British R100 Completes Transatlantic Flight Triumph
The dirigible R-100 returns to Cardington England after a 57 hour transatlantic voyage between England and Canada. It crossed the Atlantic twice, covering about 3,287 miles each way, enduring storms and headwinds with a top speed near 92 mph. Passengers and officials hail the feat as proof of feasibility for transatlantic air travel in varying weather.
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Canada
England
Posimons
Aviation
Ens 18
Lord
Stranded by Heavy Flood Water Near Baxter Basin
CK Springs Wy Augie P ie. 2,000 travelers and passengers in automobiles buses and trains were stranded Friday waiting for flood waters to subside. The flooded area centers 10 miles west of here in Baxter basin as highway engineer Levison reported a nearly continuous lake three to five feet deep extending miles north of the Union Pacific tracks.
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CK Springs
Wya
Augie /Pie
Baxter Basin
Z. . Levison
Wyantity
Union Pacific
Funeral Attendee Killed in Camden Hillside Crash
Mrs. T. A. Johnson, fate of Camden, died when the car rollover occurred on the Camden Samehuver highway after rain. Driver Mrs. W. Rogers and passenger Miss Bess Johnson sustained injuries. Johnson’s daughter also injured. The group was returning from the funeral of Albert Cramer. Mrs. Johnson facing sizable financial loss before funeral plans were made.
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Camden
T. A. Johnson
Sol Camden
Camden-Samehuver
Yamlus
W. Rogers
Bumper Honey Crop Not Hit By Drought
Baton Rouge Louisiana reports a bumper honey crop unaffected by drought. E C Davis state university specialist urges farmers to set up honey stations along highways and brand their product as made from Louisiana wildflowers if origin is unknown.
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Baton Rouge
Lim
Louldiana
E. C. Davis
Louisiana
West Point Cadet Appointment for Harry Lemley Jr.
Harry J. Lemley Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Lemley of 920 South Edgewood, received notice of his appointment to West Point through Congressman Parks. He is among three appointed to Arkansas this year and currently attends Marion Army Navy Division preparatory school in Alabama. He reports March 3, 1981 for entrance exams at the Army and Navy Hospital, Hot Springs, then transfers to the Hudson river academy for four years.
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Harry J. Lemley, Jr
Harry J. Lemley
South Edgewood Street
West Point
Congressman Parks
State of
Arkansas
Lemley
Army
Navy Division
Marion
Ala
Mecca
Army and Navy
Hot Springs
Military Academy
The
Hudson
Big Premium List For Farm Exhibits In Hope Arkansas
Secretary W Homer Pigg announces a large premium list for county and community farm exhibits at the Southwest Arkansas Fair in Hope Arkansas September 22 to 27. Entry is open to any county, with liberal prizes and a wide score card for crops and products. Exhibits will include corn cotton oats wheat rye legumes hay forage sorghums chard fruits and garden vegetables. Judges favor quality and normal size over monster specimens. Superintendents are Riley Lewallen Whaver Calhoun and Yamp Buskey. Premium lists available by mail from Secretary Pigg.
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Hope
Arkansas
W. Homer Pigg
Southwest
Pigg
Dudges
Chaarge
Riley Lewallen
Whaver Calhoun
Yamp Buskey
W. Tomer Pigg
Cavort To Work to Elect Road Body
Lieutenant Governor Lee Cavort announced a statewide drive to push Amendment No. 20 which would elect seven highway commission members. The plan aims to organize campaign work in every county to secure voter adoption at the general election in November and involves establishing primary congressional districts with a January general election as part of the amendment framework.
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Little Rock
Lee Cavort
Highway Commission
Hoover and Friends Reach Mountain Camp
President Hoover and a party of friends arrived at his mountain camp on Friday to spend the weekend, as reported from Orange. The visit marks a brief respite during a busy period, with officials and associates accompanying him on the trip.
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Hoover and Friends
Orange
Hoover
Federal Road Aid Accelerated to September Release
President Hoover ordered accelerated release of federal road aid totaling 125 million dollars for 1931 to eight drought-stricken states. The funds earmarked for January 1 will be allocated by September 1 to state highway departments as relief for unemployment.
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Washington
Hoover
Drouth
Congress
Fatal attack on youths on freight car near Covington
Ernest George and Floyd Alston, both of Centerville Tennessee, were passengers when four Black men boarded a Illinois Central freight box car. They robbed them and threw them from the moving train near Covington. Alston died from injuries and George was seriously hurt. Authorities recovered Alston's body about a half mile from the incident.
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Verphis
Floyd Alston
Centerville
Tenn
Ernest George
George
Illinois Central
Covington Tonn
George l Ty
Rube Davidson
Alston
Davidson
Murder Charge Is Placed On Hopps
Walnut Ridge reports a first degree murder charge against George Hopps an auto dealer tied to the death of his half brother Hubert Pope a 24 year old Memphis mechanic found dying near Marton Ark Pope reported to have accused Hopps in a dying statement to Crittenden county authorities Pope’s skull fracture described in initial findings and investigation continues in surrounding counties
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Walnut Ridge
George Hopps
Hubert Pope
Memphis
Marton
Ark
Pope
Crittenden County
Hopps
Truck Driver Dies In Crash Near Smackover El Dorado
EL DORADO Aug 1 C Thames 30 a truck driver was killed early Friday when his truck crashed through a wooden bridge on an oil field road near Smackover. Thames died instantly. His widow and four children survive.
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EL Dorado
O. C. Thames
Smackover
Thames
Scattered Rains Beginning Monday Weather Outlook
The forecast for the week starting Monday August 18 calls for partly cloudy skies and occasional thundershowers in the Central South and along the East Gulf coast. More general storms are expected mid to late week with seasonal temperatures and no tropical disturbances indicated by the Weather Man.
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East Gulf Coast
Memphis Weekly Paper Sold to Alabama Man
Memphis Weekly Commercial Appeal will be consolidated with the Southern Farmer of Montgomery Alabama after its sale to J B Stern of Montgomery. The weekly paper serves rural interests and will merge with the Montgomery publication.
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Memphis
Alabama Man
Memphis Weekly Commercial Appeal
J. B. Stern
Montgomery
Ala
The
Commercial Appeal, Inc
King of the Wildcatters Slick Dies in Baltimore at 2
Thom as B Slick Oklahoma City oil magnate known as King of the Wildcatters died at Johns Hopkins Hospital at 2 AM after a June 27 admission. He built fortunes from 1912 $2.5 million sale in Southern Illinois to Prairie Oil & Gas for $45 million on March 29. He had returned to active production in Texas Oklahoma and Kansas. He was famed for discovering more oil fields than any other man in America.
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Thomas B. Slick
Oklahoma City
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Slick
King of
Prairie Oil & Gas Co
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
America
World Flight Begins for Lundgren Earlier Run to Old Orchard
Ted Lundgren, Los Angeles aviator, started at 9 15 EBST from Roosevelt Field for Old Orchard Maine as the first leg of a projected round the world flight. He is joined by Roger Q Williams and William Marsalis, though their participation beyond Old Orchard is uncertain. Lundgren plans a first hop from Old Orchard to Berlin.
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Roosevelt Field
Ted Lundgren
Los Angeles
Batesville Merchant Shoots Self In Salem Home
Batesville bulletin reports D A Edmondston a Salem merchant about sixty miles north near the Missouri line shot himself dead at his home. Family cites worry over the long strain though he was believed financially independent. Forrest City bulletin notes John M Nichols sixty died of heart failure after primary excitement. he had been named tax assessor of St Francis County for the tenth time.
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D .A. Edmondston
Salem
Here
Missoari Line
Forrest City
John M. Nichols
St. Francis County
Urge Republicans Join Independents In Arkansas Convention
Little Rock August 16 Republican voters urged to unite with independents to oppose Democratic candidates. Ofro Cobb, temporary chairman, condemned Democratic charges as unfit for public service and argued Democrats drive industry out with high taxes. He claimed many Democratic candidates deserve penitentiary scrutiny.
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Little Rock
Townsend
Ofro Cobb
Arkansas
Cobb
Montgomery County
Guardsmen Leave For Camp Sunday
The local unit, Company A. 1530 Infantry, Arkansas National Guard, departs early Sunday for annual camp at Camp McRae near Little Rock. The company, rated satisfactory in the spring Federal inspection, plans to form a baseball team for cup competition and will also field boxing, tennis, volleyball, swimming, and track.
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Ifantry
Arkansas National Guard
Camp McRae
Little Rock
Hope Boys
Prescott Youth Claims Bicycle Looping Record
Prescott Ark August 14 Herman Brooks a 4 year old Prescott youth claims the world record for circling with a bicycle. In forty minutes he made 1040 successive loops in a 36 foot circle.
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Prescott. Ark
Herman Brooks
Prescott South
Fire crew saves Howell house from blaze
A four man crew from Wabash passenger line spotted a blaze at George White’s farm house in Howell Indiana. They turned in an alarm to the local station and stopped the fire from destroying the building. Only minor damage occurred when a burst roof was breached.
Closest County Race Ends After Tight Canvass
In a bitter recount the county canvass hinged on the absentee list of 109 voters. Arthur C. Anderson of Hill defeated Frank May by four votes, with May gaining eight votes upon receipt of the absentee tally. The contest moved to the clerk's office and prompted a formal challenge as the Democratic Central Committee met in Washington. W. Homer Pigg led the effort to resolve the dispute after the resignation of I. Etter due to illness.
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Arthur C. ‘Anderson
Hill
Frank May
Probat Anderson
Washington
Derson
Anderson
Democratic Central Committee
Ih. Etter
Mc Etter
W. Homer Pigg
Hope
Hope Held For Entombed Blak burn Miners
Death of a canary in the Blakeburn mine signals likely fatalities among 48 entombed miners after an explosion on Wednesday night. Four bodies recovered, 26 of the trapped men were married, and rescue teams worked with limited water supply as cave-ins hampered progress deep in the lower workings. Harry Edwards Josiah Bradbury Albert Cole and Clifford Smith were among the recovered.
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Harry Edwards
Josiah Bradbury
Edwards
Albert Cole
Clifford Smith
Alford's Election Celebrated in Gordon Arkansas
In Gordon Arkansas on August 16 a large demonstration celebrated Millard Alford winning the seat of the eighth district’s attorney, defeating incumbent Steve Carrigan. A parade with about one hundred automobiles led by the town bank featured several speeches by local officials.
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Gurdon
Ark
Millard Alford
Eighth Judicial District
Steve Carrigan
Porper
Muln
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