New Farm Plan Favors Two Price System and Open Export
Senatorial allies propose a two price farm bill to replace the AAA. Domestic crop price would cover cost of production, set by the Secretary of Agriculture, with dealers paying that cost. Export crops would be warehoused and sold abroad, with receipts issued to farmers. Critics call it dumping and warn of repeated failures in similar schemes.
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Join 'T. Flynn
NEA
Congress
Vardenberg
Kansas
AAA
Secretary of Agriculture
Arkansas Senate pushes bill to ensure minority party election official seats
In Little Rock the Arkansas Senate voted 9 to 10 on a Wilkes bill to define irue majorities and minorities among primary election officials to curb past tactics in county committees. Representative Holland seeks to amend Constitutional Amendment No. 29 by majority nominations, a move seen as altering a constitution through legislation. Governor Bailey indicated he will allow the civil service repeal bill to become law without his signature, with effects delayed by an emergency clause.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Senate
Wilkes
Helena
Chester Holland
Fort Smith
Holt and Soil
Bailey
Arkansas
Senate
Smith
Traixdelph
William Fr. Finan Jr
House
Vammilies
House Civil Service Comittee
Senate Civil Service Committee
James H. Pilkinton
Hope
A Thought on Anger and Truth from H W Beecher
A concise reflection quotes Henry Ward Beecher warning to remember words spoken in anger. It notes caution about accepting charges made during heated moments and suggests verifiable truth before acting on them.
Cranium Crackers Word Spelling Challenge
Spot the misspelled word in each sentence. Correct spellings: 1. prodigitation legerdemain majicians. 2. ostentations conduct repeals acquaintances. 3. wrathful. 4. military maneuvers. 5. forest scene sachet parcel lynx tasers page twa
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Williams
Sacpes
Perkage
WS Jones Dies of Heart Attack Here
W S Jones, 73, dies at 4 30 oclock Tuesday afternoon at his home on South Washington street. He had resided in Stepe shout 40 years and was stricken by a heart attack a few hours before death. Funeral services will be at 10 a m Friday from First Pentecostal church with Rev Nichols and Rev Harlis Purtle in charge. Burial will be in Baldwin cemetery on the Hope Centerville road. Surviving are four sons James K Jones Tom Claude and Jack Joyce three daughters Mrs Harry Pool of Little Rock Wilma and Margaret Jones two brothers Fink Jones of Shreveport Jagl darius of Juckangills Texas C H Jones of Texarkanay two sisters Mrs John Davis of Emmet and Mrs Mon Munn of Hope.
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W. S. Jones
Tuesley
South Washington Street
Stepe Shout
Heo
First Penteostal Church
Nichols
Harlis Purtle
Baldwin Cemetery
Hope-Centerville Road
James K. Jones
Tom
Claude
Jack Joyce
Harry Pool
Little Rock
Wilma
End
Margaret Jones
Fink, Jones
Shreveport
Jagl Darius
Juckangills
Texas
C. H. Jones
Texarkanay
John Davis
Emmet
Medical Carts Travel Mexican Hinterlands For Hygiene
Mexico City reports medical carts touring remote areas to teach hygiene and distribute remedies for plagues. A malaria cart, drawn by two Brent oxen, is the most distinctive sight, often vanishing for weeks as it traverses backwoods regions with quinine and medical explanations.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexico
Law's Mighty Slaw If You're Waiting on Divorce Papers
Circuit Court Clerk Ralph Bailey reports a letter from an unnamed negro woman seeking divorce papers. The note, written in a garbled style, references a former sales place and asks for the papers to be sent promptly for immediate use.
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Ralph Bailey
Thom
Geo, W. Robison & Co
Tenant recalls sharecropper life and eviction hardship
Cleve Mattox portrays a 46 year old farmer and his family forced off their Tennessee land by sheriff orders. He explains years of sharecropping, poverty, and failed moves from Alabama to Missouri while seeking stability, work, and government aid amid WPA and acreage reductions.
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Cleve Mattox
Ilemless
Alabama
Vollen Caurmns
Botton End Then Jolt Sehood
Tennessee
Missouri
T. B
Rotary Club to Hold Institute on World Affairs in Hope
The Hope Rotary Club announces an Ars Institute of International Understanding schedule from January 27 to March 10. Speakers include Dr Alten D. Albert Dr Ethan Colion Dr Wilford J Sepprel and Prof d A Morrison with evening forums and daytime school talks.
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Ars Institute of International Understanding
Rotary Club
Hope
Tom Brewster
Rotary
Hope Rotary Club
Rowry Club
Alten D. Albert
Ethan Colion
Wilford J. Sepprel
D. A. Morrison
Oysters Said to Feel No Pain in Australia
Sydney researchers quote T Ireland a museum conchologist saying oysters feel no pain when eaten and can be cut into pieces without distress. The remark sparks debate on animal sensation and culinary ethics.
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Sydney
Australia
T. Ireland
Migratory Labor Fears Rise With Farm Mechanization
Bruce Catton reports AAA officials warn that Missouri sharecroppers becoming migratory laborers signal a national issue. Mechanization shrinks farm jobs, pushing displaced workers from tenant farming to itinerant cotton picking as tractors surge from 9000 in 1920 to 99000 and more workers lose stable land work.
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Washington
Missouri
AAA
Aberkes
Texas
Mind Your Manners Study on Office Etiquette
A vintage etiquette Q and A from 1839 NEA Service tests social norms in office life. It asks about patience with operators, disclosure of return times, slamming receivers, late letter tasks, and consistent employer secretary attitudes with advised answers and reasoning.
Landlord's View Of Labor and Debt On a Tennessee Farm
A farm owner recounts hard times since the Civil War, detailing debt, foreclosures, and the strain of supporting sharecroppers. He describes expanding to 280 acres, then losing most land, paying off debt with his wife’s teaching income and New Madrid floodway rights, and continuing to hire more labor than needed while managing aging health costs and croppers’ finances. He explains trimming families and arranging moves where possible, warning some landowners evict workers, but he personally aims to avoid that.
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Tennessee
Mortace
Land Company
New Madrid
Alot
Timon
Cleo Sampson on Trial for Murder in Hempstead
Cleo Sampson, 20, a Black woman, goes on trial in Hempstead circuit court for the murder of Jessie Bell Muldrow, stabbed to death near Hope. Witnesses describe a negro dance scene and threats. Sampson testifies self defense. A separate case yields a two year term for Jesse Cheatham on assault with intent to rob.
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Cleo Sampson
Negro Bird
Hempstead
Jessie Bell Muldrow
Hope
Jim McKenzie
Robert Muldroy
Dorothy MacKay
Hebert Johnson
Hamilton
Leroy Loudermilk
Hal Green
Muldrow
Ed Toliver
Hope-Bleyiins Road
Prisant
Jesse Cheatham
Bill Marjar
Arkansas Highway Department
Robbery Reported at Negro Home in Rocky Mound Vicinity
A Rocky Mound area home was robbed and a pocketbook containing about 90 dollars in receipts and cash were taken along with clothing and a razor. The incident was reported to The Star on Thursday.
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Rocky Mound
The
Star
Roosevelt Urges End of Exemption on Public Payroll
Roosevelt urged Congress to tax all private income from government salaries and securities under income tax laws. He cited Supreme Court decisions and asked for federal and state action to end exemptions, aiming to reduce inequalities and boost revenue. Other topics include Hopkins nomination and new Navy base legislation for Pacific bases.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Congress
Legisla
Rosen
Navy
Pacific
Senate
Vinson
House Naval Committee
Special Naval Board
Nazis Deny Change Pending in Cabinet
Berlin reports quote Dr. Otto Dietrich denying any cabinet changes are contemplated now or in the near future. The press chief called rumors general and noted the step was taken to clarify international relations and avoid confusion.
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Berlin
Germany
Otto Dietrich
New Orleans Cotton Prices Show Steady Spot Movement
Cotton markets in New Orleans closed steady with slight gains noted. Prices at 0.51 and spot market indicated minimal fluctuations, reflecting overall market stability with limited buying or selling pressure across the session.
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Notdi Cotton
Toursdey
Wadiiete
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Jim Reeves
Milwaukee
Wiser
F. D
Hopking
Harry’ L. Hopkins
Thuyrsday
WPA
Goebbels
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