City to straighten No 67 jog at Third and Shower Streets
Here and There Editorial notes progress on halving negotiations with property owners to relocate Highway No 67 through Hope. barter of fill permits for right of way may affect property values and raise conflicts with gas stations and homes, but a trunk route is essential for service traffic. The piece also cites a separate note on independent film interests resisting big studio control, warning against loss of individualism in business.
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No. 67
Missouri Pacific
Hope
P. S. Harrison
Film Authority
Federation of the Motion Picture Industry of America, Inc
25 Foot Property Ceded for City Street Improvement
City Attorney obtained a conveyance from Miss Laura Reader granting a 25 foot right of way on the northwest corner to straighten a dangerous double turn at Shower and Third streets. Miss Reader was granted a conditional permit to build a filling station with a similar ROW requirement. A second filling station permit for S L Murphy is anticipated, potentially widening Third street 50 to 60 feet to form a safer sweeping S curve.
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Shower
Third Streets
No. 67
W. S. Atkins
Laura Reader
Miss Reader
Washington
Third Street
S. L. Murphy
Major Flood Threat Looms as Texas Deluge Rages
Flood warnings spread across east Texas as heavy rain since Saturday dumps 15 to 22 inches. Rivers and creeks break banks, devastating crops including corn cotton and watermelons and causing livestock losses. Shelby County estimates about one million dollars in damage. Panola County about half a million. Hempstead County endures fourth day of rain with ongoing flood impact, while the Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station logs 2.72 inches since Saturday and notes potential benefits to late-planted forage and crops.
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Houston
Texas
Shelby County
Panoa County
Hempstead County
Fruit & Truck Branch
Kidnappers Believed Held in Hamm Case
Police say four to six witnesses will identify Roger Touhy and three associates as behind the William Hamm kidnapping. Federal charges are filed against a Chicago gang chief with Touhy gang members held in Wisconsin as authorities pursue the $100,000 ransom case and related abductions linked to John Factor and Charles Ursechel.
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IST
Paul
Muov
Cahill
Roger Touhy
William Hamm
Chicago
Milwaukee
Wis
Willion Hammar
aWillionaire 5S
Pavel (Minn) Brewx
Hamm
Melvin H. Purvis
Lnited States Bureau of Investigation
Hiaanm
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Tuohy
Elishorn
John Factor
Elkhorn
Washington
United States Department of Justice
Factor
Tony
Willie Sharkey
Gus Shueffer
Eddie McPadden
Purvis
Hata
Oklahoma City
Charles F. Ursechel
Trusiec
Chey
Urschel
Ursehel
John J. O'Connell
Balbo’s Fleet Sets Course for Brunswick New Brunswick
General Italo Balbo and 24 seaplanes launched from Jamaica Bay Tuesday morning on a return flight to Italy. The squadron split with one plane diverting to Rockland Maine for a repair and another forced to land at St John Nova Scotia for fuel. After a short rest in Sherine New Brunswick 650 miles away the group will decide whether to follow the northern or southern Atlantic route home.
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Shediac
New Brunswick
Balbo
Rockland
Maine
St. John
Nova Scotia
New York
Italo Balbo
Italy
Jumacia Bay
America
Sherine
Ralho
Atlantic
Inspectors Urged to Obtain Plow-Up Permits
Emergency Agriculturist Frank Stanley announced that Hempstead county cotton farmers who signed acreage reduction contracts must contact their local inspector at once to secure permits for plowing abandoned fields. The call urged focal committees and inspectors to meet at Hope city hall at 8 a.m. Wednesday to distribute permit blanks. The goal is a rapid plow-up campaign, with farmers required to obtain permits promptly.
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Hempstead County
Frank Stanley
Stanley
Focal
Hope City Hall
Mr. Stanley
Hope Negroes Win Judging Contest in Pine Bluff Meet
Hope high school students scored 1274 of 1400 to win first among Arkansas Negro high schools in the state vocational judging contest held at Pine Bluff last week. J A Harris, the Negro vocational instructor at the local school, announced the result on Tuesday. Hope's winning team will receive a three trip to Prairie View Texas to compete in the Southern regional judging contest next October. About 130 students participated.
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Hope
Pine Bluff
J. A. Harris
Vschool
Prairieview
Texas
Ional
Senator Robinson to Be Welcomed at Homecoming
Delegations from across Arkansas gather at Travelers Field on August 2 at 8 pm to honor United States Senator Joe T. Robinson, with Governor Futrell delivering the welcome and Hendrix College president Dr. John Hugh Reynolds giving the official address. The event features musical numbers, a national problems focus, and planned aerial demonstrations.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
United States
Joe T. Robinson
Travelers Field
Frank Vinsonhaler
University of Arkansas School of Medicine
Robinson
Roosevelt
James Thomas
J. M. Futrell
John Hugh Reynolds
Hendrix College
Conway
Drum and Bugle Corps
M. M. Wherts Amerman Legion Post
National Guard
Oir Park
Cotton and Stocks Decline Slightly in New York Trading
Cotton and stocks slipped on Tuesday with October cotton at 10.595, down 12 points from 10.72. Brisk profit taking trimmed gains earlier of 1 to 4 dollars, salus near 3.5 million shares traded in three hours. Wheat rose slightly in Chicago, corn gained 1 to 2 cents, and many small-cap stocks fell sharply despite overall higher closes.
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New York
Salus
Chicago
Roosevelt Urges Employers to Raise Payrolls and Wages
In a radio address President Roosevelt urged employers nationwide to implement the voluntary code to shorten hours and raise wages. He proposed posting a national roll of honor for participants and asked all employers to declare their intent to join the plan. He warned against selfish opposition and framed the campaign as a summer offensive against unemployment with universal limits on hours and a guaranteed minimum wage.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Persident
Congress
Barrow Outwits Posse After Wild Gun Battle
Clyde Barrow and accomplices flee through Iowa after a machine gun clash with police in a woodland hideout. Marvin Barrow, Clyde's brother, and his wife were wounded. a man named Jack Sherman and a woman were captured amid a sprawling pursuit involving planes, armored cars, and wireless coordination.
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Dexter
Clyde Barrow
Iowa
Jack
Sherman
Marvin Barrow
Clyde
Marvin
Barrow Brothers
Marvin Barrows
Tennessee repeal majority reported from AP county tally
The Associated Press compilation shows a repeal majority of just over 6,908 in Tennessee based on official returns from 86 counties and nearly complete unofficial tallies from the remaining nine. Frank D Mudgins, 55, senior engineer at the Little Rock Federal Public Acads office, died after months of illness. Dardanelle court approves beer sale under a two license system.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Associated Press
Little Rock
Frank D. Mudgins
Federal Bureau of Public Acads
Pledges Pour in on the President
President Roosevelt sees strong backing for wage increases and shorter hours as 3000 pledges fill White House desks. Hugh S Johnson and the Industrial Recovery Administration speed up wage-work study across industries, compiling honor rolls for public posting. Geo W Robison & Co pledge support, noting no wage or headcount cuts during the downturn.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Stillmore
Industrial Recovery Administration
Hugh S. Johnson
C. E. Johnson Takes Oath as Arkansas Judge
Chief Justice C E Johnson swore in on Monday with Governor Futrell officiating after the state election board voted to issue a writ of election despite incomplete returns from Tuesday's special election. Johnson defeated former Associate Justice Carroll D Wood and said he would begin his vacation as the board authorized the writ. Returns from over two thirds of 75 counties show Johnson with a majority even though some incomplete results could still change the final tally.
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Little Rock
C. E. Johnson
Futrell
State Board of Election Commissioners
Johnson
Carroll D. Wood
Election Board
Ed F. McDonald
Mrs. Meeks Dies in Pike County Mother of Mrs. Blevins
Amanda Meeks aged 93, mother of Mrs. A M Blevins of this city, died early Tuesday at her son J A Meeks home in northern Pike county. Her body will be moved to Hope for funeral and burial at noon Wednesday in Shower Springs cemetery. A Mississippi native, she settled in Pike county before the Civil War. Surviving are Mrs. W J Young and Mrs. F M Girner, two nieces of neat Hope, and a number of other relatives.
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Amanda Meeks
A. M. Blevins
J. A. Meeks
Pike County
Hope
Shower Springs Cellery
Neat Hope
W. J. Young
F. M. Girner
Roosevelt Addresses Nation on Industrial Recovery Plan
President Roosevelt outlines a nationwide drive to raise purchasing power by boosting farm wages and shortening hours. He argues united employer action across competitive groups can raise wages without harming businesses and emphasizes using conscience and law to halt child labor. He pledges public posting of supporters and confidence that Americans will lift the economy if they want to.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United Action
Nashville Begins Peach Shipments
Nashville Arkansas reports Elberta peach movement in Highland district accelerating Monday. Fifteen rail cars from Nashville and four from Highland have left by rail, with truck shipments rising. Orchardists resist price cuts by truck buyers, keeping orchard run peaches at 1.50 per bushel, with higher prices for graded packed fruit. growers favor rail transport to protect market.
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Nashville, Ark
Highland District
Nashville
Highland
Brumfield Accepts Foreman Post in Tennessee
T. H. Brumfield and his son Louis left Hope for Cooksville Tennessee where Brumfield has accepted the position of foreman and pattern-maker for the K. J. Gregory Handle company. The piece notes Washington D C has a population density over 7 000 per square mile.
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T. H. Brumfield
Louis
Hope
Cooksville
Tenn
Brumfield
K. J. Gregory Handle Company
United States
Washington, D. C
Arkansas Beer Bill Sparks Statewide Tax Debate
Dry forces clash over funding for common schools as lawmakers draft a 3.2 beer bill in Little Rock. Governor Futrell plans a special session only if proposed measures win broad legislative backing, with revenue splits shaping whether schools or general funds gain.
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Little Rock
Dry Force
Futrell
James P. Workman
United Forces Alcohol
Ark
Bigarell
Arkansas
State General Revenue
Charles l. Evans
Booneville
State Bank Head to Visit Hope Thursday
State banking officials announce a Thursday visit by Commissioner Mecion Wasson to Hope as part of a drive from Little Rock. He is expected to meet at Arkansas Bank & Trust Co with county liquidations lead W. S. Atkins in charge, as state examiner H. A. Daugherty released the schedule. Wasson is due around 10:30 a.m. Thursday, weathering a free discussion on Site Banking Department policies for interested residents.
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Hope
Mecion Wasson
Little Rock
Arkansas Bank & Trust Co
W. S. Atkins
H. A. Daugherty
State Bank Examiner
Wansom
Mr. Daugherty
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GU. S
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Joseph T. Robinson
Senator Robinson
Barrow
Brother Marvin
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Dardanelle
First Hope
Geo. W. Robison & Co
Prescott
Robison Company
C.E. Johnson
James P
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Marion Wasson
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