Canon Continues Attack On County Experiment Farm
A telegram from Curtis Cannon of Hempstead County denounces the $25,000 annual appropriation to the county Experiment Farm. The Hope Chamber of Commerce sponsors a petition with more than eleven hundred local signers, while Cannon vows to abolish the farm if the petition succeeds and auctions donors’ subscriptions. The Hope Star notes it is not the sole signer.
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Curtis Cannon
Hempstead County
Loco Fruit and Truck Branch
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Cannon
Star
Hope Star
Hope
Ark
Experiment Farm
Nasels
Nevada Plans to Feed Desert Rats in Gold Rush Push
Nevada lawmakers consider measures to aid prospectors in locating and developing gold resources. Governor Balzar urges state support through a first lien by the State Bureau of Mines on discoveries, gratis assay services, and a bonus scheme rewarding strikes with up to ten thousand dollars for early production.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada
Bulxer
State Bureau of Mines
Balzar
Hindenburg urged to accept life presidency
Berlin reports a national petition urged President Von Hindenburg to accept a life presidency after his 1932 term. Arthur Mabraun, leader of the Jugddeutscher Aden party, spoke at Holaminden, claiming civil war danger would end if the 84 year old leader accepted the post.
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Berlin
von Hindenburg
Arthur Mabraun
Jugddeutscheraden
Terrier Dog Interferes With Paris Subway Traffic
Paris subway service halted for thirty minutes to rescue a terrier found hiding in a tunnel near Odeon station. Train drivers reported the frightened dog had wandered onto the tracks and was lassoed by police and firemen before being brought to safety.
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Paris
Odeon
Pulien
Experiment Station Furnishes Test Results
Experiment Station in Hope area reports two year tests on lime use for cantaloupes showing one ton per acre doubles marketable yield from 75 to 152 crates. Lime cost about $4 per acre with value of extra crates about $1 each. Also notes shift to Nebraska seed potatoes over Minnesota, saving growers about $35,000 yearly for Arkansas. Continued on page three.
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Fruit and Truck Branch
Hope
Emmet Highway
Hme
Arkansas
Hempstead County
Nebraska
Minnesota
Predict Democrat for Next President
New Orleans report quotes John W. Davis, former 1924 Democratic nominee, as saying Democrats will win the next presidency. He predicts a Democratic victory and notes a wet plank and wet candidate in the party platform, speaking as a private citizen.
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New Orleans
John W. ‘Davis
United States
Davis
Atlantis Theory Romance Says Noted Explorer
PHILADELPHIA U R The romance of Atlantis is no more than romance says Gregory Mason a noted explorer who just returned from a University of Pennsylvania expedition to the Yucatan wilds He declares the Maya culture native not imported by migration and that Atlantis theories are romantic errors while sober truth holds that this hemisphere built grand limestone temples and roads rivaling Roman highways
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Philadelphia
U.R
Atlantis
Ale
Gregory Mason
Mason
Tt University of Pennsylvania
Yucatan Wilds
Tam
Shether Land
Bricks Easier Load Says Lecturer at Psychology Institute
London UPI reports Dr. G. P. Crowden told the National Institute of Industrial Psychology that wheel 70 bricks in a barrow is easier on the arms than 60. He warned there is an art and a defense in walking and that brisk pace can save 64 percent of muscular effort versus hurrying an unwilling body.
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London
UPI
G. P. Crowden
National Institute of
China Opens Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Peiping
One of the first tuberculosis sanitariums in China opens in Peiping funded by two Chinese hospitals. All doctors and nurses are Chinese. The site sits on a hill with a fine view above dusty plains.
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Peiping
China
Flower Sellers Allowed to Stay in Piccadilly Circus
London U.P reports protests forced officials to reverse a move. Flower sellers, active for decades, can remain in their Piccadilly Circus frontage despite initial plans to relocate, as strong public opposition influenced the decision.
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London
U.P
Picadilly
Cirgus
Soan
Credit Agencies to Aid Drouth Areas
Memphis briefing by W. Warburton of the USDA outlined plans to form agricultural credit corporations in drouth regions with $9,000,000 federal funds and equal corporate contributions. The program aims to support five Mid-Southern states by providing capital for loans, with total potential capitalization reaching up to $20 million.
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Memphis
W. Warburton
United States Department of Agriculture
Drouth
Dr. Werburton
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Alabama
U S Servant Problem Better Than Guam Story
San Francisco report quotes Charles L. Watson asserting American housewives should not feel sorry for their servant problem, contrasting Guam where Native servants reportedly will not work or respect property. He notes Guam was once Ladrone, cites low local labor, and mentions ox carts and a radio installation for Dollar Steamship Line.
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San Francisco
Guam
Charles L. Watson
Douglas Watson
Herbert Hoover, Jr
Watson
Dollar Steamship Line
Old Friendships Wrecked During Drouth Season
BERWICK Pa. WP The drouth is blamed for neighborly unfriendliness in Columbia county. In several cases, friendships of long standing are reported shattered when one resident drilled a deeper well for drought relief. The deeper dig drained water and sparked quarrels.
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Berwick
Columbia County
Bill to Abolish Four State Schools Defeated in House
In Little Rock, a bill by Representative Butler of Independence County to abolish four state schools passed its first test in the House Tuesday. Opponents failed to table the measure and two amendments by a 74 to 21 vote. The schools slated for abolition are Henderson State Teachers College at Arkadelphia, the Junior Agricultural Schools at Beebe and Mone, and the Normal School of the Ozarks at Harrison. The bill would donate the properties to their respective districts and was referred to the engrossing committee.
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Little Rock
Butler
Independence County
Henderdon State Teachers College
Arkadelphia
Beebe
Mone
Normals School of the
25 Cars of Food Arrive in State
Twenty five carloads of donated food reached Little Rock to be distributed by the state Red Cross. The shipments, started in Arkansas before restrictions on free hauling began, were stored in a local warehouse and sent to various parts of the state.
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Little ‘Rock
Arkansas
Rock
American Red Cross
Legion Out Post Meeting Thursday at Spring Hill
Hempsfeld county Legionnaires invite former service members to the February outpost gathering this Thursday night at 7 30 in the Spring Hill community. A noteworthy program is being arranged for attendees.
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Hempsfeld County Legionnaires
Claims Kemper Cadet Is Great Mat Man
Charles W. Farner, athletic director at Kemper Military School, hails U S Gunner Schleuter a leading college heavyweight wrestler. Schleuter, 20, 203 pounds, has four years of wrestling with 24 matches, all wins by fall and none over five minutes. Previously a football star, Schleuter is described as an emerging mat talent.
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Kansas City
U.P
Charles W. Farner
Kemper Military School
U. S
Gunner
Schleuter
Fic
Y M C A Plans Expanded Program For Unemployed
In Harrisburg a free recreation and practical instruction program sponsored by the Y M C A will keep unemployed men busy. Originally two mornings a week, the plan now runs four mornings weekly using the building and instructors. Officials believe idle hands lead to trouble and physical and spiritual degeneration, so the effort aims to provide beneficial activities.
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Harrisburg
Cent
Nature Faker Claims He Foxed Groundhogs
Prospect, Conn. Lester Green, a noted figure described as a nature faker, is alleged to have manipulated groundhogs on nearby farms by diet and other measures to weaken them. Lou Mathieu, described as Green’s ghostwriter, provides the account with claim of causing the groundhogs to fail to cast shadows.
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Nature Faker
Lester Green
Lou Mathieuh
Lesters
Weiter
One Woman Marries Seven City Officials in Bigamy Case
Philadelphia report details Miss Jes Jones of Glenolden who allegedly wed seven city officials including the police chief fire chief building inspector street cleaner and highway head amid a web of titles. The marriages appear to involve Sant Taggart who holds multiple posts with Milbourne and adjoining boroughs.
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Philadelphia
Jes- Jones
Glenolden
Jahe
Én- Hineét
Borouigh
Milbourne
Sant. Taggart
Gentry Reports Bill Aid for Highway Improvement Districts
According to A. A. Gentry attorney for Hope a bill passed in the state legislature Tuesday authorizing aid to improvement districts covering 58 percent of street costs where a highway is routed. The measure aims to support local road projects and reduce civic funding burdens.
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A. A. Gentry
Ely
Hope
Faces Trial For Killing Husband
A Kansas City murder case centers on Myrtle Bennett, 35, accused of shooting her husband John Bennett after a bridge game quarrel. The couple wed on Armistice Day 1918 in Memphis after a brief courtship. a Memphis stenographer employed by the husband will testify for the defense.
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Kansas City
Myrtle Bennett
John’ Bennett
Memphis
Tenn
Bennett
Masonic Meeting Held In Washington Chapter No 23 Arkansas
C E Williams of Lonoke and J M Power of Nunshville officiated at a special Washington Chapter No 23 R A M meeting. Officers elected included W Q Shipley high priest J H Weaver king E N Bacon scriba and others. Regular meeting nights set for the second and fourth Tuesdays. Washington Chapter No 23 is the oldest in Arkansas.
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C. E. Williams
Lonoke
Avi
J. M. Power
Nunshville
Ark
Royal Arch Masons of
Arkansas
Washington
R.A. M
Manter
W. QO. Shipley
J. H. Weaver
King
E. N. Bacon
Scriba
E. Y. Cloud
Talbot Feild
N. T. Jewell
F. N. Porter
Ed van Sickle
Royal Arch
J. A. Sullivan
C. 5. Lowthorp
William J. Palmore
E. J. Baker
Sentinel
New Haven Holds Oldest Continuous Weather Records
New Haven, Conn. claims hold of the oldest continuous weather readings in the Western Hemisphere. Records dating back to 1873 were kept by Yale professors before transfer to the Weather Bureau, with scientist Leonard M. Tarr noting a 152 year uninterrupted timeline, though earlier sites in Boston and New Bedford lack continuity.
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New Haven
Conn
Western Hemisphere
United States Weather Bureau
Leonard M. Tari
Weather Bureau
Yale University
Tarr
North Catalina
Boston
New Bedford
Mass
Weather May Put Missouri in Resort Class
Kansas City weather officials predicted the state could rival California or Florida as a winter resort if unseasonal warm weather continues. The average January temperature in Kansas City is about 40 degrees with a typical high near 50 and a low near 27 degrees.
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Kansas City
UPI
Missouri
California
Florida
Bahanas
Seeks Transcontinental Passenger Record Flight
In Lockport New York a two men a woman and a 13 year old boy boarded a passenger plane for a Pacific coast flight aiming to set a world record for transcontinental passenger service. Pilot Lieutenant Allen Van Denmark led the flight with passengers William Lee owner of the plane Mrs Dee and their son. The plan included an overnight stop in El Paso Texas.
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Lockport
New York
Pacific Coast
Allen van ‘Denmark
William Lee
Dee
Lee
el Paso
Texas
Supreme Court Upheld Spence Senator Appointment
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled the Pulaski chancery court lacked jurisdiction to hear a suit challenging R. E. Spence’s appointment as state senator from the first district by Governor Smith. The decision notes equity courts do not enjoin vacancies or elections of public officers and directs the proper challenge to be a circuit court salary suit. The Senate then seated Spence.
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Little Rock
Supreme Court
Pulasil Chancery Court
R. E. Spence
Piggott
Par- Sugthe’ Smith
Mehaffey
Davis
J . Spence
Courts of Equity
Spence
Senate
Local Kroger Store Heads Win Premium for Flour Sales
Carl Copeland, manager of Pigely Wiggly, received a $33 check today for leading Arkansas Kroger stores in flour sales for January. Three prizes were offered for top volume. Arkadelphia, Prescott, and Cotton Plant store managers also received prizes among Arkansas’s 81 Kroger locations.
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Carl Copeland
Pigely Wiggly
Kroger
Arkansas
Seedond
Arkadelphia
Prescott
Cotton Plant
Wood from iconic pieces in historic sites goes to school
The Lower Merion Junior High School acquired a wood fragment with historic ties, including a piece once connected to the White House, Old Iron Sides, and Independence Hall. The artifact evokes the era of famous speeches and the Grand Old Party era.
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Ardmore
White House
Independence Hall
Lower Merion
Pen Lost in Amsterdam Treaty Signing Display
An insurance company paid Loeaina municipality 2000 for a gold pen used to sign the Treaty of Locavia. The pen, sold to The Hague for a recent exhibition, was lost in transit.
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Amsterdam
UFI
Loeaina
Locavia
the Hague
Canary Hobby Aboard Government Fleet Quarter Boat
Clarksdale Mississippi UPI reports a construction supervisor aboard the fleet Quarter boat raises canaries as a hobby. He began with six birds and now owns sixty, showcasing steady growth in his small aviary aboard the vessel.
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Clarksdale
Miss
UPI
Gillisvi Fe
Bread Prices Slump in Newcastle Postwar Price Cut
Newcastle news reports bread prices falling to 7 pence for a two pound loaf, dipping below prewar levels. The adjustment signals cheaper daily essentials as cost of living eases and shoppers notice lower staple costs in the city.
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Newcastle
Eng
Cotton Carnival Builds In Memphis With Parades And Fashion
Memphis readies the first Cotton Carnival from March 2 to 4 featuring parades with bands from Arkansas Mississippi and Tennessee. Floats depicting old plantation days will roll along Main Street and a cotton runway fashion show on the levee uses cotton gowns. A steamboat river race and water carnival accompany theater programs and shop promotions as Miss Elaine Patterson and Frank Hoyt Gailor head the carnival court.
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Memphis
U.P
Arkansas
Mississippi
Tennessee
Junior League
Memphis Outboard Boat ‘Club
Elaine Patterson
Frank Hoyt Gailor
South
Tri-States
Fire destroys homes in Paragould church area origin unclear
In Paragould Arkansas early today a blaze in a residence area caused estimated losses around 10000 dollars. The fire damaged a Methodist church and several dwellings including the home of Rey, with authorities noting undetermined origin.
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Maria
Rey
Gravel plant tower collapse injures workers and halts loading
A boxcar broke loose at the Sand & Gravel plant in Arkansas City causing a steel tower to crash into gondola cars and crushing lumber below. The accident occurred during a shift change with the plant idle at noon. The plant, among the state’s largest, supplied large gravel loads daily to contractors. Clarence Hawkins traveled to Memphis to arrange rebuilding of the structure.
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Arkadelphia
Kadelphia Sand & Gravel
Clarence Hawkins
Memphis
Woodpeckers Plant Acorns to Grow Worms
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK California authorities report red headed woodpeckers create worm ranches in park road guide posts by boring holes and wedging acorns inside. The posts weaken as birds feed on stored acorns and later cause syurms in the hoof is.
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Sequoia National Park
Cal
WRI
Park
Phantom burglar warns Pine Bluff resident in alleged spree
In Pine Bluff a man says a phantom burglar entered Cracy Mills’s home leaving a note “the Phantom has been here, watch out.” No items missing, another vulgar note found. Police link it to a wave of 30 plus targeted homes, suspect described as a degenerate.
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Pine Bluff
Pine Bluffs
Cracy Mills
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