Bank Robbery in Prescott Leaves Loot at Seven Thousand
Bandits held up the First Suite bank of Prescott late Wednesday, escaping in 14 minutes with 7133 dollars in currency and jewels valued at 1000 dollars. Sheriff Bright noted the robbers headed south toward Miggelia and Lisujskirt areas. Bank employees were confined to the vault. no customers were present. Authorities dispatched agents to pursue and assess federal involvement.
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Prescott
Ark
Louisiana
Brad Bright
Miggelia
Walte
Lewisville
Lisujskirt
Mary Franks
Bright
M. Sharp
E. L. Harrison
Jim Cole
Harrison
Sharp
Bank Anl
Yandaar
Wwe
Arkadelphia
Wood
Diane Rene Aid Kataw
Willoyes
Seene Dhr Albright
State Malice
Amen
Stone
Agenus
Federal Bureau of Investagationr
Little Rock Fick
Thee
Federal Depot Lavarines Corporation
Arkirtiit Ere Thano
First National Bank of
Conway
Damacy Td 16
Washington Nominees Run Unopposed in City Elections
A small election yielded no opposition for Washington nominees. New officers appointed include Mayor ALP Delony Recorder Ton Tage Aldermen Me C Parsons Lat Muses Ken McDunsedd Wo Lo Stree and Watch Etter. Officials Mars Binsdalensen Evelyn Hubbard JD Bouker and others listed for posts in a quiet Tuesday vote.
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Alp
Delony
Recorder
Ton Tage
Me C. Parsons
Lat Muses
Ken McDunsedd
Lo Stree
Watch Etter
Bigelion
Mars
Binsdalensen
Evelyn Hubbard
JD. Bouker
Cleetel
Cast Girl's Face After Killing Her Cast Girl's Face After Killing Her
New York reports reveal a grisly crime scene where Veronica Gedeon, a 20 year old model, was killed. A Pennsylvania sculptor suspect, Alexander J. Hitt, allegedly helped make a death mask from plaster of Paris using a dirty washcloth and adhesive tape to preserve the face. Police tied the clues to the sculptor, who described forming the mask while the victim, nicknamed Ronnie, served as a model.
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New York
Veronica Gedeon
Robert Irwin
Pennnsylvania Turnpikes
Ingin
Alexander J. Hitt
Ronnie” Ad
Plaster of Paris
Pgiel
Pallee
Dywin
Refunding Case Set for April 21 in Arkansas Court
Chancellor Frank Dodge schedules final hearing for April 21 on W. G. Scougale’s suit to restrain Governor Bailey’s 150 million bond issue. Without grant of temporary restraining order, the suit seeks to halt the issue pending resolution.
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Litle Rock
Grantne
Arder
Frank Dodge
W. G. Scougale
Bailey
Dodge
Rebels Within 18 Miles of Bilbao
Rebels push to within 18 miles of Bilbao as insurgents attack Basque capital while government militiamen test entrenchments near Villaharta in Cordoba. Britain voices anger over attacks on British ships near Mallorca and in Spanish waters.
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Associated Press
Bilbao
Directed Verdict Against 3 in Hope Lottery Charges
Three Hope men facing Arkansas anti lottery law violations linked to suit clubs were fined $50 each after Judge Dexter Bush upheld a municipal ruling. Roy Johnson’s charge was dismissed as an employee not a major operator. Steve Carrigan filed notice of appeal to the Arkansas Supreme Court as other Hope cases were reviewed for Monday’s criminal docket.
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Dexter Bush
Matthew Reaves
R. L. Gosnell
Tom Gorham
Hope
Bush
Roy Johnson
Johnson
Reaves
Steve Carrigan
Arkansas Supreme Court
Hope Municipal Court
Hembree
Hiram Hembree
van Derryberry
Willie Brown
McFadden
J. H. Sewell
Clarance Jones
Hester Witerspoon
Ben Mitchell
Will Carter
Tom Martin
Hempstead
Fannie Blakely
O'Steen
Bernard O'Steen
L. & A Railroad Company
Wodt Bay
Harvey Barr
Mope
Steve Corrigan
Spring Hill Graduation Friday Planned at Spring Mill High
Graduation ceremonies set for 8 p.m. Friday in the Spring Mill High School auditorium. The program includes a salutatory by Marie McDowell, special music, a valedictory by Louise Yocom, addresses by K. F. P. McFaddit, and the presentation of diplomas. Clergy member Rev. Ro M. Cri delivers benediction as the class includes Mario McDowell Helen Butler Bessie McKee Lena Turney Morell Phillips and Michell Phillips. Colleges Hobart and William Smith add a course on ware with peace to their catalogs beginning next term.
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Spring Mill Wchool
Marie McDowell
Louise Yocom
K. FP
McFaddit
Liplomas EE Phillips
Ro M. Cri Theuhiss
Mario McDowell
Helen Butler
Bessie McKee
Lena Turney
Morell Phillips
Michell Phillips
Hobart
Willian Smith Colleges
Geneva
N.Y
Turned Brown By Brown Turner
Local note from Longview Texas laments political ex-candidates now idle. The writer muses on their current livelihoods and hints at changes in daily life as spring brings cautious driving and fewer distinguishable new cars. Undertaker jitters are mentioned as a humorous indicator of seasonal mood.
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Longview
Texas
Bingen Academy to Be Honored Sunday
Historic old Bingen academy near Hempstead is to be honored with a reunion service at Bingen Baptist church on Sunday April 11 at 9 a.m. The memorial service is for Professor G W Howard and long ago academy students. W J Cannon Arkadelphia and Dr George W Clingan DeQueen, former students, will participate along with Rev J H Bennett Hope, an former academy contractor. Bennett was ordained at the church in October 1884 after teaching at the academy and working with Professor Howard.
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Bingen Academy
George W. Clingan
DeQueen
Academy
J. H. Bennett
Hope
Samer
Mr. Bennett
Bingen Baptist Church
Howard
75 000 Acres for County in Cotton Raised in Arkansas
Pi O C Randall, assistant state extension director, announced Wednesday an increase of 64 000 acres and about 22 000 bales in the Arkansas cotton allotment for 1937. The Agricultural Adjustment Administration set the allotment at 3,722,507 acres and 1,400,000 bales. Randall said diverting 30 percent could still yield a million bales and maximize income while considering diversion payments.
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Little Rock
O. C. Randall
Arkansas
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Randall
Mind Your Manners Quiz and Answers
A reader quiz tests etiquette on introductions and social handling. Questions ask about speaking to guests, who speaks first when introducing a mother and daughter, arranging dates, starting conversations with strangers, and handling a misbehaving child in public. Answers suggest caution, with several “No” responses and guidance toward calm, respectful actions.
Arkansas Homestead Exemption Rules Set by Commission
Arkansas Corporation Commission issues rules for the 1937 homestead exemption law. Assessments without penalty end Saturday though affidavits may be filed later. benefits begin in 1938 on 1937 assessments. Affidavits required include homestead, guardian, minor benefit forms, with specific support rules for various claimants and ownership types. The exemption is limited to $8.70 per $10,000 assessed value, with actual occupancy clarifications and personal investigations by assessors.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Corporation Commission
Commission
Search for Lieutenant's body in Gulf near Fort Crockett
Army and Coast Guard crews hunted in 19 foot seas of the Gulf of Mexico near Fort Crockett Texas for the body of Second Lieutenant Arthur Erwin Livingston 28 of Russellville Arkansas and the wreckage of his pursuit plane. The Barksdale Field inquiry board postponed the crash investigation until the body is recovered.
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Gulf of Mexico
Fort Crockett
Texas
Barksdale la
Barksdale Field Inquiry Board
Arthur Erwin Livingston
Russellville
Ark
Prescott-Canada Dash Completes Quick Home Run
Haroerd Lippert sped 1600 miles by rail air and road to reach his gravely ill daughter Joyce in hospital. After a mastoid operation and spinal meningitis the nine year old showed improved yet remains in serious condition. Lippert left Prescott Arkansas Tuesday reaching Memphis Detroit Nitenher Wednesday morning to be by her side.
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Kitchener
Prescott, Ark
Memphis
Presbyterians to Elect Deacons and Elders
The deacons and elders of First Presbyterian church plan a joint meeting. All members are urged to attend as reports for the year just closed will be received and tabulated and forwarded to the Presbytery meeting next week at Hot Springs. The local church will send delegates to Hot Springs for the assessment.
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First Presbyterian Church
Hot Springs
Retail fuel sales in the United States reach two billion
Fragmentary text shows retail sales by gasoline filling stations across the United States reaching 2,203,000,000 while references to years 1928 and figures like 787,000,340 appear. The readable bits indicate a discussion of filling stations and nationwide sales with limited coherent details.
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United States
Ing. Sta
Tragic Death At Hazel Street Crossing In Hope
Curtis A. Jackson a 22 year old from Lewisville was struck and killed by a Missouri Pacific passenger train at the Hazel street crossing in Hope at 2 30 p m He drove his Ford sedan onto the tracks and the car was carried about 200 yards before the engine stopped A crowd gathered and an ambulance took him to Josephine hospital where he died moments after arrival Eye witnesses Crosnoe Russell and Willis McCollum said Jackson appeared unaware of the approaching train as it arrived from Little Rock There is no guard railing at the crossing but signal lights exist
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Curtis A. Jackson
W., E. Jackson
Lewisville
Hazel Street
Jackson
Josephine
T. C. Crosoe
F. E. Russell
Willis McCollum
Crosnoe
Russell
Division Street
Jacksson
Star
Hope
Little Rock
Bank Call Issued as of March 31
The Comptroller of the Currency issued a call for the condition of all national banks at the close of business Wednesday March 31. The Federal Reserve Board issued a call for the condition of more than 6 000 member banks on the same date. The FDIC issues only two calls a year and did not join the others Thursday.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Judge Pratt Bacon Slightly Improves in Texarkana Hospital
Judge Pratt P. Bacon aged 65, after a series of heart attacks on Wednesday, was slightly improved on Thursday at Pine Street hospital in Texarkana. He remains conscious but critically ill with weak pulse and poor color, facing several days of hard fighting. L W Sayner of McCook Nebraska has kept a shorthand diary since 1889 and quips that if a man could read his life history he wouldn’t want to live it again.
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Pratt P. Bacon
Pine Street Hospital
Texarkana
Star
Bacon
L. W. Sayner
McCook, Neb
Cotton Opening and Closing Notices in New Orleans Market
Cotton market report from New Orleans notes opening prices on Thursday at 1444 and closing at Ph10. Spobgett settled at 18 paints, with pitdine 1445 recorded. details indicate a fluctuating early trading day with modest session activity.
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New Orleans
May Coltor
Spobgett
Pitdine
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