National Defense Spin and Navy Expansion Debate
John T Flynn, via JOINT FLYNN NEA Staff, critiques the wartime framing of national defense. He questions what defenders mean by national defense, argues for precise goals, and warns that “defense” could justify vast naval buildup or broader imperial aims, urging clear definitions from proponents.
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Flynn
NEA Servce
New York
Stuart Chase
Washington
Navy
General Craig
Wny
United States
Hawaii
Philippine Islands
Yanagize River
China
Sy Curether
Hope High Names Jack Fulkerson Team MVP in Football Honor
Hope High School honors end Jack Fulkerson as most valuable player after a tied vote with captain Dean Parsons. Fulkerson to receive Stewart Jewelry golf trophy at chapel. a separate Gold Foothill award will be announced later. Coach Hammons lists 18 players and two managers to receive sweaters, with three-year players Parsons Eason and Fulkerson choosing jackets. two players graduate next term.
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Hope High
Jack Fulkerson
Fulkerson
Stewart Jewelry
Dean Parsons
Berg Henry
Poy Hammons
David Coleman
Joe Hason
Sonny Murphy
Roy Taylor
Jimmy Daniels
Tommy Samuels
Tommy Tunner
Major Stimpson
Norman Green
Jimmy Taylor
Thomas Quimby
Bobby Ellen
Westley Calhoun
Bill Tom Bundy
Mike Sneichker
Doresey Fuller
Raymond Bright
Joe Eason
Parsons
Eason
New Shoe Repair Shop Opens on Walnut Street
J A Roberts and Mrs Roberts formerly of Fort Worth open a shoe shop at 123 South Walnut in the Bailey Shoe Shop building. Mr Roberts, a native Arkansan with 22 years in the trade, has installed new machinery for all types of shoe rebuilding.
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J. A. Roberts
Mrs. Roberts
Fort Worth
South Walnut Street
Bailey Shoe Shop
Mr. Roberts
Arkansan
True and false statements quiz from a Cranim Crac kers page
A short quiz listing five statements and asking which are true or false. Pearls dissolving in vinegar and Mother Goose as a French invention are addressed, plus claims about watermelons native to America, lightning striking twice, and trees dying of old age.
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America
U S to Double Army Attaches in South America
The War Department will double the number of U S military attaches in Latin America to strengthen inter American protection and linkages. The move follows recent increases in regional presence, with six attaches currently in place.
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Washington
WA. S
South Americ
Latin America
Department of War
A Thought on Learning and Faith by Milton
A terse reflection notes that the end of learning lies in wisdom from God, urging contemplation of spiritual growth beyond study. The author references Milton’s voice to underscore the link between knowledge and divine guidance.
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Milton
Mind Your Manners Quiz Answers Carried By Dinner Etiquette
Answers cover who pays attention to host and waiter, proper napkin use, finger food etiquette, tipping stance, and inviting a business associate. It offers scenarios for dinner parties and couples handling invitations, with the recommended actions for each situation.
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Mach Man
Cotton Exchange Submits Five Points on Crop Control
Paris reports Premier Daladier ordered military control to break a general strike set for Wednesday. 2500 troops to public centers as 950,000 public servants face requisitioning to keep railways and utilities running. New Orleans Cotton Exchange warns crop control may force a nationwide readjustment and outlines basic principles for supporting farmers with world prices, insurance, and surplus liquidation.
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Paris
France
Daladier
Jine
General Confederation of Labor
Army
National Defense
Ministry of National Defense
Public Services
Ministry of Public Works
General Federation of Federal
Matty
New Orleans
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Department of Agriculture
Official Vote on the Amendments Official Vote on the Amendments
The official tabulation shows amendment results led by 24 25 27 29 and 32 with varying for and against tallies. Amendment 26 and 28 failed while 30 31 and 1 initiated act edge toward passage totals. A stray line notes mule bumblebees do not survive winter months.
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Little Rock
Associated Press
Education Board
Irwin Slayer of Model Sentenced at Sing Sing
In New York on Easter 1937 Robert Irwin was sentenced to 139 years in a padded cell for the killings of a fashion model, her mother, and their apartment boarder. Judge James G. Isa imposed the term amid applause as Irwin was sent to Sing Sing and placed in a segregated cell.
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New York
Robert Irwin
James G. Isa
Trwine
Lewis E. Lawes
America
St. Lawrence University
Sugar Bowl invitation hinges on conference permission
H A Benson announces Carnegie Tech and Texas Christian University invited to Sugar Bowl on January 2. Tech has accepted. TCU’s decision pending Southwest Conference approval. Tech’s season high note amid Notre Dame clash. Carnegie Tech also notable after an odd officiating error.
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TCU
Sugar Bowl
New Orleans
H. A. Benson
The
Midwinter Sports Association
Carnegie Tech
Texas Christian University
Tech
Southwest’ Conference
Notre Dame
Ismash
Pittsburgh
Red Cross Fund Nears $1000 Mark
The Red Cross fund collection approaches the $1,000 mark as donors contribute to relief efforts. Researchers note Sexton beetles possess acute smell, aiding in locating carcasses for study and disposal.
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Red Cross
Guaranty Trust Is Railroad Winner
In Baltimore Maryland Guaranty Trust Company of New York led an overwhelming stockholders vote to approve the liquidation of Chesapeake Corporation middle holding company of the Van Sweringen rail group. Robert R Young opposed, but the plan carried unanimously with 73 percent of all Chesapeake stock represented and Guaranty alone holding over 70 percent voting in favor.
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Baltimore
Guaranty Trust Company
New York
Robert R. Young
Lealt
Chesapeake Corporation
van Sweringen Rail Group
Young
van Sweringen
Chesapeake
Guaranty
Bailey Talks with President on Freight and PWA Projects
Gov. Bailey of Arkansas met with President Roosevelt at Warm Springs Georgia after spending Monday night in Atlanta He said they discussed the freight situation and PWA projects in Arkansas during the visit and conversation at the Little White House on Tuesday.
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Warm Springs
Bailey
Arkansas
Roosevelt
White House
Atlanta
PWA
Cotton price report from New Orleans market notes
In New Orleans on Tuesday December, cotton opened at 8.77 and loge at B78. The contract cotton closed three points higher at middling 8.64.
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New Orleans
Cotion
Loge
Suot Cotton
Fletcher to Head District Office
Administrative personnel of the six new district Works Progress Administration headquarters to be established in December. Offices will consolidate at Jonesboro Pine Bluff Little Rock Fort Smith Hope and Batesville. Newport Camden Monticello Waldrpn Brinkley Russellville offices to close.
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Little Rock
Ark
Works Progress Administration
Arta
Floyd Sharp
Jonesboro
Pine Bluff
Fort Smith
Hope
Batesville
Newport
Camden
Montcello
Waldron
Brinkley
Russellville
Sharp
T. J. Collier, Jr
D. B. Cutler
Henry Armstrong
Frank Kirk
Wayne C. Fletcher
Robert L. Jacobs
M. T
Joe Floyd
Cornelia Lee
Thomas Wagoner
John W. Allen
Polk
Montgomery
Hot Spring
Sevier
Howard
Pike, Clark
Little River
Hempstead
Nevada
Miller
Lafayette
Columbia
Grant
Jefferson
Arkansas
Dallas
Cleveland
Lincoln
Ashley
Desha
Guachita
Calhoun
Bradley
Drew
Union
Chivot
Three AFL Charters To Be Awarded Here Friday
Mr. M Thackery secretary of the Arkansas Federation of Labor will install three new Chicago Allied Labor charters Friday night at a Hope labor meeting. W F Hutchens AFL representative announced the charters for Choapers International Union Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners industrial and Journeymen Carpenters and Paint Hutchens said an international rep of Brower hood of Carpenters and Joiners would arrive in Hope to begin contract talks with local industries. The central labor and trades council will be installed here around early January. East African natives churn milk into butterose for hair dressing and purses.
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M. Thackery
Arkansas Federation of Labor
Hope
W. F. Hutchens
American Federation of Labor
Choapers International Union
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners (Industrial
Journeymen Carpenters and Painters
Hutchens
Browerhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Arriye
Yangtze River Closed to World Under Japanese Control
Japanese forces announced the Yangtze river would stay closed to all shipping except Japanese until China is conquered and rebuilt under Japanese rule. A joint army navy communique said protests would be futile until Chiang Kai Shek is defeated. Jewish immigration from Germany to North China would be forbidden, Japanese spokesman said from Tientsin via Domei.
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Shanghai
China
Japan
Yangtze River
Chiang Kai-Shek
Tokyo
P Dewish
Germany
Tientsin
Domei
GOP Urged to Oust the Tories in Elections
Kenneth F. Simpson, New York liberal Republican leader, urged the party to rid itself of past reactionary influences as the Republican National Committee met to canvass election victories and set plans for the next two years.
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Washington
Kenneth F. Simpson
New York
Republican National
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Hope Sturn
Jock Fulkerson
Walnut Street
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Cotton Exchange
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San Francisco
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Rocky Ocean Beach
Seattle
Oakland
Isadore ‘R. Edelstein
Los Angeles
H. &. Shonts
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J. B. Hefel
Bower
Philip Hart
Portland
Lloyd Jones
Fiona Clay
Almeda
Horned Frogs
Durwoot Horner
Alle White
Bud Taylor
Ki Aldrich
Forrest Kilne
B. Hale
Don Looney
Johnny Hall
Connie Sparks
Davey O'Brien
Earl Clark
Bruner-Ivory Handle Co
A. D. Yates
G. J. Downing
Frank Ramsey
Ross Bales
Horace Billings
Tommie Brumbield
L. Smith
Gilbert Odell
Walter Chance
Henry Fenwick
Charlie Princess
Roy Coleman
C.F. Erwin
Carroll Schooley
Phinos Colony
W. H. Prescott
H B. Hoskins
J. M. Keaner
Vernon Schooley
Luther Valentine R. O. Byard
G. W. Woman
Elwood Smith
BR. L, Ponder
Raymond Lee Urban
J. Burns
Foster Young
Ewelt Ward
Roy Brittain
Herbert Yates
A. Westbrook
Orville Steadman
Dean Steadinaey
Louie Jintes
Chester Rams
James
Russell Ga
Reed Cannon
Jack Lloye
George Loudermill
George Poindeat
C. W. Coleman
J. T. Cannon
W. J. Mack
G. L
Guaranty Trust
R. R. Young
VanSweringen
Gov. Bailey
Arkansas Pwa
Fletcher
WPA
In Hope
AFL
Gop
Simpson
Nat’s Committee
London
Virgin Islands
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