Federal plan to extend crop insurance to cotton in 1940
Washington reports the administration will urge Congress to broaden the farm program by offering crop insurance to about 2.4 million cotton growers. Agriculture experts rush to set premium rates for cotton, aiming to cover surplus federal cotton by reserving up to one million bales with the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.
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Department of Agriculture
Congress
Washington
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
BS Reserve
Refuse Mistrial Plea in Karpis Harboring Case
U S District Judge Trimble rejected a defense motion for a mistrial in the Alvin Karpis harboring conspiracy case in Hot Springs. The ruling followed objections to a government witness remark about alleged financing of a house of prostitution. Bonds totaling $15,000 were set aside for Mrs Goldstein and she was detained for the trial amid intimidation allegations involving witnesses connected to the case.
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Little Rock
U. S
T. C. Trimple
Hot Springs
Alvin Karpis
Herber
Dutch) Akers
Della May Jefferies
United States
Fred A. Isgrig
Gertrude Therese Nichols
Jewell Gretta Gilstrap
French Senatorial Vote Signals Right Swing in Daladier Era
In PANS France the Sunday Senate elections showed a rightward swing interpreted by Daladier's government as approval of cooperation with Italy and Germany. Radical Socialists lost 13 seats, many to far right, while Socialists and others won few, ending the Popular Front era formed in 1936. Entangled prey analogy noted about spiders in colonies.
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PANS
France
Daladier
Italy
Germany
Munich
Chamber of Deputies
Socialista
People’s Front
Peoples Front
Leon Blum
National Defense
Socialists
Communists
Hope Bobcats Set for Camden Rivalry Friday Night
Hope High School returns to conference play to face Camden High School Panthers in a long standing gridiron rivalry. Coach Foy Hammons notes Joe Eason injured his ankle in the Nashville game and may miss the Camden clash, with Keith Murphy and Bundy competing for starting backfield duties to rest Eason for Blytheville next week.
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Hope High
Camden High School Panthers
Hope
DeQueen
Nashville
Panthers
Bobcats
Camden
Foy Hammons
Nashville Bane
Joe Eason
Hammons
Eason
Keith
Murphy
Bundy
Blytheville
Travelogue Script Completed for Arkansas World’s Fair Film
Randall White, senior ar tist for the Interior Department, completed the first travelogue film on Arkansas history and resources after ten days. Approved by the Arkansas Centennial Commission planning committee, filming will begin in Eastern Arkansas next week with shooters in the field. The project aims for a January 1, 1939 release, in 16mm, and likely will run in Arkansas before World’s Fair exposure. The committee debates Burns participation. a narrator will supply voice, with colors in outdoor scenes planned for next year. The earliest electricity note cites Thales 60 years before Christ, observing amber attracting light objects.
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Little Rock
Randall White
Motion Picture Division
Department of Interior
Arkansas
Arkansas Centennial Commission
Takien
White
Bob Burns
Burns
Bailey
California
True and False Inquiries From a Puzzle Page
A quirky quiz lists five statements about a film impresario, a landmark tower, insect development, global position, and a king. It asks readers to mark which are true or false, promising answers in the classifieds section.
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Lew Fields
Eiffel
Australia
George VI
Occupation to Be Continued After Peace, Disclosure!
Tokyo sources reveal Japan plans to press China to cooperate in vital postwar matters, with Hankow expected to fall as forces close in around the city. Japanese bombers hit Changsha while Canton battles fires as foreign naval parties aid civilians and curb looting in the international settlement.
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Tokyo
Japan
China
Dome
Hankow
Ching
Canton
Shameen
Shameen Island
Taishan
International
Local Boys Promoted at Claremore Academy
Major Glenn Finley of Oklahoma Military Academy Claremore announces promotions of Hope boys. Private Thelmar C. Galloway rises to corporal and Private First Class Hugh H. McKee becomes corporal.
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Glenn §. Finley
Oklahoma Military Academy
Cairemore
Oklahoma
Hope
Thelmar C, Galloway
Core Poral
Hugh H. McKee
Thought on power and fairness from Frank A Vanderlip
A concise quotation on leadership: true power requires fair just use or it will boomerang as retribution. Vanderlip emphasizes accountability and moral restraint in wielding authority.
County Judge May Draw From Road Funds for Pay
Arkansas Supreme Court reaffirmed that a county judge may receive from the county road fund part of his salary for duties as ex officio road commissioner. The ruling upholds a 1986 decision allowing road funds only for building and repairing roads and bridges, and affirms a lower court's denial of $11,400 plus interest to taxpayers against County Judge J. C. Johnson.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Critenden Chancery Court
J.F. Lawhorn
Mind Your Manners in Visiting the Ill
A humorous Q and A on hospital etiquette answers how to behave around a sick person. Topics include respecting private signs, speaking softly, avoiding long calls, sending cheerful cards, and not conversing loudly in corridors. It offers a scenario of a visitor deciding when to leave with family consent and nurse input.
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Tals
Mary
82 year old Mrs Darnall slain by mistaken identity
Frances Lenora Darnall 82 of Columbus was shot in Vivian Louisiana by her grandson Haner Land 38 who mistook her for a burglar while bringing a quilt to her grandson. She died instantly and Land was removed to a Shreveport hospital after grief. Funeral services were held Friday in Vivian Louisiana.
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Frances Lenora Darnall
H. 4. Darnall
Columbus
Vivian
Paid Investigator is an AAA Proposal
LITTLE ROCK Employment of a full time executive secretary to enforce eligibility regulations of the Arkansas Athletic Association was proposed by Superintendent R A Cox of North Little Rock in a letter to L M Goza of Arkadelphia president of the AAA It will be submitted to the governing board next month Cox cited rumors of ineligible players and lack of authority to investigate until formal protests are made He said cases of ineligible players were used during the season but opponents avoided protests for publicity and schools considered it none of their business Officials said they were unable to act due to limited time and the matter was continued on page three.
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Cox
Winter Arrives as Mercury Drops to 28 Monday
The Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station reports a 28 degree official low between Sunday night and Monday morning, with 32 at 7 a.m. A killing frost occurred Monday, two weeks ahead of the 60 year average. Forecast calls for fair and warmer Tuesday. In Phillips Wisconsin power lines are being restored after weekend outages. only 40 of 380 telephones operable at Sunday. Roads reopened but slippery. a lumber barge reported lost near Beaver Island, Michigan, later found safe.
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Fruit & Truck Branch Experiment Station
Phillips
Wis
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan Peninsula
Lake Superior
M. II. Stewart
Beaver Island
Michigan
Courthouse Vote Planned in Howard County Arkansas
Howard county voters will decide in the November general election on a proposal to construct a new county courthouse. The federal government will cover about half the cost, with a total project cost of 120000 dollars. A 54000 dollar PWA grant leaves 66000 to be raised locally via a tax levy of roughly 1.5 mills.
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Nasitiville
Ark
Howard County
PWA
Nashville
Center Point
County General Fund
Hallowe'en Carnival at Emmet High School Friday
Emmet High School sponsors a Halloween carnival to be held Friday. Candidates for carnival queen include Martha Emete from the senior class Jo Ann Paul from the junior class Gloria Little from the sophomore class and Marjorie Beaty from the freshman class. The moon’s surface area is about 14 657 000 square miles compared with 196 911 000 for Earth.
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Emmet High School
Martha Emete
Jo Ann Paul
Gloria Little
Marjorie Beaty
Willy
Oneth
Indict 45 on Charge of Huge Whisky Tax Steal
Federal grand jury indicts 45 people and one woman for defrauding the U S government of at least 15 million dollars in taxes via an illicit liquor ring spanning major U S and Canadian cities. The case underscores a large tax-evasion scheme tied to illegal liquor distribution.
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New York
Fourty
T Ie
United States
Cana- By
British Military Rule in Palestine Declared
British military authorities said they would take control of all traffic and communications in Palestine starting November 1 as part of a drive to crush the Arab insurrection. Reports from Jerusalem say Abdul Rahim, commander of Arab insurgents, ordered followers to engage British troops only in self defense. Some think a truce may be near.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Holy Land
Abdul Rahim
State Labor Post Still in Dispute
In Little Rock Eli W. Collins rejects resignation amid a federal probe into his appointment as director of the Unemployment Compensation Division. The Social Security Board still recognises W. A. Rooksberg as director as authorities investigate appointment circumstances and potential effects on administrative funds.
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Little Rock
Eli W. Collins
State Labor Department
W. A. Rooksberg
Washington
Collins
Ed S. McKinley
Rooksberg
Social Security Board
State Administration
Federal Board
Federal Department of Labor
Arkansas State Employment Service
Two Ordered Held on Robbery Charge
Byron Simpson and Nathan Cole were ordered held for Hempstead circuit court after arraignment in municipal court on charges of robbing C. T. Carr of 25 dollars. Bond set at 300 dollars. No testimony heard. hearings moved in lower court. Several other cases dismissed or continued with costs.
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Byron Simpson
Nathan Coleman
Hempstead
C. T. Carr
E. W. Roberts
Treacher Ingram
Arthur Russell
Rex Davis
Joseph Webb
Lester Lee
Rank Charles
J. H. Powell
Everett Allen
H.W. Gaines
Erline Johnson
E. J. May
Clint Smith
Hope Industries Comply With Federal Wage Law Coverage
Washington reports Elmer Andrews praised governors for cooperation as the new 25 cent minimum and 44 hour week law took effect. A Star survey shows major Hope Industries already paying at least 25 cents and many workers unaffected, while a few employees saw weekly pay reduced by the 44 hour cap. Logs and logging-involved operations create confusion about interstate commerce exemptions affecting log haulers and smaller mills.
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Washington
Elmer F. Andrews
Hope
The
Star
John Guthrie
Hope Basket Company
Guy E. Basye
Bruner-Ivory Handle Company
George Meehan
Hope Heading Company
Meehan
J. R. Williams
Williams Lumacher Company
Hope Brick Company
Earl O'Neal
Cotton Prices Opened Lower in New Orleans Market
New Orleans December cotton opened Monday at .54 and closed at .54. Spot cotton finished steady five points lower with middling at 8.41.
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New Orleans
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Bobcat
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Miletus
Luzon
Guam
Changsha
Siang River
Yangtze
Shanghai
Hanshang
Wuehang
Claremore Academy
Frank A. Vanderlip
Canton Hankowry
Nisengshing Pwongtong
Tung
Tamsai
Chang Kai-Shek
South China
Bias Bay
Hankova
Hong Kong-Canton
All China
Supreme Court
T. M. Reg
Pol
NEA Service, Inc
AAA
Mercury
Emmet
Disputte
Rocksberg
Hope Industries
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