Tariff battle in congress shapes Roosevelt plan
A political essay argues for enabling Roosevelt to modify tariffs quickly as trade treaties proceed. It urges a return to liberal tariff policy to revive global prosperity, citing export wealth from the South and criticizing New Deal measures. The piece traces tariff history and calls for swift congressional action to cancel war debts and restore international trade.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Department of State
Hie
South
XKK
NRA
AAA
Europe
Hull
South America
Latin Americas
Xnix
30 Hour Week Approved by House Labor Committee
The House Labor Committee unanimously approved the Connery bill to establish a 40 hour week in NRA industries as part of broader moves to spread employment. Debate on tactics and the Bankhead cotton reduction DIL action to gain priority marked the path ahead for floor action.
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House Labor Committee
Washington
House
Morgan & Co May Take Over Van Sweringen Rail System
Reported in Wall Street quarters that a Morgan group has taken over direction of the Van Sweringen railroad system after defaulted bank loans. No transfer of title to collateral occurred yet. The Allegheny Corporation stock was pledged as collateral for a loan to St Louis Iron Mountain & Southern, a Van Sweringen unit. The system runs from the Erie line in the North to Chesapeake & Ohio in the South, extending to Texas and Salt Lake City.
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New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Morgan
Washington
van Sweringent
J. F P. Morgan & Co
Allegheny Corporation
van Sweringent Holding Company
Federal Trade Commission
Morgan Group
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co
van Sweringen
Missouri Pacific
M. P
Erie Road
Chesapeake & Ohio
Texas
Salt Lake City
Denver & Rio Grande
Western Pacific
Lee Wilson Heirs Compromise Suit
In OBSOROUA Arkansas the heirs of Rev. Lee Wilson reached a compromise in circuit court to set aside the will. Chancellor J F Gautney ratified the agreement, adding it to the Probate Court report. George Thompson of Fort Worth and J T Coston plus James G Coston negotiated for the heirs. The three Wilson children received about 130,000 in value. The Wilson School District lost the chief benefit but gained title to the Hal Springs estate on the Malvern road. Mrs Help May Visighan Stuttgart divorcee will receive income from a 65,000 estate and the first year installments of 250 monthly.
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Obsoroua
Ark
Lee Willson
Mississippi
Wilson
J. F. Gautney
Jones- Ware
Zut B. Macelsan
George Thompson
Fort Worth
Texas
J.T
James G. Coston
Queecla
Malvern Road
Help May Visiighan
Stuttgart
Vaughn
Wilsons
Fragmented Biblical Quotation and Erroneous Text
A garbled passage presents a mix of archaic sounding lines with names like Zevvhaviah and Halibur won. The text appears as a broken quotation about hope, strength, and a banker, but readability is severely compromised and meaning uncertain.
Penalty Paid on Auto License in Hempstead County
Hempstead county motorists who failed to obtain 1934 tags before last Friday's deadline are boosting the State Highway Department revenue by $3 per vehicle. County collectors C. C. Mitchell and JS. Monroe report brisk tag sales, with 1,619 total tags sold versus about 2,400 last year. Friday saw a rush of 296 licenses issued as revenue records show $5,401 in receipts for one day.
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Upstead
State Highway Department
C. C. Mitchell
JS. Monroe
State Revenue Department
Hempstead County
Wiis One Cay
Patmos Farmer Hurt While Cranking Car
Orville Stanley, a Patmos farmer, was injured Tuesday morning when his car jammed against a curb at Stephenson's Brewery store. The motor sputtered as he attempted to crank it in gear, pinning him between the tampers and the curb. He was taken to Josephine hospital. X rays showed no broken bones and officials deemed the accident not serious.
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Patmos
Stephenson's Brewery
Stanley
Hle
Josephine Hospital
Phyns
Hollywood Orchestra to Open at Saenger Theatre Tuesday
Hollywood Orchestra arrives from a two week engagement at Washington-Youreu hotel in Shreveport and opens at Saenger theater Tuesday afternoon. Special acts include Miss Doris Daywvan and the Cocaine Lil team. The band heads to Canton then Castle club near Shreveport for a March 1 engagement.
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Buddy Fisher
Washington-Youreu Hotel
Shreveport
Saenger Theater
Doris Daywvan
Canden
the Castle
Hreveport
Bass Season Complaint Sparks Angler Debate
Anglers from Heapstead County report The Star that people fish for black bass during a closed season from March 1 to May 15. The 1935 law bans possessing or watching this game fish in breeding time, with fines from ten dollars. Officials stress enforcement and cross-state catch burdens.
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Heapstead
Star
Soe
Hope Star
Proul
Parker wins Supreme Court fight over legal costs in Arkansas
John M. Parker a Dardanelle lawyer rose from justice of the peace to the Arkansas Supreme Court in a costly legal battle over an $185 bill. The Supreme Court reversed a lower ruling, ruling Parker liable for $57.15 in costs and ordering Arthur Gipwher of Dardanelle to collect $13.85, leaving Parker out more than $83 plus lower court costs totaling $415.
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Little Rock
John M. Parker
Dardanelle
Justice of the Peace Court
Arkansas Supreme Curt
Rickert
Ind
Supreme Court
Priddy
Yell Circuit Court
Grou
Fous
Parker
Group 6 Arkansas Bankers Ass'n to Meet Wednesday
Group Six of the Arkansas Bankers Association will meet in Hope on Wednesday with about 60 bankers gathering from southwest Arkansas. The program includes a 10 a m opening, a noon roundtable at Hotel Barrow, a visit to the University of Arkansas Branch Experiment Station, and golf. The meeting features addresses by state banking figures, election of officers, and committee reports.
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Arkansas Bankers Association
Hope
Lloyd Spencer
First National Bank of Hope
The
State Association
Tues Ey
Arkansas
City Hall
Barrow
Stuart Wilson
State National Bank of Texarkana
University of Arkansas
J. B. Let
Farmers Bank & Trust Company
Magnolia
Thomas Brewster
First Presbyterian Church
Steve Carrigan
Wade Kitchens
Farmers Bank &Trust Company
Hugh L. Petty
Elk Harn Bank & Trust Company
Arkadelphia
Arkansas Bonds
Henry Moore
Texarkana
Jas. H. Penick
W. B. Wortham Company
Rangers
Bankers Naa Committee
State Bankers Association
Thos. C. McRae
Robi. E. Wait
Wayne Stout
Hotel Barlow
State National Bank
Texarkane
B P W Club Meeting Focuses on Government Roles
The Business and Professional Women's club will meet Tuesday night at Hotel Barlow with a program on American government. County health nurse Flora Cotton leads, Representative FE. G. Steed discusses the legislative duties, Mary Arnold covers the executive, and Clarice Can Hon speaks on city government’s judicial departments.
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Business & Professional Women's Club
Barlow
A K Holloway of Hope Dies in Kerrville Texas
A K Holloway of Hope died Tuesday morning in a Kerrville Texas government hospital after an illness of four years. He was a World War II veteran and a member of Leslie Huddleston Post of the American Legion. The body will be taken to Magee Mississippi for funeral and burial Friday. Surviving are his widow, one daughter, his father, Wo Holloway of Magee, and two sisters Evelyn Holloway of Magee and Mrs Davis of Jackson Mississippi.
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Itis Stu
Kerrville
Texas
Leslie Huddleston
American Legion
Magee, Miss
Holley
Cornelia Halloway
Blis Cb
WARVEY, 83, FREE SILVER ADVOCATE DIES AT HOME
Bulletin from Monte Ne Arkansas reports W HL Warvey, age 83 and noted free silver advocate, died of erysipelas at his home. cause and details released Tuesday.
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Monte NE
Ark
W. HL
Warvey
Wynekoop's Fate to Jury Tuesday
In Chicago the trial of Dr. Alice Wynekoop for the death of Rheta Wynekoop nears verdict. Prosecutor Dougherty closes with calls for justice while the defense prepares its final argument. The judge set deliberations to begin tonight as the case hinges on alibi and courtroom demeanor.
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Chicago
Milton Smith
Alice Wynekoop
Rheta Wynekoop
Alice L. Wynekoop
Charles 5. Dougherty
Second Week of Racing Is Begun at Oaklawn Park
Oaklawn Park in Springs Arkansas hosted 5 000 fans for the opening weekday program. Jockey R Watson rode three winners all from the R Robinson stable. He won with Chortle Lynx Kye and Dark Ayr. The fourth race featured a strong field of five including Lynx Eye, owned by R Roebinsons, defeating the Whitney horse.
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Uot Springs
Ark
Oaklawn
R. Watson
R. Robinson
Watson
Chortle
Lynx Kye
Dark Ayr
R. Roebihson
Lynx Eye
Whitneys
V. W. St. John Dies, Mena Publisher
V W St John, 51, longtime publisher of the Mena Star and former Arkansas Press Association president, died in Booneville late Monday from tuberculosis. The death was reported Tuesday.
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V. W. St. John
Mena
Mena. Ark
Mena Star
The
Arkansas Press Association
Original
Highway Audit Commission
Booneville
Daylight Bank Robbery Leaves Hostages Free
More than 1,000 onlookers watched as six armed bandits led by a Dillinger lookalike robbed Security National Bank in Sioux Falls. They wounded a patrolman, seized five female employees, fired a warning volley, then fled southward with hostages released unharmed.
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Sioux Falls
John Dillinger
Security National Bank & Trust Co
Dillinger
Tuesday Basketball game ends Bobcats season
Hope High School Bobcats play an all star squad of former college and high school players in their final local appearance of the year at 7 30 pm. Proceeds fund the trip to the state tournament. Notable opponents include Meadows and Garrett from Henderson State Teachers College, Meadows the leading scorer.
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Hope High School Bobcats
Cole Legiate
Bobcats
Cee
Harrison
Pea Ridge
Garrett
Meadows
Henderson State Teachers College
Arkadelphia
Henderson
Markets Hope Cotton Exchange Markets Hope Cotton Exchange
New York cotton quotes show May at 12.25 with 12.12 low and 12.25 close, May down 9 points from prior close. New Orleans figures list May 12.18 and July 12.25, with Chicago grain and wheat May values noted. Public notices include prices for poultry and eggs, with various per pound rates for hens, leghorns, broilers, ducks, turkeys, and eggs per dozen.
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New Orleans
Chicago
American Canoe
General Motors
Missouri Pacific
Pt Tse Sogony Vacuum
Isky Standard Oil
N. J
Little Rock
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