Prohibition Forces Praise Arkansas Prohibitionists Vote
A preasa release from the United Prohibition Forces of Arkansas at Little Rock thanks 41 000 citizens who voted against repealing the 18th amendment. It contrasts with 61 000 repeat votes and argues many favor local enforcement and compromise. It cites Governor Futrell and notes beer sessions, local option, and potential legalization of non intoxicating beer to mitigate temperance losses.
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United Prohibition Forces of Arkansas
Little Rock
the Star
Arkansas
Arkansas Anti-Saloon League
Futrell
Conway
Frank E. Robins
Log Cabin Democrat
Hope
Post Repairs Ship After Bad Landing Heads Down Coast
Wiley Post resumes his world jaunt after a hard landing at Flat Alaska. The Winnie Mae nosed over causing propeller and gear damage. Joe Crosson helped with repairs and Post prepared to fly to Edmonton after a 12:28 EST takeoff.
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Flat
Alaska
Wiley Post
Oklahoma
Pil
Post
Joe Crosson
Fairbanks
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Hope Tite
Flit
Iditarod River
Nulato
Oklahoma Flier
Kha Barovsk
Siberia
Hope
Lime
Prost
Ruby
Bering Sea
Nome
Signal Corps
Pacific
Asiatic Coast
Mier
New York
Harvard Gatty
Gutty
Sing Association Planned for Eight Arkansas Counties
Hutson announces formation of a district singing association to cover eight southwestern Arkansas counties. A meeting is set for Sunday August 6 at the Fruit and Truck Farm Wash Hutson says about 1000 singers are expected from Hempstead and nearby counties. The event runs 10 a.m. to late afternoon with a picnic luncheon on the grounds.
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Arkansas
Wash Hutson
Hutson
Hempstead
Siation
Bank Robbery Strikes Junction City Bank in Arkansas
Ell Dorado Arkansas report says two unmasked bandits robbed the Merchants and Planters bank at Junction City twelve miles south of El Dorado on Friday morning. The car used by the suspects was found abandoned north of Junction City and a search in nearby wooded regions is underway.
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EL Dorado
Ark
Merchants & Planters Bank
Junction City
Here
Louisiana Line
Cotton Plunges Then Recovers in New York Market
The third day of a stock and staple price collapse saw New York October cotton contracts drop to 9.61 before rebounding to 10.26, a net loss of 46 points or $2.30 per bale. The bottom was 9.61, well below Thursday’s close, while the season’s high stood at 11.90. Stocks rallied later, with heavy volume around 1,570,000 shares, and cotton finished with losses of about 2.10 to 2.50 per bale as major indexes slid.
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New York
NEW York—(P
Bates Heads Southwest Arkansas petroleum code committee chair
M. S. Bates, Hope agent for Gulf Refining, was elected chairman of the Southwest Arkansas petroleum code committee at a meeting of oil men in Texarkana. The district chairmanship covers 15 counties, succeeding Frank R. Johnson. About 150 representatives attended.
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M. S. Bates
Hope
Gulf! Refining Company
Southwest Arkansas Petroleum Code Committee
Grimm
Texarkana
Mr. Bates
Arkansas
Frank R. Johnson
Four Mississippi Teens Die in Night Car Crash
Four Mississippians returning from a dance and swimming party were killed early Friday when their automobile ran off a creek bank eight miles north of Okolona. Victims identified as Winston Jordan of Iuka, surveyor on a bridge project between here and Shannon. John Rubel of West Point. Ernestine Caldwell of Tupelo. and Rachel McSwann of Tupelo.
David Hutton Debuts on Vaudeville as Divorce Suit Heads East
In Long Beach California David Hutton husband of Aimee Semple McPherson performs on stage while his lawyers prep divorce papers for service in Baltimore. He greets a growing theater line, praises new number My Faith in You, and confirms a $5,000 breach of promise judgment won by Hazel St Pierre. He dismisses his wife’s plea to wait and notes no plan to meet in Baltimore.
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David Hutton
Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson Mulfon
France
Long Beach
Cal
Angelus Temple
Varitone
Aimee Semple McPherson
Baltimore
Hutton
Aimee
Mrs. McPherson
Jey
Hazel St. Pierre
Pasadena
Dave
Saenger Installs Cooling System in Theater
After a 30 day delay the Saenger completes a 4500 dollar washed air cooling system. Two Arctic Nu Air blowers draw outside air through 4000 mist sprays and feed 16500 cubic feet a minute, cooling the auditorium to 18 to 22 degrees cooler than outside. The theater, now blue lit with new seal covers, calls itself the coolest spot in town as hot days return.
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Saenger
Park Commission to Build Pool Urged by Rotary
Roy Anderson a Rotarian and alderman spoke to the Rotary club at Hotel Barlow urging a municipal natatorium for a city of 6000. He cited federal statistics showing a $20000 pool financed in 10 years with 25 cent adult admissions and discussed a 30 percent grant under public works. He described a proposed Honorary Recreation and Park Commission and noted preliminary plans by Wittenberg and Delaney. A. E. Stonequist of J C Penney attended as a guest.
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United States
Roy Anderson
Rotary Club
Hotel Barlow
Anderson
Hope Star
Public Works Division
Austin
Texas
Bestspeaker
Fair Park
Wittenberg & Delaney
Little Rock
A. E. Stonequist
J. C. Penney Company
Nevada Farmers Target 30 Percent Cotton Plow Under Drive
FRESCOTT Ark Nevada county farmers plan to plow 30 percent of their cotton acreage under the emergency reduction drive. Of 38000 acres listed 1416 must be plowed. J L Wiler emergency agro agent says final figures not yet reported but county aims for 16000 acres. Inspections and reports are still pending. cooperation and yield goals meet five year average.
Lindberghs Head for Greenland Expedition
The Lindberghs depart for Greens land Frislay on an aerial map making expedition aboard their aircraft.
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Cartwright
Labrador
Lindberghs
Greensland Frislay
Beer License Fee Set at 150 for One Year
City departments clarified beer license terms after reports that annual licenses cost 15 dollars per year but could be bought semi annually for 75 dollars. Following Friday talks, officials announced the ordinance would be enforced strictly, setting the license at 150 dollars for a one year term.
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The
Star
Roosevelt approves voluntary minimum wage code for U S A
A president signature seals a general code governing minimum wages and hours for American industry. The plan limits factory workers to 35 hours weekly until year end and imposes 40 hour caps with relief provisions for overtime. Many service and clerical jobs face 40 hour limits, while small establishments in towns under 2,500 and with few workers are exempt.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hempstead Repeal Vote Narrowly Fails in County
Final unofficial tally from Hempstead shows repeal of the 18th Amendment failing 953 to 808 across 37 of 37 precincts. Total votes 1,761. repeal lost by 145. Turnout 61 percent of qualified voters, 35 percent of normal poll tax strength, and 44 percent of Democratic strength. Complete official returns await canvass Friday in Washington by local election board members Hartfield, Lewis and Carlesan.
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McNab
Hempstead
Johnson- Wood
Supreme Court
Washington
Hempstead County Election Board
W. J. Hartfield
W. A. Lewis
L. A. Carlesan
It's All Work in Camp Boy Writes
Duncan Nichols of the C C C Camp Aly, Arkansas, laments the routine at the camp in a July 13, 1933 letter to The Star. He notes five workdays on roads under Mr McGaughy, two days for odd jobs, and constant forestry duties such as fire suppression on rugged terrain, with many Missouri boys leaving for home and calls out the lack of expected camp life activities.
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the Star
McGaughy
Hope
R. D. Butler
Arkansas
Missouri
Lieutenant Butler
Rocky Mountains
Duncan Nichols
States Voting This Year in Various States
A list identifies voting dates for states this year with July to November deadlines. Oregon Missouri Texas Washington Vermont Maine Maryland Minnesota Idaho New Mexico Arizona Ohio Pennsylvania North Carolina South Carolina are named. Several states Florida Montana Utah Mississippi Colorado have dates not yet set.
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Oregon
Missouri
Texas
Washington
Vermont
Maine
Maryland
Minnesota
Idaho
New Mexico
Arizona
Ohio
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Montana
Utah
Mississippi
Colorado
Georgia Public Service Commission Members Ousted
Governor Talmadge in Atlanta removed all five Georgia Public Service Commission members on charges including incompetence and approving excessive utility rates. The ouster lasts until the General Assembly reconvenes and votes to sustain or reverse the suspension. Successors to the suspended commissioners were announced.
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Atlanta
Talmadge
Georgia Public Service Commission
Georgia
General Assembly
Robberts Band to Broadcast on Sunday Afternoon
Harold Robbert's string band will broadcast popular and old time music on KCMC Texarkana next Sunday afternoon from 1 30 to 2 o'clock. The band includes Harold Robbert and Mrs Robberts W R Huddleston Stuart Hunt and Ravel Bright. Canadian auto exports in May more than doubled those of April.
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Harold Robbert
KCMC
Texarkana
Harold
Mrs. Robberts
W. R. Huddleston
Stuart Hunt
Ravel Bright
Arkansas and Tennessee Measure On Prohibition Move
Arkansas and Tennessee report on moves toward repealing the Eighteenth Amendment. Governors, speakers, and Anti-Saloon League officers meet to plan a possible special session. Tennessee reports preliminary repeal margins as more precincts report, with Nashville and Knoxville showing strong repeal support and Oregon poised to join other states in the trend toward repeal.
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Sing Association
Experiment Farm
Junction City Bank
Flapper
Fanny
Pat
Joe
Toca
United States Steel Common
Union Pacific
American Telephone & Telegraph
General Motors
M.S. Bates
Hope Man
Flatton
Park Commission
Rotary
Nevada
Greenland
U.S.A
Svar
Hugh 5
Johnson
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Commerce Building
Industrial Administration
C. C. C. Camp, Aly, Ark
Michigan
Wisconsin
Rhode Island
Wyoming
New Jersey
Delaware
Indiana
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Hampshire
West Virginia
California
Alabama
Tennessee
Utility Bureau of Georgia
Robberts Band
Little
Rock
Thcé
Senate
Toney
Mittee
Sentative
Legan
Cazort
Thay
Dr. A. Miller
League
J. H. Glass
State Supern Dent
Rv. B. M. Bogard
Nashville
Tenn
Portland
Ore
Shelby County
E. H Crump
Watkins Overton
E. W. Hale
Knoxville
Chattanooga
South
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