Last Rites for Rockefeller at New York Home
Rockefeller's death at Ormond Beach sparks global observance with five minutes of tribute. Profiles note his rise as wealthiest man, later philanthropist, and the era defining influence of his corporate and industrial legacy.
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Rockefeller
New York
Tarrytown
N. Y
Powantica Hills
John D. Rockefeller
Iris
Jota Dephen
Ormond Beach
Rockefeller Watsons
Mrs M D Downs Dies After Park Drive Residence
Mrs M D Downs of Park Drive dies after a long Hope residence of 12 years. Her husband is a former Hope police licensee and night watchman. Funeral services set for Thursday at Missionary Grove Church six miles north of Prescott on the Okolona road. Survived by husband two sons Eva and Herby a daughter Mrs Chiraele Britt two sisters Mrs Lates PL Bison of Prescott Mrs ROE Wilson of Alpine Ark a brother Mr Harvis of Port Arthur Texas mother Mrs J W Wingfield of Prescott and seven grandchildren.
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Davina
Eye Hue
Ptuiay
Ile Llays
Downs
Hope
Chiraele Britt
Bison
Prescott
Roe. Wilson
Alpine
Ark
If &. Harvis
Port Arthur
Texas
J. W. Wingfield
Drivers License on Sale by State
Arkansas imposes per person license fees with 35 cent price at East Second Street revenue office near First Presbyterian Church. Ed Van Sickle cites higher family-wide licensing under new law requiring each driver in a household to purchase a license. First 90 days exempt from driving examination under the new provisions. Ostich Goes Dancing highlights New York fashion with capes favored for summer wear.
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Ubeer
Arkansas
Focal Revenue
East Seeond Street
First Presbyterian Church
Ed van Sickle
Cuenparisa
16 to Be Guests of the Windsors
Monts France reports sixteen wedding guests, including Lloyd Thomas and Sir Walter Monckton, named for the June Windsor Wallis engagement. Major E B Matcalfe to be best man. guests hold British official positions. details released by Herman L Rogpers.
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Monts
France
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield
Herman L. Rogpers
Liloyd Thomas
Paris
Walter Monckton
Duchy of Cornwall
Rudy Walford Selby
Vienna
E. B. Matcalfe
Reba May to Be Miss Hempstead at Magnolia PO Dedication
Miss Reba May daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank May of Washington will be Miss Hempstead County at the dedication of the new Magnolia post office June 1 Postmaster General James J Farley will attend as principal speaker Each county seat in the district will be represented Officials plan for Miss May to present Farley with a miniature watermelon Other county representatives plan to give souvenirs of local products
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Reba May
Mgr
Frank May
Washington
Hempstead
Magnolia
James J. Farley
Miss May
A. P. Delaney
Elizabeth Horton
Farley
Two Convicted in Arkansas Court Transcript Case
Murfreesboro Arkansas judge convicted Alcus Walls and Ray Mitchell about 25 of robbing Betty Lou Bryant a 13 year old girl hitchhiking from Spartanburg South Carolina. They were sentenced to three years. Witness did not appear at trial and appeal is planned to challenge a new code. The case involved alleged assault and a partial voyage to Fort Worth Texas in April.
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Murfreesboro
Ark
South Carolina
Cert
Arkansas
Alcus Walls
Ray Mitchell
Betty Lou Bryant
Spartiusburg
S.C
Ats Lemling
Here
Fart Worth
Texas
Peace Court
Walls
Mitchell
Thal
Policies on Labor Have Still to Face Court, Says F D R
President Roosevelt pressed judiciary reform while noting labor and other policies confront court tests. He warned against assuming victory after recent Supreme Court rulings, citing wage and hour questions, and urged Senate approval of a Western hemisphere peace pact plus eight inter American agreements from Buenos Aires. He also condemned pork barrelling in relief funding and backed highway and flood control allocations in the House debate.
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Roosevelt
Supreme Court
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House
Public Works Administration
Great Plains
Rayburn
Denn
Texas
Loase
John L. McClellan
Malvern
Ark
Dave D. ‘Terry
Little, Rock
McClellan
Aiden
Wilburn Cartwright
Orla
Roads Committee
Arkansas
Terry
John EB. Rankin
Tupelo
Miss
Turned Brown By Brown Turner In Texas Weather Rant
LONGVIEW Texas reports a satirical weather ramble about rain and rising living costs. The piece mocks shortages and mentions the idea of picnics, straw hats, calico, beer, and jokes about former Governor Landon’s life.
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Longview
Texas
Landon
French Transport Downed by Rebels Near Bilbao
A French transport plane was shot down by insurgent planes near Bilbao, with bullets and a landing impact injuring the French pilot and a Spanish passenger. The craft damaged on sandy soil near Sodana, 13 miles north of Bilbao behind Basque government lines. The two wounded, among four aboard, were driven to Bilbao and hospitalised. both expected to recover.
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Bilbao
Spain
Sodana
Here
Land Attorney Defends Fees in Tax Land Cases
G B Oliver Jr special state land tax suit attorney defended his appointment as non political and cited benefits from restoring land to tax rolls and collecting delinquent taxes. Checks totaling 9893.41 were drawn for fees accrued March 25 to May 21 from tax forfeited property sales. Oliver noted fees of 10 cents per acre for rural lands and 10 percent of sale price for urban property, with 72 lawyers sharing the fees across counties. Skeletons of sea creatures often are found in sections of the Himalaya mountains.
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Little Rock
G. B. Oliver Jr
Otis Page
Oliver
State Land Office
Land Office
Futrell
Land Commissioner's Office
National Cotton Week Observed in Hope
Hope merchants will observe National Cotton Week from May 21 through June with special sales on cotton goods. The Star will publish an edition Monday featuring messages from local merchants and stories on the origin and purpose of National Cotton Week. The issue aims to highlight the region's heavy cotton production.
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Hope
the Star
Truck Plunges Into Creek Near Blevins
A logging truck hauling a huge boiler broke through an iron bridge on State Highway 24 two miles west of Blevins in Hempstead County. The crew escaped injury. Detour by Hope. Temporary bridge planned with a permanent timber span next week.
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State Highway Department
Ford Strike at Richmond California Plant Follows UAWA Push
A one-day strike at the Ford Richmond assembly plant drew pickets as United Automobile Workers leaders disclosed a targeted six hour day and eight dollar minimum daily wage. About 1,000 workers at the plant joined the walkout with only two votes against it.
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Richmond
Calif
Ford Assembly
United Automobile Workers of America
Frank Salley
East Bay
UAWA
CIO
C. FE
Ford
Associated Press
United Automobile Workers
Ford Motor Company
Rouge
Bank
Dearborn
Walter Reutehr
U. A.W. A. West Side
Rouge Unil
Reuther
William McKie
West Side
Ford Company
Henry Ford
Cotton market report from New Orleans
UPI notes May roltan opened Wednesday at 12.58 and closed at 12.54.55. Spet ectton closed quiet and unchanged, middling 12.95.
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UPI
Roltan
Spet Ectton
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