Farmers urged to back REA rural power lines in Hempstead County
A Rural Electrification Administration bulletin illustrates the farm home electricity gap. Only 15 percent have electricity and 40 percent have telephones, 60 percent own cars. The Arkansas Hempstead area is behind. REA loans cover line construction to farms. grants unlikely. security via revenue bonds or liens. ownership rests with the borrowing entities. The plan promotes farm cooperatives to build local power lines, starting from Hope and Hempstead County farms.
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Hemptead County
Balanced Budget Main Issue in 1936 Predictions
The Associated Press chief reports that fiscal policy and the large wartime spending shape 1936 politics. He notes voters focus on whether income balances outgo, with Roosevelt urging higher taxes to liquidate debts. Latest figures show a year’s receipts of 4.47 billion and expenditures of 7.75 billion, a 1.28 billion deficit, national debt at 30.723 billion.
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Washington
Gouth
Flapper Fanny Says Reg U and Pat Off Continuea
A continued feature notes Flapper Fanny commenting on regulatory and patent office matters. The snippet preserves the era voice and hints at ongoing discourse about registration and patent office processes.
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Reg
Pat
Richardson Home Burns on DeAnn Highway
Fire Tuesday night destroyed the Richardson residence eight miles north of Hope on DeAnn road. Virtually all household furnishings were lost with an estimated $1,000 damage. A defective chimney caused the blaze. discovery occurred about 7:40 p.m. Hampered by inadequate water supply, the family could not save the structure or contents.
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Clifford Richardson
Hope
DeAnn Road
Hauptmann Offered Chance to Confess and Live
New York Evening Journal reports from Trenton New Jersey that Bruno Richard Hauptmann may still escape death by confessing to the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and murder. A major New Jersey officer is said to have offered assurance that a confession could save him and aid in naming an accomplice and earning a $30,000 bounty.
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New York Evening Journal
Trenton
N. J
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Tric Choir
New Jersey
Hauptmann
Governor Fu Trell Seeks Welfare Cuts and Pardoning Limits
Governor Fu Trell proposed reducing Welfare Department staff unless services are essential and backed a law ending the release freedom for seven year termers or fewer. He suggested removing parole for short-term inmates, effectively curbing the governor's pardoning power. The remarks came as welfare officials prepare for an executive committee session.
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Futrell
State Welfare Department
Welfare Department
Commission
Best Lecture by Morgan Thursday at First Presbyterian Church
Dr. Frank Crossley Morgan leads a Bible conference at First Presbyterian Church with a lecture titled A Revelation of the Pre-Requisites of Victory scheduled for Thursday night. The Rev. Thomas Brewster announced a special offering Thursday for Dr. Morgan as the conference closes Friday night.
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First Presbyterian Church
Morgan
Bessa
Thomas Brewster
Pension funds urged by UVC meeting in Arkansas
Nine Arkansas veterans attended the state reunion of the United Veterans of the Confederacy in Little Rock. Delegates urged the governor to include revenue provisions in any special session to bolster pensions for Confederate widows and piers.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
United Veterans of the Consistoracy
Potato Prices to Rise by AAA for 1935 Crop
Washington dispatch reports an authoritative source revealing the AAA plans to lift potato prices for the 1935 crop. The move aims to stabilize the market despite ongoing difficulties in controlling production and supply.
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AAA
Washington
Italy launches three pronged push into Ethiopia war
As the Ethiopian conflict enters a second week, Italian strategy centers on three fronts. Northern Italian columns push toward Addis Ababa while a second force moves from Assab to sever the Djibouti Addis Ababa railroad. A third force advances through the Ogaden via Gomaliland, aiming to meet Ethiopian forces south of Jijiga and Harrar. Heavy air scouts, tanks, and colonial troops lead, with Ethiopians yet to mount significant resistance.
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George Scarho
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Aduwa
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Jijiga
Red Sea
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Ogaden
British Somaliland
Hala
Ethiopum
Harray
Eritrea
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Paris
France
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Adi Kaii
Adigwat
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Soir
Haliay
Monarchist Leader George Kondylis Takes Greece Helm
Athens reports Premier Tsaldaris government resigning on Thursday amid a monarchy dispute. General George Kondylis, a monarchist, assumes leadership to guide Greece through the political shift.
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General George Kondylis
Athens
Greece
George Kondylis
Buyers Crowd the State Land Office in Little Rock
Morehan reports 400 persons applied Wednesday at the state land office to purchase or donate tax forfeited land not redeemed under the 1935 emergency redemption law. The law expired Tuesday, and applicants sought to buy land for $1 per acre or donate with a residence requirement and a two year occupancy.
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Little Rock Morehan
Olle
George Wo Neal
Life term given in El Dorado wife killing case
Harrieburg Ark 1 WM Martin 53 of Tramann convicted Thursday and sentenced to life for the death of his wife. Mrs Martin found in a ditch a week after she disappeared with initials say the body broken. Sheriff S D Duburst said quarrels and reports of beatings preceded her disappearance. El Dorado High School Wildcats, champions a few years back, loom as a rising force in Arkansas football this season. Coach Allen Dunaway praised their potential after a stopover with Pine Bluff Zebras en route to Port Arthur Texas for a Friday game.
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Ark
Martin
Tramann
Thuesdas
Poinselt County
el Dorado High School Wildcats
Pratt
Arkansas
Allen Dunaway
Pine Bluff
Thursday Deadline on City Street Tax
Sixty two residents had paid the city street tax by noon Thursday as the $2.50 assessment neared the deadline. City Treasurer Charles Reynerson kept offices open until 5 p m for payments while Police Chief John Ridghill warned of tax collection this year and possible action against late payers. Eligible payers are city residents aged 18 to 45.
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Charles Reynerson
John W. Ridghill
Ridghill
Vice-President to Pay Japan a Visit
Vice President John Nance Garner will visit Japan this month en route to Manila for Manuel Quezon’s November 15 inauguration, traveling aboard the liner President Grant with a congressional delegation led by Speaker Joseph W. Burns. The trip anticipates formal ceremonies and expected donor honors as Japan prepares to host the U S official.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
United States
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Japan
Garner
Texas
Manila
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Grant
Yokohama
Joseph W. Burns
Italy May J Wholesale Slaughter Air Bombs Reporte Southern Front
War news from Geneva and Paris details Italian aggression in Ethiopia, with naval blockade warnings and sanctions debate. League of Nations condemnation gains broad support, while Italy, Austria, and Hungary resist. U S warnings caution travel with Maly or Ethiopia. Fighting reports from Eritrean front describe heavy engagement near Aksum and Aduwa with Ethiopian resistance.
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Hungary
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England
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