Proceeds From Rogers Tickets Benefit Local Red Cross
Tickets for Will Rogers at the Paramount Texarkana benefit relief work in Hempstead County with all proceeds staying in each purchaser community. Hamm Motor Company handles sales and tickets range from 1.50 to 2.50. Rogers contributes his services free for the Texarkana appearance, with theater donated for the February 12 event.
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Fearance
Paramount Texarkana
Cinesday
Otsure
Nmotors
Hempstead County
Red Cross Dreath
Will Rogers
Texarkana
Paramount Theater
Hope and Hempstead County
Mc Rogers
Hamm Mator Company
Miller County
Hope
Red Cross
Hempstead
Wilmar Fire Damage Estimated at 10000 Dollars
Fire caused about ten thousand dollars in losses at the Hart and Wooten store in Wilmar on Wednesday night. The back door was found open and the entrance soaked with coal oil. Monticello and Warren fire departments responded, with Monticello arriving in about 15 minutes to prevent spread to adjacent stores.
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Wilmar
Hart and Wooten
Monticello
Warren
Hout 15
Amieutes
Aru
T. My White
Negro Given Five Years For Slaying
Texarkana report: John Collins, 70, living seven miles north on the State Line Index highway, was convicted in the Texas side District Court at Boston yesterday for murder and sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary. Collins had killed Will King, another negro, several months earlier, with the fatal shot fired while he stood in Texas as the victim lay just across the state line in Arkansas.
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Texarkana
John Collins
Here
Texas Side District
Boston
State Penitentiary
Colins
Will King
Collins
Texas
State Line
Arkansas
Watchman Dies After LSU Rival Shootout
In Baton Rouge two university watchmen clashed after an authority dispute on the old LSU campus. George M. Toney died from bullet wounds. G. F. Sevier, 64, hospitalized with scalp injuries. An innocent bystander Holley Harris was treated for a leg wound from a stray bullet. Sevier said the quarrel concerned official duties and jurisdiction with Toney, who worked for the construction firm on the new state hospital project.
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Natogn Rouge
Liu
Louisiana State University
George M. Toney
G. F. Sevier
Holley Harris
Sevier
University
Toney
New State Qupitel
Potato Cultural Methods at University of Arkansas Station
Results from a three to four year study at the University of Arkansas Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station at Hope show fertilizer and seed quality greatly affect Irish potato yields. Data indicate 600 pounds to 1000 pounds of 5-10-5 fertilizer per acre before planting boosts marketable output. large certified seed and Nebraska Red Triumph varieties outperform Minnesota seed. Wish Gobbler leads in yield by a narrow margin. Farmers should plant large seed pieces, 12 to 1 inches apart, using 10 to 20 bushels per acre depending on seed cost.
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University of Arkansas Fruit and Truck
G. W. Ware
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wife Killed in Warren Auto Crash
Mrs. Eugene Johnson of Lake Village was killed when a truck toppling down a hill overturned in a ditch five miles west of Warren at 5 pm Wednesday. Her husband, severely injured with a broken hip, was taken to a local hospital. a family passenger was uninjured.
Star Mail Route Hope to Bodcaw Begins March 9
A new star mail route from Hope to Bodcaw in lower Nevada county will start March 9, with bids due February 24. The carrier will run daily round trips between Hope and Bodcaw, arriving by 9:30 a.m. and returning by 2 p.m., improving early morning deliveries in rural routes.
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Star
Hope
Bodeaw
Nevada County
J. A. Davis
Bodenw
Star Route
Prescott
Rosston
Bodcaw
Borleaw
Hopa Am
Jni Hope Post Ofice
Bodean
Woodmen Circle Elect Delegates
At the regular meeting of the Woodmen Grove local Wouldmen Circle delegates were elected to represent the Grove at the State convention in Camden. Elected delegates include Mrs. Ruth Mathews and Mrs. C. C. Shiver. Alternates named are Miss Lucillie Boswell and Mrs. Kate Shiver.
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Wopliar Grove
the Grove
Camden
Mareh Cuth
Ruth Mathews
C. C
Lucillie Boswell
Kate Shiver
Heflin Calls Open Hearing on Butler Case in Senate
Senator Heflin demanded an open hearing into charges against Major General Smedley D. Butler in the Senate, citing justice and fair play. He cited a Nuova Monde report accusing Mussolini of running down a child and urged the public be allowed to sit in on the trial. Butler avoided reporters in the Capitol with his counsel, Major Henry Leonard, during the episode.
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Washington
Smedley D. Butler
Heflin
Alabama
Senate
Nuova Mondo
New York
Butler
Premi Mussolini
Italy
Tountry
Henry Leonard
Crank Dies of Heart Attack at Nevada County Farm
First reports Tuesday stated Tra Crank died by his own action at his farm home near Emet Nevada County but physicians in Prescott and Emmet concluded Wednesday the death was caused by a heart attack. The Star regrets the erroneous report. Crank was buried Wednesday with services at Emmet.
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Tra Crank
Emet
Nevada County
Pres¢ott
Emmet
Star
Crank
Poultry Day Plans Almost Complete in Hope
Preparations for the Second Annual Poultry Day in Hope next Saturday are nearing completion. Birds from about twenty five flocks will be displayed in downtown windows. Those with birds to display but not yet assigned windows should contact George F. Dodds at Southern Grand Produce or Lile Turner at The Vene Star. A 2 PM address by S W Houston, poultry specialist, will punctuate the event at the city hall.
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Ter
Hope
The
Hempstead County Poultry Association
George F. Dodds
Southern Grand Produce Company
Lile Turner
the Vene Star
S. W. Houston
Two Men Sentenced in Clark County Court
In the January term of Clark circuit court two more defendants were sentenced. A D Craig was found guilty on forgery and uttering and received two years on each count to run concurrently. John Cutest pleaded guilty to selling liquor and was given one year with suspended sentence on good behavior.
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Awheadelphia
Clark Courtly
A. D. Craig
Joh Cutest
Hempstead County approves 32 crop loan apps
Hempstead County's first batch of federal crop loan applications totals 7517 dollars. Thirty two applications were approved Wednesday and forwarded to the Memphis district bureau by the Hempstead Drauth Relief Committee. Average request is just under 23 dollars. Remittances will come from the Memphis district office.
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Hempstead County
Joan Bureau
Memphis
Hempstead County Drauth Relief Committee
W. Y. Foster
MH. M. Stephens
Blevins
Aml
J. Ford Johnson
Columbus
Master
Central South
Report on discovered Stradivarius violins in Virginia
A report cites several weeks of finding multiple so called Stradivarius violins in southwest Virginia. It notes past German practice of labeling inside instruments, and claims traveling agents sold many cheap imitations in mountain districts. A Roanoke musician had offered forty thousand dollars for a genuine instrument, tied to earlier news of a Tazewell county fan.
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Manson
Tazewell County
Roanoke m
Porter Receives Four Dollars For Recovering Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty
In Texarkana a Briton, traveling to Sydney via the United States, met misfortune when his wallet dwindled after a porter at Southwestey Transportation found missing funds. The porter returned the wallet, earning four dollars for his honesty while the traveler faced a net loss of four dollars.
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Texarkana
Kress Thoms
Veges
Southwestey Transportation Company
Sydney
Australia
America
Winter
Land of the Free
Home of the Brave
State votes 1.5 million for crop loan aid bill
The Arkansas Senate unanimously passed a bill to fund a 1.5 million dollar agricultural grant and about 12 million dollars in farmers loans. The measure moves Highway Department funds to an agricultural credit board, then to the Agricultural Credit Corporation with stock from the St. Louis Federal Intermediate Credit Bank as collateral. Sponsored by Senator L. L. Mitchell and Representative Toland, the proposal now goes to Governor Parnell for signature.
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Little Rock
Agricultural Corporation
Senate
Parnell
Highway Department
Agricultural Credit Board
Agricultural Credit Corporation
South Arkansas
L. L. Mitchell
Nenevada-Hempstead
Toland
Howard County
Popular Vote for County Superintendents Passes
Little Rock Senate Judiciary Committee approved Senator Waldcon's bill to allow counties to vote on electing county superintendents by popular vote. Referendum can be petitioned, with the question at annual school elections and the winner eventually nominated at the east state brmary and elected at the general election. The panel also reported unfavorably on Senate Bill 206 to remove four percent time deposit limits and let banks set their own max rates.
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Little Rock
Senate Judiciary Committee
Waldcon
East State
Brmary
Board of Education
Poole
Calhoun County
Senate
Jim
Shaver
Cross County
Hoover Ride Visits On Inspection Trip
LITTLE ROCK Colonel Campbell Hodge military aide to President Hoover flew eastward and southeast Arkansas to survey drouth conditions for the War Department. Major C. Wood accompanied him in a separate plane to northeast Arkansas. Hodge will visit Helena and Forrest City during the day, purpose of survey not disclosed.
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Little Rock
Campbell Hodge
Hoover
War Department
C. §. Wood
Arkansas
Hodge
Helena
Forrest City
To Divide Money Between Drout and City Relic
LITTLE ROCK The Clark Government reorganization bill, rival of Governor Farnell's proposal, was reported to the lease favorably Thursday by the judiciary committee. TEXARKANA Dr Nettie Klein, 65, prominent woman physician, died Thursday of an apoplectic stroke. WASHINGTON The cost reduced to 2,000,000 the 3,000,000 Senate proposal for medical supplies to be distributed in the drought stricken areas by the public health service.
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Little Rock
Farnell
Judiciary Committee
Texarkana
Nettie Klein
Washington
Senate
Drouth
Public Health Service
Kiwanis to Aid in Scout Movement
Local Kiwanis members plan to assist the Boy Scouts movement with a noon meeting at Hotel Blow. A wet roast with the Scouts is set for the next three days at the boys club house on the Fair grounds. The action replaces the usual Thursday noon meeting and a $1000 fundraising push for the Red Cross is approved. RAV Herndon reported on the Kiwanis birthday dinner in Detroit and attended meetings of state and local Kiwanis groups.
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Hotel Rlow
Fair Grounds
Kirwans Club
Red Cross
Rav. Herndon
Kiwanis Club
Detroit
Mich
Herndon
National Funeral Directors’ Association
Compromise On Relief Bill Between Senate Leaders
An agreement acceptable to both Democratic and Republican leaders in the Senate was forwarded to President Hoover. The proposal adds 25 million dollars to the drouth loan fund replacing the same amount added to the Interior Department supply bill. Loan terms would be formalized under this compromise.
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Washington
Senate
Hoover
Congress
Interior Department
Quake Threatens Rescue Workers in Napier
Frightened by tremors that toppled buildings, rescue squads sped up evacuations in Napier New Zealand and surrounding villages. Red Cross officials fear the death toll will exceed a thousand with thousands more injured. exact numbers are unverified amid chaotic aftermath.
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Napier
New Zealand
Red Cross
Minnesota House votes to repeal suppression law
The Minnesota House of Representatives voted 68 to 58 to repeal the Minnesota newspaper suppression law. The late Wednesday vote moved to strike the provision, reflecting a shift in state policy regarding press freedoms.
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Minnesota
St, Paul
Minn
Minnesota House of Representatives
Red Cross Relief Drive Falls Short in County
An emergency drive in Hempstead County seeks $1,000 in gifts for drought relief and winter aid. Chairman D B Thome reports Red Cross funds totaling $998 so far, with United Charities contributing $500 and aims to reach $1,500 to complete local relief efforts.
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Drouth Relief
Hi County
Thome Hempstead
Cross
United
Red Cross
Hartsfield Granted State Clemency
John S Hartsfield was granted clemency by Governor Parnell for a July 12 fatal collision in Hempstead County. The sentence of one year imprisonment was suspended indefinitely after a private settlement with the Vines family and recommendations from jurors and officials citing witnesses.
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John
S. Hartsfield
Parnell
Mi Yanslaugh
Mug
Susei
Harfs
Field
Vines
Hartsfield
Texarkana
Hempstead
Local Laundry Burglary Reported at Hope Steam Laundry
The Hope Steam Laundry on West Third Street owned by G Frank Miles was burglarized Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. Entry was gained by breaking through the front door. Loot included two adding machines a typewriter six pairs of men s trousers and other items. Loss estimated at about 250 as officers pursue leads to identify suspects.
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Hope Steam Laundry
West Third Street
G. Frank Miles
Miles
Baby buggies fade as autos cut demand in Centerville
Centerville Iowa report notes the carriage trade has shrunk to about 15 percent of pre automobile levels. Louis Ritchell a local furniture dealer says parents with new babies laugh at the idea of needing a buggy and imply they do not require one with a new ear.
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Centerville
Iowa
Louis Ritchell
Ritchell
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Eugene Johnson
Lake Village
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Woodmen Circle
I. Crank
Western
Clark Court
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