Debts Cancellation Debate and Social Change Reflections
Long meditation on how debt cancellation is unlikely in America with a view of shifting global power, wartime debts, and evolving roles for women. The piece contrast 19th century sexism with future progress and notes Pontotoc county pecan and English walnut exhibits, plus a critique of prohibition politics and European expectations about debt moratoriums.
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America
Europe
United States
England
Tax Talk on Hidden Government Cash and Voter Impact
The piece argues politicians route taxes through indirect means to avoid voter backlash. It explains that consumers ultimately bear taxes via higher prices, while manufacturers and merchants pass costs along to buyers. It warns that taxing too few citizens strains government finances and suggests a direct, fair method to fund public needs without burdening voters.
Cotton Mills More Active Amid Steady Demand
United States Agriculture Bureau notes unfilled orders for cotton textiles at month end exceeded two year averages while mill activity remained high. Domestic consumption rose to 902000 bales in October with gains from September and July, and European and Japanese mills ran at strong levels. The report also analyzes broader economic links from cotton trade to employment and transportation.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Europe
Bureau
Chickasha Express
Hunger March in Washington Amplified Communist Message
Rodney Dutcher argues radical press overstates the victory of the hunger march in Washington. He notes the protest drew sympathy for Communists, despite police detention and heightened tension, and observes tactic evolution in demonstrations to attract converts.
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Washington
Pelham D. Glassford
America
Coxey
Bonus Army
Man Held After Shooting Near Farmers' Gun
A shooting near Farmers' gun on West Tenth Street at 10 30 last night left Nolen Bennett seriously injured with a knee wound. Rufus Pratt was charged with assault with intent to kill. Pratt Bennett and Grady Mickle were arrested for disturbing the peace.
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Prom Priday
Nolen Bennett
Rufus Pratt
West Tenth Street
Rogers
Woods
Pratt
Bennett
Pratt, Bennett
Grady Mickle
Hunters Scatter Feed for Quail in Bristow
In Bristow on December 14 hunters spread sacks of grain across the snowy countryside to feed quail and accidentally pursue rabbits. The group led by Cy Covey carried along guns but left dog use to the side as the quail feeding effort became a rabbit roundup.
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Cy Covey
Oblique Social Quips on Insurance and Politics
A collage of 1932 satirical observations critiques insurance access from conceit to health, notes a spy in police ranks via a deathbed confession, and mocks Mussolini and Prohibition era culture. It lampoons wealth, Christmas customs, and public figures with wry, newspaper-voice humor.
Fire destroys Fayetteville department stores in freezing weather
In seven degree conditions Fayetteville and Springdale fire crews contained an early morning fire that destroyed the Boston department store and damaged two other downtown structures. Officials estimated losses near a quarter of a million dollars as the blaze spread to the Red Cross drug store and the Home Furnishing store before being controlled after two hours.
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Payettieville
Ark
Fayetteville
Springdale
Browgght
Boston
Red Cross
Mellroy Bank and Trust Co
Jones proposes redirecting cotton to Red Cross relief
Washington December 10 chairman Jones of the house agriculture committee introduced legislation to turn over the remaining 329000 bales of farm board stabilization cotton to the Red Cross for relief distribution and said he would press for early action on the bill.
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Washington
Jones
House Agriculture Committee
The
Red Cross
Farm Board
Stabilization Wheat Allotment to Red Cross Limited
Payne told Jones that 5,000,000 bushels were allotted last session and on December 3 commitments were made for 56,600,000 bushels. There is no more stabilization wheat to turn over to the Red Cross, Jones stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Payne
Jones
Cotton Holiday Proposal in Cotton States Discussed
In Washington DC on December 14 1922 Governor Ibra C Blackwood of South Carolina urged a regional cotton holiday to boost King Cotton. He proposed that all cotton states agree to plant none of the staple in 1923 as part of the Long Cotton Plan.
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Columbia
D. C
Ibra C. Blackwood
South Carolina
Hound Trapped by Rabbit Burrow Back Door Rescue
Fritz the hound owned by M. J. Alvord of Montville chased a rabbit into a burrow. The rabbit exited the back door but Fritz became wedged, requiring a crew with pickaxes and shovels to free him.
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Chardon, O
Fritz
M. J. Alvord
Montville
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