Federal drive to curb peonage and bank holdouts rises
The article notes steps to end peonage practices in the South, including a case in Arkansas where a town marshal jailed nine Black workers for vagrancy and forced labor. Federal investigators secured conviction, fines, and prison time for the officer. It also mentions broader reforms and political debate on tax and insurance provisions and foreign investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pega
Eposit Insurance Cor- Spnate
Ncy
Bureau of Investigation
Department, Justice
Arkansas
South
G-Men
Sympathy Cards Carried in Steel Gray Border
The Enterprise notes sympathy cards carried with a gray border as a local gesture of consolation. The item reflects community customs for expressing condolences and supporting families during mourning periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray
the Enterprise
Large shipment of carbon paper cores and transit quilt patterns
A large shipment of red yellow and blue carbon paper sheets for transferring quilt and bedspread patterns arrived. Mrs F A Baker of Killeen, visiting relatives Mrs R A Cramer and Mrs Carl Davis, returned home Wednesday.
Featherston and Boff Visit Abilene Amid Armarillo Game
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Featherston and Mrs. Jim Boff visited Abilene on Saturday. Mr. Featherston attended the Abilene Amarillo football game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Featherston
Jim Boff
Abilene
Mr. Featherston
Abilene-Amarillo
Homely Person Says Beauty Not Required For Acceptance
A homely individual asserts inner worth over looks, stressing confidence and character as true measures of value. The message promotes self-acceptance rather than pursuit of beauty.
Winters Event Sees Residents Travel for Holiday Festivities
Quite a few residents motored to Winters on Saturday to see Old Santa Claus. Several families and relatives visited, including Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mathis and Mrs. Nancy Self. Messages arrived about ill relatives, prompting travel and planned visits among local households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Jim Mathis
Esppy Valley
Nancy Self
Cole
W. A. Porter
Odlie Faircloth
Della Hick
Bob Jennings
Bogne
Bicker
Ollie Woods
Wingate
Bill Barnett
Don Martin
Floyd Woods
Willie Barnett
H. H. Low
Winters
Silver
Bakerville
California
Stanley Sneed
Bradshaw
Grassbury
Comanche
Mrs. Allen Adams Returns Home From Parental Visit
Mrs. Allen Adams, who has been visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Cramer for several weeks, returned to her home in Arp on Wednesday. Want ads get results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Adams
R. A. Cramer
Arp
Women rising in banking and leadership roles across nations
The piece highlights women advancing in finance led by Miss Anne Houston Sadler a New York bank assistant secretary and president of the Association of Bank Women. It also notes business strategies from Mrs Hortense M Dominici who uses customer lunches to gather feedback. It mentions notable women in journalism astronomy and governance including Inna Lehmann Balanowsia and Mrs Robert Hathaway of Sark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of Bank Women
Women’s Association
Anne Houston Sadler
New York
Hortense M. Dominici
Fifth Avenue
Dominici
Russia
Inna Lehmann-Balanowsia
Ruseie
Leniivegrad
Serk
Sark
Dee
English Channel
Robert W. Hathaway
Elizabeth
Hatha
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Frank C. Walker
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Walker
Farley
Democratic National Committee
F. A. Baker
Killeen
Carl Davis
Ew Shep
South’ America
H. ‘Ka Smith
Rey
Vassar
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