Job Insurance Act Adopted by State
Arkansas adopts a federal aligned unemployment compensation law with 114000 workers eligible. Employers will pay 18 percent of wages this year and 2.7 percent next year. Benefits start at up to 14 dollars a week for up to 16 weeks, funded through the state labor department via employment offices. The act excludes farm labor domestic service and other specified roles from eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas
Social Security Board
Washington
Bailey
Frank Bene
Ed McDonald
McDonald
Kendrick and Smith
Franklin
House
Senate
W. A. Rooksbers
Federal
Special Security Board
State Department of Labor
United States
Congress
Commissioner of Labor
Labor
Gueminiment
Equul Hum
Fragmentary Verse Omits Clear Event
A damaged OCR fragment presents scattered archaic phrases about violence and salvation, with unclear speakers or setting. The text lacks a concrete event, date, or identifiable organizations, offering only stray, non-coherent lines.
Chrysler Refuses UAW Gain Amid Auto Strike Turmoil
The CIO moves toward organizing 2.25 million textile and oil workers while Chrysler refuses to recognize the United Automobile Workers as sole bargaining agent for 67,000 employees, triggering sit down strikes. About 55,000 Chrysler workers idle as talks resume. other plants including Hudson and Briggs face curtailments and production halts. General Motors units in Flint see sit downs end with negotiations pending a national wage clause.
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Associated Press
Committee For Industrial Organization
CIO
American Federation of Labor
Comittee
United Automobile Workers of America
Detroit
Chrysler Motor Comrporation
Chrysler Automotive
Chrrysler
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler
Highland Park
Hudson Motor Car Company
Hudson
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Newcastle
Ind
Evanville
Los Angeles
Cal
Marville Midh
Windsor Ont
General Motors
Flint
Chevrolet Motor Assembly Department
Fisher Ready
Ues
Last Aventh
Tax Offices Here Only Until 20th
Sheriff Jim Bearden and Tax Assessor Isabelle Onstead said their offices, now housed in the John Gibson drugstore, would move back to Washington after Saturday, March 20. They urged those who have not assessed property or paid taxes to do so at once, noting city and rural assessments are made on alternate years with city property assessed this year.
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Jim Bearden
Isabelle Onstead
John §. Gibson Drugstore
Washington
Grand Jurors for April Announced
The Hempstead circuit court April term grand jurors were announced by circuit clerk Ralph Bailey. Names include Claud Taylor from Hope, L. Byers, Lee Garland, Tom Butler, Oliver Rider of Patmos, Hugh Garner of Spring Hill, and others from Spring Hill, Columbus, Nashville, and surrounding areas. Alternate jurors listed include Arthur Erwin, Floyd Moses, John Lloyd, and C. Norwood among Hope and Nashville residents.
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Hempstead Circuit Court
Ralph Bailey
Bailey
Qubhie
Claud Taylor
Hope
RB. L. Byers
Lee Garland
Tom Butler
Oliver Rider
Patmos
Hugh Garner
Spring Hill
Os Johnson
Columbus
H. E. Reed
L. & Sanford
Tokio
Stueart Crane Ozan
A. Hamilton
McCaskill
O. A. Daniels
Nashville
BR. C. Taylor
Blevins
J. J. Bruce
B. J. Ellis
Emmet
F. BD
W. B. Cox
Fulton
J. W. Jones
Lat Moses
Washington
Claud Vann
Hn Buyke
DeAnn
W. MM
Ioga
M. E. Patrick
Guernsey
Ed Sheppergen
Cohuunius
Houston Walff
Arthur Erwin
Floyd Moses
Tape
John Lloyd
DeAnny Tam Wardlaw
C. C. Norwood
K. B. Spears
Vernon Cato
State Lines Are Crime Deterrent
Washington debates a bill by Senator McCarran to extend interstate crime laws to livestock theft. The note suggests rustling has grown with fast transport, shifting from small thefts to larger schemes moving cattle to distant markets.
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Washington
Sonmtur McCarran
Nevada
Ina
Stalun
Negro House Damaged by Fire Near Oglesby School
A small blaze damaged a Negro house near Oglesby school on the orth side of town. Firemen answered the alarm at 11:50 a.m. The fire started in the roof, causing minor damage but no injuries reported.
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Oglesby School
Orth Side
Moses in Contests for Judge Post in Arkansas
In Little Rock the race for the United States circuit judge post to replace the late Judge John E. Martineau centers on C Hamilton Moses of Little Rock. Support grows from Arkansas leaders, with Governor Bailey endorsed and Abner McGehee praised by multiple groups. The Senate backed Bailey and a special bar association meet may endorse a candidate.
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Bee
Little
House
Hal P. Smith
Bailey
United States
Eastern
Arkansas
John E. Martineau
Coffelt
Saline
Senate
Jonesworn
Arkansas Bar Association
Eastern Arkans Bar Assocition
Abner McGehee
Little Rock
Delhi County
Moss
Opachita College
Tulane University
University of Artuins
Ile
Klays University
George W. Donaghey
George W. Hays
Charles H. Brough
Arevedl
Arkansas Railroad Comission
Robinson, House & Muses
Robinson
Harvey C. Couch
Couch
Lake Hamilton
Center Dam
Hot Springs
Gover Bailey
Clarendon
Dillion
Smith
Miluin
Harrism
Spanish Loyalists Lose Ground Near Madrid Front
Madrid reports reinforced government troops yielding slowly to an army of 15,000 Italians and Spaniards advancing toward Madrid through Guadalajara province. Defense forces hold along the Aragon highway fending off insurgent fire in two sectors of the new front.
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Madrid
Spain
Guadalajara
Aragon
Governor Vetoes License Cut Bill in Arkansas
Governor Bailey vetoed Senate Bill 262 by Senator Joe W. Kimzey, a move to reduce motor vehicle license fees by one third. He argued the plan would breach the 194 refunding contract and fail to provide relief without risking homes and farms in improvement districts across 62 counties. Kimzey did not comment, suggesting the issue could go to voters as an initiated measure.
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Little Rock
Bailey
Senate
Joe W. Kimzey
Hot Spring County
Little Rockk
House
Nichols
Booneville
Majors
Dardanelle
Thompson
Gathings
West Memphis
Milum
Mind Your Manners Quiz on Letter Etiquette
A 19th century style etiquette quiz tests proper titles and closings for business letters. It covers addressing clergy, envelopes, and forms like Sincerely Yours versus Yours Truly, with cautions on gender or marital status in names.
Arkansas Senate Passes Liquor Advertising Bill Amid Parly Turmoil
In Little Rock the Nichols bill to ban liquor advertising and tighten store rules cleared the Senate 20 to 10 and returns to the House. The session featured clashes, last minute maneuvers, and a vanished bill episode before final action.
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Senate
Little Rock
Nichols House
Arkansas
House
Nichols
Turned Brown By Brown Turner In Knoxville
In Knoxville Tennessee the author remarks on social security tax not driving people to poverty and notes folk displaced by floods returning home to face renewed flood risk. He cautions against efforts to curb livelihoods via injunctions and comments on current weather hindering fishing work.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Semi Tropical Duck Feed Found Here Near McNab
U S Biological Survey staff J J Lynch and Neil Hotchkiss with Dr F B Carrigan inspected Grassy Lake, Hempstead County Hunting Club, near McNab. They reported five duck feeds including bulrush new to Arkansas, with other feeds Smartweed, duckweed, frogshit and buttonbush. They also encountered alligators up to 16 feet during the outing.
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Hempstead County
Arkansas
U.S. Biological Survey
Washington, D. C
F. B. Carrigan
J. J. Lynch
Neil Hotchkiss
Washington
Grassy Lake
Hempstead County Hunting Club
McNab
Lynch
Mr. Hotchkiss
Grassy Lake Puesday
Arkan
Testing Airplane Props Dangerous at Wright Field
The Wright Field officer describes dangerous propeller testing where a broken blade caused a wall breach and a fatal engine separation. Vibration analysis and three two story towers simulate engine and propeller interaction to locate and remove destructive frequencies and ensure safe endurance tests for aircraft propulsion.
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Howard WY. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Dayton
Ohio
Wright Field Aviation
U.S. Army Air Corps
Roosevelt Attacks Court Packing Plan In Fireside Speech
Attorney General Cummings urged Congress to empower the President to enlarge the Supreme Court to speed justice and rejuvenate the judiciary. President Roosevelt appealed for swift passage of the reorganization bill, arguing the court has overstepped its proper role and may threaten constitutional balance. Postmaster General Farley criticized opposition and noted differences among justices, suggesting long-standing ties to wealth and client interests shape legal thinking.
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Washington
Cummings
Congress
Rouges
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Supreme) Court
Fiself
High Tribunal
White House
Farley
South
North Carolina
Supreme
United States
Freighter Afire Threatens Boston Waterfront
The heavily loaded Danish freighter Laila Iversen or Laila Iversen, a 4000 ton ship from Chilean and Cuban ports, caught fire while unloading one million pounds of sugar. Fire boats were moved away due to explosion risk as flames rose high over the waterfront at Begston, Massachusetts, on Wednesday.
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Begston
Mass
Laila
Cotton market opens and closes mixed in New Orleans
The cotton market in New Orleans opened at 24.08 and closed at 14.07 bid. Spot cotton finished steady, up 19 points, with middling at M15.
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New Orleans
Mareh Cotton
Spot Cotton
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