Pen Chairman Quits in Row Over Warden
W N Trulock of Pine Bluff resigns as chairman of Arkansas State Penal Board after a split over prison superintendent A G Stedman. Governor Futrell accepts the resignation while confirming Stedman remains in charge of the penitentiary despite board disputes.
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Stedman
Trulock
Little Rock
W. N. Trulock
Pine Bluff
State Penal Board
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W. N.trulock
Rock
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Two Noted Authors Robert W. Chambers and Louis J. Vance Die
New York reports Robert W. Chambers 68 died after an intestinal operation. Born in Brooklyn in 1865, he studied art in Paris and gained fame as a fiction writer with works like Maids of Paradise and The Happy Parrot. Louis J. Vance, 54, burned to death in his apartment, born 1879 in Washington, a prolific novelist and short story writer whose works include The Brass Bowl and They Call It Love.
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New York
Robert W. Chambers
Chamber
Brooklyn
N. Y
Paris
Louis Joseph Vance
Washington, D. C
Vance
Phout WY Hiroe Napuslar
Saline Bad Boy Given 50 Years In Prison
Texarkana reports Leo Goins 26 from Saline county turned outlaw Friday. He held up five targets including a taxi and three autos, kidnapping eight people before his capture 10 miles north. He pleaded guilty to three kidnapping counts and two robberies, receiving 50 years, and asked to face federal charges for post office robbery. he awaits U.S. court in Little Rock with bond set at 10,000 dollars. He had earlier served seven years of a 12 year sentence as a trusted farm overseer who walked away from Tucker farm. He warned he would be killed if returned to the Tucker farm.
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Texarkana
Leo Goins
Saline County
Vormnet
Tucker State Penitentiary
Dexter Bush
Tucker Farm
United States
5. A. Phillips
Football Game Is Again Postponed
The All Star Hope High benefit football game is postponed to Wednesday night at 7 30. It had been set for Friday then Sunday due to rain and church program conflicts. Head Coach Teddy Jones and Assistant Jimmy Jones will coach for both school teams.
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All Stars and High School
All Star-Hope High School
Teddy Jones
Jimmy Jones
Court Test Ahead for Steel on NRA
The National Labor Board moves to court over Weirton Steel. The board aims to stop interference with a union election as Hugh S. Johnson prepares to seek federal action and to strip the Blue Eagle from the company. Ernest T. Weir signals the dispute will be tested in court.
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Washington
National Labor Board
Weirton’ Steel Company
Hugh S. Johnson
National Compliance Board
Ernest T. Weir
Johnson
Long's Candidate Declared Elected in Louisiana District
In Baton Rouge on a largely oppose election Mrs Bolivar Kemp, Senator Longs candidate, was formally declared the congresswoman from the Sixth Louisiana district. Nine of twelve parishes voted as Kemp ran unopposed after her husbands death.
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Baton Rouge. la
Bolivar Kemp
Long
Louisiana Iirstvict
M. Kemp
Holders District Bonds Unable to Reach Agreement
Governor Futrell's refunding subcommittee abandoned plans for a special session to enact a new bond refunding program. Repeated talks with road district bondholders and St. Louis bankers failed to yield an agreement, with proposals to raise the gasoline tax and alter debt provisions sparking opposition. Negotiations may continue, but prospects for immediate action faded as discussions stalled.
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Little Rock
Futrell
St. Louis
New York
Hope Stores Plan Late Hours For Christmas Shopping
Merchants aim to extend hours to 9 p m on Thursday and Friday and to 10 p m on Saturday before Christmas. The plan follows a general holiday-hours agreement by mutual consent, with normal closings at 6 p m on weekdays and 9 p m on Saturdays.
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Hope
Star
Seventeen Rescued From Ellen Marshall Fire At Sea
Halifax reports seventeen seamen from the American fishing schooner Ellen Marshall rescued from lifeboats after a blaze near Seal Island Friday night. Two sailors are dead and seven others listed as missing after the ship caught fire while at sea.
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Ellen Marshall Burns
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Ellen Marshall
Seal Island
Murder Mystery Baffles Pasadena Police
Woman identified as Yvonne Howard, 44, of Inglewood, screamed she had committed a murder and was arrested Saturday. She confessed to killing Dr. Leonard Siever, a Pasadena socialite and patron of the arts, Tuesday night but later retracted the claim. police were unable to learn details and remain baffled.
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Pasadena
Calif
Yvonne Howard
Inglewood
Leonard Siever
Siever
Ryan Named New York Police Commissioner
NEW YORK Mayor La Guardia announced Saturday the appointment of Major General John F. O'Ryan wartime leader of the famed 27th division as police commissioner a post on which the administration can stand or fall.
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New York
Bred La_Guardia
John F. O'Ryan
Lindberghs Close 28 000 Mile Trip in Miami Landing
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh arrive in Miami after a 28 000 mile aerial odyssey begun July 9 in New York. They touched down at the waterfront shortly after 1 PM and were greeted by thousands as their red monoplane ends the five month journey from Santo Domingo.
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Miami
Fla
Charles A. Lindbergh
San Pedrio
Dominican Republic
Lindberghs
New York
Child Narrowly Escapes in Traffic During Santa Visit
Verna Lee Long aged about 10 was struck by an automobile driven by J. K. Sale as she dashed from the curb toward Santa on Second Street in front of Werd & Son drugstore. She was taken to Josephine hospital, treated for a wound above the left eye, and released. the injury was not serious.
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Verna Lee Long
J. K. Sale
Santa Claus
Werd & Son Drugstore
Second Street
Santa
Sale
Josephine Hospital
Coalition Rule Is Spains Next Step
Madrid. The cabinet of Premier Diego Martinez Barrios resigned Saturday and it was expected former Premier Alejandro Lerroux would be asked to form a new cabinet. Barrios urged a cabinet new with capital and labor in better understanding and recommended Lerroux. Lerroux was named by President Zamora to form the new government.
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Madrid
Spain
Diego Martinez Barrios
Alejandro Lerroux
Barrios
Lerroux
Zamora
Private Life of the Wynekoop Family Remains Revealing
The narrative follows Catherine Wynekoop recounting family events from 1929 to 1930 about Rheta Gardner marrying Harle Wynekoop in Sycamore near Chicago, the couple’s early married life, and the family’s reactions, including mothers’ efforts to welcome them and preserve memory amid illness and personal milestones.
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Wynekoop
Catherine Wynekoop
NEA Service, Inc
Sycamore
Chicago
St. Alban’s School
Rheta Gardner
Harle Wynekoop
Indianapolis
Charles L. Street
Earle
Walker
Mhivage
Rheta
Midwest
Farle
Oli
Michigan
Santa in Person Delights Hope Kiddies in Wet Morning
Santa drew hundreds of children and adults to Hope Arkansas as he visited local stores Saturday morning following a Friday stop. He greeted youngsters and handed out candies while promising to remember them on Christmas Eve, despite rain dampening turnout.
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Santa Claus
Hope
Santa
Arkansas
France to Demand Hitler Showdown
Paris reports a united Allied stance against German rearmament and any tampering with the Versailles treaty. Foreign Minister Boncour and Czechoslovak Foreign Secretary Benes agreed to press for a definite disarmament convention at the Geneva arms talks, with Poland and the Little Entente nations backing action if Hitler refuses.
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Paris
France
Fance
Fou
Germany
Paul Boncour
Eduard Benes
Hektor
Hitler
Poland
Stanford Reports CWA Efforts Boost Hempstead County Jobs
Stanford told Kiwanis members that Hempstead County has $115 000 in approved CWA projects with the aim to provide permanent jobs through road, bridge and school improvements. He described fast decisions, red tape relief, and the goal of full payroll quotas while noting some workers will be reassigned if needed and that projects will continue to expand to employ nearly 5 000 county men.
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Hempstead
C. Ww. Dyesa
CWA
R. B. Stanford
Kiwanis Club
Stanford
Hempstead County
Arkansas
Dyess
PSA
Ion P
Approv
Roosevelt
Public Works Administration
Club
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Texarkana,Garland
Stanard
W. S. Atkins
Liquor Tax Forecast By House Committee Chair
Washington predicted a liquor tax of about 2.19 to 2.40 dollars per gallon as Chairman Doughton of the house ways and means committee issued the estimate on Saturday.
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Doughton
House
Ways and Means Committee
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