Test Suit Planned on City Ice Plant Authority
Hope city attorneys recommend filing a test suit to determine whether the city may purchase or build and operate an ice plant. The 4,000 word opinion concludes state law offers no express authorization and only implied powers may apply, urging a test case before committing funds. The measure stems from residents’ demand for cheaper ice after Southern Ice & Utilities failed to meet needs.
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City of Hope
Vesey
W. S. Atkins
LemJey & Lemley
Hope
Little Rock
Atkins
Lemleys
Arkansas
Southern Ice & Utilities Company
Crawford & Moses Digest
Supreme Court
Ex Parte Slattery
Eagle Vs Beard
Hoover Veto Looms as Garner Wagner Relief Bill Advancing
The house adopted the conference report on the Garner Wagner relief bill, a provision Hoover indicated would trigger a veto. The house appropriations committee approved a $100000 fund to transport bonus-seeking veterans home. A petition urging immediate beer-for-revenue action circulated among Republican anti prohibitionists.
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Washington
The
Hoover
House
House Appropriations Committee
Garner
Mattern and Griffin Long Overdue From Berlin Flight
Moscow officials report James Mattern and Bennett Griffin still unreported at 2 p m local time on Thursday. The American round the world fliers left New York Harbor Grace Tuesday and Berlin Wednesday, with hopes they are en route to Omsk or have landed en route. They had been behind the Frost and Gatty record on the New York to Berlin leg but surpassed that pace to reach Berlin ahead of the world circuit record.
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Moscow
Russia
James Mattern
Bennett Griffin
Berlin
Omsk
Siberia
Mattern
Griffin
New York
Harbor Grace
New York Harbor
McAdoo Sees California Victory in Democratic Ticket
William G. McAdoo said after a conference with Speaker Garner that the Democratic vice presidential nominee would campaign in California. McAdoo predicted the ticket would win California and welcomed Alfred E. Smith’s support while approving Garner’s call to broaden Reconstruction Finance Corp loaning powers.
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Washington
William G. McAdoo
Garner
California
McAdoo
Alfred E. Smith
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Hoarders Pay Up as Stockton Garage Owner Reports Cash
A Stockton garage owner says his customer paid $250 down for a truck with gold coins dating to 1853. He notes more cash payments are now being made than in years past, challenging the hoarding drive critics.
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Stockton
Cal
C. M. Menzies
Menzies
Harnessed Steam Powers Larderello Plant in Italy
Italian engineers harness a natural steam jet at 800 feet depth to drive turbines and generate 17,000 horsepower at a new electric power plant in Larderello. The phenomenon, seen in the Valley of Cornia since 1777, is now being used commercially.
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Pisa
Lardarello
Cornia
Mouser Brothers Set to Open Large Auto Service Station
Mouser Brothers plan a Saturday opening for a major auto service complex at Louisiana and Third in Hope on the Broadway of America. The 5,700 square foot facility includes a garage, rest rooms, tourist quarters, two vestibules, a drive-in runway, battery service, wrecker service, and car storage with Standard gasoline and oil. Built by Luther Hollaman, leased to R M and Lee Mouser, with Hollis Luck connected to the project and T C Crosnoe as contractor.
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Mouser Brothers
Picnic Near Ozan Draws County and State Candidates
A July 12 event four miles west of Ozan on Highway 4 features talks by county and state candidates. An afternoon baseball game precedes an evening musical program with quartet singing and an old fiddler’s contest. The public is invited.
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Ozan
Highway No. 4
Taxpayers League Hearing on Official Salaries Saturday
Hempstead County Taxpayers League schedules a meeting at city hall at 2 p m Saturday July 9 to review the committee report on reducing public officials salaries and expenses. Attendance is urged for white citizens and taxpayers as past gatherings drew large crowds. speakers included Attorneys O A Graves Steve Carrigan and Municipal Judge A A Gentry who denounced graft in state government.
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Hempstead
O. A. Graves
Steve Carrigan
A. A. Gentry
Arkansas
Two Die as 10 Entombed in Mine Disaster at Edna No 1
Greensburg reports two miners killed seven injured and ten entombed after coal fell in the Edna No 1 mine of the John Carr company. Rescue crews labored to clear a large coal blockage obstructing the tunnel and determine the status of the entombed workers.
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Greensburg
Edna
John Carr Company
California Gets Its Revenge for 1924
A political saga tracks William Gibbs McAdoo as he battles Alfred E. Smith and Franklin D. Roosevelt. The mapfront confrontation splits the West and South for Roosevelt while eastern machines rally around Smith, shaping a volatile Democratic landscape ahead of next November.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
McAdoo
Roosevelt
William Gibbs McAdoo
al Smith
Bryan
California
Texas
Illinois
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
Tammany
Connecticut
Ohio
Mississippi River
Cape Cod
Roosevelt Family Wedding Dazzles Tammany and Crowds
The article recalls President Theodore Roosevelt stealing the show at the marriage of Anna Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin D. Roosevelt on Saint Patrick's Day near Fifth Avenue. The crowd greeted TR, shifting attention from the couple, while Alice Roosevelt Longworth served as bridesmaid.
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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
White House
Franklin
Uncle Ted
Tammany
Roosevelt
Fifth Avenue
T. R
Alice Roosevelt
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Harvard
Dutchess County
New York
Legion Auxiliary to Meet Thursday Night
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold a 7:30 PM meeting at Mrs. B. R. Hamm's home. Members will instead work on making pillows for the government hospital in Little Rock and are urged to attend with material.
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American Legion Auxiliary
B. R. Hamm
Government Hospital
Little Rock
French Sub Sinks With 66 on Board
The French submarine Fromethee sank off Cherbourg harbor Thursday morning with a crew of 56 and 17 passengers aboard. Seven men were saved. The vessel carried engineers and other workers in addition to its regular crew.
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Paris
France
Fromethee
Naval Ministry
Germany France Drop War Guilt Clause
France and Germany reportedly reach a formula to replace all previous reparations agreements in the treaty closing the reparations conference in Lausanne. The move targets the wartime guilt clause of Versailles which has irritated Germany the most.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
France
Germany
Former engineer wounded in accidental rifle discharge
Albert S. Madding a 34 year old former district highway engineer was seriously wounded by an accidental discharge of a .22 rifle in the Pine Bluff garage. The bullet hit just over his heart and doctors in Davis hospital expect recovery barring complications.
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Pine Bluff
Albert S. Madding
Davis Hospital
State Highway Department
Madding
J. L. Geins
Geins
Goins
Wreck Near Hope Injures Six Including Shreveport Child
Six people were injured four miles west of Hope when Hope and local auto collided after a dog appeared in the road. The critically hurt 11 year old was in Mrs. Cound’s car. Names include Mrs. Oliver E. Cound, her son, Nathaniel Nelkak, Mrs. Frank Russell’s daughter, and Miss Margaret Powell.
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Shreveport
Hope
Fulton
Oliver E. Cound
Captain Coung
Barkesdale Airport
Nathaniel Nelkak
Cleveland
Frank Russell
Margaret, Powell, Hope
J. L. Powell
Cound
Britain Ready to Go Along On Arms Reduction
In a parliamentary paper Acting Premier Stanley Baldwin said Great Britain is ready to support Mr Hoover’s plan to cut armaments by one third. He noted limits below which British naval units cannot be reduced and affirmed Britain’s desire to contribute to a practical disarmament application.
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London
Eng
Great Britain
Mr. Hoover
Stanley Baldwin
Mystery surrounds Reynolds death by own hand
Winston-Salem report says Smith Reynolds and his bride Libby Holman lay together when the heir to Reynolds tobacco millions was shot early Wednesday. The Sentinel cites authorities that Mrs Reynolds made the statement to officers before she collapsed, hindering questioning.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
The
Twin City Sentinel
Smith Reynolds
Libby Holman
Reynolds Tobacco
Sentinal
Reynolds
Embarrassing encounter with bandit in Fort Worth
Johnny Harper and his girlfriend with Ottie Thomas and his girlfriend were caught by a bandit while parked. The robber forced them from the car and had them disrobe. Harper wore his girlfriend’s dress to seek help after the thief disabled the car. He walked miles in the disguise to reach town.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Johnny Harper
Ottie Thomas
Johnny
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