Hope seed protests cite federal relief policy impact
The piece argues Arkansas must share in relief costs, warning that federal purchase contracts could centralized control, erode local trading centers, and weaken state institutions. It highlights Arkansas’ drought history, contrasts with other states taxing relief, and urges decisive action to fund own feeding and recovery.
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Hope
Little Rock
Arkansas
ERC
Pennsylvania
Missouri
United States
Hope Rotary backs seed buy plan for Hempstead County
A unanimous Hope Rotary Club resolution urged the federal Emergency Relief Commission to keep buying seed for free distribution to gardens. Clyde Monts warned lawmakers in Little Rock bids-based purchases may end, risking local merchants and seed circulation. The club also sent a letter to Edy A. Hodson outlining the issue and pledged to monitor seed procurement policy.
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Federal Emergency Relief Commission
Hempstead
Hope Rotary Club
Hotel Barlow
Clyde Monts
Joce
Little Rock
Monts
Lesbain Nesyssaty
Rotary Club
Roy Anderson
Edy A. Hoduon
Little Rocke
HRC
Nodihig
Patten
Afteekead
Lewisiuan & Arkansas Railway
Mr. Mauts
Dale Me . Malvern
J. W. Crawfodl
Billy Ruck
A. Sule Jivan
Maye
Child Rescued After Being Chained Up by Caregivers
A severely neglected child, described as pale and sad faced, was rescued by state authorities after authorities removed her from the custody of a stepmother and father in Bone Tony County. She is hospitalized where medical staff, including Nurse Carolyn Picw, report severe neglect including malnutrition and chained confinement. The incident follows a prior 30 mile survey flight presentation to the American Museum of Natural History.
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Lita
Bone
Tony
Horns Shoe
Emme
Carolyn Picw
Benton Dainty Gadblic
Viva Aelanislers
Ty the
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Iedica
Peti
Ruth Beall
Te Snstitution
Atel
Dines
Odie
Eve Varus Uslenebio
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Ale
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Thadbergh
Nalucut
Two Negroes Shot and 3rd Is Sought
Porters Delaney Porter a 25 year old Col umbus negro was in Josephine Hospital Friday with three bullet wounds from a night shooting at the Hopewell church near Columbus. Sher idan Col negro fled after witnesses said Porter cut three casings from his Ford car. Ras Cheatham, shot in the shoulder, was treated and released. A stray bullet struck Cheatham during the clash. Also noted is an unrelated Commerce report stating 1915 air transport lines carried only passengers in Qetsher.
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Delaney Porter
Columbus Negro
Josephine Hospital
Hopewell Negro Church
Coluibux
Sherian Col. Negro
Porter
Ras Cheatham
Negro
Hope
Tun
Colli
Negre Cole
Mercury Plunges Below Freezing in Hope Friday Noon
Intense cold and storms grip continents as U S Weather Bureau marks its fourth anniversary, recording all time low temperatures. New York hits 1.3 below, Weedsport 54 below, Sardinia 55 below. Lake Erie freezes shore to shore. Hope reports 30 below with wind and rain, a hard freeze expected tonight and unsettled weather through Saturday.
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Hope
United States Weather Bureau
Germany
Scandinavian
United States
New York
Weedsport
New York State
Sardinia
Erie County
Lake Erie
Washington, D.C
N. P. O'Neal
Federal
Tuiss
Railroad Man Is Slain at Louann
Homer L Brown a 39 year old Missouri Pacific brakeman was shot in the left side while a freight train was switching in Louann Arkansas. He staggered back to the caboose saying someone shot me and died a few minutes later. George Mc Lain 59 was arrested for questioning hours after the fatal shooting. Sheriff Arthur Ellis secured the suspect. Brown formerly lived in Al Dorio and resided in Gordon.
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Camden
Ark
George McLain
Homer L. Brown
Missouri Pacific
Here
Oid
Louann
Brown
Sone
Two Suspects Taken in Bremer Case
Milwaukee police questioned two suspects believed to be bootleggers after arrest Thursday night while speeding a car with a Minnesota license. The vehicle contained weapons and about $2,000 in Sa and $20 bills, leading to a Bremer probe connection.
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Bremer
Milwaukee
Wis
Minnesota
Iy Sa. Fao
Bremee
Paris Decides Issue by Going in Street
Paris masses surge through streets in a disciplined show of force as unrest grips the city. The movement signals a potential shift in public mood and governmental response, with authorities watching closely for balance between order and protest.
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Paris
Mrs Thomas Returns From Dallas Exhibit
Mrs Thomas proprietor of the Ladies Specialty Shop returns from a week in Dallas Texas. She attended the Suxty Style Show of Dallas wholesale merchants. Fragmentary text mentions historian Bainville and a 1808 event with unclear context.
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Dallas
Thomas
Texas
Dallas Wholeesale Merchannts
Doumergue Seeks Truce in Politics
Paris reports Premier-Elect Doumergue pressed for a political truce as troops massed in Paris for a threatened Friday night rally. Communists defy police plans to seize Place de la Republique in the workers district. Former Premier Herriot resigns as Radical Socialist head to join the cabinet.
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Paris
Franke
Doumergue
Place de la Republique
Workers’ District
Herriot
Radical Socialist
Would Cut Cotton Compresses to 4
MEMPHIS Tenn jP Elimination of all Arkansas cotton compresses except those at Little Rock Texarkana Dlybeville and West Memphis was advocated here by Cecil F White Little Rock representative of Cockrell Co Atlanta cation merchants in testimony before interstate commerce commission examiners Aside from the testimony of White It Was Memphians day at the hearing the last of a series of five growing out of a plea of Gulf of Mexico ports for a rydiation of the differential between rates on 30 and 150-hale quantities so as to permit shipment of uncompressed Gutler almost as cheaply as compressed cotton Everet R Cook and C W Butler cotton buyers and Frank G Burton cotton Factor all of Memphis testified against the proposed reduction.
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Memphis
Tenn
Arkansas
Little Rock
Texarkana
Dlybeville
West Memphis
Cecil F. White
Cockrell & Co
Atlanta
Interstate Commerce Commission
White
Gulf of Mexico
Virginia Cherrill and Cary Grant wed and depart for Hollywood
London bulletin reports American actress Virginia Cherrill and actor Cary Grant married on Friday and boarding for New York and Hollywood aboard an unnamed train bound to the United States.
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London
Eng
Virginia Cherrill
Cary Grant
New York
Hollywood
Roosevelt Seeks Curbs on Securities and Commodities Exchanges
President Roosevelt asked Congress to regulate operations on exchanges dealing in securities and commodities. He said exchanges are valuable but should be restricted for purely speculative use to protect investors and safeguard values. He left framing the legislation to Congress.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Dr Dean Accused as Home Wrecker in Kennedy Case
In Greenwood Mississippi Dr Henry Kennedy testified as a state witness in the murder trial of Dr Sarah Ruth Dean. He blamed Dean for the separation and divorce of Bessie Barry Kennedy from his brother Dr John Preston Kennedy.
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Greenwood
Miss
Henry Kennedy
John Preston Kennedy
Sarah Ruth Dean
Bessie Barry Kennedy
Dean
Kennedy
John Preston Kennedys
Preston
Preston Kennedy
F. Davis
Horse and Mule Sale in Hope on Saturday
A shipment of mules mares and horses arrived in Hope this week for a public auction set for Saturday. Tobe Foster from Fort Worth sourced the stock from West Texas. The sale takes place at Briant's barn on South Walnut Street with weights ranging about 800 to 210 pounds.
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Hope
Tobe Foster
Fort Worth
West Texas
Briant
South Walnut Street
Fuster
Efficiency Rules Los Angeles Collects 93 Per Cent Taxes
Los Angeles maintains a balanced budget with a $5 million reserve, reduced debt, and tax relief for late payments. The city cut its last year’s levy by about $9.0 million from 1929 30 levels, enabling 10 payment installments and eliminating penalties while keeping bond obligations manageable. The water and power department now pays its own bond interest and maturities, further easing taxpayer burdens as harbor and utility improvements continue. (Continued to page three)
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Los Angeles
Water and Power Department
Department of Water and Power
Alabama carries out five death sentences for killings
Five men were executed in Alabama on Friday after murder convictions for the killings of four white men. The state carried out the sentences in three Dixie states, reflecting a broader pattern of capital punishment cases in the region.
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Alabama
Nine Negroes Executed in Three States for Murders
Associated Press reports nine black men in Alabama Texas and Arkansas were electrocuted for murders including the killing of a white woman near Montgomery and a Dallas filling station operator. One man received a 60 day stay from Governor Faubill.
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Associated Press
Fridday
Montgomery
Ala
Huntsville
Texas
Tuck Te Farm
Arkansas
Thurman
Blunt Burkley
Katheryn
Prince
Dallas
Jesse Mott
Benny Butler
Craighead County
Jackson
Butler
Fuwll
Senate Arrests W P MacCracken Over Contempt Charges
Washington reports Senate action placing MacCracken under arrest after he failed to appear for his contempt trial regarding removal of evidence from files. Co defendants connected to air mail contracts attended as Senate panel adopted the arrest resolution. The scene highlights tensions over Senate authority and air mail investigations.
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Washington
Senate
William F. MaCracken
Hoover
Commerce
Senator Black
MacCracken
Market Notes From New Orleans And Chicago Grains
Cryptic financial update lists New Orleans cotton values with March dates and mixed numerals. Mentions Chicago grain contracts Wheat May and Sika Sty 85a 90s and Cori May 52 S24 with scattered figures from southern exchanges. Lacks coherent events or clear entities beyond generic market terms.
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Cori
Sth
Ouls
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