Editorial On Free Textbooks And Taxation In Arkansas
In a Arkansas letter to the editor, C A Byrd of Springfield urges free schoolbooks funded by taxing snuff and tobacco, arguing founders demanded free public education. The piece argues tobacco taxes have peaked and laments ongoing tax issues, while defending state liquor tax as part of broadening revenue without moral questions.
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Arkansas
C. A. Byrd
Springfield
Byrd
el Dorado Daily News
C. P. J. Mooney
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Mooney
The
Star
Republicans Regain Ground as New York Poised for 1936 Clash
Washington reports forecast of Democratic decline after Tuesday elections. In Kentucky, Chandler leads Swope by a slim margin with full returns not yet decisive. New York Republicans gain assembly seats, possibly securing a working majority, while Democrats in Jersey keep hopeful in Newark as results trickle in.
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Washington
Henry P. Pletcher
Republican National Committee
Kentucky
Louisville
Hy —Pi
Senate
Chandler
Judge King Swope
Swope
Albany
Assembly
New York State
Basin
Erie
Monroe
Rensselaer County
Greene County
New York City
Irwin Steingut
Republican Assembly
Irving M. Ives
Ives
New York
Melvin C. Eaton
Rotary Club Meeting Time Changes This Week
The Hope Rotary Club will meet at 12 30 Thursday instead of Friday to accommodate a large farm meeting. The notice, sent to local members late Tuesday, was signed by Rev. Thomas Brewster.
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Hope Rotary Club
Thomas Brewster
Weather Cancels Wrestling Meet Due to Rain
Threatening rain prompted the postponement of the American Legion Wrestling program at Fair Park on Wednesday night. Promoter Bert Mauldin announced the event will be held Saturday night with an entirely new card and new arena seating.
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American Legion
Fair Park
Bert Mauldin
Mauldin
Tim
State Charity Revenue to Hit
Arkansas welfare finances show four month receipts yield 1.12 million with 500000 sales tax allocation and 300000 transfer to charity fund. Welfare Commission notes risks if legislature misses emergency sales tax relief for the second half of the year.
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Little Rock
Department of Public Welfare
Welfare Commission
Kenneth B. Coger
Commission
Mainetenance
State Hospital
Booneville
Thomas C. McRae Memorial
Coger
General Revenue Fund
Charities Fund
Welfare Department
Welfare Fund
Allen Withdraws From Senate Race
BATON ROUGE La governor O K Allen withdrew from the race for the United States senate seat left vacant by the assassination of Huey P Long. He planned a special election date to fill the unexpired term. Ellender, speaker of the House, stands as the administration’s candidate for the full term. The earlier plan had been to fill Long’s term by appointment.
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Baton Rouge
O. K. Allen
United States Senate
Huey P. Long
Allen J. Ellender
Speaky
House of Representatives
Senator Long
Hurricane Recurves Toward Florida Coast
A tropical hurricane, blamed for eight deaths along the eastern seaboard, curves into the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida. The center was about 275 miles southeast of Port Eads, Louisiana, moving west-northwest, with no immediate danger to the west Florida coast.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Easter
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
New Orleans
Port Eads
West Florida
Farm Boys Pledge Highway Safety Observance
LITTLE ROCK Governor Fitrell and state officials received copies of a resolution from the Culico Rock Chapter of Future Farmers of America pledging members to safer driving to cut auto accidents. Forty eight members signed along with instructor W H Wohlford. Copies were sent to Roosevelt Robinson Caraway Miller and R B Smith. The group cited rising motor vehicle fatalities and injuries in Arkansas and pledged to show more consideration for others and to remove driving hazards.
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Little Rock
Fitrell
Earl Re Wiseman
Gray Albright
State Rangers
Tthe Culicu
Rock
Future Partners
Fof America
Calico
W. H. Wohlford
Roosevelt
Robinson
Caraway
John £. Miller
Arkateus
Blevins Defeats Prescott 7 to 0 in Warm-up Word
Blevins High School defeated the Prescott Curly Wolves 7 to 0 in a Tuesday afternoon football game. Smith caught a pass to set up a two yard run by Honea for the only score after a scoreless first quarter. Whittaker of Prescott was injured and may miss Friday's game against Hope. Coach Huie praised his shifting lineup and expected a stronger team in the next contest. Also included are unrelated reminiscences about poverty and factory life.
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Prescott
Ark
Blevins High
Prescott Curly Wolves
Hope
Blevins
Smith
Jand Rat
Honea
Whittaker
Prescott-Hope
Stephens
Blewart
Bleving Hornets
Nolen
Bonds
Sage
Wolves
Grimes
Broomfield
Debbie Hulc
Bobcats
The Little Girl Who Remembers Labor Leader in Detroit
FRAZIER HUNT profiles a labor strike era figure from Detroit, centering on a teenage girl dubbed The Little Girl Who Remembers. She recalls a Polish miner father from Neffs Ohio and a life shaped by hunger, struggle, and radical labor activism amid 1930s upheaval. The piece blends memoir with reportage on labor disillusionment and the era’s social tensions.
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Frazier Hunt
NEA
Service, Inc
Baik
Detroit
Zak
Versailles
Neffs, Ohio
Auto Plants Speak on Life Under the New Deal
Famed correspondent Frazer Hunt visits Detroit as part of six part NEA Service series Industrial America. He interviews automobile workers and neighbors to capture their hopes beliefs and views on how the New Deal is shaping life and work in the nation’s manufacturing centers.
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Frazier Hunt
America
Detroit
NEA Service
Reporters Freed After Court Ruling on Testimony Publication
A Texas court ruled district judges cannot bar newspapers from publishing testimony in public criminal trials. Six Houston reporters were released from contempt charges after defying Judge Munson of Angleton who had barred publication of testimony in Clyde Thompson’s murder trial.
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Austin
Tex
Texary Court
Sema
Houston
Munson
Angleton
Clyde Thompson
Roll Call of Red Cross Nov 11 28
Mrs. Arthur Swanke, Hempstead County Roll Call chair, hails the Red Cross as a melting pot of races creeds and classes in service to humanity. She urges a conscientious response from November 11 to 28, noting its role in meeting emergencies and sustaining humanitarian action during tough economic times.
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Red Cross
American Red Cross
Arthur Swanke
Hempstead County
Roll Call
Legion Meeting Postponed to November 11
The American Legion meeting set for Thursday night is postponed to Monday night November 11. The gathering will be in the Checkered cafe dining room with a speaking program planned. The meeting begins at 4 p.m.
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American Legion
Italy Eyes Anglo Italian Understanding While Sicily Simmers
Diplomatic circles report progress in talks between Premier Mussolini and Sir Eric Drummond over British naval tonnage and Libyan troop withdrawals as Italy begins sanctions reprisals. Britain seeks to reduce naval presence in the Mediterranean. Italy counters by defending troop deployments to Libya and Egypt amid heavy rains and frontline strain. Meatless Tuesdays and housewives’ buying controls mark the start of rationing, with reported plans for wider economic restrictions and public response mixed at best.
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Italy
Eric
Drummond
Mediterranean
Libya
Il Duce
Britain
Mussolini
Egypt
Duce
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Ridgdill
Ariist
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Arkansas State Rangers
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Studebaker
Prince
Withrayal Assu‘aned
Akihito
Japan
Tokio Station
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Tegal
A. Swanke
Legion
England
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League of Nations
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