Camden's Match King Faces Re-Election in Arkansas
The Camden Match King funds a broad statewide campaign for lieutenant governor Lawrence Wilson amid payments to workers like Charley Crosnoe. Endorsing Futrell for governor, the Camden paper urges uniting against Wilson with a single candidate among Lee Cazort Paul Grabiel and R F Milwee, stressing a state machine corruption theme.
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Lawrence Wilson
Lawrence
Arkansas
Hope
Wilson
Hempstead
Camden
Charley Crosnoe
Charley
Hempstead County
Iere
Ruby Atkins
McCaskill
George R. Haynie
Haynie
A. B. Priddy
Lee Cazort
Little Rock
State Machine
Paul Grabiel
R. F. Milwee
Brinkley
Monroe
Three Boys Found Dead on Railroad Tracks
Three unidentified youths, aged 15 to 24, were found on Illinois Central tracks at Bodeau east of Shreveport. Investigators believe a westbound freight train passed through about an hour earlier and caused the deaths.
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Shreveport
Illinois Central
Bodeau
Here
9 Year Old Hope Boy Wins Tennis Trophy
E. F. Young Jr., a 9 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Young, captured the elimination tennis singles event of his class at a recent Anthony Kansas tournament. Sonny swept all rivals and is visiting an aunt, Mrs. S. P. Nash, in Anthony with his mother and younger brother Kinard.
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E. F. Young Jr
E. P. Young
Anthony
Kan
Sonny
Kinard
S. P. Nash
Sing at Mt Nebo Community Event
A community singing is set at Mount Nebo on Sunday August 6 at 1 30 p m according to Dorsey Burns a resident of the community.
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Mount Nebo
Dorsey Burns
Employment Picks Up in Last Month in Arkansas
The June U S employment service report notes gains in Arkansas with more part time railroad shop work and employment on Mississippi river projects. Relief committees funded work for numerous men while coal mines and plants reduced activity. Garment mills and bag factories held steady. cotton seed mills and stone quarries declined. Oil fields and refineries stayed below normal as agriculture added workers.
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Mississippi River
Huey P. Long Fires Up Caraway Senate Campaign
Huey P. Long joins Hattie Caraway in Arkansas as he plans more than two dozen speeches in Little Rock and Hot Springs ahead of the August 9 primary. The stroke of Longs radio tracks and public appearances promise a dramatic finish, with Miles Kirby and Brough among other candidates intensifying activity.
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J. C. Stark
Associated Press
Little Rock
Huey F. Long
Louisiana
Hattie W. Caraway
Hot Springs
Long
Caraway
Vincent Miles
Fort Smith
West Arkansas
Supreme Court
W. F. Kirby
Charles H. Brough
Miller League to Obey Judge Bush
Miller County Taxpayers League halts drive to secure pledges on salaries. L C Cargile released a statement signed by most of the executive committee affirming adherence to Judge Dexter Bush's instruction to the grand jury that pledges to take less than the constitutional maximum salaries are illegal.
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Texarkana
L. C. Cargiec
Miller County Taxpayers League
Cargile
Dexter Bush
Von Gronau Takes Off Over Iceland
German aviator Capt. Wolfgang von Gronau completes a fuel constrained landing in Reykjavik Iceland during his Arctic route to the United States. He plans further hops to Montreal and Chicago with a goal of reaching North America from Germany.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
von Gronau
Montreal
Canada
Seydilfjoerdur
Wolfgang von Gronau
Germany
United States
Arctic Ocean
Chicago
Hitler Pact With Monarchists Forecast in Swift Move
Berlin reports say Germany faces a possible swift move to crush Reds as Hitler’s Nazis seek a majority in the Reichstag amid rising Communist gains and unrest. The election on July 31 tests whether Chancellor von Papen can stave off a monarchist restoration or a Nazi dictatorship.
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Germany
Adolf Hitler
Friedrich Wilhelm
Kust von Schleicher
von Papen
Berlin
Hitler
Milton Bronner
NEA Service
NEA Service, Inc
Franz von Papen
Mussolini
Italy
Kaiser Wilhelm
Hohenzollern
Russia
Reichstag
France
Ziegfeld Dies in California After Ill Health
Florenz Ziegfeld the impresario behind the Follies died late Friday night in Santa Monica after a lung congestion. His wife Billie Burke was at the studio and rushed to his bedside in full makeup. His mother Mrs Florenz Ziegfeld Sr. lies in a coma in Chicago, not told of the death. Patricia, their daughter, arrived with the family.
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Chicago
Florenziiegfeld, Sr
Hollywood
Florenz Ziegfeld
Billie Burke
Ziegfeld
Patricia
Futrell to Speak at Hope Tuesday Rally in Southwest Arkansas
Judge J. M. Futrell of Paragould aims to rally seven southwest counties on Tuesday night July 26 in Hope. W. W. Tompkins will introduce him. L. C. Cargile will preside. delegations from Miller Sevier Howard Pike Nevada and LaFayette will attend. a 7 pm band concert precedes the speech.
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J. M. Futrell
Paragould
Arkansas
Hempstead County Futrell Committee
Futrell
W. W. Tompkins
Prescott
Thomas C. McRae
Southwest
L. C. Cargile
Texarkana
Miller
Sevier
Howard
Pike
Nevada
LaFayette
Judge Futrell
Jeff Davis
Joe T. Robinson
Senate
William K. Oldham
Highway Audit Commission
State Highway Commission
Little Rock
Young Radio Enthusiast Alan Taylor Margo Aged Nine
At Porterville California radio operator WEFZA called young Alan Taylor Margo the youngest licensed amateur operator. He is nine years five months old, built his own short wave set, and can send 15 words a minute in code.
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Porterville
Cal
WEFZA
Alan Taylor Margo
Alan
Homes Without Porches Sacrifice Summer Comfort
The presidents conference on home building warns that modern houses without porches cut summer comfort. Porches offer relief from heat, with location and design flexible to fit living room light, yard layout, and privacy.
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Washington, D. C
Pioneer Reginald Fessenden dies at 65 in Bermuda
HAMILTON Bermuda reported the death of Professor Reginald Aubrey Fessenden a pioneer in radio telephone development from heart disease at age 65. The bulletin notes his influential role in early wireless tech and his passing late Friday announced Saturday.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Reginald Aubrey Fesscenden
Stump Tour Opens Patmos Monday For Hempstead Campaign
Hempstead county two weeks of stump campaign begins Monday morning at Patmos with about 30 candidates spending an all day session. From Patmos the tour proceeds to Spring Hill Tuesday and continues through July into August with stops at Guernsey Fulton Saratoga Columbus Bingen McCaskill Blevins DeAnn Piney Grove Washington Ozan and Hope.
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Hempstead
Patmos
Spring Hill
the Star
Guernsey
Fulton
Saratoga
Columbus
Bingen
McCaskill
Blevins
DeAnn
Piney Grove
Washington
Ozan
Hope
City Cuts Electric Rates With 7 Percent Net Discount
Mayor John Vesey and George Sandefur announce a temporary 7 percent net reduction on electric bills starting August 1 for July usage. A 10 percent discount for payments by the 10th is planned, offset by a 3 percent federal tax. No new generator is purchased now. relief aims to aid citizens amid economic strain.
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John Vesey
George Sandefur
Hope Water & Light Plant
Vesey
Sandefur
Water and Light Committee
Theo FP. Witt
L. A. Keith
Charles Taylor
Snance Committee
Roy Anderson
Ciut
Atkins Describes Convention Scene Impressions
W S Atkins portrays the Democratic national convention in Chicago with Kiwanis observers noting about 30 000 attendees in a 35000 capacity hall. He finds Southern support for repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and observes gender parity among repeal supporters, while the Arkansas delegation opposes repeal.
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Chicago
W. S. Atkins
Kiwanis
New Capital
Arkansas
Arms Conference Suspends Session in Geneva
The World Disarmament Conference adjourned in Geneva after starting February 2, with a pledge to reduce armaments in later deliberations. Soviet Russia and Germany voted against the resolution.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Soviet
Russia
Germany
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