Here and There Editorial on Runoff Abolition in New Orleans
A Conway front page editorial calls for abolishing the runoff in Arkansas politics while a broader discussion by ALEx. H. Wasusuy critiques Huey Long’s reforms in Louisiana. The piece tracks Long’s rise, the political shifts with the Old Regulars, and emphasizes the two party dynamic as essential to democracy.
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Alex. H. Wasusuy
Winn Parish
Long
Public Service Commission
Reg
Davephi Randall
Tang
New Orleans
Garee Prisal
Werlthy Vitivons
Werlthy Vitivons Unidergrute
Eddy Peper
Youl
Weil
Monroe Waives Senate Run to John L Wilson in Arkansas Race
John L. Wilson becomes state senator for the 20th Arkansas district Hempstead and Nevada counties after Luke F. Monroe waives entry to the runoff. Wilson may seek president pro tem as Emory A. Thompson gains a county post. Hempstead Nevada totals show Wilson ahead with 3120 votes to Monroe 2144 and Timberlake 1373. Wilson's four year term caps 20 years of public service with no election defeats.
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John TL. Wilson
Arkansas
Hempstead
Nevada
Luke F. Monroe
Wilson
Arkansas Senate
Emory A. Thompson
Flempstead
Willie Harris
Representative
Thompson Lee
Pilkinton
Harris
Monroe
Timberlake
Wiil
Hitler Opposed by Only 10 Percent in Plebiscite
Berlin reports show about 10 percent of voters opposed Hitler in the national plebiscite. Preliminary returns indicate Yes votes dominated, with opposition across districts weaker than in prior ballots. Pro-Hitler proclamations hailed the result as a step toward consolidation of National Socialism.
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Germany
Hitler
He Meins
Bertin
Wierlowsberg
Gm LG
Grutor Berlin
Agus
Berlin
County-Wide Sing Planned at City Hall Sunday
An all county singing event is scheduled for Sunday at City Hall. The program begins at 2 o clock and runs into the evening with public invitation extended to all residents to attend.
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City Hall
Alernoun
Jay Hope
Arkansas Hosts Record Heat Wave Across State
A summer heat wave grips Arkansas with numerous readings above 100 degrees. Sunday tied as the hottest day, with Fort Smith reaching 106 and Little Rock 104, while a statewide pattern of high temperatures continues. The Weather Bureau forecasts relief with cooler, stormy conditions on Monday.
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Meropstead
Arkansas
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Weathly Bureau
Weather Bureau
el Paso
Memphis
Kansas City
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
San Francisco
Loans for Winter Feed to Be Made
The Hope office of the Emergency crop and feed loan section of the farm credit administration will issue loans in the region to plant winter grain crops. Loans up to 250 dollars are available for fall 1934 plantings to be harvested in 1935, with potential increase to 400 dollars if Hempstead county is declared drought stricken. Applications must be filed by September 15 with cooperation from extension service and county committees, in line with approved farming practices.
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Hope
Emergency Crop and
Farm Credit Administration
John Kent
Hempstead
Kent
Extension Service
Boyd Quits Local Farm for Texas
Clem Boyd, technical assistant for Waguars at the University of Arkansas Proft and Truck Branch Experi ment Station, will leave in the latter part of August to accept a position in the plant pathology department at Texas A&M College Station. He is a University of Arkansas graduate. Sam Cameron will succeed him, previously with the station and now serving as special emergency as with the Arkansas extension meeting.
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Clem Boyd
Waguars
University of Arkansas
Truck Branch
Texas A & M
Brgin
Bay
Sam Cameron
Press
Arkansas
College Course Is Won by Youngster
Dayton report details a soapbox race where Robert Purner of Mine leads a field of 34 small competitors in a two hour program. The youngster powers a four wheel cart to victory as about 30,000 spectators cheer him and prize money totals seven dollars.
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Dayton
Ohio
Robert Purner
Chiu Alexander
Challewooga
Tomy
Private Life of Royalty head the fish of this fasgnat uy peries
The American Weel imagazine distributed with jes Sunday’s Chivagy Rerald and wa enon details secrets of the Courts of Eu rope.
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Europe
Assessments May Be Reviewed Now
Taxpayers may adjust rural real estate and personal property assessments. R A Carrigan of the equalization board announced the board will be in session at Hope city hall for several days reviewing the tax assessor books and making adjustments. Members are H A Carrigan chair man, S F Huitley, W B Lafferty.
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R. A. Carrigan
Equalization Board
Hope City Hall
H. A. Carrigan
F. Huitley
W. B. Lafferty
Bank Deposits Rise 3 Billion Dollars In 1934 Review
Washington report from comptroller JFTO Connors notes a three billion dollar uptick in national bank deposits for the year ending June 30. He cites reopening of over 500 banks and the new deposit insurance law boosting public confidence after the 1933 crisis. deposits climbed to about 19.99 billion while loans and discounts fell despite higher deposits, reflecting cautious credit demand and rediscounts shrinking sharply.
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Washington
J.F.T. O'Connor
O'Connnor
Rainey, Speaker of House, Dies at 74
Rainey, longtime Speaker of the House, dies at 74 after 15 terms. He began service in 1903, led during Roosevelt’s early New Deal era, and helped push major reforms. Born in Carrollton, Illinois, he was a farmer and congressman who shaped agricultural policy and rural interests.
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Rainey
House
Mr. Rainey
House of Representatives
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Circus
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
Minois River
Carrollton
Washington
Pond and Sabelli Crash on Welsh Mountain Flight
Pond and Sabelli, two fliers who began in New York last May for a Rome flight, crashed their craft in darkness on a Welsh mountain near Baldonnel Dublin. Both escaped serious injury though the plane was badly damaged. They crawled from wreckage and sheltered under the wings until daybreak as a nearby farmhouse refused to open its door.
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Nuwport
Dembrakeshire
Wales
le George Mondair
Coasare
Sasheli
Rome da
Fom
New York
Rome
Ireland
Baldonnet
Dublin
Nevada county official canvass shows multiple race tallies
The official canvass for Nevada County lists vote tallies for multiple statewide and local races including Governor Attorney General Treasurer State Auditor Secretary of State Congress and other offices. Notable figures include Mor Governor Howard Regdbits 1585, Congressman Wade Kitchens 892, Fletcher Mekianwn 290, and others with various candidate tallies.
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Nevada County
Mor
Howard
Hall
Mor Congreesinin
Wade Kitchens
Fletcher
Four men in car fatally shoot 21 year old Robert Pitts Jr
CHICAGO police report a gunman shot Robert Pitts Jr. as he sat with his baby brother in a wagon. he died Monday in a hospital. In Monticello Arkansas a coroner’s verdict of suicide was returned for Oscar Gilliam, 19, found shot in his automobile Sunday night. The FHA said Arkansas banks submitted insurance contracts for modernization credits. Samuel Insull Sr. and 16 co-defendants face trial September 18 on charges of fraudulent use of mulls in marketing Corporation Securities Company stock. In Athens Greece two generals and several officers were arrested for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government.
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Chicago
Robert Pitts, Jr
Monticello
Ark— UP
Oscar Giillam
Warren
Samuel Insul, Sr
Protest Shooting of Our Alligators
W. F. Shay and Moody Lentz of St. Louis, after a week in Hempstead County, catalogued over 40 reptile and invertebrate specimens shipped to the St. Louis Academy of Science. They condemned sport killing of alligators on Red Lake and urged Arkansas to act before wildlife vanishes, noting Florida’s strict laws as a model.
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Everglades
Hempstead
W. F. Shay
Moody Lentz
St. Louis
St. Louis Academy of Science
Red Lake
Arkansas
Worida
Rt Fathne
Plan for Adults Only Films Sparks Catholic Debate
In a New York proposal under consideration by the Motion Picture Board of Decency, films for adults only would be more broadly allowed while others would require general patronage. Will Hays and Archbishop John T McNicholas of Cincinnati discuss lists and classifications in a dated August letter, signaling reformers may agree on a mixed labeling system.
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New York
Lu Bion
Reform Group
Will Hays
John T McNicholas
Cincinnati
Catholic Bishops
McNicholas
Mey
Anoily
Hays Tuld
High School Must Have Federal Aid Says School Board
The board warned Hope High School may operate on tuition if federal aid is not secured. Open date set for September 17, with an immediate FERA funds application to the state commission awaiting action. Enrollment drop forecast if tuition used, faculty cuts likely, elementary schools to run near normal.
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Hope High School
State Commission
FERA
Vas
Pose Silo
Paisley School
Missouri Pacific
Missouri Tracks
Hervey Street
Oglesby School
Brookwood
Man vs. Machine Is Strike Issue
New York report describes a projected general strike in the cotton textile industry in early September. Francis J. Gorman of the United Textile Workers of America explains the strike focuses on the stretch-out system and faster machines assigned to workers.
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New York
Francis J. Gorman
United Textile Workers of America
Stratosphere Balloon Landed Safely in Yugoslavia
Belgian scientists Prof Max Cusyns and Neree Vanderist deflated a large stratosphere balloon in a Kinoyije cornfield after an ascent to the upper stratosphere. They reported intact instruments and atmospheric observations up to nearly 1 mile high, despite no altitude record being set.
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Maribor
Yugoslavia
Max Cusyns
Neree Vanderist
Kinoyije
Havenne
Belgium
Markets show cotton gain amid last week’s drop
Cotton recovered Monday with futures firmer as New York October closed at 15.25 to 15.27, December 13.41 to 13.43, January 13.48, and March 14.04. Little Rock markets list poultry items including heavy breed hens, Leghorn hens, and broilers with price notes.
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New York
Little Rock
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