Shouting Tom Torra Ignites Road Funding Debate
The article criticizes Tom Torra for urging toll-bridge toll removal to fund farm to market roads. It recalls past Arkansas road policy, argues for diverting gasoline tax to rural school bus routes, and proposes a state department of highways to manage farm to market and school routes with local advisory input.
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Arkansas
Fereas
Hetill
Department of Highways
State
Tom Terval
Postmasters Pass to Civil Service Ending Patronage
President Roosevelt issued an executive order directing gradual absorption of all postmaster appointments into the Civil Service. The move ends patronage as Congressmen and party leaders lose appointment influence, with open competitive exams or noncompetitive routes for promotion and reappointment.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Falconage
Gard
Civil Service Commission
Jesse M. Donaldson
White House
Former Slave Hester Poindexter Dies at 98 in Hempstead
Hester Poindexter, 98, once a slave and a longtime Hempstead resident, died at her North Hazel Street home after a four month illness. A native of Hempstead County born near Washington, she lived in the area most of her life and moved to Hope about 50 years ago. She was employed by several local families, including Johny B. Gibson, in her later years.
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Hester Poindexter
Hempstead County
North Hazel Street
Hempstead
Sonny
Washington
Hope
Johny
Gibson
Rattlesnake Not Vicious Says Arizona Professor
Tucson report quotes University of Arizona entomologist Dr. Charles T. Xoorhides stating rattlesnakes are not naturally vicious, with the diamond backed variety described as highly excitable. He argues rattlers strike from fear or excitement, not as man’s natural enemy, and notes they primarily defend against what they eat.
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Tucson
Ariz
Charles T. Xoorhides
University of Arizona
John Ashley Attacks Promisers in Local Address
Governor hopeful John C. Ashley told about 500 Hope listeners that government cannot gift benefits and that promises of free bridges and textbooks are hokum. He urged careful budgeting and warned opponents who appeal with unrealistic pledges, saying real reform needs prudent finance and cooperation with federal laws.
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Lennard
John C. Ashley
Ashley
Hope
Hope City Hall
Marvin Brooke Norfleet
Talbot Feild
Hempstead Court Adjourned to October Session
Hempstead circuit court in Washington adjourned at 1 pm Thursday to the October term. Jury trials were heard. Tommy Watson of Hope was acquitted on a grand larceny charge for breaking into the Hope Basket company warehouse and taking tools. Robert Lindsley, 15, pleaded guilty to second degree murder and was sent to the negro industrial school for five years after the death of Minnie Golston. Several defendants pled guilty Tuesday. other cases continued to October.
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Hempstead
Washington
Tommy Watson
Hope
Hope Basket Company
Robert Lindsley
Nezre
Lindsley
Negro Industrial School
Minnie Golston
Noted Missionary Assisting Bailey Tours State
Dr Janet Miller of Little Rock, a medical missionary and author, will visit Hope next Monday to support Carl E Bailey’s gubernatorial candidacy. She will meet Bailey’s friends and discuss welfare and social problems, then continue a four week statewide tour without giving a speech.
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Southern Methodist
Hope
Carl E. Bailey
Bailey
Janet Miller
Little Rock
Far East
Africa
Garland Pearce Dies in Magnolia of Pneumonia
Magnolia Ark. Garland Pearce 38 Magnolia attorney and former state representative and deputy prosecuting attorney of Columbia county died at his home Thursday of pneumonia.
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Garland Pearce
Magnolia
Magnolia, Ark
Columbia County
Preuonia
Tragedy of Wild Ducks Left Without Water Stirs a Nation
A drought ravages prairie waters as wild ducks suffer in heat, with ducklings dying and nests flooded across North Dakota and the Great Plains. Rescue efforts move juveniles to watered habitats while some regions in Canada remain wetter and hopeful for a better season.
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Larry Bauer
Associated Press
Wester
Deouth
Bureau of Biological Survey
Dakotas
Great Plains
Bureau
Drouth
Burnie Maurek
Souris River
North Dakota
Canada
Minnesota
Prairie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Aretig Circle
Mules Struck by Lightning in Crow Community Storm
Reports from the Crow community in the northern county describe wind damage and the death of two mules owned by Lizzie Sampson during a rain and electrical storm early Wednesday. Corn leveled by wind and other storm damage noted as well. The storm hit around 5 a.m. and no relief was found in forecasts for the drought-stricken area.
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Lizzie Sampson
Terraces Restore Shover Farmland
J B McWilliams of Shover Springs praises terraces built by the Soil Conservation Service for conserving erosion and drainage on his farm. Goodbar farm terraces near Hope on the Patmos road are cited as a demonstration of benefits, with W N Mullins of Nevada County inviting inspection by interested observers.
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Sat Conservation Service
J. B. McWilliams
Shover Springs
McWilliiams
Jes Grin
FP. Baker
J. L. Goodbar
Spil Conservation Service
Goodbar
Hope
Patmos
W.N. Mullins
Nevada County
Soil Conservation Service
Five Held for Death in Alabama Strike
Murder charges filed against five men as national guardsmen patrolled Talladega streets after a deputy sheriff was killed and 18 people wounded in a Wednesday night gunfight tied to a labor dispute at the Samoses cotton mills. Thirty others arrested without charge. Shone for Poor Grades in Ames. Iowa State College committee notes excessive outside work as a factor in student grade declines.
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Talladega
Alachi
Samoses
Ames
Laws
Iowa Stele College
Turned Brown By Brown Turner
Little Rock, Ark. Special report on governor candidates shows crowded field with many qualified applicants. Author notes Little Rock offers reliable services and a pleasant living, while southwestern crops improve and winter prospects remain uncertain.
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Little Rock
Ark
Pope Disturbed by Coughlin Politics In Vatican
A high American prelate said Thursday that Father Charles E Coughlin's political activities and his recent speech attacking President Roosevelt caused a painful impression at the Vatican. Pope Pius will await Bishop Michael Gallagher of Detroit's report before action.
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Vatican City
Rome
Italy
Charles E. Coughlin
Roosevelt
Vatican
Pius
Michael Gallagher
Detroit
Gallagher
Father Coughlin
Foe Quits Job To Fight Ashley Candidacy
W A Jackson Arkansas Revenue official resigns in protest of a self-appointed committee designating an administration candidate. He alleges bias and notes a conflict of interest as Ashley’s defender in a murder case involving Jackson’s son. Jackson, Walnut Ridge resident, was appointed state attorney after Millard Alford’s resignation. A Wright Field project reports a steam generator and engine for weather ready systems.
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Little Rock
W. A. Jackson
State Revenue Department
Earl R. Wiseman
Wiseman
Hnad
John C. Ashley
Travel County
Ashley
Jackson
Manley Jackson
Pocahontas
Walnut Ridge
Revenue Department
Millard Alford
Four Killed in Rail Crash Near Ogeechee Georgia
Four persons were killed Thursday in a head on collision of two passenger trains near Ogeechee Georgia. The Savannah offices of the railroad listed the dead as Starr engineer Hamilton Hoops engineer Berry Johnson fireman Joe Wright firemen.
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Ogechee
Poll Tax Scandal Hits San Antonio
First report to a senate committee investigating campaign expenditures concerns alleged irregularities in San Antonio Texas involving thousands of purportedly faked poll tax receipts. The committee chaired by Senator Lonergan of Connecticut faces pressure to investigate the charges.
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Rodney Dutcher
Nea Washingon
Washington
Senate
San Antonio
Texas
Senator Lonergan
Connecticut
Roosevelt moves to Montecello after Virginia picnic
The Roosevelt party had finished a picnic with Gov George Peery of Virginia when Roosevelt noticed Mrs Roosevelt was still dictating her daily column to Marguerite LeHand. He explained she had not finished and suggested a quick talk before departure.
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Blue Ridge Mountains
Roosevelts
George Peery
Virginia
Roosevelt
Maverick Faces Expensive Fight in Texas District
The Texas district of Representative Maury Maverick faces a tough renomination as a faction spends heavily to unseat him. Ralph W. Morrison of Texas targets Maverick with reports of spending up to 150000 dollars to defeat him, while Morrison remains a Reserve Board appointee whose resignation was offered but not accepted by Roosevelt.
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Maury Maverick
House
Maverick
Public Utilities Halding Company
Ralph W. Morrison
Texas
Federal Reserve Board
Morrison
F. B
Maverick Morrison
Reserve Board
Roosevelt
San Antonio
Alamo
Rebels Drive Toward Madrid in Spanish Civil War
A damaged report describes fascist forces marching toward Madrid under Mola while loyalists resist in the south. British naval action reportedly drives back rebel gunfire as foreign timbers and plans for evacuation of civilians in Bilbao surface amid confusion and unconfirmed updates from Madrid and Washington.
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Madrid
Spain
Mola
Trid
Kitchens Speaking Here on Thursday
Wade Kitchens of Magnolia seeks the Seventh Arkansas district congressional seat with a campaign stop at Hope city hall steps at 8 p m on Thursday. This will be his seventh speech in Bemacienke county in two days following talks in Washington, Me Caskill, Blevins, Patton, Spring Hill, and Emmet. Kitchens earned the 1934 Democratic nomination after a long court contest. His only opponent this year is Neill C. Marsh of El Desgago. Both are attorneys who ran in the previous election.
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Wade Kitchens
Magnolia
Congress
Arkansas
Hope City Hall
Bemacienke County
Washington
Caskill
Blevins
Patton
Spring Hill
Emmet
Kitchens
Neill C. Marsh
el Desgado
Wendel kidnapping faces U 8 jury in Newark
Federal grand jury in session here decided Thursday to investigate Ole Paul as Wendel kidnapping case after United States Attorney John J. Quinn advised it had jurisdiction. Testimony will begin at 1 oclock Friday morning.
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Newark
N. J
Federal Grand Jury
Ole Paul
Wendel
United States Atorney
John J. Quinn
Lone Star Cowboys to Perform in Emmet July 2
J L Hiler Nevada county agent announced that the Lone Star Cowboys would present a program in the Emmet gymnasium on Wednesday July 2 at 8 p m. The event is sponsored by the Emmet 4 Hi club.
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J. L. Hiler
Nevada
Lone Star Cowboys
Enel Gymnasium
Hiler
Emmet 4-Hi
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