War Debt History Since Days of 1917
Chronological overview of Allied war debts to the United States from 1914 to 1931. It covers initial European loans, Liberty Bond financing, postwar credits, deferral and funding acts, and the overall debt totals including principal and interest across 62 years. The piece notes the 1931 Hoover moratorium delaying payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
Great Britain
France
Russia
Germany
Uncle Sam
U. S. Treasury
America
American Relief Administration
Britain
England
Harding
Commission
Treasury
Mellon
Christmas Tree Event In Bells Chapel Proclaimed
Bells Chapel hosts a Christmas tree gathering on Saturday night December 4 with all invited. Nearby visits include Mr. and Mrs. Westmoreland of Waldron with daughter in Prescott and relatives of Prescott residents sharing meals and hospitality. Otis Arnold returns home after weeks in Texas as social ties among the Cullins Holloman and White families are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Bonds
Sanford Bonds
Weir
Lorene Arnold
Westmoreland
Waldron
A. J. White
L. W. Cullins
Ruthal
Prescott
Everett Wood
O. H. Holloman
Virginia
Iva Bolt
Eva McCall
Harvey Bolt
Prescott Visitors Attend Tuesday Evening Gathering
Bodean No 1 and the Campf Smith Elgin families visited Prescott Tuesday evening. Hugh Elgin and son Bobby stayed with Theo Elgin in Prescott. P H Herring spent Monday in Texarkana. Home Economic girls plan a school program Friday December 16 at 7 30 pm with candy popcorn and peanuts for PTA proceeds. Redside Sunday school party December 30 was a success with all enjoying the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Campf
Morgan Smith
Hugh Elgin
Prescott
Bobby
Theo Elgin
P. H. Herring
Texarkana
Home Economic
Redside
War debts and reparations chronology from 1922 to 1932
A dated chronology reviews United States war debt totals and key reparations milestones from 1922 to 1932. It lists Allied Lausanne cuts to German payments, later debt suspension talk, Hoover Roosevelt stance on Dec 15 installments, and Britain France Italy debt figures with remaining balances.
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United States
Lausanne
Britain
Hoover
White House
Roosevelt
France
Italy
Great Britain
Hi Ho Puzzle 10 Swan Silhouette Challenge
Today a swan silhouette puzzle asks players to cut a rectangle along white lines with scissors to produce seven pieces. Arrange the pieces to form the swan image, testing spatial skills and puzzle assembly.
P T A Council Holds December Meeting at City Hall
The December meeting of the P T A Council was held Tuesday at the city hall. The treasurer reported a balance of 9.06 and literature orders were received. The council plans a gift for Miss Willie Lawson for her November 7 speech and reports from the Little Rock state meeting were presented by several members.
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P. T. A. Council
Dorsey McRae
Willie Lawson
Little Rock
Padgett
Irresistible Force Stonewall Jackson Sells Snow Plows
Irresistible force Nathaniel Stonewall Jackson proves persuasive in a lighthearted note about selling five snow plows to California road officials as extreme heat contrasts with last year's heavy snow at Donner summit. A playful dialogue between a father and son closes the item.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Nathaniel “Stonewall” Jackson
California
Donner Summit
No Pyramiding In Government Finance Debate
Public figures discuss 1934 receipts and expenditures with big deficits. Mills urges drastic spending cuts and proposes applying repayments from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to reduce the debt. He notes life insurance remains a key safety net amid the depression, with 1932 new business down 23.7 percent from 1929.
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Mills
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
United States
Life Insurance and Economic Security Urged
The text argues life insurance enables freedom of mind and a richer life by economic security. It proposes two paths to secure society: eliminate hazards as much as possible and build adequate reserves for remaining risks. It highlights the growth of life insurance in America as evidence of these ideas.
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America
Revision of Assessments for Street Improvement District 3
The Board of Assessors for Street Improvement District No. 3 in Hope Arkansas will meet at 10:00 AM on Tuesday December 20 1932 at the Arkansas Bank Trust Building to revise and readjust assessments of benefits against property in the district. Any owner may appear to request revisions or changes in values for improvements erected or removed, and some proposals will be considered. Dated December 7 1932. Polk Singleton Eugene White Carter Johnson. Dec 8-12-16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Hope
Arkansas
L. Carter Johnson
Arkansas Bank & Trust Company
Polk Singleton
Eugene White Carter Johnson
Board of Assessors
Bellevue uses underground river for sewage disposal
Bellevue Ohio reports a natural sewage system in an underground river with an outlet at Castalia blue hole north of town. The river lies 165 feet beneath Good Cave southeast of Bellevue, and sewage is simply piped into the river.
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Bellevue
Ohio
Castalia Blue Hole
Good Cave
Fragmented racial stereotype dialogue note
An overheard street exchange shows a passerby asking an "Uncle" why he talks aloud. The man replies that he enjoys hearing a smart person talk and to converse with a smart individual.
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Darkey
Flu Sends Local Families to Bed Across Community
Union families and neighbors including Jim Carlton, Mrs Smyth, and others report illness from flu. Postal carrier Mrs Henea and family recover. substitute mail carrier Mr Chamberlain has filled in. Visits and social news mention numerous locals visiting relatives and friends around Waterloo Sutton Stamps and nearby areas.
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Jim Carlton
Smyth
Henea
Chamberlain
Edgar Bustin
Near Waterloo
Albert Bustin
Teasley
Maggie Carlton
Marl Ham
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Robert Talley
NEA Service
Bodean No
Brookings Institute of Economics
Washington, D. C
Jack Dempsey
C Wham Plague
Laufer
Jans
Iqal
Urban Othe
Swan
P-T. A. Council
Hope
Pop
United States Department of Commerce
Life Insurance
Stewart
Jewelry
Harmon Powell
Near
Sutton
Birdie Smyth
Hitt’s Shoe Store
Santa
Brownbilt
Brownbil Club
Brown Shoe Store
Penney
Geous
J. C. Penney Co
Hope, Arkansas
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