Federal Indictment Shocks Arkansas Slavery Probe
Arkansas Deputy Sheriff P. D. Peacher is indicted on a slavery statute charge for allegedly forcing eight black workers to labor under coercive conditions. The case amplifies a federal probe into peonage in the cotton belt, with Union leaders urging broader investigation and reform.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
U.P
Cotton Belt
Sam B. Whitaker
Southern Tenant Farmers’ Union
Mississippi
WPA
P. D. Peacher
Earle
Peacher
T. 8. Mitchell
Farle
Mitchell
Peachers Farm
U. S
Pred A. Ising
J. M. Putrell
B. L. Damron
Chapman Fletcher
Grand
Tenant Farmers Union
Crittenden County
Ising
Federal
Department of Justice
Barle
Washington
Homer
Cummings
Sam E. Whitaker
Whitaker
Workers Alliance of America
Campaign clash over relief and New Deal politics
The piece presents Republican and Democratic views on relief, with Bertram H. Snell criticizing the New Deal for politicizing aid. It cites Hopkins and WPA actions in Pennsylvania, including injunctions shielding WPA operations and alleged pressure on relief recipients to switch registrations.
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Republican
Democratic National Committees
Bertrand H. Snell
House of Representatives
New Deal
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Snell
Roosevelt
Charles McDonald
4Th Ward
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Landon
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress
Alf M. Landon
Hopkins
WPA
Pennsylvania Senate
Louis Cohen
Harrisburg
Blue Star Ointment Promises Fast Itch Relief
An advertisement touts Blue Star Ointment as a quick fix for itchiness rash tetter ringworm and eczema. It claims tested medicines kill itching without burning and offers comforting use for irritated skin.
WPA Worker Musselman Dismissed for Nonpayment
The article recounts Musselman being dismissed from the WPA after failing to provide $4, despite earlier assurances and a boss’s orders. It notes widespread letters to Senator Holt criticizing relief politics and Holt’s split from the Roosevelt reelection, plus a shift toward Landon.
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Graham
WPA
Musselman
Rush D. Holt
West Virginia
Holt
United States Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Landon
Ward Furniture Show Draws 500 Guests Amid Local Fall Events
Over 500 visitors attended Montgomery Ward’s annual furniture exposition last night drawing many out-of-town guests. Wards manager W. C. Pace expressed gratification at the large turnout despite concurrent events like the Tri-State Fair. The item includes unrelated religious and geographic musings and a note on Attu and Maine sunsets.
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Montgomery Wards
Amarillo
W. C. Pace
Wards
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Spitsbergen
Scandinavian Peninsula
Mantel
Panhandle
Jenkins Mantel, Brick, and Tile Co
Jenkins Booth
Tri-State Fair
Insulux
Joe Jenkins
Harrison Street
Works Progress Administration
Earl T. Musselman
Charles S. Graham
Pennsylvania State Department of Highways
Biené
Schieffelin & Co
New York City
Texas
Southwestern Drug Corporation
Lincoln Street
W. C. Vinyard
Herman Wright
Vinyard & Wright Eable
Tope
RSF
Regal
Gireley
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Christian Science Services
Churches of Christ
Scientist
Golden Texas
Mary Baker Foldy
Attu
Most
Alaskan
Maine
THE
Levine
Levines
SILK
Peter
Weatherbird
Coats
Shirley Temple
Genuine Hood
Eighth and
Polk Streets
Chambray Vd
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