Arkansas Viaduct Plan Fails to Stop Car Crashes
A Franklin era column laments Arkansas highway safety gaps. It notes a $100,000 viaduct over the Missouri Pacific main line at Donaldson to redirect fast traffic but argues drivers still violate rules by stopping on mainlines. The writer recounts a night encounter with a stalled fuelless truck on a main road and urges better police liaison and driver responsibility to prevent deadly crashes.
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State of
Arkansas
Donaldson
the Star
Texarkana
Fulton
Will Orton
Fulton Bridge
Asl
Twn
Two Arrested at Nashville With Gangsters Arms
Nashville officers captured Roy Traxler after a gun battle on the Nashville Lockesburg highway following a raid on a stolen car. Traxler was wounded, Edmonds was jailed, and both are held for investigation.
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Roy Traxler
Oklahoma
Nashville-Lockesburg
Nashville
Vaughn Edmonds
Traxler
Hone
Traxley
Edmonds
Stu
Arkansas
Hope
J. W W. Sewell
State Revenue
Coy Dildy
Howard County
Clarence Dildy
Traxier
Edmond
Sewell
The
Star
Lockesburg
State
Turkey Coloniees Technicians Ordered to Frontier Posts
Ankara reports the Turkish government instructs technical and scientific graduates to be stationed in undeveloped regions near the Iran Iraq and Soviet frontiers or be removed from their professions.
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Turkey
Coloniees
Ankara
Iran, Irak
Russi
Knighton Shot and Began Recovery at Home
Clyde Knighton, critically shot with no bullets in his body, was moved from Josephine hospital to his home at Stamps. Officers hold Lee Beasley, 26, as Knighton recovers after four days in isolation. Knighton, once a Texarkana metalman, was shot in an early morning dispute on September 25 over a crop. Beasley was present as a tenant on Knighton’s property.
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Clyde Knighton
Josephine Hospital
Ynps
Ana
Lee Beasley
Knighton
Ben
Texarkany Street
Gar
Beasley
Pat Bell
Stamps
France Seeks to Mollify England Over Italy Sanctions
PARIS officials described Tuesday their anxious effort to keep Great Britain from backing further sanctions against Italy while maintaining support for League of Nations actions. The piece notes French worry at being bound to assist Britain if military measures are ordered, with continuation hinted on page three.
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Paris
France
Vite Val
Great Britain
U S Forecast on October 8 Cut to 11 464 000 Bales
The Department of Agriculture set cotton crop at 11 464 000 bales, 25 000 fewer than a month earlier. Census estimates show 4 280 367 bales ginned before Oct 1, down from 4 963 384 last year. Oct 1 crop condition listed at 64 percent of normal, Arkansas at 58 percent with 990 000 bales projected.
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Wallington
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of the Census
Arkansas
Hope Boys Uniform Fund Tops 478 Before Tuesday Cake Walk
The Hope Boys fund uniform fund reaches 478 72 with a Tuesday cake walk planned at 7 3 oclock on Main Street between Second and Third. A public concert by the boys band and a 10 cent cake walk entrance aim to push the total above 500. About 30 cakes will be awarded and further donations are expected.
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Hope Boys Fund
Main Street
Second
Luther Hollamen
Carpenter’s Union
Crupler
IB. BR
Haminy
Wayne H. England
Dewey Baber
Robinson Attacks Hoover Speech During Campaign Row
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Democratic leader, attacked Herbert Hoover's Oakland speech as full of misstatements about new debt and spending. Washington figures and aides signaled further meetings in Manhattan as parties discuss fiscal policy and the national debt, with both sides trading figures on yearly expenditures and looming obligations.
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Washdington
Rolinson
Arkansas
Herbert Hoover
Oakland
Democratic National Committee
Reb‘insu
Hoover
Lawrence Richey
Washington
Manhattan
Walker Byrd
Newspaperiey
Todieson
Rohe Tiwon
Lda
Roosevel
Robinson
Petes Pig Supper at Palmas High School Auditorium
A pie supper will be held at 7:00 p.m. Friday in the Palmas High School auditorium to raise funds for the Paulmus High School athletic fund. Proceeds go to the school athletics program.
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Palmas High School
Paulmus High School Athletic Fund
Neutrality in War How Killing Americans Tests U S Stance
Washington debates neutrality as war threat looms. Willis Thornton outlines risks of American deaths triggering entry, referencing Lusitania and past policies. Questions of armed private ships and cross-border actions loom over policy, with Britain under pressure to defend neutral rights.
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Willis Thornton
NEA
Willis
Thornton Nea
Washington
America
T. W. Gregory
Woodrow Wilson
Germany
Great Britain
Irish Sea
Ethiopia
Ahmallan
United States
Ttalian
Aidix Ababa
Amierivay
Cund Wueses
Ittaly
Britain
Isen
Brita
Russia
Pacific
Asia
Nia
Stalled Truck Blamed for Night Highway Crash
A stalled truck in the middle of Highway 67 four miles west of Prescott caused a Saturday night crash injuring four local residents. Elizabeth Middlebrooks and Louise Hanegan suffered head injuries but are not seriously hurt. Archie Chambless and John Barlow escaped with minor bruises. Witnesses and several occupants fled the scene, leaving unclear details about others involved.
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Elizabeth Middlebrooks
Louise Hanegan
Archie Chambless
John Barlow
Middlebroks
A. D. Middlebrooks
Park Drive
Miss Hanegan
A. F. Hanegan
South Elm
Hotel
Barlow
Prescott
Middlebrooks
Hanegan
Young Chambless J
Peterson
Arkadelphia
Hope
Hot Springs
Chambless
Hairy Vetch Urged for Winter Crop
Frank R. Stanley urges Hympstead area farmers to plant hairy vetch as a winter cover crop. The variety Hairy Vetch is praised for soil improvement, winter hardiness, and adaptability to Arkansas climates, though the piece notes some continuation on page three.
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Hairy Vetch
Frank R. Stanley
Hympstead
Blunt
Arkansas
Mussolini Warned by General Staff Against Ethiopian War
British observers warn that Italy’s thin supply line to Eritrea risks a massive collapse in Ethiopia. From Asmara to Addis Ababa the 500 mile route traverses swamps deserts and mountains, with wheeled transport largely impossible. Supplies must move on mules horses and camels while contested ground and distant garrisons strain the line.
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Charles P. Nutter
Associated Press
London
Ethiopia
Mussolini
Eritrea
Yal Jan
Suez Canal
Asmara
Addis Ababa
Aduwa
Benito Mugsolini
Haile Selas
Adigrat
Adelberto
Duke of
Bergamo
Makale
Speculators Busy Hold Up State Bonds in Auction
Arkansas Attorney General Carl E Bailey and Secretary of State Ed McDonald alleged speculators are attempting to hold up the state by riders on bonds. The State Refunding Board voted to spend only about half of the roughly one million dollars available for buying obligations now. Officials charged that speculators control large blocks of highway bonds and offered them at Tuesday's tender at prices as high as ten cents on the dollar.
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Little Rock
Carl E. Bailey
Ed McDonald
Donaldson Viaduct on No 67 Opens for Traffic
Donaldson Viaduct on No 67 was completed and opened to traffic Monday. The gravel roadway will be allowed to settle before concrete is laid. Approaches on both sides of Dunaklewangyer have been paved while awaiting the viaduct construction.
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Donaldson
Toe Tiny
Site Highway Department
Missouri
Pacific Railrwad A
Ales Carlment
Dunaklewangyer
Button
Bobcats to Invade El Dorado Friday
Hope High School football travels to El Dorado for a Friday night clash after a 21 point win over Horatio. Coach Foy Hammons faces injury concerns as Ramsey is out and end duties shift to Reese. El Dorado opened with a solid schedule including Magnulie, Welc and Longview as Texas high schools contend for momentum.
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Hope High School
Horatio
el Dorado High School
Wildcats
Foy Hammons
Hone
Bobcats
Poe
Ramsey
Reese
el Dorado
Magnulie
Welc T
Haynesville
Tod
Homer
Longview
Texas
Former Owner of Democrat Is Dead in Nashville Tenn
Il dus M Bratham aged 61 a national figure in newspaper advertising died after a two week illness at his Nashville home He was formerly part owner of the Arkansas Democrat and Chickasaw? newspaper entities and is mourned by the publishing community in Tennessee and Arkansas
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Nashville
Tenn
Dus M. Bratham
Here Alley
Arkansas Democrat
Ittly Rogk
League Powers Debate Sanctions on Italy at Geneva
Reports from Geneva indicate Britain with support from other powers advocated leading the League of Nations in sanctions against Italy. Ethiopia seeks reader action as Addis Ababa reports Italian advances.
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Bopyright
Geneva
Switzerland
Great Britain
Italy
League ‘Powers
Coumth
Britain
Enyay
League ‘of Nations
Gov
Allayinister
Ababa
Enti
Ethiopia
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Bailey and McDonald
Mo. Pac
John M. Branham
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