Ten States Back Acreage Cut In Cotton Meeting
About 200 delegates from ten cotton states including Alabama Arkansas Georgia Louisiana Mississippi Missouri Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas backed a Texas style 50 percent acreage reduction plan for 1932 and 1933. North Carolina abstained. governors urged to enact uniform law while Texas, South Carolina and others already show movement toward curtailment.
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Jackson
Miss
Texas
North Garlonia
South
South Carloina
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
W. B. Roberts
Rosedale
Alabama
Georgia
Missouri
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Tourists Injured In Auto Accident Near Exarkana
Two people were injured in a crash eight miles north of Exarkana at 10:45 a.m. Monday. W H Lindsey of 00 Main Street collided with J M Johnson of Fremont Miss as both travelled in opposite directions. Johnson and his wife, passengers in Lindsey’s car, were treated at Michael Meagher hospital for a broken leg facial cuts and missing teeth. Lindsey sustained minor facial cuts. Wet and slippery roads were blamed. Johnson and his wife were en route to Fort Worth and Lindsey was headed to Hope.
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Exarkana
Lindsey
Johnson
Fort Worth
Fort Smith Officers Claim Arresting Record
Fort Smith police claim a record arrest spree as they report four brothers in law were arrested within a week in three houses at a street intersection and were convicted on liquor charges.
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Fort Smith
Gulf Station Robbed on Tuesday Morning
Refining company's bulk lane on Teenth Street entered by robbers after midnight Tuesday. District Manager Martin Bates reported to police. A raincoat and a typewriter were stolen from the office, but tanks or oil supply areas were not disturbed.
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Refining Company
Martin Bates
Broken Arm Cause of Hunter's Death
Martin Luther Barnes 24 of McNab died in Hope hospital from blood poisoning that followed a broken arm after a fall from a duck blind while hunting last week. He was brought in by his parents and died after a brief decline. Survived by two brothers and two sisters. Funeral services 3 Tuesday at Saratoga near Menah with burial in Saratoga cemetery.
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Martin Luther Barnes
McNab
Here
Hope Hospital
Barnes
Saratoga
Me- Nah
J P Morgan Attends Church Without Guard Sunday
New York report says J P Morgan entered his church in Lattington without a bodyguard despite police patrols in the financial district. The banker, a senior warden at St Jadwin's, played golf Sunday afternoon at his country place with no guard seen at the course.
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New York
Financial District
J. P. Morgan
Glen Cave
Garland County Bar Association Holds Jubilee Session
The Garland County Bar Association met in jubilee session to mark the State Supreme Court ruling upholding the divorce law and to prepare for an expected surge of divorce seekers. Attendees discussed possible increases in divorce case fees.
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Garland County Bar Association
Hot Springs
State
Supreme Courts
First Divorce Granted In Fayetteville Under State Supreme Court Ruling
A Kansas City woman, Mrs. May E B Wright, was granted the first 90 day divorce after the Arkansas divorce law was upheld by the State Supreme Court. The suit, filed August 22, alleges the plaintiff resided in Fayetteville for more than two months.
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Fayetteville
Kansas City
May E B. Wright
State Supreme Court
Independents Plan Bloc to Control House
Washington reports aggressive independents from both parties seek to shape House leadership in the next Congress. Leaders noted the need for Progressives’ cooperation, with La Guardia and Kale signaling continued independent roles while both parties weigh speaker support as 217 Democrats back Garner and 214 Republicans prepare their decision.
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Washington
House
Congress
la Guardia
New York
Kale
Minnesota
Jane Farmer-Laborite
Garner
Texas
Little River Levee Work Is Completed
Cape Girardeau Missouri report that the Little River Drainage District levee south of Kert has been completed. The government takeover under flood harnessing plans protects the St. Francis River basin in southeast Missouri. Rebuilding cost about 300000 dollars.
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Cape Girardeau
Little River
Kert
St. Francis River
Missouri
Unemployed Show at Saenger Theatre This Wednesday
A special Wednesday night program at the Saenger theatre will feature the Unemployed Show to support a local relief fund. Malea Theaters, Inc. donates the show through local manager Howard Schuster, with a public committee selling tickets and a capacity crowd expected.
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Hope
Saenger Theatre
Malea Theaters, Inc
Saenger
Howard Schuster
Editorial praise from George McLarty in Tokio Arkansas
A reader letter compliments The Star editorials as truthful, praising the County Judge piece and noting road work politics. The editor replies while revealing a personal health struggle with tonsillitis and a light discussion on press liberty and public crosses.
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the Star
3000 Years of Married Life Represented at Show
A Pine Bluff newspaper hosted a picture show titled 3000 Years of Married Life inviting couples with at least 40 years of marriage. Fifty eight couples attended, sharing weddings represented from 10 states in the event described as a "party" style showcase.
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Pine
Pine Bluff
Eight Texans vie for Wurzbach seat in fourteenth district
In San Antonio seven Democrats and one Republican contest the late Harry M. Wurzbach seat. Johnson Kleberg and Anderson seen as strongest. Candidates split on dry laws with Johnson and Kleberg favoring modification and Anderson backing enforcement. Result could shift House balance.
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San Antonio
Texas
Harry M. Wurzbach
Seguin
Fourteenth
House of Representatives
Carl Wright Johnson
Richard M. Kleberg
Charles W. Anderson
Ben L. Maloney
Johnson
Dr. A
Luther
Anderson
Kleberg
John M. Malinask
William R. Fox
Spencer ¥. Bemar
Thomas B. Emiley
Harry M. Peabody
Wurzbach
Gold in Bank of France Crowds Out All Visitors
Paris reports the Bank of France vaults hold so much gold that no spaces remain for visitors. Underground chambers below a sunken lake, protected by modern safeguards, are closed to the public except for bank employees. Officials say opening to sightseers depends on future conditions.
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Bank of France
Paris
New York
Ivory Handle Co Seen First to Fully Contribute to Red Cross
J. K. Sale and Cecil Weaver report Hampstead county Red Cross 1931 Roll Call gifts totaling 18.50. The Ivory Handle Co is noted as a 100 percent member and the first industrial plant canvassed. Gifts listed by Sale and Weaver accompany the report.
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J. K. Sale
Cecil Weaver
Hampstead County
Air Mail Pilot Dies in Crash Near Salt Lake City
Norman W. Potter, 36, an air mail pilot, was found dead in his crashed plane eight miles west of Salt Lake City. Searchers using air and land effort faced cold and snow while tracing his aircraft after he became overdue during a snow storm Monday.
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Air Mail
Salt Lake City
Potter
Here
Great Salt Lake Desert
Norman W. Potter
S'Pes
Tariff Commission chairman named in Washington
Robert Lincoln O'Brien, Boston editor, was appointed chairman of the Tariff Commission, replacing Henry P. Fletcher, with President Hoover making the announcement at a press conference on Tuesday.
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Washington
Robert Lincoln O'Brien
Boston
Tariff Commission
Henry P. Fletcher
Hoover
Local Chamber to Elect Wednesday
Hope Chamber of Commerce will choose new officers at 10 o clock Wednesday morning as the newly elected 18 member board of directors meets at Hope city hall to organize for the coming year. The board, chosen from twice as many protesters voted on by chamber members last week, elects the president and other officers each year. The organization meeting was issued Tuesday by Ralph Routon, 1931 president.
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Hope Chamber of Commerce
Hope City Hall
Chamber
Ralph Routon
Accident Victim in Serious Condition Near Prescott
M. E. Milestone of Texarkana remained in critical condition after a Saturday auto crash near Prescott. Internal injuries, a broken right leg, crushed left knee cap, and broken left arm were reported along with cuts and bruises. Mrs Milestone, a niece of former Sheriff Fleet Magee, has stayed at his side since the accident. The crash was blamed on a dip in the pavement. the car left the road, struck an oak tree, and plunged into the woods with the motor under the front seat and the body bent and twisted. Milestone was alone except for a large dog.
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Prescott — Hospital
M. E. Milestone
Texarkana
Milestone
Locust Street
Fleet Magee
Miller County
Missouri Pacific Bays Short Road Acquisition Approved
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved the Missouri Pacific Railroad acquisition of the Doniphan Kensett and Searcy railroad. The seven mile line runs from Kensett to Doniphan and serves a high-traffic area in eastern Arkansas.
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Missouri Pacific Bays
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Doniphan, Kensett and Searcy
Kensett
Doniphan
Aviensas
Invest is A Boards report on wheat and congressional data
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a congressional report about digand ton and wheat, listing figures like 300 million bushels and 275 million dollars. It mentions Chairman McNary and witness chair proceedings, but the text is garbled and partially unreadable.
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McNary
Oklahoma Governor Targets Tax Changes as Farm Program Evolves
The Oklahoma governor pushes tax reforms to shift burden from homeowners to corporations and incomes, citing progress since statehood. He touts initiatives via the tax commission, including utilities fee reviews and property assessments, while county boards collect new levies. A personal income tax plan and an emergency fuel tax hike aim to fund farm-to-market road projects, with campaigns promising ad valorem reductions on farm lands and homes if approved.
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Oklahoma
Ston
Murray
Regis
Ernor
People Initiative
Tax ‘Commission
Treasury
Boards of Freeholders
Miray
Aged Liberty Resident Buried After Illness
Mrs. R. A. Hamm aged 62 died at the family home near Liberty after an extended illness. Survived by husband four children two step children and several relatives. Funeral services held at 2:39 Tuesday at home with burial in Bright Star cemetery under Rev J W. Wi pastor of the Presbyterian church at Washington.
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R. A. Hamm
Liberty
Jake Thomas
Jesse Evans
Garner Thompson
Liberty Community
Howard Thompson
Mineral Springs
W. C. Thompson
Washington
T. C. Jones
Texas
Bright Star Cemetery
Presbyterian Church At
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