Prescott to Meet Hope in Friday Night Softball Doubleheader
Two showcased softball games set for Friday night at the school stadium with gates opening at 7 pm under lights. Commercial and City League pick teams feature Pete Brown and Carl Bruner as managers, with full lineups listed. Admission is 25 cents for adults, 10 cents for students, free for under 12.
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Sntes
Pickep
Arinsl
Prescott
Hiv School
Clictin
Brown
Fike
M. Coup
FL Barr
W. Cook
Philbrick
Robins
Robertson
Ani Urbina
Carl Bruner
L Fllis
J. Hatfield
WM. Fenwick
Fuse
AL Slaton
C. Prince
C. Seholuey
Bomehenley
Smith
Jefefield
Highmond
Griffin
Trak
Brion
B. Genes
Steadman
Dernden
Owns
Datfield
Prescott to Hold Exercises Friday at New Gym
Prescott Arkansas will stage graduation exercises for the senior class of Prescott High School at 8 p.m. Friday in the new gymnasium. The program includes a proemial address by Rev. ALJ Christie, salutary address by Gillays Bluty, a valedictory by Rose Mane Mueraliy, and diploma presentations by Superintendent C. AL Taube. Recipients listed include Roy Artan Emma Gene Barnes Willie May Barnes Rachel Black Clifton Bowen Theale Brown Mary Louw Canenhead Het 4 Crk Uelen Cottinghan Vehana Duloneates DeWoordy Marguerite Wayne Ely Frances Gist Homer Tarrison Ray dane wagan Evelyas Mor Ow Ke Morie Murrah Orbulea Reaves Jine Stewart Doris Smith Jack Simpson John Teeter Jessee Frameter Martin Wells Rebecca Daniel and others. Class Day Friday morning will precede the ceremonies.
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Prescott
Ark
Prescott High School
AL J. Christie
Salue Talory
Gillays
Cidenhead
Chamber of Commerce
Rose Mane
C. AL Taube
Roy Artan
Dali Barger
Emma Gene Barnes
Willie May Barnes
Rachel Black
Clifton Bowen
Theale Brown
Mary Louw Canenhead
Het- 4
Crk
Uelen Cottinghan
Vehana Duloneates DeWoordy
Marguerite Wayne Ely
Frances Gist
Grommett
Homer Tarrison
Thu
Cilackys Phu
Ray Dane Wagan
de Nell Dardeit
Evelyas Mor' Ow
Ke Morie Murrah
Orbulea Reaves
Jine Stewart
Doris Smith
Jack Simpson
John Teeter
Jessee Frameter
Martin Wells
Rebecca Daniel
Two Brothers Shift Votes in County Auditor Race
In a local county auditor contest two candidates named Jonas and Brown were nearly tied. Last minute, two brothers both altered their plans and voted for Jones, giving him a majority. The exact margin is not stated in the readable text.
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Jonas
Brown
Jones
New York Sues Paine Webber Firm Over Alleged Fraud
New York Attorney General John J. Bennett Jr. asked the State Supreme Court to bar all partners of the Paine Webber & Co. brokerage firm from engaging in securities business nationwide. The move alleges a fraud scheme harming the public across 19 offices.
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New York
John J. Bennett, Jr
State Supreme Court
New York Stock Exchange
of Paine, Webber & Co
Commission House
Printing Union Heads Toward Baker Victory in CIO Split
In Indianapolis unofficial ballots show Claude Baker leading International Typographical Union president race against Charles Howard of CIO. Baker, backed by AF of L, leads with about 25,291 to 4,476, with New York City 4,644 to 2,404. major cities favor Baker while Albany and parts of New York state back Howard.
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Indianapolis
Jay
Claude M. Bakwr
San Francisco
A. F
Charles @. Howard
Chicago
International Typographical Union
Baker
Howard
New York City
LT. U
Amerie Federation of Labor
New York
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Ta-signapolis
Louisville
Dallas
Cincinnati
College Forbidden to Tap Its Building Fund
Arkansas Polytechnic College in Russellville cannot use its $8,000 surplus in the permanent building fund to cover maintenance costs. Attorney General Jack Holt ruled Friday that the fund may not be diverted from its designated purpose to meet current school expenses.
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Little Rock
Jack Holt
Arkansas Polytechnic College
Russellville
Lloyd Spencer Elected President Arkansas Bankers
Lloyd Spencer was unanimously elected president of the Arkansas Bankers Association at its convention in not Springs. He leads First National Bank of Hope and succeeds James A. Pennick of Little Rock. William A. McDonnell of Little Rock was named vice president, replacing Spencer, and Frank T. Andrews of Brinkley was chosen treasurer.
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Not Springs
Ark
Arkansas Bankers Association
Lloyd Spencer
First National Bank of Hope
James A. Pennick
Little Hack
William A. McDonnell
Little Rock
Mr. Spencer
Frank T. Andeyws
Brinkley
Bailey Todel
Arkar Credit Tit
General Assembly
Supreme Court
Stuttgart Slaying Suspect Commits Suicide in Cell
Charles Woodrow Davenport, 25, charged with murder for the shotgun death of Thants Patrick Murphy, a WPA worker, hanged himself in his city hall jail cell late Thursday night. Discovery announced Friday morning.
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Stuttgart
Ark
Charles Woodrow Davenport
Patrick Murphy
WPA
City Hall
Phillips No 1 Well Is Producer At Magnolia Ark
Phillips Newt's No 1 well near Magnolia Arkansas came in at about four parts per million with flowing gas oil water and mud. Production estimates range from 1000 to 1200 barrels daily with 500 barrels of gravity oil and no salt water. Gas pressure is strong. the well blew in as tubing was being set. perforated casing with 97 shots. Nearby McKean No 2 reached 3894 feet and shows higher saturation than Waters No 1, indicating potential as a better producer in the field.
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Magnolia
Ark
Phillips Newt
Village
Thursa
Phillips
Buckner
Victory Cabinet of Japan Forms Quick Victory Administration
Japan's revamped cabinet, dubbed the "Victory Cabinet," met for its first session on Friday. It reorganizes to include two influential retired generals and four top posts held by powerful financiers. The session capped a sweeping campaign in China, with policy details announced in full.
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Tokyo
Japan
VPI
China
Roosevelt Lets Five Billion Tax Bill Become Law Without Signature
President Roosevelt announced at Arthurdale Homesteads that he would allow the five billion dollar tax bill to become law without his signature. He said signing might imply approval of abandoning a principle of American taxation and that vetoing would block desirable features from taking effect, aiming to call attention to unwisely parts of the bill.
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Arthurdale Homesteads
W. Va
Roosevelt
Arkansas Officers End Two Day Meet Concludes in Little Rock
The Arkansas Peace Officers and Sheriff's Association wrapped a two day session in Little Rock selecting the city for the next convention in October or November. About 280 officers attended with Mrs. Paw Chirk Sheridan among the participants. Speakers included Ed McAlexander Burl Rotenberry Gray Albright J Karl Scroggins Rex Hayes and Sheriff Jim Bearden. The closing session featured a public fish fry at Pair Park with 700 attendees.
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Arkansas Peace Officer's and Sheriff's Association
Little Rock
Arkansas
Paw Chirk
Sheridan
Arkoly
Amon
Ed McAlexander
Lite Rock
Burl Rotenberry
Gray Albright
J. Karl Scroggins
Rex BE
Hayes
Jim Bearden
Mape
Mletcher
Federal
Darou of Investigation
Thomason
Pine Bluff
Pair Park
Corn Belt Liberty League forms in Illinois amid farm protests
In Macomb Illinois a new Corn Belt Liberty League forms to unite farmers against acreage allotments and farm policy. Leaders claim about 1000 members in McDonough County with ~10 000 cards distributed. constitution yet unwritten. Burg argues the program is too rigid and warns against mandatory planting while organizers emphasize nonpartisan aims.
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Willis Thornton
NEA Service
Macomb
Tinois
Corn Belt Liberty League
Tilden Burg
Con James
John F. Carlyle
Corn Belt
McDonough
Sciota
Fann Pruogram
Wetlkeyt
Burgells
Rueg
Orginiza
Burg
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Chicago Board of Trade
Peace Returns to Strike-Ridden City
Police kept order as strikes rocked Akron Ohio and Detroit Michigan with at least 135 injured in fierce labor rioting. In Akron workers at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co faced 80 injuries during night violence as police used tear gas and night sticks against about 3000 pickets.
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Associated Press
Akron
Ohio
Detroit
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Memorial Day Observed at Hope Postoffice
The Hope postoffice will run a curtailed schedule on Memorial Day with one morning city delivery and no rural service. General delivery and stamp windows open 9 am to 1 pm, money order window closed all day. Mail handling continues as usual. Banks in Hope also close for the observance.
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Hope Postoffice
Robert Wilson
Hope
Presbyterian Episcopal Union Move Seeks Church Union
In Philadelphia the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church of the USA accepted Friday an invitation from the Protestant Episcopal Church to work toward an organic union between the two denominations, signaling a potential merger of far reaching significance.
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Philadelphia
General Assembly of
The
Presbyterian Church of the
Levee Breaks In Jackson County Inundates Farmland
Newport Ark The White River breached the Keel Stephens levee in South Jackson County Thursday flooding hundreds of farm plots. The crevasse occurred in an old break repaired with standbags last week to protect bottom lands. The river rose toward a 27 foot stage, gauge at 25.8 feet late Thursday, with Highway 14 between Newport and Batesville closed and traffic diverted to US 67 and Highway 31.
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Newport. Ark
White River
Keel-Stephens Levee
Jackson County
Here
Batesville
Bradford
Welter Title Bout Ross Armstrong Postponed
The welterweight title fight between Barney Ross and Henry Armstrong in New York was postponed from Friday to next Tuesday due to unsatisfactory weather reports.
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Ross-Armstrong
New York
Barney Ross
Henry Armstrong
Conqueror to magistrate told in Daniel Webster style
A cryptic line ponders living as a conqueror or king or magistrate while referencing Daniel Webster as a guiding figure. The fragment hints at leadership and legal wit but remains unclear in action or event. The piece reads as reflective prose invoking historical authority.
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Daniel Webster
Cotton market opens in New Orleans with futures slip
The New Orleans cotton market opened Friday at 8.11 and closed at 8.15, with spot cotton down about five points to 8.85. Market activity showed weak interest as prices faded through the session.
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New Orleans
Cotton
Spot Catton
No Land Operator Without It Can Call Self Farmer
Hempstead County Farm Bureau president H. K Huskey urged the Hope Rotary club that farmers must be full participants in modern agriculture. He emphasized livestock and timber as key, warned about onerous 10 year pulp contracts, and outlined Farm Bureau as the unifying state and regional organization serving 39 states with 4 million members. Garland Lee Garland highlighted the Hempstead County Fair and praised good sires as vital to farming success.
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H. K Huskey
Blevins
Hempstead Coun Ty Farm Bureau
Hope Rotary Club
Lee Garland
W. K. Lemley
Hope
Hempstead
Clifford Smith
Huskey
Him
Farm Bureau
South
Arkansas
Garland Lee Garland
Hempstead County Fair Association
Ousted TVA Chairman Morgan Fights Roosevelt Order
Dr Arthur E Morgan, ousted TVA chairman, declines to recognize Roosevelt's removal order and disputes the new leadership. In a public feud with TVA board members he writes to H A Morgan, while Lilienthal accuses Morgan of obstructing a government lawsuit vital to TVA.
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Washington
Roosevelt
TVA
H. A. Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
Arthur E. Morgan
Impas
Thursd
Hig
David E. Lilienthal
Power Agency
Congressional
Lilinthal
King Wednesday
Dr. Morgan
Lilienthal
Arthur Morgan
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