Anti Lynching Bill May Be Approved by Senate Panel
Washington reports an excoriating lynching critique by H L Mencken and others spurring federal action. The Wagner Costigan bill would impose severe penalties on lynchers and failing officers, with hearings leading toward full Senate committee reporting. Senator Van Nuys predicted passage, while Dieterich objected to county liability for damages in mob cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Nutys
Dieterich
Illneis
Chicago
Local Race of Names and Visits Reported
Blevins Mirs. Will Calloway returned to Cora Donnell hospital Friday for tearmeat and several weeks stay. Highland residents Fac Marlar and Miss Louise hosted Mrs. W. E. Austin and Miss Marlar, who are nursing Mrs. Austin this week. Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Bonds and Miss Eva Bonds visited Prescott on business. Mr. and Mrs. J. Glenn Coker spent the weekend in Hope with friends, while Mr. and Mrs. John Ridgdil and Mrs. Carl Brown attended a Methodist conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will ‘Marlar
Louise
Fac
Marlar
Highland
W. E. Austin
Austin
Aubrey Bonds
Eva Bonds
Prescott
J. Glenn Coker
Hope
John Ridgdil
Carl Brown
I. H
Beauchamp
Weekend Visitors and Local Travel Notes
Sunday and Monday social entries list residents visiting relatives in McCaskill Hope Nashville and Little Rock. Names include Watt Bonds Wade Stewart Bruce Frewh Huskey Brown Burns and others with trips to Longview Prescott and Texarkana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCaskill
Watt Hands
Roy W. Bonds
A. H. Wade
Tom J. Stewart
Dwight Stewart
Hope
Lola Bruce
Blanche Frewh
Thelma Bruce
Ruth Huskey
Johnnie Wade
Carl Brown
Ruthall Brown
Nashville
Lester Wade
Jerethy Fae Wade
Austin
Little Yeck
George Dwight Cummings
Longview
Texas
Albert Thomas
Ben T. Ward
D H. H. Huskey
Blevins
Jack Bonds
Gora Donnell Hospital
Prescott
Arlene Burns
Camiten
Fred Wheeland
Texarkana
Ruthal Brown
Chas. Brooks
Olio Carter
Ada Carter
al Thompson
Jim, Huskey
Local Socializing and Birthday Party noted in Holly Springs
Holly Springs residents visited neighbors over Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs. J. S. McDowell hosting a birthday party for her daughter Marie’s 15th birthday. Attendees included Mrs. Ray McDowell of Hope Mrs. Frank Hill Mrs. Tarpley of Spring Hill Miss Inez Yocom and Miss Marie McDowell plus Miss Helen Buller and Miss Sallie Starks. A nephew at Patmos was ill with pneumonia and Wadie Burns family joined prayers. The note mentions a sea life fact about a floating barnacle attaching to seaweed.
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Clara, Martin
Dowell
Ray “McDowell
Hope
Frank Hill
Tarpley
Spring Hill
Otis “Buller
Inez Yocom
Marie McDowell
Helen Buller
Sallie Starks
Fairview
Wadie Burns
Patmos
J.S. McDowell
Marie
Break in Macon Airship Controls Cited by Navy
SAN FRANCISCO naval court inquiry heard that a break in the Macon dirigible controls may have caused the disaster. Lieut Commander Herbert V Withy testified fabric loosened when wet. rain storms last Monday. Lieut Commander Jesse L Kenworthy said he felt a jolt like a gust of wind before the gas cell burst and the airship plunged. He noted such gusts are common in flight but require caution to maintain altitude and direction.
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San Francisco
Macon
Naval Court of
Herbert V. W Withy
Maco
Jesse L. Kenworthy
Ister
Kenworthy
Oil Man Commits Death in Prescott Shop
Despondent oil worker who lost an eye in a recent El Dorado accident shot himself in the Gulf Refinery’s Griffin shop in Union County. Vivian Johnson, employed at the refinery, entered the shop, spoke briefly, then killed himself with a 45 caliber revolver. A note in his pocket asked Whitmarsh to inform Mrs. Johnson and their two children. He is survived by four brothers and a sister, plus his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitmarsh
Johnson
Boughton
Cecil
Gladewater
Texas
P. Q. Arthur
Layland Johnson
B. W. Gunn
Lubbock
F. J. Johnson
Preaching Services and Community News in Rocky Mound
The Rocky Mound community bulletin covers Baptist services Saturday night and Sunday with public invitation. It lists visits among neighbors, numerous social calls, and illness notes. Families mentioned include Yarbrough Bearden Jordan Sommers Hunt Mitchell Bearden and others. The section closes with sympathy for the Williams family after a recent loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Doris Yarbrough
Dewey Bearden
Archie Sommers
Andy Jordan
John
Bill Jordan
Baby
Fletcher Esterling
Mattie Lou Purtle
Susie Erwin
Ralph Hunt
Im Bearden
Washington
Joe Talbee
Rogers
Medford Hazzard
Providence
Luther Mitchell
Bud Hunt
Dale Hunt
Henry Pickard
Bodcan
Alfred Bearden
Barto Bearden
Grandma Powell
Deward Silvey
Willisville
Dale Mitchell
Fletcher Ssterling
William's
Old Liberty Birth Opens Week with Baby Bobby Rae
Mr and Mrs Orville Rosenbaum welcomed a son Bobby Rae born February 5. Nearby families visited relatives across town with Mrs Lula Neal and children from Tex arkanha stopping by. Mrs Ruby Evans called on Miss Lola Hicks as neighbors shared Sunday calls. Mr and Mrs Matt Bristow from Columbus spent weekend with S B Bristow and others. G M Shearer and TF Hicks families gathered with Evert Edwards and Willis Gilbert households. Mrs Guy Hicks and Mrs Frank Shearer visited Mrs Orville Rosenbaum midweek. Mr and Mrs Herbert Bristow from Fulton also called on the Bristows. Rebecca Gilbert visited Lola Hicks. Will Bristow of Columbus attended locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Neal
Tex~arkanha
Ruby Evans
Lola Hicks
Matt Bristow
Columbus
S. B. Brist
G. M. Shearer
TF. F. Hicks
Willis Gilbert
Evert Edwards
Guy Hicks
Frank. Shearer
Orville Rosenbaum
Herbert Bristow
Fulton
B. ' Bristow
Rebecca Gilbert
Will Bristow
Joe Moody
Joel Micks
Wil Gilbert
Ginily
Washington
Une
Frank Shee
Mir
Guy Wicks
Sweet Home Weekend Social and Visitors Note
Benton preacher Reverend W. E. Sherrill led services Saturday night and Sunday. Numerous locals and guests visited relatives and attended church events including Mrs. Sallie Morris hosting dinners, Misses Carman, Hardy, Carman family gatherings, and visits from Prescot and Conway residents. A CCC camp member Gil Wilken spent the weekend near Dierks with family. truck meeting speaker Fr M Stephens praised for leadership amid market downturns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Sherrill
Benton
Hugh Nolen and Sons
Phillip Ward
Sallie Morris
Anne Basteck
Prescott
Catherine Brown
Marteel Cartran
Hope
Arthur Sewell
Mary Francis
Gene Arthur
James Brooks
Ruth Huskey
Conway
H. H. Huskey
Cecil Sewell
M. H. Montgomery
Oscar Montgomery
J. J. Delaney
Paul Lamb
Cleo McCain
Estelle Carman
Luther Burns
Little Rock
Tom McMunsters
Okvlorn
al Thompson
Blevins
Robert. Peachey
J. A. Huskey
J. B. Carman
Dimehter
Odet
Mer
Carman
Whittmore
Pre
J. A. Huskes
M. Stephens de
Blevining
Stephens
Ena Kings
Roy Biggers
Clifford Huskey
Yarberry
Huskey
Sunday School Notes and Local Social Gleanings
Sunday school attendance reported as showers and a note about Miss Mayjurie ill with German measles. Wishes for her son's recovery. Mrs. Charles Rogers visited her brother with Mr. and Mrs. O. J for a Sunday gathering.
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Mayjurie
Charles Rogers
O. J
Weekend Visits and Birthdays in Hope Community
Hope residents enjoyed a weekend of family gatherings and birthday celebrations. N RB Lewis and sister Mrs. W H Robins marked birthdays, with a noon dinner for children and grandchildren. Several neighbors and visitors, including F S Hawkins editor, stopped by. Numerous travels and visits in and around Hope were noted, with local families hosting relatives from Fulton Dallas Nashville and Texarkana. A seven month old baby died of pneumonia, and community events included a Methodist Missionary society meeting and U D B C gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Jones
Hope
N. RB. Lewis
W. H. Robins
Lewis
Mrs. Robins
Mr. Lewis
Cecil Walker
Chlora Citty
C. F
Dallas
Baxter Beck
Texarkana
W. P. Wallace
D. C
Nashville
Jerome Smith
Ani
William Tis
St. Paul
Elizabeth Hanna
Prescott
Murvey Francis
Methodist Missionary Society
Walter Baker
Hoss Roh Af Fulton
Ben
U. DB. C
W. B. Walline
The
Ruy, Harrell Cilluclus Coguine
Aiezhe
Jetlie Curtis
McCaskill
Sam Carrigan
A. King
Josephine Hospital
G. S. Smath
Man Admits Striking Addy Before Death at Night Club
Little Rock. Jack Main 24 operator of Ol Heidelberg Inn on Conway highway confessed Thursday that he struck Vincent Addy 38 former Franklin County circuit clerk a short time before Addy was found dying off the highway. Addy had jaw fractures and crushed forehead and later died en route to City hospital after a truck passed over his legs. Deputies and the coroner opened an investigation as witnesses said there was a fight at the Inn before Addy’s disappearance while patrons reported no disturbance.
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Little Rock
Jack Main
Ol Heidelberg Int
Conway Highway
Vincent Addy
Frantiin County
Udn
Mann
Truby
Ernest Sulligan
Jou
H. ‘Hatra
Plummer Lovelaes
Redain
Pulaski
Fred A. Denharm
Addy
City Hospital
Howard A. Dishough
Raper
Townes
Conner
Harris
Cutten Is Banned From Grain Trading by Commission
Arthur W. Cutten, famed Chicago grain speculator, is barred from trading on U S grain futures for two years by the Grain Futures Commission led by Secretary Wallace. The panel ruled he violated rules, while his attorney called the disbarment outrageous and signaled possible court action to challenge the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arthur W. Cutten
Cutten
la Salle Street
Chicago
Grain Futures Commission
Wallace
Orville J. Taylor
Taylor
Roper
Eral Cummings
Hyde
Culsten
Roosevelt
Oak Grove Social Round With Neighbors
Oak Grove notes list visitors and gatherings among residents including Allan family, Jackson, Camp, Woodul, Ross, Collier, Callier, England, and Jones households. Several folks are noted as sick but improving. Sunday school runs every Sunday at 10 o clock with invitation to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lee Allen
R. D. Allen
Hirttie Jackson
Cathreen Ross
Fred Camp
Devil Woodul
Preston Putman
Bennie Jones
Burl Ross
Mattie Jackson
Deloria Sparks
Len Collier Glendon
Denest Flonte
R. L. May
Jowell Ross
Miss Deloria
Sparks
Leo Callier
Lee England
Ernest Ross
Eurl Mobley
Bunnie Jones
Gerteey
Cellier
Edward Alen
J. C. Callier
Callelan Waller Lee Allen
Family visits and Sunday guests across Rosston area
The report lists numerous Sunday gatherings with families visiting relatives including Juha Lester J We Williams and Jub Butler near Rosston. Grandson Hay MeWillians and Mrs MeWillis joined, while Mrs Mally Talley visited Virgil Kogland and Harry Philips hosted by Wilbur Candie Ester Bell Jones visited Miss Eulu Dene Caudle. Bee owners navigate the Nile by boat to reach flowering regions for their hives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juha Lester
J. We MeWilliams
Jub Butler
Rosston
Hay MeWillians
MeWillis
Mally Talley
Virgil Kogland
Harry Philips
Wilbur Candie Ester Bell Jones
Eulu Dene Caudle
Local Notices from Laneburg and Nearby Visits
Laneburg residents and guests share short trips and visits. Mrs C F Nelms and friends spent a week in Laneburg then headed to Murfrenshora before returning to Little Rock. Miss Daisy Stephens and Miss Jane Gann are noted visitors with family in Prescott and Mevins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.F. Nelms
Murfrenshora
Little Rock
Daisy Stephens
Mevins
Jane Gann
Prescott
C. M. Gatin
Salone Bolshael
Hoel Jolson
K. Stewart
Weekend Visit Notes With Mr and Mrs W Fore
Relatives Mr and Mrs W Fore of Pres. cot spent Sunday as guests of Mrs Forts parents Mr and Mrs HC Tiright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 1. Fore
Pres.cott
Suriday
Also Mentioned on This Page
Holly Springs
Dr. Phillips
K. C
Home Owned
Hawthorne
Confectoiners
Blanton
Brookfield Link
Wiley
Vivian Johnson
Boughton Family
Old Liberty
Bobby Rae
Sweet Home
Suit Cunhill
Fay
Vallee Cash
Kady Vallee
Ay Webb
Ozan
Arthur Cutten
Ace of Bear Traders
Cc. C
Banaras Kroger Quality
C.C
Kansas City
Oak Grove
Nile
Laneburg
Anne
Irs
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