Arkansas General Assembly Self Reliance and Tax Shifts
A retrospective on Arkansas legislature adjournment highlights a pivotal session focused on restoring state self reliance and funding education and relief without new taxes. It notes public sentiment swings, liquor and horse racing disputes, and the shift of costs from federal to state, with a farmer named Ruel Rout cited at article end.
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General Assembly
Arkansas
Futrell
S0th Assembly
Sth Assembly
United States
Washington, D
4-H Rally in Guernsey School Saturday
Trempstead county 4-H clubs plan an all day rally at Guernsey's new school auditorium on Saturday March Involving about 400 4-H girls and boys supervised by community leaders with programs from opening song to contests, lunch, judging, musical acts, races and games including basketball and tug of war.
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Trempstead
Carroll S. Morsrow
Aks Lml
Guernsey
Michners
Miss Griffin
Mr. Morrow
Momiber
Ant Tug Ewan
Westmoreland Joins Kelvinator Agency Network
A. M. Westmoreland, named Kelvinator distributor in Hope territory, has established an extensive Kelvinator display at Moreland's drugstore. He lives in Prescott, where he also runs a Kelvinator agency, splitting his time between Prescott and Hope, three days weekly. Previously he was with Hampstead County Lender company until year end.
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A. M. Westmoreland
Hope Territory
Kelvinator
Cleerie
Moreland
Westmoreland
Prescott
Hope
Hampstuid County Lunder Company
Floods Reach Peak Amid River Floods In Arkansas
The Jackson County sheriff said water over the Jacksonport levee inundated farmland near Newport Arkansas forcing evacuations while the levee held. Kee levee south of Newport failed flooding more land. No casualties reported as floodwaters recede. Weather forecasts predict a slow fall above Newport with crest south of the river delayed days. Army engineers expect Mississippi tributaries to push excess water toward the Gulf, aiding a wider flood. Red Cross and relief efforts aid thousands of refugees from St Francis and Black River floods.
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Newport
Ark
Jackson County Sheriff's Office
Jacksonport
White River
Little Roce
Camden
Ounehita
Arkadelphi
Sane
Associated Press
Mississippi
Gulf
Missouri
Ilinois
Arkansas
Red Cross
Federal
St. Francis
Black River
Popular Bluff
Memphis
Tenn
Arkansas-Missouri
W. M. Hoxe
U. S
Hans Kramer
Missisippi
Hoge Sale
Hoye
New Committees Named by Church
The First Baptist church congregation heard reports from the committees working on the new Sunday wheel building sit a business meeting. The two consolidated committees were discharged and new committees selected to serve on the bulleing plus writin with names including Kulb chair, Higeason vice chair, and several others such as Haynes Lipscomb Moreland Murphy, Cornelius Woomack McDaniel and Boswell Rowton.
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First Baptistt! Church
Ehurels
Pinanes
Alg. Kulb
States
Gus Haynes
A. Cc. Kulb
Night Stunt Night Program by Hope High School Glee Club
Hope High School Glee Club presents a Friday night program directed by Mrs. John Wellborn featuring 22 stunts. Prominent Hope citizens participate as students from various home rooms and clubs perform in the high school auditorium. A brief note on local farming mentions sparrow hawks and field mice.
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Hope High School Glee Club
John Wellborn
Hope
Broach
Green
Martin
Payton
Bus and Livestock Truck Crashed. 27 Children Hurt
Jackson Tenn. police report 27 children injured when a school bus was hit from behind by a livestock truck. Both vehicles overturned down a 20 foot embankment. most injuries are cuts and bruises. None of the children aboard the US bus were riding at the time of impact.
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Jackson, Tenn
First Licenses for Wine Issued Here
Revenue Agent Ed Van Siekle announced that the first license to sell Arkansas-mace wines was issued to Holli g Luck, following a state act. The second license went to Leo Robins for a fee of 15 dollars. Only these two applicants applied for license.
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Hollig Luck
Ed van Siekle
Arkansas
Leo Robins
Luck
Robins
Hope Golf Club Revival Meeting Near Hope
Plans to revive the Hope Golf Club will be discussed Tuesday at 740 pm near the Hope Furniture company's store. Coach Fay H L Hammons leads the effort, with improvements planned to attract members and organize surrounding town tournaments and matches for women players.
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Coach Hammons
Hope Furniture Store
Hope Golf Club
Hope Furniture Company
Fay HL Hammons
Round Up Auto Tax Delinquents
State agents announced a drive against delinquent automobile license payers to start soon. Warnings urged immediate display of tags to avoid embarrassment, noting many owners purchased tags but left them off or wore them upside down on certain car models. Hempstead county receipts show $22,000 in license payments for the first two and a half months, with historical totals listed for prior years.
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Hempstead County
William A Carrigan Visits Hope Town
William A Carrigan, connected with the Agricultural Adjustment Administration in Washington, is visiting his hometown of Hope this week with his father Dolph Carrigan who was injured in an automobile accident days earlier. He formerly worked for the Washington Herald.
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William A. Carrigan
Dolph Carrigan
Ln Hope
Igi
Division
The
Agricultural Adjistment Administration
Washington
BOC
Washington Herald
Fifty-First General Assembly Ends In Turmoil
The Arkansas Fifty-First General Assembly adjourned sine die after a tense closing in which a two hour session featured band music and a chaotic finish. Governor Futrell warned that two bond refunding bills could threaten the state’s finances, as bondholders pledged no further bonds while the legislature pressed ahead.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Thi Bers
Futre
Killian
Drew County
Norrell
Mane Crawford
Union County
Ella B. Hurst
Washington
Seth
Reso
Ellis
Fiftieth Geeral Assembly
Futrell
State
H. B.ail
Warfield
Aetis
H. B
Rowell
Millicent Graves Sees Coat and Clock at 5:35
Millicent Graves notices her fur coat as a clock reads 5:35 while George Drimgold delays signing mail. He hurries to his private office as the outer floor is exploded open and he calls to Miss Graves. He asks for a notebook as he prepares the correspondence.
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Millicent Graves
George Drimgold
Miss Graves
Millicent
Millicent Graves Demands Overtime Pay Talk with Drimgold
Millicent Graves confronts employer George Drimgold over overtime and next month’s salary advance. She asserts her finances force her to work late, noting rising costs and recent personal purchases. Drimgold remains irritable but reluctant, citing his own expenses and pressing dictation.
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Drimgold
Millicent Graves
Millicent
Fim
George Dringole
Graves
Ime
Desmynld
Carleton Kendrake Sparks Salary Clash at Office
Millicent Graves confronts Carleton Kendrake over pennies and overtime. He offers half a dollar meals and threatens firing while she demands a raise or quitting, saying she performs the work of two at one salary. The dispute reveals harsh penny-pinching tactics and worker frustration.
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Millicent Graves
Hersel
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Old Spinning Wheel
Old Fashioned School—High School
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Merry Wives of Windsor
R. A. Baptist Church
Tin Pan Band
Old King Cole
Cargile
Christian C
Milburn
le Salon Monaine
Austin
Baer
Carera
Durham
Town State College
Tennessee
Johnson
Pather
Charles
Coughlin
Ash
Hugh S. Johnson
Bernard M. Barach
Church of the Little Flower
Royal Oak
Mich
H. Luck
L. Robins
Hempstead
William Carrigan
Gooch
Bill
Senate
Vine Heme
Delmyeld
Carleton Kendrake
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