Society Notes and Local Gatherings Chronicle
Society items recount visits and guests of Mrs. Sid Henry and Mrs. Duke Barber in Little Rock and Shreveport. The column lists hospital news, lectures on landscaping, and concerts featuring Miss Mary Bell Marshall, plus social appreciations for the late J. T. Bryant and travels of Miss Eve Jane Rider en route to the World's Fair.
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B. Garrigan
Fllon Carrigan
Shreveport
Mary Carrigan
Peesent
Mary Bell Marahall
Mied Marshall
Toxe Uvkang
New England Conservatory of Music
Boston
Misa
Jordon Hall
Eve Jane Rider
Joe Rider
St. Louis
Chicago
Palladelship
Tax revision clashes on Capitol Hill in 1940
Washington observers note a tug of war between President Roosevelt and key congressional tax panels over corporate and individual rates. Treasury experts back a broader revision while the President resists full overhaul. Debates hinge on top bracket cuts, lower rates for small firms, and incentives for new ventures as expiring taxes force action this session.
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Roosevelt
Harrison
Finance Committee
Capitl Hill
House Committee
Rep
Doughton
Senate
House
Treasury Wx
Senate Committee
Treasury
Uy Now
Guiney Press
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Democrats
Commerce Department Proposes Overseas Trade Service Change
Bruce Catton notes the bureau report urging regular diplomatic status for overseas commerce attaches to replace non diplomatic roles. Hopkings backs expanded consumer standards research with 85,000 dollars, splitting 20,000 to the Bureau of Standards and 15,000 to foreign and domestic commerce to boost South American trade. Hopkins envisions the Standards Bureau becoming a consumer testing ground domestically.
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O. K
Hopeings
State Department
Commerce Department
Hopkings
Bureau of Standards
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Gommerce
South America
Nopkins
Melrose Demonstration Club Notes Meeting Recap
The Melrose Demonstration club met Monday in Macy 8 with 10 members and one new member Mrs H O Mertood visiting. Mrs F Flanagen led devotion reading Matthew chapter 5 and Miss Melba Bullington shared a tale on recreation and health plus a hat demonstration. Refreshments were served by hostess Mrs J M Perryman aided by Mrs Vernon Pate.
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Melrose
Macy
F. Flanagen
St. Matthew
Melba Bullington
H. O. Mertood
Wice
J. M. Perryman
Vernon Pate
Standings and schedule notes across multiple games
The standings section outlines games on Tuesday and Thursday including Geo Robison vs Unique Cafe at 7 40 and Bruner Ivery F. Leo Robins vs Prescott. Friday cards list Gunter vs Sail Evugisa and others. Results show New York 9 Pittsburgh 2 Cincinnati 6 Brooklyn 3 Boston 5 Chicago 3 St Louis 2 Philadelphia 1 with rain postponements and multiple cross city matchups through Tuesday and Monday results.
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Geo
Robison
Unique Cafe
Sail Erosion
Bruner-Ivery F
Bruner-Ivery A
Allen Qamp
Leo Robins
Prescott
Gunter
Sail Evugisa
Uniane Careys
Brinier-Tvory B
New York
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Wwe
Fittsburgh
Union Contract Signed at Harlan by Mine Workers
In Harlan Kentucky a union shop contract was signed between United Mine Workers and Harlan-Waltins Coal Corporation at Verda. The deal covers about 1400 employees with a clause protecting workers who report for duties during shifts. Operations to resume Tuesday across four mines amid guard involvement.
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Tiarlan
Harlan County
National Guards
United Mine Workers
R. H. Cornell
Harlan-Waltins Coal’ Corporation
Verda
lan-Wallins
Mondby
Harlan County, Coal
Soft
Coal
Tension Over Killing of Polish Inspectors at Danzig
Tense negotiations continue after a Polish customs team was attacked at Kalthof in Danzig where a Nazi dominated senate pledged protection for inspectors. A counter claim seeks apologies and damages for the family of Gustav Grubner, the Nazi veteran killed in the incident.
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Warsaw
Danzig
Progtests
Ab Kalthat
Danzig-Senate
Gustav Grubner
Queen Mary Hurt in Car Accident in London Suburb
Reported crash in a west London suburb left Queen Mary injured but not seriously harmed after a car accident Tuesday. She rested with a doctor before being driven away. British and Polish diplomatic activity followed, with a British mission planned for Warsaw to discuss military and political issues affecting Polish independence and Britain’s pledge to assist Poland.
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London
Mary
Berlin
Warsaw
Britain
William Strang
Batish Foreign Office
Count Raczynski
Politiea
Poland
Police describe head injury in Ada clash. no charges
Police described a fist fight in Ada resulting in a head injury. Commissioner Weldon Raspberry said he held a man from Ada,kla, but no charges were filed at this time.
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Falice
Weldon Raspberry
Kla
New Theater Presents Week Ahead Double Bill Schedule
The new theater announces a two night program Tuesday and Wednesday with Snow White moved from three days to two. First show features Escape By Night starring William Hall and Anno Nagel, Desn agger. The second feature stars Bob Steele in Rid ing the Lone Trail. Thursday offers Universal aviation thrills Pirates of the Skies with Kent Taylor. Lowell Thomas completes the lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hall
Desnagger
Anno.Nagel
Bob‘Steele
Ariy
Bob Steele
Kent
Taylor
Andy Racheltere
Lowell Thomas
Unclear fragmentary headline from archival page
Fragmentary OCR text mentions “Going” and “Stranger than,” with incomplete phrases about a feature and three limits. No coherent event, names, or places are readable to establish a concrete news item or outcome.
Florida Senate Kills Anti-Chain Store Initiative
In Tallahassee the Florida Senate again kills a proposed anti chain store measure after a lengthy debate. The bill would have limited licenses and imposed fees up to 1000 dollars per store unit and 4000 dollars per department unit. The vote tally was not specified, and related highway patrol driver license reforms were mentioned in passing. The article notes a broader push tied to highway safety law enforcement and mentions the state’s employment context.
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Tallahassee
Fina
Fida Senate
Senate
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