Farmers Week Opens at Arkansas with Record Attendance
The Twelfth Annual Farmers Week at the University of Arkansas began with nearly 6,000 farmers, wives, and children from Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri in attendance. Prizes totaling about $2,000 include trips to races and livestock events. Over 1,000 4-H club members will perform in the large pageant The Tech Commandments of Agriculture, directed by Anne Stark Fuster of Little Rock, with numerous speakers and events scheduled throughout the week.
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Fayetteville
University of Arkanas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Lstue
C. A. Cobb
Southoay
Atlanta
Earl W. Hodges
International Association of Lions
W. C. Lagseter
Progressive Farms
Birmingham
Ala
Marietta Michelberger
American Red Cross
St. Louis
F. P. Claxton
Knoxville
Tenn
James Speed
Southern Agriculturist
Louisville
Amy Kelly
Wader
Manhattan
Kan
Paul B. Naylor
G. H. Collingwood
Overare
Sta Wis
Harvey Parnell
George N. Cade
University Training School
C. B. Davis
Geo. Vaughan
University
Attite
Tech Commandments of Agriculture
Anne Stark Fuster
Lite Rock
Youthful Robber Wounded Caught After Pharmacy Heist
El Dorado Aug 4 Orr Ned 24 of Crossett is in a hospital with a wounded foot after attempting to rob Sully Side pharmacy of 40. He is not in serious condition. Night Chief Cross and Patrolman Southall shot at him as he fled. A wounded man later crawled under a house. $400 was found on his person. A stolen Ford tied to the Crossett theft was located along with dry goods. The case is now with Sheriff Harman. An armed guard is posted at the hospital to prevent escape.
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EL Dorado
Orr
Ned
Crossett
Tugal
Sully Side
W. W. Cross
M. B. Southall
Southall
Ruston
John W. Harman
Segler Returns to Insurance Field in Hope
H D Segler, former Hope and Washington resident, resumes the insurance business in Hope after leading a Peescult high school as principal for three years. He previously worked in real estate and insurance, and will also serve as agent for Lone Star Matrimonial Mutual, with a full line of life and marriage endowments.
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Asus
H. D. Segler
Hope
Washington
Segler
Peescult
Rea
Isurance
Ull Tine Dife
Lone Star Matritonia
Water Use Warns Festival Day Crowd Strains City Supply
City water officials urge sparing use during festival day as demand spikes five to six times the population. Hope residents curb lawn sprinkling and dirt street washing for one day to prevent shortages amid ample Water & Light plant.
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Hope
Hope Water & Light
Texarkana Officials Meet Garland City Over Bridge Litigation
Justin Mathews of the state highway commission Assistant Engineer Mitchell and District Engineer Stanford visited Garland City with a Texarkana Chamber committee. They conferred with the mayor and council about approaches to the Red River bridge amid Garlands injunction against using certain sheets. After talks and lunch with Chamber officials the party returned to Little Rock and officials expect a likely amicable settlement within two or three days.
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Texarkana, Aug
Justin Mathews
State Highway Commission
Mitchell
Lite Rock
Stanford
Hope
Texarkanal of Commerce
Garland City
Red River
Highway Department
Chamber of Commerce
Matthews
Little Rock
Garland
Blytheville Fire Destroys Garage and Fifteen Cars
Blytheville on August 3 reported a disastrous fire of undetermined origin destroying a garage and fifteen new automobiles. Owner W. L. Dentut estimated losses around 3151. The building was partially insured, investigators said.
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Blytheville
Dentut
State Candidates Work Frantically In Plea For Votes
Arkansas voters face a closing week of campaigning as candidates from U S Senate to governor intensify efforts. Rob inson gains radio backing and farm relief debate while Campbell attacks him as a “death bed” promise. Hays targets Parks with criticism as Parnell defends the Hall income tax and highway work.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
United States
Joe T. Robinson
Mena
Duke Frederick
Robinson
Charles H. Beougi
Tom, W. Campbell
Pine Bluff
Washington
Brooks Hays
John 5. Parks
State Highway Commission
Parks
Southwest American
Times-Report
Ft. Smith
Hays
John C. Sheffield
Fordyce
Camden
Parnell
Nashville
Dierks
Hall
Highway Department
Spark From Pipe Kills Couple Near Kiefer
A spark from a pipe while he slept led to the deaths of Joseph Davis, 58, and his wife Alice, 53, whose charred bodies were found on a burned bed in their Kiefer home, 30 miles east of Cumberland. Coroner Joseph B. Foonin decided against an inquest after talking to neighbors.
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Cumbrland
Mid
Joseph Davis
Alice
Kiefer
Here
Joseph B. Foonin
Robinson Urged For Presidency
In Mena Arkansas on August 5 a crowd of about 1200 urged Democratic support for Senator Robinson as the 1932 presidential nominee. Robinson spoke at Janssen Park on the London Naval Conference farm relief and veterans relief, and he arrived with Mrs. Robinson after a reception at the Antlers hotel following the park gathering.
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Mena
Arkansas
Robinson
Antlers Hotel
Publicity Closes For 1930 Watermelon Festival
The fifth annual Watermelon Festival publicity effort closed last weekend setting state and national reach records. Arkansas papers printed 103,075 copies across 30 editions with Little Rock the largest market. NEA Service broadcast reached 900 newspapers nationwide. Local papers across Arkansas carried multiple stories and pictures since July 15, listing numerous outlets that supported the effort.
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Hempstead
Arkansas Weekly
Hope Star
Hag
Arkansas
Little Rock
Sara Louise Gentry
Shreveport Times
Shreveport Journal
NEA Service
Cleveland
Ohio
Hope
Edgar Lascher
Arkansas Democrat
Memphis Press
Scimitar
Carolinas
Georgia
Hope Chamber of Commerce
NEA
Central America
Canadiann Press
Japan
China
Conway Log Cabin Democrat
Clarksville
Texas
Times England Democrat
Paragould
Daily Press
Texarkana
Gareth Fayetteville
Nevada County
Prescott
Picayune Frescott Daily News
LaFayette County
Stamps
Democrat Arkadelphia Siftings-Herald Garden Weekly Times
Robison Co shows Queen’s Costume for Watermelon Festival
Queen Sara Louise Gentry will wear the regal attire for the fifth annual Watermelon Festival parade and coronation service at the Southwest Arkansas Fair Grounds. Gen W Robinson Co displays the gown scepter train crown and accessories in a show window with green and pink watermelon colors. The queen will ride the float along the parade route to the fair grounds where the coronation will be held on the float at an elevated stand.
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Sara
Gen W. Robinson & Co
Sara Louise Gentry
Southwest Arkansas Fair Grounds
Government Will Aid Drought Areas
President Huavet announced government aid for drought sufferers. The eastern Mississippi River and middle West regions are hardest hit. A detailed survey of the affected area will be conducted by the agricultural department, with a report due next Monday at noon.
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Washington
Huavet
Mississipni River
Middle West
Toover
My. Hyde
Vericulural Department
Wiele
Pine Bluff Minister Sought by Minnesota Church
Pine Bluff Aug 4 The Rev Robert Excell Dry pastor of the First Presbyterian church here for eight years has received a call from the First Presbyterian church of Duluth Minnesota He has not announced whether he will accept.
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Pine Bluff
Robert Excell Dry
First Presbyterian Church of
Duluth
Minn
Rifle blast shatters pipe during walk near Sullivan home
While smoking a pipe on a walk, Mor timer Sullivan Sr heard a rifle report. The blast shattered the pipe bowl, leaving only the stem in his teeth. No further details on the shooter or motive are provided in the readable text.
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Pine. N
Mortimer Sullivan, Sr
Navy yard shooter in Boston fogged by rum runner error
Bulletin reports Bent swal Lewis G Pratt of the Salig fury branch at the coast yard shot while crossing a water strip near his ship. Police believe the act stemmed from mistaken identity as a rum runner in a tense harbor scene. In Washington Hoover names Brigadier General Ben H Fuller to command the Marines, succeeding Wendell C Neville. Also MacArthur named Army Chief of Staff to succeed Charles P Summerall.
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Boston
Lewis G. Pratt
Saligfury Branch
State Coast Yard
Washington
Hoover
Ben HW
Fuller
Marines
Wendell C. Neville
Douglas MacArthur
Army
Moover
Charles P. Summeratl
Twin Melon Display Draws Crowds at Hope Bank
A freak watermelons display today at the Arkansas Bank & Trust Co in Hope showcases a twin melon grown by Joe C. Bennett on the R. Len Jones place. The two fruits lie lengthwise, welded into one, drawing visitors during Watermelon Festival week. Bennett’s double melon is a rare feature, with only one previously recorded triple melon.
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Arkansas Bank & Trust Co
Joe C. Bennett
R. Len Jones
Bear Hope
Bennett
Hope
John Hartsfield Granted Preliminary Hearing Here
John Hartsfield, a local road worker, received a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace W. G. Bright Monday at 6 o'clock. He is charged with driving the automobile that killed Mrs. Sam Vines and wounded her daughter Mrs. Woodson Duke on city streets July 2. Hartsfield has been kept out of town since the incident and was bound over to the October term grand jury with bonds set at 5,000.
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John Hartsfield
Fure Justice of the Peace
W. G. Bright
Hartsfield
Anl
Sam Vines
Woodson Duke
Ortober Tem
Festival Schedule Highlights Arkansas Bands And Trains
Festival program lists 12 plus bands from Arkansas cities, an air circus by the 154th Observation Squadron, special trains from Shreveport Oklahoma and Little Rock, a grand parade along East Second Street to Fair Park, coronation pageant with Senator Robinson, a free watermelon feast, baseball and dance programs, Midway attractions, and cooperative groups including Hope Rotary, Kiwanis, American Legion, and Professional Women's Club.
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Arkansas
154Th Observation Squadron
Arkansas National Guard
Hope Airport
Shreveport
Louisiana
Lne
Wito A
Frisco
Huge
Ollahoma
Little Rock
Missouri Pacific
East Second Street
Fair Park
Jge T. Robinson
Robinson
Six Dead From Alcohol Poison At Outskirts Gathering
TAFTASON. U. da. Ay Beet Pos Six inten pre leadh as the resut of drinking puis alcohol att huba wamp outside the city limits here Sat urday night. Three of the men were dead when found. The others dying in a house pil. Two of the number have not been iderstified.
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Taftason
U. da
Judge Urges Economy In All Cases In Court
Stuttgart report says Judge W J Wigpower urged economy in justice at grand jury and circuit court opening. He warned against sparing no one to avoid heavy tax burdens, but urged thorough consideration of important cases. Docket lists 89 causes. no indictments returned.
Melon Cutters Sought for Thursday Festival
Twenty five melon cutters are wanted for duty at the Southwest Arkansas Pair Grounds on Thursday. Volunteers should apply to George W Robisor, generated fire man of the 1930 Watermelon Festival, and the sooner the better.
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Southwest Arkansas
George W. Robisor
Bridge Across St. Francis Nearing Completion
Kennett Mo Aug 5 The approach on the Arkansas side of the Holly Island bridge across the St. Francis river west of Kennett is nearing completion. Grading finished Saturday and the bridge is expected to open to traffic in about two weeks. The approach will be surfaced with gravel after settlement.
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Kennett
Akkansas
Holly Island
St. Francis River
Marion Warden Tags Daily Wood Duty Despite Age
PW Ho Warden of Marion Ohio at 77 years old felled a Vanda pine stump and split it into eight cords of wood. He carried the timber 40 miles to his house and estimates walking about 35 miles while gathering and transporting the firewood.
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Marion
Ohio
Arkansas Senator Heads to Festival Thursday
A United States Senator attends Arkansas’ fifth annual outdoor festival, scheduled to begin Thursday at daybreak. Last minute arrangements are underway as crowds and automobiles gather at the event known for its prominence in the state.
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Plete
Thursde
Arkansas
United States
Hope-Arkansas Watermelon Festival Draws Big Crowds
The Hope Watermelon Festival scheduled for August 7, 1930, in Hempstead County, hopes to rival or exceed the 1928 attendance of about 40,000. Senator Robinson will speak, with 20 to 25 visiting cities, 20 bands, and 50 parade floats anticipated. An air show by the 454th Observation Squadron and gun planes from Little Rock are planned, while local offices and stores will observe the day as a holiday.
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Hope
Hempstead
Washington
Judge
John &. Wilson
Star
Hay Star
Robinson
Hope Chamber of Commerce
George W. Robinson
W. Homer Pigg
454Th
Lilue
Rock
Commandaire
Little Rock
Little Rocket
Torn
Ligut
Lee Gebiback
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Hope Business Aid
Professional Women's Club
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