Agriculture Committee Backs Reducing Farm Programs
The committee rejected Senate critic Sery Anderson’s claim that cuts would harm essential farm services. It endorsed selective reductions focused on the Farmers Administration and related bodies, diverting $148 million from the Agriculture Department to the general fund from section 32 money. The panel noted the fund is for emergency relief, not ongoing needs, and withheld the Section 32 money for now.
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Sery Anderson
Esse
Anderson
Farmers’ 2
Agriculture
Treasury
General Fund of
Agriculture Department
Fragmentary OCR Item From The Newspaper
A damaged OCR fragment shows unreadable text with scattered letters and spacing. The readable portions do not reveal a clear event, name, or location to identify a concrete news item.
Negro Admits Info On Cab Driver Slaying
Sheriff West said a farm worker confessed to killing cab driver Mrs. Boyd after a search involving about 75 officers and bloodhounds. Duke claimed the throat was slit in the back seat and that she ran before collapsing from loss of blood. The body was found in a country road ditch after midnight.
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Boyd
Sheriff West
Templeton
Duke
Frank
West
Taxi operator Ethel Ellis Boyd slain near Forrest City
Forrest City on May 23 reports Mrs. Ethel Ellis Boyd a woman taxi operator was killed near town. Her brother Raymond Ellis said she usually avoided nighttime fares unless she knew the passenger and added he cannot understand how the killing happened.
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Forrest City
Ethel Ellis Boyd
Raymond Ellis
Ellis
Ethel
Pike County Diamond Field Production Figures
Development data shows 14,026 stones from the Pike county blue ground mined between 1907 and 1930, totaling 7,844 carats. Largest reported stone is 1 and a quarter carats. Stones are distributed as 40 percent white, 22 percent yellow, 37 percent brown, with some blue and black. Average value per cubic yard mined is around .164 carat.
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Pike County
Summer Training Course for County Negro Teachers
Philander Smith College of Little Rock begins a Summer Training Course for negro teachers at Sad High School in Hope. Open to southwest Arkansas teachers with under sixty semester hours, with possible exception for those above sixty if non-duplicate of prior work. Two to three teachers and a librarian from Philander Smith will attend, plus a half time director with Superintendent James H. Jones. Residence credit and full library and laboratory facilities provided. For more information contact E. R. Brown Hempstead County Supervisor of Schools.
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Philander Smith College
Little Rock
Hope
Arkansas
Philander Smith
James H. Jones
Rotary Goat Award Sparks Lighthearted Luncheon
Guests include Mr Feild Frank Dietz Little Rock and three Prescott Rotarians Martin Guthrie Dan Pittman and J Vernon Fore. Charles A Armitage returns from Washington to receive the Rotary goat for missing last week’s meeting. The goat, kept by Alex H Washburn, was released without argument.
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Mr. Feild
Frank Dietz
Little Rock
Prescott
Fire damages plant boiler room at Kraft Foods in Berryville
A fire yesterday badly damaged the boiler room of the Kraft Foods Plant in Berryville causing the factory to shut down. Officials said the plant would be reopened soon.
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Berryville
Kraft Foods Company
Judge Hus Hacks and Discarded Lawyers Clash With Bureaus
New Orleans May 23 Associated Justice Hugo L Black attended a conference where Circuit Judge Joseph C Hutcheson Jr blamed government bureaus for hiring hacks and discarded lawyers. He warned courts risk politics and questioned administrative bodies subjects to judicial review. He criticized Washington for corrupting the public and urged return to hinterland clarity.
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New Orleans
Conference of Judges
Fifth U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Joseph C. Hutcheson, Jr
Hutcheson
Washington
America
Associated
Hugo L. Black
U. S. Supreme Court
Red faced fans as police raid New Orleans bookie
Police raided a handbook establishment in New Orleans and for two hours took bets from callers named Joe Lefty and Gimpy. The regular bookies escaped across a roof before officers could identify the callers or seize paraphernalia.
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New Orleans
Joe
Lefty
Deer Antlers Lose Points After Prime Years
A wildlife note explains that as deer age beyond prime, each year their antlers tend to bear fewer points. Researchers link the decline to aging factors and hormonal changes affecting growth.
Poultry and Produce Market Report Chicago and St Louis Livestock
Market notes show live fowl steady with 13 truck receipts and 27 cents FOB fowl. Butter firm to steady with 612 thousand pounds receipts. Eggs unsettled with 26 thousand receipts and US standards 3 and 4 at 39 to 40, current receipts 38.5. Chicago article lists varied prices and receipts. St Louis Stockyards reports hogs mostly 25 cents higher, weights 160-240 up to 24.00, 130-150 at 21.75-23.50, sows 18.00-19.25, cattle and calves largely steady with steers up to 24.85, heifers 22-24, cows 17.50-18.50, vealers 21.90-26.50, sheep about steady with lambs 19.75 and ewes 7-8.
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Poultry and Produce
Chicago
U. S
ST. Louis Livestock National Stockyards
Wall Street trims gains as profit taking cools market
Profit taking and cautious demand restrained early stock advances in New York as leaders held to the recovery trend. Coca-Cola fell six points to 151 while Pepsi gained to 29 3-4. several major issues posted fractional gains and a light final hour sold some pivots.
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New York
Coca-Cola
Pepsi-Cola
Chrysler
Sear Roebuck
American Telephone
N. Y. Central
Pennsylvania Railroad
Northern Pacific
Woodward
Iron Armour
Union Carbide
Philip Morri
Caterpillar Tractor
Sun Oil
Anaconda
Kennecott
Texas Pacific Land Trust
Sperry
U. 5 . Steel
Genere
Motors
Goodrich
Goodyear
Montgomery Ward
Santa Fe
Oude Malway
Standard Oil (Nj
Texas Co
American Woolen
Woolworth
Douglas Aircraft
Glenn Martin
Phelps Dodge
Home Stake Mining
Schenley
New Orleans Cotton Futures Rise on Weekend Covering
Cotton futures in New Orleans and New York closed with gains amid trade buying and covering ahead of the weekend. Prices climbed 50 to 95 cents a bale with notable highs and steady close, reflecting outside market steadiness and mills hedging activity.
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New Orleans
New York
Dee Hich
Jly High
Hope Star historical masthead and rates notice
The Hope Star from Hope Arkansas lists its 1899 founding, 1927 press consolidation, and 1929 publishing details. It identifies staff including E Palmer president, A H Washburn editor, and J A Davis advertising manager, plus subscription rates for city carrier and mail across counties.
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Star of Hope
Consolidated
Star Publishing CO. Co
E. Palmer
Alex. H. Washburn
Star Building
South
Walnut Street Hope
Ark
Paul H. Jones
George W. Hosmer
Medh
Jesse A. Davis
Emma G. Thomas
Hempstead
Nevada
Howard
Miller
Ia Fayette Counties
Negro Taken From Jail by Carolina Mob
A mob of masked white men seized Godwin Buddy Bush from Northampton county jail in Jackson North Carolina. Sheriff Stephenson pursued leads along the Roanoke River but found no trace of Bush or the mob. Governor Cherry and state authorities expressed concern as rumors of a lynching spread amid the incident.
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Jackson
N. C
Northampton County
A. W. Stephenson
Godwin “Buddy” Bush
Rich Square
Gregg Cherry
State Highway Patrol
Williamston
Bush
Margaret Allen Bryan
Edwards
Stephenson
Fources
Raleigh
North Carolina
H. J. Hatcher
Pickens
S. C
Hatcher
Eisenhower Calls End to Bickering Among Forces
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered an end to distrust and conflict between the regular army, the National Guard, and the organized reserve. In a letter to War Department officers he urged cooperation, saying all components are essential to the United States army and that unit success should not be blamed on its initial organization.
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Rockford, ‘Til
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army Chief of Staff
Regular Army
National Guard
War Department
Edward S. Bres
Reserve Officers Association
Eisenhower
Organized Reserve
Organized Reserve Corps
Army of the
United States
Regular
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Hope Water and Light Plant
Little Rock, Arkansas
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Boi An
Negro
City of Hope, Arkansas
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City Hall
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Armory Site
Dyke Springs Land
Airport
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Fair Grounds Land
C. R. Hamilton
High School
Walnut Street
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E. R. Brown
Hempstead County
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U.S
Market Report
Grain and Provisions
Board of Trade
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Hope Star
Associated Press
NEA
Newspaper Enterprise Association
National Advertising
Arkansas Dailies, Inc
Memphis
Carolina Mobe
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