Taxpayers League urges drastic local salary cuts in Hope City
A Hempstead County Taxpayers League committee of twelve met at Hope City Hall to propose sweeping salary and allowance reductions for county officials with August 1 effective date. The report recommends fixed salaries for Judge, Tax Assessor, Treasurer, County and Probate Clerk, and Deputy roles, with state and county sharing, and specifies fee-based funding and book-keeping changes.
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Hempstead County Taxpayers League
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Mine Creek
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Garland
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Brooks Shtultz
Ozan
W. E. Elmore
J. H. Kent
Sal J. O. Johnson
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A. N. Rider
Spring Hill
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Star
Bey
Crawford & Moses
Mattern and Griffin Ride to Moscow After Rescue
American round the world fliers James Mattern and Bennett Griffin, who crash landed in a peat bog near Borisov, plan to reach Moscow by train Sunday. They will decide then whether to press on with the around the world flight or return via Europe. They report no serious injuries and will ship damaged plane parts for repairs.
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Associated Press
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Russia
James Mattern
Bennett Griffin
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World
United States
Europe
Sunken Submarine Promethee Fails to Respond
In Cherbourg France a diver reached the sunken submarine Promethee Saturday and knocked on the hull repeatedly but received no reply, signaling no contact from the crew.
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Cherbourg
France
Germany Settles For One Cent In Reparations Deal
In Lausanne the war debts conference closed after major powers formalized a plan reducing Germany reparations from 64 billion dollars to about 0.75 billion, roughly one cent on the dollar. The accord is praised as a key move toward world trade revival.
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Switzerland
Germany
Government stance on war debts stays firm with cautious tweaks
The state department said there was no change in the US position on war debts and that President Hoover’s prior views against cancellation remain. It noted that further temporary adjustments would be needed to address the issue.
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Washington
State Department
Hoover
Neighborhood Roots Shape Friendly Roosevelt in Hyde Park
Hyde Park residents describe Franklin D. Roosevelt as a neighborly man who knows everyone and values farming talk as much as politics. Ben Haviland recalls Roosevelt visiting farms, learning from workers, and embracing country life that shaped his later public service. The Roosevelt family has long ties here, dating to great-grandfather Isaac Roosevelt who settled in Hyde Park over a century ago.
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White House
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Hudson River
United States
Franklin Roosevelt
Jim
Gus Hover
Franklin
Ben Haviland
Hendrik Hudson
Haviland
East Parkway
Isaac Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
Impatient Fox Hounds Run Fox Through Town in Full Cry
Fourteen Hope Hunt Hounds broke from the Fir Grounds Wednesday night and chased a fox through Hope town. The pack ran Elm street to Main street, by the high school and South Main Filling Station before heading toward Spring Hill. Hunters woke to a wild chase lasting hours with the dog pack still at large at 4 am. the dogs were penned later, all checked by the hunt master.
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Main
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Spring Hill
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Main Street
Hope
Relief Bill Passed Senate Heads to Hoover For Veto
The Senate approved the 2.1 billion unemployment relief measure by 43 to 31, sending the bill to the White House where President Hoover is expected to veto. He objects to a 1 billion dollar Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan provision, while 300 million would go to states and 322 million to public works.
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Senate
White House
Hoover
Reconstruction Finance Corporation Fund
Garner May Delay Probing Treasury
Speaker Garner said the Republican group may postpone Treasury Department investigations if it could avoid alarm. The proposed probe would cover 7.73 billion dollars in tax refunds rebates and credits issued from 1922 to the present.
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Garner
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Roosevelt Apostle of Wilson Aide to Navy Chief
A 1912 Baltimore Democratic National Convention story traces Franklin D. Roosevelt rising from New York state senator to assist Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels. Roosevelt later campaigned for Wilson, gained national prominence, and in 1920 became Democratic vice presidential nominee with Cox. The piece notes Wilson's influence on Roosevelt and Cox, and their drive to advance the Wilson doctrine.
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James Cox
Cox
Taken For a Ride: 41-Pound Sturgeon Tows Boy
Petersburgh Indiana. Lloyd Russell, 14, fished from a boat on White River. A strong bite pulled him along as the boat drifted. the 41 pound sturgeon fought the line until the fish tired and was landed.
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Governor Parnell Faces Runoff Primary Talk and Highway Feud
Gov Parnell clashed with Dwight H Blackwood chairman of the State Highway Commission as campaign talk heated up. Officials consider a possible runoff primary and a special legislative session to enact it with Parnell planning to survey lawmakers before action.
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Henry N. Dorris
Associated Press
Little Rock
Parnell
Dwight H. Blackwood
State Highway Commission
Assembly
Blackwood
Ouachita County Prefers One Primary With Two Remaining
Camden Arkansas Ouachita County held a Saturday preferential primary to prune six county judge candidates three for county clerk and four for treasurer to two for each race The two leader-winner loser pact aims to sway the district to oppose outside candidates while the August 9 regular primary awaits the final choice In the chancellor race Watt Jordan and R H Little agreed that the loser will help lead the race against rivals from other counties
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Camden
Ouachita County
Democratic County Committee
Quachita County
Watt Jordan
R. H. Little
Audit Commission Holds Secret Executive Session in Arkansas
The State Highway Audit Commission met in executive session Saturday with no member revealing the subject discussed. Prosecuting Attorney Carl Bailey conferred with the commission Saturday morning.
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Little Rock
State Highway Audit Commission
Carl Bailey
11-Year-Old Son Shreveport Victim In Collision
Reports say Capt. Oliver E Cound's wife Mrs. Cound and Miss Margaret Powell and Mrs. Frank Russell suffered injuries in an accident near Shreveport. The boy remains unnamed but is described as a victim with a fractured skull. Mrs. Cound is recovering at Hope hospital with a stay with friends planned.
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Ie Aozpital
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Frank Russell
Revival Opens Sunday Night In Memphis Pastor Leads Interdenominational Tent Meeting
The Rev. Claude Nanney of Memphis Tenn. will start a community revival in a large tent at Fifth and Elm streets Sunday night at 7 45 with a morning preaching at First Methodist. Nanney a former railroad conductor is known in 30 states and recently closed a four week campaign in Prescott Ark. Arliss Galloway accompanies as pianist in a strictly spiritual, fearless gospel appeal.
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Memphis
Prescott
Ark
Arliss Galloway
Aide to President of Cuba Slain in Havana Shooting
Captain Miguel Calvo head of Cuba’s secret police was assassinated in a downtown waterfront street incident. Calvo supported President Machado as unrest and censorship marked the island, with students active in riots and revolts amid US protectorate influence and sugar industry prominence.
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Havana
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Machado
Island
United States
Beauty Shop Overseer Arrives to Install Equipment
Miss Mae Northcutt of El Dorado arrives in Hope to supervise installation of equipment for a new beauty shop at 104 Elm Street.
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el Dorado
Elm Street
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