Visitors From 15 Counties Will Be Received Locally
The Hope Soil Conservation Service plans to host over 1 000 visitors from 15 counties between May 15 and May 29. Special Visiting Days will feature guided farm tours to showcase co operative erosion control efforts on field and farm units. Visitors may mail a postcard to schedule a tour on non listed days.
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Hope Soil Conservation Service
Craig Rosborough
Harsday
Future Farmers of America
Smith-Hughes
Soil Conservation Service
Rossborough
Hope Project
Pyne
Rosborough
Hope
Arkansas
Wather
Jos. Dorough
Liquor Referendum Near in Tennessee
In Nashville Tennessee the liquor issue returns to the legislature after a local option defeat. The House steering committee schedules Thursday action on a statewide referendum to repeal dry laws. A companion bill in the Senate is also proposed. Senate Speaker Byron Pape expects passage and a future wet vote. Governor Browning may call an extra session to address the liquor issue. The schedule sets the referendum for the sixth Thursday after passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nasisville
Tenn
Tennessee
House
Senate
Byron Pape
Upitior
Browning
President Roosevelt’s trip stirs tax, policy talk
In Dallas, readers ponder why the President would travel during a fishing trip season. Some writers predict possible program revisions, while critics fear discontent among Landon supporters and editors. The piece also defines nuisance taxes as levies paid when money is needed for other uses.
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Dallas
Texas
Roosevelt
Washington
Landon
Dooleys Ferry Oil Tests Under Way
Drilling at E H Moore Inc Porterfield No 1 test 21-14-25 ten miles SW of Hope began Wednesday with contract depth 4500 feet. Hempstead county hosts three wildcat tests including Davidson Smith NE of Washington temporarily shut for lack of fuel. Washington test at 1736 feet funded by Illinois interests to resume in two weeks. Birdwell wildcat 24-13-13 four miles SE of Hope. Boctcher Oil & Gas Co test two miles from Okay six miles from Mineral Springs to start soon. Ohis Brothers hold 3000 foot Howard county drill. location NW quarter of NW 28-11-27.
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E. H. Moore, Inc
Porterfield No. 1
Hope
Moore
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Hempstead County
Davidson-Smith
Washington
Illinois
G. P. Birdwell
W. W. Duckett Land
Birdwell
Boctcher Oil & Gas Co
Okay
Mineral Springs
Ohis Brothers
Howard County
Drummed-Up Sale Ties to Tax Case Against du Pont
A wartime ledger marking in red ink tied to 1929 1930 securities records became central in the income tax case against du Pont and John J. Raskob. Government witnesses argued the marks show ear-marking for fictitious sales and repurchases, while du Pont staff testified the marks appeared years after the actions. The trial proceeds as ledgers are admitted into evidence amid contention over the sales and the panic era dealings.
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New York
Pierre
du Pont
John J. Raskob
Wilmington
Toskoab
Jossey
Ralph T. Ellis
Raskok
Sowich
Mason B. Leminga
Ellis
James
Ivins
By Ponte
Raslwb
Alibi Witness in Still Raid Faces Perjury Probe
A Justice Department inquiry was ordered into the testimony of Boyd Plumley in defense of Buddie Liggins after a Hempstead county raid near Patmos. Judge Neartsill Ragon discharged the Liggins jury and urged a full DOJ probe, signaling possible perjury claims against Plumley. The case centered on Liggins’s involvement with a still and related charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Justice
Boyd Plumley
Patmos
Buddie Liggins
Neartsill Ragon
Texarkana Wate
Ragon
Liggins
Ragan
Jess Quillin
Ike Taylor
Fenglant
Phumley
Negro
Abbi Plumley
Quillin
Earl May
Hempstead
Taylor
Liggink
Wouker
Paylor
R. L. Vaughn
Bradley
W. Joplin
Tess Kana
Julius Garner
Nashville
T. L. Henderson
G. T. Cavin
Texarkana
G. K. Harris
R. W. Wiley
Bounet
D. W. Gladney
Lewisville
Alger Merrell, Jr
Ralph Barnes
Prescott
A. J. Offenhauser
J.T. Leeper
Gillham
Rebels Move in on Basques City
Insurgent fliers bombed Muntguia seven miles north of Bilbao as Franco forces pressed closer to the Basque capital in fierce fighting Thursday.
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Bilgaq
Spain
Muntguia
Bilbao
Francisco Franco
Aig
McDonald Trial Delayed to Fall in Arkansas Case
Chief Defense Counsel Sam Robinson won a continuance Thursday of former Secretary of State Ed McDonald’s son and trial set for May 31. Circuit Judge Abner McGahee granted the postponement. Prosecutor Fred Denham said the case would not be reset until next fall. Denham announced that J. L. Ziebart, co‑defendant with McDonald on false pretense charges, would be tried May 31.
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Little Rock
Sam Robinson
Ed FL McDonald
Abner McGahee
Robinson
Fred Denham
Denham
J. L. Ziebart
McDonald
Lufkin Eyes $6 Million Newsprint Mill Project
Lufkin Daily News reports a reliable source says a $6,000,000 newsprint mill for Lufkin would use southern pine and be the first of its kind in this region. Attendees on the project included Berryman Henwood, Daniel Upthegrave, and George F. Hardy, with bank and lumber businessmen backing the plan. the mill would reportedly produce 800 tons daily, of which 150 tons would be news print.
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Lupkin
Texas
Lufkin
Mrs Starlin Aaron Is Honored Mother's Day Shower
A Mother's Day shower was hosted Sunday at the home of Mrs. Starlin Aaron in Hope Route One honoring Grandma Turnage who is 78. Two visitors and relatives attended as gifts totaling 56 were presented. The event included celebratory remarks and light refreshments.
Tear Gas Hurls at Steel Strikers in Aliquippa
Police used tear gas to break a shouting crowd of pickets at Jones and Laughlin Steel in Aliquippa Pennsylvania as a major steel strike began. About 27 000 workers at Aliquippa and Pittsburgh mills were idle while non union entrants faced the picket lines. The walkout followed Steel Workers Organizing Committee plans for written bargaining contracts with major independents.
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Associated Press
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
Aliquippa
Pittsburgh
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
John L. Lewis
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Cha
Philip Murray
Steel Workers Committee
Murray
Hf. E. Lewis
Visit Here Postponed by Episcopal Bishop
The visit by The Rt. Rev. Edwin W. Saphore Bishop of the Diocese of Arkansas to St Marks Epis was cancelled as announced by Pastor Rev. Charles C Jonas. The Bishop will visit Hope in June with a scheduled address then. A note recalls fifty years of potato breeding introducing varieties leading to current breeds.
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St. Marks Epis
Diocese of Arkansas
Edwin W. Saphore
Charles C
Jonas
Sunounéed
Saphore
Hope
Cotton market opens and closes with steady pricing
New Orleans report shows Pi May Sutton opening at 12.42 and closing at 12.44 with spot cotton quiet at 19 paints. Middling price reported at 12.91.
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New Orleans
May Sutton
Spot Cotton
Paints
Judge Bush Gives Spa Case to Jury
In Hot Springs Ark circuit Judge Dexter Bush sent the second degree murder trial of seven former Hot Springs policemen to a jury at 1:50 p m The panel received five verdict forms including options for conviction with 5 to 21 year penitentiary sentence or acquittal The judge stressed the beating need not be the sole cause of death in the case involving John Dickson a city jail prisoner.
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Bulletin
Hot Springs
Join Dickson
Dexter Bush
Ark
John Dickson
Mind Your Manners at Dances and Introductions
Reader questions etiquette for accepting dance invitations and makeup touchups. It covers whether a man should wait in his car, two women walking with arms linked, introducing a date, accepting costly gifts, and handling social criticism. Answers reference correct social conduct and common dilemmas from a 1937 NEA Service column.
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Uni
Miss Smith
NEA
Cities to Inspect Autos 50-Cent Fee Authorized in Arkansas
The State Police Commission approved authorizing first and second class cities to run official state automobile inspection stations under the 1937 Moore highways act. Effective June 9, the rule requires vehicles to be inspected at least twice yearly with fees not exceeding 50 cents per examination. Municipal operation is favored to curb profits, reduce state police workload, and boost enforcement of the act, potentially cutting highway accidents.
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Little Rock
State Police Commission
Arkansas
Police Commission
Commission
W. S. Atkins
Gray Albright
State Police
Dr Tyson Former Hope Citizen Dies in Santa Anna
Dr Jason Tyson aged 70, a former Hope resident, died at his Santa Anna home Thursday morning. Funeral plans pending in Santa Anna. Survived by daughters Mrs A Preston Bailey of Hebbrowville and Miss Ed Ting Tyson of Santa Anna, sister Mrs Mary Middlebrooks of Hope, brothers Dr Johny Tyson of Cross Plains and Randolph Tyson of Center.
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Jason Tyson
Hope
Santa Anna
Texas
Santa Anda
Wysell
A. Preston Bailey
Hebbrowville
Ed Ting ‘Tyson
Mary Middlebrooks
Johny Tyson
Cross Plains
Randolph Tyson
Center
House Committee Favors 1 Percent Billion for Work Relief
The House Appropriations Committee backed a 1 percent billion dollar work relief appropriation for the next fiscal year, with WPA workers to average about 1.73 million jobs and 525 thousand currently employed losing their positions. Administration leaders expect full approval next week as Hopkins testifies. The article notes doubts on a substantial national flood control appropriation and discusses TVA dam funding questions in the Senate deficiency bill.
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Washington
House
Harry Hopkins
Work Progress
WPA
Roosevelt
Serait
Gilbertsville
Kyne
Senate
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Broken Propeller Theory Faces Hindenburg Cause
The Commerce Department board studying the Hindenburg disaster heard Wednesday that a broken propeller blade might have pierced the envelope and sparked the hydrogen explosion. Fragments were found among wreckage as officials pursued whether all blades were intact and if wood shards could have struck wiring. A sabotage theory was rejected as lacking evidence of an explosive device.
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Lakehurst
No. 1
Commerce Department
New York
John A. Lyons
Detective Bureau
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Smith- Hughes
Brown Turner
Moore- Porterfield No. 1
Raskob
DuPont
Japan
Aman
Plumley
King George
Queen Elizabeth
London
Eng
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield
Duchess of Windsor
King George the 6Th
Buckingham Palace
Windsor
M’donald
Zietert
Pine Paper Mill
Mrs. Starlin Aaron
Tie Moon
Britain
Acme
George the Gith
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
Jones & Laughlin Mills
Bush
Sumatra
Dr. Tyson
Hope Citizen
Sueewabs
Hopkins
Hindenburg
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