Tax Increase of 1937 on Liquor and Beer
The 1937 Arkansas legislature faced revenue battles as spending tops $220 million while tax hikes touch liquor and beer only. A 2 percent sales tax, free textbooks, and homestead exemptions were amid major actions, with liquor and beer taxes raised and funds allocated to state services, hospitals, and pensions.
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Arkansas Cieneral Assembly
Campbell Little
Rock
Carl E. Batley
Gnally
Fic Assembly
Fragmented Thought on Prayers and Attitude
A garbled antiquated fragment discusses prayers as thoughts and their relation to attitude, hinting at a metaphysical view of the soul and body. The text appears as a remnant from a larger meditation or letter, with many corrupted phrases and missing context.
Turned Brown By Brown Turner
KNOXVILLE Tennessee. Washington reports the House voted to regulate coal while eastern cities fear smoke controls. The piece wryly notes clouds prove landing fields for aviators and mocks public focus on high courts over local justice of the peace.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Washington
House
Mississippi River
Supreme Court
Justice of the Peace
Amendment Hinted by Sen Robinson in Senate Debate
Washington notes report Sen Robinson of Arkansas proposing a compromise on President Roosevelt’s court bill. The discussion centers on a constitutional amendment parallel to the Roosevelt plan, with Norris terms limits and judicial review provisions floated as possible concessions.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Robinson
Arkansas
Dem. Ark
Roosevelt
Norris
Cetire
White House
Senate
Robinsony
Congress
Judiciary Committee
Weather watcher Dawson keeps decades of Gainesville data
Burns City resident John Dawson, who calls himself the one gallus farmer, has logged daily weather data for over 50 years. His records tally temperatures, rainfall, and counts of fair, partly cloudy, and cloudy days, with dates of first frosts and seasonal patterns. Located in Gainesville, his mescurological work reflects a lifelong dedication to local climate observation.
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Gainesville
Texas
Burns City
Sivon John Dawson
Dawson
Peach Orchard Safe After Frost. Low 31 in Nashville
Frost and freeze failed to cause major damage in the Nashville peach district as temperatures dropped to 31 degrees with no front. Sunday night showed similar cold and light snow, but orchardists saw Monday night as less severe. officials predicted warmer weather and slight fruit crop damage in Hempstead County remains uncertain pending final estimates.
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Nashville
Little Rock
Arkansas
G. W. Ware
Fruiand Truck Branch
Hempstead County
Federalists Drop 760 Aerial Bombs on Brihuega
Federal forces bombed Brihuega in the Guadalajara Sector, Spain, as fifty government airplanes pounded the town and nearby positions. Officials say 760 bombs caused heavy insurgent casualties amid the fierce aerial attack near Madrid.
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Guadalajara
Spain
Brihuega
Bribuega
Madrid
Aml
Mind Your Manners Funeral Etiquette Quiz
A reading on proper death and funeral etiquette asks five questions. It covers who flowers go to, how to express sympathy, pallbearer duties, newspaper acknowledgments, and seating for acquaintances, with guidelines such as sending flowers to the deceased’s family, writing a sympathy letter, and attending the service if connected to the deceased.
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Vanity Fey
Mongols Split From North China Reported by Missionaries
Reports from Charar Province claim Mongol forces under Prince Teh Wang declared independence from China and formed a new state named Mongolius with Japanese advisors. Details are unconfirmed and come from northern Charar’s outpost.
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Kalgan
Charar Province
China
Manchunkuo
Charar
Teh Wang
No Pension To Be Paid To Windsor
London report says the British government will not pay a 4 pension to the Duke of Windsor the former King George the Sixth civil list released Tuesday notes no pension is granted to him in the state budget the decision follows prior public debate over his royal status and financial allowances
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Windsor
London
Eng
Duke of Windsor
George the Sixth
Federal Reserve Chairman Urges Balanced Budget Move
Chairman Marriner Eccles urged balancing the federal budget to curb inflation and support recovery. He favored higher income and profits taxes if needed, warned against tightening money funds amid unemployment, and linked wage and price rises to non monetary factors like armament demands and strikes.
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Shington
Marriner
Eceles
Federal Reserve Board
Eccles
Credit Polhcies
Doposters
Balfawe
Queen Marie Reported Improved After Illness
Queen Dowager Marie of Romania, seriously ill from a pastry hemorrhage, was reported slightly improved on Tuesday in Bucharest. A New York party member named Peden earned $3000 for his efforts in the Pedal and Meader event, though details are unclear from the damaged text.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Marie of
Risania
New York
Toredy Peden
Nemnber
Peder & Meader
Rev Hawkins Kiwanis Speaker at New Capitol Hotel
Caliphas pastor Floyd Hawkins spoke to the Kiwanis Tuesday at the New Capitol hotel on God's Recovery Program urging slower daily pace for true devotion. Presented by Rev Bert Webb, the club announced the Easter Sunrise service at Hope High Echoal stadium and planned a joint meeting with Hot Springs Kiwanis at Arlington hotel Wednesday at 6 15 p m.
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Floyd L. Hawkins
Califas
Haj. Kiwanis Clude
New Capital Hotel
Mr. Hawkins
Bert Webb
J. M. Lue
Kiwanis Club
Hope High Echoal
Kiwanis
Hot Springs
Finey Man-Miarties Wim SGUTH BEND in Grand Rapids
Harold Ham mink aged 25 and Mi alvice Stevens 24, both of Grand Rapids, were involved in a case with Hamick arrested for spending while living with Stevens. Justice Lilnyd Clark approved a marriage license after payment of a 550 dollar speeding fee, with deputy sheriff assisting as the couple wed. Andrew Green of Cyesco Michigan, serving his 8th year as baseball unit for Michael Starte’s late parties at East Lansing.
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Miarties Wim
Harold Hammink
Mi Alvice Stevens
Grand Rapids
Mich
Hamick
Miss Stevens
Clark
East Lansing
Andrew
Bull) Green
Cyesco
Michael Starte
Soil Conservation Payments Authorized for Hempstead Area
Arkansas extension director C C Riniall announced 1936 agricultural conservation program payments totaling 89 044.77 for Hempstead county farmers. National total certified reaches 4 340 091.08 with many counties mailed checks. Lonoke and Crittenden delays persist due to aerial map measurements affecting North and South Sebastian Mississippi Jefferson and Faulkner.
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Hempstead
Wis
C. C. Riniall
Little Rock
Arkansas
Lonoke
Crittenden
Randall
Sebastian
Mississippi
Jefferson
Faulkner
Prairie Clark
Columbia
H Onstead
Howard
Laayette
Miller
Nevada
Soil
Ouachita
Polk
Sevier
Talking Pictures in Courts in Congress Bill
A bill introduced by Representative Hobbs of Selma Alabama would authorize federal district judges to have pictures and sound recordings made of proceedings before them. The pictures would be available for showing in higher courts.
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Wassington
Supreme Court
Congress
Hobbs
Selma
Ala
Atheir Discros Ation
No Second Guessing in New York Bout
Freddie Steele, famed world welterweight champion, faces a brisk challenge as his opponent pressures him in a tense New York match. The bout tests Steele’s defense, power, and ability to withstand steady offense from a determined rival.
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New York
Freddie Steele
Michigan Governor Again Arbitrator
DETROIT Michigan Tuesday afternoon Governor Frank Murphy arrived to mediate Detroit labor strife. He aimed to reopen four downtown hotels and sought a broader understanding between Chrysler Corp and the United Automobile Workers of America to ease the strike impact.
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Detroit
Mich
Frank Murphy
Detroi
Chrysler Corporation
United Automobile Workers of America
Furlough Policy to Be Abolished
LITTLE ROCK The indefinite furlough clemency begun by late Gov. McRae will end when the state Penal Board and Police Department assume supervision of probation and paroles. Governor Bailey said there is no statutory authority for such furlough, but the supreme court ruled it a conditional pardon within the governor’s power.
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Little Rock
Tc, McRae
State Penal Board
State Police Department
Bailey
Supreme Court
Warrant Sought for Militarist After New York Meet
A drive against Nazis in America crystallized Tuesday to obtain a warrant for the arrest of Fritz Kuhn of Detroit, described as head of an alien military organization, on charges of violating New York penal laws, while Julius Hochfelder pushes for Major Julius Hochfelder’s arrest in behalf of the German American League of Culture. Berlin notes Goering hints at possible anti-regime violence, drawing international speculation. Hugh S. Johnson and John L. Lewis attack Nazism in New York, likening Hitler’s regime to the Kaiser era and urging labor organization to safeguard democracy and industrial rights.
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New York
Adolf Hitler
Germany
America
Julius Hochfelder
Johnson
Lewis
Hugh
NRA
Stalin
Hitler
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Trade U
German Labor Front
Barksdale Field Calls for Recruits 18 to 35
Barksdale Field seeks qualified Air Corps recruits. Unmarried men aged 18 to 35 with at least one year of high school completed are eligible. Those under 21 must have parental written consent. Interested men should contact the Recruiting Officer at Barksdale Field.
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Barksdale Field
Air Corps
Cotton opens and closes steady rise in New Orleans
New Orleans market reports cotton opening Tuesday at 14.64 and closing at 15.03, with spot cotton closing steady, up 15 points. Middling price listed at 47.5 cents.
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New Orleans
Tucadey
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Sen. Robinson
Lash
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Sidininistuation
jTeere
Howard County
Peach Belt
Extension Service
North
Manchoukuo
Edward
U.S. Reserve
F L. Hawkins
Michigan
Chrysler Motor
N.Y
Lax Guardia
Goering
Berlin
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Barksdale
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