Arkansas oil dealers meet to press federal tax repeal
Arkansas oil dealers converge in Little Rock urging repeal of the 1 cent federal gasoline levy amid a 64 cent state tax. Governor Futrell cites past bond waste and calls for future economy to lower the per gallon tax. advocates system reforms for durable highways and school-bus roads rather than politics driven county road spending.
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Rkansagq
Little Rock
America
Futrell
Arkansas
Martineau
State Highway Department
Tront
State of Arkansas
Streighway Department
Seized by Police in Gulfport Gunman Hunted for Bank Robbery
In Gulfport Mississippi a heavily armed man was arrested Friday by officers. Charles Chapman, wanted by Camden Arkansas for bank robbery, admitted his identity and faced trial next week on charges connected to the Citizens Bank trust company robbery of 25 000 dollars at El Dorado and other Holdup cases including Smackover and Hope bank robberies.
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Gulfport
Miss
Camden
Charles Chapman
Ark
A. Ellis
Chapman
Mississippi
Camden, Ark
A. W. Ells
Charles Chapin
Citizens Bank & Trust, Co
el Dorado
Smackover State Bank
Hope
First National Bank
Bootleg Gasoline Tax Conflicts Stifle Arkansas Revenue
Arkansas oil dealers discuss high gasoline taxes and bootlegging at the first annual Arkansas Oil Dealers Association convention in Little Rock. Director Baird H. Markham of the American Petroleum Industries Committee says price wars stem from taxing gasoline, while Gayberner Futrell argues road bond rules leave no remedy. Industry leaders warn that exorbitant taxes encourage bootlegging and hurt taxpaying dealers.
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Little Rock
Asuianpirtz Arkansas
Marlon
Baird H. Markham
American Petroleum Industries Committee of New York
Sons Vention
Markham
Little Hook
Arkansas
Ourcome Miller
the Revenue Commission
Gayberner Futrell
Martchaid Ackwasus
Markhain
Avkarwas
Company Paid for Insull-Eaton War
Samuel Insull was accused by the government Thursday of saddling upon his stockholders. The article continues on page five with further details of the Insull-Eaton conflict and related corporate actions in Chicago.
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Chicago
Samuel Insull
Payne Spears and Madison Lead Hope Bobcats to 18 13 Victory
Hope High School Bobcats defeated El Dorado 18 to 13 before 2,000 fans at the new stadium. Payne Madison and Spears starred with 27 first downs to eight for El Dorado. Paynes 72 yard kickoff dash and late drives keyed the win, first-ever over El Dorado.
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Payne
Madison
Spears
Hope High School Bobcats
el Dorado
Hgh
Bobcats
Wildcats
Hope School
Anderson
Saltonstall
Hope
Guners
Saltonstalls
Wildcat
Speedy
Kennedy
Cums
Harper
el Dordo
Ity
Bobcat
Upper Lip Infections May Pose Severe Health Risks Says Surgeon
Boston report details dangers of upper lip infections spreading to facial veins and cavernous sinus. Dr. Frederick A. Guller warns even small pimples on the upper lip can be serious, recommending bed rest, X rays, and avoiding squeezing or talking to prevent spread. emphasizes upper lip region includes much of the face and nose and can lead to meningitis or death.
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Boston
American College of Surgeons
Frederick A. Guller
Ann Arbor
Mich
Colles
Frameup Refuted by Mrs Walters
Mrs Walters replies to Gerald E Walters in The Star denying a frameup and urging courts to decide divorce and child custody. She asserts she is the proper custodian of their 22 month old, disputes his claims about kidnapping, assault, and the California court note, and criticizes his apparent reliance on Southernian judging standards. The letter references local officers, Hempstead county, and pending litigation.
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the Star
Gerald E. Walters
City of Hope
Hempstead County
Chancery Court
Wade
California
Pam
Four Witnesses Heard in Hamburg Election Contest
In Hamburg Ark four witnesses testified as Wade Kitchens seeks to prove the winner of the Seventh District race against Congressman Tilman B. Parks. The court also heard motions to strike nine late-filed amendments while Ashley County records were reviewed for ballot handling.
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Hamburg
Ark
Wade Kitchens
Patrick Henry
Tilman B. Parks
Henry
E. Farnell
Ashley County
E. C. Aiken
Democratic Committee
Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Ashley Circuit Court
Titian B. Parks
Wade B. Kitchens
Parks
Congress
Supreme Court
C. KE. Jobson
T. M. Mehaffy
Frank G. Smith
T. H. Humphreys
Basil Baker
Ritehons
Congressman Parks
Kitchens
U S Salesmen Warned Over South American Travel
Senate munitions committee chief investigator Stephen Raushenbush warned that American munitions salesmen risk death if they appear in six South American countries. His Thursday briefing highlighted a tense regional situation unsettled by arms commerce and diplomatic strains.
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Washington
Senate
Stephen Raushenbush
South Amers
Kidnapping Suspect Chased Through Philadelphia
The search for Thomas H. Robinson Jr. intensified as a suspect believed linked to the Mrs. Alice Speed Stoll kidnapping sped through Philadelphia at 70 mph. Delaware police followed the car, while a Reading merchant reported a similar description sighting. Justice agents tracked him to Springfield Ohio, with his wife jailed in Louisville and his father released on $25,000 bail in Nashville.
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Associated Press
Thomas H. Robinson, Jr
Alice Speed Stoll
Philadelphia
Delaware
Robinson
Reading
Department of Justice
Springfield
Ohio
Louisville
Stoll
Nashville,Tenn
Silver Currency Issued This Week
The Treasury announced that silver certificates against silver bought under the 1934 act began Tuesday and that about 3.7 million dollars worth were issued. A paper profit called seigniorage is recorded, with the government pledging not to cash in on the gain for the indefinite present, and profits set aside as a nest egg for future use.
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Washington
Treasury
Robinson Reports Europe Fears War
U S Senate Foreign Relations members Joseph T. Robinson and Tom Connally, after attending the Interparliamentary Union in Istanbul, report rising anxiety and dread of war across European capitals. Robinson says the public mind is unsettled in Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Greece, and Turkey, complicating economic plans. He cites discussions with German Chancellor on conditions there.
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New York
United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Democratic Lewder
Tom Connidy
Texas
Interparliamentary Union
Istansbul
Turkey
Robinson
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Hungary
Greece
Condi
CCC to Maintain 33 Arkansas Camps This Winter
Washington bulletin notes the Civilian Conservation Corps will maintain 33 camps in Arkansas this winter. Berlin reports General Alexander von Kluck, who nearly captured Paris in the World War, has died at 84. Little Rock dispatch says Relief Administrator Hopkins promised limited federal aid for Arkansas teachers where districts cannot operate otherwise.
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Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Arkansas
Berlin
Germany
Alexander von Kluck
Paris
Little Rock
Severne Futrell
Reief
Harry Hopkins
Yugo Slavia Troops Mass Near Hungarian Border
Maribor report says Yugo Slavia concentrates troops along the Hungarian border. Neutral observers call the frontier situation dangerous. Four former opponents of King Alexander were freed from the government ban k. They are Dr Koroshetz and Drs Kulavec Natlacea and eg a Titelleed. General amnesty will be granted to Croatian readers now in prison.
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Maribor
Yugo-Slavia
Yugo-Satvia
Alexander
Koroshetz
Kulavec
Natlacea
Okt & Genera
Registration Card Must Be Returned For Baby Census
Postmasters in Arkansas distributed federal census cards to families for the first Register Your Baby campaign. The cards request birth details for children born in the past year and must be completed and mailed postage free to Washington, then returned to Little Rock for cross check with existing birth records. Officials say about 40,000 Arkansas births yearly will be checked, aiding future birth certificates. Cards are available from local registrars, relief workers, or the Bureau of Vital Statistics in Little Rock.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Federal Bureau of the Census
Washington
Bureau of Vital Statistics
State Board of Health
Ark Deimisns Emergency Relief Administration
W. B. Grayson
Litle Rock
Weldon Barnes Buried in Huckabee Cemetery
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon for Weldon Barnes 17 Hope youth who died Wednesday at a sister's home in Commerce Texas. The body was returned to Hope for burial in Huckabee cemetery. The Rev E Clifton Rule pastor of First Methodist Church Hope and the Rev Lewis of Gospel Tabernacle conducted the services. He is survived by his father C A Barnes of Hope three brothers and five sisters.
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Weldon Barnes
Hope
Commerce
Texas
Huckabee Cemetery
E. Clifton Rule
First Methodist Church
Lewis
Gospel Tabernacle
Young Barnes
C.A. Barnes
Federal Housing Plans Available for Rural Areas
The Federal Subsistence Homestead Division disclosed forty inexpensive house plans to spur decentralization of industrial populations. Plans cover three to six rooms and include subsistence garden suggestions over three years. Brown Rolston notes blueprints can be obtained, but detailed specs will not be universal due to varying materials and local conditions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Brown Rolston
Rolston
Markets and crops on New York and New Orleans exchanges
Cotton prices in New York and New Orleans show Dec and Jan quotes with modest losses. Grain futures for Wheat Corn and Oats trade lower or flat, while closing stock quotations list major U S steel oil and car companies. Livestock and poultry prices in Little Rock include hens broilers and turkeys with per pound and per dozen figures.
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New York
New Orleans
Chicago
At&t
Atchison Co
Chrysler
General Motors
Socony Vacuum
U.S. Steel Standard Oil
N. J
American Smelter
Little Rock
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Tinsull
Oil City
Innith
Tennessee Asylums For the Insane
Thomas Ad Robison
Berry Stoll
Indianapolis
Middlewest
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Husband
U.S
Europe
Bulletins
Balkan Army
Huckabee
Hope Cotton Exchange
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