W S Atkins Named Liquidating Agent in Arkansas Bank
W S Atkins named liquidating agent for Arkansas Bank and Trust Co after its suspension of payment on November 17. Depositors urged to file claims in person at Hope bank office. state banking commissioner and deputy oversee all legal actions. Atkins said his appointment does not block possible reorganization into a going concern. About 400 depositors are cooperating, with plans to subscribe half their deposits into a new bank to assume assets and liabilities. A reorganization among depositors is being pursued to reopen the bank, with support from Hope city attorney A A Gentry.
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W. S. Atkins
Hope
Arkansas Bank & Trust Co
Walter E. Taylor
Atkins
Arkansas Banks& Trust Co
The
Star
Thla-Fime
A. A. Gentry
Arkansas Bank 4, Trust Co
Gentry
Ackansss
Hempstead
Hunter Drowns in Mississippi River Near Ferriday
Efforts continued Monday to locate Otto Thompeton a 40 year old boilermaker for Missouri Pacific Railroad who drowned when a boat overturned four miles north of Ferriday while they hunted geese on the river. His companion John D King 23 was rescued by Baton Rouge workers in a tugboat en route to Wicks hut near Sycamore shore.
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Ferriday
Otto Thompeton
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
John D. “Bucky" King
Mississippi River
Par
King
Baton Rouge
Wickshut
Sycamore
Thompson
Live Duck Decoys Help Hunters Capture Geese
In Monticello Indiana Smear Malone and Charles Hutton claim wild geese are easier to kill in a pen. After geese lighted near tame ducks they drove them toward a double corn crib where the birds entered. Two wild geese were wounded and killed, the others had their wings clipped.
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Monticello
Ind
Smear Malone
Charles Hutton
Hutton
Met
Jiuniers
Mother Jones Dies a Century-Old Labor Icon
Mary Harris Jones known as Mother Jones, a famed labor crusader for workers, dies at 100 in Maryland after a long battle with age. The militant organizer, celebrated across unions, had spent six decades fighting for labor rights and refused to yield to political pressure. She lived at the Burgess farm near Silver Spring, Maryland, under care for months.
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Washington
Mary Mother) Jones
Maryland
Janes
Walter Burgess
Silver Springs
Officials Think Aviatrix Is Dead
Aviation officials on Sunday believed Australian aviatrix Mrs. J M Keith Miller died in an aborted flight from Havana to Milani in adverse weather. She left Havana in The Bullet at 9 11 am Friday in a reconditioned plane. No word has been received since. The Key West naval station has not heard and search orders must come from Washington. She was thought to have blown over the Gulf of Mexico by high winds.
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Miami
Flo
J. M. Keith-Miller
Havana
Milani
Key West
Gulf
Atlantic
Navy Department
Washington
Gulf of Mexico
Refrigeration Demonstration at Shaver by Miss Vara Crippen
A refrigeration demonstration by Miss Vara Crippen of Southey Ice & Utilities will be held at the home of Miss Earlie McWilliams in Shaver Springs on Tuesday afternoon December 3. The meeting starts at 2 o clock and all women in the community and nearby areas are urged to attend.
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Lee
Vara Crippen
Southey Ice & Utilities Company
Earlie McWilliams
Shaver Springs
WH. G. Collier
Truck Skids and Kills Blacksmith in Arkansas Accident
Memphis resident Isaac Mann a 59 year old blacksmith was fatally crushed when a truck skidded on a wet highway near Marion Arkansas overturning. Sheriff Claude Cooper cleared driver Harney Romines of West Memphis of fault. Mann operated a smithy at Marlon and lived in Memphis.
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Memphis
Jenn
Isaac Mann
Marion
Ark
Claude Cooper
Harney Romines
West Memphis
Mann
Marlon
New Building Dedicated for Arkadelphia Daily
The Siftings Herald of Arkadelphia will formally dedicate its new building Tuesday. Invitations have been sent by Hope Street and by the Arkansas Printing and Stationery Co. of this city. Philip McCorkle, editor and owner, is a well known figure in Hempstead county and southwest Arkansas.
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Siftings-Herald
Arkadelphia
Stad
Hope St
Arkansas Printing & Stationery Co
Philip McCorkle
Ed McCorkle
The
Hope Star
Hempstead
Nevada
Howard
Arkansas
Arkansan Old Friend of Labor Secretary Named
FINE BLUFF The appointment at Willian N. Doak of McLean Virginia by President Hoover as successor to J J Davis secretary of labor puzzles Pine Bluff man G Highton Young who knew Mr Doak years ago when they worked together on Norfolk and Western railway in Roanoke Virginia.
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Fine Bluff
Willian N. Doak
McLean
Hoovin
J. J. Davis
Pine Bluff
G. H.iighton Young
Mr. Doak
Norfolk and Western Railway
Roanoke
Young and
Deak
Virginia
Last Police Horse Retired in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio the last of 13 police horses named Old Babe has been retired along with a dozen others who were honorably discharged from traffic duty due to modern traffic.
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Columbus
Ohio
WUPI
Babe
Bebe
Texarkana Couple and Three Youths Held in Texas Jail
Texarkana near Atlanta Texas residents Elmer Walker his wife and three youths Melvin Morris 17 Gilbert Tedder 17 and Tim Mixon 19 are jailed after a Saturday night robbery of Ritchie Motor Co. in Atlanta Texas police say about 35 dollars was taken most recovered. Morris and Tedder confessed implicating the others. Attendant woke to a masked gunman at the cash drawer. robbery occurred after hours.
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Texarkana
Texas
Texarkans
Ritchie Motor Company
Atlanta
Elmer Walker
Melvin Morris
Gilbert Tedders
Tim Mixon
R. G. Waters
Morris
Tedder
Snotor Company
Nashville judge found dead in woodlot by carbolic acid
Charles Littlefield 57 who had been missing since Wednesday was found dead Sunday in a Nashville woodlot. An inquest ruled death by his own hand and a carbolic acid bottle was nearby. He was a former county judge and clerk, involved in real estate and insurance with George Coleman. Survived by his wife, a stepson, and two sons. Authorities noted he acted queerly earlier in the week and had been missing since midweek.
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Nashville
Charles Littlefield
Tom Crawford
Littlefield
George Coleman
Garland Willingham
Amarillo
Tex
Arthur Littlefield
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Roy Littlefield
New Air Service To Be Inaugurated
California to New York nonstop air service will debut Monday night via Bowen Transport and National Transportation, subsidiaries of United Aircraft. The 42 hour coast to coast schedule includes 26 hours flying time with overnight stops in Chicago. Eastbound planes depart Oakland 8 p.m. with New York arrival around 4 p.m. second day, stopping at Sacramento Reno Elko Salt Lake City Rock Springs Cheyenne North Platte Lincoln Omaha Des Moines Iowa City Chicago Toledo and Cleveland. The New York Chicago San Francisco route is described as the world’s longest lit airway with extensive radio beacon stations.
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San Francisco
California
New York
Bowen Transport Company
National Transportation Company
United Aircraft Corporation
Chicago
Oakland
Sacramento
Reno
Elko
Salt Lake City
Rock Springs
Cheyenne
North Platte
Lincoln
Omaha
Des Moines
Iowe City
Toledo
Cleveland
Two Are Killed In Little Rock Dairy Robbery Shootout
In Little Rock two robbers were killed after a gunfight with police at the Terry Dairy company building. J. B. Eagle, 36, of Lonoke, and Joel Lee Prince, 52, of Little Rock, bound the nightwatchman before entering the dairy, where Prince fired on officers and Eagle was shot by police. Eagle was a nephew of former Arkansas Governor James P. Eagle. The incident marks the first known criminal attempt by Eagle according to police.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
J. B. Eagle
Lonoke
Joel Lee Prince
Terry Dairy Company
Eagle
James P. Eagle
Lonoke County
Joe" Eagle
Jatin McBrayer
McBrayer
Sid
Pringe
Heag
Doyrn
Short Course To Begin Next Week In Hope City
Agricultural short course begins Thursday and Friday December 11 12 in Hope City Hall. Lectures demonstrations and motion pictures offered free of charge aim to help farmers their homes and communities. Notable speakers include Grace Marian Smith H Mobley and John Mennon focusing on education community progress and practical farm solutions.
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Hope City- Hall
International Harvester Company
Grace Marian Smith
U. S
H. S. Mubley
John M. Mennon
Mr. Mobley
Mr. Hannen
Toronto Taxi Drivers Fight Fingerprinting
Toronto officials clash over a new ordinance requiring taxi drivers to be fingerprinted after January 1 and the mandate to install US made taximeters in all cabs. Comptroller Claude Pearce calls fingerprinting odious and objects to the meter requirement as a great injustice due to cost and origin.
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Toronto
Claude Pearce
Ity Council
Pearce
United States
Cincinnati Cash Heist Slips $18,800 From Truck
Two men escaped with eighteen thousand eight hundred dollars from a Cincinnati Street Railway money truck on Monday. Police were first informed that an American Railway Express truck had been robbed during the incident.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Street Railway
American Railway
Man on Porch With Broken Neck Found in Malvern
The body of Theo dore Francis Golns, 29, was found on his mother’s front porch with a broken neck after a late night drinking party. Four companions carried him home. Everett Brady, 35, was arrested for selling liquor to Golns and companions. No inquest was held per the mother’s request. no explanation for the fracture was provided.
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Malvern
Theodore ‘Francis Golns
Fisher
Liza Webster
Everett Brady
Goins
New England Sends Hoover Its Products
A box of goods from each New England state was sent to Herbert Hoover Jr. recuperating at Rapidan Virginia. Rhode Island turkey potatoes from Aroostook Maine apples from New Hampshire maple products from Vermont eggs from Connecticut and vegetables from Massachusetts were included.
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Boston
Ech
New England
New England Association of Market Officials
Herbert Hoover, Jr
Rapidan
Rhode Island
Aroostook County
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Soviet Textile Experts Arrested For Sabotage
In Moscow a large group of textile specialists has been arrested in recent weeks on charges of economic counter revolution. Some held high positions of trust as investigators pursue sabotage allegations and expect further arrests. Evidence suggests some received substantial gifts from foreign trims.
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Moscow
U.R
Scales Bros to open Eagle Mills factory in Ouachita County
Luth er Ellison of the South Arkansas Chamber of Commerce announces Scales Bros plan to build a Camden area factory at Eagle Mills. The Hendie factory will employ 24 men, invest about 20000, and operate under E N and J W Scales. The plant will produce wagon stock and cross ties, with timber supplies and Cotton Belt rail access aiding shipment.
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Camden
Henaleif Actoky
Eagle Mills
Ouachita’ County
Luther Ellison
South Arkansas Chamber of Commerce
Scales ‘Brox
Hendie Facory
E. N
J . W. Scales
Ellison
Cotton Belt
Scales Bros
South Arkansas
Dermott Suffers Heavy Fire Loss
A heading and stave mill in Dermott, Ark owned by W. B. Bynum and employing about 100 workers was destroyed by fire early Monday. Loss estimated at 175000 dollars, mostly insured. Fire departments saved yard stock and offices. Fire origin undetermined, found in a storage shed with finished products. blaze spread to kilns. Rebuilding to start soon.
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Dermott
Ark
W. B. Bynum
Demott
MuGelee
Cornell Students to Take Course in Cold Prevention
TYHACA New York Cornell University plans a cold prevention course this winter under Dean F Smiley medical adviser. The program aims to reduce colds among students using ultraviolet ray baths diet and throat treatment with catarthal vas emetty and other methods.
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Tyhaca
N. Y
Cornell University
Dean F. Smiley
Smiley
Representative from Arkansas Seeks Crop Harvest Authorization
A bill proposed by a Arkansas representative seeks official authorization for crop harvesting. The measure argues the crop must be gathered promptly to protect yields and farm livelihoods.
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Arkansas
Supreme Court Case Reopens Betts Brundidge Tax Dispute
Arkansas Supreme Court reviews a frictional tax case involving Brundidge and Betts. Betts lent Brundidge 18 453 99 dollars, totaling 37 572 45 dollars in claims. A prior ruling found the company not owed money and ordered Brundidge to repay 9 084 45 dollars. The court held no fraud or illegal advantage and said a mistake was not a criminal offense.
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Little Rock
Arkansas County
Brundidge
Hope
Betts
C. Cameron
Church Meo iebia ages Drop In Land
London report notes declining church attendance as survey figures show fewer ceremonies and rising civil marriages. The Registrar General data indicates 42,316 marriages last year, with civil ceremonies increasing in share.
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London
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White House
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