Governor Futrell Reveals County Relief and Tax Plan
The report from a committee proposes emergency measures to aid counties, including 45 percent of the 2 percent sales tax to the counties, a third distributed by county, area, and population. It also suggests slot machine licensing, revised clerical and treasurer fees, and fixed prosecuting attorney fees. The plan awaits legislative reaction, with public input encouraged to senators and representatives. The report notes a National Red Cross exhibit at Chateau Thierry features the first flag raised after the German retreat.
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Mertehavidise
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Helena
Phillips County
J. H. Lockadoo
Arkadelphia
Clark County
J. E. Chambers
Danville
Fourteenth District
R. V. Wheeler
Marion Sawyer
George Booth
Pocahontas
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit
Futrell
Museum of the
National Red Cross
Washington
Chateau Thierry
Fight to reclaim child continues in habeas corpus suit
Anna Ware testifies that she gave birth to the child claimed by Mrs. Nelie Tipton Muench. The case alleges the Muenchs are holding the Ware baby as their own at their home. Ludwig O. Muench’s birth certificate is cited as part of the dispute. The witness list includes a planned call to support the claim the child was left at the Muench doorstep after its birth on August 18.
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Ludwig O. Muench
Muench
Ware
Yerger High School to Host Community Celebration
The program includes remarks by Attorney Steve Carrigan and Charles L. Williams, with Henry Clay Yerger delivering the response and a solo by Williams. A football game between Yerger High Tigers and Washington High of Texarkana is set for 3:45 p.m. at the Shover Street School. The event closes at 8 p.m. with a reception for Yerger and his wife Ella.
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Charles L. Williams
State Negro Teachers Association
J. B. Watson
Arkansas M. & M
Pine Blufé
E. E. Austin
Hermpstead County
Joe R. Floyd
Hope School Board
Albert Graves
City of Hope
Steve Carrigan
Henry Clay Yerger
Yerger
High School Tigers
Washington High of
Texarkana
Ella
Shover Street
Arkansas Vehicle Owners Pay Majority of 1934 State Taxes
In 1934 Arkansas residents owning about 200,000 motor vehicles contributed 60.76 percent of all tax revenue to the state treasury. The figure highlights the substantial share of motor vehicle taxes in the state's fiscal intake.
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Arkansas
Rice Owls Poised To Repeats In Southwest Conference Clash
The 1934 Rice Owls face a brutal Southwest Conference schedule with backfield stars Wallace and McCauley returning. Southern Methodists and Texas Christian loom as top contenders as Rice aims to repeat and possibly outpace rivals in an era of ambitious, high tempo offenses.
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Notre Dame
Ries
Purdue
Southern
Fordham
Texas Christian
Santa Clara
Othe
Lone Star State
Rice
Jimym Kitts
Bill Wallace
Johnny McCaule
Owls
Southenn Methodist
Southern Mathodist
Texas 4
Baylor
Arkansas
Louisiana State
Diquesne
Creighton
George Washington
Houstonians
Wallace
McCauley
Auacers
Marty
Harry Witt
de Luxe
Buck Friedman
Ralph
Primo) Miller
Sam Mays
Bob Biering
Melbert Bale
Carmen Brandon
Rie
Johnny Sylvester
Bobby Forbes
Byron Willams
Howard Nicholls
Elmer Wallace
Herb May
Pasadena
Rose Bowl
Biff Jones Faces Job at Oklahoma
Biff Jones says the Oklahoma coaching post is the hardest he has faced yet the most pleasant. He overhauls athletics operations, buys training gear, tightens finances, and earns player respect despite weaker material. Jones cites new assistants Stidham and Erskine and notes Oklahoma last season won three of nine while morale rises.
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Oklahoma
Army
Louisiana State
Nebraska
Texas
Kansas State
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Sooners
Biff
Tom Stidham
Dick Hanley
Northwestern
Robert Doc" Erskine
Loyola of the South
New Orleans
Huey Long
Okahama
Benny One
Sooner
British Camel Crisis Deepens As Talks Falter
British efforts to avert hostilities falter as the Paris tri power conference collapses. Sir George Clerk tells Laval Britain will keep its fleet massed in the Mediterranean, while Cerruti and Laval discuss the deadlock. In Alexandria Egypt defense preparations remain at full tilt with ships returning from maneuvers.
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Laval
London
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Alexandria Anned
Alexandria
Egypt
Aire
Egyptian Seat of War Tensions Amid British Naval Buildups
King Fuad in isolation studies proposals for greater Egyptian independence in exchange for British military cooperation while Cairo considers sanctions against Italy. Britain expands its bases in Alexandria and other cities, turning ports and streets into wartime zones. Port Said and nearby harbors see ships gathering as authorities tighten security and bar criminal trafficking. In Munich, Prof. Hans Mersmann heads a Nazi aligned archive of folly dancing as part of heritage preservation.
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Fuad
Great Britain
Cubo
Italy
Tewfik Nessim Pasha
Egypt
Britain
Alexandria
la Bourse
Oswald Finney
British Admiralty
War Office
Here
Ben
Port Said
Democrats Hold Senate as 1936 Election Looms
The piece analyzes a hypothetical 1936 political shift where Republicans win the presidency and House but Democrats retain the Senate. It flags that even with a GOP landslide, Senate control could persist, allowing veto power and treaty ratification. It notes seats at stake, with 19 Democratic and 13 Republican seats contested, and hints at regional risk for Democrats.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Norris
Nebraska
Michigan
Democrats Lose Ground in Capitol Power Shift
In 1938 and again in 140, the piece argues Democrats face an erosion of control on the senile side of the capitol, predicting a party setback before January 3, Wt. The remarks frame a political realignment within the legislature and party strength dynamics in the period.
Gurdon Hosts Singers October 27 Afternoon Program
On Sunday October 27 at 1 00 p m the singers of Clark and other counties will meet at the Presbyterian church in Gurdon for an afternoon of singing. Quartets from Nashville Hope Arkadelphia Prescott Okolona and Washington are set to perform along with a special number Iron Garden. Members are urged to bring their books.
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Presbyterian Church
Gurdon
Arkansas
Nashville
Hope
Arkadelphia
Prescott
Okolona
Washington
Iron Garden
Bukets Bravder Toxin? Bladder Relief Ad from Briant’s
An old advertisement touts Bukets tiny green tablets as a bladder laxative to flush impurities and acids. It claims sleep improves and appetite returns within four days with a refund offered by druggists. Briant's Drug Store and John S. Gibson Drug Co. advertise it.
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Briant’s Drug
John S. Gibson Drug Co
Ady
World’s Largest Consumer of Theater Shoes Reference
A fragment notes the dik-dik as a small antelope in Ethiopia’s lowlands and foothills. It mentions its rare weight around ten pounds and its status as a consumer in a context likely describing theater footwear or a metaphorical phrase.
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Counries
Ethiopia
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