Ku Klux Klan issue shadows Hugo Black in Britain
The essay criticizes Justice Hugo L Black over Klan associations, arguing the matter risks his credibility and partisan losses for the Democratic Party. It notes Justice Black refused to confirm or deny Klan membership in London and warns young men against political risk tied to the Klan controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ugol. Black
Alabama
London
Supreme Court of the
United States
Quito
South
Lifeel
Justice Black
el Dorado
Union County
Daily News
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Paul Black
William Randolph Hearst
Hugo L. Black
New York City
Jonah
Mr. Black
Ruel Oliver Named Prescott High Band Director
Ruel Oliver of Hope, former ass a ble director of Hope Boys Band, was appointed director of the Prescott High School band this week by the Prescott Chamber of Commerce band committee. The first meeting of Prescott band students occurred Monday in the new Prescott gymnasium. Oliver succeeds Linblad. the Olivers will remain Hope residents on Morton Elm Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruel Oliver
Hope
Hope Boys Band
Prescott
Prescott Chamber of Commerce
Oliver
Linbald
Mortin Elm Street
Mary Parkhurst Dies at 75 in Boswell South Washes
Mary Parkhurst, aged 75, died at home in Boswell South Washes. The obituary notes a long life with family ties and a funeral service held locally. The record mentions residence in Boswell and references to local churches and passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Parkhurst
Mir Mir Parkhurst
Gapia Sallovkin
Hite
Myre
Boswell
South
Mes
Bese Ae Hi Buttes
Miwaa
Ey Lol
Dead Shots Rarely Face Shootouts, Says FBI Official
Colorado Springs report quotes Maj. W. H. Drane Lester, assistant director of the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover, claiming that only nine criminals were killed out of 12,000 captured in the last three years and that criminals rarely engage in gunfights when they know agents can protect themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Cole
Maj. W. H. Drane Lester
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover
Home Made Home Drive Outlined to County Agents
Extension Service of the University of Arkansas outlines a rural housing program called homemade homes. The plan aims to improve housing standards for farm families, using native timber and local resources to build affordable, quality homes on farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Extension Service
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
Arkansas
Dc. C. Randall
Rundall
Dun ‘T. Gray
Randall
Connie J. Bonslogel
Gomie
Bonslayer
Ibs Awaer Ltd
Coriaiius
Pierten
Dianne Geosst
Edleate
Oman
Mist Bieribeny Piotel LG
Chalice Tayont
Tire Beatin
Hampton Freed on Drunken Driving and Trial Testimony
In Hope municipal court J D Hampton of McCaskill was found guilty of drunkenness and fined ten dollars after testimony showed Mrs Geneva Gregory drove the truck that struck Dug Chism on the Hope Blevins highway. Chism remains in critical condition with a skull fracture. Claude Rowland rode in the truck. no charges against him. Gregory faced pending charges for driving without a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope
J. D. Hampton
McCaskill
Geneva Gregory
Hope-Blevins
Hampton
Gregory
Blevins Road
Rowland
Elvina Walker
Richard Brannon
S.B. Walker
Radical Hill
Walker
Julia Chester Hospital
B. Walker
Brannon
Huge Hope watermelons halt U S District Court scene
The Arkansas melon boast leads to a Mobile Alabama courthouse delay when a 118 pound Hope melon is shown as proof of Arkansas claim. Clerk Virgil Griffin acknowledges the fruit’s size amid restaurant window display and public interest. Locals inquire about the event and its unusual link to the federal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Hempstead County
United States District Court
Southern District of Alabama
Mobile
Virgil C. Griffin
Basil E. Newton
Secret Service Office
Griffin
Arkansas
Mr. Griffin
Mr. Newton
Lake
Costaurant
Ian Geibent
Qiumelun
Mi Giffin
Elael Nile
Vanek
Aden
Blape
Ark
Fragmentary note on a local event and people
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a local utility matter, a pig, and several unreadable names. The readable parts suggest a minimal record of a community note or notice without clear actions or outcomes.
Senators Demand Inquiry Over Black Klan Ties
Senator Walsh urges President Roosevelt to form an impartial committee to probe claims that Supreme Court Justice Hugo L Black holds a life Klan membership. Black, vacationing in London, did not confirm or deny the allegations as Copeland faces fallout for calling for his resignation. Imperial Wizard Hiram Evans says the Klan backs Copeland in the 1928 race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Walsh
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Justice Black
Senate
London
Copeland
Atlanta
Hiram Evans
Klan
Chinese Stand Off Jap War Vessels
In Hongkong British authorities report Chinese warships and fortress guns defending the Canton river entrance defeated the Japanese fleet in what observers called a major naval engagement. Meanwhile in Shanghai torrential rain did not stop a Japanese assault pushing toward Chinese second-line positions northwest of the city with advances at Kiangwan civic center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hongkong
Bocca
Tigris
Canton River
Shanghai
China
Kiangwan
Leita
Studebaker Staff Visit South Bend Factory
E. L. Archer, George Duke and Jesse Hutson of the Archer Metol company traveled to South Bend Indiana for the annual Studebaker sales convention. They are expected back in Hope Sunday or Monday of next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Archer
George Duke
Jesse Hutson
Archer Metol Company
South Bend
Ind
Studebaker
Hope
10 Years Revolt Ends Communists March on Enemy
A NEA report from Shanghai notes the Communist army of northwest China has reportedly discarded red banners and joined Chiang Kai-shek to fight the Japanese. Mao Teh and Man Tze-tung travel inland to bolster Chiang, signaling greater unity after decades of internal conflict and external aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phat Cop
Edgar Snow
Red Army
Chiang Kai-shek
Nanking
Chiang
NEA
Shanghai
China
Communist Army of
Northwest China
Chu Teh
Jit
Peiping
Man Tzetung
She Was a Good Girl Defended by Mother in NJ Shooting
A New Jersey case centers on a mother’s insistence that her 20 year old daughter was innocent after the daughter shot and killed her lover. The narrative suggests community debate on the daughter’s character and the circumstances of the fatal act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Prother Ater
Aughter
Cleanup Campaign for City Starts Thursday
Mayor Albert Graves and Dr. Carrigan announce a city-wide cleanup in Hope with residents asked to place tin cans and rubbish at the curb. Street crews will collect Thursday through Saturday, and vacant lots must be weeded within five days to curb mosquito breeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Graves
P. B. Carrigan
Hope
Graves
Carrigan
Spa gambling dispute prompts police tour invite
In Hot Springs Ark a letter from attorney C Floyd Huff Jr urged State Police Superintendent Gray Albright to visit alleged gambling dens. Huff claimed gambling flourished last Saturday including horse racing bookie shops and roulette. Albright deferred saying no open gambling exists and warrants would be needed to raid such places. The Police Commission backed that there was no open gambling, calling such claims politically motivated. Judge A F P Steel filed a corrupt practices pledge to run for chancellor of the Sixth district amid filling the seat left by Chancellor Pratt Bacon’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
The
Arkansas Democrat
Gray Albright
C. Floyd Huff, Jr
Hot Springs
Huff
Spe
Albright
State Police Commission
Checker Pharmacy Here Closed in Bankruptcy
The Checker pharmacy at Second and Main streets in Hope announced a federal bankruptcy petition and failed to open Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Checker Pharmacy
Second
Main Streets
Hope
Mind Your Manners and Wedding Gift Etiquette Quiz
Quiz on social usage asks if a man dances before and after intermission and other etiquette rules. Answers cover chaperon greetings, sharing evening plans, horn as doorbell, and wedding gift handling. Copyright 1957 NEA Service Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA Service, Inc
Nine Nations Sign Pact to Curb Mediterranean Piracy
Envoys from nine nations met at Nyon and signed a pact to suppress piracy in inland seas. Great Britain and France prepared naval demonstrations as authorities blamed Italy for pirate attacks. The Old Man of the Mediterranean chuckled at the southward warships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Switzerland
Nyon
Great Britain
France
Spain
Russia
Italy
Piracy Through History In The Mediterranean World
The article traces modern and historical piracy in the Mediterranean from early privateers to Barbary corsairs, noting key figures like Barbarossa, the role of Malta as a base for the Knights, and the United States resistance to tribute leading to the Philadelphia incident. It references piracy law and classic conflicts shaping maritime crime across eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranea
United States of America
Old Man
America
Mediterranean
Barbarossa
Arus
Algiers
Tunissid
Charles V
Holy Roman Empire
Malta
Knights of Malta
Africa
United States
Tripoli
U.S
Philadelphia
Stephen Decatur
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Dexter, Ann
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Hampton Freed
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Grant
Ala
President
Black
Ku Klux Klan
Tuamotu Islands
Chinese Communist Party
Siberia
Soviet Russia
Chen Tu-hsiu
Pieping National University
Wto Mullett
NEA Service
Lic
Leesa
Tmierd
Juha Diennan
Gauther
Mar Ait Dichan
Dsehiin
Spa Gaming
Nations League For United Action
Associated Press
High Seas
Ferdinand and
Isabelle
Christopher Columbus
Tunis
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