Auditors Report Hempstead Co Is Within Revenues
Hempstead County's accounts are in good shape and officials complimented by auditors. However fee-payment records are incomplete and should be set up immediately. The state auditor notes excellent records with minor clerical errors and urges installation of proper fee books for all officers.
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Hempstead
State Comptroller's
Little Rock
Washington
DMerp+ stead
L. F. Higgason
Alese
Howard Reed
Lite Rock
Arkansas
Mr. Read
Hempstead County
Douglas and Drake
J. Bryan Sims
Lite
Rook
Ark
Wie
Hempstead County Accounts Audit Report June 1932
The accountants certify a full and complete report of examination and audit of Hempstead County Arkansas officers for July 1 1930 to December 31 1941. They verify accounts of John L Wilson Collector with tax settlement, noting minor errors corrected. The report indicates the office operates in a businesslike manner with proper transactions and evidence.
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Atinebel
Hempstead County
Arkansas
Campbeller
Lidle Rovk
Hempstead
Arkanas
Peuglas and Drake
Humpstead
Johnl. Wilson
Australia weighs selling prized Pacific island parcel
Australia seeks to ease finances by selling Papua, its tropical possession. Papua is deemed ready for development with potential oil and gold. Despite prospects, Australia lacks funds for development and cannot proceed without buyers and investment.
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Canberra
Australia
Papua
Garfield Responds to Borah Critique on Prohibition Plank
Cleveland figure James R. Garfield said Borah misinterpreted the prohibition plank and promised a forthcoming statement on guarding open saloon policies under Republican policy. Borah, Idaho Republican and dry advocate, attacked the GOP modification plank in a Monday Senate speech and said he would not support President Hoover in the upcoming election.
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Washington
James R. Garfield
Cleveland
Borah
Garfield
Senate
Idaho
Hoover
Federal Workers Face Broad Furlough Plan
Democratic leaders won House approval for a widened compulsory furlough plan to save about 10 million dollars next year. The proposal, echoing Hoover’s idea of a month without pay, would apply salary cuts up to 20 percent in some cases, instead of the administration’s 13 percent target.
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Washington
Hoover
Rainfall Brings Early Relief to Hope Crop Areas
A much needed rain began at 2 15 P M Tuesday in Hope with clouds darkening then a mid afternoon shower expected to bring relief to crops and sweltering residents. The last rain was Saturday June 1 after a long dry spell and a general storm is anticipated across the region.
Cone to Manage Blackwood Race
LITTLE ROCK A resignation from Carroll Cone the head of the state department of aeronautics effective to aid Dwight H Blackwood's campaign for governor is announced. No successor will be named. Cone had opposed the Parnell Blackwood administration during his 1928 gubernatorial bid.
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Little Rock
J. Carroll Cone
State Department of Aeronautics
Super
Menu
Dwight H. BlackWood
Cone
Carroll Cone
Parnell-Blackwood
Dwight Blackwood
Police Hoaxed by Threat on Hoover
Police and federal authorities were hoaxed by a single prankster who on Monday night claimed an automobile load of explosives was en route to Washington to blow up the White House. An all night search by various units yielded no danger. Authorities know the hoaxer’s identity but not the planned action.
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Washington
White House
Falice
Hope Girls Enjoying Camp at Caddo Gap
Hope and Arkadelphia girls attend a camp at Edgework Lagdee near Caddo Gap. Several Hope girls become reporters for the camp paper naming Mary Anderson Charlotte Stuart and Julia Lemley. A Friday dinner featured tacky costumes and dances with music. Miss Josephine Morris of Hope and Miss Jack Wilters of Malvern won first prize for the tackiest couple.
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Giely
Malvern
Hope
Arkadelphia
Edgewuork Lagdee
Caddo Gap
Mary
Anderson
Charlotte Stuart
Julia Lemley
Virginia
Josephine Morris
Jack Wilters
Ice firm ignores price cut order in Hope Arkansas
The Southern Ice Co defies a Railroad Commission order to cut ice price from 60 to 50 cents per hundred in Hope. Deliverymen refuse coupon books at the higher rate as Mayor Vesey seeks enforcement. Officials say state rate authority stands, with a public hearing already held and a possible court challenge unlikely. The city has budgeted 15000 for a municipal ice plant, with action continued on Page Three.
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Arkansed Railroad Commission
Southern Ice & Utilities Co
Star
John Vesey
Railroad Commission
Little Company
Oklahoma
Arkansas
United States Supreme Court
Carl E. Bailey
Little Rock
Supreme Court
The
Supreme Courts
Hope
Fee Company
Pulaski Chancery Court
City of Hope
Alfalfa Bill Murray the colorful Oklahoma governor
Oklahoma governor Murray narrates his life tale in a long interview at the state capitol mansion. The piece frames him as Oklahoma’s favorite son candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination and contrasts oil wealth supporters with farmers, presenting a divided opinion on his character and politics.
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Alfalfa Bui" Murray
Oklahoma
Murray
Texas
Robert Talley
NEA
Oklahoma City
Bill” Murray
Executive Mansion
Governor Murray
Red Clay
Mureray
Abraham Lincoln
Help of Troops Chicago's Appeal Warily Hangs on Relief
Mayor Anton Cermak asked the house banking committee to include loans to cities in the Wag ner relief bill to cover expenses. He warned that Chicago faces uncertain fate after August 5 without federal aid. Representative Britten warned federal troops may be sent to Chicago if relief is not provided within six months.
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Washington
Anton Cermak
Chicago
House Banking Committee
Britten
Illinois
U S Refuses Debt Cancellation Amid Arms Spending
Geneva dispatch reports Hugh S. Gibson, U S representative at the disarmament talks, told Premier Herriot the United States will not consider debt cancellation as long as Europe continues heavy arms spending. Britain offered debt cancellation. France insists trade barriers be removed first and rejects cancellation.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Hugh S. Gibson
America
Herriot
France
United States
Europe
Great Britain
Russian Air Line To Reach Berlin
A new international airline between Leningrad and Berlin will open this summer to supplement mail and passenger service to the German capital. The government plans twelve new routes linking major industrial and agricultural centers, expanding total air lines from 26,782 miles to 33,000 by year's end. Night flying will begin on Moscow to Sverdlovsk and Rostov on Don routes for the first time this year.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Berlin
Sverdlovsk
Restov-on-Don
Dignity City Court chair collapses on Walter Anderson
In Knoxville Tennessee Safety Director Walter C Anderson caused a stir when his chair collapsed during testimony. He joked about the incident noting the depression and budget constraints as an exchange with Judge Williams.
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Knoxville
Tenn
D 'City Court
Walter C. Anderson
Anderson
Williams
Walter
U S Constructing Finest Legation in Paris
U S foreign service home rises on historic site overlooking the Place de la Concorde in Paris blending French design with American engineering. The five story plus two basement levels building will house consulate offices, chancellery, and attaches with completion slated late next year.
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Minott Saunders
Wrnter
Paris
Flace de la Concorte
United States Foreign Service
How
Gas Briel
Boissy-d’ ‘Anglas
Gris Mon de la Reyniere
Hotel Crillon
Lale
Mars
Memorial to Lindy’s Son Funded at Hertford Hospital
London reports a fund opening to endow a memorial college in memory of the Lindbergh baby at the Hertford British hospital in Paris. A personal contribution of $1,800 is listed as the initial gift.
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London
Sackville
Hertford British Hospital
Paris
Prohibition Split Shapes Democratic Convention Race
Chicago and Washington dispatches outline rifts over the Eighteenth Amendment at the upcoming Democratic convention. Garner signals opposition to repeal while California and Texas send delegations. Robinson calls for submission without binding pledges. Tydings presses decisive action and repeal pledges.
India to Irrigate 1,000,000 Acres
Octacamund India reports the Madras Presidency and Hyderabad plan a vast Tyagebadra irrigation project to bring barren land under cultivation. The proposed scheme aims to irrigate vast areas prone to famine, with an estimated cost around 88.8 million dollars, surpassing the Sukkar barrage in scale.
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Octacamund
India
Madras Presidency
Madras
Hyderabad
Sukkar
Tyagebadra
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Pacific Island
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Blackwood Race
Southern Ice Co
Vesey
Cermak
Congress
U.S
Soviet
Ange Jacque Gabriel
Louis XV
He Square
Ministry of Mar
Crillon
Automobile Club
Guaranty Pres 'Company
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Talleyrands
Rothschild
New America
Mycon T. Herrick
Lindy
Nia
F Cago ‘Namihi
Téxas
California
Tex
Stopo
Garner
Sheppard
Dent
New
Prohibi
Raskob
Democratic
No Committee
Avention
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