Fall Elections Take Center Stage in California Labor Debate
California votes in November on Initiative No 1, a sweeping labor regulation measure. Proponents tout needed limits on violence and disputes while opponents say it targets the labor movement. The plan bans mass picketing, home picketing, and non-employer picketing, limits picket lines, and bars coercive actions to join unions. supporters frame it as essential reform, while critics warn of oppressive controls on labor rights.
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NEA
Stell
San Francisco
Calif
California
C. J. Unaverty
State Federation of Labor
Haggerty
Mass
Labor Organization
Perfect Husband on Trial for Wife's Lover Slaying
In Chicago the prosecution pressed that Rudolph Sikora, dubbed the “perfect husband,” killed Edward Solomon after Solomon wooed Sikora’s wife Margaret. Prosecutor Leslie Curtis argued Sikora waited like a tiger and fired seven shots. Defense denied murder, citing temporary insanity. Mrs Sikora testified about her affair and marriage changes.
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Chicago
Rudolh Sikora
Sitora
Edward Solomon
Leslie Curtis
Salomon
Margaret Sikora
Curtis
Solomon
Sikors
Solamon
Margaret
Silory
Soloman
Elizabeth Boehme
Sikor Muther
Puzzle on a Famous Writer’s Life and Dates
A cryptic query asks for the full name and key dates of the author of Vanity Fair. It teases a birth year tied to a second war with Britain, a death after Lincoln’s Gettysburg address, and a notable middle name linked to a global plea.
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Vanity Fair
United States
Great Britain
Lincoln
Spain
Cuba
China
Japan
Pay Tribute to Guy Payne Led Hope Bobcats 12 to 0
In Nashville Arkansas a crowd of about 4000 watched Hope High School Bobcats defeat Scrappers 12 to 0. The game honored former Bobcat Guy Payne who died days earlier and the ball used will bear his name and the score. Referees called the Bobcats for a high total of penalties totaling 115 yards in a fiercely fought contest.
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Leonard Ellis
Nashville
Ark
Hope High School
Bobcats
Guy Payne
O Insi
Bobcat
Foy Hammons
Thei
Teddy Jones
Kearns Howard
Victor Bullock
Wage Hour Edict Set to Rule U S Monday Dawn
Washington reports rush on last minute guidance as Wage and Hour Administration prepares to implement the new law at 12:01 a m Monday. Arkansas lumbermen show mixed reaction with several mills closed and others unsure of impact while pledging fair trial of the regulation.
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U.S
Washington
Wage & Hour Administration
NRA
Elmer F. Andrews
Arkansas
Little Rock
Bruce Lumber Company
Otenheimer Bros
Downie Brothers Circus Opens Here In 1938 Edition
The Downie Brothers' Circus premiers in town with a 1938 edition featuring over 250 acts led by The Guide Troupe and The Flying Walturs. New equipment and tents transform Pond Street grounds into a grand spectacle, with elephantine feats, seals, sea lions, and a diverse roster including Senor Carlos Carreon, Chief No Knife, and The Royal Five. Doors open early. pre-show inspections begin as crowds arrive for the dawn setup and showtime at 2 and p.m.
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Downie Bros. Circus
Pond Street
Guide
Flying Walturs
Bert
Corrine
Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey
Cerantun
Carlos Carreon
Chamron
Congress of Rough Riders
Royal Five
The
High Wire
Butters
Pighard
Mammoth Double
Malvern, El Dorado Halts in Tight Ark Grid Pleas
In Camden Malvern rallied to beat Camden 25 to 7 after trailing 7 to 6 entering the final period with key fumbles and passes. Ross, Crutchfield, and Beeson connected for Malvern scores, while Langley plunged for Camden’s early TD. El Dorado and Pine Bluff fought to a 7-7 tie in a tense homecoming night as Pine Bluff pressured but unable to edge El Dorado. The Wildcats later threatened with a long 99-yard drive and a 25-yard pass for a score, then Pine Bluff’s defense held in a defensive struggle through the third quarter before eluding the rally.
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Camden
Ark
Malvern
Ross
Crutchfield
Langley
Petrey
Beeson
Zebras
EL Dorado
Pine Bluff High School
el Dorado Wildcats
Wildcats
Cats
Blackwell
Smith
Forsythe
Zevrns
Avive
Payne
Pine Bluff
Woman Hands It Back to Lawyers in Hot Springs Trial
In United States District Court at Little Rock a 24 year old Gertrude Nichols testifies amid defense cross examination about alleged thefts tied to Grace Goldstein and Alvin Karpis associates in Hot Springs during the 1930s. She admits the possibility of taking $2,800 at a Howe DeSota hotel party, amid questions about harboring Karpis and a broader conspiracy. The exchange underscores wartime style intrigue surrounding Kidnapping case and resort era mobs.
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LITTLE ROCK—/P
Alvin Karpis
Hot Springs
United States District Court
Grover T. Owens
Gertrrude
Therese Gackie Nichols
Grace Goldsitt
Karpis
Golstein
Nichols
DeSot
Sumer
Hunter-Coker
Coker
Howe Hotel
DeSota
San Coker
Sam Coker
Hankow Fall Expected as War Deepens in China
Reports say Hankow, the Chinese capital, may capitulate soon as Japanese forces push a decisive stroke. Meanwhile a new clash erupts in the Spanish Civil War as Europe and Munich’s peace crisis cast a tense shadow over Britain and the United States. Czechoslovakia faces Hungary along the frontier amid disputed borders and shifting alliances, while Prague questions the value of its Moscow pact. Prime Minister Syrovy outlines border guarantees as Bohemia Slovakia and Ruthenia pursue unity and major infrastructure programs. Sky writing notes mark the era’s science of navigation at high altitude.
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Associated Press
Hankow
Europe
Munich
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Sudentenland
Germany
Britain
United States
Russia
Frantisek Chaval+kosky
Sergei Alexandrovski
Czechossolvakia
France
Prague
Reich
Czecho- Slovakia
Jan Syrovy
Bohemia
Slovakia
Carpatho-Russia
Cotton opens steady in New Orleans market
Cotton in New Orleans opened Saturday at 6.55 and closed at 57 dollars. Spot cotton remained steady with middling at 8.66.
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New Orleans
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Downie Brothers’ Circus
Big Circus
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Berehove
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