Arkansas Voices Defend Roosevelt Against Huey Long
A Arkansas newspaper column denounces Huey Long and defends President Roosevelt. It contrasts Robinson and Long with Roosevelt, arguing power trusts oppose Roosevelt and urging support for the Democrat administration while praising public ownership ideas and criticizing corporate influence. It cites local figures like Augustus Garland and Joe Robinson, and notes a large Takiy statue project with a 59,000 dollar cost.
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Hishades
Arkansas
Louisiana
Washington
Augustus H. Garland
Arkansan
Joe Robinson
Gamte
Gates
Cleveland County
Huey Long
Robinson
Senator Robinson
Huy Long
Roosevelt
Americn
Power Corporations
Counties Demand 75 Percent Road Money Over Ten Million
Arkansas lawmakers debate a refunding act amendment to allocate highway revenue over ten million dollars. The proposal would split 25 percent to the highway maintenance fund and 75 percent to the county highway fund for return to counties, with county judges arguing rural roads justify state funding and county share. Opposition warns against violating bond contracts and ceding state control.
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Little Rock
Aly
House
Warfield
Rowell
Carter
Miller and Burke
Neill Bohlinger
Highway Department
BR. M. Ruthven
Baxter County
Arkansas Agoiation of
Haney
Pulaski
Ruthven
Stile
Goveh
Holland
Tornado Razes Tenant District In East Texas
A tornado struck a tenant district 15 miles west of Grapeland killing several black residents and injuring about 40 others. Many tenant houses were wrecked in Nineveh and widespread damage hit Leon Trinity and Houston counties. Two airplanes were destroyed at Marshall as Hempstead reported heavy rain and lightning with no wind damage.
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Grapeland
Texas
Nineveh
Leon
Trinity
Houston
Marshall
East Texas
Hempstead
Star
Hope
Fruit and Truck Branch
Daniels Attacked in Church Battle
In a United States House debate on the Higgins resolution regarding Mexico, Representative William P. Connery Jr. attacked ambassador Josephus Daniels over alleged religious persecution and tyranny, calling for withdrawal of recognition. North Carolina representatives defended Daniels as a defender of democracy amid heated exchanges and accusations of exaggeration.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Higgins
Mexico
William P. Connery Jr
Demcrat
Massachusetts
Zephus Daniels
North Carolina
Ambassadory Daniels
Connery
Daniels
United States
Lash Summer
Cannery
A. L. Bulwinkle
Josephus Daniel
Hope Again Defeats Camden 39 to 29 on Camden Court
Hope High School Bobcats beat Camden Panthers 39 to 29 on Camden’s court Friday night. Kennedy led with 13 points, R Turner added 12, Dabbs and Murner contributed in a steady fourth quarter surge. Next, Hope hosts Laneburg in Saturday’s action with Spring Hill facing Blevins in a preliminary.
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Kennedy
R. Turner
Hope High
Camden Panthers
Camden
Panthers
Hope
Bobcats
Bobcat
Dabbs
Murner
Hope Quintet
Holly
Seerest
Laneburg High School
Spring Hill
Blevins
Right to Condemn Slums Demanded
Washington urged the Supreme Court to rule immediately on whether the government can condemn land to acquire property for low cost housing and new projects. The bid involves a $1.6 billion program centered on Louisville Kentucky.
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Washington
Supreme Cart Sameday
Louisville
18 Inch Alligator Found Near Blevins
One inch? Wait. An 18 inch alligator was captured Friday in a small pool near Blevins by Sam Schooley. Alligators are common in various hikes over the county, but finding one near Blevins in a small pool is unusual, Mr Schooley said.
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Blevins
Sam Schooley
Schooley
The New Deal in Washington by Rodney Dutcher
Senator Jim Couzens of Michigan ridiculed the five billion dollar work relief bill calling for execution of its author. He warned of a Nazi or Russian purge tone amid secrecy and uncertainty. The piece traces alleged authors and notes a crowded slate of hands shaping the measure, with no single clear writer, as discussed across Congress.
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Washington
Jim Couzens
Michigan
Couzens
Fox
Congress
Dobson Held to Miller County Grand Jury
Floyd Dobson of Hope was held to the March term of the Miller county grand jury on a charge of assault with intent to kill after waiving an examining trial in Texarkana. Bond set at 500 dollars. He is accused of shooting Joe Hateh, a former deputy sheriff at Fouke, Ark, at a still raided weeks earlier by Miller county officers. Dobson was arrested in Texarkana at the request of Texarkana officers and taken into custody by Sheriff Jim Bearden.
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Floyd Dobson
Hope
Texarkana
Miller County
Gran Jury
Dobson
Joe Hateh
Fouke
Ark
Farm Prices Hit Highest in Years
Chicago reports major farm commodities reaching peak levels not seen since the early 1930s. Hogs top the market, butter and eggs rise to multi year highs, cattle quoted at 14 dollars per hundredweight, while wheat and corn show mixed results, reflecting drought impacts and AAA parity goals.
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Chicago
AAA
Washington
Middle West
Seth Parker Sloop Sinking in Pacific
In the South Seas on Saturday the schooner Seth Parker was in danger and taking water. A British warship came to its aid as the ship carried a crew of about 1 man and radio entertainer Phillips Ward aboard.
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San Francisco
Calif
Seth Parker
South Seas
Phillips Ward
Guernsey Defeats Saratoga 19 to 18 in Hempstead Tourney
Hempstead county tournament opens with senior girls and junior boys games at the armory. Guernsey edged Saratoga 19 to 18 after Fulton forfeited, and DeAnn played short-handed. Piney Grove defeated DeAnn 2 to 0 as DeAnn fouled out. Spring Hill won 31 to 20 over Guernsey. Columbus beat Washington 13 to 11 in junior boys action.
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Hempstead
Armory Building
Fulton
Spring Hill
Guernsey
Saratoga
Piney Grove
DeAnn
Columbus
Washington
Violet Sharpe Defense in Lindbergh Case Centered
In Flemington New Jersey the state pressed to disprove links to Violet Sharpe, mother’s maid linked to the Lindbergh baby case. Witnesses Catherine Minnners and Anne Morrow Lindbergh testified they partied with Sharpe from 8 to 11 pm the night of the kidnapping. The defense challenged credibility while a federal wood expert countered key points from defense experts about the ransom ladder.
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Associated Press
Flemington
N. J
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Violet Sharpe
Ernest Miller
Catherine Minners
Isador Fisch
Otfilia Hoerber
Fisch
Bronx
Admiral Grayson Heads Red Cross
Admiral Cary T. Grayson, former personal physician to President Woodrow Wilson, was named Red Cross national chairman. A Virginian who served Wilson from his inauguration until his death, Grayson succeeds the late John Barton Payne, and pledged to make Red Cross service nonpartisan and for all humanity.
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Washington
Cary T. Grayson
Red Cross
Grayson
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Admiral Grayson
John Barton Payne
Harding
Coolidge Hoover
Roosevelt
Payne
Help for Hospital Is Promised Benton
Benton residents hosted 25 or 30 senators and representatives who toured the new State Hospital. They promised to push a $125,000 effort to cover defaulted hospital construction notes and prevent halting work on the Neevend farm colony unit.
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Benton
New State Hospital
Here
Neevend Farm Colony
Freeman Dies at 92 Honorary Confederate Leader in Richmond
Richmond bulletin reports General Walker B. Freeman, honorary commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans, died here Saturday at age 92. Freeman led as a symbolic figure in Confederate veteran circles and was noted for his long association with veteran organizations and public events in Richmond.
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Richmond
Wva
Walker B. Freeman
The
United Confederate Veterans
Buck's Place Raided Again by Bearden Deputies
A Saturday raid on Buck's Place on Third Street, described as an alleged negro whisky establishment, failed to locate liquor. Sheriff Jin Bearden led the operation with his son Reginald and three other deputies, marking the second unsuccessful attempt by the department to uncover contraband.
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Buck
Okie-Dokers Insanity Claim From Lexicographer
Dr. Frank H. Vizetelly questions the sanity of a nation over slang like okie-doke and okie-dokers as he recalls a Seattle courtroom incident. He notes Americans use varied forms meaning yes such as okay, oke-dokee, and ade-kay while a reporter and stenographer discuss playful misinterpretations including Prince Okie-Doke and Betty Boop.
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New York
Poscebs
Frank. H. Vizetelly
Seattle
Okie-Doke
Okay-Doke
Okeh
Ade-Kay
Oke-Dokee
Poor Texas Ranger Death Triggers Reform Probe
A Texas Senate special committee reported the Texas Rangers’ reputation is tarnished by widespread drug of special commissions. Investigators found more than 1,600 special Ranger commissioners last fall, with only 36 regular czar members. Names span announcers in night clubs to a rock mason, a dentist, a wrestling ref and a liquor dealer. Gov Allred ordered revocation of outstanding commissions as part of broad reform following Ferguson era issuances.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Senate
Texas Rangers
Special’ Rangers
Chamber of Commerce
Ian Electrical Advertiser
James V. Allred
Miriam A. Ferguson
Allred
Arkansas House votes down Huey Long invitation amid budget fight
In Little Rock the Arkansas House rejected a resolution inviting Senator Huey P. Long to address the chamber, a roll call vote ending after tense debate. The session also advanced a Public Welfare Commission measure to seek federal aid and outlined a plan to resume relief if approved by federal authorities.
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Little Rock
Arkans House of Representatives
Sena
Huey P. Long
Long
Washington
House
Arkansas
Robinson
Caraway
Str House
Gates
Cleveland
Attoraey
Rowell
Jetteson County
Arka House
Representatives
Huey P
Louisiana
Thompson
Independence
Forth
Ferr
Public Welfare Commission
Farrell
Isuidh
Senate
FERA
Federal Relief Administration
Elgan
Robertson
Marianna
J. C. Hail
Batesville
Garner Fraser
Clinton
Ben F. Smith
Texerkana
J. E. Chambers
Janville
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Arkansas Power & Light Co
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Marvey Couch
Louisiana At Arkansas Railway Co
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Ameriica
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Power Trust
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Wall Street
Uivir
Mrs Roosevelt
White House
Theodore Roosevelt
Takiy
Furfield
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Fanny
U.S
Pat
Twister
Storm
America
Vallee
Rudy Vallee
Aloger
New York Supreme Court
Fay Webb
Vallee. Ie
Ouachita County
Supreme Court
Rodney Dutcher
Bert Culsen
National Power Policy Committee
Ferdinood Pecora
SEC
Donald Riehberg
Bue Cohen
Wilail Riehbergy
Miller
Hope Man
Hatch
Pacific
Armory
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Fish
State
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Okie-Dokers
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