Airmail Week Highlight Shows Fast National Service
May 16 to 21 marks National Airmail Week with Tope to New York City times showing 6am arrival next day and Los Angeles and Seattle deliveries by tomorrow. Special nationwide mail pickup from Hope on May 9th will precede the event while rates include 6 cents per ounce and optional registration insurance and 10 cent special delivery.
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New York City
West Coast
Los Angeles
Seattle
Wiy
Hope
Hope Post Office
United States
Washington Case in Fifth Courthouse Fight and Aftermath
A long dispute in Hempstead County centers on removing Washington records to a warehouse then returning them after state Supreme Court actions. Citizens weigh the value of a secure, fireproof building versus taxes and risk, with Hope seeking a substantial new facility and protection for documents while preserving low debt. The article traces multiple campaigns, political tension, and public opinion shaping the courthouse decision.
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Coun Averie
Fram Washington
Dhopie
Hope
UaTa
Shen
Howe
Salon
Hoye
Washington
Cutry Court
Arkansas Supreme Court
Lions
Court House
Dave Ford Files for Congress Seat in Arkansas
Dave Ford announced his candidacy for Congress from Arkansas Fourth District and submitted resignation as Little Rock corporation commissioner effective May 1. He will oppose incumbent Ben Cravens, and other filings included Oscar Winn for Fifth District Congress, Dardanelle candidate Majors for state senator in the new Eighth District, Hart Page for state insurance commissioner, and Karl Page seeking re election as state treasurer. the notice came with a declaration from a Pocahontas traveling salesman identifying the candidate.
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Little Rock
Dave L. Ford Monthay
Congress
Arkansas
Ford
Corporation Commissions
Bailey
Ben Cravens
Port Smith
Oscar H. Winn
Dardanelle
Yell
Pepe
Hart Page
Office of State
Otis Pare
Karl Page
Karl Paige
Lister Lattle Rock
C. G. Hall
Pocashontas
Bob Cook Opens Campaign Office Amid Filing Rush
Former county judge R A Red Cook files for governor in the Democratic primary while Fudge Cook and others submit loyalty pledges. Campaign headquarters in the capital city planned for early May with a manager selection rumor swirling among state figures.
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R.a.red Cook
Clate
Crips Hall
Fudge Cook
Beloit
ApriliUh
Orienttown
Capitil
Judge Cook
Luselinu
Vticesso
Woodland Management Demonstration Here
A woodland management demonstration will be held at J W Putts firm ten miles south of Hope on the Hope and Patmos road Tuesday May 10, 1988 at 240 pm. M A Bruner and Frederick J Shully forestry specialists from the University of Arkansas College of Agriculture will conduct the event. They will show proper woodland management, how to determine annual income from timber, thinning, and unlimbering for pulp wood sales.
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J. W. Puttman
Hope
Hope and
Patmos Road
Clifford, Smith
Pent
Bruner
Frederick J. Shulley
University of Arkansas, College of Agriculture
Sponsors Bet Tax Plan Will Free Frozen Capital
Washington lawmakers push a 1 billion tax revision to loosen capital, with sponsors claiming it will spur basic expansion. Arkansas stands to gain 4.65 million in federal highway aid as Cartwright bill effects unfold amid broader public works spending battles. President Roosevelt plans meetings after returning from sea to chart strategy for remainder of session.
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Senate
McClellan
Ackan
House
Arkansas
Roads Committees
Roosevelt
Congress
Florida
Mwohaurs
Cee Vivel
Wajeri
Peugetess
National Youth Administration
First Cantaloupe Bloom Reported Near Hope
Bruce Ford, a farmer four and a half miles northwest of Hope, brought in the year's first cantaloupe bloom on Monday. The bloom comes from an early crop, well protected from cold. The variety is Fordson.
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Hope Monday
Bruce Ford
Hope
Ford
Fordson
Mrs Charles Bittle Succumbs at Fulton
Mrs. Charles Bittle aged 43 died Sunday at her Fulton home. Funeral and funeral services were to be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday in New Hope cemetery, according to Hoge Furniture Company undertakers. Surviving are her husband and several children.
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Charles Bittle
Fulton
New Hope Cemetery
Hoge Furniture Compity Undertakers
Alcatraz Guarding Stories From The Rock
A 1938 NEA Service feature by CAPTAIN A. KR. ARCHER recalls Alcatraz history and daily life. It describes harsh dungeons, isolation cells, and the brutal prison routine including laundry strikes and guard recalls.
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Alcatraz
Dan Alr
Archer
the Rock
A. KR. Archer
Fermer Grand
Alcatraz Prison
NEA Service
Ind
San Francisco
Alcatraces
Bettor
Presidio
Angel Island
Chen
Dovfar
al- West
Mortons
Coasul
Bass Season Opens May 16 Not 15
The fish warden announced the bass season opens May 16 rather than May 15. He explained the law fixes the closed season from March 15 to May 15 inclusive, and the squirrel season starts May 15 while bass opens the next day.
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Barham
A Thought The Greatest Tribute of Heaven Is Mercy
A concise moral line attributed to Beaumont and Fletcher, noting mercy as heaven's supreme tribute in a period voice.
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Tuibute
Simpler Tax System Urged by Manufacturers Group
The National Association of Manufacturers urged Congress to simplify the federal and state tax structure, citing a heavy national economy burden and overlapping taxation. Charles R Hook presented the statement on behalf of the association, noting over 175000 taxing units and potential substantial savings.
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Washington
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress Monlay
Association
Congress
Charles R. Hook
Asxa | Ciition
Thorve
Six Cases Heard in Court Monday
A short court session before Municipal Judge W. K. Lemley resulted in fines and brief jail terms. Rafe Fautt pled guilty to petit larceny, fined 25 dollars and sentenced to one day in jail for stealing overalls valued at 1.40 from Joe Boswell. Bill Harris Ernest Taylor and W. Harris each pled guilty to drunkenness, fined 10 dollars. Red Hunt pled guilty to stealing a plow valued at 10 dollars from Ed Stone, fined 25 dollars and sentenced to a day in jail. W. M. Ramsey was awarded 67.25 dollars in a civil suit against Charles Fireball for account action.
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W. K. Lemley
Rafe Fautt
Builey
Joe Boswell
Bill Harris
Ernest Taylor
W. Harris
Red Hunt
Ed Stone
W. M. Ramsey
Charles Fireball
Loyal Group of M. E. Is Organized
Atlanta attorney filed a petition in the Superior Court Monday seeking the incorporation of Loyal Southern Methodists to oppose the Methodist merger. The move is the first legal action by Southern opponents of unification, recently approved by the General Conference in Birmingham. Dr. A. C. Millar predicted unification across three churches with shared doctrine, noting changes in church policy and government will be needed before a final three-way merger at a later conference.
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Atlanta
G. Sears Aiken
Atlane
MW Superior Court
General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Birmingham
Ala
Miliary
Little Rock
A.C. Millar
Aand Old Man of Methodism
Aghansas
Ehmneh
Millar
United Church
St. Louis Mo
Southern Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Methodist Episcopal
Methodist Protestant
Quadron
Non Aggression Treaty Hinted At By Foreign Leader
Tokyo dispatch quotes Foreign Minister Kiki Hirota saying fear of the United States unsettles many Japanese and raises questions about a possible non aggression pact. He praises Washington policy on China while noting rumors of talks with the United States. In Shanghai, Japanese forces stall in Suchow relief efforts and show progress on southern thrusts, with no gains reported in southern Shantung.
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Tokyo
Japan
Kiki Hirota
Associated Press
United States
Washington
China
Shanghai, China
Suchow
Central China Battle Area
Shantung Province
Courts Refuse a Role in Politics in Arkansas
Arkansas Supreme Court rules courts may not intervene in party affairs unless jurisdiction is clear. It reversed Stone circuit court actions over control of the Stone Democratic Central Committee, dismissing the litigation.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Stone Circuit Court
Stone Democratic Central Committee
Hope Research Fund Aims To Boost Cotton Returns
Hempstead county sets a 300 subscription quota for the Cotton Research Foundation to raise 250000 over five years through Mellon Institute studies. The plan funds research to find new cotton uses, including cheap waterproofing cloth, to revive demand and profits for farmers.
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Hempstead County
Cotton Research Foundation
Cotton Lovers of Hope
Mellon Institute of Inustrial Research
Pittsburgh
Menthis
Mellon Institute
L. W. Bass
Cotton market opens with Monday bid at 8.70
New Orleans prices show cotton opening Monday at 8.70 bid and closing at 8.73. Ask at 75 dollars with spot cotton steady, middling around 884. Market notes slight upward movement and minor day-to-day variation.
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New Orleans
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