Roosevelt Leads 1932 Campaign Tour Through Seventeen States
Governor Roosevelt announces a 3000 mile campaign swing starting October 18 from Albany through seventeen states including the South and border regions with major stops in Pittsburg St. Louis and Atlanta. Political observers note rising odds of a Democratic victory as Republicans mobilize counter efforts amid signs of shifting loyalties in the West and Northeast.
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N. Y
Roosevelt
South
Border Territory
New York City
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Atlanta
NEA Service, Inc
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hoover
Jim Farley
Insull Freed in Athens After Detention May Face Extradition
State Department tells Athens legation to seize Samuel Insull Sr passport to restrict travel. Insull released from Greek custody after Prime Minister Venizelos and Interior Minister Bacopoulos conclude no legal grounds for arrest. Chicago seeks Hoover aid for extradition on larceny and embezzlement charges.
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Washington
Department of State
Athens
Samuel Insull
Insull
Associated Press
Greece
Chicago
Hoover
Eleutherios Venizelos
Bacopoulos
United States Legation
Patterson Residence Burned in Accidental Gas Fire
The J. W. Patterson home at 300 South Hervey Street was badly damaged by a Tuesday night fire caused by a gas shut-off valve pulled loose near a burning stove. Damages to the stucco residence and contents were estimated at $2,500, with partial insurance coverage.
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J. W. Patterson
Hervey Street
Patterson's Department Store
Mrs D A Knotts 75 Dies at Sheppard
Mrs D A Knotts, 75, died at her home in Sheppard about 10 o'clock. Funeral services set for Thursday at 3 p.m. at Forest Hill cemetery, Nevada county. Survived by two sons J W Knotts and A R Knotts, address unknown here, three daughters Myrtle Knotts, Mrs R O McCall of Fulton, and Mrs Ed Grayson of El Dorado.
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D. A. Knotts
Sheppard
Forest Hill Cemetery
Nevada County
J. W
A. R. Knotts
Myrtle Knott
R. O. McCall
Fulton
Ed Grayson
ElDorado
Irish Mill Men Riot Prompts Troop Deployment in Belfast
British army troops raced to Belfast as rioting flared again after a Tuesday clash that killed one and wounded over 30. A morning shooting in the Falls district, a wrecked bus, and armored police cars followed, with quiet returning after the disturbance. The city, capital of Ulster with 415 007 residents, is a shipbuilding linen center amid unemployment estimated at 100 000.
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Ulster
Northern Ireland
Falls
Ireland
Dublin
Huey Long Praises Coolidge Speech in New York
Huey P. Long, Louisiana senator, called Calvin Coolidge's Tuesday night address the greatest evidence of public weeping from the ex president. He said Coolidge was praying to Roosevelt and referenced the Great Depression, questioning how many unemployed Americans view it as a recent low mood.
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Calvin Coolidge
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Madison Square Garden
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White House
Roosevelt
East
al Smith
Albany
Massachusetts
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Huey P. Long
Louisiana
County Gin Report Still Leads 1931 Hempstead County
William Brummer reports Hempstead county ginning through October 1 at 11,670 bales, up from 9,483 bales a year earlier, in the federal ginning report. The county remains the lead in 1931 crop statistics.
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Hempstead
William Brummer
Bureau of the Census
Officers on Trail of Stolen Autos
Chief Claude Stuart and Tully Henry left for Coushatta Louisiana to recover a missing Pontiac sedan owned by Mr Henry taken from in front of Sanders Grocery. Coushatta police wired that a man was arrested Tuesday driving a car matching the Henry vehicle. A Marquette sedan believed stolen from Duffie Hardware in front of store Saturday night was said to be in Camden, with Sheriff Wilson saying officers went there Wednesday to identify it.
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Claude Stuart
Tully Henry
Coushatta
Mr. Henry
Sanders
Henry
Marquette
Jim O'Neal
Duffie Hardware Store
Camden
Societies Elect at Rocky Mound School
The two literary societies at Rocky Mound school chose officers. W N G Society: Miss McDaniel sponsor, Wilson Monts president, Winston Erwin vice president, Bury Pickard secretary, Helen Fincher treasurer, Chel Messer sergeant at arms. K F S Society: Mrs Monts sponsor, Arthur Nippers president, Den nen Butler vice president, Norene Fickard secretary, Winston Monts sergeant at arms.
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Rocky Mound School
W. N. G. Society
Miss McDaniel
Wilson Monts
Winston Erwin
Bury Pickard
Helen Fincher
Chel Messer
K. F. S. Society
Mrs. Monts
Arthur Nippers
Dennen Butler
Norene Fickard
Winston Monts
No Duty of State to Support Citizen Appeal at Bar Association
Guy A. Thompson of St. Louis urged 1,500 delegates at the American Bar association to defend representative democracy. He warned that a dangerous trend says the state must support the citizen, contrasting with the founders who held citizens owe duty to sustain the State.
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Guy Thompson
St. Louis
Washington
Our Fathers
American Bar Association
Guy A. Thompson
Thompson
Ciizen
Illinois Arrests Army of Miners
National guardsmen raided the miners’ headquarters in Taylorville Illinois and arrested between 600 and 700 strikers to head off disorders. The sheriff issued orders banning a parade and setting an anniversary event for the Virden massacre 34 years prior.
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Iil
National
Virden
Oakland Pie Supper to Benefit Basketball Team
A pie supper sponsored by the athletic association will be at the Oakland school house on the Hope Washington highway Thursday night October 13 at 8 oclock. Proceeds support the school basketball team. Everyone is invited.
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Athletic Association
Oakland
Hope- Washington Highway
Democratic Nominee for Missouri Gov Dies in Kansas City
Francis N. Wilson, Democratic nominee for governor of Missouri, died in Kansas City on Wednesday. The death alters the state race and party plans ahead of the election.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Francis N. Wilson
Officials Arrive in Arkansas to Open Home Loan Bank
Benjamin H. Wooten of Austin and E. E. Shelton of Dallas arrived in Little Rock to prepare for the opening of the Federal Home Loan Bank for the 12th district. The program aims to ease mortgage strain by offering longer terms and refinancing through existing building and loan companies, with direct loans to homeowners in a few cases. It seeks to unfreeze building and loan concerns and spur revival nationwide.
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Home Loan Bank
Little Rock
Benjamin H. Wooten
Austin
E. E. Shelton
Dallas
Fedcent Home Loan Bank
Turnback fund sent to Arkansas counties
The third quarter distribution of the county turnback fuel from the extra one cent gasoline tax was mailed by State Treasurer Roy V. Leonard totaling 218 221.93 to county treasurers. October 1 receipts show 254 621.18 credited to the county highway fund with 36 399.25 moved to bond and interest to cover maturing road improvement district obligations. Some counties had portions withheld to pay bonds and districts. An injunction briefly blocked impounding, later withdrawn pending fourth quarter review if highway revenues fall short of 7 500 000. Southwest Arkansas counties receive allocations listed for Clark Columbia Hempstead Howard Miller Nevada Pike.
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Roy V. Leonard
State Highway Commission
Ross W. Lawdon
Pulaski County
Highway Commission
Southwest Arkansas
Clark
Columbia
Hempstead
Howard
Miller
Nevada
Pike
Ex-Sen James Reed's Wife Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs. James A. Reed, wife of the former Missouri senator, died Wednesday in Kansas City after a brief illness. The death end a long marriage to Reed, a noted political figure in Missouri and national circles.
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James Reed
Kansas City
James A. Reed
Missouri
Man Is Acquitted of Murder at Carnival
Harrisburg Ark. Hugh Lutrell was acquitted by a jury on a murder charge connected to a gunfight that killed four men at a Lepanto carnival three years ago. The acquittal ends the trial stemming from the deadly incident at the event.
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Ark
Hugh Lutrell
Lepanto
Legion to Sponsor Air Circus Sunday in Hope
The local Legion post arranged with Alameda Babcock the parachute jumper and Frank Jones of the Dawn Patrol to appear in Hope on Sunday October 16. A Spartan biplane piloted by Jones will arrive Thursday and offer paid rides. tickets cost 50 cents with proceeds aiding the post. The program promises balloon bursting aerial ribbon cutting stunt flying and a twin parachute leap by Babcock. The show opens at 1 PM with an afternoon of air entertainment.
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Alameda Babcock
Frank Jones
N’s Dawn Patrol
Hope
Legionnaires
Frizes
America
High Schools Face Crucial Week End Battles
Arkansas football slate builds toward state title with Pine Bluff meeting Northeast Arkansas champ Jonesboro at Pine Bluff and El Dorado facing undefeated Little Rock. Fort Smith hosts Clarksville while Hot Springs plays Texarkana in Texas Arkansas clash. Camden visits Arkadelphia. Blytheville travels to Memphis to face Crocket Tech. Helena hosts Elaine for open weekend play.
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Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Jonesboro
Zebras
el Dorado
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Clarksville
Hot Springs
Texarkana
Camden
Arkadelphia
Panthers
Blytheville
Crocket Tech High
Memphis
Helena
Elaine
Broadway Map Distribution Promotes Transcontinental Highway
Broadway of America maps detailing the San Diego to Newark route are being distributed nationwide. Produced by 200000 copies of the American Automobile Association, the free color maps boost tourist travel toward the Olympic Games in Los Angeles and spur Broadway clubs in many cities under state Broadway officials.
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Tit For Tat Ends British Student Exchange Pact
Glasgow Lord Provost Sir Daniel Stevenson funds a 12 month German university study for four Scottish students while four German students take spots at a Scotland college. German representatives presented an autographed photo of President von Hindenburg with a praise letter to Sir Daniel.
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Scotland
Daniel Stevenson
Fresident von Hindenburg
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