Bass Would Name St. Louis Gunman In $200000 Plot
Bentonville April 12 Dr A J Bass of Columbia Missouri held on murder charges in the Pearman slaying admitted part in a plot to collect 20000 worth of life insurance but said he would name a St Louis gunman he hired to kill M J Dorsey Hammond Indiana after the failed plot.
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Edgar Fields
A. J. Bass
Columbia
W. R. Pearman
Uve
Bass
St. Louis
M. J. Dorsey
Hammond
Ind
William Robert Pearman
Southwest Heat Wave Persists Across Central Plains
Kansas City reports continued heat with showers offering minimal relief. Crops suffer from dryness as moisture remains scarce. Forecasts predict unsettled, scattered rain across Missouri Iowa Arkansas Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and Texas, with Kansas still the heat belt center and temperatures around 52.
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Yeparl
Missouri
Iowa
Arkansas
Nebraska
Kaksas
Oklahoma
Texas
South Dakota
Lwad
Kansas
Independence
Four Injured as Bee Stings Motorists Child in Crash
SHARPER Calif April 12 Four persons here are recovering from injuries after a bee sting incident distracted a motorist Kay Barnard of Wasco was driving a valve with his wife and child as passengers. The car left the road and the child was critically injured. Barnard and Mrs Barnard suffered minor injuries and looked to be in shock.
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Calif
Kay Barnard
Wasco Way
Camoran
Itil
Elin
Barnard
Barna
Census finds cotton seed crushed in eight months
April 12 report from Washington notes cotton seed crushed August through March totaled 4,497,770 tons, with a later figure of 459,315 tons for a pending period. A separate item covers church pastor James Cannon Jr expressing willingness to appear before a Senate lobby committee about temperance and social service work.
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Washington
Marela
Wis
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Tds
Caraway
Senate
Methodist Bond of Temperance
Young Woman Is Found Murdered Near Arlington Cemetery
Washington report states Miss Mary Baker, 28, was found murdered near Arlington National Cemetery after an abandoned blood spotted automobile was located. Officials believe she was shot early today and had blunt force head injuries with neck bruises. Her wristwatch had stopped at 9:15. A search began when her Lyon Village, Virginia teammate reported she did not return home last night.
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Washington
Mary Baker
Aylington National Cemetery
Lyon Village
Fulton Bridge Opens With First 50 Cent Toll Paid
The Fulton bridge opened to traffic at 7 am with the first 50 cent toll paid by Dwight H. Blackwood, chairman of the State Highway Commission. R B Stanford accepted the toll on behalf of Hope district, traffic began across the structure, and officials announced the bridge will eventually be free once bond payments are refunded. A dedication is planned for May 6 with speeches and a roadway dance. The bridge will be illuminated tonight with 4400 candle power lights along white-way posts supplied by Southwestern Gas & Electric Co.
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Red River
Dwight H. Blackwood
State Highway Commission
M3. Blackwood
R. B. Stanford
Hope
Sanford
Stanford
State Highway Department
Fulton Bridge
Southwestern Gag& Electric Co
Southwestern Gas & Eleetrig Co
Deadly altercation leaves two men charged in Helena
Helena April 12 Brooks Casey 40 dies and Ruff Keassey 39 is held on murder charges after an altercation at John Yancey's home twenty five miles from Helena. Officers say the incident followed a confrontation over Casey's divorced wife.
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Helena
Brooks Casey
Ruff Keassey
John Yancey
Casey
Keaysy
Straw Hat Day for Hope Set on 18th
Hope stores announce Straw Hat Day for Hope on April 18. Eleven shops signed an agreement to observe the event and will not display new straw hats in windows until the date.
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Hope
New
Cannon Hospital Staff Organizes For Standardized Care
A complete medical dental and surgical staff was organized at Josephine Hospital with D G E Cannon as Chief of Staff and Dr P B Corrigans as assistant chief. Anesthesia staff includes Dr J H Weaver Dr James G Martinale Dr J R Autrey and others from Hope Columbus Lewisville Waldo and Hope. The hospital operates 25 beds and features modern X ray equipment. Dinner was served for staff and visiting physicians.
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American College of Surgeons
Josephine Hospital
D. G. E. Cannon
P. B. Corrigans
J. H. Weaver
James G. Martindale
Hope
J. R. Autrey
Columbus
Will Youman
IL L. Armstrong
Lewisville
J. Hy Davis
Waldo
W. R. Alexander
Ice Price Set At Sixty Cents Across State
Reports say the Arkansas Railroad Commission may cut ice prices by ten cents, moving Hope to a sixty cent standard. Walter G. Brasher, secretary of the commission, reportedly confirmed a deal with the Southern Ice & Utilities Co. but local manager J J Kirby Jr says no advisement received. If true, the change would lift the seven cent cash rate and allow direct six cent purchases without coupon books, though schedules may not be altered.
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Star-lo
Little Rock
Walter G. Brasher
Arkansas Railroad Commission
Southern Ice & Utilities Co
Hope
J. J. Kirby, Jr
the Commission
Commission
Institution Receives Planned Approval After Surgeons Visit
A formal announcement states that the American College of Surgeons inspection and orderly staff organization will lead to an institution being approved. The plan discussed last night outlines steps for compliance and accreditation.
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American College of Surgeons
Rural Writers of Star Will Enter County Contest
The Star urges its 30 plus rural correspondents to join a county contest in Hope Arkansas. A one day school for reporters covered news writing principles and community impact. Prizes total 31.50 with prizes for first second and third. six month grading on weekly columns and agricultural stories.
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Rural Writers of Star
Arkansas
University of Arkansas
The
Star
Hope City Hall
K. B. Roy
O. L. McMurray
Lynn Smith
Martha Jane Bucher
Alex.h. Washburn
the Star
Ray
North Carolina Refights Hoover Smith Battle in Senate Fight
Raleigh April 12 NEA Service. In a pivotal NC Democratic primary clash, Senator Simmons 76 seeks a sixth six-year term while Josiah Bailey, 57, reaffirms party regularity as the Smith Hoover split fuels the campaign. Bailey recalls his longtime fight and adds that prohibition and Catholicism shape the debate, with party unity at stake.
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Raleigh
N.C
al Smith
Galt
Sainter Purnifald M. Sinmone
North Carolina
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Senate
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Dumotie
Josiah W. Bailey
Hoover
Smith
O. Max Gardner
Hooves
Grant
State
House
Rowan County
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Gardner
Linnaeus
Gailey
Mooger
Alsini
Bailey
Mellon
White House
Ku Klux Khu
Ekellen
Wilson
U. S. Callector
Huerna Revenue
Angus W. McLear
Vhe
W. W. Kitchen
N. Carolina
Ammons
Red Shirts
Vso
Siemens
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North
Hay
Toover
A. Smith
Democratic Party
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Ape
Reg. Tutt
Hearing for Two Robbers Put Off
Uish's first official execution in four years will take place May 17. Delbert Green, 21, confessed slayer of his mother, wife and uncle, faces a firing squad in the state prison yard at Salt Lake City. Murderers in Utah may choose between hanging and shooting.
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Uish
Delbert Green
Unele
Salt Lake City
Utah
Triple Slayer Faces Utah Firing Squad in historic execution
Salt Lake City report recalls Utah’s first official execution in four years. Delbert Green, 21, condemned for murder, will face a firing squad chosen by the county sheriff with five men and a blank cartridge. The condemned is strapped in a chair, a physician monitors a heart target, and the ritual ends with the volley.
Arkadelphia Hearing Delayed After Hudson Wounding
In Arkadelphia preliminary hearing for Hudson’s shooting continues after the wound to his leg. The incident involved City Marshal John Shep and four shots from a shotgun. Brown, 119, and Nelson figures are noted in connection with the case as investigations unfold. Funeral services were held yesterday for Brown, son of Lee Brown, with burial in Prescott.
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Jim
Hudson
Brown
Gordon
John‘ ‘Shep i
Nelson
Berry
Texarkana
Sus
Manche
Okla
Ritchie Company
Som
Lee Brown
LaGuardia Predicts National Scandal Over Muscle Shoals Bid
Rep. LaGuardia of New York warns before the Senate that reviving the American Cyanide Co. bid for Muscle Shoals could unleash the biggest national scandal ever in Washington. He says the Senate Lobby Committee has not yet uncovered the full facts and criticizes attempts to jam the bill through Congress. He notes investors in land around Muscle Shoals face pressure tied to Cyanide bids.
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Senate Lobby Committee
Muscle Shoals
LaGuardia
New York
Senate
New Yorker
Cyanide Corporation
Congress
Fashington
LaGuadia
Baccalaureate Sermon Delivered by Rev. F. Pester
Washington reports an April baccalaureate sermon delivering hope to the town. The Methodist church, led by Rev. F. Pester, hosted the service with a crowd and a message aimed at encouraging graduates and families.
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Methodist
Sanday
F. i Pester
Hope Bry
Buldin
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