Arkansas election canvass and judiciary reform commentary
The article reflects on Arkansas politics after the recent canvass, praising Carl Bailey and criticizing the state machine. It discusses Governor Futrell and the double primary repeal, congratulates Griffin Smith as chief justice, and argues for a better paid, longer term judiciary with fewer elective clerical posts and more appointments.
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AX X
Griffin Smith
Arkansas Supreme Court
Stalih
Supreme Court
Arkansas
Laisleive Incl
Bailey selects civil service study commission for state employes
Arkansas News records Attorney General Carol Bailey naming Monticello lawyer Raymond Rebsamen Little Rock businessman J O Heiskell editor and Lamar Williamson to lead a panel studying civil service laws in other states. The group will work unpaid and seek citizen input while planning the upcoming Democratic State Convention details and vacation plans.
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Little Rock
Carol Bailey
Lamar Williamson
Monticello
Raymond Rebsamen
J. O. Heiskell
Arkansas Gazette
Rebsamen
Bailey
Coms Tission
Certified Public Accountants
Civic Ceffales
Williamson
Williaysos
Lai Sure
Almay Care Ty Otiye
Sean
Annernely
Little Steels
Coughlin Improves After Illness Feels Better
In Cleveland Ohio Charles Coughlin, stricken ill, shows improvement after a night of rest. He left by train for Detroit to speak to the National Union for Social Justice, but his address was halted by overexertion during a denunciation of the Roosevelt administration.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Charles Coughlin
Detroit
National Union For Social Justice
Alle Ness
Roosevelt
RL Sanders Dies A Native Of Hope In Texas
SAN ANTONIO Texas ayd R L Rabbit Saunders 55 veteran newspaper man and secretary treasurer of the Texas Hotel association died early Monday at a local hospital. native of Hope Ark Saunders came to Texas at age 1 and worked on newspapers until 1913 when he established the Texas Hotel News.
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San Antonio
Texas
Ayd R. L
Rabbit) Saunders
Texas Hotel Association
Hope
Ark
Sanders
Texas Hotel News
Delegates Chosen for Hempstead in State Convention
Hempstead county delegates to the state Democratic convention were chosen at 10:30 a.m. Monday as the county Democratic convention met at the courthouse in Washington. Ten regular delegates and ten alternates were selected for the two day session at Hot Springs, September 18 and 19. Delegates named were W.S. Atkins, Ed Lowe, BE. P. Young, John L. Wilson, Ralph Bakey, J. B. Beckworth, John P. Vesey, Ray McDowell, O.R. Williams, Date Sones. Alternates listed include C. L. Renfree, W. C. Griffin, Frank Rider, C. E. Taylor, M. E. Patrick, Brooks Shula, C. Conk, Joe Coleman, and Charles Danna Gibson.
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Hempstead
Washington
Hot Springs
Moonday
Democratic Central Committee
W.S. Atkins
Ed Lowe
BE. P. Young
John L. Wilson
Ralph Bakey
J. B. Beckworth
John P. Vesey
Ray McDowell
O.R. Williams
Date Sones
C. L. Renfre
W. C. Griffin
Frank Rider
C. E. Taylor
M. E. Patrick
Brooks Shula
C. Conk
Joe Coleman
Charles Danna Gibson
Ex Local Man Is Chosen Legislator
Willis L. Plant, 19306 graduate of Hope High School, will be among the new representatives in the Arkansas legislature in 1937, after receiving Monroe county's nomination. He moved to Hope in 1928, barbered to pay school and played tackle. He earned a law degree at Arkansas and returned to Clarendon to practice law. His first bid won a substantial majority in the two party race.
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Willis L. Plant
Hope High School
Arkansas
Monroe County
Plant
Hope
Capital
Fayetteville
University of Arkansas
University Law School
Cross Ocean in Balloon Dream Draws Typhoon Deaths
German balloonist Dr Zinner aims to cross the Atlantic in a free balloon within five to eight days. He seeks 12000 dollars for the venture, plans a hydrogen bag and radio gear, and notes past Baltic and North Sea flights. He faces dangers from storms and open water. Meanwhile a Harlan cattle grower reports seven red Shorthorn calves in a single dam’s seven-year record with twins and triplets.
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Manila
Philippine Islands
Hamburg
Germany
Luzon
Zinner
Atlantic
Pacific
Casablanca
Amazon
Dr. Zinner
England
North Sea
Baltic Sea
Sweeen
North Atlantic
North America
Europe
Harlan
Leary Withamns
Turned Brown By Brown Turner
Louisville report notes Father Coughlin's National Union for Social Justice endorses Lemke's candidacy and contemplates the Supreme Court's view on the Federal Reserve Act. The piece mocks the union's clarity and contrasts two sides claiming victory amid the Spanish affair.
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Louisville
Father Coughlin
National Union For Social Justice
Lemke
Supreme Court
Former Elizabeth Simms Holderness Dies at 62
Elizabeth Simms Holderness 62, former Hempstead county resident, died Sunday night in a St. Louis hospital after a three month illness. Widow of the late Robert T. Holderness of Fordyce she was president of the Home Telephone company of Fordyce with plants at Fordyce Bearden and Sparkman. Surviving are a son T. Simms Holderness now in Hope with WPA. another son Robert T. Holderness of Little Rock. A Sidney Holderness of Atlanta. a daughter Mrs J P Sparks of Kirkwood Mo. four brothers and three sisters. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Little Rock, body to Fordyce for burial at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
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Elizabeth Simms Holderness
Hempstead
St. Louis
Robert T. Holderness
Fordyce
Holderness
Washington
Thomas H. Simms
Lucie Moss Simms
Little Rock
Home Telephone Company of
Bearden and Sparkman
T. Simms Holderness
Whoa
Hope
WPA
Little Rocl
A. Sidney Holderness
Atlanta
J. P. Sparks
Kirkwood
Tenant Union to Aid Futrell Plan in Arkansas
MEMPHIS Tenn. The Southern Tenant Farmers Union announced a policy of land for the landless and said it will cooperate with Governor Futrell of Arkansas in a South wide conference on the sharecropper problem to propose solutions.
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Futrell Plan
Memphis
Tenn
Southern Tenant Farmers Union
jMerced
Fuutrell
Arkansas
Nominated by 12 Parties in Peru
Grace Flinders de Prado, an Englishwoman, would become Peru’s first lady if her husband wins the presidency in October. The couple married after Jorge Prado was named Peru’s first ambassador to Brazil in 1934. Witnesses included Monsignor Beneddetti, Alois Musella, and William Leeds, the British ambassador. Prado plans a stump campaign while Mrs Pryde sails to Sussex for a stay.
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Rio DE Janeing
UPI
Grace
Flinders de Prado
Peru
Oectober
Monsignor
Beneddetti
Alois Musella
Muncio
Jorge Prado
Brazil
William Leeds
Jose Carlos Dé Mavedo Soares
Pryde
Sussex
England
300 Cotton Pickers Wanted in River Bottom Areas
Jobs for over 200 cotton pickers will open next week in Hempstead and Lafayette counties along the Red River. National Re-employment Service at Hope reports plantations near Bradley and Fulton need extra labor for the season. Transportation by truck will be provided from Hope and Stamps, with some homes offered for housing during picking. Openings are for white and Negro men and women. contact the Hope office on Main Street over Jack's Newstand.
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Hempstead
Lafayette Couunties
National
Hope
Bradley and Fulton
GT. Cross
Hope District
Re-employment Service
Red River
Ass Hope
Wotton
Main Street
Jack
Six Cases Heard In Hope Municipal Court
Municipal Court Judge W. K. Lemley disposed of six cases Monday at Hope city hall. Fines: Charley Smith Frank Biddle and Charles Kelley pled guilty to drunkenness with $10 fines. S. E. Atkins fined $20 for drunkenness. Howard Bought forfeited a $10 cash bond on a case. Horace Vines’ petit larceny charge was dismissed on motion. Assault and battery charges against W. B. Bearden and J. M. Dodson continued to August 24. M. E. Patricks drunkenness case also continued to August 24.
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W. K. Lemley
Hope City Hall
Charley Smith
Frank Biddle
Charles Kelley
S. E. Atkins
Howard
Horace Vines
W. S. Atkins
Vines
R.F. Wilson
W. B. Bearden
J. M. Dodson
M. E. Patricks
66 Lives Lost in U S Auto Crashes
A report from the Associated Press notes 66 fatalities in U S auto crashes over the weekend. In Peekskill New York three killed when a car struck a bridge abutment. in New York City a man died and three injured after a vehicle fleeing police crashed by an apartment stoop. Authorities discuss policy and prevention, including Massachusetts tests for drivers over 65, Harvard’s forthcoming accident prevention conference, and New Jersey urging clergy to promote safe driving.
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Associated Press
Peekskill
N. Y
New York City
Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Harvard University
New Jersey
Mojor Vehicles
Sheriff Bearden Recovers From Illness at Home
Sheriff Jim Bearden is recovering from illness and confined to bed at home in Washington. His physician Dr. L. M. Liks reports improving condition after last Tuesday night episode.
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Jim Bearden
Jin Bi Marklay
Washington
L. M. Liks
Analaria Tower
Three Held in Chicago Hotel Room Death
Three suspects, Myrtle Hynes, A L Martin family member, and Claude Davis, were questioned after Mrs. Mary Louise Trammel was beaten to death in a South Side hotel room. Davis is a hotel belt boy. Tudidt Clevenger indicted for Helen Clevenger’s murder and first degree burglary in Asheville North Carolina.
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Chicagoh
Mary Louise Trammel
South Side
Myrtle Hynes
A. L. Martin
Claude Davis
Davis
Tudidt Clevenger
Asheville
N. C
Martin Moore
Helen Clevenger
Zeb V. Nettles
Lawrence Brown
New York University
Heat Wave Expands East Across Midwest Into Ohio
A new heat wave moved east Sunday night, blasting Illinois Iowa Missouri and Indiana and edging into Ohio with temperatures hitting the 100s in several towns. Chicago saw heavy rain totals while the Dakotas faced relief until a new heat front anticipated Monday. In McGregor Iowa, 88 men and 75 per cent of Dakota farmers faced drought conditions. a local barn-raising near Garber, Iowa, accompanied by Elizabeth Walters' family dinner.
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Weather Bureau
Illngis
Iowa
Missouri
Ohio
St. Louis
Springfield
Charles City
Town
Evansville
Ind
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Midwest
Slinais
Chicago
Jane
Canton
Dakotas
Howard Drew
WPA
Mcgregor
Elizabeth Walters
Garber
Commerce predicts 1936 national income near 60 billion
Washington officials on Monday forecast that 1936 national income would run close to 60 billion dollars, balancing business outlay for the first time since 1929. The estimate, contingent on current trends, is based on barometer readings for the first seven months of the year compared with 1935.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Department
Cypert to Visit Hope Wednesday to Boost Arkansas Boosters
Boyd Cypert, University of Arkansas athletics business manager, plans a statewide tour to rally alumni and boosters for the Razorbacks in the Centennial year. He invites Terrell Cornelius and local boosters to meet at the Barlow Hotel on Wednesday August 19 at 12 noon to organize for a big season and a December 5 game against Texas in Little Rock.
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Boyd Cyper
University of Arkansas
U. of A
Terrell Cornelius
Cypert
Arkansas
Rugerback Boosters
Barlow Hotel
Texas
Little Rock
Boyd Cypert
Townsend Fails to Appear in Court
Dr. Farn Townsend did not show up Monday for a deposition in a common pleas court receivership hearing against his old age Townsend organization. Attorney Charles Hubbell said a telegram from Gilmour Young national secretary of the Townsend organization cited illness as the reason for his absence.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Farnvis Townsend
Common Pleas
Petesi Organization
Charles Hubbell
Gilmour Young
Townsend Organization
Battle fronts flare as Madrid siege mulls counter attack
Rebels claim a Madrid counter assault against government troops who are beaten back after a hard day of fighting. In Zaragoza rebels report a decisive victory while government forces suffer heavy losses. Reports include 600 government soldiers killed and hostages held in multiple cities as civil war rages across Spain.
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Burgos
Spain
Madrid
Agora
Republic
Russia
Ake
Sisters of St. Vincent du Paul
Bank of Credit Lyonnais
National Confederation of Labor
Bilbao
Guadarrama
Oviedo
Zaragoza
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Coughlin
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Brown Turner
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Southern Workers Group
Lemley
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Portugal
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