Watermelon Yarn and Arkansas Traffic Study
A July 3 correspondence from Shanghai reveals the Hempstead watermelons tale involving Charles Lenon of Mineral Springs and R M Williams of Alabama. Also reported is Arkansas Highway Department data on fatal auto accidents for 1934 to mid-1936, noting 347, 301, and 168 deaths respectively and urging compulsory training, stricter penalties, and patrols to cut the human factor in collisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Shanghai
Hempstead
Charles W. Lenon
Mineral Springs
R. M. Williams
Alabama
Williams
Arabi
Lonon
Arkansas
State Highway Department
Acca
New York
Qacanh
Major Offensive of War Launched by Spanish Rebels
Rebels deliver bombings and reinforcements foreshadowing a major offensive on the civil war front between San Sebastian and Irun. Diplomats move to curb brutality by both sides as France and Britain report proposals to restrain mistreatment of prisoners and civilians, not the combat itself.
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Hendaye
Franece
Copyright Associated Preas
San Sebastian
Iran
Associated Press
Spain
France
Great Britain
Madeid Ion
Nendaye
Prisconeras
Ickes Foster-Son Cleared in Court at Woburn
In Woburn Massachusetts a court freed Tybert Tees 22 foster son of Interior Secretary Harold Ickes after prosecutors failed to prove he acted under the influence of liquor. The case followed earlier police notes and questions about arrest procedures amid political controversy.
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Ickes
Wobuln
Mass
Arthur J. Ene
Leawell
Tybert TL Tees
Foster-Sit
Interior
Harold Ickes
Ehes
Fostereson Wat Beauehk
Hinswell
Alabama school revenue falls amid property tax drop
Mrs James Mitty Hill, president of the Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers, says property assessments in Alabama have dropped 26 percent in the last five years, causing a shortage in school revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
James Mitty Hill
Alabama Congress of Parents Muil
Sdies
Alabama
Senator Couzens Switches to Roosevelt in 1944 Bid
Detroit report notes United States Senator James Couzens endorses President Roosevelt for re election. He signals continued activity ahead of the November vote and urges Michigan loyalists to support his party in the September 15 primary. Opponent Wilbur M. Brucker emphasizes Couzens senate record.
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Detroit
Mich
United States
James Couzens
Roosevelt
Dia
Couzens
Senate
Michigan
Cousen
Wilbur M. Brucker
Couzen
Imayor
Syston
Truman H Newberry
Bound Centennial Volumes Given to 14 Local Schools
E G Greening of Hope purchased 14 bound copies of Hope Star's Centennial edition and will deliver them to 14 Hempstead and Lafayette county schools including Providence Centerville Patmos Spring Hill Stephenson's Schoolhouse Fulton Columbus Washington Ozan McCaskill Blevins School District 37 20 A and School District 12. The 48 page 69 photo history covers 20 towns and Hempstead and Nevada counties with local historians noting the county's early history.
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Hempstead County
Greening of
Hope
Hope Star
Arkansas
Red River Valley
Greening
Providence
Centerville
Patmos
Spring Hill
Stephenson's School House
Fulton
Columbus
Washington
Ozan
McCaskill
Blevins
LaFayette County
England
Cuba
Philippine Islands
Bingen
Bodean
de Ann
Emmet
Falcon
Guernsey
Lewisville
Mineral Springs
Nashville
University Club Meeting Planned for Tuesday
University Club to meet Tuesday at Hope Purpiture Waypay's store to elect officers and strengthen the club. Terrell Cornelius, chair, urges all former University of Arinsis students in Hempstead County to attend. meeting starts at Boyam. All graduates or attendees invited regardless of status.
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University of Arinsis Hooster Chigbo
Hempstead
Hope Purpiture Waypay
Terrell Cornelius
Era
Boyam
Hope
U. of A
Cornelius
Bandboys give free concert at Fair Park
A large crowd attended a two hour program Monday night as the junior and senior members of the Bandboys presented a free concert. The junior band opened, followed by the senior group led by Band Director L Crumpler with Ruel Oliver assisting. The highlight was a carnet solo by Wallace Van Sickle with the band. The next public concert is set for 4 pm Sunday September 3 at the Fair Park band stand.
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Wallace van Sickle
Mr. Crumpler
Mussolini concession to Ethiopians cited in quip filled note
The fragment notes Mussolini allowing captured Ethiopians to speak their language as a concession, mocks world events, and laments Prohibition party candidates and radio talk. The piece reads like a satirical, nonsensical editorial fragment with scattered opinions and vague references.
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Nashvilgm
Toun
Mussolini
Prohibition Party
She
Alton CCC Camp Plans Anniversary Celebration
The Alton CCC camp gears up for its biggest day its anniversary celebration on Wednesday with half a holiday at noon and a full afternoon of music a movie show and a softball game. An anniversary dinner follows at 7 30 p m Major G C Graham district commander led a staff from Little Rock is expected to visit the camp which opened last August 26 with 211 recruits now at 196 recruits plus officials and project superintendent Ellen Usedon. From 4 to 6 p m visitors may tour the camp and learn about camp life. The camp has been active in hillside seeding terrace work and general improvement and was named the state s top junior camp for two consecutive months.
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Alton
John C. Meador
Arkansas
Forenven
Ellen
Its
Alton Cap
Russia Executes 16 Bolshevik Conspirators
Moscow reports the Central Executive Committee announced the execution of 16 conspirators by firing squad after self confessed plots against the Bolshevik leadership. Among the condemned were Leon Kameneff and Gregory Ziouvloff, all of them denied clemency despite appeals, with details of the method and location left undisclosed.
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Moscow
Russia
Central Executive Committee
Soviet Union
Leon Kameneff
Gregory Ziouvloff
Bolshevik Councily
Prisoners Serul Get Freed Near Charleston West Virginia
Prisoners Serul are freed after Sheriff R C Andrews reviews a nearly spotless jail where inmates cleaned with brushes and soap for weeks promising them “the finest meal you love ever had.” The report notes county prisoners received lenient treatment and relief after hard work.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha County
R. C. Andrews
Mechanical Cotton Picker Tested in Russia and America
Eight Rust brothers machines ready for real field trials in Mississippi and Texas after Russia sales. The devices remove cotton from stalks with moistened spindles, promising to replace manual labor and affecting workers’ livelihoods. Trials will assess performance, wage impact, and social aspects, with future Rust Foundation plans if successful.
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Russia
America
Memphis
Tenn
John
Mack Rust
Soviet Russia
John Rust
Turkestan
Rust Brothers
United States
Delta Co-operative Farm
Sherwood Eddy
1Tlhouse
Miss
Tie Delta
Slaneville
Missy
Dallas
Texas
Chirksville
Hall of Industrial Fame
Whitney
Stolen 1933 Texas Coupe Recovered Near Hope
A 1933 model coupe stolen last week at Paris Texas was recovered four miles south of Hope after a front wheel dropped off the car and the thief abandoned it. Ownership traced by the Dallas Automobile Theft Bureau.
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Paris. S
Hope
Dallas Allumobile Theft Bureau
Secretary Dern Reported Critical Condition
Washington officials at Walter Reed hospital report Secretary of War George H. Dern is in a critical state after a month of illness from a heart complication linked to influenza. Attending physicians headed by the Army surgeon general say he had another unsatisfactory night, with his condition described as somewhat alarming.
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Washington
Walter Reed Hospital
George H. Dern
Army Surgeon General
Drouth Conference for Arkansas Called Friday
Governor Futrell designates Friday as state wide drouth recovery day amid emergency. Citizens urged to participate with the State Extension Service to coordinate relief efforts and Neppney recovery plans.
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Drouth
Arkansas
Little Rock
Sheilvouth
Futrell
State Extension Service
Convict slain as riot erupts at Georgia penitentiary
In Milledgeville Georgia a prison riot left one convict dead and 15 others wounded by shotgun fire from guards after white inmates set fire to a dormitory and battered doors with iron bedsteads. Superintendent Roland Lawrence identified the dead as W E McDaniel a four year robbery convict.
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Milledgeville
Georgia State Penitentiary
Roland Lawrence
W. E. McDanield
Wanted a Mere Fish but Caught a 99-Pounder
THURBER Texas a story of a man fishing for minnows who hooks a giant catfish weighing 99 pounds He intended a small breakfast catch but reeled in a massive fish still attached to his line The tale centers on John Stinzendorfey and his surprising haul from a simple outing.
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Thurber
Texas
vPi
John Stinzendorfey
Governor weighs special session over old age pensions
LITTLE ROCK governor Futrell hinted a possible special session to appropriate extra funds for old age pensions but did not confirm plans. He noted 105000 dollars of sales tax revenue remained in the treasury for welfare use while opposition could turn the move political. Attorney Gene Bailey asked for details and questioned the motive, saying supporters from the campaign era would likely resist administration aims and pointing to pressure since the 1935 adjournment.
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Little Rock
Govert Futrell
Igl
Cit
Gene Carl E. Bailey
Futrell
General Assembly
Bailey
Mississippi River Lowest Level in Years
Memphis engineers run six dredges at full speed to keep the Mississippi Channel navigable as the gauge falls to 1. a foot below zero the lowest since September 13 1925. Col Eugene Reybold says efforts continue day and night to maintain the river channel amid a history of floods and navigation hazards.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
United States
Eugene Reybold
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Turno
Bandboys
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Machines Go
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