General sales tax row over education and liquor links
An Arkansas reader argues for a fully general sales tax with no exemptions to fund free textbooks and education. The piece critiques cigarette taxes and tobacco loopholes, questions legalization of whisky and horse racing to finance schools, cites Hot Springs and Garland county as examples, and notes Prohibition politics versus enforcement. (Continued on Page Three)
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Arkansas
Recas
Garland County
Hot Springs
Hempstead County
Hope
Prohibition
Ulm Flight Lost Over Pacific Seeks Radio Guidance
Flight Lieut Charles T P Ulm and two companions took off from California for Honolulu and Australia aboard a monoplane. They report losing bearings in bad weather and request a radio beam to guide them, with the Matson liner Lurline noting their progress 500 miles west.
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Ulinmane
Hawaii
Globo
Honolulu
Ulm
San Francisco
Sta
Califorma
Oakland
Calif
Charles T. P. Ulm
Australia
Matson
Lurline
Here
Uln
George. Littlejohn
J. L. Skilling
Ahn
Farastone Islands
Golden Gate
Koko Head
Khorizon
Boston Gazette Reports Woman Masher Incidents Roaring
Bostonians react to reports of a "woman masher" roaming the Roxbury section near John L. Sullivan's birthplace. William Finn recalls being grabbed late Sunday night in Ro bury, arms pinned behind his back, and kissed repeatedly before the assailant vanished.
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Boston
Mass
Roxbury
John L. Sullivan
Hberavs
Helm
William
Robury
Atkins Stewart and Partnership dissolution announced
W S Atkins of Hope and Ned A Stewart of Lewisville announce the dissolution of their law partnership effective December a Atkins will continue practice under his name at the Arkansas Bank Trust Co building records indicate the notice appeared Tuesday
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Atkins
Arkansas Bank & Trust
W. S. Atkins
Hope
Ned A. Stewart
Lewisville
Mr. Atkins
Arkansas Bank & Trust Co
Lawmakers eyed for free textbooks and school tax plan
Arkansas education leaders push to fund free textbooks by taxing liquor and horse racing. Rep. Gates backs a revenue plan, while the State Education Board drafts bills on sales tax, bond refunding, and school supervision for the 1935 session.
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Little, Rock
State Education Board
School Commission
Phipps
Congress
Little Rock
O. E. Gates
Cleveland County
Gates
Kidnap Suspect’s Description Held. Fingerprints Sought
In Marianna Arkansas Sheriff W P Chambless said a woman answering the description of Thomas H Robinson Jr accused of kidnapping Louisville heiress Mrs Alice Stoll is being held there. His force checks fingerprints with Kentucky authorities.
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Marianna
Ark
Policy debate erupts as utility baron attacks federal power policy
In New York the National Industrial Council heard Paul Clapp of Columbia Gas & Electric criticize current federal policy on electric power as opposing NRA aims. The National Association of Manufacturers outlined a recovery platform urging smaller government, budget balance, tax reform, and return to gold standards while limiting federal aid and avoiding bureaucratic control.
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New York
National Industrial Council
Paul Clapp
Columbia Gas & Electric Co
Council
NRA
National Association of Manufacturers
Regiment Amor
Fon
Mike
Ggard
Nuisapec
Hhe
Straw Ballot on Bankhead Law Published by The Star
A straw ballot on the Bankhead Law and General Control Program will be published by The Star. Cotton farmers may vote Friday December 14, signing ballots with confidential addresses. Two propositions: compulsory crop control and Bankhead Law 1935, with results to be released daily later this week.
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The
Star Today
Star
South
Walnuts Street
Bankhead
Memphis Commercial “Appeal
Territory
Memphis
Houston
Galveston
Washington
Wallace
Farm Mapa Ame
New Grieaus
AAA
FERA Workers to Get Local Scale in Arkansas
Arkansas FERA wage scale revision moves to align pay for skilled and unskilled workers on FERA projects with local standards. Floyd Sharp notes county committees will set scales, including business and labor reps, with state board approval and consideration of prevailing NRA wages.
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Little Rock
FERA
Arkansas
Floyd Sharp
Sharp
Cobb’s Definition of Whisky Adopted by the U S
Washington report cites Kentucky authority Cobb declaring whiskey a illicit offshoot of Bourbon and a bootlegger's product. The discussion notes whisky’s illegitimate status among Kentuckians and its paradoxical presence in U S policy hearings.
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Cobb
U. S
Old Kentucky
Washington
Irvin &. Cobb
Kentucky
Fedor Alegbol Central Administration
Bern
Will Lampton
Fight Over Jacket Sparks Court Review in Nevada County
In Nevada County, no verdicts were returned Monday in cases involving Virgil White and Rel Kennedy over a missing leather jacket claimed by Jenel Monts. The proceedings included assault charges against Monts and testimonies heard by Special Municipal Judge Steve Carrigan who will study the cases further.
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Virgil White
Rel" Kennedy
Jenel Monts
Monts
White
Steve Carrigan
W. K. Lemley
M. M. Cornelius
Freddie Callum
Jim Parker
Pat Casey
Lewis Chambless
Chambless
C. B. Green
Sharif
J. C. Barousee
Building Sets South High with New 1934 Awards Peak
In Baltimore, construction awards for 1934 reached a high in the South, totaling 35,625,000 dollars. Manufacturers Record shows 16 Southern states reporting 11 month total 477,782,000 with November up 6 percent from October. The year to date surpasses last year by 25 percent, led by federal contracts and major projects.
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Baltimore
Met
Yi AG
Presbyterian Men to Meet Tuesday
The First Presbyterian church will assemble for its monthly family supper meeting Tuesday night at 6 45. The meeting will be called to order by President Herbert Marley with Nick Jowell in charge of music and JC Lewis in charge of the meal with a free will offering. The men of the church and their friends are invited.
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First Presbyterian “Church
Thomas Brewster
Herbert Marley
Nick Jowell
JC. C. Lewis
Primrall
Herbert Morley
Hey
Richest Gold and Silver Strike Found Near Mojave
AP report notes a major gold and silver discovery near Mojave California. The original strike by George Holmes, tied to a USC student, has drawn interest from South African interests who reportedly took an option on part of the Holmes claim.
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Los. Angeles
Calif
Tonopah
Mojave
George Holmes
University of Southern Calif
Holmes
State Senate to Cut Clerks to 38
The Arkansas Senate voted to limit the number of senate employees for the General Assembly to 38. A luncheon at the Senate Hotel Marion hosted by Lieutenant Governor Cazort preceded the vote. An efficiency committee was named to select staff, with plans to complete the list before the January 14 session. The group praised continued economical operation after expenses fell 75 percent since 1931.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Senate
Senate
Ing General Assembly
Marion
Lee Cul Zort
Senal
Edward B. Dillon
Lite Rock
Charles ‘I. Evans
Booneville
R. R. Thompson
Eureka Springs
Cazort
W. F. Norrell
Monticello
General Assembly
Sam Levin
Ping Bluff
Markets Stir Cotton and Grain in New York and Memphis
Cotton futures mixed in New York with Jan trading around 12.37 and March at 12.45, while New Orleans and Chicago grain notes show wheat and corn activity. Memphis bids for prime cottonseed futures closed near 37.25 to 40.00 with several dates cited and 400 sales reported, alongside varied livestock prices and produce notes across markets.
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New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Chrysler
General Motors
American Smelter
Atchison
Collen Seed Mempris
Memphis
Maret
Dune
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DeValls Bluff
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Teachers Federation
Dr. C. 0. Brannen
College of Agriculture
University of Arkansas
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Okla
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John B Gorrell
Kenner
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Worner F. Wilcox
Tulyn Olf
Wirkina Wilcox
U.S
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Hope Star
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Nevada County
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