Arkansas schools split over sales taxes and local reform
A local opinion piece critiques state and national schooling finance, arguing for property tax reform over sales tax hikes. It cites Beasley of the Governor's Advisory Committee on Education and outlines how decades of sales tax reliance have weakened local districts, urging more accountability at the county level and warning that state aid cannot fully fix funding without local tax reforms. The column laments ongoing reliance on sales taxes and emphasizes local governance as essential to sustainable school funding.
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Arkansas
Citizens Coommittee
Citizens Committee
Governor's Advisory Committee On Education
Lee Roy Beasley
el Dorado
Hope High School
PTA Council
Beasley
Ahkansas Democrat
Myr. Beasley
Gace
Arkansas Democrat Dispatch
Dispatch
Othe Stinger
Dolla
Little Rock
Monti
Armed Services Row to Get Full Senate Probe
Senate committees plan separate investigations into the armed services row over war roles. Defense Secretary Wilson and service chiefs attended a press conference downplaying the squabble. Senator Chavez will study defense policy while Senator Symington’s subcommittee will hear testimony on missiles and air power.
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Washington
Senate
Wilson
Syiington
Army
Navy
Air Force
Man
Chavez
Symington
Senate panel OKs 14 Billion for Roads and Taxes
The Senate Finance Committee approved 14.4 billion dollars in new taxes over 16 years to fund a vast highway program and eased truckers tax impact. The panel also adopted Treasury Secretary Humphrey's spending guard to curb highway outlays to yearly funds, and altered the trucking tax to apply only on amounts above 26,000 pounds.
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Washington
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
Humphrey
House
Senate
Canning Firm Recruits Local Workers
Wisconsin recruitment targets male workers ages 21 and up for the Green Giant Canning Company harvest. Hope Employment Office to host Wednesday May 23 with Transport housing and lodging provided. Additional hiring occurs Thursday May 24 at the Nashville Courthouse continuing the drive.
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Wisconsin
Hope
Teddy Jones
Green Giant Canning Company
Beaver Dam
Kere
Jones
Nashville
Council Discusses Pollution Issues in Hope
Hope City Council held a special meeting to address alleged pollution of Caney Creek by the city-operated Proving Ground Sitwase system. Following talks with plant representatives and residents, the council voted to conduct tests to determine creek water pollution. No action until test results. The Airport Committee was authorized to contract painting and repairs at Municipal Airport.
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Hope City
Mittee
Municipal Airport
Four Years of Garden Club Work Praised at Oglesby
Oglesby Grade School celebrated four years of Junior Garden Club activity with four certificates of merit for Bird Art Contest posters at the State Garden Clubs Convention in Hot Springs. Michael Poole and Joe Hargis won first and second in the fourth grade, while Edith Powell and Caro Shields earned second place and honorable mention in the sixth grade. The two clubs also won five ribbons at the local flower show on April 20.
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Oglesby
Hot Springs
Carl Greenlee
Unior Garden Club
Ivis
This Garden Club
Daniel Blake
Michael Poole
Joe Hargis
James Ward
Pansy
Dublia Garden Club
Joe Reese
Caro
Shields
Edith Powell
Sidney Fricks
Schant
Dahlig Garden Club
Greenlee
Reese
Pansy Junior Garden Club
Iris Garden Club
Ogtespy School
Messer
Viibs
Film Shown at Lions Luncheon on Structural Clay Products
Jack Gardner presented a film on Structural Clay Products at yesterday’s Lions Club luncheon at Hotel Barlow. The program was arranged by John L. Wilson. Donal Parker was reinstated as a club member.
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Jack Gardner
Lions Club
Hotel Barlow
John L. Wilson
Donal Parker
Sevier County Youth Drowns in Pond Accident
Doyle Edward Armer aged 17 drowned in a shallow stock pond one mile northwest of De Queen. He reportedly suffered a seizure while walking with his 11 year old brother to a nearby store and fell into about four feet of water. Fat Harris of the De Queen Gas Department recovered the body. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Armer of near De Queen.
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DE Queen
Doyle Edward Armer
Here
Armer
Fat Harris
George Armer
Work to Start on Saratoga Fulton Road project
Work will begin soon on a Hempstead County surfacing and bridge project on Highway 55 from Fulton northwest to about 1.6 miles southeast of Saratoga. The SE Construction Co of Pine Bluff won the $257,819.34 bid on May 9, with 200 working days to complete, under Highway Department supervision by M A Lynn.
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Little’ Rock
Hempstead
State Highway Department
Fulton
Saratoga
Southeast Construction Company of
Pine Bluff
State Highway Commission
M. A. Lynn
Highway Department
Postal Rate Hike Approved by House Committee
A House Post Office Committee approved a postal rate increase that the Post Office Department says will raise the average letter by 10 to 13 cents per month. First class mail would rise from 3 to 4 cents per ounce and airmail from 6 to 7 cents. The vote was 13 to 2 in a closed session, with one member present and not voting.
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Washington
House
Post Office Department
House Post Office
iHouse
Office
Famous Caroling Story of a Man His Son and a Hunting Dog
HAL BOYLE revisits a mountain tale of a hunter who loves his dog more than his son. The story paints bears as wild, hungry diplomats and honors the drama of mountain flora and game pursuit as the old man nears eighty with family watching.
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Hal Boyle
N.C
All Men
Woodlands
Supreme Court restores original ballot title for Hot Springs horse racing measure
The Arkansas Supreme Court reinstated the original ballot title and popular name for the constitutional amendment allowing horse racing at Hot Springs. The title, Hot Springs Horse Rating Amendment, will be used for signature collection and ballot qualification, replacing the reformulated version that included gambling. The decision did not comment further.
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Little Rock
Hot Springs
Tom Gentry
Supreme Court
Petitian
Garland County
Arkansas
Gentry
Unemployment Compensation Drops in Arkansas in April
Arkansas unemployment payments in April fell to 628,328 from 908,664 in March and 668,088 in April 1935. First four months total 3,084,913 versus 3,341,859 year ago. Taxes paid into federal trust fund by ESD reached 2,306,547 for the period. County figures include Hempstead 5,421, Howard 1,?, Lafayette 2,808, Nevada 8,? 74.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
State Labor Department
Federal Treasury
ESD
Hempstead
Howard
Bret Lafayette
Nevada
Nevada Union Church Homecoming Sunday
Nevada Union Church in Nevada County holds its annual homecoming on Sunday May 27 with 10 am singing directed by J B Silvey and a devotional by Titleton Butler plus special music by the Badlettes. Rev Jesse White will deliver the 11 am sermon. Lunch follows at noon and an afternoon program is planned.
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Union Church
Nevada County
J. B. Silvey
Titleton Butler
Badlettes
Jesse White
Eisenhower Vetoed Farm Bill Sparks Compromise On Soil Bank
A Senate House committee reached a quick compromise on a soil bank and farm bill to replace the voterapproved measure vetoed by President Eisenhower. The group led by Sen. Ellender met behind closed doors and shaped a tentative agreement. The House and Senate must approve, with key issues including feed grains and price supports, while a separate postal rate proposal would raise costs for households and advertisers.
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Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Benats
Sen
E+lender
D-La
Ellender D-Lai
Fire Destroys Six Texarkana Buildings
Six structures owned by the now-closed Twin City Lumber Company in Texarkana were burned in a five hour blaze. Fireman Joe Pope collapsed from heat and another firefighter George De Loch was bitten by a snake while battling the flames. both received hospital treatment. The company had operated for 30 years before its closure last year.
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Texarkana
Twin City Lumber Company
Joe Pope
George de Loch
Arkansas Farm Bureau backs constitutional amendment plan
An Arkansas Farm Bureau official reported 15 meetings last week in support of a proposed state constitutional amendment to preserve current senatorial apportionment. No signature totals were available yet. 39,513 signatures are required to place the measure on the November ballot. The ballot title and popular name were approved by the attorney general three weeks earlier.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Farm Bureau Federaion
Arkansas
Bureau
Waldo Frazier
General
Soviet Nuclear Peace Plan a Possibility
New York Times dispatch from Moscow reports several U.S. scientists visiting the Soviet capital believe the USSR has begun a peacetime nuclear energy research program that may surpass U.S. efforts. The Americans say Russia is shifting from military to peacetime aims with high energy physics equipment seen as superior to that in the United States.
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New York
New York Times
U.S
Moscow
Soviet Union
the Times
Russia
Robert E. Marshall
University of Rochester
Abram Pais
Institute
Princeton
N. J
Robert R. Wilson
Cornell University
Segregationists to Hear Professor at El Cordo Rally
Segregationists will hear professors and political figures speak at a rally in El Cordo Friday. Manson, former Notre Dame law professor and foe of strong central government, led the Four America group and chaired a radio forum. James D. Johnson’s aide says the meeting, open to the public, will feature Johnson as a speaker as well.
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Stratton
Johnson
Savings Bonds drive updates across counties and spring events
Savings bonds in Hempstead and area drive show April totals of 39618 and year to date 154356 with district wide 39 percent of quota. Howard county reaches 35783 22.2 percent of its 161000 target. Lafayette accrues 3693 toward 170000. Nevada County reports 11708 toward 161000. Henderson College announces ROTC cadets James Russell and others as top students Audrey Light posts 2.59 GPA. VFW plans Memorial Service at First Methodist Church tracing 1812 to present. VEW meets at the Hut and Pony League opens at K Park while a senior Legion team forms with J J Liebling named Arkansas Republican delegate.
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Savings
Hempstead
Howard County
Lafayette
Nevada County
VFW
First Methodist Church
Highway 67
Auto industry layoffs loom as unions press for works program
The wake of production cuts at General Motors and Ford sparks a strike threat from United Auto Workers. Leaders like Pat Quinn call for a massive works program to combat unemployment while UAW negotiators press for swift action. Officials including Governor Mennen Williams and Mayor Thomas BeTrajt weigh responses as the industry faces ongoing plant shutdowns and job losses.
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Autoindustr
Motors Corporatio
Ford’ Motor; Co
Rute
Pat Quinn
United Auto ‘Workers
Calle Mass Mesting
Suni
Pyle
Usenhowr Pyle
Defengi
Mennen Willi
Mennen Willi and Mayorert Betrojt’ Taye
Sue
National convention discussion in Arkansas sources
Fragmentary notes show Eisenhower supporters at the Arkansas National Convention. Names mentioned include Cornwell of Camden Ripley and Dorada, with references to alternates selected and expectations for renomination. The text is garbled and lacks clear dates or detailed outcomes.
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Arkansas Congressi Trigt
Aieen Roth
Eisenhower
Fone Poee
Ge Cornwell
Camdenong
KV. Ripley
Dorada
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