Here and There Editorial on Rural Electrification Policy
Editorial argues Hope city should expand municipal power to serve Hempstead county farms. It cites low rural electrification despite Hope’s plant and urges state utility approval for extending lines 19 to 26 miles, leveraging federal aid for rural projects and stressing farm customers' rights to service.
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Hope
Muajor
Lkely
Slempstead
Tar Agus
Hope Proper
Cleetele
Hope's
Ounchita County
Arkansas Power & Light Co
Hempstead
Gusehita
Tepe
State Utilities Commission
Probers Examine 1 Tok Private Accounts of Congressman
Senate investigators questioned Representative Patton of Texas about private finances and a gift box linked to Texas Power & Light executive John W. Carpenter. Patton denied wrongdoing and described his opposition to the utilities bill amid alleged tampering and gifts including cigars.
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Washignton
Communicating
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Senate
Isbby Committee
Patton
Congress
Tran
Washington
Senate Committee
Tokason
Texas
Werd
Entecessman
John W. Carpenter
Texas Power & Light
Carpenter
Cizars
Aeldine
Iso
Carneners Son
Annapolis
Clemency Granted to Jesse Hutson
Governor Fateul lite Friday granted an indefinite furlough to Jesse Hutson of Hope, jailed in Bradley County last November for arson related to burning a gin at Banks. Hutson, convicted with Charles Crusape and Chris Wheaton, confessed they were hired to burn the gin. Wheaton received an indefinite furlough recently. Hutson had been on a 60‑day furlough that expired Friday.
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Wheaton
George HH. Holmes
Rison
Tenth Judical Cireuit
Bradley County
Hempstead County
Alex H. Washburn
Hope Star
Warn Motorists to Observe Stop Signs and Speed Limits
Chief of Police John W Ridghill warned motorists on Saturday to heed stop signs and avoid speeding on South Main West Third and South Elm streets. He noted frequent violations endangering others and urged drivers to proceed with caution while downtown trucks clog lanes with tight parking on opposite sides of streets.
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John W. Ridghill
South Main
West Third
South Elm
Ridgaill
Reliefers Go Back to Local Taxpayers
W R Dyess, Arkansas WPA administrator, says federal relief will shrink. County receipts end, relief moves to district offices. 10,000 to 16,400 unemployables return to local areas. Special session urged to hasten discontinuance. Washington delayed continuation via executive order.
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Little Rock
W. R. Dyess
FERA
WPA
Arkansas
Dyess
PRRA
Pulaski County
Pand
Thwan
Stake Public Welfare Commission
Dye
North Lite Rock
Assum
Washington
Roosevelt
Joe Robinson
Dyeas
Britain Defends Davis Cup As Austin Beats Alfixgn In Five
Wimbledon bulletin reports Britain maintaining its Davis Cup defense with Biomy Austin defeating Wilwar Alfixgn of the United States in five sets. The final scores were 6-2 2-0 d-6 8-3 7-8.
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Wimbledon
Great Britain
Biomy Austin
Wilwar Alfixgn
United States
Debt Ridden Farms and Good Crops Spark Uncertain Politics
In the Midwest pivotal states Roosevelt faces potential third party pressure from debt ridden farmers and tenants. Milo Reno predicts a coming shift while analysts note rising rural discontent, mortgage burdens, and questions over Roosevelt’s reelection amid farm credit concerns.
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Peo
Sales Tax Repeal Believed Averted in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK. Senator R. R. Thompson of Eureka Springs, a sponsor of the sales tax measure in the senate, reported to Governor Futrell that opposition to the levy is waning. Thompson urged the governor to comment on the failure to obtain pledges to repeal and to ask citizens to forget the agitation. He said the tax is growing in popularity and that at least 20 senators would not vote for repeal, making agitation futile.
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Little Rock
R. R. Thompson
Eureka Springs
Chatm Pion
Senate
Futrell
Thompson
Filipinos Bid for U.S. Chief of Staff
Reported overtures from three Philippines to General Douglas MacArthur to organize and train defense forces for a new Philippine government. MacArthur declined to comment as Congress debates the army promotion bill and related legislation.
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Washington
Raorovett
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Army
Enna Wealth
Providentsac
MacArihur
MacArthur
Ftate
Scatteri
War Department
Offi
Hl Tees
Philippin Dae Hae Watlan
Congress
Cucu
Amerigar wiTitery
Episcopal Pastor Speaks On War at Kiwanis Meeting
Rev Charles E Jones pastor of St Mark s Episcopal church addresses Kiwanis on peace not war. He argues war is glorified and urges avoidance of future conflicts citing Central Africa and the moral cost of wartime. The program was arranged by Rev George J Strasser with Lee Jones presiding over church notices.
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Charles E. Jones
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Kiwanis Club
Central Africa
the Lesses
Meir Lass
Une
Wes
Father Jones
Pathor Jones
George J. X. Strasser
Lee Jones
Woo Atkin Sherlaels
Vanilla in Gin Huey Interview Sparks Uproar
Fragments from a chaotic New Yorker report describe Huey Denys's interview provoking strong reactions. Witnesses recall odd phrasing and sudden movements as bartenders and bystanders react to the chaotic scene. Continued on page three.
Karpis Reported Seen in Cleveland
Ohio and Pennsylvania police searched routes east of Cleveland on Saturday hoping to intercept Alvin Karpis the outlaw kidnapper believed seen driving a car with a New York license. A second man, reportedly involved in the Bremer kidnapping, was said to be in the vehicle.
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Cleveland
House Committee Stiffens Roosevelt Tax Bill
Washington Saturday debate on Roosevelt tax bill widened to tax incomes as low as $50 000 and broadened scope. Senate compromise bank bill would increase federal control of finances with limited votes. Conferees to adjust differences as House supports stricter measures. Continued on page three.
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Wasilington
House
Sony Prizes Bank
Washington
Senate
Moshe
Tction
Vals
Federal Reserve Board
Baily
Rowse
Nazis Fire Back as Bremen Flag Is Torn From Ship
U S radicals ripped a German flag bearing the Nazi swastika from the liner Bremen in New York and hurled it into the Hudson. Police clashed with about 375 officers as thousands of onlookers and members surged amid the incident. The German press demanded diplomatic intervention and an apology. In Berlin, Count von Helldorf pledged state action against Jews, signaling intensified Nazi anti Jewish measures. Meanwhile East Prussia dissolved the Steel Helmet group and Himmler ordered youth uniforms and badges banned.
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New York
Bremen
Hudson River
Berlin
Germany
U. S
Count von Helldorf
von Helldorf
Erich Koch
East Prussia
Poland
Russia
Silesia
Mecklenburg
Anhalt
Baden
Thuringia
Heinrich Himler
Secret
Wilhelm Frick
Interior
League Promises Action in Africa
Geneva calls for extraordinary League session as Italo Ethiopian crisis concerns rise. Emperor Haile Selassie in Addis Ababa asserts Ethiopia seeks peaceful settlement and will respect League decisions on territorial integrity amid a Sino Ethiopian treaty dispute over Somaliland frontiers.
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Switzerland
Council of the
League of Nations
League Secretariat
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Africa
Haile Selassie
Italy
League
Hready
Selassie
Cotton Losing in Foreign Markets
Agriculture chemists press new uses for American farm products as foreign demand dwindles. Declining markets and shifting U S roles as debtor nation drive efforts to find alternative uses and expand demand for cotton and related crops.
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United States
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