Peonage Fight Aims to Free Farmed Out Worker in Arkansas
Forrest City Arkansas court action seeks to free Tony Hicks a 25 year old man from a private Cross County plantation. The habeas proceeding before Chancellor A L Hutchins obtained an order placing Hicks with the St Francis County Sheriff for custody pending further court action. Sutton alleges Hicks was kept across two counties and forced to work for 75 cents a day under a $100 fine and $39.10 court costs.
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Forrest City
Ark
Cross County
T. Sutton
Helenattorney
A. L. Hutchins
Large Delegation of Farmers Expected at Soil Meet
From Hempstead county meetings this past week a larger farmer delegation is expected at the Soil Conservation hearing at the Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station on Friday August 26 at 1 pm. County agent Clifford L Smith and assistant B C Rogers say 10 percent favor a legally constituted soil conservation district and pledge efforts to develop Hempstead county. The turnout and reaction Friday will largely determine district formation.
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Hempstead
Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station
Clifford L. Smith
B. C Rogers
Sail Cornyervation
Frank Hawks Dies in Airplane Crash
Internationally known flier Frank Hawks was killed Tuesday night in a plane crash near Aurora New York. His companion Hagar Carmgbell was critically injured when the plane struck a high tension wire and burned, Hawkes died hours later in a Buffalo hospital. The craft, a Small Gwinn Aivar, burned, hindering rescue efforts after the fire extinguisher exploded. Hawks had given up speed flying about a year ago to focus on safety and comfort flying.
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Hawks
Polo Field
St Rogers Estate
J. M. Gwinn
Gwinn Airear Corporation
Carlin
New York
Hawes
Magill Quits Post in Treasury
Hyde Park N Y President Roosevelt accepted Roswell Magill resignation as Under secretary of the Treasury with genuine regret He had been the Treasury's top fiscal expert for a year and a half and said he would return to his Columbia University Law School professorship this September
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Roswell Magill
Father Uses Car Race to Pick Safe Gift for Son
A father asks two car salesmen to race around a track to decide which car his young son should receive. Both drivers slow due to the father’s constraint that the gift not be too fast. They stop and discuss, finding a solution. The riddle invites readers to deduce the outcome.
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Ong
Peay Dies in Little Rock at 78 After 70 Years There
William Ash ley Peay, 78, longtime Little Rock resident and last surviving member of his immediate family, died Wednesday at his home. He was born in Washington, Hempstead County, son of Major John C. Peay and Margaret Reyburn Peay, connected to the Reyburn family.
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Little Rock
William Ashley Peay
Arkansas
John C. Peay
Margaret Reyburn Peay
Arkansas Reyburn
Washington
Hempstead County
Jailed for Libel in Capitol News
Wahlquist editor of the Capitol News was indicted on libel and slander charges by a Pulaski County grand jury amid a wider probe of political publications. The grand jury also examined figures tied to county gambling and subpoenaed state officials. The jury denounced the rise of political papers that publish provocative material while avoiding responsibility.
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Little Rock
Wahlquist
Little Rock C
Wollquist
the Capitol News
Pulaski County
I Wells
Corporation Commission
de. H.W. Bhilock
State Utilities Commission
Det. Horner
The
Utilities Commission
Grand Jury
Gandhay Concernus
Doe Younces
Duta
Eyston Breaks Land Speed Mark At 347 MPH
Captain George Eyston roared his big car across a measured mile at 347.155 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats, the fastest land speed record set to date, before an electric eye timing device failure on the return leg denied a new mark. The Osage orange hedge tree is slated to have figs and mulberries.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
George
Eyston
Meaty
Hope attorneys trim disputed Hempstead votes at hearing
By Wednesday noon the court reduced 1,000 challenged votes to 389 in dispute with 234 still under challenge for poll tax compliance. Maiden voters testified regarding age and tax receipts while Hope attorneys praised voluntary witnesses and prepared for more testimonies as the case proceeds.
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Hope Attorneys
Hempstead
Ecourt
Hope
Hope Merchants
George Steele
Washington
Steele
Furthem
Isabelle Ontead
City Meat Market to Open Thursday in Hope
The City Meat Market at 109 East Second Street opens Thursday morning with Evan Wray as manager, previously with A. & P. and 18 years in the market business, assisted by Leroy Henry. The remodeled building features modern fixtures and will offer native and Kansas City meats, poultry, and seafood, inviting the public to visit.
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City
East Second Street
Evan Wray
Inaheger
A. & P. Grocery
Wray
Hope
Leroy Henry
K. C
Charles Rockafellow Dies at 67 in Hot Springs
Charles A. Rockafellow of Hot Springs dies Wednesday at age 67. A longtime hotel and bathhouse operator in Hot Springs since 1901, he was a prominent local businessman.
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Charles Rockafellow
Hot Springs
Dies
Ark
Charles A. Rockafellow
Upersier
A Thought on Fear and Purpose by George Eliot
A quotation reflecting on courage and resolve. It suggests only failure is failing to cleave to one’s own chosen purpose as seen by George Eliot.
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Ian
George Eliot
Youths Seek Say in Running World at Youth Congress
Delegates from 55 nations report youth demands for peace and free education, plus jobs suited to training. Morals, religion, and international issues dominate discussions on campus at Vassar as youths voice independent views on legislation affecting them. The article includes quotes from British, Japanese, and South American delegates noting moral seriousness, open questioning of parental philosophy, and evolving religious outlook.
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Youth Congress
Ruth Millet
NEA Service
Poukhkeepsie, N. Y
Vassar
Bernard Floud
London
Canada
England
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Japan
South America
United States
Kazuko Tourumi
Tokyo
Peo
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie
America
Summer Heat Reaches 102 At Fruit & Truck Branch
Readings from the Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station show the longest heat spell of the summer with a Monday high of 100 degrees. The temperature rose to 102 on Tuesday and stood at 10 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.
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Fruit & Truck Branch
Weinberg Says He Aided Dodge Win
New York the ex convict George Weinberg testifies that in October 1933 Dutch Schultz ordered him to help Tammany District Leader James J. Hines elect William Copeland Dodge as Manhattan district attorney. Dodge, a Tammany man, was elected amid Dewey's accusations of intimidation and bribery.
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New York
George Weinberg
James J. Hines
Dutch Schultz
Hines
William Copeland Dodge
Manhattan
Dodge
Thomas E. Dewey
Legion Posts Join in N Y Fair Drive in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK Arkansas Legion posts pledge immediate cooperation with the Arkansas Centennial Commission to raise 125 000 for the New York World's Fair. Committees will canvass and work before the deadline, following a unanimous executive committee resolution at its recent meeting. Georgia grows about twice as many acres of velvet beans as any other state.
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Little Rock
American Legion
Arkansas
Arkansas Centennial Commission
Legion
Litt Rock
Centennial Commission
B.A. Brooks
Bert Presson
C. £. Pubner
Legionnaires
Georgia
Relaxing of Test Injunction Sought in Arkansas
Assistant Attorney General Leffel Gentry said he would file in Union county circuit court at 2 p m a motion to dissolve the injunction against enforcement of the State auto testing law as it affects State Police Superintendent Gray Albright. If granted the injunction would stay in Union county but police would be free to enforce the act elsewhere in Arkansas. A mixture of berries and deer fat composes Eskimo ice cream.
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Little Rock
Leffel Gentry
Union County
Gray Albright
Albright
Arkansas
Mind Your Manners: Answer Key For Social Usage
A compact guide covering etiquette questions on pre calling for visits and host greetings, assessing proper responses to invitations and interruptions. It emphasizes using names, polite postponement, and discreet communication to avoid embarrassment or rudeness.
Farmer Held for Death of Johnson
In Murfreesboro Arkansas a 40 year old Kirby farmer Charlie Ashley faces a murder charge linked to a June 18 fatal automobile accident that killed Bert Johnson known as the Arkansas peach king. Sheriff P G Coer said Ashley was released on recognition pending a preliminary hearing after serving hospital injuries from the crash. Prosecutor Byron Goodson filed the charge.
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Murfreesboro
Ark
Charlie Ashley
Farmer
Kirby
Whch
Bert Johnson
Arkansas
Corrigan Expected to Pay L A Visit
Corrigan the Irish-American famed for an unorthodox Ireland flight was slated to land at Adams Field near noon Wednesday for a brief stop in Little Rock. American Airlines officials said he would pass through after being entertained in Memphis and before a planned departure toward Shreveport.
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Little Rock
Douglas Corrigan
Ireland
New York
Adams Field
R. A
Buddy) Culpepper
American Airlines
Chicago
Corrigan
Memphis
Shreveport
Mr. Coyrigan
Two Guards Held in Prison Deaths
Philadelphia authority reports two guards detained after four hunger striking prisoners died in a punishment cell at the Philadelphia county prison. The arrest follows a homicide squad investigation into the deaths and possible prison discipline abuses.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia. Pa
Kill All Aboard Except U S Pilots Wanted Official
An American pilot H L Woods, flying a Chinese airliner, was forced to land near Canton by Japanese warplanes and the craft was machine-gunned, killing or wounding most aboard. Of the 17, only Woods survived, others were Chinese. The event occurred on a river between Canton and Macao, near the Portuguese colony. Officials suspect one passenger, Dy Suno, head of China’s legislative council, may have been targeted.
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Hong Kong
Crown
Canton
China
H. L. Woods
Hays
Kan
Macao
China National Aviation Corporation
Dy Suno
Legislative Council of China
Europe
Russia
Japan
McAdoo Denies Klan Ties Amid Campaign Claims
California senator William G. McAdoo rejects a West Coast charge that he belonged to the Ku Klux Klan in 192. An East Los Angeles meeting showcased a document claimed as a Klan passport for McAdoo. McAdoo and Klan leaders in Atlanta denied the signature and the passport, calling the claims central to a political clash.
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California
Los Angeles
Calif
Willam G. McAdoo
Ku Klux Klan
Eirson M. Hall
United States
Sheridan Downey
East Los Ageles
William G. McAdoo
H. W. Evans
Imperial Wizards
Imperial Cyclops
McAdoo
Mall
Atlanta
Hiram W. Evans
Dr. Evans
Republicans to Meet in Hope at 8 Thursday
The Hempfield county Republicans call a mass convention in Hope on Thursday August 23 at 8 p.m. in the city hall council room to select three delegates and three alternates to the state convention and a County Central Committee while other business may be transacted. W M Brummett is chairman and C B Barentine secretary. Nearly all Afghanistan residents are Mohammedans.
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Hempfield County
Mass
Hope
City Hall
Little Rock
W. M. Brummett
C. B. Barentine
Cotton Prices Opened, Closed Sharply in New Orleans
In New Orleans trading on Wednesday October cotton opened at 8.35 and closed at 8.29. Spot cotton finished steady seven points lower with middling price at 24 dollars.
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New Orleans
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Magill
Treasury
Retun
Columbia University
William A. Peay
Capitol News
C. O. Wahlquist
L. A
Whittle
City Meat Market
Ruth Millett
Weinberg
Schultz
Prosecutor
Dewey
N. Y
State
Johnson
Peach King
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Due L. A
Los Angles
U.S
Dr. Sun Fo
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