Why Building Costs Rise And What To Do About It
Bruce Catton surveys a Department of Justice probe into building costs. He outlines four fronts under scrutiny: materials, distribution, contractors, and labor. The piece notes price fixing allegations, boycott pressure, bid racketeering, and unions' wage practices, with aims to lower financing costs and restore competition.
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Washington
Whillyust
Department of Justiee
Kenerit
Department
Federal Trade Commission
Baptist Building Dedication May 21 at First Baptist
First Baptist church launches last push to retire the building debt. Fund drives run May 14 and 24 with Homecoming and Dedication Day, May 24, featuring Rev. Wallace R. Rogers and several former pastors. Choirs and Sunday school aim for 400 attendees as plans include burning the building date plaque and dedicating the educational building.
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First Baptist Church
A. C. Kolb
C.F. Routon
Kingdom of God
Reese Hto
Dadleatton Way
Wallace R. Rogers
Vicksburg
Miss
Woman Ends Life With Shotgun Near Henderson Home
Mrs. J I Henderson, about 45, shot herself through the heart with a 2 gauge shotgun at her home six miles southwest of MABNOCLIA Arkansas. Coroner Fred Lewis ruled it a suicide. Surviving husband, two daughters, three brothers, one sister, and a former name Kale sphalay are listed. The act was described as a clear case of suicide with no motives given.
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Mabnoclia
Ark
J. IF. Henderson
Here
Fred Lewis
Magnolia
Philadelphia
Henderson
Joe Johnson
Kale Sphalay
Cotton Opens Lower As May Contract Closes Quiet
New Orleans May cotton opened at 8.82 and closed at 8.19 bid with 8.79 asked. Spot cotton ended seven points lower amid light trading and a muted market mood.
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New Orleans
Cotton
Spot Cotton
Mriddilag
Export Subsidy Is Given a Setback
In Washington the plan to subsidize export of American cotton faced a setback as the Senate refused to suspend rules to attach a rider on the export program to a large agriculture department bill. The move stalled the subsidy proposal amid ongoing discussions and congressional maneuvering.
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Washington
Senate
Cranium Crackers Place Ranking Puzzle
A puzzle page lists multiple bracketed groups and asks to rank their places by given classifications such as population naval tonnage and area. It references teams and cities like Jacksonville Fly Akron Oj San Diego Calif St Paul Mian Birmingham Ala and mentions National League Baseball Rating 1998 with New York Pittsburgh Philadelphia St Louis Boston. Answers appear on page two.
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Jacksonville
Fly
Akron
San Diego
Calif
St. Paul
Mian
Birmingham
Ala
Japan
France
Illy
Russia
Germany
South Carolina
Kansas
West Virginia
Kentucky
Iowa
New York
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Randall Dismissal as Extension Head Sparks Feud
In a four and a half hour executive session the University of Arkansas board of trustees dismissed C C Randall as assistant director in charge of the Extension Service. Governor Bailey said the change was imperative for the welfare of the public and the Extension Service. Protests came from R E Short president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation and Mrs W L Woods president of the Arkansas Council of Home Demonstration Clubs who called the move a political maneuver. Randall said he met all responsibilities and regretted being removed.
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Little Rock
C.C. Randall
University of Arkansas Extension Service
State Farm Bureau Federation
Bailey
University Board of Trustees
Handall
R. E. Short
Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation
W. L. Woods
Arkansas Council of Home Demonstration Clubs
Short
Randall
State Agricultural Extension Service
University of Arkansas Board of Trustees
J. C
Utrall
University
Beloit Taylor
How to Fly the Yankee Clipper Across the Atlantic
NEA Service describes Pan American World Airways Yankee Clipper crew in a calm preflight scene. Six men on the flight deck perform their roles with expert training while a commander, meteorologist, radio engineer, and master mariner lead the operation for the long Atlantic crossing from New York to Europe.
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Paul Ross
NEA
New York
Sin Ny
Atlantic
Great Glout
Thief Inviting Drivers Fined Under New Law
In Cheyenne Wyoming a new traffic code makes leaving a car unlocked a crime with penalties up to 100 dollars. Police Chief T Joe Cahill sponsors the measure saying it aims to curb thieves who invite break ins by leaving ignition unlocked.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
T. Joe Cahill
Cahill
Morgenthau Says Tax to Be Eased in Congress Plan
Secretary Morgenthau stated the Treasury will seek tax law relief to remove business deterrents. He dismissed questions about Roosevelt blocking a tax revision program, saying democracy prevails.
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Morgenthau
Treasury
Congress
Washington
The
Roosevelt
Hing
Thought Deceivers Threaten Society’s Foundations
A Cynical reflection by Cyabhic arguing that thought deceivers are the most dangerous kind of people. They trifle with natural affections and violate sacred obligations, undermining social trust and moral order.
Date with danger in the Duke of Selen's apartment
In New York the Duke known as Martin presides over a life of luxury at a Midtown skyscraper retreat. Two men watch as he polishes his midnight blue tuxedo and studies a star sapphire, his silent power underscoring a dangerous, glamorous night.
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Martin
Duke
Nick Hart
E. 53d
New York
Isis
Hope High Band to Leave Friday for Southern Regional Contest
The 38 piece Hope High School band will depart Hope at 7 AM Friday by Tri State bus from the Diamond cafe to compete in the Southern regional band contest in Little Rock. Events include contests at bitter Rock High and Little Rock High School stadium with the marching contest at 7:30 PM. The band, led by conductor J. T Luck Jr and drum major Mary Evelyn Whitworth, qualified by taking ten first places at Hot Springs. Shreveport Byrd and Fair Park High Schools also arrived, joining the regional meet featuring seven southern states.
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Hope High School
Hope
Little Rock
Diamond Cafe
Albert Pike Hotel
Bitter Rock High School
Little Tack High School
Indi Vidal
Hot Springs
Hope Band
Tim
J. T Luck, Jr
Mary Evelyn Whitworth
Carnet
Wallace van Sickle
Thomas Kinser
J. T. Luck, Jr
William Routon
Thomas Kinsey
Dewell Dempsey
Luther Garner
Martha Alexander
Marion Smith
Martha Ann Alexander
Marjugie Dildy
Carolyn Bare
Wallace Beene
Shreveport
Byrd
Fair Park
Dwight Davis
Byrd High
W. Hines Simns
Funeral Directors End Two-Day Meet in Little Rock
The Arklysis Funeral Directors Association closed its annual two-day convention in Little Rock with William Larson Hardwicke of Clarksville elected president. Other officers named include Delmat D Edwards Fort Smith vice president C A Roth Little Rock secretary treasurer James P Sins Bent chaplain and H G McNabb Pocahontas sergeant-at-arms. The text notes there are about 26,000,000 pupils enrolled in U S public schools.
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Little Rock
Arklysis Funeral Directors Association
William Larson Hardwicke
Clarksville
Delmat D. Edwards
Fort Smith
C. A. Roth
James P. Sins
Bent
H. G. McNabb
Pocahontas
Million Dollar Blaze Destroys Chicago Grain Elevator
An explosion and fire leveled a large South Side grain elevator Thursday. Firemen feared eight or more men were killed. Fire Marshal Michael Corrigan called it Chicago’s largest blaze since the 1934 stockyards conflagration.
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Chicago
South Side
Michael Corrigan
Federal relief funds used to boost property values in Tennessee
A House investigative panel heard a claim by Eugene R. Kuhne that thousands of federal relief dollars were spent privately in Tennessee to raise land values around lakes built by the Tennessee Fish and Game Commission. The lakes were said to be created mainly to increase adjacent property worth, naming concerned landowners including politically active figures.
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Washington
Tennessee
House
Harry S. Barger
Lelt
Eugene R. Kuhne
Fish Terbnman
Tennessee Fish & Game Commission
What Should Guests Wear At a Working Wedding
The guidance suggests women guests wear street clothes appropriate to the season, hats and gloves are not mandatory for church, a tailored suit is suitable for a hotel party, highly polished nails are poor taste for a man, and dinner coat tuxedo terminology is interchangeable. For ushers, either delegate attire or specify clear guidelines.
British to Fight if Danzig Is Taken
London reports Prime Minister Chamberlain warned that any change in the Danzig situation threatening Poland would force Britain into general war. Paris notes France prepared for mobilization as Parliament debates defense. Moscow dispatches say the Soviet Union would not merely be invited to help. it would join if needed. London also notes a credit proposal of about 23.4 million dollars for Romanian wheat and related UK loans.
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London
Eng
Prim Chamberlain
Danzig
Chamberlain
Consi Park
Oliver. Stey
Britain
United Kingdom
C10 Is Fired Upon by Angry Farmer in Paris Arkansas
Orlando Hixson, a planter six miles south of Paris, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Mont Perrymore Sy on assault with intent to kill charges. Hearings set for Tuesday before Justice G. Carey. bond posted at $1,000. Cyrus Grady and Dewey Mosley, Local No. 16 Strike Committee members, say Hixson fired several shots while investigating strike conditions tied to higher pay demands for Industrial Workers of America members.
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Paris
Ark
Orlando Hixson
Sherif Mont Perrymore Sy
G. Carey
Hixson
Cyrus Grady
Dewey Mosley
Industrial Workers of America
Lewis Orders Miners to Sign New Coal Contracts
NEW YORK. John L Lewis Thursday dispatched telegrams to union leaders in the outlying districts of the soft coal mining region urging them to sign new contracts with operators and, if needed, to arrange for the operation of picnics.
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New York
John
Lewis
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