Hope Star Beginnings and Arkansas Sales Tax Debate
A reflection on the founding of the Hope Star and Daily Press on January 18 1929 and a critique of Arkansas sales tax policy. The piece argues against raising the rate, notes balance with neighboring states, and urges data driven tax reform. It discusses tax revenue shifts, regional competition, and proposes comparative studies of sales tax collections by county.
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ION
C. G. Palmer
Evening Star
Uape
Morning Daily Press
Hope Star
Beruc
Ilistory
Tamn
Arkansas
Repeal of Civil Service Act Moves in Arkansas Legislature
In Little Rock the Arkansas Senate voted 12 to 2 to repeal the civil service law amid hours of debate. Senate discussions featured critics calling the system unfair and political, while supporters argued for merit. Meanwhile lower house members introduced a sales tax re enactment bill mirroring 1937 language, with a notable increase in textbook fund credits and a proposed four year term for state officials.
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Little Rock
Senate
House
Pli
Houston
Heber Springs
Bailey
Rowell
Pine Bluff
FTL
Elvil
Cummings
Armil Taylor
Coleman
Milam
Hal Smith
Pilt
Machen
Columbia
Manor
Garland
Porthand
Miller
Young
Marion
State Senate
Civil Service
Senate Civil Service Committee
Stith
Randolph
Lele
Cranium Crackers True or False Quiz
A puzzle page presents ten statements labeled 1 to 5 with some true some false. It asks which are true or false and directs readers to page two for answers. The notes include quirky items about a tropical flower a cone cow milk a lighthouse candlepower and the Mason-Dixon line. It also claims over 300 deaths in dirigible crashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamily Hook
Mason-Dixon Line
Lewallen Promoted Head Lineman at Municipal Plant
The city council promoted Herbert Lewallen to head lineman of the municipal light plant with a $140 monthly salary increase. He succeeds the late John W. Gwen who died last week from injuries sustained in the line of duty. The council approved a widow’s settlement for Mr. Caven, plus hospital, doctor, and other expenses totaling about $2,700, and mortgage payoff aid of $1,100. The meeting also set wages for Will Ridgdill at Rose Hill cemetery, directed sale proceeds to the city treasury, approved fire hose purchases, noted a 1948 fire loss of $4,677 with 19 alarms, and authorized Hoseman vacancy coverage. Swimming pool plans at Fair Park were approved with $100 to Brummett for plans, WPA and State Health Department backing, and a sidewalk petition along South Grady street.
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E. P. Young
Herbert Lewallen
Swater Old Light
Lewallen
John W. Gwen
Carler Johnson
Caven
City of Hospital
Busin
Owen
Ridgdill
Council
Will Ridgdill
Rose Hill Cemetery
J.K. Sala
Sale
Louie Rite
Tom Bryant
Munter Ba
Fair Park
Luis Brummett
Brummet
Brummer
WPA
State Health Department
Grady Street
Hope Basket Factory
Sixth Street
C. E. Cassidy
President seeks $522 million arms fund with tax concerns
John T. Flynn discusses President's request for 522 million for armaments and 5215,000,000 in a single tranche, noting no source of revenue. He recalls 22 years ago economists urged taxation over bonds to finance war, warning borrowing could trap the nation. He argues financing by taxation remains wiser even for armament, and warns of potential misuse to create prosperity. The piece cites economists from Harvard Yale Wisconsin and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Flynn
NEA Service
Congress
Albert Bushnell
Melvin T. Copeland
Harvard
Henry W. Farnham
Irving Fisher
Rel B. Westerfield
Yale
John B. Commons
Wisconsin
Giannini and Transamerica Face Government Scrutiny
Amadeo P. Giannini built a vast banking empire and pushed for nationwide branch banking. The Securities and Exchange Commission and lawmakers study Transamerica Corp as Giannini’s reach spans California and adjacent states. The piece outlines his role in banking reform and political influence as hearings continue.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Transamerican Corporation
John T. Flynn
Amendeo
Peter Giannini
S.E.C
Washington
Jomunt, Flynn
Copright
NEA Service, Inc
Amadeo P. Giannini
California
Federal Reserve
Nevada
Orgeon
Arizona
Transamerica
Elisha Walker
New York Bank of America
National City
New York
National Cin
Giannini
Young
Negro Held for Robberies in Hope
Chief of Police Claude Stuart announced the arrest of Willie Shaw, 25, on robbery charges. Shaw confessed to a $200 break in June at Ure J. W. Branch residence, with about $35 recovered including a repainted trunk. He also confessed to robbing C. W. Hicks of about $60 in clothing and goods, with about $40 recovered. Shaw is held as a suspect in the hold-up of cotton buyer A. E. Slusser, who reported $15 stolen at gunpoint. Police also hold two pairs of glasses and other items believed stolen. Listeners may identify items at the police office.
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Claude Stuart
Willie Shaw
Hope
Stuart
Shaw
Ure J. W. Branch
C. W. Hicks
Hopkins Confirmed in Commerce Job
The senate commerce committee approved the nomination of Harry L Hopkins as Secretary of Commerce. John W Hanes said the Treasury could realize 300 million dollars annually by Roosevelt’s proposal to remove exemptions of future state and local salaries and bond interest.
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Washington
Senate Ecommerce Committee
Harry L. Hopkins
Commerce
John W. Hanes
The
Treasury
Roosevelt
Double Primary Amendment Okeh in Arkansas Session
In Little Rock a 60 second joint session of house and senate declared Amendment 29 commonly called Amendment 32 as adopted at the 1938 general election. Senator Abington requested his objections be noted in the house journal. The amendment provides for a double primary.
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Little Rock
House
Senate
Bransford
W. K. Abington
Beebe
Abington
Marriage notice at London register office for Fettigrew and Cot yam
A marriage notice posted at a London register office announces the marriage of Sir Andrew Hislop Fettigrew aged 91 to Miss Joan Cot yam aged 28. The announcement lists no further details.
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London
Andrew Hislop Fettigrew
Joan Cotyam
Ten men held in British bombing investigations
London dispatch reports ten men detained as suspects in a wave of bombings across the United Kingdom. A Manchester magistrate ordered seven Irishmen to be held for investigation relating to Manchester explosions that left one dead and two injured. The accused include a Belfast native who denounced English rule.
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London
Ting
Scotpads
United Kingdom
Manchester
Belfast
Ireland
Rev J P Lowry 91 Confederate veteran dies in Little Rock
The Rev John P Lowry aged 91 died Wednesday at a daughter’s home in Little Rock. A Confederate veteran and former resident of Hempstead County, he was born in Raleigh Mississippi.
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Hempstead County
Little Rock
John P. Lowry
Raleigh
Miss
Lowry
Bill Would Give Up Cotton Surplus
Washington lawmakers seek to reduce cotton overhang by using the government loan cotton to spur further acreage cuts. Southern senators led by Bankhead press White House talks with President Roosevelt and Secretary Wallace to find options to return loan cotton to farmers ready to shrink production under crop controls. Representative Vinson proposed using surplus to deepen acre reductions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Bankhead
Alabama
White House
Wallace
Senate
Vinson
Dem
Schoolmasters to Meet Here Thursday Night
The Hempstead County School Masters club will meet Thursday night at 7:30 at Capital hotel. J J Lighting, president, announced that Joseph A Day, president of Henderson State Teacher's College, would appear on the program. Members are urged to be present.
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Hempstead County
Capital Hotel
J. J. Lighting
Joseph A. Day
Henderson State Teacher's College
21st Annual Scout Meeting Saturday
The 21st annual meeting of the Caddo Council Boy Scouts of America will be held at Hotel Grim in Texarkana Saturday night January 6 6 p m Walter W Head national president will deliver the principal address at the banquet The banquet is open to the public All scouts and units are urged to bring guests A W Stubbeman Hope scout official announced
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Caddo Council
Boy Scouts of Amer
Vice
Hotel Grim
Texarkana
Walter W. Head
St. Louis
Boy Scouts of America
Japs Seek Right to Live in U S A
Japan may press the United States and Britain to allow Oriental residents to live and travel freely as a condition for keeping the open door in China. The policy may also include tariff relief and freer access to raw materials for defense, with separate talks proposed with the U S and Great Britain.
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U.S. A
TORIO
Japan
United States
China
Great Britain
A Grateful Thought Toward Heavy Ends of Itself
A reflective line presents a thoughtful meditation on gratitude toward the burdens or ends that shape a person. The fragment reads like a terse lyric, inviting ambiguity about how heaviness transforms the self.
Insurgent Plans and European Moves Rumored
Paris reports insurgents selecting Ant Miles amid rumors of influence by Nazis and Goebbels. Berlin hints at far reaching changes with Goering and others, as Franco’s Barcelona drive faces British non intervention policy. Toulon sails Mediterranean fleet for maneuvers off Africa while French Atlantic fleet departs Brest, aligning with British fleet movements.
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Berlin
Germany
Goebbels
Barcelona
Parig
Itas
Labor
Toulon
France
Africa
Brest
Mediterranean
Public Recital by the Pupils of Mise Robert Campbell
A public recital by Mise Robert Campbell's pupils is set for tonight at 7 30 at the Tabernacle. The program features violin and piano pieces along with cornet trombone and clarinet numbers by Thomas Kinser Jr J T Luck Jr Kenneth Crank Luther Garner Jr and others including Sargeitie Frances Bruner John Robert Is ton Clovis Hassell Ophelia Hamilton Virginia Cassidy Betty June Month and more. All are invited to attend.
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Mise Robert Campbell
Bay
Tabernacle
Gelarin Thomas Kinser, Jr
Trum
Kenneth Crank
J. T. Luck, Jr
Luther Garner, Jr
Sargeitie
Frances Bruner
John Robertiston
Clovis Hassell
New Furniture Store Opens on Elm Street
J. E. Franklin of Tenarkana opened a new and used furniture store at 112 South Belm street next to Patterson's grocer. Franklin said he intended to make Hope his permanent home and would add modern furniture and accessories soon. The latest figures show the United States population around 68,000 head.
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J. E. Franklin
Tenarkana, Lg
Arew and Used
South Belm Street
Patterson's Grocer
United States
Cotton Market Update From New Orleans Trading Floor
Spot cotton opened Wednesday in New Orleans at 8.58 and 3.54 cent quotes, with closing figures showing changes and midrange values around 54, reflecting midday activity in futures and spot prices.
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New Orleans
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