Governor Parnell Aims Rural Education Aid
Governor Parnell urged federal aid for rural education at the University of Arkansas Farmers Week. He contrasted existing federal aid for roads and agriculture and urged an expanded school equalization fund to educate every rural child in the state. The governor will crown Miss Sara Choate of Greene County queen of agriculture at the pageant on Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Ark
Parnnell
University of Arkansas
Sara Choate
Greene County
Peach Harvest In Highland Near End
Peaches from Highland orchards have dominated shipments this season with rail and truck moves totaling over 2000 cars to markets in Oklahoma and Texas. The 1931 Arkansas crop is estimated at 5009 to 6000 cars, aided by large consignments via Prescott and Ashdown. Cantaloupes and watermelons also contribute to a strong harvest despite heavy rain. Hope area station and University of Arkansas facilities assist with quality fruit from Prescott and Nevada county.
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Ang
Alga
Highland Center
Tokio Center
Oklahoma
Texan
Lockesburg
Highland
Arkansas
Auemus
Prescott
Ash
Nashville
Nevada County
Fruit and Rock Branch
University of Arkansas
Nea Hope
Mexican Air Lines Achieves Perfect Safety in 1930
In Mexico City the department of communications reports aviation made strides in 1930 with zero passenger fatalities across 240,319 miles of scheduled flights. The total carried was 20,920 passengers on all lines, marking notable safety and growth in commercial aviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
Department of Communications
Linus
Former Congressman Daniel Read Anthony Dies in Leavenworth
Daniel Read Anthony, former U.S. representative from Kansas first district from 1907 to 1913, died Tuesday at Hilllay Home, Leavenworth. He was born August 22 in Leavenworth.
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Leavenworth
Levenworth
Kan
Daniel Read Anthony
Congress
Kansas
Hilllay Wimp
Leon Gl
Tragic plane crash kills cadet near San Antonio
Flying Cadet Paul E. Relerson, student pilot in Kelly Field's advanced flying school, was killed instantly when his aircraft crashed near San Antonio on Thursday. The report also notes Herbert 5 Ide, president of a collar firm in Glenpariy, and the ship DO X refueling en route to Natal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Herbert
Ide
George T. Ite
A .Glenpariy
San Antonio
Tex
Paul £. Relerson
Kelly
Here
School Heads to Meet at Conway
County and city school superintendents will meet in Conway on Friday and Saturday August 7 and 8 to discuss financial problems of the state school system. The program includes a joint session with the legislative committee of the Arkansas Education Association reporting on rural and city schools operating on reduced budgets during 1931-22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway
The
Arkansas Education Association
Rest Camp Planned By Nevada Women
Plans completed by the County Council for the ladies for a Rest Camp at Serepta Springs on August 19 and 20. Demonstrations by Mrs Ida Fenton Miss Gertrude Conant and Miss Ella Posey will guide the program including floor finishing room furnishing food preservation rug making and color study. A fee of 50 cents for the three days will cover bread and such items with meals supplied from home. A letter will be sent outlining items to bring.
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County Council
Serepta Springs
Ida Fenton
Gertrude Conant
Ella Posey
Misa Fenton
Miss Posey
Katee Gonlaiping
Wright Patman to Speak at Legion Rally Thursday Night
Wright Patman congressman from Texarkana will headline the Legion rally at Hope Fairpark Thursday at 8 pm. Expect near 2,000 guests from Prescott Nashville DeQueen Stamps and Hempstead County towns plus county service members. E F McFaddin will introduce him, with music by Hope Boys Band and John Ridghill's String Band.
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Hope Legionnaires
Triamoth
Fairpark Tor
Legion
Leslie Huddleston
Prescott
Nashville
DeQueen
Stamps
Hempstead
Wright Patman
Texarkana
Texas
Hope
W. S. James
Texarkana Legion Post
Patman
E. F. McFaddin
Hope Boys
John Ridghill
Hope Kiwanis Club
Peach Market Relatively Good In Regional Report
U S Department Agriculture reports varied peach conditions across Arkansas Georgia Candor Elbertas and nearby points. Markets show mixed demand steady to advancing prices with hot to mild conditions, carload shipments and weekly totals by region. Total shipments across states tally 20 159 with August 2 figures by state and destination.
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Arkansas
Department Agriculture
Marcon
U. S
Candor
N. C
f.C.b
U.S
Elbertas U
Elberlas U. S
Clarksville
Arkc
Elbertas
North California
Central California
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Washington
MFR
Farmer Blevins Man Home With His Bride
Mr and Mrs Hermen M Freyburger, newlyweds of Jackson Michigan, visit Mr and Mrs M C Freyburger of Blevins. The groom, a naval radio expert for National Air Transport, served years in service. His wife, formerly Miss Markc Mc Carmick, worked for Curtis Publishing in Philadelphia.
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Hermen M. Freyburger
Jackson
Mich
Freyburger
M. C. Freyburger
Blevins
Mr. Freyburger
Michigan
National Air Transport Company
Markc McCarmick
Curtis Publishing Company
Philadelphia
Samuday Evening Post
Ty Arpetals
Crossett Planter Finds Uses for Watermelon Rinds
Crossett Arkansas planter N Jeffress reports a new use for watermelon rinds. He cuts the rind into small pieces and hollows them to make syrup. When boiled to the right temperature the syrup reportedly rivals sugar cane syrup in quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crossett, Ark
Planter
Crossett
J.” N.jeffress
Paroles Granted Free 50 In Arkansas Prison System
LITTLE ROCK Paroles were granted 50 prisoners Wednesday by the state penitentiary commission with 23 applications rejected. Of those paroled, nine white, 29 Negro men and two Negro women were released. Among the freed were W. D. Daniel of Hempstead County sentenced to three years for robbery and J. E. Eméry given twenty years for forgery and uttering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
State Penitentiary Commission
Hempstead County
W. D. Daniel
J. E.eméry
Bear at City Zoo Injures Year-Old Boy in Pit
A large black bear escaped its pit at Fair Porn zoo and attacked a 1 year old boy, John R. Wassell, biting his legs. Tourists fought the enraged animal with rocks and recaptured it as Wassell received surgical care after being pulled into the pit. Clifton Barker jumped into the cage to aid and help lift the boy to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Fair Porn Zoo
John R. Wassell
Cifton Barker
Wassell
Lindberghs Bent in Canada While Waiting Favorable Weather
Associated Press reports Lindbergh and wife rested with eskimo near Afjaing Canada over 100 miles inside the Arctic circle awaiting clearing weather for the next leg to Japan. Other aviators noted include Johnson the British flyer arriving Tokyo after England flight, Mollison’s distance record, Iker Cramer’s appearance in Angmagssalik, and Panghorn with Herndon heading to Tokyo for a Seattle leg.
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Associated Press
Charles A. Lindbergh
Afjaing
Canada
Arctic Circle
Jagan
My Johnson
International League of Viatora
Tokyo
England
I. A. Mollison
Australia
Iker Cramer
Angmagsalik
Greenlar
Iceland
Scandinavia
Dace Panghorn
Hugh Herndon
Seattle
Germany's Banks Open Amid Calm After Closure
Banks in Berlin and across provinces reopened after a three week emergency closure. Depositors did not trigger large withdrawals as money flowed back in under calm conditions. Officials planned for possible runs, but demand remained within estimates.
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Berlin
Germany
Busiz
Hawks set nine air speed records in Europe
Capt. Frank Hawks completed a three month European tour covering 20 000 miles and earned nine records. His best overall speed reached 222.2 mph from London to Berlin over 600 miles in 2 hours 57 minutes, while his lowest average was 184 mph on the Copenhagen to Amsterdam route. Six of the records exceeded 200 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Hawks
Europe
London
Berlin
Copenhagen
Amsterdam
Legion Convention Opens In Monticello Arkansas
Monticello prepares to host the American Legion Department of Arkansas, the Auxiliary, and the Society of 4 Hommes et Eight Chevaux for a multi day convention beginning Monday. Senator Caraway and state officials will address service officers school and joint sessions. parade, contests, banquet, and dances are planned with officers to be elected Tuesday afternoon.
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Monticello
Ark
Montijcello
The
American Legion
Department of Arkansas
American Legion Auxiliary
Society of 4 Hommes Et Eight Chevaux
W. F. Norrell
Joe S. Harrie
J. H. Caraway
Legion Department
National Department
U. S. Veterans Bureau
Senator Caraway
Claud A. Browne
Arkansas Service Bureau
Legion and Auxiliary
National Guard
W. B. McCloy
Legion
Sam J. Jones
Department of Louisians
Hal L. Brennan
Texapartment
O. L. Bodenhemer
Dursole
Caraway
Oran J. Vaughn
Searcy
Velma Johnson
Dermott
James A. Will
Little Rock
Veterans Bureau
Arkansas Service Department
H. D. Shapiro
Washington
Legion's
National Rehabilitation Committee
Forest G. Cooper
Mississippi Department
Clerk Kills Wife Then Personal Crisis Reports
In Little Rock Arkansas R W Morton a 35 year old shipping clerk killed his wife Jeasle Morton 23 by choking and then shot himself dying an hour later in a hospital neighbors found the couple Morton later told a physician it was crazy He had been under care for extreme nervousness and feared losing his Memphis home amid financial troubles He worked for a furniture company in the area His wife s parents live near Star City Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Jeasle Morton
R. W. Morton
Morton
Star City
Arkansas
Memphis
One Dead as Auto Runs Into Truck Near Hot Springs
Nighttime crash on Highway No 6 near Hot Springs killed Charles Fleming 24. Driver Hill 20 and passenger Orville Roush 21 survived. Hill bound 4000 bond after Municipal Court hearing for manslaughter. McCarthy truck driver testified tail light was out. Fleming survived by wife and infant son.
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Hot Springs
Ster Hill
Charles Fleming
Hill
Fleming
Orville Roush
Bayou Bridge
St. Joseph's Infirmary
McCarthy
Arkansas
Mra
James Fleming
Negro Arrested in Birmingham Shooting Case
Rufus Austin, an African American man, was arrested Wednesday as a suspect in the Tuesday night shooting of three Birmingham young women. Augusta Williams died from her injuries. the assailant boarded the victims’ car, forced them into a lane, and the shooting occurred as they resisted.
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Aniston
Rufus Austin
Birmingham
Augusta Williams
Alabaman Slays Self as Queried in Death
In Bessemer Alabama P G M Culpepper a furniture salesman shot and killed himself in the solicitor office while being questioned about the roadside slaying of L K Horton a Slag company employee Sunday night.
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Bessemer
Local Masonic Lodge to Hold Special Meeting
A special meeting of Masonic Lodge No. 239 will be held Friday night at the hall on South Elm Street. Secretary J. C. Allen urges all members to attend as a Masters Degree may be conferred and other agenda items scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Elm Street
J. C. Allen
Detteshinen
Bodies of Couple Found In River Near Plaquemine
In Plaquemine Louisiana a man and woman Ed Kemp and Frances Hatchett were found shot to death in the river after a late Wednesday pursuit. A suspect, identified as Laudaarate from Illinois, claims he followed them by boat after they allegedly robbed him of 240 dollars. He denies killing them. both victims were shot in the head.
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Plaquemine
Kemp
Frances Hatchett
Lin Asa
Lauderaate
Illinois
Game Commission To Hold Meeting On Duck Season Cuts
LITTLE ROCK Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will meet Tuesday August 11 to decide on a possible ban or further reduction of the duck hunting season. A U S Biological Survey report showed Canada duck hatch at a multi year low. Gilbert Pearson backs closing the season entirely. Saskatchewan official reports scarce ducks and urges halving the season in provinces if US cuts occur.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Federal Department
Lee Miles
U. S. Biological Survey
Canada
Miles
Gilbert Pearson
The
Audubon Society
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
United States
Local Minister Holding Revival on Lawn of Home
Revival meetings led by Rev. W. R. Chandler at the corner of Fourth and Fine streets grow in interest. W. R. Crane of Paris Texas conducts the singing. Public is invited to attend daily and evening services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Chandler
Fourth and
Fine Streets
W. R. Crane
Paris
Texas
Montgomery Ward Manager Returns From Convention
Doris Fincher, manager of the Hope Montgomery Ward store, returned home Thursday from a management convention of the Wit company in Sun Artone, ex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Fincher
Hope
Montgomery Ward & Co
Hstrick Uvanagers
Wit Company
Sun Aartone
Gravel pit loader mishap ends in Lewisville funeral
Obituary notes Mor. Unndertaker 3.B. Cora and Morgan are survived by one child and two brothers Scott and Blevins, both of Lewisville. Morgan, a contractor operating a gravel hauling concern on State Highway, died after a rear loader incident near a gravel pit and burial was held in Lewisville Wednesday. Funeral service is planned for Thursday.
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Cora
Lewisville
Morgan
Ihy
Scott
Lewisvill Morgan
Blevins
Turquette and Magee tied to Miller County sheriff vacancy
In Fayetteville Gov Nell says Turquette not a qualified elector and will not take the Miller sheriff role. In Little Rock supporters of Magee urge appointment to fill the Wake’s death vacancy, while the attorney general clarifies deputy assessor rules and elector qualifications under Article 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Nell
R. W.turquett
Miliervé
Harris
Turquette
Little Rock
Magee
Texarkana
Miller
Littl
Wake
Fame
Etteville
Hi Magee
Miller County Delegan
Warren Holds Day Court Session In Monticello
Judge Patrick Henry presided a two day circuit court in Warren, hearing civil cases and sentencing several charged with offenses. Grand jury returned 17 indictments as Porter McKinney pleaded guilty to grand larceny and received a year in the penitentiary. Hermon Martindale and Herbert Martindale were also sentenced to terms in the penitentiary for grand larceny and related charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Patrick
Henry
Monticello
Bumraonad
Porter McKinney
D. Calloway
Hermitage
Hermen
Martindale
Herbert Martindal
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Asbury Park
N. J
Mary Elizabeth Marcellus
New Jersey State College For Women
Titania
Bulletins
Maceio
Brazil
Natal
Nevada
Legion’s Rally
Hope Post
Legionnaires
U.S.F S
Lad
Lindbergh
Republic
Hawks
Legion Convention
City
Furniture Company
Alabama
Masonic Lodge
H.H. Law Ison
Bonar Law
Great Britain
Heston Airdrome
Game Commission
Montgomery Ward Co
Sessie
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