Snook Faces Death Row At Ohio Electric Chair Night
Ohio State University former veterinary professor Dr Jamies Howard Snook awaits execution for the June killing of Miss Theera Hix as his wife Helen pleads clemency. Guards fear he may break down before 7:30 p m tonight the scheduled electrocution hour. Snook, known for pistol marksmanship and hunting skill, sits quiet as night approaches. He was arrested two days after the June 13 crime and convicted after a brief trial.
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Olumbus
Ohin
Othy
Jamies
Howard Snook
Ohio State University
Eleekie
Theera Tix
Snook
Ohio
Copper
Reise
Helen Snook
A . Snook
Many Expected For Dance Tonight At Elks Hall
Talbot Peril, Elks Hall chairman, says a large crowd is expected tonight at North Blay Street Elks Hall for a grand dance. A nine piece orchestra from Shreveport La is set to provide music for an event billed as a mingle party with lively boogie and dance. The committee has prepared a strict program, promising a lively but well controlled social evening.
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Che Dimnee
Elks Hall
North Blay Street
Talbot Peril
Elveveport
de Soroish Tmisic
Youth Gets 5 Years For $1.75 Robbery
Tuxarkana report: A juvenile convicted in the Fifth Judicial District Court at New Boston was sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary for a December robbery involving a firearm. The youth aided in the holdup of Ouiu Nelson and took $1.75 plus a pocket knife from a companion of Nelson, arriving in DeKalb days before the incident.
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Tuxarkana
A. P. Hill
State
Fifth Judicial Distret Court
New Boston
Ouiu Nelson
DeKalb
Fran Nelson
Nelson
Hit Hiad
Hope Retail Merchant Association Membership Count Error
The Star reports a misprint in this week’s issue listing Southern Grain Produce Co. as a member of the Hope Retail Merchant association. The correction increases the total membership to 66 and clarifies the record.
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Hope Retail Merchant Association
The
Star
Southern, Grain .@ Produce Co
Acquittal in Murder Case Shocks Blue Shiv Editor Slayings
In Jacksonville Florida on February 28, jurors acquitted Fianvey Jackson in the murder of W T Parker, editor of the Blue Shiv labor organ and former employee of a Catholic anti establishment paper. The Arkansas notes report chamber of commerce officials deem chain-store fights beyond its scope. Claude M Hirst announces US education officials confirm rural and elementary school supervision conference to be held in Helena Arkansas this December.
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Jacksonville, Fla
y—Fianvey Jackson
W. T. Parker
Blue Shiv
Menaer
Litte Rock
Claude M. Hirst
Ed—Vention
Diy
Washington
United States Commissioner of Education
We J, Cooper
Hils Sprinus
Arkansas
Hot Springs Plans 200000 Hotel In Happy Hollow
A new hotel and apartment house costing at least 200000 will rise in Happy Hollow, Hot Springs, after the Park Hotel company forms. Six partners including James Cameron and Fred N. Rix will develop a seven story building with 500 accommodations, fronting 100 feet on Happy Hollow and stretching 150 feet back, near Central avenue and the Arlington hotel. Groundbreakings expected by early summer with more investors likely after incorporation papers.
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Hot Springs. Tech
Happy Hallow
Hot Springs Mountain
Central Avenue
Arlington Hotel
Raney to face charges in California
Governor H Parnell granted California Governor C C Young a requisition for the return of J. Raney, former Stockton business man, to answer grand larceny charges. Forty-one? 21,540.70 allegedly stolen while he was Morris Manufacturing Company general manager. Detective J B Washburn to return Raney to California. Raney left Morris Manufacturing in April 1986 and was arrested here last week by city officers.
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Litle Rock
Harvey Parnell
C. C. Young
California
Stockton
US 5
J. Raney
Morris Manufacturing Company
Genes
J. B. Washburn
Rankin Files for Lieutenant Governor Primary
Claude A Rankin files a campaign pledge in the secretary of state as a candidate for the August primary for Lieutenant Governor. Rankin previously served as a senator for the district and earlier as a Pike County representative from 1925 to 1937.
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Livyyle Rock
Secretary of State
Claude, Rankin
Ruvfreeshoro
Rakin
Pike County
Night Watchman Shot at Ice Co Plant in Little Rock
In Little Rock on February 28, night watchman Fred W. Genbler, 42, was shot to death at an ice plant by his brother in law Onis Nicholas, the plant manager. Nicholas surrendered claiming self defense after an armed visit earlier with his wife, Genbler’s sister. Police noted the motive involved a dispute over Mrs Genbler.
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Little Rock
Fred W. Genbler
Onis Nicholas
Nicholas
Nichales
Genbler
Hice
Jafter
Nichalas
Bodcaw Teacher Resigns for County Agent Post
Bodcaw consolidated school loses teacher Sager who resigns to accept a county agent position in Saline County. The community expresses regret but praises his work and promotion. N G McBride, Ark University graduate and former Houston instructor, arrives to take over. Sager begins duties in Saline County March 1.
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Bodcaw
Saline County
Sager
N. G. McBride
Arkansas University
Formrly
Houston
Gu Greed
Soybean Forage Use Shows Gain in Washington D C
Washington dispatch reports widespread adoption of soybeans for forage and increased use for oil meat and food. Feeding value compares favorably with other concentrates and soybean hay offers profitable winter rations for livestock. Soybean pastures supplement corn rations and provide late season value, with soybean straw serving as roughage for dairy cows and sheep.
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Washington
Maine
Visit To Father Is Again Delayed
LITTLE ROCK February 28 A meeting of William H Howell 63 condemned slayer and his son William Robert who was paraded from the Michigan State penitentiary to see his father was delayed by the absence of Warden Tedhunter. The youth arrived from Warburden but was told to return later as the warden was away. The elder Howell awaits execution for one of three murders in Crawford county.
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Little Rock
William H. Howell
William Robert
Michigan State Penitentiary
S. L. Tedhunter
War Buren
State Penitentiary
Crawford County
Indhunter
Big Spelling Bee To End March 22
The final round of the Hope and Hempstead county spelling bee will be held Saturday morning March 22 in Hope city hall with prize money from The Star. Local champions will be chosen by each school and announced in The Star, with $5 awarded to the top speller, $3 to second, and $2 to third.
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City Hall
Hope and Hempstead
Hope City
Star
City Auditorium
Hope
Hempstead Courtly
Hope Stack Daily Press
Pbove
Perry Moses to Leave Local Cleaning and Pressing Firm
Perry Moses announced retirement from the Hall Moses South Blip Street cleaning and pressing firm. Hugh B Hall returns to Fort Worth to lead the business, reuniting with J C Chéd Hall. Moses plans to join Moses and Monroe feed dealers on East Second Street.
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Hall-Moses
Ne. Moses
Floyd Moses
Moses & Monroe
East Second Street
Prescott Negra Held for Jury In Death Case
Prescott Nevada county grand jury reported after examining defendant George Nix on a murder charge. Negra is held without bond in the county jail awaiting action. Prosecutors allege he ambushed Dempsey Lewuh and others near Prescott with a shotgun on Tuesday.
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Prescott
George Nixon
Negra
Nevada County
Tial
W. J. White
Nixon
Dempsey
Lewuhet
Here
Bandits Receive Sentences Today
Buffalo report: Justice Pinkley sentences Peter Bonnichiewits to life for participating in a $300,000 to $1,000 gem robbery at John L. Carson home. Sally Richards’s blond accomplice is jailed for two years to life. Eddie Bryehyle faces 15 years to life. Bonnibkiewits slashed a witness. another accomplice gets 0 years to life at Auburn penitentiary.
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Buffalo
al Fife
Auburn
Justice Pinkley
Supreme Court
Peter Bonnichisiewits
Sally J. Richards
Blond Handit
E. Pryeyhyle
John JL. Carson
Fife
Eddie Bryeyhyle
Auburn Pen
Bunniebkiewits
Bland
Firm Sells Arkadelphia Branch Store to Logan Grocery
Arkadelphia February 28 report says The American Company of Arkansas based in Little Rock sold its Arkadelphia branch to Logan Grocery company of Prescott. Logan will operate a wholesale house here and Gordon and the Ritchie Grocery company will enter Gurdon.
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Arkadelphia
American Company of Arkansas
Little Rock
Logan Grocery Company
Prescott
Logan Company
Gordon
Ritchie Grocery Company
Gurdon
Dirt Farmers Put On Program for Local Rotarians
Dirt farmers spoke at a Hope Rotary luncheon with Ralph Routon announcing a contract for a carload of soybeans to be laid down in Hope in March at the lowest price in county history. Talks by Hempstead County’s new home demonstration agent Miss Martha Jane Bucher and County Agent Lyon Smith highlighted the meeting, with 4-H youths Winston Cobb and Nolen Lewallen stressing leadership and training.
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Ralph Routon
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Rotary
Hope
Co-Operativer Phy
St. Louis
Winston Cobb
Nolen Lewallen
Soy Bean Day Set For Hope Hempstead County
Hope and Hempstead counties observe Soy Bean Day on Monday March 17 with a Soy Bean Exhibit Train arriving for public inspection between 10 a.m. and noon. A mass meeting follows at Hope Union Hall, and a solid shipment of soy beans will be delivered to farmers at near cost as part of a cooperative drive led by County Agent Lynn Smith.
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Hope and Hempstead
The
Missouri Pacific
University Extension Service
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Ho the Railroad Company
Hope
Hope Only Hall
Lynn Smith
Hempstead County
Smith
Bodcaw County Agent Addresses Farmers on Fertilizer Use
Bodcaw February 23 Special Agent Thomas spoke to local farmers on fertilizer use and cooperative buying. He noted Nevada County growers saved thousands by a cooperative purchasing system, and urged farmers to mix and apply their own fertilizer to cut costs.
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Bodcaw
Thomas
Nevada County
Thoms Ides
Debates Over Chain Stores Fade From Kentucky House
MEMPHIS Feb 28 Henderson of Shreveport and Saunders of Memphis had been invited to debate chain store legislation before the Kentucky House. Henderson told the Commercial Appeal by long distance that he would not go to Frankfort, planning to wage the fight from Memphis with his radio station. Saunders said he would be glad to appear before the legislators.
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Memphis
Kentucky House of Representatives
W. K. Henderson
Shreveport
Clarence’ Saunders
Henderson
Frankfort
Mr. Saunders
Saunders
Taft Aides Report Severe Street Incident Near Home
Unclear OCR text describes a street incident near President Taft's home with police on scene and officials involved. Mentions Justice Sandford, Wickersham, and David Ingallis. Conditions of the injured remain critical with live physicians and hope for improvement.
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Washington
Howard Taft
Taft
Maintai
Sandford
and Wickersham
David
Texarkana man held awaiting grand jury action in attack case
Joe Wilson, 30, of Texarkana, waived examining trial on a charge of attempting to assault a 13 year old girl near Prescott Arkansas. Bond set at 1000. grand jury to meet in July sec ond week. Wilson imprisoned unless bond posted. He was arrested Tuesday after a warrant followed parents complaint. Wilson married with two children and employed by the Texarkana Gazette at his arrest.
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Prescott
Ark
Joe Wilson
Texarkana
Gir
W. J. White
Nevada County Grand Jury
Wilson
The
Texarkana Gazette
Bodenhamer Honored as El Dorado C of C Retires President
El Dorado on February 28 honored C. L. Bodenhamer retiring as president of the El Dorado Chamber of Commerce and national commander of the American Legion. He urged paved roads and an airport as essential for progress, noting a new spirit of age and community development. He had offered to resign when elected Legion head last October, but the chamber did not accept.
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EL Dorado
el Dorado Chamber of Commerce
C. L. Bodenhamer
American Legion
Bodenhamer
Legion Last Ovober
Chaoniber
Shot In Argument Over Grocery Bill
In Idabel Oklahoma on February 28 two men were wounded after a grocery bill dispute led to a shooting. Leonard Drake, 40, suffered two bullet wounds and was in critical condition. Walter Smith was detained by deputies after the incident that followed an argument with Drake’s brother Jess Smith reportedly escalating to gunfire.
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Idabel
Okla
McCurtain County
Leonard Drake
Walter Smith
Jess
Walter
Drake
Waller
Eiarly
Smith
W. A. Wauhop
Jess Smith
Arkansas youth denies charges in statutory case
In Benton County a parent seeks a complaint against a youth identified as McGee, a high school graduate from a prominent family in Kansas. McGee pled not guilty and issued a statement denying the allegations, while the case proceeds with a bond set at eight.
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Benton, Ta
Ark
McGee
Kansas
Gee
Hint
School Trouble Ends in West Helena Resignations Reconsidered
WEST HELENA Feb 28 A clash at West Helena High led to the resignations of George E Cromwell and several faculty members after Lawrence Brown, a former state hospital inmate, fled town. Brown’s threats spurred Cromwell to quit and a student disciplinary dispute involving Brown's daughters triggered further turmoil. The teachers then announced they would reenroll and resume classes.
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West Helena
George E
Cromwell
Tod
Lawrence
Brown
State ‘Hospital
Court reduces actor's child support to weekly sum
In Los Angeles on February 28 Superior Judge Walter Guerin trimmed Grant Withers's child support to 23 dollars weekly for six year old Jechita, rejecting a 300 dollar monthly demand from Mire Inez Withers. The actor's estranged wife had sought higher payments, claiming school costs and care expenses, while Withers argued overreach.
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Los Angeles
Jechita
Walter Guerin
Grant Withers
Mire
Inez Withers
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Earth
Enel
Texas
Bulletins
Conway
Chamber of Commerce
Joe S. Leopold
Dallas
United States Chamber of Commerce
Arkansas Association of the Commercial Organization of Secretaries
Hot Springs
Raney
Calif
Claude A. Rankin
Ice Co
William Howell
State Pen
Calvin Coolidge
Wrigley
Third Fammny
Catalina
William Coolidge
Chapeau
Coolidge
Wrigley Los Angeles
Perry Moses
Hugh Hall
Prescott Negra
el Dorado C. of C
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