Here and There Editorial by Alex H Washburn
Editorial column by Alex H. Washburn offering observations on regional affairs and public life with concise opinion and commentary.
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1933
Page
1
Judges Lobby Against Seizure of One Cent Gas Tax
In Little Rock county officials rally to keep the one cent road tax for rural highways. Judge Charles of Poinsett County defends lobbying against bond-driven diversions, arguing funds support farm-to-market routes, school bus paths, and rural roads while condemning external investors and political pressure.
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Little Rock
Charles
Poinsett County
Mitchell
Arkansas
Metro
Dagar Boenlecen
Pri Te
Arkansas Highway
Orad
Highway Department
Sixteen Buildings to Face Repair Ordinance in Hope
Fire Chief P L Wyatt lists sixteen buildings deemed untenable or partially burned for action by the Hope city council to compel repairs or demolition. The move comes after the Montgomery Ward fire with cotton stock concerns and the council seeks model ordinances from other cities on storing combustibles in the fire district. The properties include residences, offices, and brick or stone structures with owners listed such as Mrs Hereford, J D Barlow, P R Gillespie, and Betts Estate, among others.
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Hope City Council
P. L. Wyatt
Montgomery Ward
S. Hervey St
Hereford
W. Avenue B
Floyd Porterfield
Avenue D
J. D. Spraggins
E. Second Street
R. G. McRae
Betts
S. Walnut Street
Diss Lillie Middlebrooks
S. Main Street
Mr. Hinton
Phoenix
Ariz
W. M. C. Taylor
Texarkana
Fourth Street
Ins. Company
St. Louis
S. Ferguson Street
E. T. Kennedy
Fifth Street
T. O. Davis
Hot Springs
Park Drivway
B. C. Hollie
Japan Would Give Philippine Treaty Move Seen
TORIO Japan. The Senate's override of the president's veto on the Philippine independence bill was publicized in newspaper extras. Officials say neutralization of the Philippines could follow a four power Pacific treaty and deny any invasion intention.
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Japan
Philippine
Torio
Senate
Philippines
Philippines Independence Bill Victory Sparks Mixed Reactions
News from Manila reports the Senate overrode the presidential veto on the Hawes Cutting independence bill. Public response is apathetic. insular legislators largely oppose the measure, while Manuel Quezon, dominant foe of the bill, faces opposition from Independence Mission advocate Lee and other lawmakers.
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Manila
P. L
Senate
Philippines
Manuel Quezon
Lee
Independence Mission
Washington
Chevalier and Vallee Granted Divorce in Paris
Paris bulletin reports Maurice Chevalier and Yvonne Vallee obtained a divorce Wednesday on reciprocal grounds.
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Paris
France
Maurice Chevalier
Yvonne Vallee
Treaty Threat in Orient Ineffective
A Tokyo government spokesman said President Elect Roosevelt’s pledge to honor treaty sanctity will not change Japan’s fixed Manchuria policies. China welcomed the statement. The Jehol and northern China fronts stay quiet as weather awaits a renewal of activity. In Yokohama a labor riot at the Singer Sewing Machine plant led to property damage and 106 arrests. No international complications followed.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Japan
Manchuria
Tokyo
China
Jehol
Yokohama
Singer
Subscriptions Grow Fast Under Hope Star Plan
The Hope Star reports 100 new city subscribers in two weeks since January 2. A single route carried by Robert Porter added 28 readers with other routes showing gains. The paper shifted to a Saturday collection model with newsboys buying papers and profits tied to weekly collections, reporting 97 percent city collections over the past two Saturdays.
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Little Merchant Plan
Hope Star
Star
Robert Porter
Hope Star Carrier Boys
1933 Outlook for Agriculture Receives Cautious Optimism
LaSalle Street traders and Chicago Board of Trade officials endorse a new deal for farmers. They anticipate legislation to revive prices above costs, noting 1932 lows for wheat, oats, rye, and corn. Prices in 1932 averaged about 80 percent of 1909–13 levels, with wheat near 44 cents and December contracts at 41.44 cents.
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Chicago
LaSalle Street
Chicago Board of Trade
Board of Trade
Jehol The Key to China Past And Present
NEA Service presents a three part survey of Jehol once ruled by Manchu kings. The article contrasts its glamorous former splendor with today’s reality under looming Japanese occupancy amid war sounds and military activity.
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Jehol
China
Jehol Province as Modern Thermopylae in Japanese Campaign
The Jehol region in northern China has become a defensive focal point as General Tang Yu-Lin governs from the former imperial palace now serving as provincial headquarters. The area, about 500 by 300 miles, sits between Mongolia and Manchuria with Peiping to the west and Mukden to the east, a strategic wedge in the Japanese Manchurian offensive.
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Forbidden City
China
Jehol
Tang Yu-Lin
Manchuria
Mongolia
Peiping
Mukden
Inner Mongolia
Jehol City and Jehol Province Amid War-Torn Hedges
In Manchuria and Jehol the Japanese advance concentrates at Shanhaikwan and the Great Wall gateway holds key towns like Chengteh Jehol city. Sven Hedin led an expedition at Vincent Bendix behest to copy Potala temples for a Chicago Exposition replica and warned Jehol’s past glory may fade within decades.
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Shanhaikwan
Jehol
Great Wall
Chengteh
Jehol City
Sven Hedin
Vincent Bendix
Chicago
China
Tale of K aing hsi and Genghis Khan line continues
There was then, once upon a time, a certain K aing hsi, most wise and noble Son of Heaven. There were those historically tinted descendants of Genghis Khan, arrogant riders of Mon.
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K'aing-hsi
Heaven
Genghis Khan
Congress Set for Looming Special Session and Talks With Roosevelt
President-elect Roosevelt is due in Washington to speak with President Hoover at the White House on Friday at 11 a.m. They may discuss the world situation and war debt issues as a secret topic. Roosevelt will also meet Democratic leaders, while Speaker Garner signals a special session to push budget balancing, with no date given.
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United States
Aguinaldo
Congress
Admiral Dewey
Spain
Tropic Seas
Washington
Roosevelt
Hoover
White House
Congressional Democrats
Congres
Garner
Woman Hurls Acid Into Face of Furl
Gladys Strickland, 19, told reporters from her hospital bed that a stranger entered her downtown rooming house room Wednesday morning and threw acid at her face. She was talking with a man she had dated for nine months. the assailant offered no explanation and the police lack sufficient information to pursue the case.
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Little Rock
Gladys Strickland
Country Store at Saenger Saturday at 3:30 and 8:30
Luke's New Idea Country Store and fun show comes to the Saenger theater this Saturday for two performances at 3:30 in the afternoon and 8:30 at night. The event features 200 surprises and owes much to Luke a performer who has played large venues in the South and West. A four piece bedroom suite on display in the foyer is donated by Hope Furniture company. The Country Store this Saturday is expected to be the most popular attraction at the Saenger in 1933.
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Luke
New Idea
Saenger Theater
Hope Furniture Company
Saenger
Chile imports grain from Argentina to ease food shortage
Scarcity of essentials is easing as Chile reports fewer seizures of wheat and food in private warehouses. Officials credit Argentina wheat purchases, licensed foreign sugar imports, and more garden produce for the improvement. Resumed trade with Argentina is seen as key to ending hoarding and solving food problems.
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Santiago
Chile
Argentina
Grave of Ivan the Terrible’s Executioner Found
Twenty feet underground near the Moscow river bank, workers uncover the grave of Maluta Skuratov, chief executioner for Ivan the Terrible. Discovered during foundations for the Place of the Soviets on the former Cathedral of the Redeemer site. Skuratov led imperial tortures and devised new methods for victims.
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Moscow
Maluta Skuratov
Ivan the Terrible
Cathedral of the Redeemer
Skuratov
Ivan
Amazonian Timber Sold in U S by Ford Plant
Ford timber operations in Para Brazil ship second 110 ton consignment to the United States for tests as railroad ties. The first shipment went to the Ford plant at Detroit Michigan.
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Para
Brazil
Ford
Rio Tapajoz
Ford Interests
United States
Boston & Maine Railways
Deaborn
Mich
Dumping Truck Dumps Unemployed Passengers In Houston
A Houston dump truck driver halted for repairs, and as the mechanism was checked the dump bed released, dumping 18 unemployed transients onto a street in the Heights area. No injuries reported and authorities investigated the incident.
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Houston
Tex
Bill Frieda
Big Hand Accident at Director Meeting in San Francisco
Leonard Johnson drew a big hand from the room when he slammed his fist on the table to stress a point at a director's meeting and broke a bone in his hand. Dr John H Golden at Central Emergency Hospital reset the bone and bound the injury with bandages.
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San Francisco
Leonard Johnson
Central Emergency Hospital
John H. Golden
Johnson
He Trusts Uncle Sam
Christ Nelson of Minneapolis proves Uncle Sam’s postal system can be trusted during the holidays by sending six grandchildren a silver dollar each with their addresses on a sticker on one side and a three cent stamp on the other. All six dollars were promptly delivered.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Christ Nelson
Sam
Senate Unanimous in Vote to Revamp Road Commission
The Arkansas Senate approved the first administration bill reorganizing the State Highway Commission with an emergency clause making it effective immediately upon governor Futrell's signature unless delayed to Feb 1 to protect federal road aid contracts. The identical House bill moves to roads committee. The measure creates a five member governor appointed highway commission with a statewide director earning over 5000 dollars annually. The Senate also backed a constitutional amendment limiting tax raises without a people's vote and restricting appropriations to a set amount. The body extended land redemption delinquency periods by two years to four years.
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Little Rock
Senate
State Highway Commission
Futrell
House
Roads and Highways Committee
Highway Commission
Norfleet
State Bank Department reports 1932 figures and closures
Former State Bank Commissioner Walter E. Taylor's report, filed in the governor's office, covers the year ending June 30 1932. It lists 223 state banks and 43 trust companies with total resources of 85 708 141.11, notes seven new charters, 50 closures, four reopenings, and nine liquidations completed since June 30.
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Little Rock
Walter E. Taylor
Marion Wasson
Fayetteville
Futrell
Senate
Taylor
Federal Reserve Aetem
Bank of Taylor
State
Singing Event Planned at Emmet Baptist Church
The Emmet singing class announced a singing event at Emmet Baptist Church at 1:30 Sunday afternoon. All singers are urged to attend and the public is invited.
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Emmet
Emmet Baptist Church
India 31 Percent Illiterate in 1931 Census
India’s 1931 census reports 126,243,305 males and 165,384,698 females cannot read or write, totaling 352,837,778 people with 31 percent illiteracy. More than 200 languages are spoken across the country.
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Delhi
India
Ho Hum Help! Denver Jail Break Fails
Jailer Leslie Heckart accidentally activated the emergency bell while yawning, triggering a rapid response as officers searched the corridors for escaped convicts in the Denver jail. No escape details or outcomes are provided.
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Denver
Cole
Leslie Heckart
Heckert
Law
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