Parnell's Revised Government Plan Faces Legislative Hurdles
The Arkansas governor's bid to reorganize state government struggles to gain traction as the Clark bill passes the house and the senate remains uncertain. Supporters cite immediate savings from reform while critics call the plan undemocratic and concentration of power in the executive.
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Luctle Wock
Parnell
House
Senate
Clark
BA Plantionderwest Ko
Parnett
Bureau of Municipal Research of
New York
Arkansas
Overnor
Four killed outright in grade accident
In Hamilton Ohio a train struck a car carrying four people early Saturday. Bert Campbell of Dayton was identified among the victims. Two men and two women died, one while en route to hospital and another at the scene. Bodies were mangled beyond recognition.
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Hamilipon
Ohio
Nang
Bert Campbell
Dayton
Farmington Exhibit Showcases Century Bird Collection
Farmington Library unveils a permanent exhibit from Harry Curix Mills’s Connecticut and New England bird collection. The display includes 843 species and 80 eggs gathered across the region, with notable items such as a dwarf screech owl, the Connecticut warbler likely breeding in state, and war intensities valued above $1,000. Mills notes the exhibit helps deter bird killing and egg theft among youths.
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Farmington
Cone
Farmngton Library
Connecticut
New England
Harry Curix Mills
Omarville
Field Museum of Chicago
Yale University
United States
Gandhi Defies Indian Overlords in Dominion-Status Talks
ALLA HABAN India. Mahatma Ghandi told the Associated Press that there is no hope of settlement on the Indian question under Ramsey MacDonald’s dominion status offer with reservations. He said more is offered than in the prime minister’s declaration and remains determined to seek full independence. In London MacDonald’s government faces criticism from Churchill and others over conciliatory India policies.
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Alla Haban
India
Ramsey MacDonald
Mahatma Ghandi
Associated Press
Ghandi
Twress
Canada
Australia
Burma
Mahema Ghandi
London
MacDonald
Winston Churclil
Labor
Merchants Group Receives Compliment From Texarkana Dealer
A letter from Edgar Howell of Texarkana praises the Hope Merchants Credit Association for efficient handling of accounts. He notes the value of the credit group after about a year of operation and urges continued local support to grow its value. The unsolicited letter was read by the association board and secretary J. C. Cartlun.
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Hope Retail Merchants Association
George W Robison
Edgar Howell &Col
Texarkana
Retain Merchants Association
Merchants of Hope
Edgar Howell
Howell
Aged Man Claims He's Kin to Famous Americans
Rushville report on Gilderay Settles, 93, Civil War veteran, claiming kinship to multiple famous Americans. He traces lineage to Abraham Lincoln and General Robert E. Lee through his mother Ruth Carlock Settles and grandmother Mary Aon Lee Carlock, linking to old Virginia roots. The piece notes his seven family lineages across five generations and ties to both Lincoln and Lee.
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Rushville
Abraham Lincoly
Robert E. Lee
Gilderay Settles
Settles
Fulton County
Alinois
Ruth Carlock Settles
Mary Aon Lee Carlock
Old Virginia
General Robert J. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Maxine Chambers Queen of the Saddle Rides to LA
Maxine, a pretty brunette from Chambersburg, Pa, rides bareback on a horse toward Los Angeles. She aims to study aviation rather than pursue film work and has spent time in Birmingham.
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Birmingham
Ala
U.R
Maxine Drubmes
Pretty Brunet
Chambersburg
Los Angeles
World Travel Bill Reaches Seven and Half Billion
Washington report notes the World Travel bill for 1930 neared 7.5 billion dollars. Of that total two thirds, about 50 million, was spent by Americans at home and abroad plus visitors to the U.S. The American Automobile Association cites preliminary 1930 travel figures. Additional data show Americans spent nearly 382.5 million entering Canada in over 5,000,000 autos. The Passion Play at Oberammergau and Gold Star mothers’ France pilgrimage boosted Americans traveling abroad, with over 300,000 making the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
URI
American Automobile Association
Canada
Oberammersgau
Germany
France
Bishop Cannon's Trial Continues
Washington report says twelve elders pressed 48 charges against Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Episcopal Church South as testimony in his defense proceeds. The secret session indicates the investigation will stretch through next week with Cannon presenting documentary evidence and character assurances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Bistop’ Cannon
Associated Press
Meningitis Breaks Out Among Labor Camp Workers
The state health officer reported 200 laborers from a government labor camp on Brandywine Island near Memphis were discharged after exposure to three meningitis cases. Quarantine orders were issued and monitoring continued as officials confirmed the danger had passed.
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Little Rock
W. C. Garvigan
Brandywine Island
Mississippi
Memphis
Cumap
Garrison
J. la Bishop
Tenessee
Sebring Town Struggles Amid Cash Crunch Dark streets and dwindling police
Sebring Ohio faces financial despair as the White Way remains darkened for weeks and the police force shrinks to one marshal. Residents pay sewage charges and city weighs how to fund operations over ten months while a possible $3,000 in fines stands as an uncertain boost. The Ma Honing County Budget Canin notes about $860 in anticipated funds for the year, half already spoken, with sinking fund charges looming and no clear plan to restore services.
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Sebring
Ohio
Canin
Allo
White Way
Dirk
Charles Baumgartner
Shattered Dreams Report From Village Creek Digging Team
Secret service operatives halted a digger group at Village Creek where workers uncovered 100 counterfeit coins amid muddy conditions. The discovery disrupted ongoing labor efforts and exposed a broader counterfeiting scheme in Birmingham.
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Birmingham
Alia
U.P
Village Creek
Secret Service
Hempstead County drought relief loans reach twelve thousand seven hundred
Federal loan applications certified to the Memphis loan bureau by the Hempstead County Drouth Relief Committee totaled 12 724 Friday as the second group of applications was sent from Howe. To date 8 applications have been approved averaging 220 each. Friday’s batch totaled 4 207 from 26 applications. The first batch sent Wednesday totaled 1 517 from 32 applications. Applications are reviewed by six township sub committees before county committee finalizes decisions. The county committee is led by Mr Poster with H M Stephens of Blevins and J Ford Johnson of Columbus as members.
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Memphis Loan Bureau
Hempstead County
Drouth Relief Committee
Howe
W. ¥. Foster
Dreuth Relief Committee
Mr. Poster
H. M. Stephens
Blevins
J. Ford Johnson
Columbus
Believes Collection Plates Should Go
Madison Wisconsin horticulturist Prof James G Moore of the University urges abolishing collection plates when church financing permits. He questions whether a worshipful atmosphere can endure such a utilitarian element.
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Madison
Wis
James G. Moore
University of Wisconsin Horticulturist
Police Link Rise in Robberies to Jobless Men in Bridgeport
Bridgeport police believe a spike in minor robberies and holdups is caused by "professional" criminals exploiting unemployment. They say thieves assume the public will blame desperation for the rise and attribute it to jobless men.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Five For One Says He But No Bargain
Detroit authorities report Arthur Bogner a 14 year old molder was arrested after Secret Service agents said he admitted selling counterfeit Buffalo nickels to unemployed people at five coins for five cents. The suspect described the coins as a fairly good reproduction.
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Detroi
Arthur Bogner
Secret Service
Colin
Bodeaw Farmer Injured in Collision
Jin Carleton farmer of the Bodeaw community was seriously injured Friday afternoon in a automobile accident several miles north of Bodeaw on the Bodeaw-Prospect road. Charlie Carleton and Jesse Ware were hauling legs to Hope returning home. Jim Carleton rode the truck with his brother. after passing Ware’s truck he lost control and crashed into a bridge. Jim Carleton was rushed to a local hospital in Hope in serious condition.
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Jin Carleton
Bodeaw Iommunity
Bodeaw
Bodeaw-Proscott Road
Charlie Carleton
Jim
Jesse Ware
Ware
Carleton
Jim Carleton
Hope
Fishermen swept into Lake Erie by ice drift
In Buffalo New York at least 25 fishermen were swept into Lake Erie Saturday when a northeast wind split a large ice floe six inches thick where they fished. Coast Guard teams raced to reach them before wind and waves break up the remaining ice.
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Buffalo
Lake Erie
Coast Guard
Rat Poisoner Sought in Seattle Civil Service Vacancy
Seattle vacancy notice seeks an experienced rat poisoner who can also pass four civil examinations. The position is among those listed by the citys civil service commission after numerous applications were received.
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Seattle
UPR
Civil Service Commission
Arkansas Legislature Headlines Impeachment Talk and Highway Audit
In Little Rock the legislature focused on relief, reorganization, highways, and impeachment talk. A Senate resolution to investigate Governor Parnell drew overwhelming rejection, while a lone Senator supported it. House debate touched on highway audits, road bonds, and a push to audit the highway department, with committees given deadlines.
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Little Rock
Faoe
Talls
House
Justin Matthews
Gaveroa Parnell
Rep
Toland
Mitchell
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank
Senate
Fleming
Clark
Grant
Parnell
Highway Department
State Revenue
David A. Gates
Revenue Department
Red Cross Drive Reaches 120 50 In Hempstead County
Local drive reporting progress toward the final 1000 for winter relief, reaching 120.50 dollars by Saturday. Canvassing groups prepare Monday to launch a 24 hour push, aiming for full employee participation from firms like Ivory Handle Hotel Barlow Southwestern Bell and Hope Steam Laundry.
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Red Cross
Red Cross Fund
Ivory Handle Co
Barlow
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Hope Steam Laundry Co
Plunkett-Jarrell Co
Hempstead
United Charities
Telephone Exchange
John Ridgdill
Henry Hitt
W. R. Chandler
Bell Telephone
Jessie Repent
Maggie Mac Higgs
Willie Lee Fant
Fay Moody
Verna Gentry
Lalia Richardars
Katie Hanson
Gladys Russell A
Obery van Baton
Receiver Petition For Bank Is Lost
A bid to appoint a receiver for the closed Arkansas Bank & Trust Co. was denied by Chancery Judge C. B. Johnson in Hempstead County. The ruling left open the possibility of receivership under Arkansas law if mismanagement is proven after state bank commissioner action is refused. Depositors’ lawyers A. A. Gentry and Charles T. Coleman might appeal or pursue further action.
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Die Deposito
Methodist Men Hear Pastor Speak at First Methodist
The Methodist men Bible class at First Methodist church will be addressed Sunday morning by Pastor Dr J L Cannon. The men’s service begins at 9 45 and all men are invited.
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First Methodist Church
J. L. Cannon
Thirteen Escapees Flee Nashville State Hospital Fire
Thirteen inmates escaped from the State Hospital for the Insane after a Friday night fire in Nashville area. Superintendent Farmer said the escapees are potentially dangerous. Property loss was about 525,000. Sixty inmates were released as the fire began. 24 escaped, of which 11 have been recaptured.
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Nashville
Tenn
State Hospital For
Farmer
Smallpox Found in Hoboes Camp in Pine Bluff
In Pine Bluff a hobo camp housed Oscar Johnson, a negro, with an advanced smallpox case. County health officer Dr. George Al Hays isolated and quarantined Johnson and notified the State Health Department. Johnson had slept in a Texarkana flop-house with about 150 others. the illness was about a week old.
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Pine Bluff
Oscar Johnson
South Arkansas
Johnson
George al Hays
Heath
State Health Department
Hays
Texarkana
Mexican Exhibit Tours U S Cities to Pittsburgh
The Mexican applied art exhibit, organized at the suggestion of former Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow, arrives in Pittsburgh as part of a goodwill tour. Selected by Homer Saint-Gaudens under Carnegie Institute guidance, backed by Carnegie Corporation funds, it previously toured New York and Boston after debuting in Mexico City on June 15 1930. Other stops include Cleveland Washington Milwaukee St Louis and San Antonio.
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Pittsburgh
Mexico
Dwight W. Morrow
United States
Carnegie Corporation
Mexico City
Metropolitan Museum
New York
America
Carnegie Institute
Jom
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Milwaukee
St. Louis
San Antonio
Whitlow Civil War Pension Veteran Dies in AUSURN Neb
Perry Whitlow 85, who served under his father's name to fight in the Union army, died after receiving his Civil War pension only last year. His father drew a pension first, and Perry fought to be officially recognized as a veteran. He lived on a meager income for many years.
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Ausurn
Food loans debated as drought relief bill advances
Washington reports a partisan debate over food loans tied to drought relief. Senators Robinson and Caraway press for a $65,000,000 package with $20,000,000 for human food, while Tilson and Borah push a secured loan approach. The plan aims to avert an extra session by broadening loan purposes and ensuring secretary of agriculture discretion.
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Washington
Leninson
Caraway
PHS J
West
Trobinson Winson
Rabi
Derm
Ark
Jesberg
Hoover
Sentor Robinson
House
Representative Tilson
Secretary of Agriculture
Borat
Idaho
Airplane To Replace Broncs On Nebraska Ranch
DUFF Neb Direct note: W J Shanks of a large Nebraska ranch has bought a plane and is learning to fly it. He plans to use the aircraft to inspect fences hunt stray cattle and supervise his ranch operations replacing the traditional horse riding for routine ranch work.
Pipe Enshrined in Fir Tree Grows With Wood
In Tacoma WPI TACOMA reporter recounts discovery of an old pipe sealed inside a fir trunk. Thirty rings grew around the pipe over about a century as curator William Bonney of the state historical society notes it was likely hidden by trappers or hunters.
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Tacoma
Wpi
A. KR. Cullivan
William Bonney
The
State Historical Society
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Defi
Churchill
Merchants Group
Hope Association
U.S
Flos
Henry N. Dorris
Bell Telephone Girls
Senator Morrow
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