Gifts To Good Fellows Reach $213 This Monday
The Good Fellows club fundraiser totals $213 as of Monday with donations still needed to match last year's achievements. Contributions are accepted through four committee members Kendall Lemley Mark Srouth Robert Wilson Carter Johnson or via the Hope Star to help Mrs Arch Moore arrange this year's gifts for 1930. New gifts list includes B M Canon J J Ward Mrs H H Stuart Mrs Julia McRae and A L Black plus I M Houston with the overall goal to complete purchases for the campaign.
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T ‘Ellow Club
Kendall Lemley
Mark Srouth
Robert Wilson
Carter Johnson
Hope Star
Arch Moore
Jailer slain by own revolver in Jasper jail
Carthage report says 50 year old jailer Othel Bray was shot in his own holstered revolver by a visitor after the duo asked to see a released inmate. A youth son of Bray and a female companion fled as shots hit Bray and two others. No prisoners escaped. authorities seek Daggett of Joplin as crowd gathers. Bray served as police officer and deputy. widow and three children survive.
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Carthage
Othel 'E. Bray
Jasper County
John Dyer
George Dyer
Bill Daggett
Joplin
Daggett
Bray
Mrs Huguenin's Son Married Sunday in Crookston Minnesota
Mrs Bob Huguenin learned Sunday afternoon of her son M O Hedrick of Crookston Minnesota marrying Miss Virginia Smith of that city. Hedrick had visited Mrs Huguenin in Hope last summer and made many friends there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Huguenin
M. O. Hedrick
Crookston, Mann
Virginia Smith
Mr. Hedrick
Lion and Bear Cubs Pets of Poultry Man
GREENWOOD Ind Lions and bears roam the yard of Grafton Johnson a retired poultry man. Bears Bob and Betty once raised from cubs slept in trees and hunted visitors for sugar and candy. After they left Johnson bought two lion cubs and says they are less friendly but harmless to him.
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Greenwood
Ind —U.A
Grafton Johnson
Bob
Betty
Johnson
Johneyoapid
Legion To Discuss Bonus Bill Vote
American Legion post Leslie Huddleston No. 12 plans a December 16 meeting at City Hall Bo'clock to vote on immediate payment of adjusted compensation. Dewey Hendrix, post commander, issued the call at the state department's request as national leaders weigh the issue for all posts. The nationwide move aims to present a united request to Congress despite the Boston convention’s earlier vote against it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Leslie Huddleston
Congress
Dewey Hendrix
State
Boston
Legion
C. L. Bodenhammer
Bo'cloels
Prisoner seeks jury talks in Goldsboro robbery case
In Goldsboro North Carolina Horace Brown a Black prisoner without a lawyer asked Judge Henry A Grady to allow four jurors to be dismissed for discussion Brown told the judge he would like to talk with those four jurors at night before they decide his case Brown says he wants to talk to them and understand their views before they are tried for allegedly holding up and assaulting a local grocer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldsboro
N. C
Uri
Horace Brown
Brown
Henry A. Grady
Grady
Duplicate Shrines Display Texas Decl of Independence
In the Texas Capitol rotunda a shrine displays the Texas Declaration of Independence from Mexico and the Texas Ordinance of Secession from the United States. The secession ordinance shrine, part of United Daughters of the Confederacy exercises, marks its passage on February 1, 1861 and ratification by the legislature six days later. Both are engraved on parchment under an iron grill and glass casings.
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Austin
Tex
U.P
Mexico
United States
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Texas
Norwegian Red Cross Plans Plane From Christmas Seal Fund
The Norwegian Red Cross will use proceeds from Christmas seal sales to buy an airplane. The plane, adapted for ambulatory use, will aid scarcely settled coastal areas and northern Norway, with access by motor.
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Washington-Aupi
Norwegian Red Cross
Ismels
Norway
Moto
Senate approves four of five Power Commission picks
Washington bulletin says the Senate interstate commerce committee approved four of five Hoover appointees to the Power Commission. Francis R. McKnight’s appointment was postponed. Appointed members include George Otis Smith of Maine as chairman Ralph B. Williamson of Washington Marcel Garland of Louisiana and Claude L. Draper of Wyoming. Also noted a Jackson trial over embezzlement allegations involving former tax commissioner with a deadlocked jury after a prolonged session.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Hoover
Power Commission
Francis RR. McKnight
George Otis Smith
Maine
Ralph B. Williamson
Marcel Garcel Garland
Louisiana
Claude L. Draper
Wyoming
Saenger Matinee For Hope Children Next Saturday
Saenger theater will stage a benefit kiddies matinee on December 20 to aid Hope’s needy children. Shows begin at 1:00 p.m. Special ushers assist with the young audience. Admission is an old top, or fruit and toys donated to a Kiwanis driven charity drive to be distributed to youngsters in mercy Christmas spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saenger Theater
Kiwanis Club
Colonial Dane House to be moved 1500 miles to Kansas City
The 14 room Dane House in Alfred Maine will be razed from its foundation and relocated by rail to Kansas City Missouri a distance of about 1500 miles. It is the birthplace of Nathaniel Dane former state treasurer and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The mansion will be rebuilt on a new foundation in exact conformity to its current structure with Mrs Homer A Reales sponsor of the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Iu.p
Vanance
Dane
Kansas City
Nathaniel Dane
Abe
Sigents
Main
Homer A. Reales
British Air Mail Shows Good Increase
London reports a 20 percent rise in air mail volume for the quarter ending September 3 from 1929 levels. Post office officials cite the June uniform air plus postage to European destinations and the new dark blue pillar boxes as factors behind the growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
u.As
Great Britain
Post Office
Inw
Arkansawyer 5th In Radio Contest
New York and Dayton winners led the fourth annual Atwater Kent Foundation radio audition over NBC. Ross Graham of Hot Springs Arkansas won fifth place and $1,000 plus a year of tuition after advancing from Hot Springs and Dallas to New York finals. First prize was $5,000 and two years of conservatory tuition awarded to Raoul E. Nadeau of New York with Miss Cato Deis of Dayton as soprano winner.
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New York
Atwater Kent Foundation
National Broadcasting’ System
Dayton Ohio
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Ross Graham
Dallas
Texas
Imusic
Raoul E. Nadeau
New Yorks
Higgason to Pass on New Sheriff's Bond
Governor Parnell announces L F Higgason of Hope to serve as special Hempstead County judge to approve John L Wilsons sheriff bond. Wilson, current county judge, would be ineligible to approve his own bond. Miggason named as special judge to pass on the bond as Wilson retires and incoming sheriff prepares to take office January 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higgason
Little Rock
L. F. Higgason
Hope
Hempstead Court
John L. Wilson
Parnell
Wilson
Eleg Miggason
Elget Wilson
New England Association Formed To Promote Regional Interests
A New England Association of America has been created in Boston to advance educational cultural and aesthetic interests. The group aims to raise knowledge of New England through organized efforts by citizens with ties to the region and will operate under a council representing six northeastern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
UPI
Whh
New England
New England Association of America
German Air Service Expands During 1930
Berlin reports Luft-Hansa achievements for 1940 include plans for a Europe to South America postal service using the new Zeppelin and a German-Chinese concession air traffic contract. Traffic receipts rise 16 percent. Luft-Hansa average daily leg distance runs 54,000 km in summer and 11,000 in winter. Total distance flown by September 31 tallies at 100,000 line kilometers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Europe
South America
Zeppelin
Nanking
China
Luft-Hansa
Homes of Eighteen Motion Picture Stars Destroyed
Fire at 2:30 a m gutted the Sylvia home and left many stars homeless. Louise Fazenda Marie Prevost Alten Dwan George Sylva James Malcom Taylor and Oliver Morse were named among those losing homes and possessions as investigators pursued the blaze’s cause. The fire’s source and motive remained unsolved hours after control was gained.
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Louise Fazenda
Marie Prevost
Alten
Dwan
George Sylva
James Malcom Taylor
Oliver Morse
Sylvian
Legion Officials Married Monday in Arkansas Ceremony
Fort Smith resident Will D. O'Shea wed Elizabeth D. Chotard of Forrest City at St Andrews Cathedral. Bishop John Morris conducted the ceremony, with involvement from American Legion Auxiliary officials and state historians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Will, D. O'Shea
Fort’ Smith
Elizabeth D. Chotard
Forrest City
St._Andrews
John Morris
Hla. le
Pebescendism
Amercan Legon
Camden Man Grading on Rosston Road in Arkansas
Camden reports progress on the Cam den-Rosston highway with the first contract finished and O M New, the contractor, beginning grading on the second link to the Nevada county line. The six mile section ends at the D B Greening farm nine miles from Camden and gravel will be added in the coming weeks. New has an extension to finish the second half, a nine and a half mile portion, which will later be gravelled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
Camden-Rosston
O. M. New
Nevada County
D. B. Greening
British Flier Reprimanded For Shot at Bowie Airman
INDIANAPOLIS U K The first allied aviator to shoot at a German flier was severely reprimanded by a British general Captain H Weir Cook of the Curtiss Wright Flying Field in Indianapolis said Airplanes were used for observation only and a British flyer who carried a revolver fired at a German. He was censured for unsportsmanlike conduct though other allied aviators carried guns and one killed a German with a shotgun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
U.K
H. Weir Cook
Curtiss-Wright
Air Idlanapolis
Cook
Dog Kills Shotgun Wound On Quail Hunt Near Hare
Cornelius Patterson was severely wounded in the leg when his dog knocked over a shotgun during a quail hunt near Hare, Ark. Doctors warned amputation may be needed. Patterson played college football for Ouachita in 1928 and 1929.
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Arkadelphia
Ark
Hare
Cornelius Patterson
Patterson
Ouachita Cllege
Collapsed and Died Visiting Daughter's Grave
Edwin Cutsforth, a laborer, braved bitter cold to visit his daughter's grave against his wife's warnings. He collapsed a short distance from home and died en route to hospital.
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Hall
Eng
Tl.p
Edwin Cutsforth
Hosquit
Dynamite Blast Damages Magistrate Home in Virginia
In Danville Virginia near Schoolfield a dynamite blast wrecked the home of Magistrate RS Pitts as his wife and two grandchildren slept inside. The porch floor and part of the roof were blown out, stray debris shattered doors and walls, with the dwelling left structurally compromised. Pitts warned of militia guards after a telephone threat linked to Governor Pollard, and troops were deployed to Schoolfield to quell the strike. Damages are estimated at $500.
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Danville
S. Fitts, Jr
State W C T U Head Makes Statement
Fayetteville report quotes Mrs Grace Reece Adkins president of the State Woman's Christian Temperance Union as contesting a prior announcement by National President Mrs Ella Boole claiming W C T U support for prohibition. Adkins notes voting in 1932 will depend on the candidates' material.
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Fayetteville
Grace Reece Adkins
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Ella"d. Boole
Adkins
Rade
House
Arity
Power Dam Closing Sparks Hot Springs Celebration
Governor Parnell and Mayor McLaughlin will inaugurate the Carpenter Dam gate closing on Ouachita River forming Lake Hamilton in a $7.7 million hydroelectric project by Arkansas Power and Light Co. A day of ceremonies includes a band concert, speeches by state and local leaders, a beauty queen button press, a monster parade, and a lights switch on for a night celebration. Exports to Latin America through New Orleans reached a record 100,639,095 in 1925.
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Hot Springs
Harvey
Parnell
Carpenter Dam
Ouachita River
Arkansas Power & Light Co
Hamilton
Harvey C. Couch
Pine Bluff
LG. Warren
Phoenix Geralchop Company
Betty Dodson
Walter Dodson
Nancy and
Hamilton Jr
Moses
McLaughlin
153Rd Regimental Band
Iseal
Hes
Lake Hamilton
Eisele
Arkansas
Latin America
New Orleans
Bids For State Hospital Buildings Reported
Eleven bids were received Monday for six buildings at the state hospital for nervous diseases near Benton, totaling about 3.5 million dollars. The State Construction Commission announced bids but said contracts will not be awarded for another several days.
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Ittle Rock
Cif
Beton
State Construction Commission
Aero Days
Records
Ing
Rece Clude
O Tafe
Miss Becher Returns Home After County Service
Miss Martha Jane Becher, former home demonstration agent for Hempstead county, returns to Fort Worth at 468 Avenue L. She thanks 4-H club workers and women’s clubs for cooperation during her stay the past year and notes the Extension Service withdrew from the county last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Jane Becher
Hempstead County
Fort Worth
Miss Beucher
Avenue L
Grandmother Portrait Delights Princess in Toy Palace
Princess Elizabeth, four, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York, visited Titania's Palace a signatic doll house built by Sir Neville Wilkinson. The hall featured a tiny portrait of Queen Mary by a noted artist. The princess marveled at the miniature toys and cried out when she saw a portrait labeled Grandmammma as she clapped with delight.
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London
Elizabeth
Duke and Duchess of York
Titania's Palace
Neville Wilkinson
Ang
Queen Mary
Grandmammma
Fordyce Bookkeeper Hurt After Auto Collision
Charles Caer, 30, bookkeeper for Fordyce Lumber, was injured when his Chevrolet lost control on Highway No. 3 outside Fordyce, striking a telephone pole. He was thrown 30 feet, unconscious, then taken to a Pine Bluff hospital with non serious injuries. He was alone, a University of the South graduate active in local athletics and a former game referee. he is married with no children.
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Fordyce
Charles Caer
Fordyce Lumber Company
Hig
Pine Bluff
Caer
University of the South
Tag With Number Thirteen Popular in Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff Arkansas reports that the number 13 city auto tag is in high demand. City collector Miss Rose Schneider says she has numerous applications for No 13 while others apply for 119 and 1314.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Bluff
Ark
Rose Schneider
Cotton Yields Report Mixed Across Hempstead County
Fragmented OCR shows Hempstead county reporting 59 percent of 1929 cotton yield, with Columbia and South County areas yielding 13,451 bales versus 32,439 last year. Statewide 1,252,518 bales in 1929, ~40 percent higher than 1928, with Mississippi lands near Mississippi County producing 95,171 bales against 104,624 previously.
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of Commerce
Hempstead County
South County
Southr
Columbia
Mississippi
Father gifts and last minute shopping scene
A fragmented reflection on Christmas gift buying within a family. The speaker notes a father who dislikes excessive gifts and a mother prompting spur of the moment purchases. The piece hints at finding smarter ways to complete holiday shopping before time runs out.
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Brea
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British Air Mail
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