Federal Jury at Little Rock Hears East State Cases
A federal grand jury in Little Rock opened a probe into peonage in eastern Arkansas sharecropping. Special attorneys Gordon Dean and Richard Shahanan presented evidence from field investigators and complainants, with testimony from about ten witnesses. Crittenden county officials reported no peonage findings in their county investigation and offered cooperation with federal authorities.
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Little Rock
Uttle Rock
East
Arkansas
United States
U.S
Fred Isgrig
Isgrig
Gordon Dean
Richard Shanahan
Department of Justice
Kodrlees
T. S. Mitchell
Barle
Crittenden County
Crittenden Marion
Ark
Southern Tenant Farmers Union
Crittenden Grand Jury
Italy to Leave If Ethiopians Remain
ROME Italy sources report Mussolini may announce a future policy after Ethiopia’s seat in the League of Nations was preserved and Italian representatives barred from Geneva failed. Also Tennessee grid alums Rose Bailey Vaughan and Feathers to play pro football this fall at Knoxville.
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Italy
Rome
Ethiopia
League of Nations Assembly
European Council
Mussolini
Emperor Selassie
Geneva
Tennessee Stars
Knoxville
Tenn—s
University of Tennessee
Gene Rose
Howard Bailey
Pug Vaughan
Beattle Feathers
Turned Brown By Brown Turner
MEMPHIS Tennessee special report notes the League of Nations stance on Ethiopia and Italy and jokes about Mississippi farmers needing machines to pick cotton in time to meet auto industry notes.
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Memphis
Tenn
League of Nations
Italy
Ethiopia
England
France
Africa
Japan
China
Mississippi
Madrid Dam Breaches Amid Siege Near Toledo Reach
Madrid officials opened the Atherdic dam to flood paths toward San Martin de Valde Iglesias to hinder insurgent columns advancing toward Toledo. Government troops rallied outside the besieged Alcazar as four insurgent columns moved toward the city. Fresh forces and volunteers poured into the fortress as government planes strafed the siege position.
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Madrid
Spain
Copyright Asociated Press
San Martin de Valde Iglesias
Toledo
Jat Torrios
Barcience
Rielves
Alcazar
Torrijos
Talavera
Proclamation Revoked Over Budget Authority For 1996 Expenditures
Governor revokes the proclamation issued September 14 granting the land commissioner permission to exceed the proportionate appropriation for the final six months of 1996. The action ends the temporary overage and restores standard spending limits within the state land office.
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Little Rock
Futrell
P T A School of Instruction Set for Saturday
The Mope council of the P T A will hold its annual School of Instruction at the high school Saturday at 10 30 am. Mrs Harry H Williams of Texarkana will speak on character building and a luncheon is served at 12 15. Local members and Bay View Study club members are invited.
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Mope Council
Parent- Teachers Association
Harry H. Williams
Texarkana
P.T. A
Bay View
Thos
H. Kinser
J. W. Wellborn
Dorsey McRuae
Beryl Henry
Bessie Green
R. V. Ball
America
Finley Ward
Mes
Cotton Mats Used to Cure Concrete Pavement Market Growth
New York report notes rising use of cotton mats for curing fresh concrete, with over 89,000 mats distributed by the Federal Bureau of Public Roads for testing. Mats, about 22 by 6 feet, filled with eight ounces of cotton per square yard, reduce curing time to 72 hours and save about one to four percent per square yard. The Texas Highway Department reports similar gains since 1930, underscoring material economies from mat reuse.
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New York
Cotton Textile Institute
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Texas Highway Department
Southwest County Doctors to Meet in Hope on November 3
The Sixth Council Medical Society gathering brings eight southwest Arkansas counties Hempstead Howard Little River Miller Nevada Pike Polk and Sevier to Hotel Barlow Hope for a one day session. Dr J H Weaver announced the program with about 80 hosts expected. Drs C A Archer DeQueen district president and R B Robins Texarkana secretary are noted organizers.
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Council Medical Society
Arkansas
Wilmed
Hope
J. H. Weaver
Hotel Barlow
Hempstead
Howard
Little Ri Miller
Nevada
Pike, Polk and
Sevier
Weaver
L. M. Lile
Private Property Returns to Russia Under New Constitution
Soviet citizens may own homes when the new constitution takes effect, protecting private property except for essential housing remains state owned. The article explains varied income groups, co operatives, and private ownership limits, noting increases in housing aid and investment. It highlights the shift from nationalized property to guaranteed private ownership for homes and personal items.
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Russia
John Lloyd
Associated Press
Moscow
Soviet Union
Soviet Housing Corporation
Vias Chubar
Onor
Culmery Elected Legion Commander in Cleveland
The American Legion unanimously elected Harry W. Culmery of Topeka Kansas as national commander on Thursday. A separate note from the New Jersey Dental Society mentions escarole kale and parsley contain more vitamin A than spinach.
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Cleveland
Ohio
American Legion
Harry W. Culmery
Topeka, Kan
New Jersey
Japanese Citizens Plead for Troops in China
Shanghai residents in the Japanese community urged Tokyo to dispatch land and sea forces to protect lives and property. Japanese officials, under martial law, rejected Chinese protests and warned the city to stay calm as blue coated troops and armored units encircled the International Settlement after a marine was killed and two wounded.
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Shanghai
China
Associated Press
Tokyo
Shanghi
Copyright Associated Press
International Settlement
Townsend Group Reorganization Plans Unveiled in Chicago
Gilmour Young, national secretary, announced Thursday the consolidation of the Townsend old age pension movement under a new name with a provision that its funds return to the federal government if disbanded. The name changes from Old Age Revolving Pensions, Ltd. to Townsend National Recovery Plan, Inc.
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Chicago
Gilmour Young
Townsend Old Age Pension Movement
Youngs
Old Age Revolving Fensigns, Ltd
Townserd National Recovery Plan, Inc
Must Use Care Storing Poisons During Winter
Poisons storage in winter requires care to prevent loss of life and livestock. State entomologist J C Drake cites reports of accidental poisonings and urges safe containment in leak proof labeled buildings with restricted access for humans and animals.
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SMES
Java
J. C. Drake
Entoing Logist
Bank of France Raises Discount Rate to Halt Gold Flight
Paris dispatch notes the Bank of France lifted its discount rate from 3 to 5 percent on Thursday in a drastic move to curb the outflow of France's gold reserves.
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Bank of France
Paris
France
Hope man named acting head of District Five WPA
Charles C. Thomas of Hope has been appointed acting director of District Five WPA in the absence of Claude Mann who was seriously injured in an automobile accident weeks ago. Thomas has led construction in the district for a year and a half. Mann lies in Baptist State hospital Little Rock after the Gordon crash that injured three others including Mr and Mrs M H Peghles and their little son from Saratogs.
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Charles C. Thomas
Hope
WPA
Claude Mann
Mr. Thomas
Mann
Baptist State Hospital
Little Rock
Gordon
M. H. Peghles
Small
Saratogs
Saenger Theater Birthday Draws Record Crowds
An overflow crowd of 1641 attended the Saenger theater birthday anniversary in Hope, setting a new attendance high. Manager Arthur Swanke noted 1226 tickets sold in the first row, with many standing in the lobby or waiting for the second show. The previous peak was 1466 last Saturday and 1330 during a bank night promotion.
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Pere Sans
Saenger Theater
Saenger
Arthur Swanke
L P. Mn
Bank
Hope
Testimony Links Black Legion to Poole Killing
Emerson Becker testified at the Detroit trial that 12 men of the Black Legion met hours before the execution and howled for Poole's death, connecting the secret society to the slaying of Charles Poole.
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Detroit
Mich
Emerson Becker
Black Legion
Charles &. Poole
Secret Society
Poole
Plates for 70 at YEA dinner at New Capital Hotel
More than 70 plates were being prepared for the Young Business Men's Association dinner at New Capital Hotel. E. F. McFaddin will deliver the principal talk and Leo Robins will be master of ceremonies. Ruel Oliver's string band will play as the meeting opens at 7 p.m.
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Young Business Men’s Association
New Capital Hotel
E. F. McFaddin
Leo Robins
Ruel
Oliver
Rioting at Minden as L A & T strike erupts
In Shreveport region, jeers and thrown objects injured two men at Minden during the Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad strike. A mail truck fire near Jamestown prompted postal investigation as four men arrested for weapons charges were released on bond. An L A T subsidiary poll in Greenville, Texas, discussed a possible separate strike.
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Shreveport
Minden
Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad Company
Parrel
Louisiana and Arkansas Mail
Jamestown
Bienville Parish
Malcolm Shickley
Shockley
R. Norwood
L. B. Whitley
H. L. Gray
A. R. Lindsey
Winnfield
Gray
L. & A. Railroad
Greenville
Texas
Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas Railway
L. and A
American Federation of Labor
Warrant Issued for Four Alleged Lottery Offenses
Sheriff Bearden announced warrants for Bob Gorham Matthew Reaves and Roy Johnson on charges of unlawfully selling or disposing of lottery tickets. Defendants to be arraigned in Prescott municipal court likely Monday October 5. Prosecution led by Ned Stewart Hempstead County prosecutor.
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Jim E. Bearden
Bob
Goi Gorham
Matthew Reaves
Johnson
Stewart
Tober
Bearden
Walter
Prescott
Municipal Court
Arkansas
State of Arkansas
Bothwell
Tom ‘Gorham
Matthew” ‘Rea
Roy Johnson
Ned Stewart
Projecu
Hem
Bob. Gosnell
Tom
Matthew ‘Reavy
Stead County
Hempstead County
Prescott to Have Cripples' Clinic
A first diagnostic clinic for crippled children in Nevada county Prescott October 15 under Arkansas Crippled Children's Commission. Experts examine and diagnose with follow up treatment offered free of charge to eligible children up to age 24, through sponsors Nevada County Medical Society Miss Dori Kirkley Rotary Club Prescott and Arkansas Society of Crippled Children.
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Prescott, Ark
Nevada
Arkansas’ Crippled Children's Commission
Nevada County
Nevada County Medical Society
Dori Kirkley
Rotary Club of
Prescott
Arkansas Society of Crippled Children
Pine Bluff
Miss Kirkley
The
Medical Society
Sorority Girls Tend To Be Better Students At Birmingham Southern
In Birmingham Alabama scholarly records show sorority women at Birmingham Southern College outperform fraternity men in academic measures. The finding highlights Greek life as linked to higher grades and study habits among female students.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Southern College
Thoughtful Words Curb Malice and Save Reputations
A reflective maxim condemns thoughtless taunts that harm reputations and inflame conflict. The quote notes that careless speech can murder peace and ruin good names with malice. Strong urging for restraint and measured discourse.
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Crittenden Probe
Crittenden Jury
Dean
League
Flapper
Fanny
U. 5
Brown Turner
P.T. A. School of Instruction
Southwest County
O.k's Building
Culmery
Legion
Gate’ Bridge
Golden Gate
San Francisco
Townsend Group
Thomas
Swanke
Y.E. M.A
Aga Club Revival
Simmrens
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