Roosevelt urged to drop court change bill in face of retirements
Washington insiders reported pressure on President Roosevelt to withdraw or limit his court reorganization bill as Justice Van Devanter nears retirement. Compromise talk surfaced after committee votes and rumors two more justices may retire, with Senator Robinson as leading nominee but facing constitutional hurdles.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Justice van Deventer
Roosevelt Court
Willis van. Devatlter
Senate Judiciary Committee
High Court
van Devanter
Chicago
Lewis
Justice van Devanter
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
United States
Adams Dem
Cok
Supreme Court
Robinson
Cummings
Altormey
Mind Your Manners in Telephone Etiquette
This item presents a Q A on proper social telephone conduct. It lists questions about who should close calls, announcing oneself, and how store clerks should answer. Answers include specific formulations like This is Lucy Fortune speaking and This is McDouald's store, No for department, with guidance on asking for the caller by name.
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L. Shawl
John Doe
Harrison Heads Hospital Group Campaign for Arkansas Children's Home
County Judge Frank Rider announces Rev. Fred R. Harrison of First Methodist Hope as Hempstead county chairman to cooperate with the Arkansas Children's Home and Hospital. C. S. Hanby directs publicity. a week of speaking engagements runs May 24 to May 29 at clubs in Oak Grove Hope Bingen Bright Star Green Laseter Hope Rotary Blevins and a county wide meeting at city hall. Public invited to attend for information on the institution.
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Frank Rider
Fred R. Harrion
First Methodist Church of Hope
Hempstead
Arkansas’ Children’s Home and Hospital
C. S. Hanby
Arkansas Children’s Home and Hospital
Oak Grove
Hope Kiwanis Club
Bingen
Hope B
F. W
Bright Star
Green Laseter Club
Hope Rotary Club
Blevins
Congressmen Put Over Smart Coup
Iowa political insider Thomas D. Slowie secured a $7,500 a year post as secretary of the Federal Communications Commission after backing Democrat Charlie Michaelson and long-time ally Robert L. Berger. Slowie, an Iowa political starter since 1930, rose with the Jacobson and Roosevelt campaigns, earning influence as an “ex-officio” member of the Iowa delegation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Iowa
Charlie Michaelson
Democrat
Federal Communication Comission
Thos
D. Slowie
Slowie
Michaelson
Robert L. Berger
National Committee
Farley
Lowa
Berhard M. Jacobson
Republic
Jacobson
Roosevelt
Jacobsen
Tawans
Bern
44 Japanese Spies Killed in Russia
Moscow dispatch reports the Soviet government executed 44 alleged spies tied to Japanese secret service plots. Forty three men and one woman were executed by firing squad at Svoborny in the Far East on May 3 after conviction for espionage and sabotage.
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Moscow
Russia
Secret Service
Svoborlny
Far East
Broadway of America Highway directors elected at Memphis session
Terrell Broadway of Hope and C F Greenlee of Brinkley were chosen Arkansas directors of the Broadway of America Highway association at a two day Mem phis meeting. H W Stanley of the Dallas chamber was re elected president for a third term. Delegates condemned speed traps and officers who prey on motorists. They urged red tape elimination at state line ports and courteous hosts for tourists. The Tennessee Highway Department was asked to remove curves on Highway 70 to meet federal standards.
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Terrell Cornelius
Hope
C. F. Greenlee
Brinkley
Arkansas
Broadway of America Highway Association
Memphis
H.W. Stanley
Dallas Chamber of Conmerce
Association
Tennessee Highway Department
Federal Bureau of Highways
Columbus High School Graduation Friday Evening
Graduates Kathleen Downs and Milton Boyce will receive diplomas at Columbus Baptist Church at 8 o clock. John P Cox of Hope delivers the address. Principal Elmer Beowm announces invocation welcome class history readings and the Hope quartet with valedictory by Kathleen Dewis.
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Columbus Hgh School
Columbus Baptist Church
John P. Cox
Hope
Kathleen Downs
Milton Boyce
Elmer Beowm
Greg Evans
Dickie Boyer
Hope Quartet
Reading
Lilue
Dora Ela Reed
Kathleen Dewis
Jonuy P. Cox
H. H. Darngil
Rey
Grey Evaris
Lonoke to hear murder charges against Brockelhurst and Felton
Lonoke county officials planned to bring Lester Brockelhurst and Bernice Felton to trial for first degree murder in the killing of Victor A. Gates. Prosecutors also charged the girl as an accessory. The couple, arrested after confessing near Brewster, New York, were returned to Lonoke amid a long, eventful trip and Brockelhurst admitted to two additional killings.
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Lonoke, Ark
Lonoke County
Lester Brockelhurst
Bernice Felton
George Hartje
Lonoke Little Rock
Rockford
Brewster
N. Y
Victor A. Gates
Little Rock
Lonoke
Brockelhurst
Illinois
Texas
Illinois Reformatory
Troy Carroll
Joe Melton
Carroll
Rip
Lester
New Orleans July cotton opens and closes higher
New Orleans July cotton opened at 12.70 and closed at 12.75. Spot cotton finished quiet with UM points up, middling price at 13.15.
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New Orleans
Orderly Balloting in Labor Election
Labor election marked by orderly balloting and nationwide attention. By noon more than 9,000 workers were estimated to have voted in Pittsburgh and Aliquippa in a referendum on whether the John L. Lewis CIO unions will represent workers in bargaining with Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp.
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Associated Press
National Labor Board
Pittsburgh
Aliquippa
John L. Lewis Committee For Industrial Organization
CIO
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Little Rock Engineer among Plane Crash Victims
Two men died and a third was injured when a private plane crashed in a field two miles south of Newark New Jersey. W. F. Woody of Little Rock, a civil engineer, and another man were found dead in the wreckage with a third hospitalized.
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Newark
N. J
Here
W. F. Woody
Little Rock
Abs
Bristow student earns eighth grade diploma with perfect attendance
Bowling Green Ky. Ervin S Dearing, 14, who recently received his eighth grade diploma at Bristow consolidated school after never missing a day in eight years, had never seen a motion picture. Five million tal s were killed in India last year in a campaign against plague.
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Bowling Green
Ervin S. Dearing
Bristow Consolidated School
India
Former King Aids Brother in Royal Power Struggle
Reports from Paris say King Edward the Eighth plans to fight back against criticism in England and bolster the royal family's government influence. He believes quarters aim to curb his brother King George the Sixth's authority and positions.
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Paris
France
Duke of Windsor
England
Edward the Eighth
George the Sixth
Germany urged to respect United States in looming war
Berlin professor Friedrich Schoenemann warned that American public opinion could be mobilized for war against Germany within hours if framed as a crusade for a grand ideal. He blamed British, Communist and Jewish propaganda for shaping U S attitudes and noted the 1936 US export of explosives at 12 253 000 pounds, up 25 percent.
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Berlin
Germany
Friedrich Schoenemann
United States
America
Institute of Politics
The
University of Berlin
Schoenemann
Fiorello H. La-Guardia
New York
LaGuardia
Turned Brown By Brown Turner in Longview TX
Longview residents lament political spending as lawmakers promise funds, hire spenders, and fail to balance budgets. The piece argues big post offices and stamp buying at nontraditional venues mimic a nonpaying system, while many citizens have avoided relief too long to improve their situation.
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Longview
Texas
Swimming Pool Opens Saturday at Pines Resort
The Pines swimming pool opens this Saturday afternoon with free admission for all resort patrons. Phil Dulin Jr announced the pool will be filled with fresh water and chlorine to kill bacteria. The first day expects about 200 guests. hours are 2 to 10 pm with lifeguards daily after opening.
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the Pines
Phil Dulin, Jr
Welock
Anight
Dulin
Basques Halt Insurgent Drive Near Bilbao
Grim Basque militiamen blocked the insurgent offensive near Bilbao as General Mola’s columns stalled against the reformed Basque defense line. Amorebieta, eight miles east by southeast from the Basque capital, was cited in the setback. Old Tom the horse, a Washington fixture, died at 26 after a long service from capitol alarms to the White House era.
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Hendaye
Bilbao
Emilio Mola
Amorebieta
Washington
Tom
Capitol
White House
District of Columbia
Erosion Control Terraces and Strip Crops in Hope Project
The article describes terracing to slow runoff and prevent sheet to gully erosion on sloped farms in Southwest Arkansas. It highlights horizontal terraces, level terraces for absorption, and the use of broad base terraces with strip cropping and winter cover crops under the Hope Soil Conservation Project. A public visit is scheduled for May 21 through May.
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Southwest
Arkansas
Hope Soil Conservation Project
Might Move Up If Robinson Takes Position on Court
In Little Rock the talk centers on Senator Joseph T. Robinson possibly being named to the U S Supreme Court, with Governor Bailey’s advisers signaling Robinson’s likely appointment. If it happens, Bailey would resign as governor, elevating Lt Governor Bob Bailey to governor, who would appoint Carl Bailey to the senate until a special election within about 60 days of the appointment and within 200 days from the governor’s call.
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Little Rock
Joseph T. Robinson Beiing
Willis van Devanter
United States ‘Supreme Court
Bailey
Robinson
Bob Bailey
Carl Bailey
Senate
U S Constitution at 150 Years Old
AP Feature Service recalls the 150th anniversary of the U S Constitution. It details preservation at the Library of Congress, delegates at Philadelphia, and debates over representation. Key figures include Madison, Hamilton, Morris, Franklin, Washington, and others, with notes on compromises and proposed executive powers.
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Alexander R. George
Washington
Library of Congress
State Department
Philadelphia
United States Senate
James Madison
Virgina
Edmund Randolph
Pennsylvania
Gouverneur Morris
Massachusetts
Rufus King
South Carolina
Charlee Pinckney
New York
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Congress
Virginia
New Jersey
Connecticut
Randolph
Hamilton
Representa
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