Arkansas Governor backs state police plan similar to Texas Rangers
Governor Futrell repeats his Arkansas state police proposal amid talks of a constabulary model in Pennsylvania and New York. He notes potential shifts in sheriff powers, praises state police for long investigations, and cites Frank Hamer’s Ranger work. The piece weaves in climate and travel statistics, ending with reflections on summer heat and public interest.
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Jiace
Futrell
Arkansas
Siilar
Fexas
Rangers
Texas Rangers
Pennsylvania
New York State
Theodore Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Marshall
Ark
Frank Hamer
Gas Rangers
Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
Tesla Foresees Dust Rays to Defend Nations of the Future
New York reports on inventor Nikala Tesh claiming to have created dust-like particles driven by electricity that could form a protective curtain miles high and long to shield borders from air attack. He envisions installations on ships or submarines, using four technologies to project and amplify the rays, and argues they could destroy hundreds of airplanes entering the field. He offered no concrete details beyond sweeping descriptions.
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New York
Nikala Tesh
Tesla
Mirst
Cheaper Ginning Costs Seen If Open Competition Prevails
Washington report says the Farm Administration expects a major drop in ginning costs for cotton as it drops a proposed marketing agreement. Officials cite an open, competitive situation likely to reduce prices for producers. The AAA scrapped fixed-rate provisions after industry opposition and gate-fixing demands emerged. Cully A. Cobb, head of the administration's Cotton Section, notes hearings across the cotton belt and signals the move ends the plan to fix ginning fees.
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Washington
AAA
Cotton Belt
Cully A. Cobb
Airship Los Angeles Condemned for Flight Use Only
Secretary Swanson of the Navy condemned the airship Los Angeles on Wednesday as unsafe for further flight. It is to be used only for experimental purposes around the hangar.
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Los Angeles
Washington
Lis Angeles
Swanson
Department of the Navy
Cotton Market Surges Amid Bullish Weather and Wheat Rally
New York and New Orleans report a sharp rise in cotton prices with March futures at a seasonal high around 13.04 and spot middling near 12.60 per pound. The advance totals over 3 per bale across days, driven by bullish weather, acreage data, and a wheat upturn, with brisk exchange buying and October and December options climbing.
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New York
New Orleans
Spotentton
State proposes buy in its own bonds in Arkansas
State officials discuss using on hand funds to buy road district refunding bonds at market value. St Louis committee members urge the Refunding Board to tender for bonds to be bought before exchange, with several hundred thousand dollars available in refunding and redemption accounts.
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Little Rock
Ers Committee of
St. Louis
Kellan &. White
B. H. Charles
W. K. Bliss
Walter L. Pape
Tien
Polo Road District
Ageney
la Re
Beautification of Capitol Is Begun
LITTLE ROCK Work began on the state capitol grounds project of the FERA under the direction of Glenn Douglas supervisor of ware projects for Pulaski county and by next week 20 men will be regularly employed in one of the county s largest work programs. The project stems from months of cooperative planning by the FERA the Capitol Arts Commission and L A Henry landscape engineer for the state highway department. Completed blueprints call for the elimination of septic tanks serving the engineering building and Highway Department garage construction of driveways and parking spaces paving of open drainage ditches with stone and landscaping the grounds by terracing and platting.
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Little Rock
State Capitol Grounds
FERA
Glenn Douglas
Ware
Pulaski County
Capitol Arts Commission
L. A. Henry
State Highway Department
Reconstruction Finance loans Southwest Arkansas Drainage District
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation authorized a loan for the Southwest Arkansas Drainage District at Lake Village totaling 802,500 for refinancing. Lupe Velez filed for divorce from Johnny Weismuller in Los Angeles alleging cruelty. National gasoline production for August stood at 36,270,000 barrels, a drop of 419,000 from July per Ickes.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Southwest Arkansas
Lake Village
Los Angeles
Calif
Lupe Velez
Johnny Weismuller
Ickes
Roosevelt Enters the Panama Canal
President Roosevelt visits Panama Canal aboard the cruiser Houston docking at Cristobal to inspect the canal route. Secretary Dern of War accompanies him as crowds line the Gatun forks and security tightens along approaches.
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Christobal
Panama
Roosevelt
Houston
George H. Dern
Department of War
Panama Canal
Two Oceans
Gatun
Union Thrown Out by Republic Steel
Warren Ohio Republic Steel, the industry’s third largest, disclosed it ended contracts with unions linked to the AFL, citing a radical element within the Amalgamated Association of Ten Steel and Tin Workers. Pittsburgh talks warned possible industry-wide declines as other firms weighed similar steps. In Portsmouth, Ohio, the Steel Board delayed a strike over a union official’s discharge, amid tensions surrounding Republic’s stance and chief executive statements.
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Warren
Ohio
Republic
American Federation of Labor
Amalgamated Association of Ten Steel & Tin Workers
Pittsburgh
Amalgamated
Yom M. Girdler
John L. Lew
United Mine Workers
Aise
Knee Action Saves Life in Train Collision
Hope's Chevrolet dealer Lea Robins owed his life to the knee action springs in his sedan after a Frisco Missouri Pacific train collision. The car was struck Monday night, flipped but did not overturn, and the front end bounced over the rails, avoiding a more severe crash per dealer Mr. Young.
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BP. Young
Hope
Chevrolet
Lea Robins
Young
Scenic Stops Boost Tourists Along Highways
Little Rock officials say road development must include scenic viewpoints to encourage stops. Highway director James R. Rhyne urged moving beyond speed to sightseers, calling for roadside attractiveness. A separate docket lists a St Mark's Church case as two men named Harry Abrams in the county are involved.
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Little Rock
James R. “Rhyne
State Planning Progress Conference
Rhyne
St. Mark's
Harry
C. C. Burke
Mariannarant
Plana
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Friday Abrams
Helen Spence Eaton Escapes From Arkansas Prison Again
Helen Spence Eaton, a 22 year old two time Arkansas county murderer, escaped from the State Farm for Women near Jacksonville between 2 and 3 pm Tuesday. She had feigned illness in a strawberry patch and stole a watchman's pistol before slipping away, heading toward DeWitt or White River country. This marks her fourth escape since July 3 1933, and authorities search the grounds as bloodhounds track her.
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Helen Spence Eaton
State Farm
Henel
White River
DeWitt
Little Rock
Helen Spence Eatson
Arkansas County
Jacksonville
C. Brockman
Helen
Jack Worls
Cicero Spence
Police
Maj
J. A. Pitcock
Detective Bureau
Jim Robots
State revenue department reports low collections cost
LITTLE ROCK. The State Revenue Department finished the fiscal year ending June 30 with savings of 207400 in collected special taxes. Commissioner Earl Wiseman told Governor Futrell that the collection cost stood at 26 percent, the department’s lowest rate on record.
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Little Rock
State Revenue Department
Earl Wiseman
Futrell
Wiseman
Nudity and Vile Dialog Spur Hollywood Reform Wave
Dan Thomas continues his six part series on Hollywood housecleaning as crusaders push to curb decency. The piece tracing Mae West's rise from Diamond Lil to films like The Good Bad Girl notes increasing libertine content spurring public disapproval and studio responses. It cites I’m No Angel and It Ain’t No Sin as examples while flagging Mae West and Earl Carroll as catalysts in the reform debate.
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Dan Thomas
Hollywood
NEA Service
Holly Wood
Ac West
Broadway
New York
Diamond Lil
Mae West
Far Tess
Cash In
Iruder
Angel
Earl Carroll
Shakeup Follows 4 Straight Losses for Hope Storks
After four consecutive defeats in the Two States League, Hope Storks reorganize with Lloyd Coop to remain manager, C Riley named field captain, J N Hobbs becomes secretary treasurer, and a patchwork lineup struggles in a 15 to 7 loss in Tuesday’s matinee where seven errors and weak hitting plagued the visitors.
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Hope
Storks
Lloyd Coop
C. Riley
J. N. Hobbs
Dolfuss Shakes Austria as Nazis Threaten Rise
Vienna reports Chancellor Dolfuss launches a blunt campaign against the Nazi threat after consolidating police and factory powers and threatening death penalties for explosives. A cabinet shakeup follows as he keeps control by reshuffling key posts including foreign affairs and defense. In Berlin, Foreign Minister Von Neurath seeks intervention in Memel as tensions with Lithuania and Germany rise over Versailles terms.
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Vienna
Austria
Pe - Engllebert
Dolfuss
Delfuhs
Miklas
Defense and’ Agriclture
Berlin
Germany
Konstantin von I
Japan
Italy
England
Fra’nce 1
Memel
Luthuatania
von Neurath
Gray Carrigan 51 Dies in Ozan
Gray Carrigan 51 a Hempstead county citizen died at Ozan late Tuesday funeral services set for 4 30 PM Wednesday from the home Survivors include his widow Mia son Johnnie Carrigan and brother Bob Carrigan of Ozan
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Gray Carrigan
Ozan
Hempstead County
Mia
Johnnie Carrigan
Bob Carrigan
Johnson Favors Blue Eagle Board For NRA
NRA chief Hugh S. Johnson said the government should move NRA from one man leadership to a commission. He proposed a nonpartisan board with experience in codes to administer continuing oversight while preserving government veto power. He suggested forming the commission within a month or two as the basic code for small industries is completed.
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Washington
Blue Eagle
Commission
NRA
Hugh 5. Johnson
Johnson
Board of Commission
Markets Hover After October Options Trade Gains Support
New York activity in October options touched 13 cents before closing at 12.98, up 35 points or 1.75 per date, aided by a bullish crop summary and rising grain prices. The market opened above the prior close and climbed on optimism, extending gains over the past three sessions. Little Rock Produce lists hens and broilers with varying prices, including heavy breeds at 9 cents per pound and eggs at about one dollar per dozen.
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Nea
Little Rock
Wen
Cme
Lee
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