Old-Time Reporter Uncovered Klan Charge Against Black
NEA service profile of Hoy Sprigle, veteran Pittsburgh reporter from Moon Township, famed for exposing Justice Hugo Black’s Ku Klux Klan ties. Highlights his storied career across multiple cities, audacious stunts, and a recent Republican bid for Moon Township justice of the peace that left him defeated.
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NEA
Pittsburgh
Hoy Sprigh
Moon Township
Pittsburgh Fast-Gazette
Hugo L. Black
Sprigle
City
Pipers
Starlings
Ohio State University
Columbus
St. Louis
Chicago
Detroit
Lansing
Mich
Lanton
Ohio
Little Rock
Ark
Birmingham
Justice Black
Democrats Rebuff Vandenberg's Bid
Washington reports Senator Vandenberg proposed an anti Roosevelt coalition in ten days. Dissenting Democrats gave little favorable response and some disagreement appeared within his own party. The Michigan Republican’s forecast of a party realignment drew wide attention in political circles.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Michigan
Four Men Held After Store Dynamiting in McGhee Ark
Sheriff Howeard Clayton announced Sunday night that four men confessed to dynamiting a McGhee grocery store over a credit dispute. The blast critically injured the grocer’s three year old son while Joe Monson’s son remained in hospital. Suspects named are Herbert Thompson 19 Clarence Jenkins 22 B H Whittaker 19 and Joe Strother 35. Monson is also mentioned in hospital care.
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Florence
Joe Strother
Pitkin
Joe Monsons
N. A. Monsour
Lake Village
Monsuue
Thomrpson
Claytim
New Cotton Plan Seen as Improved but Not Adequate
Secretary Wallace outlined next year's 500 million dollar farm benefit plan as an improvement over earlier schemes but warned it alone would not control major crops. Extension Director Randall in Little Rock said the new AAA program mirrors this year’s approach and that benefits from crop control remain evicomtart this strip.
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Washington
Wallace
Little Rock
Randall
AAA
Conviction for Drunk Driving and Local Court Actions
Convicted in municipal court on driving while intoxicated, fined 100 dollars, appealed to circuit court. bond set at 150. Four Hempstead county fishermen charged with night netting over 100 feet long dismissed on cost payment motion. Warden Earl Kham reported offenses by Landes, Landes, Jones, and Powell. Henry McFaddin pleaded guilty to carrying a pistol, fined 50. Oscar Black convicted of assault and battery, fined 2.50. Andersons tried for malicious mischief over a dug death. both accounted. Henry McConnell arraigned for intent to kill G. Wilson, quitted. 556 Service Station Inc. awarded direct default judgment of 4813 against Louis D. Riffe. Erhin Dively and others forfeited cash bonds for drunkenness. Lee Williams and Ernest Bennett pleaded guilty to drunkenness and were fined. C. O. Rouberson pleaded guilty to stealing gun and watch, fined 25 and jailed.
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G. McRac Je
Hempstead County
W. S. Atkins
T. W. Landes
Cecil Landes
Walter Jones
Sam Powell
Earl Kham
Gime Warden
Henry McFaddin
Oscar Black
Emma Black
Jacok
Thomas Anderson
H. E. Hatfield
Henry McConnell
D. G. Wilson
556 Service Station Inc
Louis D. Riffe
Erhin Dively
A. W. Junkins
JackTuce
J. M. Roland
Lee Williams
Ernest Bennett
C. OR. Rouberson
Mattie Tyree
Clay
Dies of Worry Over Loss Destroys Shanghai Cafe
William Stowmed, formerly of Bhiliwulphia Pi, died of heart disease linked to worry over destruction of his popular Hongkew cafe in Shanghai. A longtime Navy veteran, he invested life savings in the cafe, a noted Shanghai nightlife hub.
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Shanghai Cafe
Suanghal
William
Allen Stowmed
Bhiliwulphia
Hongkew
Shangtai
Stewart
Shanghai
United States Navy
Mellon Will Destroys Fortune For Public Benefit
In Pittsburgh, the will of Andrew Mellon filed with the register of wills outlines a vast fortune estimated at 100 to 200 million dollars. It leaves the entire estate to educational and charitable trusts for public benefit.
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Mellon
Bittsburgh
Andrew Mellon
Register of Wills
War Likely If Economic Changes Fail Says Hull
Boston dispatch reports Secretary Hull warns that without two years of reform, a European crisis could trigger war while the United States stays out. President Roosevelt backs liberal trade to aid peaceful world order as the Boston conference on distribution progresses. In Shanghai, US Embassy staff withdraws after Japanese threats and a morning air raid kills civilians and destroys homes. Nelson Johnson and aides evacuate via Luzon to Whu. Franco Spanish frontier notes say rebels breach Asturian lines and seize Los Callejas en route to Gijon.
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Boston
Mass
Europe
Hull
Department of State
United States
Roosevelt
U.S
Shanghai
China
Nanking
Nelson Johnson
Luzon
Yangtze River
Whu
Guard and two convicts killed in Folsom riot
In a Sunday prison yard clash at Folsom penitentiary a guard and two convicts died and seven others were wounded. Warden Clarence Larkin was critically stabbed, and captors Ryan and Kerns were seriously injured as seven inmates attacked with knives and a dummy pistol.
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Folsom
Cal
Sayvage
Folsami Penitentiary
Big Yard
Martin
Clyde Stevens
Benny Kucharski
Clarence Larkin
Ryan
James Kerns
Wardon Larkin
Kerns
Stevens
Albert Kussil
Wesley Eudy
Robert Cannon
Fret Barnus
Ed Davis
Davis
Larkin
Tifles
Three Held in Death of Little Rock Man
Five people were questioned after Wilburn Mullennax, 44, of Little Rock, died at City Hospital from injuries of undetermined origin. He may have been robbed of $30 before being found fatally injured on the highway, with three acquaintances held in the Faulkner county jail for questioning.
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Little Rock- Hi
Wilburn Mullenax
Little Rock
City Hospital
Wear Levy
Five
Fulaski County
England's Route to Far East Is No Longer Secure One
Britain's naval supremacy faces a grave challenge from Mussolini's Italy as Italy expands its air and naval power in the Mediterranean. The article outlines how geography and a growing Italian air fleet could render the eastern Mediterranean dangerous for British shipping, with targets like Pantelleria, Rhodes, the Dodecanese, and proximity to Malta and Gibraltar.
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England
Far East
London
Mediterranean Sea
Mussolini
Georgraphy
Ajirplanes
Rome
Mediterranean
Ethiopia
English Channel
North Sea
Pantelleria
Sicily
Africa
Daly
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Rhodes
Dodecanese Islands
Cyprus
Palestine
Malta
Spain
Balearic Islands
Gibraltar
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Brit
Bitten by Snake Man Recovering
John W. Wellborn of 219 South Shower street was critically ill for ten days after a rattlesnake bite while inspecting timber near Blevins. Fever and poisoning had caused unconsciousness. anti venom reaction subsided by Sunday and he showed improvement Monday. He was recovering from an eight month illness.
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John W. Wellborn
Shower Street
Mr. Wellborn
Imber
Blevins
Two Die as Benton Driver Held for Involuntary Manslaughter
In Malvern Arkansas Arlin Craig of Benton will be charged with involuntary manslaughter after a Saturday night crash near here that killed Floyd Hands 27 and Frank Dorn and injured four others. Craig allegedly drank beer, sped, and threw whisky from the car. He is jailed with a $2000 bond. Hands and Dorn died at hospital.
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Malvern
Ark
Arlin Craig
Benton
Glover
Nere
Floyd Hands
Frank Dorn
Shirley Hartson
Sexton
Jess Green
Jewel McAlister
Hands
Craig
Dorn
Miss Hartson
Saline
Two New Producers in South Miller County
TEXARKANA Ark The 11th and 13th oil producers in the South Miller county field came in Sunday. The Freeman W Burford A A Capps No 1 in section 14 20 28 flowed an estimated 1000 barrels daily. The Freeman W Burford G G Gerald No 1 in section 18 20 28 had a 100 barrel flow. The wells, sixth and seventh to be brought in by Burford, Dallas Texas operator, extend the field to the southeast and southwest near the Louisiana line. An old automobile tire on a tree limb suggests a swing for the children.
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Texarkana
Ark
Miller County
Freeman W. Burford
A. A. Capps
G. G. Gerald
Burford
Dallas
Texas
Louisiana Line
A Thought In contemplation of created things
A reflective meditation on ascent through stages of existence. The fragment hints at scholarly or poetic analysis, contemplating divine or natural order and the progression from creation to higher understanding.
Fall Style Edition Preview in Hope Star Wednesday
The merchants' fall style section appears in Wednesday's Hope Star with fashion trends from international events reflected. Last season's styles were strong but this year's designs in shoes, millinery, tailored and evening wear promise a dramatic all-star fashion picture.
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Hope Star
Hope
Mail
Lemley Joins Miller Campaign as Associate Manager
LITTLE ROCK. The John E. Miller senate campaign headquarters said Monday that Harry J. Lemley, Hope attorney and president of the Magnolia A. and M. College board of trustees, has become an associate campaign manager at the headquarters.
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Little Rock
John E. Miller
Senate
Harry J. Lemley
Hope
Magnolia A. & M. College
Legion Opens Its Convention in New York
Twenty thousand legionnaires and visitors filled Madison Square Garden for the opening session of the American Legion convention in New York. Governor Lehman urged continuing the fight for democracy and liberty, as AR commander Robert Sisson led a 200-strong Arkansas delegation arriving early to erect an exhibit at Penn Station to showcase the state's resources.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Maigley
Lehman
Robert Sisson
Little Rock
Arkansas Department
Sisson
Arkansas
Pennsylvania
Reece Matthews, Former Hope Resident, Succumbs
Reece Matthews, once night man for W. M. Ramsey at the Checkered cafe on Division street in Hope, died Sunday in Idabel Oklahoma. Matthews moved from Hope years ago and later opened his own cafe in Idabel.
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Reece Matthews
Hope
W. M. Ramsey
Division Street
Idabel
Okla
Mr. Matthews
Pawned Promise and Missing Wallet in Small City
Fred Smith, in a 5 000 resident city, shared lunch with a traveling man who later found his wallet missing. The man hoped to wire his company to report the loss before a train. The stranger offered a diamond ring as security and proposed Fred advance $25 to hold the ring for two days, with $30 repayment. the tale ends as the conversation continues on page three.
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Fred Smith
Fred
Iin
TL Tose Ag
Highway Meeting at Mena Tuesday
The Arkansas U S Highway 71 Association holds its fall meeting in Mena with Governor Bailey as lead speaker. President Ernest W. St. John urges hard-surfacing of the trunk route through Western Arkansas from Missouri to Texas. Other speakers include Arthur L. Nelson, M. E. Melton, State Senator H. M. Barney, Bernie Harper, and W. S. Campbell Payetteville.
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Mena
Ark
Arkansas U. S. Highway 71 Association
Bailey
Arkansas
Missouri
Texas
Ernest W. St. John
Quathita
Arthur L. Nelson
Hot Springs
M. E. Melton
H. M. Barney
Texarkana
Bernie Harper
Fort Smith
W. S. Campbell
Payetteville
Two Killed in Crash of Plane Near Brookville Navy Mine
Two men, believed to be Navy personnel, were killed Monday when an amphibian plane crashed in the woods near Brookville. Officials reported the cause and identity details pending as authorities investigated the crash site.
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Navy
Brookville
Here
Hope City Enrolls 1895 Pupils on Opening Day
Hope City reports 1895 students enrolled on Monday for the new school year. white schools tally 1170 pupils and Negro schools 1725, with optimism enrollment will exceed 2000 by month’s end as peak periods pass.
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Hope Avent
Beryl Henry
Miss Henry
Oglesby
Brookwood
Paisley
Spain Loses Seat on League Council at Geneva
The League of Nations assembly in Geneva refused Spain a new three year council term by nine votes. The Madrid-Valencia government failed to secure the two thirds needed as Spain’s current term expires this year. Peru was chosen to replace Chile and Iran to replace Turkey. a successor to Spain remained undecided.
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Switzerland
League of Nations Assembly
Spain
League Council
Francisco Franco
Madrid-Valencia
Pires
League
Peru
Chile
Iran
Turkey
Week End Auto Wreck Toll Tops 119 Killed Across States
The Associated Press reports at least 119 people died in weekend car crashes nationwide. A single collision in South Cesselton North Carolina killed five when a car struck a freight train. Deaths by state list includes Ohio 11 California 5 New York 8 North Carolina 10 Pennsylvania 13 and others.
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Associated Press
South Cesselton
N. C
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
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Massachusetts
Michigan
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Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Wisconsin
Mississippian Held After Fatal Crash in Arkansas
In Osceola Arkansas a Mississippian, A Stubblefield age about 30, was killed when struck by a car late Saturday night. Deputy J F Reinmiller charged Roy Wright 21 Tippler ville Miss with manslaughter and leaving the scene. A separate line notes a fast flying hand duck hawk timed at 185 to 130 mph in California, per the Bureau of Biological Survey, and a recorded golden eagle speed of 120 mph.
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Osceola
Ark
A. Stubblefield
Here
J. F. Reinmiller
Roy Wright
Tiplerville
Miss
California
Bureau of Biological Survey
Cotton Prices Dip and Steady as Market Closes
New Orleans reports cotton futures opened Monday at 8.78 cents, closed at 8.72 cents. Boat cotton settled steady 15 points higher, with middling price at 8.70 cents.
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New Orleans
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