julia Chester Hospital
Thomas Ruggles
Mind Your Manners Telephone Etiquette Quiz
A vintage etiquette feature asks readers to answer questions on proper phone manners. It covers handling unfamiliar names, leaving contact numbers, speaking clearly, returning calls, greeting private lines with Hello, and who pays long distance charges with hostess involvement.
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Bruce Catton
Bill
Italy
Danzig
Hempstead
Oscar Rider
Nath Rider
John Wallace
Patmos
Paul Dudney
W. T. Yarberry
Sweet Hone
Tower Park
Pruit and Truck Branch
Girl Scout House
McCaskill
Glen Eley
Bley
Ribbentrop
Hitler
Berlin
Gert
Free City of
Joachim’ von Ribbentrop
Milan
Count Diang
Jylth
Iuly
Ceasare Orsenigo
Fuchrey Prirday
London Magazine
Rich Maharajah
U. S
Bill Porter
NEA
Service
Dickson, Johnson
Cooley
Swengu
Swetehipic
Bulletin
Pair Park
Express of Australia
Elliott
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