Little Rock school board abandons high school fraternities policy
The Little Rock school board in 1985 abandoned a ban on secret high school fraternities and sororities due to lack of parental cooperation. The board will tolerate but not recognize high school fraternities, arguing class distinction has no place in tax funded schools. The piece recalls that national fraternities barred high school groups, killing the issue nationwide, and notes calls to attend the Arkansas Centennial Commission event in Washington on October 10 to mark Hempstead County milestones and antebellum history.
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National College Fraternities
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Oberlin College
Ohio
Justice Black Klan Accusation Defense Revealed
Preston Grover uncovers in congressional records that Justice Black foresaw a possible anti Klan kickback and moved to forestall it. Bankhead’s quiet speech into the record disclosed Black’s prepared defense amid the Senate confirmation week.
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Black Returns Home to Start Supreme Court Duties
Hugo L. Black arrived in Norfolk from Europe and planned to begin his duties as associate justice of the Supreme Court immediately. He kept silent on the Ku Klux Klan charge but indicated he might issue a statement, possibly over the radio, about the issue.
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Klan accusations in Senate debate over confirmation
Senator Copeland of New York and others alleged Klan attacks in letters and telegrams to Black from Jews Catholics Negroes and foreign born residents. The messages praised Black and supported his judicial capacity while Bankhead noted Black had penciled notes on the letters. Bankhead delayed reading them but later did so, tying the debate to Ku Klux law among prominent Alabama figures. Contined on Page Six
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Fragments Present Amid Unclear Politics and Vague Events
Odd OCR text references a mix of names and events with burning piles and ecclesiastical figures. It mentions presidential names and a request to choose among options, but details are garbled and no coherent story or verifiable facts emerge.
Fraternity Ban at L A Withdrawn by Little Rock Board
Little Rock School Board withdrew a 1935 ban on fraternities and sororities at Senior High and Junior College. Officials cited lack of parental cooperation and an unwillingness to enforce outside school, noting injuries from a secret initiation prompted prior discussions and protests.
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Singing Convention at Patmos Sunday
A Singing Convention will be held at Parris High School this Sunday by the Southwest Arhataces Shinghia group. The event follows a recent business session, with plans shaped by several committees, including Pine plane and Vito, to promote outreach and community gathering.
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Bailey Opens Arkansas Senate Campaign After Gray Quits
Gov. Carl E. Bailey launched his United States Senate bid with a statewide radio address from Little Rock, contrasting his record with opponent John E. Miller. Batesville’s Thornsberry A. Gray withdrew from the race after filing a Greenback Democrat pledge, saying he would not run as an independent. Bailey attacked Miller as anti Roosevelt and urged party unity while defending the nomination process and the party machinery.
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Thought on Wisely Doing Plating and Practice
A fragment reflects on thinking well and doing right in craft, noting steady effort and careful practice. It hints at Wistar and Ber Plating as examples of disciplined work and self improvement. The text is fragmented but centers on thoughtful action leading to quality results.
Aerial Bombardment Strikes Canton Area Killing Many
Japanese aerial attacks in the Canton region caused wide spread destruction with numerous casualties. About 40 killed and around 100 wounded in Chiutin after machine gun fire from war planes. A British liner passengers reported seeing a Japanese destroyer fire on Chinese junks nearby.
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P T A Suspended Indefinitely Over Infantile Paralysis
Mrs Edwin Dossett president of the P T A city council said all P T A activities are suspended indefinitely after a single infantile paralysis case in the city. The article notes the modern automobile efficiency in energy use.
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P.-T. A. City Council
County to Get 3 History Markers in October
Two markers will be placed in Washington by the State Centennial Commission with a formal program planned for the ceremony. A third marker will honor Fulton as part of the centennial observance led by Hempstead chairman Mrs Charlean Mass Williams. The Washington markers celebrate the courthouse now Civil War state capitol and the town of Washington. A later announcement will detail the complete program. Torpedoes are discharged from submarines by air pressure under command.
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Arkansas Centennial Commission
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Hempstead County
New Southwest
State Centennial Commission
Fulton
Charlean Mass Williams
Last Two of Regiment of '61 Parade at St Paul Homecoming
The St Paul community hosted the fourth annual homecoming on Sunday September 26 drawing about 300 guests. Attendees enjoyed sermons songs and a children's orchestra from Texarkana. Visitors came from Arkansas and Texas including Texarkana Little Rock Nashville and El Paso with many longtime residents reuniting and sharing memories.
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Murfreesboro
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PTA Saturday School Session Postponed
The PTA school of instruction at Hope High School scheduled for Saturday October 2 has been postponed and all other PTA activities in the city are postponed until further notice per PTA officers.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Hope High School
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Murder Trial Opens in Arkansas Slayings
In Murfreesboro Arkansas a jury was seated and testimony began Wednesday in the murder trial of Marshal E S Stockton of Delait on charges for the killing of Rex Gentry of Antoine on May 11. In Midland Michigan dentist Dr F L Hardy was shot during a bank holdup. four gunmen attacked the bank, two were captured, one wounded, one escaped, and three bystanders were wounded.
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Miss Gere Trude O'Keefe Freed In Slaying Case
New York brief reports typist Miss Gere trude O'Keefe, age 37, freed of murder charge Wednesday in the slaying of George O'Frank, 47, a stock exchange clearing house teller. Magnolia Ark notes A. AL Reid, 75, longtime politics and financial leader of Columbia county, died Wednesday.
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George O'Frank
Stock Exchange Clearing House
Magnolia
Ark
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Columbia County
Mind Your Manners: Hotel Etiquette Quiz
Questions test social usage in hotels covering notifying valet, tipping for cleaned suits, placing a purse on tables, hotel food charges, and arranged child care. Answers indicate: notify valet yes. tipping usually not required but common. purse or gloves should not sit on tables. food service charges vary but often none. some hotels offer childcare arrangements. request bellman or porter for luggage.
Tests for Civil Service October 8 9 in Arkansas
Dr. K C Warner of the National Reemployment service oversees civil service exams for NRL vacancies across Arkansas. Examinations occur October 8 and 9 in Batesville Fort Smith Harrison Monticello Hope Jonesboro and Little Rock with district manager and state level roles tested on the 8th morning and afternoon and statistical and fiscal supervisor tests on October 9 with 1306+ applications. Admission cards for eligible candidates will be mailed next Monday.
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French President Leads Nation as Eight Child Godfather
Paris reports President Albert Le Brun maintains the role of godfather to every eighth living child born to French couples. He averages about 320 godchildren per year over his seven-year term, after a population push prompted the practice.
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France
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Ginning total climbs near 1936 Hempstead county
The mid-September census report shows Hempstead county ginned 7399 bales of cotton by September 1, up from 4810 bales the prior year, reflecting a sharp rise in local production. The rest of the text switches to unrelated notes on submarine propulsion and a vanished reference to alligators and an 1879 Chinese discovery, which are not directly connected to the main agricultural statistic.
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Hempstead
Bureau of the Census
Justice Hughes Upholds Work of District Courts
Washington reports that Chief Justice Hughes defended district court work using Attorney General Cummings figures at the senior circuit judges conference. He said the tabulation provides no grounds to criticize district courts amid calls for more circuit and district judges to ease congestion.
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Roosevelt
Woman Recovers Purse and $24.46
Mrs. Mattie Wall near Hope loses a purse on Sent Man street with $24.46 inside. Lon Cox seven miles north of Laswissith finds it, returns it to Hope Star, and the money is restored after Mrs. Wall identifies the item.
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Star Classified Ad
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Wall
Star Office
Woerdnesdas
Cotton New Orleans Weather Report Notes Gaps and Errors
An unreadable OCR fragment from New Orleans data references Wednesday events and unclear numbers. It mentions 89h and 83d, with scattered names like Pyndil Wien and garb linas, but the full meaning and context are missing. The fragment lacks a coherent report or identifiable entities.
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