Two veteran congressmen clash in diverse states race
The piece contrasts Massachusetts veteran Owen John Lithwater and Idaho governor C Ben Ross as they face strong local foes in campaigns shaped by starkly different backgrounds. Both contend with well organized opposition and seek broad support to win the national lawmaking seat.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Congress
Fssachusetts
Pears
Owen John Lithweiter
Idaho
Wil Fis B. Borah
Hendler
C. Ben Ross
Johnson
Ress
Massachusetts
Cold Weather Grips Old Liberty Community
Local notes report a spell of cold weather in the Old Liberty area. Social visits include Miss Dorothy Stopps staying with Mrs. Carl Gilbert and several calls among neighbors. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence McCorkle welcomed a daughter born September 23.
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Dorothy Stopps
Carl Gilbert
Cecil Hicks
Columbus
J. B. Hicks
Owen Neal
Near Hope
P. A. Neal
Floyd Pardue
T. F. Hicks
E. P. Martin
White Cliff
J. F. Hicks
J. W. Winchester
Willie Madge Calhoun
Lorene Smith
Clarence McCorkle
Local notices from Hope and Winters communities
Bells Chapel and Hope residents share visits and greetings while Mrs. Elsie Manny and Dorsey Cullins wed on September 24. Watches and relatives quoted, with Winchester and Texas updates and a note on Joe England's radio industry employing 74,000 workers.
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England
Hollywood's Bob Burns Reaches Big Break After Long Struggle
In Hollywood, Bob Burns rises from years of poverty to fame with a film contract near $2,000 weekly plus radio pay and a $150,000 yearly bazooka royalty. He maintains a modest lifestyle, drives his own car, and preserves humor from a long vaudeville path. His wife died as he gained screen stardom, leaving son Bob Jr. Burns blends entertainment, hobbies, and plain talk in a quiet success story.
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van Buren
Ark
Fim
Gaspipe
Finnel
Hollywood
Bob Burns
Bob
Kansas City
Burns
Silver Parish
Hob
Vin Buren
Good Oll Ozark Mountains
John
Gajay
Bob, Jr
Community Notes From Rocky Mound Area
The column records multiple social visits across Centerville New Hope Hope and Shovey Springs with several families hosting and visiting over Sunday and weekend gatherings. Health is reported good and school begins with largely unchanged staff aside from one substitution.
Quotable quotes on crime, prohibition, and progress
A collection of remarks from public figures including Police Commissioner L J Valentine, Dr D Leigh Colvin, William C Durant, James Tooker Ford, and Harry H Woodring. The items touch on policing, liquor traffic, initiative, cinema as evangelism, and wartime comparisons to other regions.
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L. J. Valentine
New York City
D. Leigh Colvin
National Prohibition Party
William C. Durant
Hey
James Tooker Ford
Hollywood
Harry H. Woodring
Strange Sayings and Oddities Echo From A Cranky Column
A garbled jumble of quirks and snippets touches on odd beliefs and misstatements about animals and people. It notes a convict spared from the electric chair seven times, hints at political spin, and cites school costs as $92.55 per pupil in Manhattan.
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Joe E. Brown
North Carolina
Big Negro School District Opens in Arkansas
Formal opening planned for the Oak Grove district No. 4 in Nevada county at Rosston Sunday at 2 p m to mark the establishment of the largest Negro school district in the state. The event gathers 1300 students and 11 schools as teachers, parents, and students outline the year's plan with a program including songs, scripture, remarks, talks, greetings from CCC and WPA groups, and presentations by visitors and staff.
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Arkansas
Oak Grove
Nevada County
Roaston
Oak Grove High School
Rosston
G. C. Edwards
CCC
H. Smith
Missouri West
Magnolia
W. J. Bringham
Mia Upehurel
Jeanes
C. C. Bazzette
H. W
Harmony Homer Vines Family Guests In Hope
Harmony Homer Vines and family spend week at Mrs Ella Hodnett's. Thad Vines and family were bedtime guests of Mr and Mrs Roy McWilliams and children. Welcome Mr and Mrs F H Douthit and family from Bodenwitt. Mrs Douthit teaches Harmony school this year. Mr and Mrs Met Womick of Bod en called on her mother at the schoolhouse Tuesday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Buddy Dounes called for their mother, Mrs N N Jeanes, Monday morning. G S Crews and daughters Bonnie and Helen were shopping in Hope Saturday. Mr and Mrs Hollis Dixon were shopping in Hope Saturday. Mr and Mrs H R McWilliams and sons La Verne and Donald spent Saturday night with Mr and Mrs Joe Daugherty and family. Merrill Huckabee called on his mother and grandmother Tuesday morning. Two quarts of squid should be drunk daily by an adult.
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Tom Shackelford
George Stewart
Evelyn Stewart
Hope
Joe Britt
Elsie Manny
Dorsey Cullins
Eve White
A. J. Brooks
Cecil White
Allen CCC Camp
Lester White
L. W. Cullins
Eva McCall
Nesbitt
B.V. Dorman
Childen
Fl.garner
Alford Brooks
Lloyd Shackelford
Roy W. Bonds
Sandford Bonds
Clint Crawford
Ivy Mitchell
Centerville
Warren Pickard
Winston Erwin
Susie Erwin
Iva Menry
New Hope
Cecil Rogers
von Arrington Sport
Harris Billingsley
Charley Stephens
New Liberty
Hammett
Mary Alice
von Arrington
Albert Smith
Shovey Springs
Eva Downs
Henry Bighard
You Arrington
Homer Vines
Ella Hodnett
Thad Vines
Roy ‘McWilliams
F. H.douthit
Anc
Bodenwitt
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al Smith
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Flope
Old Liberty
Kroger Quality
Toon
Country Club Tomato Juice
Clifton
Country Club
Vondale
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Loin
T-Bone
A Burns
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Sher Winters
Texas
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Fort Worth
Huntsman
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Gule
Ackansen
Paul Harrison
Erskine Johnson
NEA
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Minhattan, Bus
Mes
Tol-E-Tex Oil Company
Hope Neading CO
Hope, Ark
Co. B. Tyler Hupe
Big Negro
Italy
Premis
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Twalwut
Liak
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Fieldridge
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November McCal
Hayne Bros
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