Hauptmann Witness Stirs Controversy Over Alibi Verdict
In eastern Arkansas a man teaching illiterate adults to read faces conviction for spreading "anarchy" and a harsh jail sentence. The judge and jury weigh charges of incitement against violence as the educator, though advocating literacy, grapples with public safety and the duty of educated citizens to oppose violence. He loses his job, a consequence some deem fitting yet others view as excessive given his aims.
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Arkansas
Minachey
Two Watches Taxed in Poinsett County Case
In Poinsett County Arkansas evidence from a federal case revealed underassessed personal property tax records. Witnesses said many stores were not assessed and car owners failed to include autos in taxation. Discrepancies showed farm land values far below 1928 assessments and large owners faced inflated scrutiny amid a broader tax audit. A trawler Jerin was believed lost off Teeland after a gale.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Toronza
Poinsett County
Woodmen of the World
J. A. Sanders
Sesser
Aves
Lepanto
Weiner and
Truman
Harrisburg
Boinsett County
Hic
Mike Missippi County
Poinsett
Grimsby
England
Teeland
Jerin
Two New Parks Donated to State in Arkansas System
The State Park Commission voted to add two new parks to the state system. The parks, Arkansas Post and a Terre area parallel in Lawrence County, are to be developed with CCC labor under National Park Service guidance. The panel also outlined nine additional potential areas for acquisition, and urged funds to sustain federal-developed park projects. The group authorized up to 2400 to acquire private lands on Mount Nebo for CCC maintenance.
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Little Rock
Paris J Commission
CCC Jabor
National Park Service
Fark Commission
Mount Nebo
CCC
A Terre
Lawrence County
Ozarks
Arkatsas Post
Red Cross Leader Barton Payne Dies at 106
Washington report notes the death of John Barton Payne, longtime head of the American Red Cross, former secretary to the interior, under four presidents. He died in Washington after pneumonia following influenza and an appendicitis operation. He was 106 years old. Survivors include many nephews and nieces. His Chicago law partner Silas Strawn and Dr. Cary T. Grayson attended his bedside. funeral details not given.
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Washington
Barton Payne
American Red Cross
Pie Eaid
Wilton
Johin Barton Payne
The
Interioy
Pneumertia
Ben
All Childeps
Bayne
Chicoke
Silas Strawn
Cary Tt. Grayson
Woodrow Wilson
Hauptmann closes state testimony in Lindbergh case
The New Jersey murder trial neared a climax as Bruno Hauptmann’s defense shadowed by cross examination. Government wood expert Arthur Koehler testified one rung of the ladder matched Hauptmann’s wood and that a ladder could fit in Hauptmann’s car. Hauptmann appeared pale and somber as the day’s proceedings moved toward a possible defense adjournment.
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Associated Press
Flemington
N. J
Bruno Richard Hiautptmant
Arthur Koehler
Government Wood
Hauptmann
Hauphimany
Koehler
Hauptans
Haupmann
Thursilay
President Refuses to Itemize Expense in Relief Fight
Washington reports show a sharp dispute over the 4.8 billion dollar relief fund as the president asserts it is impossible to itemize the program at this moment. Harry Hopkins criticizes Townsend old age plan as cockeyed while Byrd proposes changes to the social bill. Secretary Perkins and Hopkins urge caution as congressional debates on unemployment insurance and relief measures continue.
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Washington
Congress
Harry Hopkins
Byrd
Vir Aula
Senate Finance Committee
Uul
Hopkins
House
Ways and Means Committee
Perkins
Hopku
Mathey
New Deal in Washington vs Hoover Boulder Dam naming dispute
Secretary Ickes rereads the Parker Dam injunction brief amid Arizona friction. The piece traces the Boulder Hoover Dam naming saga from Boulder Dam to Hoover Dam and notes shifting labels under administrations. It also mentions a White House call to Senator Minton amid ongoing reform debates and Roosevelt associations.
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Washington
Ickes
Hs Parker Dam
Arizona
Congress
Hiram Johnson
California
Powerimust
Colorado River
Bolder Dam
Interior
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Army
Colorado
Parker Dam
PWA
Supreme Court
Cummings
Biggs
Hoover
Boulder) Dam
Boulder Dam
Boulder (Hoover) Dam
Bouyguels
Boots
Sherman Minton
Indiana
Minton
White House
Daichess County Association of
New York
Roosevelt
Yates May Drill at Rocky Mound
J B Yates of Winchester Kentucky plans another wildcat drill near the old Henry line at Rocky Mound in Hempstead county if a solid block of land can be secured. He previously sank a test there twelve years ago but abandoned it amid difficulties. With forty years in oil well drilling he believes the Rocky Mound district will yield oil.
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Hempstead
Rocky Mound
J. B. Yates
Winchester
Yates
Henry Land
Southern Tenant Farmers Union
Mov
Rodgers
Doe
Southern Turast Farmers Union
Fir
Chapman and Dewey
Huey Moves to Create City District Capital Empire
Huey Long consolidates power in Baton Rouge by appointing allies to key posts in East Baton Rouge Parish and reorganizing the Capitol as a district capital. He envisions a grand plan from the new skyscraper seat, sweeping Church Street into a symbolic Pennsylvanian avenue and using nearby LSU land for a bridge and development to generate profits.
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Baton Rouge
Square Deal
Huey Long
Long
East
Eugene Caredeesus
Higginbotham
Capitol Building
Capitol
Church Street
Capital Grounds
Pennsylvania Avenue
District of Columbia
Catholic Brothers School
Louisiana State University
States House
Leng
Louissha State University
Verdict Awards 35000 to West in Injury Suit
A circuit court jury in Washington returned a 35000 verdict for Ed die West against Bruner Ivory Handle Co of Hope for a knee injury claimed during employment. Company appeals to the Avienns as supreme court after a denied motion for new trial. J. P. Bruce, a negro, pleaded guilty to forgery and altering and received two concurrent two year sentences.
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Eddie West
Bruner-Ivory Handle Co
Hope
Washington
Handle Company
Avienns
Supreme Court
West
J. P. Bruce
Negro
Min
A. N. Stroud
A. P. Defony
Japs Open Fire to Clear Jehol Area
Japanese forces attacked three fortified sites in Chahar near Jehol while advancing from Manchoukuo. Thirty field guns eight airplanes and armored cars with infantry supported the assaults on Tahsi kon Kuyuan and Tangehette. Chinese sources warned of renewed hostilities and mass displacement as border events unfolded amid broader regional moves.
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Associated Press
Peiping
China
Kulgun
Chahar
Yaplernimost
Tahsikon
Kuyuan
Tangehette
Jehal
Rimers
Peiyng
Hsinking
Manchouluo
Delial
Japan
Manchoukaian
Rodgers Dismissed Teacher Appeals to Mrs Roosevelt
Ward H Rodgers, ousted FERA instructor from Marked Tree, appeals to Mrs Roosevelt after a Harrisburg jail sentence for anarchy. State records show he was dropped from Workers Education relief list while Vanderbilt and Boston Seminary educated minister taught adults in Arkansas and Tennessee.
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Memphis
Tenn
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ward H. Rodgers
FERA
Little Rock
Young Ward H. Rodgers
Harrisburg
State Department of Education
Rodgers
E. B. Matthew
Vanderbilt University
Boston Seminary
Toronzo
Matthew
Division of Vocational Education
Austin
Texas
Toronto
Department of Education
Clinton Hardo refuses to waive immunity at munition hearing
Washington bulletins report former New York Ship Building president Clinton Hardo refused Thursday to waive immunity for any self incriminating testimony at the Senate munitions hearing. In Arkansas, Joe Brown, a local farmer, was found unconscious on Thursday, suspected stroke earlier in the week.
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Washington
Clinton Hardo
New York Ship Building Company
Thuraday
Senate
Piggott, Ark
Joe Brown
Near Here
Brown
Arkansas House Passes Anti Mudslinging Bill and Tax Shifts
The Arkansas House approved Governor Futrells anti mudslinging bill after a sharp debate. The body also backed changes to state hospital management and tax allocations, while warning that license fees on trucks and motor vehicles fixed by the 1934 act cannot be reduced as they are part of a contractual obligation.
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Little Rock
Arkansas House
Futrell
Thomas Fitzhugh
Neill Goblinger
State Highway Commission
Bohblinger
Fitzhugh
One-Year Respite for Ducks Beaten
New York reporters cover the United States Game Conference where a one year pause on duck shooting was rejected. Delegates left the 1935 season length to the Biological Survey and urged funds for enforcement of migratory bird laws. They also asked Roosevelt to consolidate renewable resource affairs under a single agency.
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New York
United States
United States Bureau of Biological Survey
Congress
Biological Bureau
Adu
Roosevelt
Wax
River Flood Devastates Mid-South As Death Toll Rises
In Mississippi and Tennessee floodwaters surge, with ten dead in Mississippi and four in Tennessee. Rescue boats operate from Sledge to aid marooned residents as Coldwater River floods towns, prompting evacuations and calls for blankets, food, and fuel. Cold wave warnings shrink daylight relief efforts.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mid
Mis
Tennessee
Quilma County
Mississippi
Vicina
Bledge
Miss
Seuward
Tom Smith
Darling
H. G. Prysock
Cotton futures drift in New Orleans market
Markets report steady opens in New Orleans with slight gains and firm old crop positions. Getcher raised prices by one point from the prior close while near-term futures in New York opened steady to mixed as January hits 12.43 and longer maturities around 12.57 to 32.58 for July.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Getcher
New York
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Christian Frederickson
Frederickson
Frederick
Rodney Dutcher
Wildcatter
Huey
Washington, D. C
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Central Council of
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Cael
Ecaunvils
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Camman Suse
Surlen Outlook
Arien
Keidues Digest
Coviliga
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Mollie Hedges Nicholson
Tunica
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