Arkansas rice growers press for acreage changes
Washington November 22 report from T A Pruett of Drew County Arkansas outlines farmers demand for revised rice program rules for 1940. Southeastern Arkansas growers warn proposed regulations would shrink allotments and threaten longtime producers while new areas expand, with calls to set the 1949 average as the 1 year base and renegotiate overall acreage.
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South Arkansas
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T. A. Prue
Drew
Ark
Muett
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Southeastern Arkansas
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Trngas
Pruett
Brannan
Jimmeht
Proott
Robber Suspect Resembles Errol Flynn in London
London police issued a notice about a robbery suspect described as resembling Errol Flynn. The man is about five feet nine, with a darkish appearance and brown hair, around mid-twenties to mid-thirties. Flynn, present on set, joked about his own appearances and distances from the case.
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London
Scotland Yard
Errol Flynn
Newamen
Hilywand Glay
Flynn
Aneapple
Speedy Trial for Slayer to Be Asked
Jerseyville WA November 22 State's Attorney Alvin H. Petitt said he would demand a speedy trial for Leonard Hawkins charged with slaying Albert E Claris of Goise City Oklahoma on October. A grand jury indictment has been returned against Hawkins. Petitt expects the Circuit Court to try the case early in January. Hawkins alias Lucky Bunson was captured near Dalhart Texas in an intensive hunt that followed lines of Clark's bay in a country came south of never. Clark has been shot to death. Officials said Hawkins has given three versions of the affair.
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Jerseyville
Alvin H. Petitt
Leonard Hawkins
Albert Eclaris
Goise City
Okla
Hawkins
Petitt
Lucky Bunson
Dalhart
Clark's Bay
Neve
Clark
Hadacol Affects All Ages With Promoted Health Claims
An extended Hadacol advertisement touts benefits for people of 85, 40, and a 3 year old, highlighting improved appetite, energy, and digestion. It cites Mrs Doucet of Church Point Louisiana and farmer Mr Dugas as beneficiaries and promotes liquid Hadacol as a fast-acting B vitamin and mineral tonic.
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Nature
Edmond Doucet
Church Point
Neville Dugas
Carencro
Britain’s Cripps Urges Church to Stay Out of Politics
Sir Stafford Cripps, Britain's finance minister, urged the Church of England to refrain from political involvement. The remark sparks debate on the church’s role in the next general election and whether clergy should speak on economic and social policy.
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Britain
Church of England
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Louis
Sir Stafford
He Church
England
Geoffrey Fishter
Canterbury
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Convocation of Canterbury
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House of Lords
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Highiniguil
Church of ‘England
Cosma Gordon Lang
Edward Will
Tale of Windsor
Stafford Cripps
Body Recovered After Boat Sinking Near Herve Cave
Union County Coroner reports a drowning after a boat capsized on a lake near Herve cave. The missing man Dalide Dopata was found later by rescue crews. Jacquese will be held as authorities investigate the incident.
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Qackus
Union County
Dons Behultz
Tony
Sehalte Sand Goodwin
Darky
Jacquese
Schultz
Byrnes Urges Tax Cuts to Curb Deficit Spending
Former Secretary of State James J. Byrnes, addressing Southern Reviewers, urged cutting government expenditures rather than raising taxes or debt. He argued big government is riskier than big business and warned deficit spending would continue without restraint. He recalled 1933 bank closures and farm foreclosures to contrast responsible fiscal policy with today’s spending.
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Wiss
Navy
Oman
James J. Byrnes
Byrne
Washington and Lee University
Congress
Byrnes
S. Supreme Court
Conspiracy Trial is Postponed in New York Case
The Ispy conspiracy trial of Judith Cop Jon and Valentin Gubatchev was postponed to November 27. Attorney Abraham L. Pomerantz, hired by Gubatchev, sought possible diplomatic immunity as a defense, with Judge Sylvester J. Ryan setting motions due by December 12 and warning only pretrial dispositions could prompt further delay.
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Ispy
Judith Cop Jon
Valentin Gubatchev
Abraham L. Pomerantz
Sylgeoner J. Ryan
Pomerania
Gub- Kehey
Pomerantz
Ryan
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PSC Probing Overcharge Reports by Bell
Arkansas Public Service Commission investigates overcharging by Southwestern Bell Telephone in North Little Rock. Chairman Charles C. Wint says City Attorney W. I. Phipps reports residents are charged on a mileage basis. Commission expects a thorough inquiry over several weeks to set a possible deadline.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Public Service Commission
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Charles C. Wint
North Little Rock
I. Phipps
Ve Rock
Winesideke Commission
Kaiser Frazer Agrees to Company Pension Plan
Detroit November 28 Kaiser Frazer Corp became the second major automaker to approve a company financed pension plan. The plan provides about 1.5 dollars per month per year of service and adds six cents per hour worked to the employee benefit fund. The move follows similar terms at Ford Motor Co and signals broader industry changes in pension funding.
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Kaistr- Frazer Corp
Clo United Auten
Beaslihon
Kaiser-traver
Cab East
Comipany
Benvien Fund
Mord, Motor Co
Birt Pease Karstre Frazer Ik
Ini Magshinum
Witness Testimony on Birth Certificate Passport Scheme
Chambers testified about using a dead child’s birth certificate to obtain a passport to England in 19Sh. The name on the certificate was supplied by J. Betars. The case involves espionage era figures and a voter’s gatekeeping in the justice and state departments before World War II.
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Fox
Englavel
David Breen
Elven Me
J. Betars
Peters Hdsay
Comunist
Filipino Troops Battle Communists Near Rantgua Province
Minute by minute dispatch from Constabulary headquarters reports a major clash six miles south of here as Filipino forces engage Hukbalahap insurgents. Brig Gen Alberto Ramos notes uncertain casualties while vowing to visit the battlefield tomorrow.
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Rantgua
Here
Ln Mediate
Alberto Ramos
Constabilary
Hukbalahip People’s Alliance Aciy
Japan
Luzon
Filpidio Quirino
Huks
Jose P. Laurel
Laurell
Peters Had a New Jersey Contact in Atlantic City Case
New York dispatch reports Chambers testified that WJ Peters, formerly linked to a communist underground, had a contact in Atlantic City government. He said Peters directed a birth record inquiry and aided Atlantic City officials while facing questions in the Alger Hiss case.
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Whittaker Chambers
Nvd
Chimbere
Communist Party
Chambers
Atlantic
Peters
Alexander Stevens
Hiss
Peters Ada
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