Tenants and Croppers in Arkansas Face Distress and Pressure
In eastern Arkansas, tenants and sharecroppers endure hunger and poor housing amid AAA crop cuts and landlords exploits. The piece recounts interviews with white and colored workers, outlines contracts, captures terror tactics against union organizers, and cites a push for widespread land reform to create small homesteads for landless workers.
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Frazier Hunt
Conyright
NEA Service
Poinsett County
Arkansas
Manchuria
China
Owv
H. L. Mitchell
Clay East
Ward Rodgers
Onion
Arkansas Supreme Court
Painsett
Mississippi
Memphis
Preacher Rodgers
Marked Tree
America
J S Excursions Planned On the Steamer J S De Luxe
La Crosse and vicinity awaits two J. S. Excursions. The palatial steamer J. S. of Streextus line sails August 10 at 10 p m for a moonlight night cruise with dancing at 8 30 p m returning at midnight. Sunday August 12 an all day trip to Winona leaves at 10 a m returns at 6 p m Piron's Dixie Cotton Pickers provide the music. Captain Verne Streckfus notes the steamer’s popularity this summer. this is its last appearance before winter in New Orleans bound travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
J. S
Streextus
Winona
Piron
Dixie
Verne Streckfus
Mississippi
New Orleans
Funeral services held for Helen Wardwell Trempealeau drowning victim
Galesville reports funeral services for Miss Helen Wardwell Trempealeau victim of a lake drowning near Waupaca. Pallbearers named Wilbur Rands William Grams Kenneth Drugan Irvine Mayer Leo Drugan and Darwin Stephans. Also notes rink house improvements at Galesville Curling and Burns club with enlarging observation room repainting and roof tar.
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Galesville
Wis
Helen Wardwell
Trempealeau
Waupaca
St. Bartholomew's Church
Wilbur Rands
William Grams
Kenneth Drugan
Irvine Mayer
Leo Drugan
Darwin Stephans
Galesville Curling and Burns Club
W. F. Barenthin
Howard
Rockford, Ill
Silas King
Alvin Erickson
Local Health Notes and Baseball Mention Burn Injuries
The report notes Henry Sesveld sustains painful burns at work in the Gale Packing plant while playing baseball. Gale County hospital patients in La Crosse include a young daughter of Mr and Mrs Christy Mahium Mrs Goodwin Waller and John Hunter. George Gardner returned from La Crosse after a hospital visit. Mrs Julius Engelsen had a throat operation. Some scientists link tooth decay to a diet from soil deficient in minerals.
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Henry Sesveld
Gale Packing Company
Galesville
la Crosse
Christy Mahium
Goodwin Waller
John Hunter
George Gardner
Julius Engelsen
Sale Of Radio Station Approved By Examiner
A federal communications commission examiner recommended Wednesday that the Gillette Rubber Company of Eau Claire Wisconsin be permitted to sell its radio station WTAQ to Green Bay Wisconsin interests and that permission be granted to move the station to Green Bay Two salt mines in Ruthenia have operated continuously since 1808 respectively
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Washington
Gillette Rubber Company
Eau Claire, Wis
WTAQ
Green Bay
Wiss
Ruthenia
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Ing
Tennant Farmers' Union
Brand
AAA
C. T. Carpenter
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Union
South
Cotton
Africa
Three A
Barron
Rice Shoe Company
Nunn- Bush
Peacock
E. P. Reed
Rice Shoe CO
Main Street
la Crosse, Wis
Instant
North Third Street
Mary Whalen
Emmett St
Burlington Town
Catheatre
Muldan
Mase
Calvert
Tropics
R. Stuart Murray
Idae Pace
Calvert's
Calverts
Ema Redes Base
Calvert Frees Sea
ED. Phillips and Sons Company
Front Street
Jim
Gopal Strike
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