Here and There Editorial on Arkansas relief politics
Here and There Editorial by ALEx H Washburn discusses L R Burkit as district No 9 administrator replacing J R Henry. It questions Henrys resignation and alleges federal relief funds were used to aid political aims, urging scrutiny from state and federal authorities and warning of potential action from Washington. The piece cites Dick Johnson and Governor Futrell, framing the issue as partisan mischief in federal aid.
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Hestar
L. R. Burkit
J. R. Henry
Henry
Burlit
Southwest
Arkansas
Little Rock
W. R. Dyess
Washington
Jim Henry
Dyess
Futrell
Henley's Capture Asked by Barnett to Stop Killings
Marshall feudist pleads for recapture of escaped convict Leland Henley as Gov Futrell admits five furlough mistakes. Oscar Barnett of Marshall argues Henley’s return to the penitentiary is essential to restore peace in Searcy county. He denies torturing a stenographer and says he would fight Henley in a fair duel if needed. Governor Futrell faces criticism for granting furloughs linked to the trouble.
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Little Rock
Searcy County
Leland Henley
Oscar Barnett
Marshall
Barnett
Henrey
Govand
Leland Ienley
Futrell
Rupert
Henley
Tex Johnson
Essie Jackson
W. K Reeves
Reeves
Lex” Johnson
Searcy
Convid
Furrer
Greenwood
Rogers
Woman Throws Stone Through Car Windshield
CHARLOTTE N C March 0 Margaret Smith tried to strike back after mistaking a man for a sidewalk companion. She spotted a car she believed belonged to him and hurled a stone through the windshield. The owner, W H Wingate, groaned in court as the judge fined five dollars.
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Charlotte
N.C
Mariet Smith
W. H. Wingate
Crosnoe Arson Frameup Claim Sparks Arkansas Fire Probe
Bates says Crosnoe and Boyd sought to frame him in a Washington drugstore fire two years ago as Arkansas investigators detain three men in Hot Springs. Martin S. Bates of Hope and Charley Crosnoe, sign painter of Hope, face arson charges, with Robert Boyd of Cleveland County implicated. Bates claims blackmail linked to payments and signs, while Hot Springs police, Little Rock agents lead the inquiry into the alleged incindiary fires across the state.
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Martin S. Bates
Hot Springs
Robert Boyd
Cleveland County
Charley Crosnoe
Hope
Bates
Washington
Boyd
Crosnoe
Mr. Bates
Crasnoc
Ark
Arkansas
New Edinburg
Charles Crosnoe
Crosnee
Hope Mon
Dallas
Texas
J. L Teague
Little Rock
Board of Fire Underwriters
Wakalin
Herbert Akers
Hot Springs Co-Operating
Hope to Celebrate Holiday on Fourth
Hope will celebrate the Fourth of July with a complete suspension of business except for drugstores and filling stations. Rodeo and barbecue at Fair Park organized by the city firemen. Banks and business houses close. Hope Star suspends all departments with no city edition Wednesday afternoon and no rural mail edition Thursday morning. Publication resumes Thursday afternoon in the city and Friday morning on the mail.
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Hope
Fairpark
Hope Star
Mail
Burkit Takes Charge of Relief Office in Hope Area
L R Burkit, district administrator of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration in Pine Bluff, arrived in Hope to assume charge of the local district office in addition to Pine Bluff duties. He succeeds J R Henry, who had served seven local counties. Burkit retains oversight of the Pine Bluff centered 10 counties and adds the Hope post.
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L. R. Burkit
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Pine Bluff
Hope
J. R. Henry
Negro Bound Over in Assault Case
Eddie Thomas, a negro, was bound over to the grand jury on charges of assault with intent to rape an eight year old negro orphan girl, with bond set at $500. He was arrested after his wife reported the attack to officers around 2 a.m. Friday. She had previously said he assaulted the girl about two weeks ago but feared to tell lawmen due to threats to kill her. In municipal court Monday, Cubie Boyd was fined for assault with a deadly weapon, Odie Butcher paid for disturbing the peace, W Stroud forfeited bond for drunkenness, and charges of disturbing the peace against Dazzie Lee Powell and William Chambers were continued to July. Commodore Harris, a negro police character, faced a hearing Tuesday on a string of county robberies in which he allegedly stole clothing, jewelry, and cash from homes including those of Jesse Ragan, Sam Loudermilk, Harvey Jaynes, and Cecil Gilmore. officers say they recovered many logs and Harris is linked to multiple thefts.
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Eddie Thomas
Grand Jury
Thomas
Homer Burke
Cubie Boyd
Odie Butcher
W. Stroud
Dazzie Lee Powell
Willian’ Chambers
Commodore Harris
Thch County
Harris
Jesse Ragan
Smmett
Sam Loudermilk
Harvey Jaynes
Cecil Gilmore
Occupation Taxes Provoke McGehee Protest
In McGehee Arkansas professional men and merchants faced warrants for unpaid occupation taxes. Protests cited inequality with a bank taxed 12.50 while doctors dentists and lawyers were taxed 20. A committee including Dr H T Smith B F Selman and T Rolans was formed to meet the City Council over the issue.
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Mcgehee, Ark
McGehee
Linaker
H. T. Smith
B. F. Selman
T. Rolans
Hammons Quits as Coach at A. & M.
Monticello Arkansas report says Coach Foy Hammons will not renew ties with Monticello A and M while President Frank Horsfall remains. He said trustees offered to keep him if he used influence with students to back Horsfall. Hammons refused, citing obligations to the students.
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Monticello
Ark
Foy Hammons
Monticello A. & M
Frank Horsfall
Board of Trustees
Hosfall
H. A. Buffalo
Hammons
Horsfall
Prince Henry of Netherlands Dies in The Hague
Prince Henry consort of Queen Wilhelmina died in The Hague on Tuesday from heart disease. Queen Wilhelmina was at a distant palace and could not reach him in time. Princess Juliana was abroad in London and planned to return home Wednesday. He held the German title Prince of Mecklenburg before marrying in 1901 to the queen.
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The
Hague
Holland
Henry
Netherlands
Wilhelmina
Juliana
London
Prince of
Mecklenburg
Quence
Jap Cabinet Resigns Amid Drive to Arm Japan
Tokyo dispatch reports the Japanese cabinet resigned Tuesday as military circles press for a tougher government. Emperor Hirohito asked premier Makoto Saito to stay on temporarily while a successor is chosen. The step was taken after the cabinet felt compromised by the financial scandal involving Hideo Kuroda, vice minister of finance.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hirohito
Makoto Saito
Financial Dal
Hideo Kuroda
Robinson May bo on European Trip
Little Rock notes say Senator Joe T. Robinson rests with friends near Des Arc after returning from Washington. He may trip to Europe this summer while remaining in Arkansas for several weeks and will be the Fourth of July speaker at picnics in Gillett and Brinkley. He plans to attend Eureka Springs homecoming for Congressman Claud Fuller and later study proposed old age pension legislation.
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Little Rock
Federal
Joe T. Robinson
Des Arc
Washington
Senator Robinson
Europe
Gillett and Brinkley
Eureka Springs
Claud Fuller
Ozarks
Robinson
Congress
Knoxville
Tenn
Austrian Building Is Bombed Burned
A wall in Vienna once linked to the socialist stronghold caught fire in what police suspect was an incendiary act. Reports from Salzburg claim police headquarters were dynamited. The fire caused minor damage and was quickly controlled. a remodeler may have left a time bomb in the wall.
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Vienna
Austria
Salzburg
Minimum Red Tape for Ginners
Washington reports ginners across the cotton belt will face minimal red tape under the Bankhead program. Ginners will receive tags to attach to all cotton ginned this season upon surrender of the tax-execution certificate or payment of excess acreage tax. Affidavits may be filed through county agents or county committee members.
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Washington
Cully A. Cobb
Tno
Venio
Oklahoma Voters Decide Murrayism Primary Battle
Oklahoma Democrats face a dense field in the primary centering on Murrayism as Gov Alfalfa Bill Murray supports Son Anglin for the Democratic nomination. The two top finishers advance to a July 24 run off with ballots set two feet long and a long slate of state, congressional and county officers.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Anglin
Murray
T. W. Marland
Dty Congress
Shonva
Dark Walton
Woveynor
J. Berry King
Robert Barnes
Home Smith
Berlin Talk of Hitler Aims to Quell a Second Revolution
Reports from Berlin outline plans to use courts to purge Nazi rivals as Hitler consolidates power. A close associate confirms Goering as vice chancellor alongside von Papen, with cabinet backing, while rumors of a purge and mass executions circulate. Witness accounts describe swift trials and three-minute verdicts for traitors, followed by execution by firing squad with unbandaged eyes. The situation includes denials of Prince’s expulsion and coverage of internals from the Reichswehr and Schutz Staffel.
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Courts of Justice
Herman
Wilhelm Goering
Franz von Papen
Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
How &0
Hitler
Schutz Staffel
Heinrich Himmler
Secret Police
Reichwehr
Army
Markets Hope Cotton Exchange In New York Trading
The New York cotton market closed Tuesday at 12.28 cents a pound, up 0.17 from the prior close, with a net gain of 0.83 cents. The day ranged from a high of 12.31 to a low of 12.18. Also noted were vegetable selections including stringless snap beans and U S No 1 Irish potatoes with cucumbers listed in the scene.
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New York
U. S
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