Two Killed in Attempted Break From Illinois Penitentiary
Two convicts were killed and a third fatally wounded as they lowered themselves over a 20 foot wall at the Illinois state penitentiary before dawn. The trio, from Cook County, were part of a kitchen detail, and others fled to safety as guards opened fire.
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Cook County
Joseph Norkiewicz
Juli Chileno
Alvin J. Kilman
Frank D. Whipp
Whipp
Norkiewicz
Kilman
Chileno
Patterson
N. J
Baltimore
Trenton
Plint Mich
W. R. Hill
Sam
Uhey
Norkiewics
Chicago
Lemont
Ill
Clark County Banks Reopen After Five Day Suspension
The Peoples Bank of Olalona led Clark county reopening, followed by Clark County Bank of Gordon and Merchants and Planters Bank and Trust in Arkadelphia. J. H. May becomes new resident of the Okalona bank, with Ben E. Hill as overseer.
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Arkadelphia
U.P
Peoples Bank of
Olalona
Clark County
Clark County Bank of
Gordon
Merchants and Planters Bank and Trust Company of
J. H. May
Okalona Bank
Ben E. Hill
Waster
Frisco Baggage Car Derailed In Yard Collision
A Missouri Pacific freight train backing in the Frisco yard Sunday night struck the Frisco motor train baggage car at the crossing of Frisco and Missouri Pacific tracks. No injuries though messengers Grimes and Herndon were shaken. The Frisco express was two hours late Monday afterward and trains rerouted briefly to clear the area. Conductor Frank Caldwell led the Frisco train.
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Missouri Pacific
Frisco
Oklahoma
James Grimes
Frisco Express
L. J. Herndon
Columbus Wins Tournament Cup In County Championship
Columbus captured the A class championship in the County Basketball Tournament held in the city last weekend. Spring Hill beat Blevins for second place. McCaskill won the B class title by defeating Guernsey. Notable players included Sader Puble Rocky Mound Caldwell Columbus Marlin Wilson and a list of others from Spring Hill and Guernsey. Honorable mentions went to Clendenin Columbus Boyce Spring Hill Middlebrooks Patmos Mayton Patmos Carter Blevins Gilbert and Stone of Blevins.
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Columbus
Spring Hill
Blevins
McCaskill
Sader
Puble
Rocky Mound
Caldwell
Marlin
Wilson
Askew
Johnson
Sheffield
Thompson
Guernsey
Rosenbaum
Clendenin
Boyce
Middlebrooks
Patmos
Mayton
Carter
Gilbert
Stone
Washburn Leaves On Two Weeks Eastbound Trip
Washburn publisher Alex Ho Washburn left Sunday night for an East tour expected to last two weeks. He was joined by his brother Charles, returning from Dallas, as the pair plan to visit their parents in Wilkes-Barre Pa and friends in Pittsburgh New York during the trip.
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Alex. Ho Washburn
the Star
Charles
Dallas
Wilkes- Barre
Pittsburgh
New York
Founder's Day Celebration Honored State PTA Leader
Mrs. L. C. Reagan president of the State PTA was guest of honor at a Founder's Day rally held Friday afternoon at the Junior High School. The event featured candle lighting, a pageant, and a reception hosted by Mrs. O. A. Graves, with Mothers Singers Chorus and classes from Oglesby Grade School contributing, and a large crowd attending.
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P. T. Avs
L. C. Reagan
P. T.A
Woman of
Little Rock
O. A. Graves
T. A
Reagan
Mothers Singers
Mark
Margaret
Glass Wellborn
Santa Lucia
Oglesby
Mabel Ethridge
Vollie Reed
Lester
Kansan Declares He Killed Two Men
Dayton Thomas, 46, surrendered to police in Kansas City Kansas and faced a murder charge after confessing he killed two men who tried to rob him. Officers found John McNally, 24, and Joe Carmody, 47, fatally shot in their car following an attempted curbside confrontation. Thomas, from a prominent local family, provided the account.
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Kansas City
Kan
Dayton Thomas
Thomas
John McNally
Joe Carmody
McNally
Carmody
Blind Girl Publishes Magazine For Afflicted
Miss Nelle Plegg, 22 and blind, edits and publishes the Nebraska Quarterly for the Blind in Omaha. The Braile magazine suits blind readers and owner handles editing, printing, and circulation with 21 subscribers. Braile production takes eight hours per copy, while typewritten versions require four hours.
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Omaha, Neb
Uri-Miss
Hempstead County Fights for State Fruit Station Funds
The Experiment Station in Hempstead County faces possible funding cuts from 25,000 to 10,000 or zero as Representative Curtis Cannon considers the plan. The Star urges support to honor a prior contract and notes the station’s value, citing local land donations and comparisons with other states. The Arkansas University administration seeks the traditional appropriation, while locals press for maintaining established government units.
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Hempstead County
Cannon
The
Star
Arkansas
Mississippi
Texas
Stati
Hempstead
Ark
Mumstead - County
Loan Applications Returning Faster
Hempstead county board members W. Homer Pigg and H. M. Stephens report about 8 percent of roughly 500 Federal loan applications approved. Memphis office adds staff to speed processing and applicants are urged to apply now and wait patiently for faster action.
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W. Homer Pigg
H. M. Stephens
Hempstead
Memphis
Improvement of Business Forecast
Charles M Schwab chair of Bethlehem Steel says business conditions are gradually improving after return from Cuba. He warns a steady gradual improvement benefits the country more than a sharp rapid rise.
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New York(p
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlemen 5 Steel Corporation
Cuba
Waldo Grocer Leader Dies After Surgery
Louis V. Benson 40 percent of Waldo died Sunday in El Dorado hospital after an appendectomy. He was a longtime Waldo merchant, vice-president and manager of the Waldo house of the Ritchie Grocer Co. He is survived by his wife, a daughter Clair, three sons Victory Carl Frederick and John Bernard, two sisters Mrs Gertrude Loeb and Mrs Ruby Leser, and a brother R N Benson. He had led the Waldo business since the company’s Waldo organization.
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EL Dorado
Louis V. Benson
Waldo
Naon Sunday
el Dorado Hospital
Clair
Victory
Carl Frederick
John Bernard
Gertrude Loeb
Chicago
Ruby Leser
Huntington Park
Cal
R.N. Benson
Benson
Waldo House
Ritchie Grocer Company
Steve of
Prohibition Data Omitted From Wickersham Commission Play
WASHINGTON transfer of prohibition data by the Wickersham Commission to the Senate was affirmed Monday while other commission members noted missing material. Benton Harbor Michigan reports three truckloads of foodstuffs heading toward Paragould Arkansas as aid from southwestern Michigan. Dame Nellie Melba, renowned soprano, died in Melbourne Australia at 71 after a weeklong skin disease baffling doctors.
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Waliington
Senate
Wickersham Commission of Prohibition
Onothers
Benton Harbor
Mich
Paragould
Arkansas
Michigan
Melbourne
Australia
Nellie Melba
Grand Opera
Girl Killed When Auto Turns Over in Conway
Majorie Owen aged 14 died after the car driven by her brother Hubert Owen 16 overturned at Clifton and Duncan streets in a residential area. Boyd Montgomery 16 from Broken Bow claimed lacking a turn signal caused the crash. Reda Owen 19 suffered cuts and bruises. Dorothy Mae Owen 12 and Jane Smith were uninjured.
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Conway
Majorie Owen
Hubert Owen
Clifton
Duncan Streets
Wilkey M. Owen
Owen
Duncantreet
Boyd Montgomery
Broken Bow
Okio
J Henry Martin Buried Monday
J Henry Martin, a well known farmer from near Spring Hill, died Sunday after an extended illness. Born in Hempstead County he was regarded as a substantial county farmer. Survived by wife and six children William James Clyde Florence Merle. Funeral services and burial held Monday at Holly Springs near Spring Hill.
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J. Henry Martin
Spring Hill
Mr. Marti
Mempstead
William
James
Clyde
Florence
One
Merle
Holly Springs
House Hears Fight Against Bill For Teachers College
In Little Rock Representative Kaufman of Sebastian county blocked the Henderson State Teachers College millage bill with a Monday filibuster claiming it was a bargain with electric interests. The bill would levy .15 of a bill tax for school support while another prohibition measure sought to soften penalties for liquor sales. A Pope county bill proposed fines or a year in jail for sale of liquor, while a senate measure would permit prescription liquor sales in the state.
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Little Rock
Kaufman
Sebastian County
Henderson State Teachers College
Henderson
Schoals
Thorn
Poinsette County
Danley
Pope County
Senate
Petition Backing Hempstead County Experiment Station
Citizens of Hempstead County sign a petition urging continuation and full maintenance of the University of Arkansas Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station. Approximately a thousand farmers and civic officials endorse the measure, with support across the county. Ralph Bouton signs as Hope Chamber of Commerce president.
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Senether
Hempstead County
Hmpstead County
University of Arkansas Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station
Arkansas
Ralph Bouton
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Escape From Prison In Arizona Houdini Style
Fifteen inmates tunnel escape from Florence prison during a two hour window. A steel girder used to aid their exit was propped at the wall while guards conducted a 7 pm check. Thirteen Americans nine of them Negroes and one Mexican remained at large, with tracks leading into the desert. Warden Dellbridge coordinated guards as bloodhounds searched the area. the men reportedly left without firearms. Florence lies between Phoenix and Tucson in desert terrain. Parish revival services at Garrett Memorial Church are underway with broad turnout and reported salvation.
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Florence
Axi
William Dellbridge
Pohenix
Tucson
W. S. Miller
Oklahoma
Garrett Memoral
Great Revival at Garrett Memorial Baptist Church
Delmar Baily leads the song services as Garrett Memorial Baptist Church invites the public to attend a series of revival meetings to help carry on God's great work with spirited singing and preaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett Memorial Baptist Church
Delmar Baily
Presidential Homecoming Sparks Lewis Boom in Chicago
CHICAGO IL Monday features a presidential boom tied to James Hamilton Lewis Democratic senator elect from Illinois. Chicago leaders plan a welcome home parade and luncheon at the University Club as ward delegates endorse him for 1932 and place his name on the presidential primary ballot. Illinois’ delegation to the Democratic National Convention may follow.
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Chicago
James Hamilton Lewis
Tinois
Lewis
Anton J. Cormak
Democratic Organization
Michael L. Igoe
Democratic National
Cermak
University Club
Vincent Y. Dallman
Springfield
Illinois
Oldest Veteran Wears Uniform for 61 Years in New Haven
Frank Bishop, longtime member of the Second Company Governor's Foot Guard in New Haven, has worn the buff and blue uniform in continuous service for 61 years. He recently received four commemorative medals for his service.
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New Haven
Conn
IUP
United States
Frank Bishop
Bishop
Governor’s Foot Guard
Local bowler sets Hope alley record with 254 score
Local bowler Mr Williams rolled a 254 in Hope bowling alley the highest known score. BE N Baers followed with 220 and Charles Rowland placed third with a solid showing. The event awarded a handsome prize and upcoming matches include City Bakery versus Suhaviker on Monday night.
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Mr. Williams
BE N. Baers
Charles Rowland
Oldest Philadelphia Resident Is Buried
Isaac Glickman Philadelphia's oldest resident was buried in a simple service attended by a few friends and relatives. He was 120 years old per his knowledge, family traditions, and records from the Up town Home for the Jewish Aged where he died. He leaves two daughters five grandchildren four great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
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Philadelphia
Isaac Glickman
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Stations and Outreach
The Arkansas College program explains the purpose and scope of three branch stations in Marianna Stuttgart and Hempstead County. It outlines the statewide Hempstead County station funded by state revenue, its rapid growth, and the need for proper operation and dissemination of findings. It details outreach methods including visiting days reports to county agents and farm newspapers to ensure farmers can apply the research.
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Hempstead
Cite of Arkansas ‘College
Sture
Maianna
Arkansas
Stuttgart
Arkansas County
Fruit and Truck Branch
Statioes
Hemistead County
CF Ramlanthine
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John H. Bartlett
New
Senate Postal Lease Investigating Committee
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East
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Kansan
Blind Girl
Chas. M. Schwab
Ritchie Co
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Teachers College
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