Acreage Reduction Urged by Farm Board Chairman
Chairman Stone of the Federal Farm Board urged uniform acreage reduction laws for southern states to curb cotton planting amid a government crop forecast of record Arkansas production. The Arkansas House backed the Texas cotton acreage plan 80 to 1 and sent it to the senate. The measure accompanies broader moves on a Louisiana cotton holiday and related agriculture bills.
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Stone
Farm Board
Little Rock
Arkansaa House
Senate
Washington
Federal
Farm Boar
Arkansas
House
Nericulture
State Highway Audit Commissiibn
Commission
State Highway Department
Johnson
Johnson County
State Poultry Group In Annual Session
Arkansan State Poultry Association elected L B Lloyd of Mot Springs to a seventh term as president at the annual banQet and meeting at Union County Fair Grounds. Over 100 poultrymen attended. Officers include Flint Nichols first vice president W L Worthington second vice president B L Umer third vice president and Hh BK Thornton secretary treasurer, with Thornton re elected. Directors named C M Noble J A Johnson and George Dodi. Local attendees from Nashville DeQueen Prescéi Hope and neighboring towns.
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L. B. Lloyd
Mot Springs
Arkansan State Poultry Association
Union County Fair Grounds
Flint Nichols
DeQueen
W. L. Worthington
Camden
B. L. Umer
Lite Rock
Hh BK. Thornton
Nashville
Thornton
C. M. Noble
Jonesboro
J. A. Johnson
George Dodi
Nepe
Horace Thornton
A.A. Gordon
Prescléi
Charles Locke
Qzan
Erle
Dale Turner
George F. Dodds
Hope
Patmos District Opens Registration For Patmos Consolidated
Patmos Consolidated School district will register students at three schools on Friday October 9 with classes starting Monday October 12. Principal M B Talley announced a district bus round Friday morning and registration at opening hour. Students will be classified and help clean grounds. Faculty listed includes Patmos: Clarice McDaniel Marie Thomas Edna Gordon Daisye Bonds Hinton: Elmer May Lillian Quarles Greape Hall: Owen Atkins Reeves.
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Patmos Consolidated
O Victory
Monay
M. B. Yaley
Talley
Patmos
Clarice McDaniel
Marie Thomas
Edna Gordon
Daisye Bonds
Hinton
Elmer May
Lillian Quarles
Greape Hall
Owen Atkins
Reeves
Six-Hour Day Plan Tells Hoover of Study by Manufacturers
W. D. Huntington announces a six hour workday plan for plants allied to the Manufacturing Chemists Association. The plan increases employment by one third, with Huntington detailing the action after briefing President Hoover at the White House.
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Hoover
Manufacturing Chemists Association
W. D. Huntington
Huntington
White House
Hoover Reiterates His Lending Policy
President Hoover, speaking at the Pan American Commercial conference, urged that foreign loans be limited to reproductive purposes. He recalled a four year old plea as secretary of commerce and warned against loans for military or nonproductive public works, saying such funding harms the world economy.
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Washington
Hoover
Drastic Reduction in Freight Charges Made
Drastic reductions in freight charges on cotton shipped by barge from Memphis and the Memphis Territory to New Orleans were put into practice Wednesday by the federal barge lines and the Memphis Packet Company. Under the tariff announced by T. T. Anderson, general agent for the federal lines, cotton shipped from Memphis or Helena in minimum quantities of 2000 bales per single bill of lading would receive a rate of 20 cents per hundred pounds on high density cotton and 25 cents on standard compressed cotton.
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Memphis
New Orleans
Federal Barge Lines
Memphis Packet Company
Wv Tiviff
Tl. T. Anderson
Federal Lines
Helena
Aris
Arkansas Declares American Education Week Observance
Governor Parnell issued a proclamation designating November 9 to 15 as American Education Week in Arkansas. The observance follows guidance from the U S Office of Education the National Education Association and the American Legion to consider school needs and future education. The proclamation urges Arkansans to value schools and focus on democratic ideals during an economic emergency threatening educational opportunities for hundreds of boys and girls.
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Little Rock
Parnell
Arkansas
United States Office of Education
National Education Association
American Legion
New Sanitarium to Open at Arkadelphia
A two story fireproof sanitarium built by Dr. N. R. Townsend and Dr. C. K. Townsend will be formally opened soon. The structure, within a block of the main business street, cost about $30,000.
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Arkadelphia
N. R. Townsend
C. K. Townsend
President Hoover Financial Relief Near Amid Bank Strain
President Hoover's plan to ease financial strain moved toward swift action. Federal Reserve Bank reportedly proposed a half billion dollar corporation, with incorporation expected within 48 hours. Governor Harris of New York informed the move, and details would be announced to the country at once.
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Washington
Harris
New York
Federal Reserve Bank
Hiding of Body Told By Negro Laborers
Two black laborers testified in Benton county court about hiding Mrs. Mary Hoyer Cobb s body after claims that Ben Causity and Cardelli Goad ordered it placed in a field roadside near McEwen Tennessee The witnesses said Goad washed blood from an auto crank and shirt while denying direct involvement in the death of the 22 year old mother of two. The state planned to finish its case the next morning.
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Camden
Tenn
Benton County
Mary Hoyer Cobb
Ben Causity
Cardelli
Mrs. Cobb
McEwen
Simmons
Goad
Added Attractions on Saenger Stage for Junior Beauty Revue
Over fifty young contestants will perform in Hope’s first Junior Beauty Revue on Wednesday night. Each girl appears solo or in groups, billed by the film they represent, with ballots given to all ticket buyers to vote for Little Miss Hope and the surprise jewelry prize. Local firms back the event. audiences urged to arrive early for choice seats. The Phantom of Paris starring John Gilbert will be the screen feature. prices remain 10, 26 and 4 cents.
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Hope
John Gilbert
First Block Signal Installed Friday in City
An electric block signal, the first and only one, was installed at the intersection of West Third and South Washington streets by city electricians. The signal system received authorization at a recent city council meeting. Its installation aims to protect school children crossing Highway 87 as it passes through the city on Third Street.
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Third
South Washington
Highway 87
Third Street
Apple Growers Trade For Wheat in Springdale Arkansas
Apple growers facing a bounteous crop and weak demand exchange fruit for grain with Kansas and oats for stock feed. J W Phillips opens a Goshen flour mill to process apples into wheat and aid growers, while a local evaporator and vinegar plant uses millions of pounds of fruit. Payroll tops 300 dollars daily. plants hold 165000 gallons of cider and over 100000 pounds of dried fruit. Operations continue while storage space lasts.
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Springdale
Ark
Kansas
Exchange of Commodities
J. W. Phillips
Goshen
Rogers
Lindbergs End Far East Tour for Home by Sea and Rail
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh abandon their Far East aerial voyage and will return to America by steamer and rail. They cited decisions guided by messages received and news of Senator Dwight W. Morrow's death in Englewood, New Jersey. The couple had started the voyage July 29 from New York for a flying vacation in the Far East.
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Shanghai
Charles A. Lindbergh
Far East
Sliers
Englewood
N. J
Dwight W. Morrow
New York
Committee Will Study Sino-Japanese Dispute
The American government has appointed representatives to visit the Sino-Japanese dispute area in Manchuria and report to Washington on the situation.
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Washington
Manchuria
Manslaughter Charged In Two Highway Accidents
Indictments released detail two manslaughter charges from fatal highway crashes. Alabama documents name Algernon Keith Autrey Denson C Lewis and others, plus Willis Atkins to face a second trial on embezzlement and related charges after an earlier conviction and a gubernatorial furlough.
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Puty
Bexter Bieh
Hempstead
Criminal Division of
Circuit’ Court
Algernon
Doc) Keith
Miss Vera
Walker
Fulton
Autrey Denson
Ellis Jones
Hope-Nashville
Ozan
7. C. Lewis
Wolff
Bingen
Pickard
Bodcaw
Hope Merchants
O. L. Wyatt
Hope
James” Moss
To Begin Trades Days at Conway
Faulkner County observes Achievement Day on October 16 with an exchange for surplus commodities farm machinery live stock and seed. W L Hall county agricultural agent says the event will help farmers trade goods not sold in cash markets for needed items.
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Conway
Ark
Faulkner County
W.L. Hall
Ucles
Dies After Seeing Father's Murder in Arkansas Town
Mrs. Clara Bess Vick, 24, of Halley, died Tuesday from a heart attack after witnessing her father W. D. Halley killed by Will Fane while he tried to arrest him. Fane later died in prison. Vick survived by husband Lewis. Funeral at aunt Mrs. F. B. Matson's Halley home at 3 p.m. Burial in Halley cemetery.
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Dermott
Clara Bess Vick
Halley
W. D. Halley
Local Co-Op to Handle Half Cotton Crop
The Mid-South Cotton Co operative plans to manage over 10 000 bales at the Hope district office by October end with receipts above 5000 bales to date. Manager Cox says the office is busy and will likely process 720 000 bales for the season, mainly from Hempstead and Nevada counties, with shipments from LaFayette and Howard. The cooperative aims to handle half the total Hempstead county yield this year, advancing near market price.
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Mid-South
Hope District
Max
Cox Thriee
Cox
Hempstead
Nevada
LaFayette
Howard
Mrs Campbell Joins National Institute of Violin
Mrs. Robert Campbell of 108 West Avenue D, a noted local violinist and instructor, announces affiliation with the National Institute of Violin in South Bend Ind. The program uses pictures cartoons and stories to teach children. J H Stovall district superintendent plans classes with Eliott Pickard Bennett and Searles. high school credits will be given to pupils.
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Robert Campbell
West Avenue D
National Institute of Violin
South Bend
Ind
Institute
Hope
J. Eliott
W. W. Pickard
L. C. Bennett
A. Searles
Campbell
Clark County Melons Sold at Memphi Memphis
Two giant watermelons grown by Ronnie Cash near Clark County were auctioned at the Mid-South Fair in Memphis. A 165-pound melon bought by a North Little Rock druggist left display, while a 155-pound fruit went to Charles G. Picher of Gerber department store and remained on exhibit at his Memphis store. The melons were the largest shown at the fair.
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Arkadelphia
Ronnie Cash
Memphis
North Little Rock
Charles G. Picher
Gerber
Murphy Leads Field in Detroit City Election
Detroit mayor Frank Murphy, known for a red hair and a record of unemployment relief, tops a seven candidate nonpartisan primary with over half of roughly 200000 votes. Harold H. Emmons, former police commissioner, places second with about 32000 votes and advances to the November municipal race.
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Murphy
Detroit
Frank Murphy
Doles
Harold H. Emmons
Political actions surround Bishop James Cannon under grand jury scrutiny
Washington bulletins report Bishop James Cannon facing grand jury scrutiny with his attorneys filing a brief to deny any legal grounds for prosecution under the corrupt practices act. Chicago notes the government sought to introduce records in the Al Capone tax case to prove admitted tax liability and settlement attempts with the revenue department.
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Washington
James Cannon
Chicago
Revenue Department
Washington Will Hold Association Session in Washington Ark
The Little River Elberta Baptist Association formed by consolidation will hold its first annual session at Washington Baptist Church October 16 and 17 with Rev L L Bolton as pastor. Officers include Rev Fred H Ward moderator J A Fortune clerk. Two special addresses planned the opening day by Rev Taylor Stanfill and Rev B L Bridges. The body covers churches in Little River Sevier Howard Hempstead and Fike counties with three delegates per church for 50 members and one more per 50 thereafter.
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Ashdown
Ark
Little River and
Elberta Baptist Association
Baptist Church
Washington
L. L. Bolton
Fred H. Ward
J. A. Fortune
Nashville
Taylor Stanfill
Amity
B. L. Bridges
Little Rock
Arkansas Baptist Convention
Little River-Elberta Association
Arkansas Baptist State Convention
Little River
Sevier
Howard
Hempstead
Fike
El Dorado Bridge Opens After Long Construction
The new 2526 foot bridge on a continental highway cost 452510 and forms part of a 31 million project. About 2022 feet of concrete approaches and a 300 foot steel truss span cross the Ouachita. The structure sits roughly 60 feet above land and 70 feet above water. Opened to traffic weeks ago with tolls collected for a month. attendance at the accompanying pageant reached nearly 19000 from Arkansas cities.
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N. L. Prim
Friday Music Club Reschedules Meeting to 3 P M
The Friday Music Club moves its opening meeting from 4 to 3 o clock this Friday. President Mrs Ralph Routon announced the change and said the gathering will be at her residence in observance of President's day.
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Muele Club
Ralph Routon
Pine Bluff Names Its Youngest Licensed Aviator
Pine Bluff Ark. William Reynolds ages 17 with 20 hours and 45 minutes flight time becomes the citys youngest licensed aviator. He is the son of Mr and Mrs A M Reynolds and studied under Lieut Kenneth Garrett. Pine Bluff now lists 17 licensed pilots by the U S Department of Commerce.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
William Reynolds
Fine Bluffs
A. M. Reynolds
Kenneth Garrett
Young Reynolds
United States Department of Copynerce
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