Legislative muddle and a push for bauxite tax hike
The January session opens with varied bills from humorous to serious. A law bill targets unlicensed drafting of deeds and wills, while Talbot Feild Jr proposes a higher severance tax on Arkansas bauxite to fund defense highways. He argues bauxite wealth supports national defense though opponents note the Aluminum Company of America holds the leverage. The debate centers on resource taxes versus industrial interests and highway paving needs.
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Talbot Feild, Jr
Hempstead County
Great Aluminum Company of America
Feild
Aluminum Company of America
Talbot
Arkansas
Louisiana
Pexas
British claim Tobruk capture with 14000 Italian prisoners
Cairo reports completing the Tobruk base seizure and capturing more than 14 000 prisoners including four generals and an admiral. British losses are under 500, with 2 000 enemy troops evacuated. The release notes further operations in East Africa and Ethiopian fronts as forces push toward Derna Mekili axis positions.
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Tobruk
Alexandria
Muna
Tobrrk
Tobrul Gol Wis Sid
Unclear race locations puzzle prompts readers to match events
A playful sports puzzle asks readers to identify the venues for major horse races including the Saratoga Cup, Preakness Stakes, Kentucky Derby, Flamingo Stakes, and Paul Revere Prize. Answers appear on another page.
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Tacine
Paul Revery
Comle
Car Damaged by Fire Near Hope
A car owned by Jeff Wright near Hope was damaged by fire early Thursday. The Fire Department announced the blaze caused extensive damage to the automobile and the loss was estimated at BlY with unknown cause.
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Jeff Wright
Hope
Bly
Prohibition Officers Patrol City For Soft Coal Buyers
Special inspectors in St. Louis patrol the area to stop bootleggers who leave the city to buy soft coal in violation of the smoke elimination ordinance. The officers focus on outside purchases to curb illegal fuel use.
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St. Luis
Thoughtful Humility Exalts the Humble Scholar
A reflective maxim cites humility before exaltation. The saying warns that those who humble themselves will be lifted up, echoing moral discipline and self effacement. Derived from a religious or devotional context, it reads as a short precept rather than a narrative event.
Revolt in Romania Suppressed as Deaths Reported
Conflicting reports from Sofia Belgrade and Budapest describe a deadly civil unrest in Romania as Iron Guard rebels and communists clash. Premier Antonescu orders the army to restore order after 600 legionnaires gathered before his office and attacked a building.
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Associated Press
Rumania
Budapest
Hungary
Preemier Ton Antonescu
Sofia
Belgrade
Iron Guard
Bucharest
Rumanian Dulenition
Ecommunists
Lepionianites
George Peirovicecu
Antonescu
Brasov
Bowen Explains Stamp Plan At Kiwanis Meeting
Kiwanis unanimously supports city sponsorship of the Stamp Plan for distributing Surplus Commodities after hearing R. P. Bowen explain it. Bowen, Hope chamber of commerce secretary, says the plan is popular with merchants and backed by national and local groups, offering efficiency, less spoilage, and better local supply.
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Kiwanis
R. P. Bowen
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Bowen
National Retail Growers Association
Sale Growers
Greeks Hit Rhodes and Anteia in Two Way RAF Attack
British RAF reports a two way attack on the Dodecanese island of Rhodes and targets at Anchia and Maritza airfields. The action aimed at German and Italian military concentrations and air facilities in the theater.
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Anchia
Maritza
Rhodes
RAF
Lindbergh advocates negotiated peace in Europe
Charles A Lindbergh told the House foreign affairs committee that neither side can win the European war on the current basis and urged a negotiated peace. He opposed the lend lease policy, warned against US entry into foreign wars, and proposed a 10 000 first line air force with equal reserves to secure American safety. He said he prefers neither side win and warned of potential European disaster.
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Cal
Charles A. Lindbergh
Britain
House
Foreign Affairs Committee
Lindbergh
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Luther A. Johnson
Tex
Europe
Offer Change in Refunding Bill in Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK. The senate began considering ten amendments Thursday to the 137 million highway debt refunding bill. Governor supporters offered the changes to refine phasing and technical details as the measure heads toward a possible spring refunding of bonds.
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Freel
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Adkins
Senate
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Bob Gordon
Gurdon
Smith elected president pro tem of Arkansas Senate
Smith President Willis B. Smith of Texarkana, 37 years a attorney, elected president pro tempore by acclimation. Miller County senator election decided in under five minutes on a Milam motion. House defeats a proposed constitutional amendment taxing property to fund a 110 bed charity hospital in Little Rock, Pickering citing need amid insufficient state charity facilities.
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Little Rock
Pickering
Ashley
Caviners
Yell
Hillman the Great Compromiser of Unionists
A profile of Sidney Hillman, leader of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, tracing his rise from immigrant cutter to labor leader. It highlights his two guiding principles: labor’s obligation to industry and willingness to compromise, and recalls his pivotal role in early industrial arbitration and union strategies shaping modern labor relations.
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Hillman
Clothing
William S. Knudsen
Sidney Hithman
National Defense Production
Pantseutier
Tom Wolt
NEA Service
New York
Manhattan
Union Square
Milady
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Amalgamated
Sidney Hulaian
Hart, Schaff Maer & Marx
Chicago
United Gar
Sutton Buys Out Collier
Claude Sutton announced he purchased J. Aubrey Collier's share of the Sutton Collier Sales Barn on South Laurel Street. The firm becomes Sutton's Mule Barn with auctions each Tuesday. The barn employs three locals and plans extra help. Bill Cellier will run the Briant barn for trading only, no auctions.
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Claude Sutton
J. Aubrey Collier
Sutton-Collier
South Laurel Street
Sutton
Suttor
William Stephenson
Claude Dodson
Bill Cellier
Cellier
Briant Barn
South Walnut Street
Tvestock
Second Lieutenant Appointment for Zeylon Holly
Henry Zeylon Holly of Hope, a University of Arkansas senior, is named among 30 graduates to receive U S Army Reserve commissions after graduation this spring. The Kansas City grant mills grind between 8 and 9 million bushels of Kansas wheat annually.
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Zeylon Holly
Henry Zeylon Holly
Hope
University of Arkansas
S le
Kansas City
Grant Mills
Kansas
Japanese mediation offered to end border clash in Indochina Siam
The French government accepted Japan's mediation proposal in the undeclared border war between French Indochina and Siam. Paris instructed its ambassador in Tokyo on mediation arrangements. The offer was made January 21 with direct talks ongoing between France and Bangkok for some time.
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China
Thailand
Siam
Tokyo
Bandkok
Cannon Elected by State Band Association
LITTLE ROCK Thomas Cannon of Hope was named first vice president of the Arkansas State Band and Orchestra Association during the meeting here with Region Seven band officials. The session followed a vote that reflected regional leadership for the organization.
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Little Rock
P— Thomas Cannon
Hope
Arkingas State Band & Orchestra Association
Whini
Airliner Crash Near St Louis Kills Two, Injures Many
A Transcontinental Western airliner crashed near St Louis airport killing chief pilot Captain P W Scott and passenger J F Mott and injuring about 12 others. The York Los Angeles route jet struck trees and a pole, did not burn, the ball of flame and radio issues noted as possible factors. Passengers escaped with some aid and were taken to hospitals as emergency crews responded.
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St. Louisicipal
P. W. Scott
J. F. Mott
TWA
Kansas City
Rotute
Los Angeles
York
Earl Bic
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Library Receives Historic Arkansas Journals and Geology Volumes
Donations to Hempstead County Library include the Journal of the House and Senate of Arkansas Fifty-Second General Assembly and related sessions donated by Royce Weisenberger. Also received Arkansas Geological Survey reports and circulars on Ostracoda, elevations, geology, oil and gas wells, plus a geological map.
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Journal of the
House of Representatives
Senate of Arkansas
Arkansas
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