Snowfall Hits North Arkansas With Cold Wave Looming
The first snowfall of the season touched north Arkansas Thursday, with temperatures at Fayetteville near freezing. In 48 hours a windstorm near McGehee killed a white child and injured others as tents and cabins were destroyed. By 1:30 p.m. Thursday the official Reading at the Truck Branch Experiment Station showed 42 degrees, down from 60 degrees on Wednesday afternoon, as a cold wave moved in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGehee
Little Rock
Arkansas
Fayetteville
Dea
Fru
Here and There Editorial on Hope Better Housing Program
Editorial by Alex H Washe outlines Hope Arkansas plans to organize a federal Better Housing program meeting at 7 30 pm Thursday in the earty hall. Gilroy Cox will explain two divisions: 20 percent underwriting for home repairs and 80 percent for refinancing mortgage debt and new building. The piece emphasizes housing needs, agriculture, building trades, and durable goods industries, arguing the program could unlock labor, idle bank funds, and gilt edged loans as Hope joins a national recovery effort. It notes Hope’s need for renovation, the nation’s weathered housing, and the potential impact on employment and prosperity with government guarantees and banker investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IE Building Trades
Earty Hall
Hope
Gilroy Cox
Little Rock
Arkansas
Hone
United States
Bobcat Fans Parade Before L A Game Saturday
Bobcat fans plan a Saturday parade from the high school to downtown before the Hope-Little Rock football game. Decorated cars contest prizes from Moreland's drugstore and school groups. tickets go on sale Friday at five downtown outlets with adult 50 cents and student 25 cents. The parade starts at 10 am, game kickoff at 2 pm, and Hammons' team concludes practice Thursday before rest Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape High Schools
Hope-Little Rock
Moreland
Athletic Association
The
Athlete Association
Bobcats
Hammons Wilh
Hope
Jack
Cheene
Webb
Hoheals
Hope Tly Hamburg
Cinder
Tope És Fordycoi
Hot Springs
EL Davada
Texarkani
Arkadelphia
Sd. Prescott
Malvern
Tigers
Little Rock
Forest City
Russellville
Shreveport
Lite Reck
Fordyce
Tof Springs
Memphis
Fort Smith
Searcy
Totapolis
Ladies Night for Rotary Called Off
The Rotary club postponed Ladies Night, planned for Friday, indefinitely due to bad weather. The outdoor program with a hay ride and barbecue was to be staged, but the committee led by L. Carter dahnsort announced the postponement Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
L. Carter Dahnsort
President pledges aid to the cities
President Roosevelt told Chicago mayors that recovery efforts show real gains and that the next Congress will consider extending job creating relief programs. He praised city executives for backing the federal recovery drive and signaled upcoming legislation affecting city governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rousevelt
Nest Congress
Emaly
United States
Dardanelle Solon Predicts Early Passage for Racing Bill
Dr J A Christian newly elected state representative from Yell County says a horse racing bill will pass within 15 days of the January legislative session. The measure would license racing at Hot Springs and West Memphis, and impose a 3 percent pari mutuel tax plus a 25 cent tax on each paid admission to raise revenue for state institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
J. A. Christian
Dardanelle
Yell County
Arkansas
Christian
Hot Springs
West Memphis
Farm Income Is a Billion Dollars
Washington estimates by AAA economists project farm income for 1934 at or above one billion dollars, aided by benefit payments. Through September 1934 farmers received 324 million in aid, with gains across grains, cotton, fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy, and hogs far surpassing 1933 levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
AAA
Wallace
24 Millions Given Stockmen in Loans
Emergency drought loans totaling 24 million dollars have been issued to Western and Middle Western farmers and stockmen since the drought began. Continued on Page Three.
Kidnapped Wells Case Stalls as Silence Hinders Probe
R George Harvey said the silence of Wells associates obstructs the investigation into the abduction. Authorities face a cold trail since no notification reached 24 days after Wells disappeared, complicating federal efforts in FIMLADELPIHA. Echoes of NRA controversy recur as Interior awards a Ford trucks contract to Northwest Motor of Bethesda, Md. A coroner’s jury in Chicago returns a man slaughter verdict in the death of Lucille Nolan, a night club hostess who fell 17 stories, and calls for Frank Lawrence to be held. Nolan, a Rogers Ark native.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fimladelpiha
R. George Harvey
Department of Justice Bureau
William Wells
Harvey
Matt
Wells
Washington
NRA
Department of the Interior
Ford Trucks
Northwest Motor Company
Bethesda
Cincago
Lucille Louise Nolan
Frank Lawrence
Miss Nalan
Rogers
Ark
30 Cent Minimum Wage Abandoned
Washington officials said the Federal Emergency Relief Administration dropped its 30 cent hourly relief wage. Wages will instead be based on prevailing local rates, with officials expecting higher employment and job ratings as a result of the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
FERA
Agents Preparing for Cotton Vote in Prescott Meeting
A county agents and teachers session in Prescott on November 1 focused on cotton adjustment. J L Wright led an open forum on agricultural conditions and Bankhead referendum rules. E D White outlined state allotment program rules after returning from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith- Hughes
Hot Spring
Clark
Miller
Hempstead
Nevada
The
Legion
Prescott
J. L. Wright
Wright
E. D. White
State
Washington
Bankhead Law to Be Discussed at County Meetings
County agent Frank R. Stanley leads a series of 14 Hempstead County meetings beginning November 26 to explain the cotton adjustment program and world cotton demand. Leaders from county and community committees will present facts at each session, covering foreign production and consumption and urging farmer attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead Counety
Frank R. Stanley
Stanley
Prescott
Hempstead
Spring Hill
Frank T._Hill
Patmos
Fulton
Carroll S. Morrow
Saratoga
J. KR. White
Blevins
McCaskill
Washington
Frank J. Hill
Ozan
Frank J. Ru
Sardis
Bingen
Columbus
R. B. Jackson
Beard's Chapel
Piney Grove
City Hall
Hope
Guernsey
O'Elock
White
Van Sweringen to Reorganize Map
Van Sweringen leads a group of about 50 bankers and executives from Reconstruction, Inter-Industry into a major reorganization efforts. The move signals a structured effort to consolidate control and streamline operations amid ongoing changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Sweringen
New York
van Sweriingen
Inter-I $E
Ann Hollister Faces Homeless Fate in Greenfield Tale
In Greenfield Ann Hollister, sole heir to a beloved but debt‑stretched family, faces losing the ancestral home as creditors loom. Her vow to sell the storied inheritances to keep a roof over her and her late father’s head sparks resentment among relatives and unsettles the town. The Elms contrasts with Cherry Street as a looming sale to avert financial ruin unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann
Anligres
Greenfield
Auntattie
Aunt Hattie
Elms
Cherry Street
Ani
Hattie
Barnum
U D C Re Elects National Leader in New York Convention
Mrs. William E. Massey of Hot Springs Arkansas was reelected president general of the United Daughters of the Confederacy at the organization s first northern convention. The group voted to hold the 1935 convention in Hot Springs with Mrs. C L Lowthorp of Hope Arkansas as president and Misses Ruby Ritchie and Louise Hanegan of Hope as pages. The Hope party departed Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Mason-Dixon Line
New York
Hotel Roosevelt
George Dismukes
Pages
M. W. Crocker
Jessica Randolph Smith
Sather
The
Confederacy
William E. R. Byrne
Lutie Hailey Walcott
NEW
William E. Massey
Hot Springs
Ark
North
Massey
New Yorrk
C. & Lowthorp
Hope
Arkansas
Ruby Ritchie
Louise Hanegan
Futrell to Hunt With Guy in Duck Race Bluff
Allen Futrell of Arkansas and Allen of Louisiana renewed their sporting rivalry with a duck hunt on the Mississippi River. Previously the governors had an ice fishing contest in a recent clash, as they forsook Izaak Walton for Nimrod in a joint excursion along the riverside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge, Lit
Futrell
Arkansas
Allen
Louisiana
Martin Test Put Off Several Days
Operators failed in a wildcat oil test at F W Martin Co well on A J Lafferty land ten miles south of Hope. Cement at 2020 feet gave way after pulling part of the drill stem into the derrick. Hole plugged. retest planned once cement settles, likely four days or more. Other wells in area include George Jones at 4050 feet and Dr E J Austin at about 2000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.W. Martin & Co
Martin
A. J. Lafferty
Hope
George Jones
E. J. Austin
McWilliams Land
Cotton Reduction Plans 25 Percent Cut In Acreage
Washington officials expect a 25 percent cut in cotton acreage for 1945 under a new voluntary program to be announced next week by Secretary Wallace. The plan would raise cooperative payments, cut rental charges, and boost parity payments while applying a 25 percent slash from the 1934 33 base. Renters and sharecroppers complain rental payments favor landowners. The 23 percent lease reduction would apply to the base average of 1928 32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secrelery Wallace
AAA
Subside Plans for U S Shipping Subsidy
Washington officials reveal a possible shift from ocean mail contracts to direct flat subsidies for maintaining an adequate merchant marine. A departmental panel and a presidential commission study policy and aviation issues, with White House review anticipated early next year. A historical note recalls a man who counted every Bible word, totaling 926,877.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Gitmail
White House
Presidential Aviation Commission
Merchant Marine
Markets Report From Cotton and Grain Exchanges
New York and New Orleans cotton quotations show openings and highs around 12.30 with declines noted. Chicago grain prices list mixed closes for wheat oats and corn, and several major industrials including General Motors and Standard Oil appear in closing stock lines with modest gains and losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Can
Chrysler
General Motors aLear Vacuumt
Atchison
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sta
Alex. H. Washe
Bobcat
L.A
Hammons
Banny NY
Rotary
Ter
Dardanelle Solon
Dreuth
Bulletins
Southwestern
U.S
Zemnpy Raymon
NEA Service
Ing
U.D.C
W. E. Massey
Guy
Mississippi
Hope Cotton Exchange
de Per Bate
New Orleans
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!