Pearman murder case linked to fraud schemes and Dorsey plot
Sheriff fields quotes Dr. A. J. Bass of Columbia Mo confessing to taking part in a 200000 life insurance bid on William Pearman of Columbia who was slain two weeks earlier. Bass says he hired a St Louis gangster to kill Dorsey of Indianapolis in a 100000 insurance fraud plan and describes prior 25000 frauds and land deals in Miller county Arkansas.
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Ntonville
Edgar Fields
A. J. Bass
Columbia
William Pearman
Columbian
Bass
St. Louis
Dorsey
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Sheriff Fields
Bas
Bentonville
Pearman
Moline
Dr. Bass
Dersey
Joan Hass
Miller County
Louis
Arkansas
Towarkana
Peara
William Volta
Missouri
Tha
William Fosta
Buss
Angus
Wiliam Fasta
Gravette
William Fasta
Peawtman
Movame
Dathey
K. Johnson
Kansay City
Rest Room Given to Shoppers Here
A new shopper rest station with a nurse in charge all day was announced for the Publix Saenger theatre by Manager Matt Prose at today's Rotary luncheon in Hozel Barlow. The mezzanine will be opened for trade use mornings and afternoons until the night show, to meet shoppers needs. The luncheon also covered the Rotary club nominating committee's 1930 31 slate, to be voted on April 25, with officers and directors listed. An lantern slide program illustrated the Chicago 1990 invention site, projected by Ray Allen.
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Publix-Saenger
Matt Prose
Rotary Club
Hozel
Rotary
George W. Ware
Wynne Denty
C. C. Sprnglings
Alex. H. Washburn
Carter Johnson
Homer Pigg
Lyle Moore
Joe Greene
Joe Kirby
Lynn Smith
Erwin Young
Pat Duffie
Russell McKinney
Chicago
Johnson
the International
Ray Allen
Saenger Theatre
Good Business Man Who Has Confidence in Newspaper Ads
Columbia, April 11. Four advertising staffers at the Columbia Register were stunned by an audacious ad for corn whiskey claiming bold delivery promises and cut prices. The copy lists price details and a telephone number, but the ad was refused for print.
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Columbia
S.C
The
Columbia Register
Negra Boy
Queen for Waldo School Announced for May Festival
Miss Andna To land chosen queen of Waldo School May festival to be held at the school. Heary branch will be king with attendants Ruth Car Francis Sinds Mary Law Watkins Richard Fincher and Clarence Smith. After coronation a Maypole dance will feature the program.
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Waldo
Andna Toland
Soptout
Ruth Car Francis Sinds
Mary Law Watkins
Richard Fincher
Clarence Smith
Miller County land deal tied to Buss Pearman murder indictment
The Miller County case involving Buss and Pearman over a land deal also faces an indictment for murder related to Pearman’s death.
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Buss
Pearman
Miller County
Arkansas
Midwest Heat Warrants Crop Damage Warnings
Chicago scene reports 90 degree highs and unseasonable heat across the Midwest with crops at risk. Cedar Rapids and St. Louis note temperatures in the 90s while Kansas City and Omaha record extreme warmth. A prior cold spell has given way to a dry spring, with forecasts for possible showers but little relief expected.
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Chicago
Texas
Mid-West
Cedar ‘Rapids
Iowa
St. Louis
Mon
Peoria
Ad .Couraee
Kansas
Omaha
Little Rock
Desnes
Kansas City
Milk Receipts Rise at Local Cheese Plant
Revels of milk at the cheese plant have increased about 70 pounds in four days says George Slayhaugh who helps boost milk production. On Friday morning 6,708 pounds were weighed in compared with 6,033 on Tuesday. A 7,000 pound target is hoped for Saturday with 8,000 pounds next week. Routes are being extended via a bonus plan and more patrons secured. Wallaceburg farmers will supply at least 50 gallons daily starting Monday as Slayhaugh aims for 19,000 pounds daily in coming months.
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Creorge Slayhwugh
Slayhaugh
Youths Seek Oklahoma University Through Hard Work
Two Sevier county youths, Andrew and Fletcher Pickens, work 12 hour shifts near Oklahoma City to attend the University of Oklahoma. They study petroleum engineering and travel daily from Norman, missing only one school day last winter when travel was impossible.
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Dequeen
Oklahoma City
Andrew
Fletcher Pickens
Sevier County
University For Oklahoma
B. J. Pickens
Ieasa
Norman
Kiwanis Good Will Tour Praises Spring Hill Festival
Hope Kiwanis hosts a goodwill visit to Spring Hill with over 10 local attendees. Roy Anderson urged cooperative marketing and shared costs for the 1930 Watermelon Festival while praising Hempstead county watermelons and the new Spring Hill consolidated school. John P. Cox and W. S. Atkins stressed mutual dependence among Hope and Spring Hill, lauding cooperation, farm pricing, and community service. The program featured the Washington quartet and remarks from Oscar Brent and others about local schooling and support.
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Spring Hii
Hope
Hempstead County
John P. Cox
Kiwanis Club
Spring Hil
W. S. Atkins
Spring Hill
Congress
Congress Wanted To Render Assistance To Break Down Obstacles. Hie
Atkin
Senator and editor trade insults in Senate lobby hearing
In Washington, Senator Black of Alabama and J E Pierce editor of the Huntsville Daily Times exchanged epithets during testimony on the Tennessee River Improvement Association. Black called Pierce a "lie" and "coward," Pierce retorted with "contemptible cur" as they invited a fight outside. The heated exchange occurred amid Senate lobby committee proceedings.
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J. E. Pierce
Huntsville
Ala
Daily Times
Senator Black
Alabama
Tennessee River Improvement Association
Senate Lobby Committee
Legal ruling affirms old board governs new Patmos district
The 23 members of the former boards in the Patmos area were declared rightful managers of the newly consolidated district in a Washington chancery decision. Chancellor Johnson held a one day session to hear the authority contest. Hempstead circuit court recessed until next Monday as school cases continued, including Hicks v County Board of Education where the defendant's demurrer to a writ of certiorari was sustained.
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Patmos
Washington
Johnson
Chancery Court
Hempstead Circuit Court
Dexter Bush
Hicks
County Board of Education
Mississippi State Officer Impeached
Jackson Miss April t The house of representatives impeached Lester C Franklin chairman of the state tax commission for high crimes and misdemeanors shortly after midnight He must stand trial before the Mississippi senate on the articles of impeachment which were voted against him If found guilty by a two thirds majority he will be eceed from office The house voted on the charge brought against Franklin by the And wson investigating committee Franklin was impeached on six of fourteen counts Six were defeated and the other two were withdrawn.
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Jackson
Miss
House of Representatives
Lester C. Franklin
State Tax Commission
Mississippi Senate
House
Franklin
Wson
Trust in Alarm Clock Leads Fugitive to Jail
Pomeroy April Lomer Polk, hunted by West Virginia authorities on bomb leakage charges, sheltered at a brother’s home near Point Pleasant planning to flee. An alarm failed at 2:30 AM, allowing officers to arrest Polk, who remains in Ripley jail lamenting his fate.
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Pomeroy
Lomer Polk
Polk
West Virgin
Point Pleasant
Polls
Fatal Bank Raid in Piqua Stuns City
In Piqua Ohio April 11 seven bank robbers using machine guns and rifles killed one man Henry Matthews 40 proprietor of a store and wounded two others Ray Alexander manager of a Loan company was shot through the hip and seriously wounded A fourth man was shot through the leg as robbers fled toward the Dixie highway An employee triggered a burglary alarm and townspeople fired on the robbers with more than 100 rounds fired through the Loan Company windows Matthews died before aid could reach him
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Piqua
Ohio
Citizens National Bank and ‘Trust Company
Henry Matthews
Ray Alexander
Mendger
Alexander
Loan
Ceawide
Murder Trial To Be Delayed In Linden Texas
The murder trial of Drew Wiley 22 in Linden Texas likely delayed until next week as Cadet Barfield's trial prolongs. Wiley's father Hugh Wiley 30 and brother Winston 18 face charges in related case. The victim was Rude Huff 40 of Queen City, killed after a dice game near Texarkana following a fist fight.
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Linden
Texas
Drew Wiley
Rude Huff
Queen City
Barfield
R. G. Waters
Wiley
Hugh Wiley
Winston
Wiley Farm
Norris Bates
Judges Named for Ouachita Contests
ARKADELPHIA April 11 Judges named for Ouachita College oratorical contest include Rev J J Jaohnson of Menmlila President Hizeell of the University of Oklahoma and Dr Gilkie of Chicago University chapel They will judge thought and composition of orations by Hermesian and Philomathesian societies The annual event features a Winged Victory statue as trophy Basil Mann of Waldo last year’s winner returns as honorary and William McMillan and Opie Eskridge are named speakers with Basil Mann to chair the event expected to draw a full college audience
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Arkadelphia
J. J. Jaohnson
Menmlila
Hizeell
University of Oklahoma
Gilkie
Chicago University
Hermesian
Philomathesian
Ouachita College
Tirsta Magnitude
Ouachita
Philomathesian Society
Basil Munn
Waldo
Stave Oratory
Willian McMillan
Opie Eskridge
Philomathesians
Basil Mann
Gold Queen Revival Contract Signed by Mrs Brown in Paris
The Denver Bureau reports Mrs Brown widow of Leadville Johnny Brown signs a contract with a syndicate to operate her 18 mining claims in Colorado. The claims reportedly hold upwards of 100 million dollars in gold. Her husband and partners allegedly took more than 70 million in gold from nearby mines.
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Denver
Colorado
Brown
Leadville
Johnny” Brown
Hospital Benefit Party At Pub Talk Theater
The Julia Chester Hospital hosts a city and county benefit at the Publix-Saenger theater in Hope on Tuesday April 22. Tickets, sold by hospital committees led by Mrs C S Lowthorp, admit to a bridge party in the afternoon and the evening talking pictures. The theater will be reserved for the bridge event then reopen for the film program. Special tables for rural groups and a grand door prize are planned as part of fundraising efforts.
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Publix-Saenger
Hope
Julia Chester Hospital
C. S. Lowthorp
Afernoon
Julie Chester Hospital
Julia Chester
Field Meeting to be Held Here Tomorrow Afternoon
A field meeting at 2 o clock on the Centerville Rosston highway two miles from Hope will study hairy vetch as a soil builder and green manure. County Agent Lynn Smith and district agent L McMurray with K B Roy of the Extension Service will attend. A dairy hay crop and nitrogen yield calculations will be demonstrated. A Spring Hill cemetery association meeting is set for Saturday evening April 12 at the Baptist church.
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R. T. White
Centerville
Rosston
Hope
Lynn Smith
L. McMurray
Southwest Arkansas
K. B. Roy
Extension Service
Spring Hill Cemetery Association
Baptist Church
Train Hits Bus in Ista Killing Several
An AP report from Albuquerque notes a morning collision when a train struck a bus near Ista. Several people were killed or injured, with a pool of injured passengers rushed to a local hospital.
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Alburquerqu
Ista A
Vas Inly
Atlanta Texas paralytic scare linked to jamaica ginger fed to residents
In Atlanta Texas a wave of fake paralyses spread after a party, with at least ten residents treated or admitted to hospitals in Hot Springs and Little Rock. Several prominent locals were affected, some confined to beds. doctors note multiple cases over three weeks and a recovered patient still coping with limb paralysis. The outbreak marks the first in the area, though reported elsewhere.
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Texarkana
Atlanta
Texas
Here
A. War Veterans Hospital
Little ‘Rock
East
Ona
Arkansas
Jamaica
Atanta
First Strawberries of Season Reach Hempstead County
Mr and Mrs M H Moody brought to The Star at five this morning a fine basket of native strawber ries as was ever grown in Hempstead county. Their card from the printers and office staff said it was their first basket of the season and they hoped it would do some good.
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M. H. Moody
Star
Hempstead
Ofice
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Oklahoma University
Roy Anderson
W. 8S. Atkins
Cox
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Twll
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Fra Kay
Paul Lee
Lot Moses
Oscar Brent
Springs Hall
B.C. Bowen
T. A. Turner
NEA
Mississippi
Tax Commission
Julia Chester Board
O. L. McMurray
Suring Will Association
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