Weather, ads, and Asia tales in one old paper note
Our Daily Bread notes a shifted weather spot on the front page and tells how habit shapes readers. A merchandising tale shows a hose and lingerie seller who grows via classified ads into display space, then fails after moving city. Wire coverage highlights Shanghai battle photos and China Clipper flights, praising modern aviation easing distant conflicts.
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Hope
Alory
Shanghai
Asia
trans-Pacific Airways
Arkansas Michigan parole pact signed for cooperation
Governor Bailey of Arkansas and Governor Murphy of Michigan signed a pact Tuesday to exchange parole supervision services and fugitive felon information and collaborate on crime prevention efforts across state lines. The agreement covers interjurisdictional supervision and information sharing to improve public safety.
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Rock
Bailey
Murphy
Michigan
Dion
Kiwanis Club Adds 17 New Members in Texarkana
The Kiwanis club hosted a guest speaker from Texarkana and announced 17 new members joining the Hope organization bringing total members to about 40. Names listed include Reginald Bearden Jimmie Dervis Doyle Davis Frank Douglas and others. Delegates to the Mo Ki Ark district convention were chosen with alternates named. The six week membership drive ended with a humorous note about a bean versus chicken contest.
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Tom Wilbanks
Texarkana
Hone Kiwanis Club
New Capital Hotel
Wilkins
Texarkana Club
Hope Organization
Stewart
Reginald Bearden
Jimmie Dervis
Doyle Davis
Frank Douglas
Ro O. Craine
Olin Lewis
Burl Archee
Ponzy Moses
Joe Riddle
G. T. Cross
BR. NL
Alecter KR
J. M. Lowe
C. P. Tolleson
RL Mt Trou
Capper Sees Little Hope for 3rd Party Dream
Senator Arthur Capper discusses the chances of a farmer labor party in 1940. He notes three major farm groups the Grange, Farm Bureau, and Farmers Union, and argues their differences hinder a cohesive third party. He sees little cross over with labor except in Minnesota, and describes shifting farmer sentiments toward the Roosevelt-New Deal era.
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Arthur Capper
Kansas
Farmer-Labor Party
NEA Service, Inc
Edward O'Neal
Farm Bureau
New Deal
Farmers' Union
E. H. Everson
South Dakota
AAA
Minnesota
Supreme Court
Labor
Roy Craine Wins St Louis Trip Return
Roy Craine manager of Auto Supply company returns home from St Louis after winning a free trip in a promotion contest run by McQuay Morris and the St Louis Spring company. Craine competed against salesmen in Arkansas Texas Mississippi and Tennessee.
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Roy Craine
Auto Supply Company
St. Louis
McQuay-Morris
St. Louix Spring Company
Mr. Craine
Arkansas
Texas
Mississippi
Tennessee
Hope High season tickets cut to three dollars
Hope High School football season tickets go on sale Tuesday at three dollars for general admission down from thirty four fifty. Eight home games are scheduled with a few box seats and 100 reserved seats available near the press box at one twenty five for the season.
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Hope High
Foy Hammons
Hope Confectionery
Jacks
Webb
Coach Hammons
Labor Day Week End Toll Hits 450. Auto Crashes Lead
An Associated Press tally shows over 450 killed during America's Labor Day week-end across 43 states. Auto accidents caused 26 of 35 deaths, with California 30, Michigan 27, Ohio 24 leading motor fatalities. Six died in plane crashes and three more near Cadillac shore. Drownings and other incidents raised the total.
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Associated Press
America
California
Michipai
Ohio
United States
Lake Evie New
Cascadian
Counciman
Iniseel
Cotton Market Close in New Orleans After Week Opening
Spot cotton edged higher by six points as markets opened Tuesday in New Orleans. Prices and related trade data show modest gains amid mixed trading, with ongoing adjustments after early week activity.
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New Orleans
End of Oil Supply and Future Wars Say Austrian General
Vienna reports General Edmund Allexin of the Austrian general staff warns a world war may end within three or four generations due to oil exhaustion. He cites expert estimates for iron, coal, and oil needs in mass warfare and notes synthetic fuels face high costs and vulnerability during war.
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Vienna
Edmund Allexin
Austrian General Staff
America
Allexin
Parker 85 Buried in Shover Springs Cemetery
W L Parker 85 former Hempstead county man died Sunday at his Texarkana home. Burial 2 30 p m Monday in Shover Springs cemetery with Reverra Funeral Home Texarkana officiating. Surviving: two sons C Y Park Jex Phoenix Ariz and Alvin Parker Texarkana one daughter Mrs Frank Hodge Texarkana one sister Mrs M M Winn Hope and one brother T O Parker Texarkana Active pallbearers listed.
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W. L. Parker
Hempstead County
Texarkana
Shover, Springs
Reverra Funeral Home
D. N. Jackson
City
C. Y. Park- Jex
Phoenix
Ariz
Alvin Parker
Frank Hodge
M, M. Winn
Hope
T. O. Parker
H. A. May
Robert Bates
Claude Franks
Hiner Huddleston
Jack Winkle
C. C. Turner
Borah Predicts Labor Gains In Coming Campaign
Senator Borah of Idaho, ranking Republican on the labor committee, said on Tuesday that organized labor is headed for political and economic victories. World Catholic population is reported at 1.4445 billion, the second largest religious group.
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Idaho
Washington
Borah
Senate
Mind Your Manners Quiz From 1937 NEA Service
A 1937 etiquette quiz asks how to handle tipping rules lunch orders when two women dine together who serves the order for a couple and how serving should proceed in shared dishes The item notes an Atlanta feature titled What Would You Do and cites NEA Service.
American Consuls Ordered Out of Southern China
The United States ordered its consuls at Amoy and Foochow in South China to close offices and evacuate Americans, while other stories report Japanese seizure of mission property near Shanghai, clashes in Shanghai's river-front, and Tokyo's unsatisfactory reply to Britain's protest over the British ambassador's wounding.
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Washington
Amoy
Foochow
South China
Mission Shanghal China
Seventh Day Adventist Mission
Yangtze-Poo District
Shanghai
United States
Associated Press
American Chamber of Commerce of
Roosevelt
Pratt Shoals
Lintin Island
Hong Kong
Tokio
Japan
Great Britain
London
Foreign Office
Hirotalait
Hughe Montgomery Katatchbull - Hugegsen
Aberved
Britain
Hirota
Hughe
Nanking
Med conference eyed as Italy Russia tensions flare
New York reports a stock drop on the exchange amid fears of a European war. Moscow accuses Italy of Mediterranean piracy after two Soviet merchant ships were sunk, prompting blunt Soviet protests and a sharp Italian denial. Britain and France insist navies can curb piracy and push ahead with talks without Italy.
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New York Stock Exchange
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Russia
Mediterranean
Italy
Britain
France
London
Great Britain
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Lor
Spain
Rome
Switzerland
Germany
Madrid-Valencia
Mussolini
Tiaky
Ten Big Hempstead County Water Melons Shipped North
Ten water melons weighing up to 100 pounds were crate shipped by 5.8. Kent of Hope Rowe One to a select list of customers. The list includes Forrest Garment Cleveland Ohio Edson Moore Detroit N J Thompson Eis juira Duquesne Wheeling L R Garin Floral Park Federal Garment Canton L N Gross Cleveland C J Weara Glendale Jane Witter Columbus and Jol Naylor Wheeling Va.
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Duquesne Manufacturing Company
Wheeling, W. Va
R. Garin Floral Park
Federal Garment Company
Canton
Ohio
L. N. Gross Company
Cleveland
C.J. Weara
Glendale
Long Island
N. Y
Jane Witter Company
Columbus
Jol & Naylor Company
Wheeling
W. Va
Alas for Indian Off Tribal Roll in Light of Exclusion
Preston Grove writes on the fate of Indians denied tribal roll status and the cash value of tribal property. He notes dividends, community funds, and divided property across tribes, with many left out seeking a claim against the government. The piece cites Robert Fix, a Choctaw descendant, seeking inclusion after being omitted.
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Preston
Jury List Named for Circuit Court
Hempstead circuit court will convene in October with petit jurors and alternates named by Circuit Clerk Ralph Bailey. Jurors from Hope, Saratoga, Emmet, Bingen, Prescott, Patmos, Washing ton, and surrounding routes are listed, including H. F. Stopps, S. H. Burke, Walter Gathright, Elbert Tarpley, Jerry Turner, Theos Witt, Wallace Cook, Ralph Crider, C. E. Breed, Ben Erwin, G. T. Lueck, W. C. Griffin, and others. Alternates include E. S. Jones, D. E. Butler, Sam In gram, Walter Moses, Hugh Garber, J. J. Samuels, H. D. Shirley, TE. M. Ramage, and H. W. Timberlake.
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Petit Jury
H. F. Stopps
Hope
S. H. Burke
Walter Gathright
Saratoga
Elbert Tarpley
Jerry Turner
Theos F. Witt
Wallace Cook
Ralph Crider
Emmet
C. E. Breed
Clyde Monts
Bill Ramsey
John I. Jones Jr
Dim MuJunking
Goat in Yugoslavia Faces Court for Public Nuisance
In Skoplje a multilingual goat named Manne is charged as a public nuisance. Neighbors report the animal’s antics in Georg Skoplantschy street, including a tense encounter with three people and the mayor’s wife as they walked single file. The goat’s owner defends him as unusually clever and a town spectacle.
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Skoplje
Yugoslavia
Manne
Georg Skoplfantschy
Adam
Georg Skoplijantsche
Ute
Thought on fortune and virtue by Rochefoucauld
A concise reflection states that no matter how fortunes swing for mankind a balance of good and evil sustains equality. The quote attributes this moderation to the enduring law of compensation guiding human affairs.
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W. Rochefouenol
Murdered Pair Found Alive Near Home in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia, Helen Whebley, 6, and Frank Whebley Jr., 3, were located after a man claimed responsibility for their deaths. The children, unharmed, could not immediately explain their whereabouts. Police questioned a man who gave the name Philip Krho.
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Philadelphia
Helen Whebley
Frank, Jr
Philip Krho
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