Patman Bill Criticized By Kroger President
Cincinnati Kroger president Albert H. Morrill warns in a letter to 26,89 stockholders that the Patman Bill would devastate chain store investments. He says a graduated tax could cost Kroger about 72 million annually, exceeding payroll, assets, and dividends, risking 1.2 million workers and 4.5 million dependents. Farmers and consumers would also suffer.
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Patman
Kroger Grocery and Baking Company
Albert H. Morrill
Kroger
Morrill
Morill
Federal Funds for Electric Project In Texarkana
Texarkana Arkansas area cooperative receives 287000 for 228 mile rural electric line to serve 989 members across Polk Sevier Howard Hempstead Miller Lafayette counties in Arkansas with 170 mile Texas extension to Bowie county serving 300 customers Construction starts immediately led by W E Williams president Jack Davis coordinator plans call for two more lines and extensions totaling about 235 miles across Hempstead Nevada Columbia Ouachita Pike and Mandeville Sanderson areas with cost about 1000 per mile.
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Southwest Arkansas Electric Co-operative Corporation
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Miller
Lafayette
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Miller County
Bowie County
Texas
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W. E. Williams
Garland
Hempstead County
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Columbia County
Lafayette County
Davis
Ouachita County
Pike
Hempstead
Mandeville
Sanderson Lane
Mahmoud El Ansari Shot in Jerusalem Street
Arab Sia in Jerusalem mourns as Mahmoud El Ansari, curator of the Mosque of Omar and longtime ally of the exiled Grand Mufti, is killed on a city street. His assassin flees, while Rome reports Fascist leader Achille Starace ordering resignations from a Franco-Italian veterans group amid tensions over colonial gains.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Sheil Mahmoud el Ansari
Omar
Rome
Italy
P—Achille Starace
Fascist Party
Africa
Mediterranean
Yankees Named Outstanding Team for Year in AP Poll
New York Yankees, missing a perfect score by nine points, were voted outstanding sports team of the year by 61 of 67 editors in the AP poll. They beat the Chicago Cubs in four straight in the World Series and earned 192 points toward 201.
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NEW York
New York Yankees
Chicago Cubs
Associated Press
Bronx
Construction and building tax approved for Hempstead County courthouse
The Hempstead County court approves the report and certificate of elections commissioners on the November 8 1938 vote to construct a combined courthouse and jail. The ballot read for construction and building tax with results 1728 for construction and 580 against. 1681 for building tax and 628 against. County Judge Frank Rider presided. final certification dated December 1 1938.
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Dale Jones
J. A. Davis
J. L. Eley
Hempstead County
Arkansas
Hempstead County Court House
J. L. Bley
JA. Davis Dale Jones
J. J. Bloy
Hempstead
Court House
County Court House
Frank Rider
State OF
T. Ray E. McDowell
Municipal League backs tax on gas in annual convention
Arkansas Municipal League members at the annual convention in Little Rock urged the legislature to raise state gasoline taxes to ease the desperate financial plight of cities and towns. Stuttgart Mayor H. C. Stump supported the call for additional revenue but expressed doubt about its immediate passage.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Municipal League
H. C. Stump
Stuttgart
Defamatory Letter Brings Conviction in New Orleans
Joseph Hahn Korff, who billed himself as secretary of a league for Aryan supremacy in America, was found guilty by a federal court jury of sending scurrilous and defamatory material through the mails. The conviction came on the first two counts of a six count federal indictment related to the alleged actions.
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New Orleans
Joseph Hahn- Korff
League For Restoration of
America
Hahn-Korff
Legislature Eyes Broad Support for Proposal
A proposal is moving through the legislative process with expected broad backing from lawmakers. Support appears likely across committees and floor votes, signaling potential swift advancement and implementation.
Hope Arkansas invites gravel hauling bids from Blevins pit
The Board of Public Affairs of Hope Arkansas will take bids to haul gravel from a pit near Blevins to Hope. The City will provide or arrange a driver and all gas and oil. Bids due by 2 00 P M Monday December 19 1938 at Mayor Graves office City Hall Hope. The city may reject all bids. Details on request.
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Board of Public Affairs
Theity of
Hope
Arkansas
Blevins
Albert Graves
City Hall
Albert Graves Lloyd Spencer
Roy Anderson
Parsimonious Father Says Goodbye in Bus Trip
A Scotchman on a business trip phoned home just before departure and said farewell with a Scottish phrase. In Toronto the Maple Leafs began the 1998-99 NHL season as the only team to start without any personnel changes.
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Toronto Maple Leafs
National Professions
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