Nyberg tax proposal risks direct vote on levies, Helena World editor warns
The Helena World editor and Phillips county representative warns that a constitutional amendment to bar legislative tax increases or new taxes without direct citizen vote would endanger representative government. He argues taxation funds government and urges remedy via August primaries, not November elections.
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BO BE. Nyberg
Helena World
Phillips County
General Assembly
Nyberg
Nybexe
El Dorado C of C Secretary Attacks State Toll Bridges
El Dorado Chamber of Commerce secretary Robert P. Hall reads letters at State Planning Board meeting showing auto clubs and tourist bureaus oppose Arkansas toll bridges and high way use as “cow pastures.” Springfield Auto Club cites high tolls steering tourists toward Oklahoma. drivers avoid delays and trucks raise routing concerns amid tolls.
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Little Rock
Hmliisis
Texas
Missouri
Arkanas
Arkansas
State Planning Board
Robert P. Hall
el Dorado Chamber of Commerce
Automorile
Teoffre
Springfield
Auto Club
Oklahoma
California
Flood Fund Nears $200 Total in County Drive
The Red Cross flood aid fund for Eastern refugees nears two hundred dollars as D. B. Thompson reports the county chapter has made its third tally. The county quota stands at two hundred fifty dollars with several local groups previously noted.
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Red Cross Fund
D. B. Thompson
Hope Brick Works
W. H. Pigers
J. J. Ward
B. R. Hamm Motor Co
Morris Resigns Burr Store Post Moves to Sweetwater Texas
Morris, Burr lore manager here for three years, resigns and departs Sunday for Sweetwater Texas to start a new business. Fred Guthans of Pawhuska Okla will take over Monday. Morris, formerly of Abilene and Sweetwater, previously worked for Montgomery Ward at Sweetwater and held multiple Burr store posts in Breckenridge, Hope, Sedalia, and beyond. He is a Hope Rotary member and Masonic lodge affiliate.
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RR. Morris
Burr Lore
Sweetwater
Texas
Fred Guthans
Pawhuska
Okki
Morris
Abilene
Montgomery Ward
Burr
Breckenridge
Uneun
Okla
Hope
Sedalia
Plane and Railroad Accidents Kill 23 in Various Nations
The Associated Press reports air and rail disasters that claimed 23 lives across nations. Fourteen Europeans died in a cabin plane crash near Mexico City and a separate crash in Lyndhurst England killed five. A Russian parachute accident killed nine women. A Pennsylvania express collided with a freight near Manor, Pennsylvania, killing two trainmen. Searchers seek a plane missing with four aboard in Sonora.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Volcano Peaks
Russia
Lyndhurst Engl
Manor
Sonora
Mexico
Futrell Declines Third Term Amid Draft Movements
In Little Rock a campaign to draft Governor J Marion Futrell for a third term arose on Thursday but Futrell stated he does not want to run for governor. He previously said he did not plan to seek public office again and would retire to private law practice at his home in Paragould after his term expires.
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Little Rock
J. Marion Futrell
Para
Fear and Faith Versus Fear at Rotary Meeting
C E Bennett, Cincinnati advertising manager, spoke at the Rotary Friday noon on fear as a mental process translating into physical harm. He urged courage and faith to combat fear and warned unbelief leads men to eat husks with the hogs. Bennett also spoke at First Presbyterian and will speak at First Christian this Sunday.
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Rotary
C. E. Bennett
Times - Stay
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bennett
H. T. Bennett
First Presbyterian Church
First Christian Church
Rotary Club
Burnett
L. Cucter Jalme Sul
Hempstead Ginning Totals 12 958 Bales Reported
Census Bureau figures show Hempstead ginning at 12 958 bales as of March 1 in the final canvass. The county’s local dales of cotton ginned total 12 999, compared with 4007 bales ginned in 1944.
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Hempstead
Bureau of the Census
Grand National results and race incidents bulletin
AINTREE England Reynolds town on the Grand National day reports Ego was Fecund and Bachelor Prince placed third. Midden Miller fell at the first jump. only seven horses finished the cotine.
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Aintree
Eng
Reynoldstown
Ego
Bachelor Prince
Midden Miller
Two Bound Over in Texarkana Fire
Texarkana reports two men A C Waed and Lee Ogburn bound over to Bowie county grand jury without bond on murder and arson charges in last week Sand Flat fire that killed three people. Ward grocer and associates faced examining trial with sensational testimony about plans to destroy property using gasoline and an outside contractor.
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Texarkana
Lee" Ogburn
Bowie County
Little Rock
A. ©. Ward
Lee Ogburn
Sand Flat
Ralph E. Scantland
Ward Cash
Ward
Lee Ogiur
Hot Springs
Oghan
Professor J. BE
Yan Zan
Ilairvayani
Elis
Pax” Duckett
Tom Burks
Melon Planting Large This Year In Hempstead County
Encouraged by good melons prices last year farmers in Hempstead County plan large acreage. Some growers prepare to plant up to 100 acres in melons and many intend 10 to 40 acres each. Total area could reach 2000 to 4000 acres. Trucks last year helped push prices, but restrictions may keep market near last year’s level.
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Hempstead
Washington
Aller States
Maty
Wwe
False Arrest at Race Track Triggers $250000 Suit
In Little Rock federal court, Chicago residents George Sanders and Isadore Berkowitz sue Oaklawn Jockey Club and Garland County peace officers for $250,000, alleging false arrest after being accused of pickpocketing at the Hot Springs track on March 3. They say a track detective arrested them in a hotel lobby and held them in the city jail until ordered to leave town.
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Little Rock
Oaklawn Jockey Club
Garland County
Chicago
Hot Springs
George Sanders
Isadore Berkowitz
Legion Auxiliary to Meet Monday at Hotel Barlow
The American Legion and Auxiliary of Hempstead County will hold a joint meeting at 7 30 p m Monday at Hotel Barlow with State Commander Jerome Thompson of Fayetteville and Claude Brown of Little Rock among speakers. State president Mrs C L Bodenhammer of El Dorado and other officials will attend. Legionnaires and their wives daughters and sisters are urged to attend.
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American Legion
Hempstead County
Cleanup planned for Washington Homecoming and Centennial split
At a Washington meeting 14 residents kept Mother's Day for the annual Homecoming and separated Centennial plans. A committee will supervise Homecoming and select subcommittees, with a program to clean old and new cemeteries and build a road to the old cemetery. Committees also seek to improve colored citizens’ property and enlist local volunteers for a three day cleanup and town improvements.
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Citizens of
Washington
C. C. Stuart
Jove Jackson
J. L. Pitkinton
Joe A. Wilson
Bob Patterson
Leale
Valord
Jas
G. L. Tyas
Mase Betton
Gilbert Carey
Nora Tyus
Mary Hutchinson
30 Girls in Show Here Friday Night at Hope Hall
Thirty girls in a musical and minstrel show featuring 1 piece orchestra will perform at Hope city hall Friday night at eight o clock. Proceeds by the Young Men's Association will aid highway tree planting east and west of Hope. The Quachita group arrives at eight thirty and will be greeted by the Hope Boys band procession. The Arkansas tour has drawn large past crowds. John Gillespie wins in the college Little Shearer contest. Admission is 25 cents. Large crowd expected.
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Hope City Hall
Cuytain
P.m. J
Young Business Men's Assoc Elation of Hope
Highway 67
Hope
Quachita
P.m
Hope Boys
Arkansas
Thamilay Pight
Suarey
John Gillespie
Little ‘Shearer
Hope WPA Office Closes for Hour
Local WPA office in Hope closed for an hour due to a disturbance. Mrs Annie Williams, sister of Claude Mann and rector of the district, died Wednesday night in Malvern. Funeral service set for Friday at 10 a m in Alabama. Survived by three sons Clay Mann Malvern Willia H Mann New York J Tom Mann Dallas seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Hope
Tde Lam
Bridayding
Annie Williams
Claude Mann
Wallums
Malvern
Alabama
Willians
Clay Mann
Willa H. Mann
New York
J. Tom Mann
Dallas
Srundehiltvedr
WPA Abolition Proposal Offered by Senator Vandenberg
Senator Vandenberg proposed a new relief plan that would virtually abolish the WPA by distributing the relief appropriation to states based on population and need. States would allocate funds as they see fit, potentially supplementing with their own money to finance work projects.
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Washington
Vandenberg
West Holds Hope for Republicans
West holds the key for GOP strategy as leaders debate a West and Mid-West friendly nominee and how far to concede to liberal policies. The East is viewed as safe, but risked if the ticket cannot win westward support. The press notes internal divides over nominating strength and Roosevelt era policy concessions.
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Byron Price
Associated Press
Washington
Stronest
West
Mid-West
Roosevelt
East
Warden Refutes Bought Story About Hauptmann Trial
In Trenton reports, the warden says Hauptmann was brought into custody fairly as Governor Hoffman faced questions. The prison keeper claimed unfairness but Hauptmann insisted he would escape the chair. The execution was scheduled for Tuesday night, March 31.
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Trenton
N.J
Hauptmann
Posse
Hoffman
Kimber
Hey
Arkansas court to rule on death sentence clemency case
In Little Rock the governor urged Paniteni Superintendent Cogbill to ignore a clemency order and asked the condemned man's attorney to pursue a court action against the execution. He said once suit is filed he would grant stays to permit a full test of the case.
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Little, Rock
Gtrell
Ark Breme
Harve
Paniteni
Cogbill
Cheese Plant II Assured for Camden Arkansas
Camden officials announce Wilsons Company will finance a cheese plant in Camden without the chamber of commerce providing $12,000 for a building. A company representative will visit next week to plan the plant as Swift & Company also sends a delegate to study daily production schedules for a potential Camden facility.
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Camden
Ark
Wilson’ S& Company
Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
G. D. Holland
Swift & Company
Mississippi Not Likely to Flood Says Army Engineers
Mississippi delta farmers face long odds of repeat catastrophe as U.S. Army engineers note the vast flood control system has largely contained the river’s reach since the 1950s. The public fear remains, while 1,900 miles of dikes protect acres across 31 states from intermittent downpours.
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Mississippi Delta
Ohio River
Mississippi
Dela
New York State
Pennsylvania
Wyoming
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