Retrenchment in Local Government by Consolidation Proposals
The Arkansas Gazette and The Star debate reducing local salaries and officials to cut costs. A constitutional amendment may be needed to consolidate six offices into three, with a plan to merge sheriff and treasurer, circuit and county clerks, and appoint the assessor. Fewer elected officials with more deputies could cut expenses.
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Arkansas Gazete
The
Star
Futrell
Hempstead
Tt East
Wo Gore
Love
Arkansas Gazette
Death of Secretary Ickes's Wife Sparks Mystery
Santa Fe reports persistent theories about a black sedan in the area where Mrs Harold L Ickes wife of the cabinet member died in a Saturday night car crash near Santa Fe. Witnesses Monday offered conflicting details and a second car theory. Across the nation Labor Day holidays saw many traffic deaths and injuries in a grim tally.
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Santa FE
N. M.A
Harold L. Tekes
Cherk
Byte
Iitian
Harold Lekes
Interiat
New Mexico
Genevieve Forbes Herrick
Frank al- Ten
Gallup
N. M
Ibrahim Seyfullah
The
Turkisty Emabsay
Washington
Helen Mifflin
Salem
N. J
Swedesboro
Nod
Negenes
Pickaway County
Gio
Columbus
Leavenworth
Kan
Meadors
Chicago
Martins Ferry
Wheeling Sunday
Ohio
Dam Bursts Affects Ft Smith Water Supply
A dam along the Pateau river failed causing a temporary spill of midlake water into the Arkansas river basin. The incident disrupted Ft Smith’s water supply as officials worked to restore normal flow. The report also notes unrelated historical text about the English Bible translation during James I's reign.
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Ft. Smith
Forv Smith
Ark
Pateau River
Hee
Stojtus
Arkansas River
James 1
Governor Says No Welfare Pay From State Funds
Litle Rock reports Governor Putrell rejects Attorney General Bailey's view that county welfare bound workers could be paid from state funds under unemployment relief. He cites lack of explicit appropriation by the legislature and notes old age pensions funds and welfare admin costs require authorization.
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Goveror
Welfare Department
Ethiopians Protest Oil Concession From United States
British French and Italians press Emperor Haile Selassie over Ethiopian oil and mineral concessions to an American company. Selassie defends sovereignty, rejects foreign interference, and cites 1906 treaties while warning against protectorates.
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Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Lidlen
Paris
London
Eng
Anthony Eden
League of Nations
Pierre Laval
League Council
Eden
France
James A
Mills World
Associated Press
Maite Selassie
United States
England
Italy
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Ofice
Landow Tat
Haile Be
Crew of 3 Killed in Air Line Crash
Los Angeles report says three aboard a Western Air Ex flight perished after takeoff from Chion Air Terminal en route to Salt Lake City. The dead include George Sherwood the pilot Pred Burlew co pilot and Donna Naylor stewardess. The transport struck a high tension wire and crashed into ranch fields.
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Los Angeles
Cali
Dehsin
Plaza
Chion
Salt Lake City
George Sherwood
Hope Delegates to Legion Session in Arkansas
Four members of the Leslie Hudl desta post of the American Legion from Hope will depart Monday for the annual state convention in Little Rock. Delegates from Hope include O. M. Tamsey, B. C. Hallis, and Ally Robertson.
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Leslie Hudldesta
American Legion
Hope
Little Rock
D. To Sale
OW. M. Tamsey
B.C
Hallis
Ally Robertson
New Deal in Washington and the aging reformers
A fragmented, garbled portrait of U S politics references aging politicians in Washington and the New Deal era. It mentions figures from Texas and New York, notes their long careers, and hints at themes of civil liberty, economic justice, and opposition to warlike policies. The text is incoherent and largely unclear in detail.
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Traugh
Rome
Nicury Maxerick
Texas
Vito Mancantonio
New Yorks
Walley
Wulosiel
New England
Americas
New York
Yeonomie Justice
Revival Meeting City Health Report Planned Here
The Rev. Qscue Gibson of Louisville will lead revival meetings at the city hall auditorium Monday night at 7 30. He urges Christian people to attend First Baptist church and help organize citywide prayer bands. A City Health Board report outlines sanitation issues and will be acted on Tuesday night.
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Qscue Gibson
Louisville
Gibson
Finley &. Gibson
Yastay
Walnut Street
City Health Board
J. W Davis
Malaria Centre Campaign
Mgr. Davis
Vauneil
Woman Killed in Striker Riot at Pelgey Manufacturing Mills
Bertha Kelly, 21, mother of two, died amid a battle between striking workers at Pelgey Manufacturing Company mills on Monday. Police report chaotic scenes as demonstrations drew bystanders and authorities. Court sessions continued Monday with several cases postponed into the evening.
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Palzer
Steike-Tarn
Pelgey Vanufacturing Company
Mills
Reval
Cgoverne
Ohn
Jobster
Wens
Tere
Wash- Sinyisd
State Revenue Hits an All Time Peak
State Revenue Commissioner Earl Wiseman announced a record August with total tax intake reflecting gasoline, toll bridge fees, and cigarette taxes. He cited cigarette and cigar collections as the highest for any month in five years, totaling $99,506.79, as indicators of prosperity.
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Little Rock
Earl Ro Wisema
Sbcemie Rin
Igs
Cigiette
Berometiey
Wiscanna
Aus
Cotton Pickers to Strike Says Union
MEMPHIS Tenn. A strike of cotton field laborers appeared imminent as the Southern Tenant Farmers Union decided to demand cotton-picking wages of one dollar per hundred pounds. Secretary H L Mitchell said the executive council planned a city organized strike, possibly the first ever among cotton field laborers, to combat wage demands.
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Memphis
Tenn
Southern Tenant Farmers Union
H. L. Mitchell
To Ask Amendment Merging Offices
Governor Furrell issued a statement Saturday night advocating an amendment to the constitution to let the legislature provide for county office setups as needed. He would prepare the amendment for action by the next legislature and tied it to home stands tax exemptions up to 2500 in value. He criticized current prison administration as haphazard and said revenue could be raised under his plan.
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Lastle Rock
Furrell
Potted
Havetead
Roosevelt
Hurricane Bear Down on Key West
Cuban reports indicate a tropical storm moving north toward Key West with increasing danger. Officials warn residents to seek shelter as winds and heavy rain threaten the area.
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Key West
Havana
Cuba
Belgrano defends immediate bonus payments at Arkansas Legion meet
National Commander Frank N. Belgrano urged the American Legion to push for cash payment of adjusted service certificates at the Arkansas department convention. A delegate from Hope, Curtis Cannon, was escorted out after attempting to address the floor, accusing the Legion of suppressing free speech. Belgrano linked the issue to national defense and Americanism while condemning anti Americanism and urging unity among patriots.
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Little Rock
Frank N. Belgrano
The
American Legion
Arkansas Department
Curtis Cannon
Hope
Hempstead
Belgrano
Vincent Miles
Fort Smith
Miles
Cannon
Fi LT
Bellgrano
Legion
Miami
Frank N. Belgrano, Jr
American’s Legion
Congress
Republic
Americ
Vai
Isis
America
Markets Eper Cotton in Liverpool Prices and Vouchers
Liverpool market report shows cotton prices with American quality notes and several forward quotations. The text lists categories from good middling to strict low middling with price points and futures figures for Oct through May, including a 20,000 voucher count and mention of 400 American lots.
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Liverpool
Cotman
America
Spor
Prives
Americcniy
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