Plan To Advance Farmers 10c Pound For Cotton Crop
Washington plans to buy half this year's cotton at 10 cents a pound to spur acreage reduction next year. Senate leader Bankhead says the administration aims to implement the plan quickly after White House talks with Roosevelt Wallace and Peck. Federal purchases and public works funding dominate the day as officials move to curb surpluses and speed relief programs.
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Washington
Senator Bankhead
White House
Roosevelt
Wallace
George Peek
Bankhead
Peck
Cotton States
Cotton Belt
Lewis Douglas
Douglas
Ford to Cut Working Hours Aligns With NRA Code
Indications Friday that Ford Motor Company will shift to a $2-hour basis within a fortnight, placing employees on a 32 hour average weekly schedule. Automotive circles note revisions to meet the NRA code which prescribes a 35-hour work week and 43 cents per hour minimum pay. Ford’s current rate for the lowest paid workers is 0 cents per hour.
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Detrei
Ford Motor Company
NRA Automotive
NRA
Ford
Frazier Sightings Reported in De Queen Bakery
Vigil workers in De Queen say a man resembling Charles Frazier, an Arkansas penitentiary escapee, bought bread at a city bakery after midnight. Witness Harvey Wood identified the man as Frazier, who had prior parole and a life sentence in Louisiana. Sheriff Sutton cautions identity may be uncertain.
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DE Queen
iVigil
Charles Fragier
Luisiana
Southwest Arkansas
Harvey Wood
Frazier
Freaser
Arkansas Penitentiary
Lousiana Penitentiary
M. Sutton
Ynan
Legal Bakery
Patmos Boy Held In Jail as Driver of Bandit Auto
John Simmons a 21 year old Patmos resident is held in Lewisville jail after confessing to driving the car used in the daylight bank robbery at First National Bank of Lewisville. About $800 was looted. Three other suspects were arrested for identification. Simmons admitted driving the getaway car to Dave Plumley’s home four miles east of Patmos and said two accomplices fled into the woods. Authorities expect further arrests within 24 hours as the investigation continues. The bank robbery occurred Monday noon. cash drawers were looted after two bandits entered, one masked, and forced cashiers to the floor. No money recovered yet. Hearing date not set.
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John Simmons
Patmos
Lewisville
First National Bank
Simmons
R. H. Duty
Cryer
D. K. Jackson
Henry Jones
Texarkana
Duty
The
Star
Dave Plumley
Ife
Big Bodean Creek
JD. W. Gladney
Lafayette
Award Contracts For Fulton Paving
Contracts to pave two miles of the Hope Texarkana road on Highway 67 in Hempstead and Miller counties will be awarded late Friday by the State Highway Commission. The two lowest bids were A G Campbell of Shreveport for 55 402.18 dollars and McGuire Cavander of Texarkana for 56 183.56 dollars. The work starts half a mile southwest of Swanlake Slough bridge and ends at the Fulton corporate limits.
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Little Rock
Hope-Texarkana
Hempstead
Miller Counties
A. G. Campbell
Shreveport
McGuire & Cavander Contracting Firm
Texarkana
Swanlake Slough Bridge
Fullon Carpoarte Limits
Rev John Cannon to Preach at Prescott
The Rev John Cannon has accepted an invitation to preach at First Methodist church of Prescott Sunday night. It will be his first gospel message for Prescott congregation.
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John Cannon
Prescott
First Methodist Church
Carnot
J. B. Cannon
Cannon
Boss to Return Here Saturday
Alex H. Washburn publisher of The Star will return to Hope Saturday. A postcard from Dwight, Illinois, notes his motor trip from August through Kentucky and Pennsylvania to Wilkes-Barre, with visits to Chicago and the fair where he met Herbert Hoover.
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Alex H. Washburn
the Star
Hope
Dwight
Washburn
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Charles William
Frances Langford
Richmond
W. ©. Washburn
Wilkes-Barre
Clark Yeager
Manila
Philippine Islands
Chicago
Fair
Joliet
Prison
Herbert Hoover
Fair Grounds
Add Additional Parking Space on Main Street
The city placed two white lines in the center of Main Street to create a reserved 10 minute parking space for shoppers. Chief Clarence Baker warned the emergency stopping lane should not replace available parking and urged stricter enforcement of stop signs and traffic rules.
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Main Street
Downton
Clarence Baker
Baker
Lindberghs Welcome in Leningrad After Finland Flight
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh arrived in Leningrad on Friday following a flight from Helsinki Finland. They were met by Soviet naval planes above Kronstadt fortress and greeted by airport officials and representatives.
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Leningrad
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hellsingfors
Finland
Kronstadt
Cleveland Airmail Pilot Dies From Crash Injuries
Harold Neff, a Cleveland airmail pilot, died of injuries from a crash in a swamp near Jackson Michigan. He lay beside the wrecked plane for 63 hours before discovery.
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Cleveland Airmail
Jackson
Mich
Harold Neff
Cleveland
Here
Bobcats to Meet Ashdown in First High School Game
The Hope Bobcats open the football season Friday night at 8 against Ashdown on the local field. Coach Teddy Jones reshapes the team with only five lettermen from last year and adds Jimmie Jones to the staff. Ashdown, smaller yet quick, brings a veteran roster. starting lineups are listed with weights, positions, and subs. Admission is 15 cents for students and 35 cents for adults.
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Bobcats
Ashdown
Hope
Teddy Jones
Brown
Harper
Turner
Hargis
Green
Urban
Brumfield
Houston
Richards
Mitchell
Holly
Jimmie Jones
Hope High School
Henderson Teachers College
Reddie
Dierks High School
Earl Tye
Ashdown Hope Crawford
le Davis
Tackle Freer
Ocscesmnen Richards
Sutton
Joe Helly
Keith
Metcalf
Common Houston
Wright
Ee Urban
Simpson
Cue Brown
Terbark
A Qui White
Ui Access
Johnson
Lewis
Scott
Cobb
L. Cobb
Gentry
Stimson
Seastrun
Spears
R. Turner
Cargile
Ponder
Anderson
Whailey
Secrest
Pollard
Andres
O'Daniel
Hendrix
Dalrymple
Henderson
Mathvin
Virginia Military Institutes
W. Cook
Rev John G Reese to Teach at Morrilton College
The Rev. John G. Reese, pastor of Church of Christ, will travel to Morrilton Arkansas to study at Harding College and teach part time. He will continue as pastor here and return twice monthly to preach on the first and third Sundays.
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John G. Reese
Church of Christ
Morrilton
Ark
Harding College
Reese
Jean Harlow
Harold G. Rosson
Los Angeles
Yuma
Arizona
Negro Church Conference Set at Fulton
The Southwest Arkansas Negro Conference of the M E church will hold its 18th annual session in Fulton from September 27 to October 1. Rev. G W Young will preside and pastors officers and delegates from Mempstead Howard and nearby counties are urged to attend with full reports. J S Briggs, an officer, announced details of the meeting.
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Southwest Arkansas Negro Conference
M. E. Church
Fulton
G. W Young
Mempstead
Howard
J. S. Briggs
Churels
Legion Meet at Washington Hempstead Outpost
Dr J L Kosminsky spoke to a large crowd in the courthouse at Washington on the first Hempstead county American Legion outpost meeting. He urged support for veterans and criticized a universal hospital bill while praising wartime service members and future needed legislation. The event featured Finis Johnson’s delegation, music by Jobin Ridghill’s string band, and wives serving sandwiches and coffee after.
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Congress
J. L. Koeminsky
Texarkana
Washington
Hempstead County
American Legion
Spring Hill
Kosminsky
The
Legion
Arkansas Medics Society
Finis Johnson
Hope
Building Trades to Meet Friday Night in City
City building and fiber trades will meet Friday night at hall to resume talks on codes and regulations. Harry Segnar, chair, announced the gathering and invited the public. London reports 60000 families live in one room and 135000 have only two rooms.
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Building Trades
Hutl
Harry Segnar
Segnar
London
Three named to Arkansas state highway audit commission
Governor Futrell named Sam M. Casey of Batesville J. H. Hollis of Little Rock and Harry J. Lemley of Hope to the revived state highway audit commission created in the special session. All are former members and will meet to organize. The legislature appropriated $20 000 for the audit work.
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Little Rock
State Highway Audit Commission
Teco
Audit Commission
Futrell
Sam M. Casey
Batesville
J. H. Hollis
Harry J. Lemley
Hope
District Rotary Meet Held Here
Hope Rotary Club hosted an inter-state Southwest Arkansas Rotary meeting at Fair Park with over 150 attendees from Stamps Texarkana Ashdown DeQueen Nashville Prescott Gordon Arkadelphia Malvern Stuttgart Camden and El Dorado. Speakers included Charles Evans Little Rock Rotary governor Arthur D. Pope El Dorado and Carthell Robins Stuttgart. They urged a joint Nos. 62 and 16 district meeting in May and an international meeting in Detroit next summer. A chicken barbecue followed the program.
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Hope Rotary Club
Southwest Arkansas
Rotary
Fair Park
Stamps
Texarlana
Ashdown
DeQueen
Nashville
Prescott
Gordon
Arkadelphia
Malvern
Stuttgart
Camden
el Dorado
Charles Evans
Little Rock
Arthur D. Pope
Carthell Robins
Detroit
Blevins High School Opening Delayed to October 2
Blevins High School announces a two week delay to finish unfinished business and will open October 2. Classification for grades 9 10 11 12 will occur at the high school building starting 9 a m. Buses will run from Beltondows Highway 24 to Blevins and Arcadia to Belvins, departing about 8 a m Friday. Superintendent J Glenn Coker urges all students to be present.
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Blevins High School
Beltondows Highway 24
Blevins
Arciadia
Belvins
J. Glennn Coker
Wilbur Underhill Machine Gun Kelly Named as Bandits
In Stuttgart three men armed with machine guns and pistols robbed the People's National Bank of Stuttgart of under $1,000. They forced three women employees to ride in a car while the bandits fled at high speed down the main street. One customer and the women employees were inside the bank and unharmed.
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Wilbur Underhill
Kelly
Stuttgart
Down
Okd
Rati Little Rock
Cus Omer
Ransom Money Is Being Traced in Urschel Case
Federal court testimony traced part of the $200000 ransom for Urschel in the Oklahoma City kidnapping trial. A Minneapolis banker described interception of funds at his bank and identified defendants by name for the first time. The witness detailed denominations and origin of $3240 in twenty dollar notes used in the ransom.
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Oklahoma City
Charles F. Urschel
Minneapolis and
St. Paul
Friesay
A. M. Carey
Minneapolis
Urschel
Edgar S. Vaught
Ralph Hagen
Isadore Blumenfield
Sam Koslerg
Sam Kronick
Pete Valder
Alias Hackett
Nelson
Edward
Barney) Berman
Charles Wolk
Cilfiord Skelly
Twin Cities
Hagen
Sam Frederick
H. Peters
Frederick
E. Hodges
Walk Transfer Company
Wolks
Walk
Charles
Isidore
Distrig
Federal Reserve
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Patmos Boy
Bandit Auto
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Hope- Texarkana Road
A. D. Whiteside
Consumers’ Advisory Board
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Morrilton College
Jean and Husband
Jobin Ridghill
Mack Parsons
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