Spring Grand Jury Foreman Appointed in Hempstead Court
In Washington Hempstead circuit court the April term opened with Judge Dexer Bush presiding. H. H. Huskey was named foreman of the grand jury and Ed Yelvin bailiff as the spring term's organization began. Talks urged vigorous evidence review against liquor law violators, with first cases for trial set for Tuesday and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead Circuit Court
Washington
Dexer Bush
Bush
H. H. Huskey
Ed Yelvin
Talbot Feild Co to Represent Reliance Life in SW Arkansas
Talbot Feild, president of Hope Lumber, has secured a contract to represent Reliance Life Insurance Company of Pittsburgh as general agent for Southwest Arkansas. The territory covers Miller, Little River, Howard, Hempstead, Sevier, Neverson, Columbia, Ouachita, and Clark counties with headquarters in Hope. The company, charted March 31, 1903, reports growing assets and policies, offering loans on demand at 4.5 percent and aiming to reach 100 agents in 60 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talbot “Feit
Reliance Life Insurance Company
Pittsburgh
Talbot Feild
Manger
Hope Lumber Company
Reliance Life Tnsurfine c
Arkansas
Hope
Miller
Little River
Howard
Hempstead
ErMayetie
Nevers
Columbia
Ounebita
Clark
John H. Greene
Department of Arkansas
Reliance Company
Felld
Reliance Insurance Company
Hare
United States
Rellance Life
Reliance Life
Best
Alexeelien
Bfe
Elks Plan Dance After Friday Show at Saenger Theater
After the Elks club musical production In Old Vienna at the Saenger theater on Friday night, the Elks will host a dance at the Elks hall beginning at 10 30 p m. The Blue Moon Negro Orchestra will provide music and AJL participants in the show will receive complimentary tickets to the dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks Club
Old Vienna
Saenger Theater
Elks Hall
Blue Moon Negro Orchestra
AJL
Jankees
Bodenhamer To Speak at City Hall at 3 P M
O L Bodenhamer of El Dorado former national commander of the American Legion will speak at a mass meeting at Hope city hall Monday night to honor the 14th anniversary of Americas declaration of war with a dinner to follow at Hotel Barlow. The tour opens in Hope with an entertainment program by local talent and a welcome address by Mayor elect John P Vesey.
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American Legion
Arkansas
Barlow
O. L. Bodenhaumer
el Dorado
Hope City Hall
America
Germany
Bodenhamer
Hope
Dewey Hendrix
Leslie Hud- Westen
Barney Hamm
Legion
E. F. McFaddin
Focal Post
John P. Vesey
W. A. Bowen
Talbot Feild
John Ridghill
Miriam Carton
Edith Ruggles
Catherine Matthews
Eleanor Foster
Melva Rodgers
Annabell Philbrick
Elizabeth Middlebrooks
Claudia Coop
Mary Sue Halliburton
Wanda Lana
Pally Joe Coffey
Jose
Lphine Ayres
Joy Ramsey
Luther Hollamon, Jr
Little Rock Holdup Loot Hits $8,000 At Piggy Wiggly
A bandit armed with a shotgun stopped J. A. Johannes near the Piggy Wiggly headquarters in Little Rock and fled with about $8,000 from a weekly receipt. Police set up roadblocks and searched exits, but by noon no trace of the robber had been found.
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Little Rock
J. A. Johannes
Johannes
New Orleans Probes Chain Store Contributions
The New Orleans Association of Commerce conducts an intensive inquiry into how chain stores and outside concerns donate to civic causes and charity. Officials say public access to an index of local and foreign businesses will be provided, as statements from associations do not help the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
New Orleans Association of Commerce
Mineral Products In U S Decline in 1930
The Bureau of Mines reports an eighteen percent drop in the estimated total value of mineral products in the United States in 1930 compared with 1929. The 1939 value was about 4.795 billion dollars, with the decline attributed to the year’s low mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPR
United States
Bureau of Mines
The
Commerce Department
Bureau
Local Icemen Win Prizes For February Refrigerator Sales
In Dallas, the Southern Ice & Utilities Co under Pat Simpson placed second in the February refrigerator campaign of the Southern Ice Division of the Associated Gas and Electric system. February sales totaled 25 new Graded and Approved refrigerators, netting $1247, with headquarters in Corsicana, Texas showing $1401.90. Cleve Anders and Harvey Lester won prizes of $15 and $10 respectively. Simpson reported the team highlighted the Refrigeration unit, with many buyers choosing it over other brands. Hope's final February sales ran 20 refrigerators for a net $923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Southern Ice & Utilities Co
Southern Ice Division
Associated Gas and Electric System
Hope Organization
Pat Simpson
Viet Sittin
Corsicana
Texas
Jending
Jending With $1401.90. According To Mr. Simpson
Nen
Cleve Anders
Harvey Lester
Mr. Simpson
Hope
Fall Must Serve Your Prison Term
Washington court affirms one year jail term and $140000 fine for Albert B. Fall former Secretary of the Interior. The same ruling upholds a $69660 fine for Harry Blackiser for contempt of court in failing to return from France to testify in oil cases involving Harry F. Sinclair and Fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Harry Blackiser
France
Harry FP
Sinclair
Mr. Fall
Fall
Edwaol B. Bulmany
Califevns
Muth
Fifteenth Note on General Assembly Act No 82 Plant Board
Explanation of Act No 82 of 1931 adding an eighth member to the State Plant Board and setting up seed inspection for purity and fitness for planting. Act initiator Rep LR Foliroek of Washington county. Board to certify varietal purity on request of growers for a fee. Regulation and penalties for seed advertising. Appointment by the governor and submission by the Growers Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
State Plant Board
Foliroek
Washington County
Poverior Ha
Avkaps
Si Boo Growers Association
Federal farm loans grow in Hempstead County
Federal loans in Hempstead County total 712 approved for 1265290, with 37 checks from Memphis bringing the tally. About 200 seed feed and fertilizer loan apps remain plus 300 feed loans. Applications come in daily as the Hope Chamber of Commerce helps farmers with forms and assistance in the city hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis Federal Loan Bureau
Hempstead County
Memphis
Hempstead
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Desirs
Ing
Dew Succeeds to Heiskell's Chair at Arkansas Gazette
Clyde Dew is named managing editor of the Arkansas Gazette succeeding the late Fred Heiskell. Henry Lowisch becomes news editor, while Henry Loose is sports editor. Dew previously served as news editor and sports editor, with prior work at the Detroit News and Free Press, and is a University of Michigan graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Simday
Arkansas Gazette
Clyde Dew Beeame
Fred Heiskell
Dew
The
Gazette
M. Heiskell
Henry Looseh
Sports Ciilor
Gazelle
Little Rook
Southern Association
News Suit
Thy
Detroit News and
Free Press
University of Michigan
Reiskeff
Anl
Lowill
Heiskell
Shine
Lowsch
Southern Association of Baseball Clubs
Little Buck Tu
Leeger
Gavette
Telegraph
Essex Institute Acquires Whittier Manuscripts
Salem Massachusetts Essex Institute acquires the Oak Knoll collection of manuscripts by John Greenleaf Whittier the poet The collection includes the contract with Ticknor Field noting publication terms for Snowbound and royalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Mass
Essex Institute
John Greenlual Whittier
Ticknor & Field Iide
Wath
Hoover to Honor Boy Hero Bryant Untiect
Bryant Untiect, 12, the Colorado bus hero who saved 14 classmates during a blizzard by organizing movement and sharing clothing, will be a White House guest of President and Mrs. Hoover once released from Lamar hospital. The president was impressed by the act, though five of the ten children initially unable to endure the cold died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Untiect
Colorado
Hoover
White House
Lamar
Colo
Cotton Prices Ease Slightly in Week to April 2
The U S Department of Agriculture reports cotton prices eased for the week ending April 2 as demand remained quiet for spot cotton and new crop activity drew attention. Weather Bureau notes frequent rains slowed farm work by March 31 while spring tasks progress across the belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
U. S. Dept.Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Wellinher
England
Moreign
Selma High School student success story teased
Fragments from a Selma Union High School article hint at a student project or program aimed at teaching preaching or public address to raise funds. The text is garbled but suggests involvement by a local teacher or administrator and a planned event or dates that prove profitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma. Ca
W.phob. B. Sharp
Agryultuye Iisteuetos
Selma Union High School
Toy
Eas
Abe Lohan
County Deposit Ruling Reverses in Bank Closure Case
Arkansas Supreme Court rules against Independence County over funds deposited in a closed bank that were redeposited before insolvency. Deputy treasurer John A. Whaley sought about 24 ,900 dollars. The case involves Citizens Bank & Trust Co. and a libel suit in Lafayette County, with further rulings on jurisdiction and a murder conviction upheld for Arless C. Wagner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Independence County
John A. Whaley
North Arkansas
Batesville
Citizens Bank & Trust Co
Supreme Court
Whatley
North Arkansas Bank
Supreme ‘Court
Waeneral
Ka Gazette
Arkansas Gazette
S. D. Mex
Gil
LaFayette County
Georgia Miller
J. W. Miller
McGill
Arless C. Wagner
Roy Jones
Pulaski Circuit Court
Wagmer
Jones
Freight Hits Car Injuring One Man in Lewisville
W. gh. Smithy, 40, of Lewisville, is hospitalized with three broken ribs and possible internal injuries after a Cotton Belt freight train struck his car at a Belt crossing in Lewisville at 11 o clock Saturday night. Three girls who were with him escaped with minor injuries: Miss Gladys Minter, Stamps. Miss Exa Kennedy, Stamps. and Miss Hazel Owen, Lewisville. Smithy had not fully recovered from a prior accident three weeks earlier.
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W. Gh. Smithy
Lewisville
Josephine Hospital
Smithy
Prediction cited on Democratic committee stance at issue
Washington briefing notes quote Representative Ayres from Kansas predicting a Democratic majority will back Ras kob's prohibition plan. The remarks were made Monday as part of a broader national committee discussion on party policy and leadership positions.
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Washington
Raskob
Ayres
Congressitien
Kansas
Vee
Final Rehearsals for In Old Vienna at Saenger Theater
Final rehearsals this week prepare the Elks club musical comedy In Old Vienna for a single performance at the Saenger Theater on Friday April 10. Director Mrs Nell Bush McPheeters oversees a cast of about 80 in this three act show with songs dances and stage business well in hand. The chorus includes Tourist Maidens and Waiters among others with Gybsy Girls and Viennese Boys also listed in the roster.
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Elks Club
Vienna
Saenger Theater
Nell Bush McPheeters
Ises Hanegan
Elizabeth Arnett
Owens
Charlene’ Lande Stuart
Mary Gaines Autrey
White
Edith Lewis
Taylor, Alexander
Kam Bundy
Misses” Minton
Convict Fire Bug Pleads Not Guilty in Ohio Fire
Hugh Gibson, an Ohio penitentiary convict, entered a not guilty plea to a first degree murder indictment after confessing to starting a fire that killed 320 people about a year ago. Clinton Grate, the other inmate, was to enter his plea later, with attorneys saying the plea could be changed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Hugh Gibson
Ohio Penitentiary
Clinton Grate
Gibson
Kansas Hermit Writes Poetry in Spare Time
A rugged hermit near Kansas City, Thomas A. Kincaid, about 60, lives in a self built rock and cement cave three miles from his nearest neighbor. He cleared 25 acres for birds, keeps an underground home, and recently bought a cash life policy for 200 monthly. He writes poetry and leads a solitary life.
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Kansas City
Thomas A. Kincaid
Kincaid
Hostess of Today Is Informal Says Cook
Miss Rada Sue Garrett will lead Star's Ties cooking school at the Saenger theater starting April 20. She stresses informal entertaining and will demonstrate stage kitchen techniques, party menus, salads, sandwiches, desserts, and garnishes. The event promises recipes and tips for home hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rada Sue Garrett
Ties
Saenger Theater
Garrett
L D Reagan to Assist Local Round Table Talks
Mrs. L D Reagan president of Arkansas Congress of Parents and Teachers will lend assistance as discussions of local problems are taken up in round table talks at a peace and freedom congress setting. Representatives from nine nations will attend the Prague and Dresden meetings amid a global effort by the World Federal Associations and International League for Peace of Freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luneville
I:ternational League
Arkansas Congress
Fee For Dipping Cattle Is Upheld
Arkansas Supreme Court upholds the right to collect fees for dipping and spraying cattle to eradicate ticks. The decision affirms the Board of Control of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station has authority to levy a $3 fee for spraying cattle, in line with existing dipping regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Arkansas
Supreme Court
Board of Control of the
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Howard
A. D. Parker
W. M. Nicholas
Oeradica
Howard County
Parker
Hiw
Board of Control
G M Green Joins Cox Drug Co Fountain Head
G M Green accepted a position with John P Cox Drug Co on South Elm Street as head of the soda fountain department. Cox announced Monday. Green is a well known fountain man with training and experience from a large Texas fountain establish ment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Green
John P. Cox Drug Company
South Elm Street
John P. Cox
Mr. Green
Texas
Mr. Cox
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Huskey
Spring Grand ‘Jury
Albot Feild Co
Hope Lumber Co
Reliance Life‘of
Elks
City Hall
Lone Bandit
Piggly Wiggly Chain
U. S
Hoe
Court of Appeals
Interior
Henry N. Dorris
Associated Press
Hempstead Beach
May
Hope Office
Whittier
Independence Co
W. A. Smithy
Bulletins
Old
Star
Cox Drug Co
Fountain
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