Barn sample stumps Minnesota geologists pink chalk stone
MOOREHEAD Minn Aug 15 UP A farmer asked what a pink and white veined chalky stone found on his farm was and was told to mix it with oil and paint his barn with it Geologists at the University of Minnesota identified the soft rock as chalk and advised the farmer on its use The unusual find drew curiosity from local residents and underscores the region geology
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Moorehead
Minn
E. C. Wingie Farmer
University of Minnesota Geologists
Vingire
Poetic reflection and busy regional social notes center stage
A long reflective verse on fate and perception opens the page, followed by a string of local notices. Mrs. A M Cogle and children depart Owensboro bound for Little Rock, with several families visiting relatives and planning returns. Social details include bridge club hosting, garden table settings, and multiple residents traveling to St Louis, Dallas, and Kingfisher for visits and winters.
Weekend at Ping Lodge Quietly Hosted by White Family
Busy social weekend unfolds as Berry and Miss Virginia head home to Okmulgee. The White and Frances White hosts welcome friends at Ping Lodge within Lith River Country Club. Luther Hinton and family travel from Phoenix to visit Cecil Parker and relatives. Mrs Hitt Green departs Sunday for Little Rock after weeks of hosting relatives nearby.
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Boon
Virginia
Berry
Okmulgee
Okld
Rr.t. White
Frances White
Ping Lodge
Lith River Pountry Club
Luther Hinton
Phoenix, Ariz
Cecil Parker
Wounded man shoots at officer in Hot Springs duel
In Hot Springs a 52 year old man James Q. Murphy wounded by bullets in the abdomen hip arm and jaw after a pistol duel with Officer Charles Robbins near a confectionery. Murphy surrendered after a dash to his apartment house. Captain Cook and Robbins arrested him. A companion Warren Summerville known as Airplane Slim was arrested for possible information.
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Hot Springs
James Q. Murphy
Charles Robbins
Leo N. Levi Hospital
Robins
Marion
Cook
Robbins
Murphy
Creaming House
Warren Summerville
Summerville
Bicyclists Pedaling to Congratulate Parnell
Charles Gibson and Edward Higgins set off by bicycle from Dermott at 6 25 pm bound for Little Rock to congratulate Harvey Farnell on his renomination. A crowd saw them off as they rode to McGehee and Dumas and planned to visit the governor and Boren Bicycle Co before returning by train.
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Dermott
Charles Gibson
Edward Higgins
McDuffie Jones Drug Company
Jove
Little Rock
Harvey Farnell
Gibson
McGehee
Dumas
Wovernor's
Boren Bicycle Company
Higeins
Harvey Purell
Brooks Hays
Old check is dead in Loveland restitution planned
Loveland Colorado August 15 A bad check for twenty eight dollars written in 1925 and which had traveled through many cities was traced for investigation. In two hours George Grimes a constable located the writer who agreed to restore the amount.
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Loveland
Colo
George Grimes
Valentino Heirs in Court Fight Over Estate
The Valentino siblings Maria Guglielmi Strada and Al oberto Guglielmi Valentino prepare for a legal battle to access Rudolph Valentino estate funds. They accuse executor George Ullman of mismanagement as a settlement hearing looms in early September.
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Valentino Heirs
NEA Los Angeles
Maria Guglielmi Strada
Aloberto Guglelmi Valentino
Rudolph Valentino
George Ullman
Los Dugs
Fort Worth Visitors Share Family Weekends
James Fulton of Fort Worth and his mother visited Miss Dorothy Cox on Tuesday night. Miss Cox is spending the summer with her parents Mr and Mrs Tom Cox. Mrs Jim Vaughn left for Little Rock after visiting her father A A Taylor and other relatives. Mrs T C G Arnold and her little son Charles William of Texarkana spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Tom Cox.
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Mary Billingsly
Sn. Fulton
Texarkana
Brooks Pshalts
James Fulton
Fort Worth
Texas
Dorothy
Cox
Miss Cox
Tom Cox
Jim Vaughn
Little Rock
A. A. Taylor
Mailmen Convention Set for Colorado State Meeting
UPI reports preparations underway in Colrey for the Colorado state convention of advisers mail clerks and mail cars to be held here August. More than 1,000 attendees are expected with prominent visitors from Washington. The event runs through September 1 with tickets priced at $1.
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Creley
Colu
UPI
Roy Anderson to Get Trip to Cuba
R H Carter announces Roy Anderson qualified for the Home Life Insurance company 3930, 200000 club earning a Havana trip for Anderson and wife. They join about 45 other agents plus officials, departing Little Rock for Memphis then New Orleans. The cruise aboard Arenas includes Havana ports, Colon cemetery, Marianay Beach, and a sugar mill visit at La Lima before returning to Hope August 3.
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R. H. Carter
Home Life Insurance Company of Arkansas
Roy Anderson
Havana
Cuba
Carribbean
Anderson
Little Rock
Home Office
Carter
Memphis
New Orleans
Crescent City
Montelvon
Arinas
Sinler
Colon Cemetery
Marianay Beach
Arenas
Porta Cortez
Caribbean
la Lima
United Fruit Company
Home Life Insurance Company
A. B. Banks
Hope
British heiress walks across Canada to Winnipeg
Miss Katherine Trevelyan daughter of Sir Charles Trevelyan British minister of education is touring Winnipeg after walking hundreds of miles across western Canada. She left Cambo Northumberland England three months ago to trek across the country as part of vagabondage.
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Winnipeg
Man
Katherine Trevelyan
Charles Trevelyan
Trevelyan
Prairies
Canada
Cambo
Northumberland
England
Canpath
James Dandy 101 Dies in Washington Home
James Dandy, aged 101, died at his daughter Mrs John McCutcheon’s home near here. He would have turned 162 on September 25. He became an honorary member of the Chehalis Rotary Club at age 100 and marked his first airplane ride the same year.
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Adna
Wash
James Dandy
John McCutcheon
Dandy
Chehalis
Memory Proves Costly in Boulder DUI Case
Deputy Sheriff Miles McPhillips of Boulder used his memory to enforce a four year old offense. Henry Nichols of Evie paid a $25 fine plus costs for drunken driving on December 7, 1926. Nichols was recognized in Boulder, leading to the fine and costs.
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Wrik
Colu
Miles McPhillips
Boulder
Henry Nichols
Evie
McPhillips
Nichols
Blast yields massive blast at county quarry near Silver Lake
CASTLE ROCK Wash Aug 15 Two and a half tons of powder were packed in a 40 foot tunnel for a single blast to loosen rock at the county quarry on Silver Lake road. The workers used a very large explosive charge to break through rock.
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Castle Rock
Wash
Silver Lake Road
White County Farmers Invited to Drouth Meet
MEMPHIS August 1 M B King Arkansas planter and former Chamber of Commerce Highway Department official says charity will not relieve the drouth. County farmers are invited to a barbecue at King s farm next week to discuss aid. He urges providing assurances for next year s planting through banks and the Federal Reserve system by making notes for that purpose preferred claims over commercial paper. He notes areas hit hard by the drought and warns that consequences in many sections have not been exaggerated.
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Memphis
B. King
Arkansas
Chamber of Commerce Highway Department
Arkansans
Drouth
King
Free For All on Farm Ends With Cat Victory
On Orie Hawkins farm in East Palestine Ohio a free-for-all fight saw a large rat grab a chick. A cat captured the rat and then defended the hen from the cat, tossing it over. The rat released the chick but the cat refused to yield the rat, ending in the rat's loss.
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East Palestine
Orie Hawkins
Swallow Recaptured After Three Years At George School
A chimney swallow released at George School in Pennsylvania, more than three years ago, has been recaptured. The bird’s long absence ended with the finding and return to its perch among the school’s grounds.
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Willkill, N
George School
Bird band links avian visitor to Phinney home
A bird entered Josish H. Phinney’s home via the fireplace and was later identified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Biological Surveys. The bird bore a numbered leg band confirming its tracking history.
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Josish H. Phinney
Bureau of Biological Surveys
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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