Hope City Tax Plan for Street Paving Relief
The Star suggests City of Hope forgive part of the Smill city levy to ease the burden on property owners paying improvement district assessments. The piece argues to collect nuisance taxes, redraw the budget, and cut the Smill tax to reduce the overall millage by about one eighth, helping homeowners fund paved streets.
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Star
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Diphtheria Crisis Strands Moosetown in Winter Snow
In Moosetown, Dr John Luke and Mike Scanlan battle a diphtheria outbreak after a log accident confines them as storms sever telegraph lines. A distant Montreal radio contact reveals the need for serum and a rescue plane, with Basil Cuineford arranging aid as time ticks toward a lifesaving response.
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John Luke
Itfle North Woods
Moosetown
Mike Scanlan
Mike
Mousetown
Yale
Mieserge
Boulder dam finished March 1 world’s tallest by far
Boulder dam, 727 feet high, completed on March 1 after more than two years of work. The 4,364,005 cubic yards of concrete form the world’s tallest dam, creating Lake Mead behind Black Canyon near Boulder City Nevada. The project began in 1931 with power generation planned to repay costs. completion ends a historic American epic in engineering and irrigation.
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Americai
Imperial Valley
Las Vegas
Nevada
Black Canyon
Boulder Dam
Sauter
France
Botlder Dam
Black Canyer
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Congress
Coolidge
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Lake Mead
Colorado
Leap Year Tradition In Avignon Provence Girls Bake Fougasse
An old Provençal custom in Avignon makes every year a leap year for local girls. A cake fougasse is baked with a wine jug hidden inside to win a swain’s heart. The suitor eats the cake and wine, leaves a silk seal, and a wedding bells follow weeks later. A singing event is announced between Ovzon and Binuen with quarts, songbooks, and guests.
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Avignon
France
Constitutional Bill on Farm Issue Offered in Senate
Washington brief reports Senator Nye Republican North Dakota introduced a constitutional amendment to grant Congress full power to regulate sale and marketing of agricultural commodities. He argues recent conflicting decisions necessitate clearly defining Congress's authority on this national issue. The same dispatch notes the farm bill's progress after House conference approval, pending Senate action, and includes Attorney General Cummings announcing a probe into machine guns sold as junk potentially reaching the underworld.
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North Dakota
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White House
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Cummings
Legislature Is Too Large Says Critic
Senator Sam Levine of Pine Bluff told a Little Rock Bar association meeting that Arkansas legislature is unwieldy and plagued by greed and sectionalism. He argued most laws arise from self interest and urged representatives from distant localities to reduce provincialism and serve the broader public good.
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General Assembly
Arkansas
Sam Levine
Pine Bluff
Little Rock Bar Association
Maranna
Pocahontas
Fenton Levine
Wainin
Columbia County Voters Decide Dry Split In Local Election
Magnolia and surrounding precincts weighed dry versus wet outcomes with 23 precincts reporting. Magnolia favored dry 818 to 4M, while Calhoun and Neber communities showed mixed results including 27 dry and seven wet in Macedoni area. An official count was expected later.
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Ark
Motfein Yetaras Frei
Columbia County
Nets
Fordquer
Magiolia
Ebmeaer
Calhoun
Nerge
Nell
Taylor
Atta Baxes
Anade Chucsdluy
Oil Inquiry From Bangkok Aims at Hempstead County
A letter from Henri Brandli in Bangkok Siam to Hempstead County Clerk Ray McDowell asks for owners of unleased lands and holders of oil and gas leases in Hempstead County Arkansas with intent to buy vast blocks of land for geophysical testing. The inquiry discusses costs of lease registration and hints at a hoped oil field prosperity for the county.
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Bangkok
Siam
Ray McDowell
Hempstead
Henri Brandi
Canunkysett
Andamense Oil
Amy
Heauty
Parrott Named New Postal Manager in City
Ramon Parrett of Corpus Joris appointed to lead the Postal Telegraph Cable company here after resigning from a year as vacation relief manager for Western Union Telegraph. He will assume duties in the local Postal office, with Andrews taking a different assignment in the sixth district.
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Westen Union Telegraph Company
Ramon Parrett
Corpus Joris
Mas Pareatt
Vonyweldith
Barty
Daly
My. Antrews
Asoelius
al Uch Westun Uden
Cold Wave Brings Forecasted Relief to Flooded North
Chicago reports a new cold wave moving into the North Central states bringing heavy precipitation and high winds. Residents facing floods from ice jams anticipate relief as freezing weather returns. Hempstead County forecasts show a low of 40s in the south with colder readings in the north.
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Hempstead
Juror Reverses Verdict In Slander Suit
In New York, six cents was awarded to Viola F. Raphael in her slander suit against Lucy Thomas Magraw, society woman and former actress. Foreman Louis A. Valente said he changed his mind overnight and signed the verdict. Justice Valente rejected a motion to set aside, noting uncertainty about further consequences.
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Viola F. Raphael
Lucy Thomas Magraw
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Supreme Court Dnstive
Louis A. Valente
Siry Foreman
Thistice Valente
eNo
Philip Capelle
Capelle
Naphail
Magraw
Valente
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Senator Burns seeks modification of Hagood discipline
Washington Sen Burns a Democrat with two representatives urged Secretary Dern of War to set aside or modify disciplinary action against Major General Johnson Hagood. London dispatch says Italy balking at League sanctions advised Britain she is not ready to sign any new naval treaty with Britain France and the United States.
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Johnson Hagood
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France
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Four Die in Collision With Police Car in Memphis
Four men were killed and another injured in a crash at a street intersection during a police pursuit. The victims include Patrolman G. W. Ham, 55, and three men identified as Eugene F. O namara, 20. John Clearly, 23. and John Coburn, 21, with remaining details fragmentary.
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Eugene
O'Namara
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John Clearly
John Coburn
El Paso Hit By Power Company Strike
El Paso and surrounding Texas and New Mexico areas were left without electricity after a walkout by power company employees. The strike halted streetcars, disrupted industrial operations, and left homes without light or heat. it is the second walkout in several months and affects regional utilities.
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Texas
New Mexico
Army Bitter Over Denial of Money
Washington reports reveal the regular army's grudge over New Deal spending allocations. Generals criticize WPA and CCC funding, noting large sums given to nonmilitary programs while Pentagon budgets lag. Army leaders complain of limited control and insist on stronger military training oversight.
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Washington
Johnson Hagood
Hagood
Anny
PWA
PWA 1
Tekes
CWA
CCC
Robert Fehrung
Bronsell 60 Dies in Houston After Year with Arkansas Natural Gas
William F. Bronsell aged about 60 died Thursday morning in Houston Texas. He had been connected with the Arkansas Natural Gas company for about one year. The body will be sent to Shreveport for funeral services Saturday morning. Surviving are two daughters Miss May Bronsell of Shreveport and Mrs. Bert Winhang of Houston and a son William F. Bronsell Jr. of Houston.
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Houston
Texas
Brousell
Arkansas Natural Gas Company
Shreveport
Hell
May Bronsell
Insurgent Surrender Amid Tokyo Crisis Nears End
Conflicting reports say insurgent troops held Tokyo police HQ for 24 hours before began evacuating as government forces tightened siege. Snow blocked streets while officials urged civilians to avoid conflict zones and preserve order amid coup aftermath. Authorities claim heavy guard and police diverted traffic.
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Okada
Dombi
Rej
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Avi Peng
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Craw
Winesday
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Vice Crusade Launched Against Youth Delinquency in Little Rock
County Judge Cook announced a coordinated drive to prosecute operators who rent rooms in Little Rock and nearby hotels to minors. He warned that all juvenile delinquency cases will be thoroughly investigated by the Juvenile Court, with maximum penalties for those who enable teen crime. He also noted plans to seek state Revenue Department aid as cases move quickly to action. A separate item: a public singing will be held at Second Baptist Church in Hope on Sunday at 2 p.m.
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Xuid
Laketok
Paul Like
Curzon Street Hospital
Tarke
Herely
Eight
Little Rock
Cook
Iy Second Baptist Church
Hope Sims
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