Literary Digest Polls Begin Showing Decline in New Deal Support
Initial returns from The Literary Digest poll show 53.28 percent voting no and 46.72 percent yes on approving Roosevelt's New Deal. Five states report early results with Georgia and Oklahoma favorable, while Iowa Kansas Missouri lag behind, reflecting a shift from 1934, and a drop in support since 1932 levels.
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Literary Digest
Georgia
Oklahoma
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Papppowal
Vore
Pete Stelt
Tallien
Town
Kanpos
Roosevelt
Roonevelt
W C T U Endorses Liquor Referendum
The Women's Christian Temperance Union held a prayer service at First Baptist Church with broad Hope church representation. Rev. Bert Webb delivered the message titled Christ First In Our Lives, emphasizing temperance principles.
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Women's Christian Temperance Union
First Baptist Church
All Hope
Bert Webb
Christ
Rev Webb
New Deal Support Favored In Midwest Oklahoma Missouri Polls
November 23 issue notes Missouri reports 11 779 ballots with 46 82 percent for the New Deal while Oklahoma shows 52 06 percent of 2353 votes in support The piece analyzes 1932 voting patterns and cites W C U supporters Mrs Edwin Dossett and Rev Thomas Brewster Detailing a county liquor referendum backed as a decency movement and a call to shift public attitudes on prohibition with evangelistic aims.
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Missouri
Roosevelt
Oklahoma
Hoover
Fred Henry
Thomas Brewster
Free Harrison
Guy D. Hole
Edwin Dossett
Appoints Commissioners for Little River Court
At an adjourned term of the July circuit court Judge A P Steele appointed W B Coley of Foreman C L Briant Sr and Dr J W Ringgold of Ashdown as jury commissioners. They will select the grand and petit jurors for the January 1996 term of the Little River circuit court.
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Ashdown
Ark
A. P. Steele
W. B. Coley
Foreman
C. L. Briant, Sr
J. W. Ringgold
Little River
Suspension of Oil Exports Demanded by Ickes
Secretary Ickes urged oil industry to obey Roosevelt’s neutrality pledge by halting shipments to Italy and Ethiopia. He warned the Petroleum Administration had authority to restrain exports and doubted export losses would push prices down. A Commerce report showed October exports slightly below September, with 4 971 barrels listed in September.
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Washington
Ickes
Provident
Roosevelt
Italy
Ethiopia
Supreme Court
NRA
Commerce Department
Death and awards slip into Arkansas bulletins
Jonesboro reports Mary G Fuller 16 Batesville died Friday from injuries after being thrown from a truck crash. Washington notes a shortfall in employment last week, WPA said 2,367 needy people had jobs on November 16. Linden dell Malvern John Lindahl elected grand master of Arkansas Royal and Select Masters. Arkansas Racing Commission to set spring Oaklawn Park dates. Securities Commission will not pursue criminal actions against unregistered holding companies.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Mary G. Fuller
Batesville
Washington
Dele
WPA
Wattle Bock
John Lindahl
Malvern
Grand Council of
Arkansas Royal
New Kiwanis President Joe R. Floyd Chosen
Jon R. Floyd was unanimously elected president of the Kiwanis club at its meeting Thursday night at Hotel Barlow. He will succeed Dale Jones as head of the local club. Claude Nun was reelected vice president. Board directors for the coming year are John P. Cox W. S. Atkins Charles Dana Gibson Oliver Williams and Dewey Hendrix. Dale Jones spoke on his views and suggestions for club activities.
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Jon R. Floyd
Kiwanis Club
Hotel Barlow
Floyd
Dale Jones
Claude Nun
John P. Cox
W. S. Atkins
Charles Dana Gibson
Oliver Williams
Dewey Hendrix
Louise Pilkinton Elected Honor Maid at Thanksgiving Game
Louise Pilkinton of Washington Ark was chosen as a senior representation among six maids to attend the queen Miss Sarah Helen Ward at the annual Thanksgiving football game between the Arkansas Redies and the Ouachita Tigers in Arkadelphia. Also named were Sarah Strong Mary Louise Holland Mary Olive Neighbors Helen Hughingson and Arlene Hyten.
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Henderson State Teachers College
Arkadelphia
Louise Pilkinton
Washington, Ark
Sarah Helen Ward
Reddies
Ouachita Tigers
Pilkinton
Elementary Council
Philominthean Literary Society
Sarah Strong
Mary Louise Holland
Mary Olive Neighbors
Chichester
Helen Hughingson
Nashville
Arlene Hyten
Benton
Final Home Game Here Friday Night
Zeeland Holly 1955 captain will crown Martha Ann Singleton queen for the homecoming game Friday night. Maids Angie Lee Smith Mary Jane Richards Alice Kates Hutson Phenea Munn attend. Bobcat lineup in excellent condition except Cargile sprained ankle. he starts at halfback. Vasco Bright replaces Cargile at quarterback. Game called for 7:45 PM. record crowd expected for last home game. Coach Hammons says we will open with new formation and plays.
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Bobcats
Zeeland Holly
Martha Ann Singleton
Angie Lee Smith
Mary Jane Richards
Alice Kates Hutson
Phenea Munn
Cargile
Vasco Bright
Hammons
Japan Masses Troops Near Peiping Amid North China Tension
Reports from Peiping claim 1000 Japanese troops including cavalry and infantry massed at Kupeikow, ten miles north of Peiping, as North China autonomy agitates. Tokyo sources indicate a cabinet showdown looming over the North China issue with debates led by Foreign Minister Hirota and War Minister Kawashima, while a compromise favored by Hirto could allow the National government to retain authority in five northern provinces.
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Peiping
Ching
Kupeikow
Great Wall
China
Associated Press
Tokyo
Japan
North China
Sste
Koki Hirota
Yoshiyuki Kawashima
Hirto
Akira Ariyoshi
Chiang Kai-Shek
Nanking
Rengo
Tieitaia
Devision
Tientsin
Sung Cheh-Yusn
Ee Ename
Soe Ae
Georgia's Eugene Talmadge Contrasts With Huey Long
Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge, a staunch foe of the New Deal, is portrayed as a rugged individualist with conservative aims. The piece contrasts him with Huey Long, notes his Florida-like suspender image, and recounts actions from his 1927 agriculture post to his governorship, including tax and utility reductions and clashes with federal relief. It questions his 1936 presidential prospects and hints at a broader political machine style.
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Long
Gene Talmadge
New Deal
Long’s
Talmadge
Bryan
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
National Guard
Huey Long
Forsyth
Atlanta
McRae
Walmadge
Highway Department
Elvil
Adge
Talemadge
Georeiz
Jeffersonigy
Tallwadge
Open Letter Critiques Prohibition Era Liquor Polices in Hope
In a November 21 1936 letter from Hope Arkansas a writer rebuts local liquor control claims arguing police data show 450 percent rise in drunkenness arrests under current law while bootleg profits once under prohibition dwarfed legal sales. The letter accuses officials of deceit cites Jett Williams and Thorn bill revenue claims and urges voting whisky out of Hempstead County.
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the Star
Ope
N. W. Ayer & Son
Hope
Jim Bearden
Jett Williams
Thorn
Hempstead
Hopé, Ark
Editor's Reply to Mr O Neal on Liquor Debate
The letter defends last Wednesday editorials on liquor sales and bootlegging in Hempstead county. It argues package stores now capture about 3.3 percent of total retail sales, contrasts with preprohibition 20 percent, and questions arrest and cost figures used in the dispute. The writer cites Hope jail feeding costs, church complaints, and police enforcement, contrasting repeal era outcomes with Prohibition, and hints the issue remains unsettled.
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Star
Hempstead County
N. W. Ayer & Son
Lam
Arkansas
City of Hope
O'Neal
Hope
Council
Elks Hall
Lcensed
State Revenue Department
Italian Victory Fails to Crush Ethiopian Forces
Italian reports say a Temblen range post near Makale withstood a dawn assault by Ethiopian forces. Ethiopian troops mounted gunfire from mountain heights but withdrew after hours of combat. Air reconnaissance shows Ethiopians regrouping in Mai Meseic valley amid ongoing aerial raids. Italian counts claim 2,000 killed or wounded. Ethiopian authorities report lighter losses.
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Seyoum
Trafosses
Temblen
Makale
Mai -Meseic
Connally hot oil act upheld as valid by judge
Judge Ben Dawkins ruled the Connally hot oil act valid and constitutional, denying an injunction to 17 defendants in hot oil cases and allowing federal enforcement. The decision supports federal authority to curb interstate oil shipments without state tender in excess of state law limits.
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Shreveport, Ls
Ben C. Dawkins
T. J. Oglesby
Dawkins
United States Vs
BE. F. Griswold
Shreveport
Louisiana
Connally
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