Tax Assessments Show Big Decline in State This Year
Arkansas total real and personal property assessments fell by 39,198,168 from 1930 to 1931 to 576,216,200, with public utilities down 2,766,003 and livestock reductions blamed on drought. Poinsett and Cleveland counties bucked the trend with increases, while Pulaski led reductions. Union and several other counties also posted declines amid statewide adjustments pending county reviews.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Arkansas Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Commission
Poinsett
Cleveland
Cleveland County
Craighead
Garland
Hot Spring
Washington
Fulaski County
Hile
Union County
A. Francis
Phillips
Boi
Guachita
Sebastian
Mississippi
Little River
Lee
Greene
Columbia Hempstead Howard
LaFayette
Mieraccion
Nevada
Pike
Union
Negotiations Under Way For Wage Cut
Daniel Willard of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad told President Hoover that wage reductions would be settled peaceably. He claimed a wage cut would boost operating revenue by 200 million dollars and credit corporations would add 1 billion, aiding the industry. Railroad leaders in New York appointed a committee to negotiate with the Railway Executive Association to cut pay by about 15 percent.
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Washington
Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Hoover
New York
Railway Executive Association
Arrest in North Carolina over wine bricks and makings
Wesley Herndon was arrested in Durham for possessing malt sugar melt and yeast used to make intoxicating liquor. The seizure follows a ruling by the state attorney general outlawing wine bricks and other makings for intoxicants.
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Durham
N. C
Wesley Herndon
North Carolina
Herndon
900 Cotton Bales Sink in Mississippi
River men on the Mississippi pulled and tugged at soggy cotton bales adrift after the barge Majestic sank near Jackson. About 3500 bales floated downstream blocking ferry service and marooning travelers while a $250 a bale reward from Memphis Feckat Co. was offered for recovered bales.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
Majestic
Jackson
Memphis Fackat Company
Consignees
Jackson Avenue
Memphis
Baton Rouge
Robert Gordon
Basket Factory Reopens With More Machines
Hope Basket company restarts operations after a week long overhaul. The plant resumed Thursday with three of seven basket-making machines running, returning to near full capacity on a 24 hour shift. The factory had reduced output in November and had been idle during the overhaul.
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Hope Basket Company
Missouri Sheriff Killed In Street Battle Saturday
WEST PLAINS Mo Sheriff Baer was shot and killed Saturday in Weyming Bun battle after confronting three alleged bandits in a garage. Officers said the car bore an Arkansas state license tag. The sheriff was attempting to arrest them following a Friday night robbery.
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West ‘Plains
C Baer E Athinbs
Weyming
Bun Battle
Kansas
Goodfellows Club Reaches 201 Members After Campaign
The Goodfellows club completed its 193 campaign with 201 memberships, nine more than the previous day. New members include Walter Carter, C Presley, Alex Davis, Mrs Alvin Johnson, Ross Bright, Lee Womack, Carl Roberts, Fred Petre, and W E Jones. Committees named Frank Ward, Hamilton Hanegan, Robert Wilson, and Carter Johnson. donations may also go to Mrs Arch Moore in charge of buying and distribution.
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Goodfellows Club
Walter Carter
C. Presley
Alex, Davis
Alvin Johnson
Ross Bright
Lee Womack
Carl Roberts
Fred Petre
W. E. Jones
The
Goodfellows
Willory
Frank Ward
Hamilton Hanegan
Robert Wilson
Carter Johnson
Arch Moore
Burns Suffered in Auto Wreck Fatal
SPRINGFIELD MO. Donalid Pettit a 17 year old from Yellville Ark died Thursday at Springfield Baptist hospital from burns suffered in a car wreck near Yellville The driver Gus Flippin 22 remained unconscious Friday night with serious burns to the hands face and body as the car caught fire after the crash
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Springfieeld
Donalid Pettit
Yellville
Ark
Springfield Baptist Hospital
Gus Flippin
Pettit
Governor Loses Shirt Tail as Misses Buck
In Columbia South Carolina Governor C Blackwood loses his shirt tail after it is cut off by former Governor John G Richards and State Senator M G Anderson as punishment for not bringing down a deer near his hunting stand. The act, described in a controversial incident, followed prior warnings and is reported with local political tension and humor.
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Columbia
S. C
Bya C. Blackwood
John G. Richards
M. G. Anderson
Horry
Waldo Rebounds After Tornado Debris Cleanup
In Magnolia Arkansas Waldo residents begin clearing storm debris after a Sunday tornado. Property losses run about 50000, with insurance adjusters on site. Homes, stocks, and household goods are collected for temporary shops as shelters are arranged and utilities restored.
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Magnolia
Ark
Waldo
Farmer to Serve 21 Year Sentence
Benton Frank Martin pleaded guilty to second degree murder in Saline Circuit Court and received a 21 year prison term for the killing of Richard Boench on Martin’s farm after an argument ended in a shotgun murder at close range. Witness Leon Tally was found guilty of a related offense and sentenced to three years.
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Benton
Frank Martin
Bente
Saline
Martin
Richard Boench
Boench
Leon Tillary
Wales
Bank Robbery At Emerson Bank Steals 11000 In Checks
Three men and a confederate hijacked Farmers Bank in Emerson Arkansas early Saturday taking 1400 cash and 10000 in travelers checks. A merchant fired several shots at the fleeing bandits who escaped into Louisiana. Two El Dorado men are jailed for aiding the previous bank job.
Arkansan Kills Self Near Buckner
William Nichols Hanson 54 killed himself with a shotgun in his Buckner Arkansas home at 5 am Friday. Coroner ruled death by own action. wife heard the shot, no farewell note found. Surviving relatives include two daughters, two brothers, and four sisters.
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Buckner
Ark
William Nichols Hanson
Lfe
Here
W. L. Stokes
Hanson
Horge
Laura Bene
Sally Willis
Henry Hanson
Minden
Jess Hanson
Molly Roton
Emma Stevens
Stamps
Susie Morris
Haynesville
Pearl Ald- Adve
Waldo
Nightwatchman at Morrilton Kills Man
Nightwatchman Lawrence Cook of Federal Compress and Warehouse Company testified before a coroner's jury that he killed George Anderson in self defense. Anderson followed Cook during rounds after an incident with Superintendent Isom, and Cook fired when he grappled with him. Anderson's wife said he left home to deliver liquor to Cook.
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Morrilton
Ark
George Anderson
Lawrence Cook
Federal Compress and Warehouse Company
Cook
Anderson
Isom
New Liquidator For DeQueen Bank
Bank Examiner H A Daugherty completed an audit of the defunct Bank of DeQueen Friday. A H Hughes of Nashville named liquidator to succeed C R Simmons who had led liquidation since July 15 1930. Simmons resigned last week. Hughes, who previously liquidated Planters Bank of Lockesburg, will take charge Monday. Chancellor C E Johnson cut Simmons salary from 250 to 200 dollars and dropped a stenographer at 75 dollars after a complaint by 20 depositors.
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Dequeen—State Bank
H. A. Daugherty
Bank of DeQueen
A. H. Hughes
Nashville
C. R. Simmons
Hughes
Planters Bank of
Lockesburg
DeQueen Bank
Simmons
Se Aer Chancery Court
C. E. Johnson
Kiwanis Sponsor Scout Excursion To Texarkana Court of Honor
Kiwanis Club met at the Capital Hotel Friday night to escort Hope Boy Scouts to Texarkana for the district Court of Honor. Eagle Scouts Victor Cobb Corley Tedder Norman Lewis Lane Taylor were named. First Class scouts George Marshall Carrelle Carpenter Giles Gibson Charles Carpenter Ralph Owen and Tenderfoot recipients Taylor Alexander Henry Taylor LeRoy Henry Weaver Collins J. W. Harper James Cobb Horace Mitchell George Reed Kirk Paul Jones were listed. Sixty four merit badges were earned with Cobb Tedder receiving red letters for second best and Bernard O Ste en white letter for third best. Henry Haynes scoutmaster accompanied the Hope troop.
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Attrack
Tex-Ark Council
Hope Troop
Hope Scouts
Eagle Scout
Victor Cobb
Corley Tedder
Norman Lewis
Lane Taylor
George Marshall
Carrelle Carpenter
Giles Gibson
Charles Carpenter
Ralph Owen
Taylor Alexander
Henry Taylor
LeRoy Henry
Weaver Collins
J. W. Harper
James Cobb
Horace Mitchell
George Reed Kirk
Paul Jones
Merle
Bernard O'Steen
No Hope
Henry Haynes
Texarkana
Bank of Ozan Closed Saturday For Recovery Plan
The Bank of Ozan at Ozan in a rural area closed Saturday. Cashier B A Barrow said officials had no statement at this time. The small bank had closed in November 1930 for a five day period allowed by law, then reopened by agreement of depositors who agreed not to withdraw except at set intervals.
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Bank of Ozan
Ozan
B. A. Barrow
Income of Shearer Is Checked by U.S. Men
Washington 41 agents of the internal revenue bureau are checking the income of William B. Shearer a noted navy advocate whose activities were probed by a senate committee in 1929. The inquiry follows claims he did not file an income tax return and that expenses were mis characterized as income.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Sureau
William B. Shearer
Navy
Senate
Henry Allen
Kansas
Shearer
Municipal Co Upheld by Bi in. Salary F
Dorado Arkansas dispatch reports 16 year old deaf girl Dorothy Edwards missing from in front of her home with authorities launched in search while a possible kidnapping or other disappearance is considered by her mother and police. Tennessee Governor Horton signs gasoline tax increase to seven cents per gallon, effective midnight December 19.
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Nashville
Tenn
Horton
Tennessee
Road Materials Donated for Hope Hospital Driveway
Two carloads of chatts for the new Julia Chester hospital driveway on South Main Street were offered by Highway Stone company of Webb City, Missouri. Carter Johnson of the Hope and Hempstead County Hospital association announced the gift after a telephone talk with J Frank Todd, Missouri company manager. Transport arrangements with a railroad serving Hope are under way, and Todd expects the stone to arrive within days.
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Julia Chester Hospital
South Main Street
Highway Stone Company
Webb City
Carter Johnson
Hope and Hempstead County Hospital, Association
Johnson
J. Frank Todd
Missouri ‘Company
Hos’pital
Hope
Todd
Dance Revue at Saenger Tuesday Night Frills and Feathers
Final preparations for the two part revue Frills and Feathers at Marco's Saenger Theatre Tuesday night. Mrs James Martindales Studio presents over fifty students in tap and acrobatic routines with special stage settings and holiday theme music. A screening of Night Nurse stars Barbara Stanwyck Clark Gable and Ben Lyon will follow.
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Marco
Saenger Theatre
James Martindale
Barbara Stanwyck
Clark Guble
Ben Lyon
Amount Stolen From Helena City Clerk Office Revealed
An auditor’s report disclosed that $1407.46 was stolen from the Helena city clerk’s office on December 4. City Clerk R. G. Howard left the vault unlocked and the office open during the noon hour, allowing the theft to occur.
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Helena
R. G. Howard
Quorum Court Debate on Municipal Court Appropriation
At its regular November session the quorum court failed to appropriate funds for the municipal court. The measure would have shared costs with Hope city and DeRoan township justice of the peace districts. The plan replaces the city poll tax with a joint support scheme, but the appropriation for justice trials was cut from 2000 to 1500 dollars.
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Dui
Justices of the Peace
Hope Municipal
Cment
Justice ‘of the Peace
DeRoan Township
J. P
Justice of the ‘of Trials
DeRearya
Municiipal Court
Jack Diamond's Sweetheart Held in Boston Inquiries
Marlon Kiki Roberts, showgirl sweetheart of gangster Jack Diamond, nicknamed Legs, was brought to Boston for questioning after Diamonds death. She reportedly had a prior tryst with him and fled to her mother's home upon hearing the news, amid police interest.
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Albany
Marlon Kiki Roberts
Jack
Diamond
Boston
Bangste
Mothe
Christmas Pageant to Be Presented Sunday
The annual Christmas pageant titled The Way will be presented Sunday evening December 20 1931 at 7 30 in the First Methodist Church South The pageant traces Old Testament waiting for a Savior the coming of Christ with music and gifts for white Christmas and the nations seeking peace The choir will join with the pageant in festive Christmas music.
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First Methodist Church
South
Voice
Christ
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Republican National Continutes
Fess
Ohio
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Flapper
Fanny
Missouri
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Springfield
Farmer
Employe
Saline County
Amerson Bank
Columbia County
Erchant
Quartet
Arkansan
Self
W. N. Hanson
Hoover Critic
Louis T. McFadden
Pennsylvania
Kiwanis
Hope Boys
Court of Honor
U.S
Municipal Co
Bulletins
Julia Chester
Saenger
Barbara Stanwick
Ais Hr
Cs Ae
Jack Diamond
Sweetheart
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