Roosevelt defends Murphy as Dies hits un American probe
President Roosevelt sharply rebuked the House Committee on un American Activities for what he called a flagrant unfair effort to influence an election. He defended Michigan Governor Frank Murphy against charges of treasonable actions during the Flint sitdown strikes and criticized the committee's conduct as misrepresentation and ridicule.
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Washington
Dies
Texas
Rts
Roosevelt
Frank Murphy
Michigan
House Committee On un-American Activities
Iast Priday
Paul V. Gadola
John Barringer
Flint
Mich
Murphy
Barringer
White House
President Roosevelt
Dies Committee
Michitai
TP A
BR Congressional
New York Is Prize in Battle Between Dewey and Lehman
The New York governorship between Dewey and Lehman dominates this race, with Dewey the prosecutor and Lehman the incumbent former banker. New York’s 47 electoral votes are pivotal for national control, shaping GOP hopes for 1940 and Democratic strength in federal power.
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New York
Dewey
Lehman
AF Future
NEW Yqwk
Thomas EB. Dewey
Herbert H. Lehman
IMO
Mother of Hope Man Succumbs in Camden
Mrs. Isabelle Beastier 71 of McNeill died at her daughter’s home in Camden while visiting. Survived by two daughters and several sons from Tex as and Utah. Not related to Hope High School coach Bill Brasher. A cake walk at Providence school Friday October 28 invites all to attend to raise funds.
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Camden
Ark
Isabelle Beastier
McNeill
AL P McElvaney
Isabelle Brasher
Bill Brasher
The
Hope High School
Providence
Cranium Crackers True or False Quiz Snippet
A fragment from a classified page presents a true or false quiz with lines about Lindbergh, Agrappickar, Commander Byrd, New Orleans, and the Library of Congress. It lists statements and asks which are correct, reflecting a light puzzle item typical of a newspaper’s filler content.
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Lindbergh
St. Louis
Coomander Byrd
New Onlewis
Gulf of Mexico
Library of Congress
Anas
Duke of Kent Appointed Governor General of Australia
The Duke of Kent, 35, Britain's socialite brother to King George VI, named governor-general of Australia. He will serve five years, with ceremonial duties and a £10,000 annual stipend, likely arriving November with Duchess Marina of Greece and possibly his children Prince Edward and Princess Alexandra.
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London
Eng
Duke of Kent
Britain
Australia
Tuewlay
George VI
Princ Matina
Greece
Gawrie
Prince Edward
Princess Alexandra
Commonwealth of Australia
Lord Gowrie
King George
Evangelism fellowship to be organized at First Methodist
At the mid week service Wednesday at 7 30 o clock the Fellowship of Evangelism will be organized at First Methodist Church. Members who signed the Fellowship cards in the recent revival are urged to attend. The work will be fully explained. The local church was the first in Southern Methodism to employ the fellowship cards, says Henry Denman, secretary of the Board of Evangelism.
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Fellowship of Evangelism
First Methodist Church
Methodism
Fellowship of Evangeling
Henry Denman
Board of Evangelism
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Thoughtful maxim from Merhort on self-help and divine aid
A compact aphorism suggests that taking personal initiative invites assistance from God and others, implying a reciprocal moral economy between effort and grace. The fragment hints at a religious or philosophical reflection likely from a broader collection.
Home Missions Are Stressed at Synod Session Wednesday
The 86th Arkansas Synod meeting opened with emphasis on home mission work led by Dr. Robert F. Gribble of the Austin seminary. Indebtedness of Arkansas College was to be addressed, with a $50,000 debt refunding guaranteed by the Synod.
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Clamsmitter Rupavis
Robert F. Gribble
Austin, Texas
Arkansas Synod of the Presbyterian Church
Arkansas College
Batesville
John P Morrow
C. B. Newton
First Presbyterian Church of
Pine Bluff
C. A. Verbeek
Fort Smith
John Purse
Dardanelle
Reading
John D. Spragins, Jr
DeAnn Pie Supper To Fund Playground Equipment
A pie supper will be hosted in the DeAnn school auditorium Friday at seven o clock. Proceeds from the event will be used to purchase playground equipment. A large crowd is expected.
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DeAnn School
Mind Your Manners Trivia in Private Club Etiquette
A quiz from Wak, NEA Service tests correct social usage. Questions cover tipping in dining rooms, etiquette for private club staff, name engraving on visiting cards, and expected social calls. Answers: 1 No, 2 Yes, 3 No, 4 No.
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Sarah Wright
Sally
Taday
Dack Sanderson
Mr. J. PL Sanderson
John Pal Sanderson
NEA
Railroad Report Is Due Saturday
President Roosevelt's fact finding board has until midnight Saturday to file its report on the threatened railroad strike. Both management and labor have agreed to an extension of time. The report was originally set for delivery to the White House by Thursday.
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Canton
Hankow
China
Yangtze River
Chungqing
Hangon
Mankow
Indo-China
Russia
Washington
Roosevelt
Fle
Mion
White House
Booksberg case to be ruled by Attorney General Holt
In Little Rock on Wednesday Attorney General Holt was asked to decide if Labor Commissioner Fd McKinley acted within his authority in October 1947 by replacing Unemployment Compensation Director W. Rooksberg with Kilg W. Collins. Walter L. Pope, attorney for the department, argued the point.
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Gerty
Little Rock
Jack Holt
Fd McKinley
W. Rooksberg
Kili W. Collins
Walter L. Pope
Holt
Seek New Trials for Negro Strike in Arkansas Case
The Southern Tenant Farmers Union announced plans to seek new trials for three African American men convicted under Arkansas night riding laws. They were found guilty in Osceola circuit court for writing warnings on union handbills posted at the R. C. Branch and Trice plantations in Mississippi County during a stay-at-home catton picker strike.
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Memphis. Tenn
Southern Tenant Farmers Union
Arkansas
Catton
Osceola
R. C. Branch
Trice
Mississippi County
Hope Rotarians Attend Texarkana Intercity Meeting
Hope Rotary Club members attend Texarkana intercity meeting. Delegates listed include Ed Faddin Mel Faddin McGinnis Frank Ward Nick Jewel George Robinson Terrel Cornelius Fred Cook and Rev Vernon Hammond. An odd sentence about hyenas follows, likely unrelated.
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The
Hope Rotary Club
Texarkana
Abusual
Ed F. Mel Faddin
R. ¥. McGinnis
Frank Ward
Nick Jewel
George Robinson
Terrel Cornelius
Fred Cook
Vernon Hammond
Lloyd George warns of bad peace after Munich
In London David Lloyd George declares the Munich peace is bad and warns Chamberlain it invites a war without friends for Great Britain. He denounces the agreement as harming Czechoslovakia and argues no peace if it harms others.
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London
Eng
David Lloyd George
Munich
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Georgia to See Green This Winter
Athens report says bright green will be the color on Georgia forms this winter. Agroponist E D Alexander advises planting winter legumes like Aust winter peas and hairy vetch with clover to achieve color, protect land from erosion, and build fertility for stock feed.
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Athens
E. D. Alexander
Georgia
Mexander
City Democratic Primary Set For Nov 30
The Democratic City Central Committee named November 30 for the city primary with the mayoral and city treasurer posts and four alderman seats at stake. Midnight October 31 is the filing deadline for pledges and ballot fees to City Recorder F H Billingsley at City Hall. Ed Van Sickle chairs with W A Lewis as secretary treasurer. J Y Duffie replaces Tom Coleman as Ward Two committeeman.
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City Central Committee
Central Committee
City Recorder
F. HL Billingsley
City Hall
Ed van Sickle
W. A. Lewis
J. Y. Duffie
Tom Coleman
Gem rush sparked by chemists discoveries near Honolulu
Amateur prospectors flock to the Walinac mountains after chemists Alexander Cornelison and Howard Cooper found yellow to paz red jasper bloodstones olivines and apatite valued at 1500 dollars. They made the finds while seeking bauxite used in clarifying sugar syrup. The Poland Lithuania border remains unsettled after the war.
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Honolulu
T. H
Walinac
Alexander Cornelison
Howard Cooper
Akers Turns Crook Claim Echoed by Testimony in Karpis Case
FBI agent testified that former Hot Springs chief of detectives Herbert Akers said he had “gone crooked.” Proceedings neared rest as District Attorney Isgrig signaled readiness to close. The trial also heard a signed statement by Mrs. Al C. Dyer linking the Bangster and his mob to city officials in 1935 and 1936.
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Little Rock
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Alvin Karpis
Herbert
Dutch) Akers
Hot Springs
He Akers
United States
Fred A. Isgrig
United States District Court
al C. Dyer
Bangster
Grace Goldstein
Trimble
Dyer
John L. Madala
D. B. Sullvan
Defense Queries End in Spy Case
New York reports defense counsel for Johanna Hofmann 20 a alleged courier for a German spy ring completed cross examination of the government’s key witness Guenther Rumor. Defense lawyer George C. Dis moved to suppress evidence from Hofmann’s stateroom aboard the North German Lloyd liner Europa where she worked as a hairdresser at the time of her arrest February 1.
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New York
Ziedhaired
Johanna Hofmann
Guenther Gustav Rumor
George C. Dis
Fyany Fraulein
Cotton opens steady then closes lower in New Orleans
New Orleans December cotton opened at 3.62 and closed at 3.61 per cwt. Spat cotton finished steady three points higher. Middling price listed at 8.71.
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New Orleans
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New York City
Robert Wagner
Inbor Iestur
James Meat
United States Senate
Congress
John O'Connor
Tammingite
James Pay
O'Connor
Fay
Pennsylvania
M. E. Meeting
Merhort
Synod
E. CG. Newton
Synod Home Mission Committee
Hope
Otis Graham
Southern Presbyterian Church
B.C. Newton
Pulaski Heights
TW. HH. McCaslin
Second Presbyterian Church of
Memphis
Tens
U.S
South China
Chung Hing
MDO
Changsha
Hong Hong
Philippine Islands
Labor Department
Hope Rotarians
Shanghai
Wu,chang
Hanyang
Berlin
Germany
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Das Schwarze Korps
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J. P. Duffie
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