Here and There Editorial on Arkansas tax reform and sales tax
Here and There editorial argues Arkansas must either pass a state sales tax or enact radical reforms to property assessments centered in Little Rock. It highlights widespread under taxation of real and personal property, urges centralization of assessing authority, and warns that without immediate reform, schools and institutions suffer. The piece questions Governor Futrell and notes Hempstead county losses and the burden on small real estate owners.
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Egardless
Futrell
Arkansas
Little Rock
Yost
Hempstead
Purell
Teally
Farrell
Election Contest Hangs on Verdict in Ashley County
In Hamburg Arkansas the Edwin contest between Congressman Tilman B Parks and Wade Kitchens over the Seventh district Democratic nomination nears a Friday ruling by Judge Patrick Henry. Crossett and Parkdale precinct ballots are challenged, with Kitchens asserting voter fraud and Parks fearing disenfranchisement if those votes are thrown out. The battle over 210 and 65 witnesses, recount shifts, and the Ashley County Central Committee certification narrows Parks lead, now under 100, as lawyers push for a decisive ruling.
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Hamburg
Ark
Tilman B. Parks
Camden
Wade Kitchens
Magnolia
Congress
Patrick Henry
Kitchens
Crossett
Parkas
Ashley County
Ihling
Ashley County Central Committee
Parks
Clark County
Kiehens
Parkdale
Henry
Parkside
E. C. Aiken
Democratic Committee
Aiken
Gale Henderson Sees Expected Pay Day Turn Eventful
Gale Henderson works in a gray textile room as machines hum and bobbins snap. She counts her purse to four dollars fifty eight cents, noting payday approaches while the day promises unexpected events.
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Gale Henderson
Gale
Gale Henderson and Steve Myers in the spinning room flirtation
Gale leaves the plant floor as workers hurry home and meets Steve Myers outside. Josie Gridley envies Gale and Steve noting his good looks. Gale muses on personality and day’s end as they walk away, with continuation promised on page five.
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Pyit
Marchines
Gale
Josie Gridley
Tye
Steve
Josie
Pat Chance
Gale Henderson
Steve Myers
Share in Estate Denied Arkansan Share in Estate Denied
Superior Court Judge Richard Booth dismissed the $2.5 million estate claim by Robert Ayron Price, 19, of Stuttgart, Ark. The ruling resolves whether Price is the son of late Charles T. Palmer or of William A. Price and Elizabeth M. Price, as Sara Palmer sought all New London estates via her late mother.
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Nohwich
Cott
Richard Booth
Robert Ayron Price
Stuttgart
Ark
Bearden Continues Anti Liquor Raids In Hope
Sheriff Hm Bearden and deputies raided Harper's Place on South Walnut and Buck's Place on Third Street as part of a downtown liquor crackdown in Hope. A half pint of bonded whisky was found at Buck's Place while no liquor was uncovered at Harper's Place. The raids followed reports of continued sales despite prior seizures and a warning that state law forbids liquor sales even with federal licenses.
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Hope
Hm Bearden
Thraidy
Harper's Place
South Walnut Street
Dearden
Buck's Place
Third Street
Bearden
Lindbergh Baby Death Evidence Focuses On Skull Fracture
Autopsy testimony in the Hauptmann trial concludes the Lindbergh infant died from a skull fracture while still alive, with death occurring rapidly. Prosecutors outline the skull injury as part of their case, detailing the infant’s burial in a thicket near Hopewell after a ransom plot.
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Baby
Associated Press
Flemington, N. J
Hauptmann
Charles, Mitchell
Mercer County
Flemington
N. J
Bruno Hauptmann
Baby Lindbergh
Fansim
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Fiegra
William Allen
Hopewell
Bruno
Auterdun
Mount Hosp
Gun Smuggler in California Prison Break Is Captured
Police captured Clyde Stevens fifty miles from San Quentin after four convicts escaped the prison in a bold breakout that left their leader Rudolph Straight dead and warden James B. Holohan gravely wounded. Fellow captives included Frank B. Sykes and other board members, with a running pursuit across Redwood highway ending in a wrecked car and multiple arrests.
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Associated Press
San Quentin Penitentiary
Calif
Clyde Stevens
San Quentin
Rudolph Straight
Ban Quentin
Sian Quentin
James B.holohan
Frank B. Sykes
State Board of Prison Terms and Paroles
Holohan
Sykes
Warren Atherton
Stockien
Joseph Stephens
Sacraimentaanker
Mark BE
Noon
Harry Jones
C. L. Dose
Hamilton Field
Army
California
Redwood Highway
Albert E. Bagshaw
Marin County
United States
Wocleamery Building
Ruculah Stight
Alameda Courty
Abber Mackey
Los Angeles
Dpe Christy
Pred Alenders
San Francisco
Arrests in Gambling Raid Prompt Rounding Up Nine Men
Forney Elder of Hempstead county was fined 50 pounds after arraignment on whisky sales charges. Seven white men and eight Black men pleaded guilty to gambling charges, each fined 10 dollars plus costs. Sheriff Bearden led a raid on a gambling house near Highway No. 4. Fifteen gallons moonshine and wine were seized amid township protests extending five years. Memphis crop loan office reports 90.39 percent collection of 1934 loans totaling 14,556,260 dollars across 10 states from 214,342 farmers prior to maturity.
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Forney Elder
Northen Hempstead
Sol Cox
Bingen
Jim Bearden
Etder
Hempstead-Howard County
Bearden
Mine Creek Township
Memphis
Tenn
Memphis Emergency Crop Loan Office
James Tipton
Tipton
Local Cotton Executive Leads Little Rock Exchange
Little Rock bulletin reports J. B. Highein, manager of The Lesser Cotton Co. and former Pine Bluff caltonian, was directed Thursday as president of the Little Rock Cotton Exchange.
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Little Rock
Ark
J. B. Hmighein
Lesser Cotton Company
Pine Bluff
Liddle Rock Colton Exchange
Cox Drug Company Relocates to West Second Street
The Cox Drug Company moves to West Second Street into the Burr Store building as staff finish stocking and arranging merchandise. Opening is planned for the second week in February with Drs Martindale and Martindale occupying new offices on the ground floor. Miss Sibyl Smith will operate a beauty shop in the same building after the move.
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John P. Cox Drug Company
West Second Street
Burr Store Company
Cox
Nlast
Sibyl Smith
Drs. Martindale & Martindale Fill
Weie
Federal Social Program Aims to Shield Against Modern Hazards
Washington reports the Roosevelt administration outlined a five point program to Congress. It includes compulsory unemployment insurance, compulsory poverty old age insurance, old age pensions, federal grants to states for aid to the needy, and federal grants to states for aid to ill mothers and children.
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Washington
Roosevelt Administration
Congress
Auto License Extension to Feb 1 in Arkansas
Revenue Commissioner Earl Wise extended the deadline for 1935 motor vehicle licenses to February after a House resolution. Motorists may avoid penalties by purchasing licenses within the new period, extending the window by 12 days beyond the prior limit in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Earl Wisehin
House of Representatives
Tax cut cigarette measure and liquor bills introduced
In Little Rock lawmakers introduced a 3 cent per pack cigarette tax cut and a liquor licensing bill proposing annual licenses for stores. A Townsend old age pension resolution faced quick sidetracking as debates touched on state revenue and taxation. The session also advanced a state depository bill and a municipal bond program for water works improvements.
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Little Rock
Anc
Gilbert
Senate
Elgines
Man Seeks City for Truck Damage After Police Shootout
Newt Bundy filed a claim with the City of Hope seeking 80 dollars plus 50 cents for alleged damages to a truck whose rear tires were punctured by bullets from police guns. Clyde Reese, driving downtown, ignored commands and was later arrested for reckless driving and drunkenness. officers pursued and fired, with two rear tires punctured, the incident cited at a Tuesday city council meeting.
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Dlaim
City of Hope
Newt Bundy
Clyde Reese
Reese
Main
Rooce
Fipi
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J. D. Kincannion
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2Nd St
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