Five Democratic senators oppose court bill in radio speeches
Five Democratic senators spoke on radio opposing President Roosevelt's plan to reorganize the Supreme Court. Senator Burke urged a constitutional amendment to fix nine justices, require seven to invalidate acts, and retirement rules. Other senators argued the plan endangers independence of the judiciary and civil liberties.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Burke
Nebraska
Congress
Philadelphia
McCarran
Nevada
Gerry
Rhode Island
Copeland
New York
Batley
North Carolina
Catalhruet Ueg
Latesruayt
Tribunal
Justics
The
Veterans’ Organizasuon
Fish
Rep
N. Vo
Court
Legatiuon
Anvather Legion
Cole
Mel
Fishy
CCC Minstrel in Hope Wednesday at City Hall
Lieutenant Oliver C. Harvey issued an invitation for a free vaudeville and minstrel show at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Hope City Hall auditorium. The program, funded through the Federal Music Theater Project, features 16 male actors touring southern CCC camps with vaudeville, tap dancing, magicians and comedians as added entertainment.
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Oliver C. Harvey
Alton
CCC
Vausierville
Hope City Hall
Harvey
Federal Music Theater Project
Mind Your Manners and Dress Codes Quiz
A vintage etiquette quiz covers semi formal wear rules for women and men. It asks about dress length, hats, watches, and jewelry, plus best practices for bridesmaid outfits and authority on fashion choices. Answers indicate long informal dresses suit young women, tuxedoes suit men's semi formal attire, ankle length party dresses at about twelve with sleeves and high neck, wrist jewelry avoided with evening wear, and pocket watches only with thin chains for men.
Four Arkansas Postoffices Advanced to Third Class Status
Washington D C announces 15 Arkansas postoffices including Washington Emmet Fulton and Mineral Springs are raised from fourth to third class effective July 1. nationwide 392 offices advance. The move increases salaries and grants authority to the president to appoint successors.
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Washington
Emmet
Fulton
Mineral Springs
Washington, Emmet
Fulton and
Arkansas
Washington, D. C
United States
Baccalaureate and Commencement at Columbus High
Columbus High School holds baccalaureate at Columbus Baptist church Sunday May 16 at 2 30 p m with Rev J B Luck of Magnalia delivering the sermon. Graduation exercises are Friday May 21 at 8 p m with John P Cox of Hope delivering the address. The senior class includes Kathryn Downs and Melton Boyce and will graduate jointly with the 8th grade class of seven.
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Columbus High School
Columbus Baptist Church
J. B. Luck
Central Baptist Church of
Cleaning Up A Demonstrator Sways Mrs Morfee
Mrs Mary Morfee accepts a home demonstration of a vacuum cleaner after a polite visit by a young man. He shows ease of assembly and multiple attachments. She signs a temporary agreement to try the product for a week, hoping her friends may be interested. Continued on page three.
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Mary Moree
Mavfue
Tim
Sven
Sean
Tater
George Sixth Pledges to Empire on Coronation Eve
On the eve of his coronation King George the Sixth stood with his queen as dominion, India, and colonial representatives pledged loyalty to the vast empire. He vowed service to the empire as public servants arrived in the rain to greet him.
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George 6Th
London
Eng
George
Dominions
India
Mrs J Pilkinton Dies at Age 85 in Texarkana
Mrs J W Pilkinton 85 mother of I L Pilkinton of Washington died at 615 pm Monday at her Texarkana home. Surviving are three daughters Mrs J W Yorom Tex gerkang, Mrs L J Jones Malvern, Mrs D S Morris Long Beach CA. Two sisters Mrs Walter Wilson Tulsa and Mrs Lula Yocom, a brother Henry Lane Broken Bow, and several grandchildren. Funeral services were to be held in Texarkana Tuesday afternoon with burial in the Washington cemetery.
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J. W. Pilkinton
I. L. Pilkinton
Washington
Texarkana
J. W. Yorom
Texgerkang
L. J Jones
Malvern
D. 5. Morris
Long Beach
California
Walter Wilson
Tulsa
Okla
Lula Yocom
Henry Lane
Broken Bow
Washington Cemetery
Hoyt Andres Named Announcer at WACO Station
Hoyt Andres, Baylor University junior from Hope Texas, has accepted a regular staff announcer post at radio station WACO in Waco. He will handle studio work and remote broadcasts of special events. Andres, majoring in speech, has directed Baylor radio programs for a year. the station is owned by a Waco newspaper and affiliated with CBS.
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Hoyt Andres
Baylor University
Waco
Texas
Som
W. C. Andres
Hope
Andres
Baylor
Columbia Broadcasting System
Home Demonstration Council Meets Thursday at Experiment Station
Miss June Donahue will speak on Hobbles and Happiness at the Branch Fruit and Experiment Station on Thursday May 13. Mrs John Wellborn leads group singing, Mrs Doyle handles games, and Mrs Eugene Goodlett sings two solos. Hopewell club hosts with Ardell Clark giving the welcome. reports from cub work and a picnic lunch follow.
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June Donahue
Branch Fruit & V
Meira Bullington
Hempstead
Donahue
John Wellborn
Federal Music Project
Doyle
Eugene Goodlett
Ozan
Hugh Westbrook Receives Scottish Rite Degree in Arkansas
High Co Westbrook of Mope w joins a class of 34 recognizing first degrees in Scottish Rite Masonry. The ceremony occurred in Little Rock during a three plus spring reunion and the class was named for lawman Henry 3. Spivey.
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Westbrook
Mope
Little Rock
Henry 3.Spivey
Liquor Fines and Drunk Driving Cases in City Court
Fines totaling over 400 dollars were levied in Municipal Judge W. K. Lemsey's court on liquor violations. Heaviest was Cleo Powell’s 950 dollar fine for selling untaxed liquor, with appeal filed. Other defendants received fines from 2.50 to 50 dollars. several cases continued or dismissed. Next court session set for Tuesday May 18.
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W. K. Lemsey
Cleo Powell
Mack Nolen
Homer McDougald
John Beavers
Glenn Burns
B. A. Quillian
Hope
Lewisville Road
A. G. Dye
Blevins
T. Brown
Leroy Webb
S. B. Cheatham
Catt Morris
Dick Lawrence
A. D. Russell
Ola Mae Garland
Claudel Neisoh
Avere
Ay Companion
Garland
Nelson
C. H. Sutton
Frank Hale
Howard Houston
W. S. Atkins
Both Sides Halted in Spanish Fight
TOLEDO Spain Eleven A tacks against this insurgent strong hold 40 miles from Madrid were repulsed with more than 2 000 government casualties an insurgent communiqué reported Tuesday. The government's field batteries sent shells into the insurgents supply rods and camps behind the vines in a pre dawn prelude to their big push Monday. At Bilbao the insurgents attacks were hampered by an intensive artillery fire covering counter offensives by 65 000 Basque Asturian defense groups.
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Toledo
Spain
Madrid
Bilbao
Artil
Rich Man Seeks Dictatorship Support In Berlin Tale
Berlin dispatch reports United States Ambassador Willian E. Dodd says he wrote Democratic leaders about a man with nearly a billion dollars who offered support for dictatorship and control. Dodd declined to name the financier, citing confidentiality. The piece notes pacifist spokespeople in the world and low tobacco use in some countries.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
Willian E. Dodd
Turned Brown By Brown Turner
LONGVIEW Texas Grasshoppers have begun to appear in parts of Texas. Scientists and farm experts admit uncertainty about control measures as the insects threaten corn and molasses production. The piece also notes stalled wedding plans of a Roosevelt relative and the powder-maker’s daughter.
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Longview
Texas
Roosevelt
McDonald to Be Tried May 31st in Arkansas
Former Secretary of State Ed F. McDonald faces a second trial set for May 31 in Little Rock. Prosecutor Fred A. Donham announced ten indictments tied to statehouse janitor supply purchases, six for obtaining money under false pretenses and four for accepting bribes.
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Little Rock
Fred A. Donham
Ed F. McDonald
Statehouse
Denham
McDonald
Howard County to Get New Oil Test
A new oil test was announced two miles from Okay and six miles from Mineral Springs in southern Howard County. Boettcher Oil & Gas Co has taken over part of Jewell Griffin and Howard Tyson interests and hired Pick Brothers to drill to 3,000 feet. A derrick is erected and spudding is expected soon in the northwest quarter of section 28 11 27. Boettcher also holds stock in Okay cement plant and in Gray Sonia Nashville and Ashdown rail line.
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Howard County
Okay
Mineral Springs
Boettcher Oil & Gas Co
Jewell Griffin
Howard Tyson Rand
Oick Brothers
Boettcher
Okay Cement
Graysonia, Nashville and
Ashdown Railroad
E. H. Moore, Inc
Porterfield
Hope
Hempstead County
President Roosevelt Ends 11 Day Gulf Fishing Cruise
President Roosevelt disembarked the Potomac in Galveston Texas ending an 11 day Gulf of Mexico fishing cruise. He greeted a reception committee led by Governor James Allred and then boarded a special train to return to Washington for legislative conferences.
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Galveston
Texas
Roosevelt
Potomas
Gulf of Mexico
James Allred
Washington
Brazos River
Potomac
Moffett
Decatur
Brazos
Fort Crockett
Houston
College Station
Fort Worth
Elhiott
Seven Hot Springs officers face second degree murder trial
Testimony from Willie Williams, a former Hot Springs officer and rural grocer, describes hearing blows and seeing John Dickson carried toward a boiler room where blood appeared on stairs. The seven former officers are accused of fatally beating Dickson on December 14 after his arrest in Hempstead county. The defense cites pneumonia and possible head injury as causes of death. autopsy shows a kidney injury. Judge Dexter Bush presides.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Willie Williams
John
Dickson
Williams
Hot' Springs
Arikiy
Prysediliy
Gibson Witt, Jr
John Dickson
Joe Wakelin
James R. Campbell
Hempstead
DeAnn
Nevada
Heriff's Departments
State Rangers
Dexter Bush
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Company Asks to Drop Discount in Gas Rates
Arkansas Louisiana Gas asks the State Utilities Commission to discontinue a 10 percent discount on monthly bills for Acme Brick Malvern Brick and Hope Brick. Hearing on the proposed schedule was set for Friday.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company
State Utilities Commission
Acme Brick Company
Malvern Brick Company
Malvern
Hope Brick Company
Hope
Negro Students on Hike Receive Ice Cream Gift
Hotel owner John D. Barlow bought ice cream cones for 25 Rosenwald school pupils on a downtown hike. Their teacher Lula Benton led the group and the students were sent to an ice cream shop where each received a double dip.
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John D. Barlow
Rosenwald
Lula Benton
Barlow
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