New Federal Aid Push Tied To Rural School Enrollment
Hope's schools rely on city and federal support for keeping the high and grade schools operating. Federal relief hinges on proof that 25 percent of grade school enrollment comes from surrounding rural areas. State authorities in Little Rock will decide on final relief approval, with continued city aid and relief-teacher funding in place for now. A separate plan to replace CWA with a new program from April 1 faces rejections and re-submittals, including airport funding and street projects, as Luck notes traffic danger fixes and staff reductions under the shrinking program.
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Eppe
Territoy
Star
City
Hope
City of Hope
CWA
Fred Luck
Little Rock
American Legion
Luck
Lindbergh Fights Air Bill Limiting Private Bids
Senate hearing hears Charles Lindbergh oppose a bill returning airmail to private firms. He argues old contracts were canceled without trial and that private bidders deserve a rebid to restore service. he warns renewed bidding could take years without old firms.
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Lindbergh
Air
Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Senate
Army
Seed sale halted across state for mislabelled lot contamination
Arknews Plant Board inspectors ordered off sale 446 sacks of seed after producers failed to label seed impurities and germination. Products affected include 199 sacks sudan grass 124 sacks soybeans and other seed 60 sacks. the notice notes insect pest control by a new misting spray technology for orchards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arknews Plant Board
Activ
Spectera
Hot Springs Race Season Extended at Oaklawn Park
The Oaklawn Park 21 day race meeting in Hot Springs Ark was extended six days by the Trot Springs Business Men's Racing Association executive committee. The season will now close March dt instead of the 24th as races continue daily except Sunday drawing large crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs. Ark
Oaklawn Park
Trot Springs Business Men's Racing Association
Survey finds 142 Memphis area firms profitable in 1933
Cyrus Simmons, Dun & Bradstreet Memphis manager, says a survey of 200 firms in Memphis and parts of Arkansas Mississippi and Tennessee shows 142 profitable in 1933. The group, drawn from wholesale retail and manufacturing sectors, earned 1.85 million more than in 1932 while bankruptcies decline to levels not seen since 1921.
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Memphis
Tenne Ay Cyrus
Simmons
Dun & Bradstreet
East
Arkansas
North
Mississippi
West
Tennessee
Simmonds
Living Costs Rise Further in February
The National Industrial Conference Board reports wage earners faced continued living cost increases in February with overall costs up 1 percent from January and 8.6 percent over February. Purchasing power dropped to 27.7 cents per dollar. Food prices rose 1.1 percent, rents 2.0 percent, and men's clothing up 6.6 percent. clothing overall 8.5 percent above February 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Industrial Conference Board
College Loans in Arkansas Delayed by Doubts on Income
Washington reports final approval of contracts for public works loans to the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas Medical School in Little Rock was delayed again due to questions about income to retire the loans. Archer Wheatley, a Jonesboro lawyer, said he hopes differences can be settled Friday. PWA officials remained unsure how income would retire the loans, while some scientists have cited a maximum speed of 600 miles per hour for straightaway flight.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Parker
Georgia
Jones
Texas
Brown
T Hat
Rankin
Milioni
Law
Bringy
Deworral
Rayburn
Nayborn
Secrtary
Wallace
Congress
University of Arkanesay
Fayetteville
University of Arkansas Medical School
Little Rock
Archer Wheatley
Jonesboro
Ark
Arkin+ses selinors
PWA
Wheatley
PWN
Mwaandr Gi
Joan
Meliva
Insull Seized Aboard Greek Freighter Exiled to U S
Greece located fugitive Samuel Insull aboard the Greek freighter Maiotis and expelled him to the United States after a payment report. The ship sailed last Wednesday and docked at Piraeus Saturday afternoon. In Canada, Martin J. Insull was extradited to the United States to face Chicago charges of embezzlement and grand larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amlens
Greece
Samuel Insull
Prigay
Piraeus
Insull
United States
Martin
Toronto
Canada
Martin J. Samsull
Chicago
Samuel
Friday
Salary Bills Rise in 17 Counties Across Arkansas
In Arkansas 17 counties push locally initiated salary acts for 1934 elections. Officials fear a two-thirds legislative vote needed to repeal such acts, prompting undercover push for a General Salary Act before lawmakers lose leverage. Union and Phillips counties already have acts in force since 1932. Union's case upheld by supreme court under initiative and referendum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
General Assembly
Supreme Court
Union
Phillips
Union County
Parks New Pastor for Church of Christ in Hope
The Rev. Gln A. Parks of Morritt ton has been named pastor of the Church of Christ here, succeeding the Rev. John G. Reese who left for Little Rock. Parks will appear on Hope’s pulpit Sunday March 1. He is completing a degree at Harding College and plans to move to Hope with Mrs. Parks around June 1, making a home there.
Edington Schooley Are Best Lawyers
About 1,500 people from 20 southern Arkansas counties attended the sixth annual spring visiting day at the Fruit and Truck Experiment Station. Highlights included a log sawing contest won by Edington and Schooley in 69 seconds and a landscape lecture by Prof. J. R. Cooper, with other agricultural experts and Stanley Andrews of Arkansas Farmer among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Fruit & Truck Experiment Station
G. W. Ware
Ie Saigeoe
H. C. Edington
Bill Schooley
C. R. Carnes
F. W. Carnes
A. C. McBride
C.D. Baker
T. Roy Reid
Fayetteville
University of Arkansas Agricultural Extension Service
J. R. Cooper
College of Agriculture
J. J. Hiler
Glenn. Riddell
Frank Stanley
Carlin C. Rogers
J. S. Cooper
Glenn Boyd
B. A. Hodson
Ella Posey
Helen Chiffin
YL. Wright
J. A. Heckman
C. Q. Brannen
Stanley Andrews
Lite Rock
The
Arkansas Farmer
CWA Resumes Sanitary Program in Hempstead County
Finley to reopen the CWA sanitation effort in Hempstead County after a three week shutdown following 30 toilets built. A small four man crew will commence with all materials supplied, labor provided by CWA. The move follows widespread letters and telegrams urging continuation from across Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CWA
Hempstead
Erie
Finley
Wee
Telegram
Little Rock
Amatsas
Willisville Sends 30 Visitors to Hope Program
Willisville in southeastern Nevada County hosted a spring day program with about 30 visitors. The event, described as a farm visit, featured observers and a supervising teacher, J. Perry, among those noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willissville
Hope
Willisville
Nevada County
Hi Fe Experiment Farm
J. Oh
Perry
Mayor R A Boyett Salary Battle Reaches Texarkana
Mayor R A Boyett of Hope wins a $150 a month salary after Chancellor Pratt P Bacon rules ordinances 457 and 470. Ordinance 470 set $100, 457 set $75 but both after Boyett assumed office. 401 governs current term. The ruling holds prior dormant ordinances cannot cut salary, and the mayor cannot claim back pay. Lawyers from Carrigan Monroe defend Boyett. plaintiffs were Shiver and associates.
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R. A. Boyett
Hope
Harry W
John C. Shiver
Texarkana
Pratt P. Bacon
Sixth Chancery District
Bacon
Boyett
City of Hope
Carrigan & Monroe
L. F. Monroe
Curtis Cannon
Baer and Carnera to Fight in June at Madison Square Garden
Promoter Jack Dempsey signs Max Baer and Primo Carnera for a world title bout set for June 14 in Madison Square Garden Bowl on Long Island. Before the fight they stage The Prize Fighter and the Lady at the Saenger Friday night with Baer and Carnera appearing for the last time together. A parachute for low altitude airdrops is also noted.
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Bsaenger Theater
Max Baer
California
Prime Camera
New York
Madison Square Garden
Bowl
Long Island
Jack Dempsey
Primo Caracar
Plan Special Coin to honor Arkansas Centennial
The Senate banking committee approved a bill to authorize coinage of 2 million two cent pieces to mark Arkansas admission to the union centennial in 1996.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Hempstead County home clubs form county council
Hope city hall heard Hempstead county home demonstration club officers outline a new Hemp Club Council to coordinate work and assist Women in raising home and community standards. Miss Helen Griffin presided as officers were elected including President Mrs. C. R. White Columbus and Reporter Mrs. Nelson Frazier Washington.
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Hempstead County Home Demonstration Clubs
Hope City Hall
Hempstead County Home Demonstration Club Council
Helen Griffin
C. R. White
Columbus
J. L. Sley
Belton
J. E. McWilliams
Shower Springs
Nelson Frazier
Washington
R. L. Moses
Helton
J. L. Eley
Claude Roberts
Green Laseter
Riley Lewallen
A. M. Bleyins
DeAnn
Opal Samules
3. M. Arnold
Hollis Samuel
Shover Springs
Minor Gordon
J. KE. McWilliams
W. B. Ruggles
Executions Reported After Assault Case in Hernando
In Hernando Mississippi three Black youths were executed for attacking a 17 year old white girl from Holly Springs. Clyde Collins, father of the victim, watched Sheriff Roscoe Lauderdale trigger the executions. About 200 national guardsmen stood by as the condemned were moved from Jackson to Hernando. Howard, then McGehee and Jones were put to death, while prayers for forgiveness echoed amid the crowd.
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Hemnando
Miss
Mississppi Gir
Clyde Collins
Holly Springs
Roscoe Lauderdale
Jackson
Hernando
Suse Howard
Ernest McGehee
Johnny Jones
Rogie Who Filed With Dillinger Slain in Michigan
In Port Huron Michigan a man claiming to be Herbert Youngblood and allied with John Dillinger was killed in a shootout with sheriff deputies. He died of wounds after identifying Dillinger and firing on officers. Four deputies captured him in a black district as he brandished a pistol, wounding three officers before he fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Huron
Mich
Aznegro
Herbert Youngblood
John Dillinger
Crown Point Ind
Dillinger
Crown Point
Youngblood
Birmingham Fire Drunk Allegations At $3 Million Blaze
Firefighters were accused of being drunk during the citys $3 million Birmingham blaze cited by witnesses and city officials. Joe Heacock testified he saw men drunk after dark and not volunteers, supporting prior statements about liquor at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
City Commission
Joe Heacock
Mquor
Hugh Locke
W. C. Downs
Leney Robinson
Heacock
J. M. Jones Jr
Green
Mrs Roosevelt Returns Home From Puerto Rico Flight
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt arrived in Miami by airliner just before noon Friday ending her one day economic survey flight to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The trip covered economic observations and field visits with officials and local leaders.
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Miami
Pla
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Cotton Market Pictures Hazy Outlook In New York
Market report shows cotton futures May options down from prior close with prices around 12.25 in New York and 12.19 in New Orleans. Wheat and corn futures mix lower, while stock quotes list major U S firms such as American Smelter Chrysler and General Motors. Local poultry prices listed for hens, broilers, ducks, geese, and turkeys with per pound ranges.
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New York
New Orleans
RGR
Chicago
American Candirovee
American Smelter
ABN
Chrysler
General Motors
Missouri Pacific
Standard Oil
N. J
Little Rock
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Sunure Authority
West Little Rock
Arks
Toy Anderson
Tilman B. Parks
Mone
Mathews
Shire
Pulaski County
U.S
Outlaw
Cripples Service
Hot Springs
Fanny
America
Morritton
Edington, Schooley
Ederal
Cancellor Bacon
Baer
Camera
Fight
Saenger
Home Demonstration Club
Friendship
Z. W. Harper
R. . Trowland
C. BR. White
J. O. Johnson
Mildred Johnson
Patinos
T. J. Drake
W. B. Simmons
Oliver Rider
A. N. Rider
McNab
Iva Williams
Charles Cannon
Liberty
Guy Hicks
Frank Shearer
Guernsey
W. M. Ramsey
M. B. Patrick
Bingen
Earl Holt
W. 8. Hobson
Blevins
R. C. Tuslor
Spring Hill
F. J. Hill
S. B. Smith
Rogie
Michigan
Black
Mrs. Roosevelt
Hope Cotton Exchange
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