Mississippi drought loans hit Arkansas rehab effort
Regional RA chief Thomas P. Lee told Little Rock that Region Six loans totalled 9.23 million with 2.97 million repaid. Arkansas received 11. loans totaling 3.37 million, with 149 thousand repaid. Mississippi and other states show large repayment progress, while most funds funded rehabilitation goods and livestock under lien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Thomas P. Lee
Little Rock
Arkansas
Ingiana
Clebts
Scissippi
Lee
Drouth
Seven Shopping Days Till Christmas
A clipped notice notes seven shopping days remain till Christmas while a separate report discusses forecasts for 1937 aid programs. It cites declines in client eligibility and funding limitations affecting rehabilitation and resettlement efforts.
Dogs to get drinking fountains from Susan McGenniss Smit legacy
Colorado Springs report says Susan McGenniss Smit died recently leaving 2000 dollars to the El Paso County Humane Society to erect four drinking fountains suitable for dogs and other small animals and to provide for her dog Bobby. note adds that Colorado is the seventh largest state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Colo
Susan McGenniss Smit
el Paso County Humane, Society T O
Bobby
Soil Conservation Service inspection visits Arkansas and Texas farms
Regional officials from the Soil Conservation Service Fort Worth examined Hope Monticello Forrest City and Dublin aerial sites. They praised vegetative features permanent pastures terrace outlet channels meadow strips and strip cropping at several farms and CCC camps while touring Bodcaw Creek and local demonstration areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Coyle
N. P. Stephenson
A.C. Mitchell
Woodland Management Division
The
Soil Conservation Service
Fort Worth
Texan
Hope
Arkansas
Monticello
Forrest City
Louisiana
Hecison Ts Yushm
Edgar A. Hodson
C. R. Enlow
Washington, D. C
Texas
Dublin
Sos Angelo
Hedson
Enlow
J. M. Fuller
W. M. Mullins
J. K. Goodbar
G. D. Middlebrooks
Joe C. Porterfield
Cleve Mayton
W. M. Sngland
J. B. Beckworth
J. E. McWillams
J. A. Collier
Little Rock
Texarkana
J. P. “Merrill
Guy Fletcher
J. W. Sargent
Glen E. Riddell
Bodcaw Creek
C. F. Baker
J. L. Goodbar
O. F. Ruggles
Roy Rogers
J. B. McWilliams
Francoist siege forces repulsed near Fresnedillas
Government report states Francisco Franco's troops were whipped and destroyed in flank action at Fresnedillas, 25 miles west of Madrid. Insurgents were lured toward the Socialist line but driven back by militiamen using machine guns, mortars and rifles. Fascists also repulsed at Velamdorillo east of Fresnedillas. Fighting marks a pause after a period of quiet on the siege lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manders
Francisco Franco
Fresnedillas
Madrid
Valdemorillo
Frestiedillas
Liquor Licensing And Taxation Debates Edge Toward Change
City and state officials debated liquor licensing and taxes, arguing a single government level may not tax another. Fort Smith officials cited sales taxes paid on WEA and PWA project materials, while committee members weighed exemptions for school districts and broader political units. Peddler tax revisions were seen as necessary for small towns, as delivery route businesses struggle against out-of-town competitors. The Gary Indiana case involved a petition to change a surname in a Superior Court filing by Charles Himou Blaha and Sophia Blaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Wales
Tak
Din Jordan
Fort Smith
WEA
PWA
Hopson
Hus
Gamae
Axis
Charles Himou Blaha
Sophia Blaha
Gary
Ind
Blake
Hopkins to Head New Public Welfare Cabinet Post
Washington sources report Harry L. Hopkins, WPA administrator, favored for a proposed secretary of public welfare role in a reorganization aimed at uniting all public welfare functions under one department. Possible retirement questions and competition with Secretary Perkins loom amid plans to trim patronage and recreate top posts as the Roosevelt era shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
New York City
Children's Bureau
Wew
Department of Labor
Office of Education
Desl
Roosevelt
Burget
State, Treasury
Agriculture Departments
Columbus Teams Beat Blevins In Friday Basketball
Columbus boys toppled Blevins 22 to 10 and Columbus girls won 20 to 10 in Friday afternoon games at Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Blevins
New York Kids Run Small-Time Racketeering Hustle
A New York City petty racket is run by youngsters aged four to fourteen who threaten motorists in side streets off main roads. They offer to watch cars for a fee, buying time by smashing windows or distracting drivers. The piece notes the boys’ living conditions and suggests a shift in police attention and societal response. It also mentions a recovery note by Stanley Walker about low prices for assault, and a brief aside on a Roosevelt-Hyde Park correspondence regarding estate reinvestment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kidsters
Manhattan
Stanley Walker
Lower West Side
Hyde Park
William
Franklin
Willian
Palsification of Books Charged in Senate Hearing
A Senate railway investigation in Washington erupted with anger as Missouri Pacific railroad attorney P J Mulligan demanded witnesses and accused Senator Wheeler of blocking defense. Witnesses claimed the railroad falsified current assets liabilities and income, with formal charges of false statements to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Wheeler refused to recess or be pressured into calling witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waslington
Senate
Cleveland
Wheeler
Mont
Missouri Pacific Railroad
P. J. Mulligan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Joseph B. Eastman
Transportation
Missouri Pacific
van Sweringen Brothers
Mulligan
Guaranty ‘Trust Company of
New York
Bowery Social Castes Divide Permanent Inhabitants
The Bowery hosts a two tier social scene where long-term residents, called squals, and transients live apart within the same crumbling district. Veterans recall mutual shunning at mission halls amid flophouses, pawn shops, and low-cost eateries that define the quarter’s harsh hierarchy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Bowery
Mission Hall
Dr B F Jungkind Dies in Ohio Hospital
Dr B F Jungkind formerly of Little Rock died at 8 30 p m Tuesday at a government hospital in Hines Ohio after three months illness. He leaves a wife two sons parents and three sisters. Body to be returned to Little Rock for burial with Henley Roth in charge. He is brother of Mrs Marie Gean WPA Hope employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FL Jungkind
B.F. Jungkind
Little Rock
Hines
B. F. Jungkind
John Edmond Jungkind
John A. Jungkind
John F. Jungkind
Marie Gean
Alma Jungkind
de Jungkind
Henley & Roth
Dr. Jungkind
WPA
Hope
Hobo Fellowship Organizes on the Bowery Refuge
Transients on the Bowery form the Hobo Fellowship seeking shelter with the aid of a philanthropic local. They remain proud of the Bowery as a transit hub and overnight refuge between travels, organizing themselves despite limited fuel and shelter options. The piece notes the Congo River ranking behind the Amazon in size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowery
Honor Roll Announced for Columbus GPa Students
The Columbus school honor roll was announced Wednesday listing students by grade. Fourth grade includes James Delaney, Brena Smith, Evelyn Hamilton, Alma Edwards, Wands Bagley, and others. Fifth through Twelfth grades feature names such as Helen Delaney, Lula Woolsey, Thomas Lee Hamilton, Louise Cathoury Havel Griffin, Dora Ella Downs, Nina Mae Bullard, Martha Griffin, Isabelle Boyce, Kathleen Downs, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia School
James Delaney
Brena JSON Smith
Evelyn Hamilton
Almatéiie Edwards
Wands Bagley
Dorothy Mae Harrison
Frances Lorone Stout
Virginia Edward
Julie Fae Couch
Bonnie Jon Gilbert
Louise Hawthorne
Lovella
Hawsthorne
Conway Huckabee
Willie Maa Griffin
Helen Delaney
Loila Griffin
Seneva Martin
Bertha Mae McCorkle
Lula Woolsey
Sum Woollssey
Thomas Lee Hamilton
Bobbie Nance
Lilla Bell Stout
Dale Caldwell
Tommy Hicks
Louise Cathoury
Havel Griffin
Francis Hicks
Dora Ella Downs
Biggin Bardue
Dickie Boyce
Nina Mae Bullard
Lucy Martin
Martha Griffin
Allene Walker
Isabelle Boyce
Twelth
Kathleen Downs
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ariesas
Clement Clarke Méote
Srain
See
Union
Colorado
Evrey
Bor
Isoil Conservation Project
Federal Service
Paze Ona
Liquor Licensing
Germany
Japan
Europe
Berlin
Viscount Mushakoff
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Alig Vlier
Hopkins
George Ake
Jae Yeulle
Car Watchers
Ly Erskine Johnsong Forge Scarbo
Acromtic
Dancas
Young Tex
Couleee Band
Taal
Denton
Lou Sheridan
ONE
IRI
Dward Norris
Mr. Pae
Frank
Congo River
Amazon
Mary’s Beauty Shop
de Adie's Specialty Shop
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!