King George Plans U S Visit Next Spring
London reports King George VI told Parliament he had accepted President Roosevelts invitation to visit the United States during his Canadian tour next spring. The king spoke from the House of Lords, delivering the fourth session address of his reign. Nazi raids target Jews as Berlin tightens reprisals after the Paris embassy secretary shooting, with arms and ammunition seized in recent weeks. Tokyo declares a 700 mile interior zone of hostility in China, warning foreign powers to keep planes and citizens out amid potential incidents.
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London
Eng
George the Sixth
Berlin
Germany
Count Wolf von Melldorf
Tuesay
Leing
Vambassy
Paris
Tokyo
Japan
China
Labor leaders address Hope union gathering in rain
H M Thackerey of the A F of L and Frank Kiger of United Brick and Clay Workers spoke at a Hope union meeting Monday night. Attendees included Willian Hutchens as chair and Willard Anderson of local 699. Thackery traced labor history and praised collective bargaining while denouncing Communist tactics.
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Arkansas Federation of Lahar
Frank Kiger
United Brick & Clay Workers of America
Hope City Rand
Willian Hutchens
Hope
Willard Anderson
United Brick & Clay Workers Unit of
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Anderson
NLRB
Ray Allen
Arcantum
Allen
Mayer and Rialte Theaters
Hopuy
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Pochay
Tabor Hag
United States
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North
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Roosevelt
Princip
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Alpf of
Arkansas Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Philadelphia
Thackery
Amung Industy
Tie
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ALB
L. Willout
Mr. Thackers
W. H. Tutehens
C. LO
Avis
A Thought On Virtue And Hypnosis Incomplete Quote
A fragment reflecting on virtue and necessity, naming Johusori, and noting a belief in appearing virtuous while thinking oneself ruled by external pressures. The passage suggests an inner conflict between merit and performance, with a focus on moral perception and self-image.
Unclear Partial Sentences From Historical Text
The text presents a garbled list of statements with several misspellings and conflicts. It reads as a puzzle or draft noting true and false items about mythic or humorous claims. No coherent events or identifiable entities emerge for a factual summary.
Cotton Estimate Reduced Slightly
The Department of Agriculture projects this year’s cotton production at 12,197,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight, down from 12,212,000 a month earlier. Last year’s crop reached a record 18,046,000 bales. the five year average is 13,205,000. Arkansas yields about 269 pounds per acre with 1,370,000 bales produced. Ginnings in Arkansas up to November 1 total 1,205,347 bales, compared with last year.
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Department of Agriculture
Bureau of the Census
Arkansas
Thesdar Leet
Committee Named for Seal Campaign 1938 Christmas Seals
The Jocal committee for the 1938 Christmas Seal campaign, announced by James H. Pilkinton, was named on Thanksgiving Day. Members include Fape, Mrs L W Young, Washington, Van Hayes, Patmos, Mrs Elma Brown, Spring Hill, Dad Mucksubee, Blevins, Miss Ethel Bence, McCaskill, Mrs Cliftanarris, Columbus, Miss Agathi Bullard, Sarstogd, Mr Peeples, Fallon, Mr Leblong. Volunteers support the local state and nationwide tuberculosis drive. death rates have fallen two thirds in thirty years.
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James H. Pilkinton
Hempgland County
Fape
L. W. Young
Washington
van Hayes
Patmos
Elma Brown
Spring Hill
Dad Mucksubee
Blevins
Ethel Bence
McCaskill
Cliftanarris
Columbus
Agathi Bullard
Sarstogd
Peeples
Fallon
Leblong
Cimcrete
Puih
1939 Budget Fixed by County Quorum Court at 27525
The Mompstead county quorum court met at Mopeelty hall and fixed the 1939 operating budget at $27,525, $118 above the 1938 total. The court cut operating for J P courts to $300 each, denied R P Bowen’s request for $500 for next year’s county fair premiums, and expects to finish the year within revenue. Current revenue is about $31,000 with expenditures at $28,797.36. The 1939 budget lists amounts for County Court, Circuit Court, jail, tax books, records, supervision, courthouse and jail, officers’ salaries, tuberculosis sanatorium, county physician, children’s home, nurses, agents, and utilities, totaling $27,625.
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Mompstead
Mopeelty Hall
J. P
R. P. Bowen
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Bowen
Frank Rider
J. BP
Ark
Children's Home
Chile
Britain Building Giant Airships Ensign class ties out over London
Imperial Airways unveils a 40 seater Ensign airship prototype tied out over London. The high wing monoplane uses four Armstrong Siddeley engines delivering 8400 HP and a top speed around 200 mph. At 114 feet long and a 20% ton weight, it leads a slate of 14 craft for continental and imperial routes. Charlie Gordon Hunt, Cherokee Indian, enters University of Cincinnati to study English to document tribal legends.
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Imperial Airways
Armstrond+Siddeley
Memporial Airways
Continental
Empire
Cincinnati
Ohio
Charlie Gordon Hunt
University of Cincinnati
Southern cotton quotas loom for 1939 referendums
Hempstead area farmers weigh whether to adopt production control under the 1939 cotton program. County Agent Oliver L. Adams explains quotas trigger when supplies exceed normal by 7 percent and two thirds vote yes. Without quotas, output could reach 12.0 to 15.2 million bales, lowering prices and income. with quotas, acreage holds to about 27 million and a price recovery is hoped, with estimated revenue around 450 million dollars versus 540 million under a smaller crop.
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Hempstead Gouty
South
Oliver L. Adams
Geese Crash at Moline Airport After Wet Runway Landing
Canadian geese numbered around 11 collided with the wet asphalt runways at Moline airport during Monday rain and fog. The birds crashed into the center of the field, leaving many crippled and requiring airport staff to provide emergency care.
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Moline
Christmas Lights Sponsorship For Hope Downtown
Hope Kiwanis club voted at Tuesday lunch to sponsor downtown Hope Christmas lighting for the third year. Lights to be installed by Thanksgiving and used until New Year, with more lights and wider coverage planned. Committee named including Carl Bruner and others. city utilities to provide free electricity and aids. J. Ched Hall spoke on world peace and postwar era.
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Barlow
Hope
Hane
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Kiwanis
Fighting Committee
Halil
Hall
Red Cross to Put Programs on Air During Roll Call
National Red Cross Roll Call gains coast to coast support as sponsors dedicate November radio programs to the Red Cross. Mutual, CBS, and NBC networks feature dramas, star guests, and a Dorothy Gish sketch about nurses in 1987 floods, with Norman H Davis and Chairman Davis speaking.
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Red Cross
Mutual Broadcasting System
New England
Triangle Club
Princeton University
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CG. S. T
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Dorothy Gish
N. B.C
Stra
Theyer
Gory
Davis Wail
Has Enough Relatives To Start a Town
Graceville Florida report notes Wiley Williams claims more than 3000 living nieces nephews and extended relatives. He is 69 and son of Pioneer Andrew Enon Williams who raised 22 children. Each of the 22 had large families, one child killed by lightning. The note adds a rainfall per acre estimate of 100 tons.
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Fia
Wiley Williams
Wiley
Andrew Enon Willams
Dictators Rise as Democracy Fails in Interwar Years
A 20 year review traces the fall of democracy after World War I. The Provisional Russian government collapses to Bolshevik rule, Mussolini and Hitler seize power, Germany and Italy turn totalitarian, Portugal and Japan follow suit, with Poland and Austria slipping away from democratic norms. Continues on Page Three.
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Haly
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Russia
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National Socialist Party
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Japan
Poland
Austrian
Czecho
Drop Charges on 2 Auto Companies
The Department of Justice dropped anti trust cases against Ford and Chrysler on Monday while promising vigorous action against General Motors. A consent decree would bar Ford and Chrysler from certain financing practices tied to dealer discrimination and protect low income buyers, with GM yet to propose a settlement.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Ford
Chrysler Motor
General Motors
Chrysler
South Bend
Ind
Ford and
Chrysiert
Canvest
Yobuns
Defendents
Justice Deparnent
Livestock Show Opens Tuesday in Arkansas History
Governor Bailey, on horseback, led a parade through Little Rock to inaugurate Arkansas' first Livestock Show and championship rodeo in North Little Rock. T H Barton of El Dorado, head of the livestock show association, watched from the reviewing stand as winds cooled the grounds. Officials forecast about 40 000 attendees for the opening events, with gates opening at 8 am and formal ceremonies scheduled for 1 pm.
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Little Rock
Bailey
Greater Little Rock
T. H. Barton
el Dorado
The
Livestock Show Association
North Little Rock
Cotton closes steady as prices edge up in New Orleans
In New Orleans on Tuesday December cotton futures settled at 8.58 then 8.68 bid, 49 dollars asked. Spot cotton closed steady ten points higher at middling 8.78.
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New Orleans
General Election Here Developing Primary Strength
A 1938 post on the general election reports 530 voters by 2:15 p.m. across five Hope precincts and notes heavy turnout aided by clear skies. Ballot questions on construction and tax require favorable votes on both to pass. Polls close at 7:00 p.m. and ward tallies include Arkansas Bank & Trust, Frisco depot, service station, City Hall, and a local lumber firm.
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Star
Arkansas Bank & Trust Co
Frisco
Hempstead
Lumber Company
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