Controversy Over Tractor Costs and Highway Office Shift
County officials travel to Little Rock to probe tractor payments tied to a 17,300 slush fund used to secure a 6 cent gasoline tax. Bank Rob Chapman claims self payment, while Ex County Judge Ragsdale says Union County paid. Comptroller Smith weighs if records were erased and if overpayments occurred. Camden News lauds southwest Arkansas opposition tactics while noting Camden’s losses. The piece ends with Camden hosting the Arkansas Baptist Woman's Missionary Union annual meeting and leaders arriving.
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Little Rock
Smith
Rob Chapman
Ragsdale
Zens
Union County
Chapman
Hope
Southwest Arkansas
Camden News
Grace
Camden
Ouachita County
Hempstead County
Red Cross Praised in Hempstead County Letter
A typed note from Hempstead County Red Cross leaders thanked Mr. and Mrs. Timberlake for aiding county relief work during winter. The letter from secretary J. Fitzsimmons and chairman B. Thompson acknowledged county appreciation and urged forwarding the thanks to unnamed local donors.
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Pstead County Red Cross
J. Fitzsimmons
B. Thompson
Red Oss
H. W. Timber
Washington
Kerlake
Timberlakes
Fitzsimmons
H. W. Timberlake
Arkansas
Peraz
Brefore
Thompson
Red Cross
Hempstead
Thompson J
Rotary to Meet at Spa on May 11
OT SPRINGS Ark Rotary district 62 meets at Hot Springs on Thursday May 11 to discuss club problems and enjoy fellowship. Carl E Steed of Columbus Ohio director and university signer of diplomas will deliver an outstanding address. Nelson of Montreal active Rotary leader expected to participate via Community Service plan.
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OT Springs
Ark
Rotary
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Rotary Friends
Carl E. Steed
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Statersity
Carl Steed
Nelson
Montreal
Canada
Roin Rotary
Nashville
Tenn
Y International
Futrell Faces Deadline on Final Batch of Bills
In Little Rock the Arkansas legislature winds down as Governor Futrell nears a March 29 deadline. Senate and House hold-overs rush remaining measures to his desk with uncertainties over key bills including the county school superintendent abolition and a referendum on July 18.
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Little Rock
L. F. Monroe
Monroe
W. H
Dick) Johnson
Southwest
Arkansas
Blackwood
Johnson
Futrell
Senate
H. K. Toney
House
Gove Futrell
Five Die in Oklahoma Farmhouse Fire Near Fargo
Five persons burned to death in a farm home near Fargo Oklahoma early Saturday. The dead are Mr. and Mrs. Nick Smith their married daughter Marie Mrs. Roy Smith and an infant. The tragedy occurred at the Smith residence on a rural farm, authorities said.
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Fargo
Okla
Here
Nick Smith
Marie
Roy Smith
Bank Robber Shot by Ola Hotelman
L A Masters about 45 of Russellville was fatally wounded by A F Hendricks 70 hotelman after the Bank of Ola and Ola post office burglary. Two other men escaped in the gunfight as Hendricks fired from his hotel doorway across the street. A posse hunts the escaped rebels in the northeast lowlands.
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Ola
Ark
L. A. Masters
Russellville
A. F. Hendricks
Bank of Ola
Masters
Hendricks
Cripples' Appeal Read to Kiwanis Club Meeting
A. E. Stonequist spoke on Franklin D. Roosevelt's The Forgotten Cripple interview urging national effort to place cripples in useful roles with early life opportunities for normal living. He cited home training and education gaps as causes of under privilege, aided by Rev. Geo. F. X. Strassner. Attendance prizes went to R. V. Herndon, John P. Cox, and Wayne England. board meeting set for Monday night.
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A. E. Stonequist
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Stonequist
Geo. F. X. Strassner
R. V. Herndon
John P. Cox
Wayne England
Hitler Denies German Persecution of Jews
Berlin reports Capt. Hermann Goering declared that persecution of Jews will not be tolerated and urged foreign correspondents to judge Germany fairly. He blamed abroad reports for harming German interests and noted protests by Jews in the United States, especially New York, over alleged Nazi cruelty.
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Bernard K. Marcus
Saul Singer
Bank of the United States
New York
Sing Sing
Ossining
N. Y
Criminal Courts
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Singer
Berlin
Germany
Herman Goering
Goering
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Hitler
Republic
Great Britain
France
Continent
Adolf Hitler
Paul von Hindenburg
Civil Service to Govern Discharge Rules for Police and Fire
The proposed civil service act would shield police and fire personnel from discharge or rank reduction without due process. It requires written notice, a trial within fifteen days, and a commission hearing presided by the president to decide evidence and pleadings.
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City of Hope
Board of Civil Service Commissioners
The
Star
Dad Farley Still Alive despite Official Death Record
S. C. Farley of Hope recalls a Civil War era error when the Cincinnati Enquirer listed him as dead after his cousin died at Gettysburg. He turned 90, praises Roosevelt, criticizes Arkansas governance, and notes a long tenure as fair grounds custodian.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Battle of Gettysburg
Unioneteran
Leonard Ellis
Hope
S. C
Dad) Farley
Dad
S. M. Farley
Gettysburg
The
Farley
Roosevelt
Franklin
Teddy Roosevelt
Arkansas
Futrell
Kate Smith
French Wine Labels Face Fraud Threat After Prohibition Ends
French wine leaders warn that fraudulent imitation labels and corks could flood the U S market once the Eighteenth Amendment is repealed. They push for unambiguous origin stamps and strengthened U S cooperation to protect authentic Bordeaux names and vintages amid rising duties and educated palates.
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EY Minott Saunders
NEA
Paris
Balloon Found Near Hope After 125-Mile Flight
An advertising balloon broke loose in Paris Texas and traveled about 125 miles ending in a field on A L Roberts farm nine miles north of Hope near DeAnn The owl faced gas-bag bore owner Sam Timmin 29 North 19th street Paris Texas Mr Roberts notified Timmin but had not heard back by Saturday.
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Paris
Texas
A. L. Roberts
Hope
DeAnn
Roberts
Sam Timmin
North 19Th Street
Timmin
Texan
Is Only Way Out Says Wallace in Facing Opposition
Wallace, secretary of agriculture, tells Congress that the administration sees the only path forward on farm relief as action now amid mounting opposition from the Farmers Union and other groups. He reasserts the rural aid plan as essential to progress.
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Chauteau Lafite
Chauteau Margaux
Pierre Moreau
Margaux Vineyards
Barthe
Wallace
Hearings Continued on Roosevelt Farm Bill By Senate Panel
Washington. The senate agriculture committee on Saturday kept hearings open on the Roosevelt farm bill despite Secretary Wallace urging speed. If action occurs, it likely will not report the measure to the senate before Thursday at the earliest.
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Heould
Washington
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
Congress
Roosevelt
Rainey
Walsh
Massachusetts
Senate Labor Committee
White House
Federal programs face test as Roosevelt pushes agenda
Wallace urged broad power for executive officials amid farmer opposition and Senate debate. Simpson of the National Farmers Union calls the bill impossible. Roosevelt backs railroad progress and expansion of federal building plans with near 100 million dollars in relief funds and new forestry measures awaiting approval.
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Lief
Wallace
Senate Agriculture Committee
John A. Simpson
National Farmers Union
Simpson
Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Treasury
School Opens for State Unemployed in Little Rock
The county emergency relief committee with Reconstruction Finance Corp funding opens a new program in Little Rock for unemployed adults to pursue advanced education. Enrollment has started with graduates from Princeton and Annapolis among the first to enroll. Courses include accounting office management and business. The school welcomes all non unemployed residents.
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Little Rock
County Emergency Relief Committee
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Princeton
Annapolis
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Yours Truly, J. Fitzsimmons
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