Roosevelt backs immediate loans for cotton under surplus control plan
Senate leaders report President Roosevelt agreed to fast federal loans for cotton farmers who pledge to join a surplus control program to be enacted next session. The move aims to peg cotton at 12 cents per pound while House rules discussions seek a path to the administration's wage and hour bill.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Roosevelt
Bilbo
Mississippi
Congress
Coe
House
Bankhead
Iit
Agriculture Committee
Wallace
Smith
Dem. S. C
Wall
Dem. Miss
Commodity Corporation
Binghampton
N. Y
Federal
John J. O'Connell
Bureau of Agricultural Years
Frank
Fischer
Thomas Burke
Connally
O'Connell
Hoboken Tex
N. J
Lass
Dake
Swift Action On Alabama Senator Black To Supreme Court
A Senate judiciary subcommittee quickly approved the nomination of Senator Black, Alabama Democrat, to the U S Supreme Court. The panel voted to report favorably after rejecting Vermont Senator Austin’s bid to hold the nomination for study of legal questions about eligibility under a retirement act. The Attorney General informed Roosevelt that the appointment was legal and constitutional.
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Washington
Senate | Judiciary
Black
Alabama
United States Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Attocney
Cummings
Supreme Court
Judiciary
Austin
Vermont
Cvongress
Women Demonstration Clubs Elect Leaders at Camp Pike Encampment
Officers for the coming two year term were elected as the Arkansas Council of Home Demonstration Clubs wrapped up a statewide encampment at Camp Pike with 1000 delegates. Mrs. Charles Rogers of Union County will lead for the next two years after serving as vice president. The event opened Tuesday and drew participants from all counties. A cream supper is planned for Saturday at Hunter Hill House with an entertainment program and public invitation.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Council of Home Demonstration Clubs
Camp Pike
Charles Rogers
Union Country
Aml
Union County Home Demonstration Council
Three Creeks Blome Demonstation Club
Union County
Hunter Hile
Mind Your Manners Quiz Draft
A fragmented quiz on proper usage tests etiquette and language, with garbled OCR style questions and multiple choice answers. It presents unclear prompts about actions and dress codes, then lists a set of unclear responses and a copyright notice.
First Photographs of Actual Warfare on Tientsin Front
Descriptive sketch of Sino Japanese clash as China massed forces in the north and Japan’s military machine pressed onward. The report notes tragic deaths of two Japanese nationals and evacuation of civilians, with a map highlighting critical centers near the Great Wall.
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Tientsin Front
China
Nippon
Niuhou
Kieat
Tientsin
Japan
Nisin
Capaign
Chinese and Japanese artillery duel rocks Shanghai border
Shellfire and flames terrorize Shanghai as Chinese and Japanese forces clash along the international settlement fringe. Buildings burn in Kiangwan and Chapei while the U S Asiatic Fleet is ordered to protect about 4000 American residents.
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U. S
Shanghai
China
Kiangwan
Chapei
International Settlement
Kiangwan Village
United States Asiatic Fleet
M Corkle Recalls History Printing at Hope Rotary
Ed McCorkle spoke at Hotel Bar Low recalling the first printing press in the New World in Mexico City and Gutenberg’s moveable type birth of modern printing. He noted changes in apprenticeships and times in the trade. Guests included L. Birdsong, Longview mayor, and Rich W. Lewis of Siloam Springs.
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New World
United States
Mexico City
Ed McCorkle
Hope Rotary Club
Hotel Barlow
McCorkle
Gutenberg
Spanish Ship Sunk by Italians Near Tunis Coast
Capt. Felix Gary of the Spanish tanker Campeador reports the vessel was torpedoed and sunk by the Italian Saetta about 30 miles northeast of Tunis. Twelve crew members perished, seven minutes after the first torpedo another hit caused fire before the 9,000 ton benzine laden ship went down. Forty survivors reached shore as the Spanish government investigates from a Tunisian town.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Felix Gary
Here
Lilian
Campeador
Gary
Tunish
Trieblote
Hope Chamber drives past $2,000 toward $6,000 goal
The Hope Chamber of Commerce campaign reports $2,039 subscribed after Friday, with $548 added that day and $1,491 previously. Four teams are to canvass next week as E H Lilly notes many prospective members remain uncontacted. A Friday directors meeting planned to plan continued efforts.
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Hope Chamber of Commerce
Hope
E. H. Lilly
Chamber
Lilly
Ono
Halliburton Sheet Metal Works
Wyatt
Moses
Cecil Wyatt
i-Texa Se
Bundy & Sons
Frank S. Hearne
Fred A. Luck
C. W. Tarpley
Eubanks
Lucks Tourist Court
Southern Grain Produce
Arch Moore
Duffie Hardware Co
Gorham & Gosnell
Franks Fruit Store
H. D. Linker
Hope Confectionery
Stewarts Jewelry
K. R. Webber
L. M. Lile J
R. Henry
Anti-Lynch Bill Delayed Again in Senate Showdown
Washington leaders postponed the anti-lynching bill by voting to defer action to the next session. Senators Wagner and Van Nuys withdrew immediate-plea tactics amid a filibuster by Southern members, with Barkley proposing passage early next year. Connally and Borah challenged constitutionality and federal power to set civil liability across states.
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Washington
Wagner
van Nuys
Barkley
Dem
Southerm
Senate
Connally
Dem. Tex
Justice of the Peace Court
Borah
Ida
Cotton market opens in New Orleans with slight rise
In New Orleans on Friday October Cot ton opened at 10.23 and closed at 10.47 48. Spot cotton finished steady up 28 paint points with middling price around 1.63.
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New Orleans
J Trees Gas Firm Employee Dies After Illness
John I Trees, 34, an employee of the Arkansas and Louisiana gas compressor station at Emmet, died early Friday from a heart attack tied to a three day illness of indigestion. He died at Mrs. Mattie Segler’s home. Employed three years at the station, he was single. Formerly of Oil City, Louisiana, he is survived by two brothers and a sister in Pennsylvania and another brother, Tom Trees, of El Dorado. Funeral plans were incomplete pending relatives’ arrival.
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John I. Trees
Arkansas & Louisiana
Emmet
Trees
Mattie Segler
Oil City
Pennsylvania
Tom Trees
EL Dorado
Burlington Cuts Down Personnel
CHICAGO. Burlington railroad officials announced a wage-related job cut as part of an economy plan. About 30 men were laid off with further reductions possible. The company expects wage increases to cost about 3 million dollars annually and seeks to offset this through layoffs and material expenditure curbs.
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Chicago
Burlington Railroad
Gurley
Burlington
Senate
House
Soviet Plane Passes Pole On Arctic Flight Toward Alaska
A large Russian monoplane crossing a commercial Arctic route was reported by the Fairbanks Alaska Army signal corps radio station to have passed over the North Pole toward Fairbanks at 3 45 a m local time. The interception confirms a polar crossing on the flight path.
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Seattle
Wash
North Pole
Fairbanks
Alaska
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Pole
Albany Men Convicted in 1932 Abduction Case
A jury convicted five men from Albany on the 1932 abduction of John J. O Connell Jr. in Binghamton New York. Federal Judge Frederick H. Bryant sentenced them to terms from 28 to 67 years. The defendants were named John Oley Percy Geary Thomas Dugan John McGlone and Charles Harrigan.
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Binghamton
Cone
John J. O'Connell Jr
Albany
Fedvick
H. Bryant
Bryant
John Oley
Percy Geary
Thomas Dugan
John McGlone
Charles Harrigan
New Color Scheme for the U. S. Supreme Court
A historical note outlines early Supreme Court justices Horace Gray of Massachusetts serving 1882 to 1982, Henry B. Brown of Michigan from 1891 to 1906, and Edward D. White of Louisiana as associate justice from 189d to 1921, with White becoming chief justice.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Horace Gray
Massachusetts
Henry B. Brown
Michigan
Edward D. White
Louisiana
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