Senate Bill 69 threatens freight train length and jobs
The paper condemns Senate Bill No. 69 to cap freight trains at 70 cars, arguing it is a rail union bid to raise freight costs and hire more workers. It questions safety claims, notes higher costs for farmers and newspapers, and urges Congressman Wade Kitchens to oppose the measure in the House. It cautions against railroad labor pressure and presses for a square deal for cotton country.
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Senate
House
Wade Kitchens
House of Representatives
Railrroad
Darth Tara
Wade
Camps
Wholesale Goods Slow Down and Retail Trade Excels in St Louis District
The Federal Reserve Bank reports October to mid November slack in wholesale and jobbing across the Eighth District with declines in boats and shoes dry goods drugs groceries and hardware while retail trade shows stronger results. Department stores in principal cities posted October sales slightly above September and near October 1946 levels with automobiles performing modestly better than September. Steel and iron activity fell due to weak new orders and backlogs shrinking as producers adjust output. steel ingot production hit a yearly low by mid November though coal output rose roughly 2 percent from September. Payrolls and employment also declined from September to October as crop prospects improved with ideal fall conditions lifting yields.
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ST. Louis
Federal Reserve Bank Today
Iron and
Inihes
Vae
Benton Man Gets a Life Sentence
In Wenton Ak a Benton man was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison for the slaying of Clifford Wortham in a box car five years ago. The jury deliberated about one hour and fifteen minutes.
Cranium Crackers and Restored Cathedral Inquiries
A reader asks about the bride returning gifts under etiquette, the country whose flag bears the Red Cross emblem, a planet scene without a telescope, and the Brenel cathedral rebuilt after World War I damage. Also asks why polar regions are named Arete and Antarctic.
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Red Cross
Brenel
Arete
Antarctic
Extension Granted for Car Testing Deadline in Arkansas
Arkansas State Police Superintendent Gray Albright announced a 30 day extension for vehicle inspections under the new traffic code. The extra time comes as testing stations speed up setup across the state, with December 1 previously the last penalty free day.
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LITTLE = ROCK
VPI
Gray Albright
Arkansas
Albright
de Tay Jt
John Miller Assigned to Senate Committees in Washington
Spokane unverified draft reports John Miller receives assignments in the Senate including key committees while mentions an Arkansas connection and unspecified nutrition requirements. The fragmentary text references a body with calorie needs and unclear details about dates or roles.
Roosevelt Seeks 125 Million Cap on Federal Aid
President Roosevelt asks Congress to cut immediate outlay for state highway aid and balance the budget with four steps. He proposes canceling 214 million dollars in apportioned funds for 1929, spreading 20 million over two years, capping annual highway aid at 125 million after 1940, and revising the federal aid highway law to end annual apportionment. Senate criticism follows, as lawmakers weigh budget curtailment and policy shifts amid a special session.
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Roosevelt
Senate
Son
Mays' den
Arizona
Barkley
House
Hope Chamber Outlines Three Immediate Objectives
The Hope Chamber of Commerce semi announces three goals to aid the area: move the Hempstead County courthouse site from Washington to Hope, pave Highway 29 through Hope, and expand a trade extension program for Hope merchants. Petitions to relocate the courthouse will be ready this week with volunteers to collect signatures, and officials hope to secure federal designation for Highway 24 to Louisiana for pavement.
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Hope Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Capital Hotel
R. P. Bowen
Hempstead County
Washington
Hope
Merchants of Hope
Bowen
Louisiana Line
Chamber of Commerce of Hope
Chamber of Commerce
It Is Smart to Be Sober Behind the Wheel
A cautionary note urging sobriety while driving. The piece warns intoxicated driving dulls senses, blurs vision and slows reaction, making the driver a public menace and his own worst enemy.
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Five Hempstead Tenants Chosen for U.S. Farm Ownership Plan
Five Hempstead tenants will be selected among 21 counties for the Bankhead-Jones program offering loans and supervision to become small farm owners. The Farm Security Administration will loan about $3,500 per tenant, with 5 to 10 loans per county, targeting next spring crops and a broader roll out as funds rise to $25 million next year.
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State Farm Security Advisory Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
The
Farm Security Administration
Bankhead-Jones
FSA
Ie Ty
Serview
PSA
Frisco Railway Fines and Taxes Across Nine States
Frisco Railway reports 1936 fines totaling $2,660,292.29 across nine states. State taxes reach $216,897.14, county taxes $577,730.88, road and other levies, with Hempstead County and Hope noted in Arkansas. More than 420,000 attend summer schools in public schools and colleges nationwide.
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Louis
Frisco Railway
Tennessee
Arkansas
Hempstead
City of
Hope
United States
British French to Seek a Showdown over World Unrest
London reports Neville Chamberlain and Yvon Delbas planned broad consultations with other powers toward a general settlement. In Shanghai the French ambassador said Japanese air bombs destroyed the Catholic orphanage at Kashing killing 86 Chinese children. Refugees and French and Chinese sisters were missing as Japanese forces advance on Nanking.
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London
Eng
Neville Chamberlain
Yvon Delbas
Shanghai
China
Kashing
Nanking
Duck Hunting Stamps Sold Here At Hope Post Office
Officials of Hope Post Office said Tuesday that dark hunters of Hope in Hempstead county had purchased approximately 100 migratory bird hunting stamps since the season opened Saturday. Hunters are required to purchase the federal stamp which sells for $1.
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Hope Post Office
Hope Wit Hempstead County
Alleged Bank Robbers Captured Near Rogers Arkansas
A posse captured two men who reportedly confessed to robbing Citizens Bank at Springfield Missouri for 14 444 dollars. Night Police Chief Walter Dean identified the suspects as Moore, 30, of Rogers, and Archey Holbrook, 45, of near Springdale Arkansas. They were turned over to Missouri officers and sent to Springfield.
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Rogers, Ark
Walter Dean
Berry
Citizens Bank
Springfield
Dean
Per ‘Moore
Rogers
Archey Holbrook
Springdale
Ark
Missouri l
New Ford Cars Shown at Hope Auto Company
More than 500 people viewed the first showing of the 1938 Ford line at Hope Auto Company. Displayed were a grey deluxe two door sedan with radio and side-wall tires, a blue standard two-door, a new pickup and two ten-and-a-half ton models. Manager Tom McLarty praised the streamlined styling and predicted record sales as the public is invited to inspect the display.
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Ford
Hope Auto Company
Tom McLarty
McLarty
Exonerate Doctor in Killing at L A
North Little Rock case remains unsolved nearly a year after Elmer Graham Thompson, a high school honor student, was found dead under the Main street viaduct. Zelda Lou Mallums retracted her accusation against Dr. John W. Bruce claiming coercion by private detectives and a lawyer seeking a reward. Detected influence by Mayor Rosy L. Lawdon led to the release of Dr. Bruce and another suspect, with the prosecutor ordering release.
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Little Rock
Elmer Graham Thompson
Lucile Rock
Main Street
North Little Rock
Zelda Lou Mallums
John W. Bruce
Dr. Bruce
Dan Clark
William H. McGuinn
Rosy L. Lawdon
North Little Reck
Young ‘Thompson
Bruce
Warren Vunderburg
Rede
Light Vote in City Primary Election Sees Low Turnout
A Democratic city primary drew a light 359 total votes across four precincts by 2:30 p.m. with 12 candidates running and several unopposed. Ward counts showed Arkansas Bank & Trust Co. 138, Frisco depot gs, ns6 Service Station 89, City Rall 47, and officials expect overall turnout under 100 for the day.
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Arkansas Bank & Trust Co
Frisco Depot
Thoughtful Quote On Prayer And Divine Will
A Thought Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance, it is laying hold of His highest willingness. Treneh emphasizes prayer as aligning with divine readiness rather than forcing God’s response.
Cotton prices in New Orleans open and close steady
New Orleans December cotton opened Tuesday at 8.09 and closed at 8.04 to 8.06, while spot cotton finished five points lower. Middling grade quoted at 8.10.
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New Orleans
2000 Producers Sign Applications for Hempstead Grants
Approximately 2,000 Hempstead farmers signed grant applications Tuesday at Patmos Spring Hill Guernsey and Fulton representing Spring Hill Bodcaw Watercreek and Bois D Arc townships per county agent Clifford L. Smith. The report lists Wednesday to Saturday sign-up sites with times and locations across Nolan Noland Garland DeAnn Ozan and other townships and urges absent tenants and crops on the 1937 farm to appear at the county agent’s office Saturday December 4.
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Hempstead
Patmos
Spring Hill
Guernsey
Fulton
Bodcaw
Watercreek
Bois D'Arc
Clifford L. Smith
Nolan
Piney Grove
Noland
Beards Chapel
Garland
DeAnn
Ozan Township
Ozan
Washington
Saratoga
DeRoan Township
City Hall
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