Cotton crop forecast raised to 11 609 000 bales
Washington reports the Department of Agriculture raised its forecast for the year’s cotton crop by 488 400 bales to 11 609 000. The October 1 condition and indicated production reflect improvements outside Texas as profits from nearby states rise, with Arkansas at 60 percent normal and 1 010 000 bales, ginnings to October 1 at 630 360 bales.
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Washington
Department of Agriiculture
Crop Reporting Board
Texas
Missippi
Arkansas
J P Womack Will Speak Here Sunday
J P Womack president of Mendelson State Teachers college Philadelphia will address First Methodist church adult division Sunday at the Sunday School hour on Alcohol and Society This talk is the second in a four part series on Alcohol and Human Life sponsored with October alcohol education by the Board of Christian Education of the Methodist Church South All adults in the church and members of other churches are urged to attend Sunday Aconvagia volcano in the Andes is the highest peak in the western hemisphere at 22834 feet Fine salt cleans pearl handle articles then polishes with chamais
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J.P. Womack
Mendelson State Teachers’ College
Arkadelphia
First Methodist Church
Plan of Alcohol Education
Board of Christian Education
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Bible verse echoed in old testament style wording
A fragment presents Romans 14:2 praising that one who eats is accepted by God while another who abstains should not judge. It reflects early Christian concern with dietary liberty and unity within the community.
Major Mee and the aging town in Shelby
In Shelby the town men watch Major Mee hitch his horse and phaeton, a ritual that frames him as a genteel relic of the old school. He greets neighbors with warmth yet sits morosely behind his horse, troubled by news that Jill may be near drunkenness and his daughter Katherine, aged 21, figures in the worry.
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Shelby
Major Mee
Phaeton
Old Dobbin
Major Meed
Cassie Drew
Jill
Katherine Meed
Katherine Mack Vypand Daugther In Town On Market Run
Rachel Mack reports Katherine Mack Vypand arrives in town with family sedan after shopping at Center Street grocer. She stands on the sidewalk gazing at a threatening sky, wearing a two year old brown suit and green felt hat, bronze curls escaping, a bright warm smile, and a magnetic, boyish charm. Continued on Page Four.
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Vypand
Center Street
Katherine
John Riley Yocom Pioneer of Spring Hill Dies at 82
John Riley Yocom died at his home on 417 North Main street at 6 30 pm Wednesday aged 82 He was among Spring Hills oldest settlers and lived there since 1861 He farmed and ran a cotton gin later living in Hope Funeral services were held at Huckabee cemetery seven miles south of Iopa Rev W R Hampton led the service Surviving are three daughters Mrs Barry Melver Mrs John Bartlett Mrs Artie Allen two sons William Yocom Ira Yocom two sisters Mrs Julie Leatherwood and Mrs C D Cox and a brother B Yocom
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John Riley Yorum
North Main Street
Laeuntonia
Yocom
Spring Hill
Hope
Greene County
Spring HA
Huckabee Cemetery
Lopa
Lewisville
W. R. Hampton
First Baptist Church of
Ira Yocom
Julie Leatherwoode Dallas
C. D. Cox
Waldo
B. Yocom
O Neals Shot Across The Star Editorial Clash
A Hedged column from October 8 1936 in Hoye Arkansas critiques The Hope Star on wet and dry issue coverage. It notes prior prophecy about the paper printing a court decision and accuses editors of bias and rehashing old material while omitting key headlines. The piece includes an editor’s reply on the newspaper’s duty to present current events with a personal view.
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Foitor the Star
Hope Star
Star
N. P. O'Neal
Hempstead County
Democratic Fund Drive Nearing End in Hempstead County
Hempstead county Democrats advance toward the $750 quota for the National Democratic Committee Campaign Fund to re-elect President Roosevelt. Committees near completion of canvassing Hope business houses while many private citizens and farmers remain unvisited. Citizens urged to contribute this week to meet the national goal.
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Hempstead County
Democrata
National Democratic Committee
Roosevelt
Hope
Democratic Central Committee
Repeal Era Fights Drive of Whisky Industry Flayed
Mrs. N. F. Coolidge of Russellville, state WCTU president, accuses liquor interests of funding a nationwide push to make the United States the wettest nation. She cites $25,000,000 in alcohol advertising this year and a “gold rush” of campaigners since repeal, urging stronger temperance education and broader union growth in Arkansas.
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Stuttgart
Ark
N. F. Cooledge
Russellville
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
United States
America
Mrs. Coolidge
WOCTU
Coolidge
Tulsa
Frances E. Willard
Roosevelt Heads for Iowa Speech on Train Route
President Roosevelt sped westward on a campaign train leaving Washington at noon with Iowa as the first planned stop. This marks his second major swing to drum up votes for a fourth term as his administration seeks renewed support nationwide. In a separate note, a native gesture in the Banks Islands of the Pacific is described as greeting without further context.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Iowa
Banks Islands
Pacific
Cows on Million-Dollar Road Fatal Crash and Injuries
A Texarkana man’s car struck a herd of cows on paved No 67 between Sheppard and Guernsey, killing three cows and wrecking the car. Mrs C C Rose of Hot Springs suffered severe injuries and remained in a Hope hospital overnight. The incident followed a year of stock-control enforcement efforts by Sheriff Jim Bearden and a photo published September 17.
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The
Star
Highway
Sheppard
Hempstead County
Jim Bearden
Hope Star
L. Hardin
Texarkana
C. C. Rose
Hot Springs
Guernsey
Hardin
Italian Envoy Here to Discuss U S War Debt
Italian ambassador Fulvio Suvich arrived in New York after meeting Mussolini to discuss the U S war debt situation. He said his arrival in America would be Thursday and that he planned talks on the subject during his mission.
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U. S
New York
Italy
Fulvio Suvich
United States
Mussolini
America
Cotton Prices Opened and Closed Higher in New Orleans
New Orleans opening price for cotton futures rose to 1.86 with a closing around 11.89. Spot cotton finished steady at 12.30 middling, reflecting unchanged quotations despite market activity.
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New Orleans
Greatest September for Gen' Motors Since 29
New York report shows General Motors car and truck sales to U S consumers reached 85,201 in September, the best September result since 1929. The company issued the data Thursday.
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Gen’! Motors
New York
General Motors
United States
Soviet Demands End to Spanish Non-Intervention Pact
Moscow warned that Britain and France must stop backing Madrid's insurgents and urged Germany Italy Portugal to halt military aid. Soviet officials said they would free themselves from neutrality obligations if the arms and warplanes continued, accusing Germany Italy and Portugal of violating the pact.
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Russia
Portugal
Spain
Madrid
Moscow
Union
Dei
Spa
Italy
Germi
Moiseyevich ‘Kagan
Natary
Kagan
Germany
Turned Brown by Brown Turner
Nashville column laments Earl Browder's planned Terre Haute visit and jail defiance, joking about political risk and odd timing. The piece riffs on coffee, cops, and local farming mood as winter approaches, noting mule prices and clothing needs.
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Nashville
Tenn
Earl Browder
Terre Haute
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Hoye, Ark
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Brewer's
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P. TA. S. Woman's Clubs
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Loreco
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Eden
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