Invisible Government and School Fund Diversions Debate
A columnist argues that Arkansas lawmakers diverted school funds to other accounts over the 1929 and 1931 sessions. He cites specific transfers involving the blind and deaf schools, the Department of Education, and the common school fund, totaling about 1.85 million dollars. He questions overhead costs and political influence by education lobbyists, linking past investigations to current reform efforts.
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State Department of Education
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Arkansas Post
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Democrat
Arkansas
Arkansas Education Association
General Assembly
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Howard A. Dawson
Department of Education
Little Rock
State House
Roosevelt Campaigns Spark Georgia welcome in Atlanta parade
Governor Roosevelt electrified a Georgia crowd with a grand parade through Atlanta, drawing an estimated 250000 people. He praised reopening forests as a lure for jobs while critiquing President Hoover. Alfred E. Smith spoke in Newark to 60000 supporters.
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Alfred E. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Newark
N. J
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Smith
New York State
Atlanta
Gurdon Wreck Injures Arkadelphia Fullback on Highway 67
Injury to fullback Dobie Anderson of Arkadelphia high school football in an automobile wreck near Gurdon Sunday night may hinder the Badgers against Hot Springs at Arkadelphia Saturday. A cow crossing Highway 67 caused the car to overturn. other incidents on the same road involved youths from Hope near Garden.
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Dobie Anderson
Arkadelphia
Gurdon
Badgers
Hot Springs High School
Anderson
Highway No. 67
Hope
No. 67
Garden
Proposals for November Ballot Initiatives and Amendments
A set of measures seeks a 1 percent general sales tax on most purchases, constitutional changes to include a 1 percent tax and bond controls, a four year term for state officials, and school funding protections. Proposals cover tax shifts, election board membership, highway financing, and property tax adjustments.
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General Assembly
Cotton Up 6 Points on Ginnings Report
Washington reports cotton ginned this year to October 18 reached 7,311,208 bales, down from 9,496,000 last year. Arkansas ginnings by October 18 totaled 752,875 bales. December contracts closed at 6.16 and 6.39 for nearby and May, with gains and mixed intraday movement.
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Washington
Bureau of the Census
Arkansas
Snow Falls Tuesday Across Texas Oklahoma Panhandle
Light snow fell in the Texas Panhandle and extreme western Oklahoma and Kansas Tuesday into Wednesday morning while other parts of the Southwest saw rain and cold temperatures.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Texas Panhandle
Kansas
Southwest
Glassford quits as Washington police chief after clashes with politicians
Washington’s chief of police “Happy” Glassford, famed for guiding the city through the Bonus Army crisis, resigns amid political pressure. A West Point graduate and veteran general, he built an artistic, varied career before stepping away to return control to politicians.
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Pelham D. Glassford
Washington
Rodney Dutcher
NEA
Glassford
Bonus Army
Pelham D
West Point
General Staff
Jury Deliberations Near Verdict in Rev S A Berrie Case
In Muskogee Oklahoma the jury in the murder trial of Reverend S A Berrie for poisoning his wife reported near noon Tuesday that a verdict was likely. Jurors had been out about 18 hours since late Monday afternoon.
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Muskogee
Okla
S. A. Berrie
Crump
Legion to Launch Drive Wednesday
The Leslie Huddleston post of the American Legion will begin its annual membership campaign Wednesday morning in Hope and Hempstead county. Post Commander Ched Hall said J. L. Stringer will lead the solicitation with a crew including tail-twisters Benny Wellborn Burlin Hollis Calvin Cassidy all of Hope and Sidney Stone of McCaskill.
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Leslie Huddleston
American Legion
Hope
Hempstead
Ched Hall
J. L. Stringer
Stringer
Benny Wellborn
Burlin Hollis
Calvin Cassidy
All of
Sidney Stone
McCaskill
Arkansas Tick Eradication to Clear Eight Counties
Arkansas officials expect the cattle quarantine in eight southern counties to end by December 1, completing tick removal across nearly the entire state. Dr. W M Mackellar of Washington announced that Ouachita Union Calhoun Bradley Drew Ashley Desha and Chicot will exit quarantine, with Hempstead already cleared last year.
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W. M. MacKellar
Washington
Bureau of Animal Industry
Ouachita
Union
Calhoun
Bradley
Drew
Ashley
Desha
Chicot
Hempstead
Leas Ask Stay of Prison Sentence
The North Carolina Supreme Court went into conference on Tuesday to consider a motion for a stay of execution for Luke Lea, former Tennessee publisher and senator, and his son Luke Lea Jr., convicted of violating banking laws.
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Raleigh
N. C
Supreme Court
Luke Lea
Tennessee
Luke, Jr
Two-Thirds Fewer Men Could Run U S With Latest Machinery
New York readers learn from Columbia University researchers led by Howard Scott that if the United States used current efficient production methods, only about 30 percent of workers would be needed to run the nation. The report traces productivity gains from 1830 to 1929 across farming bricks and autos, warning of massive unemployment without social measures.
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New York
United States
Technocracy
Columbia University
Howard Scott
Scott
19 Floridans Are Secretly Flogged
Jacksonville police report 19 people whipped by terrorists in recent attacks two white men lured victims to woods near the city outskirts and flogged them. The identities of the victims are withheld as officers seek the floggers and the grand jury convenes.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Commission Opens Contract Session Tuesday Morning
The commission will discuss an agreement Tuesday and decide on a $400,000 loan from the Reconstruction Finance program. An attorney general's opinion says federal aid contractors cannot be withheld to satisfy past contract claims by the Highway Audit Commission for elementary contracts performed in the state.
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Commission
Highway Audit Commission
Arkansas highway delays stall emergency project list
Commissioners clash over an emergency cement program for Highways 64 70 71 and the Waldron Prescott and Camden Fordyce routes. A new project list is under review with bids due next week. Key figures J S Fort Smith Dwight H Blackwood J Law Osceola Burkett and Wilson push to include Camden Fordyce while southern Arkansas projects seek reinstatement.
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John T. Burkett
Southern Arkansas
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State Commission
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Emmet
Camden
Fagdyce
Waldron-Mansfield
J.S
Fort Smith
Dwight H. Blackwood
Commission
J. Law of
United States Treasury
Burkett
Wilson
Camden-Fordyce
South Arkansas
Federal aid schedule adds Caddo bridge on No 67 route
Southern commissioners Wilson and Burkett secured the Caddo river bridge project on No 67 from Texarkana to Little Rock. Chairman Blackwood now supports the Emmet Prescott lime stone road replacement with concrete as the next needed project.
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Little Rock
No. 67
Emmet
Prescott
Caddo River
Arkadelphia
Southern Commissioners
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Burkett
Caddo Bridge
Blackwood
Emmet-Prescott
Toledo Introduces Aviation Survey Course
The University of Toledo expands its curriculum by offering a survey course in aeronautical engineering directed by D. C. Maier, joining many U.S. colleges teaching aviation.
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University of Toledo
United States
D. C. Maier
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