Ed Howe's Hokum Punctured by Truth in Atchison
A reminiscence notes Ed Howe editor of the Atchison Globe who for decades exposed hokum with sharp honesty. The piece recalls Howe 84, his bold style, and his sharp aphorisms about pensions, charity, and human folly. It contrasts political talk with practical common sense and quotes several of Howe's memorable lines.
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Potato Hill
Atchison, Kan
Ed Howe
Howe
Atchison
Kan
Globe
Mr. Howe
Id Jlone
Towe
Monthly Report on Roads Issued in Third District
Charles O Tham district engineer releases October report detailing state highway conditions across Nevada Fay et al in eight southwestern counties. The report lists segments from Rosston to Ouachita county line and other routes with gravel asphalt and concrete surfaces, noting fair to poor to good conditions and slippery sections after rain.
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Charles O. Tham
Nevada
Lay Fayette
Uempastead
Howare
Miller Little River
Sevier
Pike
Rosston
Hope
Ouachita County
Fair
Rosato
Ouachita Co
Polk County
Caddo River
Glenwead
Columbia County
Prescott
Lockesburg
Quachity
Nashville
McCashall
Murfreesburg
Clark County
Nelieht
Ben Lamond
Mineeal Springs
Mineral Springs
Murfe Aboniles
Murfrevsborn
Kirby
Louisiana
Bradley
Lewisville
Hempstead
Ashdown
Red River
Covd
de Quiven
Faruiniay
Dravel Paar
Tamiles
Ilus Krave
Tesarkara
Celierete
Guo Lune
Gaek
Oklahomi Boo
Glenweard
Glenwood
Poll
Jural
Louistaini State Line
Pouke
Gilliam
Go Yikes
Cravel
Lueckesbury
Obedience and Revelation in Robert Gay Teachings
A fragmentary note cites Robert Gay urging belief in God for wellness and guidance. It emphasizes obedience to God to reveal truth, reflecting a devotional line about divine instruction and insight.
Cotton Up Two Dollars Bale on Special Session
Cotton prices rose about two dollars per bale as shorts covered and buyers moved in. Market activity driven by expectations of crop control measures at the upcoming special session of Congress.
Government to Buy Up Cottonseed Oil
The federal government will purchase cottonseed oil to raise prices for cotton farmers. The Agricultural Adjustment Administration official said purchases will be made by the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation at prices to be set later. Both crude and refined oil will be manufactured into shortening for free distribution to relief agencies. The official noted cottonseed was selling at unusually low prices, with projections showing limited production this year and reliance of farmers on cottonseed for fall cash.
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Washington —c
Ft, Wilcox
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
AAA
Marraves
Wilcox
Hempstead Singers Schedule All Day Meet in Hope
Hempstead County Singing Convention President Clifford Pranks announced an all day meeting at Hope on Sunday October 1 with morning and afternoon sessions. The public is invited to bring song books and lunch. A pavilion space will be provided for picnics at North Main Street.
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Clifford Pranks
Hempstead County
Woul
Hope
Crispel Tubercle
North Main Street
Senatorial Battle Raises Question of F D R Position
In Little Rock President Roosevelt refused to intervene in Arkansas senatorial race as Governor Bailey and Congressman Miller campaigned. A Farley letter to a campaign worker indicated the cabinet member would not be involved, while Bailey headquarters stressed a September 1 official telegram and asserted the matter is closed.
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Little Rock
Roosevelt
Arkansas
Bailey
Miller
Miller Hearquart
Festmaster
Farley
Clifton H. Scott
Lo Am
Crop Control Sparks Debate at Bankers Meeting
Boston pieces report Orval W. Adams elected president of the American Bankers association at its Ged annual convention. Dr Frank Pratt and Glenn Prank urge industry and agriculture to join in pursuing lower prices and abundant life, criticizing crop restrictions as economic insanity and warning of long term harm to American farmers and consumers.
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Boston, Mass
Orval W. Adams
Salt Lake City
American Bankers Sso
Tom K. Smith
St Louis
Boston
Mass
Glenn Prank
Tuekday
University of Asin
American Bankers Association
Frank
Dr. Frank
Emanuel
Tramp Steamers Fetch Huge Profits as Freight Boom
London reports tramp steamers delivering profits over 200 percent above original purchase prices. Freight rate increases in the Mediterranean and Far East, plus seasonal demand for tonnage, drive owners to sell newly built steamers at prices far above cost. Some expect to regain tonnage later if prices drop.
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London
Mediterranean
Trans
Sune
U.S. Cotton Loan and Subsidy Rules Clarified
Government telegram clarifies cotton policy. Farmers cannot receive loan and subsidy simultaneously. Cotton must be sold before June 28, 1938 to obtain subsidy. if placed in a house it must be withdrawn and sold by June 28, 1938 to be eligible. Subsidy adjustments hinge on the day the loan is actually settled.
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TS. McDavitt & Co
J. D. Tweeran
Wallace
Washington, D.C
Leeron
Raises Nine Bales of Cotton on 4.4 Acres
Farmer J D Griffath reports an exceptional year with nine bales from 4.4 acres. He notes bale weight around 427 pounds and prices around 50 to 84 cents per pound. Fertilizer use totaled about 200 pounds on the land near N. 2B. O'Neal.
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J.D. Griffath
Hope House
Wielta
Dr Boggs to Speak at Presbyterian Meeting
The Presbyerian Men of the Church invite all members to hear Dr M A Boggs of Hot Springs Thursday night at the church at 7 30 pm. The gathering includes a morning supper and a talk by Dr Boggs on 120 Telvel. A splash of lemon juice or extract may flavor cakes and cookies with vanilla.
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Dr. Boggs
M.A. Boggs
Hot Springs
Ure Hut Springs Presbyteria
Roosevelt Seeks Truce in Orient Through Co-operation
President Roosevelt outlined in a national fire side chat that the United States will cooperate with China and Japan to seek a peace settlement by agreement. He aimed to ease fears of US involvement in war and urged nations to pursue decency in conduct, citing support from the nine power treaty signatories.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
China
Japan
Wi Che
Presidium
America
Cryptic Clasified Puzzle Prompt for Local Page
Fragmented OCR style item requests readers to solve a cryptic puzzle on the classifieds page. Mentions sports names including Wimbledon and Meadow Brook Clubs Forest Hille and asks to rearrange terms and identify a chord and bird. Ends with call to submit answers on the classifieds page.
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Forest Hille
Meadow Brook Clubs
Taichiamna Pats
Wimbledon
Hope High Abandons Special Train To Jonesboro Football Game
Hope High athletic committee abandons plans for a special train to Jonesboro for Fridays Bobcat Golden Hurricane game after rail rate issues. A six twenty seat bus will carry coach Foy Hammons and 22 players plus two managers, with eight seats at five dollars round trip. A post game dance at Jonesboro Community Center features George Graves and Tommy Warner. canoe admission is fifty cents per person.
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Foy Hammons
Diamond Cafe
Jonesboro
Hammons
Hugh Reese
Reese
Percy Ramsey
Fulkerson
Jonesboora
Hope
George Graves
Tommy Warner
Pianno
Arkansas
Providence Cake Walk to Benefit Teams Friday
A cake walk is announced at Providence for Friday October 15 to raise funds for the boys and girls basketball teams. The public is invited to attend and support the event.
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Providence
Mind Your Manners Quiz on Social Etiquette
A school captioned quiz tests proper conduct in public transport and social introductions. It asks if a woman should rise for a man offering a seat, who should enter first on streetcars, whether a woman may invite a call, who should initiate after introductions, and whether a man may smoke at formal events, plus how to recover a dropped glove with discreet action.
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Aoman
Straits Settlement Air Command Loss in Java Coast Plunge
Bulletin reports Netherlands Air Command officer H. G. Debruyne and eight other naval officers killed when their bombing plane crashed into the sea off the Java coast. The incident cited as a loss in the Straits Settlement region with details from a late word dispatch.
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Singapore
Straits Settlement
H. G. Debruyne
Java
Killing Blame Traced to Delayed Visa Letter
In Beirut, the slaying of U S Consul General James Theodore Martinez was blamed on a mail mix up. Armenian Medguerdich Karayan shot the consular officer claiming insult after a passport visa notice never reached him due to an address change.
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Beirut
Syria
James Theodore Martinez
United States
Medguerdich Karayan
Karayan
Wheeler vows fewer votes if court revival sought
GRAND RAPIDS Mich Senator Burton Wheeler told a Tuesday night audience that if the administration seeks to revive the Supreme Court reorganization issue they will win fewer votes than before He said the proposal appears to be revived by statements from President Roosevelt and Attorney General Homer S Cummings Wheeler criticized political leaders for mixed liberal and totalitarian stances and warned against court packing while noting past shifts in liberal positions Also London report Alfred Dennis a 98 year old British justice plans to celebrate his hundredth birthday by joining the bench for the occasion.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Burton K. Wheeler
Dem
Mont
Supreme Court
Wheeler
Roosevelt
Homer S. Cummings
Coolidge
Hoover
NRA
London
Alfred Dennis
Wey Mouth
British South Coast
Crisis over Spain deepens as volunteers urged
Italian Fascist leaders on Wednesday urged 50 000 militiamen to meet emergencies while Britain and France seek a path around the Spain intervention impasse. Prime Minister Chamberlain convened Labor leaders as the Hands Off Spain committee is called into session to press for withdrawal of foreign volunteers.
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Denver
Colo
Resolutions Committee
American Federation of Labor Convention
AFL
National Labor Relations Board
Associated Press
Italy
Mussolini
London
England
Neville Chamberlain
Spain
Germany
Belgium
Far East
Venus
Tazang
Shanghai
Great Britain
France
Balearic Islands
Mediterranean
Anthony Eden
Charles Corbin
Eden
Edward VIII radio speech wax recording claim
Frederick J. Snyder foreign correspondent and radio commentator told the New Jersey Kiwanis convention that King Edward VIII did not speak on the radio personally. Snyder said the voice heard was a wax recording made earlier.
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Ashbury Park
N. J
Frederick J. Snyder
Edward VIII
Snyder
New Jersey
Kiwanis International
Haire Barn Burns Near Patmos. Farm House Lost
A Tuesday afternoon fire destroyed the M. H. Haire farm home two miles northwest of Patmos on the Alton road. Most household furnishings and about 1240 pounds of seed cotton were ruined. The kitchen sparked and flames quickly consumed the house. no insurance covered the household goods. The frame house loss, owned by E. S. Greening of Hope, was partly insured.
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M. H. Haire
Patmos
Alton Road
E. S. Greening of
Hope
Cotton market notes from New Orleans opening and closing
Market brief from New Orleans records slight opening activity at 827 and closing at 6.63 while exchange data show steadiness with 44 point variation for the day. Tanisktliny listed at 848 in the epot carton section.
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New Orleans
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