Nevada Grand Jury Indicts 33 in Final Report This Week
Prescott Nevada county circuit court grand jury delivered its final report after beginning Monday. It issued 33 indictments and returned a no bill in the manslaughter case against Buster Westmoreland. Several defendants faced burglary murder and liquor charges while others saw no indictments. Court actions continue with civil docket and a slander suit verdict overruled on appeal.
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Prescott
Nevada County
Buster Westmoreland
Hell
Rosson
John Ward
Bud Lewis
Rosevelt Bryant
George Ware
Sesamir Mabdy
Willie Bragg
Negra
Fred Scott
Ernest Holly
Eva Smith
Sylvester Revce
Sylvester Reece
Tolly Woodberry
J. P. Jackson
Willie Woodberry
John Witcher
Louis Purifoy
Joss Buller
Grand Aveeny
Lester Kee
Chairlie McClelland
Shelton Wicker
Grand Javceny
F. Welton
Nevada County Pienyane
Will Hughes
Pike County
Cetnsel
Woman Found Dead In Her Apartment
Police reported a young woman found strangled in her Chicago apartment after neighbors complained of barking dogs. A towel knotted at the neck was found, with evidence of a struggle. The deceased was identified as Mrs. Joan Stevens, formerly Mrs. George Neilsen of Crown Point Indiana, though Neilsen disputed the link and said he last saw her Sunday evening. Letters and Kansas City phone numbers were discovered in the unit.
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Chicago
George Neilsen
Crown, Polit
Ind
Joan Stevens
Kansas City
Neilsen
Wonal Wis
Polew
Three Mena Men Face Cattle Theft Charges
MENA Ark charged with stealing and butchering cattle around Hatton Polk county men Neal Barrett Mallard and Henry Cooper are held at the county jail awaiting April grand jury action after an examining trial before Justice John L. Cook at Wickes.
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Mena
Ark
Hatton
Polk County
Neal Barrett
Mallard
Henry Cooper
John L. Cook
Wickes
Loud Speakers Planned for Nfope High School
Nfope's new 123409 dollar high school building has a contract final, with loud speakers in rooms and an office for the superintendent. It will feature a cafe, auditorium, library, laboratories, and revised facilities. Exterior will use face brick, stone and reinforced concrete with stone wainscoting in the core areas. The site is at the end of South Main Street on one acre of ground with an athletic field nearby.
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Nfope
Col. M. O'Neal
Arkansas
Tha
South Main Street
Tin Athletic
Ade Serdang
Row Over Hogs Causes Shooting
Walnut Ridge reports a dispute over hogs led to a shooting. Tommy Baird, 1? about 25, a Mt. Mie farmer, shot Jess Webb, another local farmer, injuring him severely. Webb was taken to local physicians and then to Jonesboro hospital. Baird surrendered to Sheriff W. By Archer.
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Walnut Ridge
Tommy Baird
Mt. Mie
Jess Webb
Steaming Radiators Stir College Living in Univ Town
An inquiry led by Dean Robert E Rienow reports steamy radiators in Univ Town dorms forcing students to cook meals in their rooms. One student spent about 42 cents per meal to fuel a heavy scholastic schedule and four to six hours of work daily.
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Fa —U
Univ Town
Robert E. Rienow
New
New High School Described to Rotary Luncheon
Hope's new high school building will be constructed on South Main and Sixteenth streets, housing 600 to 700 students from seventh through twelfth grade. Architect Wie school, Porter & Me Anninch, Little Rock, touted a 299 by 9 foot MH shaped structure with fireproof center, no wood, and a central radio system.
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Hope
J. M. O'Neal
Rotary Club
Hotel Barlow
F. N. Porter
Love
Porter
Porter & Me
Anninch
Little Rock
Main Street
Lewisville Highway
Garland
Fourth and
Washington
Fulton Road
Cluys Diner
Comimercial Department Fund Science Laboratories
Catches Robber at Filling Station
Sheridan report says H H Alehley station operator captured Robert Withersnneigh and two accomplices who tried to break a gasoline pump lock at The Atchley station. Officers said the prisoner and two men had just stolen from two Prattsville stores and fled before the arrest.
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Sheridan
H. H. Alehley
Adige
Robert Withersnneigh
Joot
Prattsville
Atchley Station
Atchley
Radio Adviser on Love Sued for Separation by Wife
New York professor Are thur Frank Payne a psychologist who guides Sunday radio audiences on love and courtship faces a separation suit from his wife of 33 years Mrs. Payne. The suit emerged Thursday when Supreme Court Justice Callahan granted her 125 dollars weekly temporary alimony. Payne, a City College and Rockefeller School of Vocational Training faculty member, let the alimony order stand by default but said he would contest the case.
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New York
Arethur
Frank Payne
Payne
Supreme Court
Callahan
City College
Rockefeller School of Vocational Training
Home Life Policies Are Believed Good
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner W E Floyd states Home Life Insurance Company policies are secure and worthy of policyholders confidence. He warns against transferring, lapsing, or replacing policies and condemns agents promoting such moves. Floyd affirms state safeguards and NACIC stance supporting policyholders.
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Home Life Insurance Company
W. E. Floyd
State of
Arkansas
Home Life
A. B. Banks& Co
Caldwell& Co
Investment House of
Nashville
Floyd
Fife Insurance Company
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Insurance
Mrs F G Miears Dies in Local Hospital
Mrs F G Miears aged 23 died in a local hospital Friday morning at 2 acm. She was the mother of the citys first baby boy born in Hone. Survived by husband infant son and her parents Mr and Mrs John Smith of near Patmos along with several brothers and sisters. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 pm at New Hope Church nine miles south of Hope on the Patmos road.
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F. G. Miears
Railway Is Sued Over Youth's Fatal Injuries
ARKADELPHIA Ark T C Paty as administrator of J W Moss estate sues Missouri Pacific railway for 3000 claiming Moss a 20 year old youth died from injuries while aiding a car. He boarded at Gordon April 18 and the train hit a switch engine near Cunewa Union County, throwing poles loose. Death followed. Attorneys J H Lookadee and G W Lookadwue of this city represent the state.
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Arkadelphia
Ark
T. C. Paty
J. W. Moss
Missouri Pacific Railway
Moss
Pluy
Gordon
Cuneva
Union County
J. H. Lookadeee
G. W Lookadwue
Washington Bank Reopens in Washington County
LITTLE ROCK The Washington State Bank of Washington Hempstead county reopened Friday with the same officers and directors. The bank at Washington had been suspended five days earlier.
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Little Rock
Washington State Bank
Washington
Hempstead County
A P Co to Open First Ark Store in Hope
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company plans a Hope Arkansas store about February 15. The former K G McRae Hardware building on South Main will be remodeled. W Kendall Lemley announces the lease and Mrs Lomby owns the property. J W Booth will oversee remodeling to fit A P store standards, with completion near February 1 and opening February 15.
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Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Go
Hope
A. & F. Company
K. G. McRae. Hardware Company
South Main Street
W. Kendall Lemley
Lomby
Dallas
Atlantic & Pacific
Arkansas
Texas
New Hope
Lemley
J. W. Booth
Lextures
A. & P. Company
Fair Stores Co In Receivership
The Fair Stores company operating 34 retail units including 121 East Second Street Hope Arkansas went into federal receivership Thursday per an Associated Press dispatch from Little Rock The chain spans Arkansas Oklahoma Mississippi and Southern and Southwestern states It is linked to Southern Department Stores and financed by Caldwell Co Nashville bank that failed in November The petition filed by Davis Bradford Carson Nashville was described as friendly and the court placed the company into receivership to preserve assets and continue operations The Hope store remained open Friday with the aim of conserving the company’s assets and maintaining ongoing operations
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Fair Stores Company
East Second Street
Hope
Associated Press
Little Rock
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Southern Department Stores
Caldwell & Co
Nashville (Tenn
Davis, Bradford & Carson
Nashville
I Assuye
Expect Enrollment to Increase at Magnolia A and M
Magnolia Ark Enrollment for Magnolia A and M village after Christmas holidays is 99 percent of pre holiday totals says registrar Mayesye Gantt. Beginning of new semester should lift enrollment about 10 percent based on dormitory reservation requests. Many new students will enter due to low board and room costs and no tuition. Business manager W H Herndon says effort will be made to accommodate expected students despite crowded dormitories and class ruins.
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W. H. Herndon
Maude
Weather Man C F Whittaker Blames Radio Currents
Memphis weather broadcaster C F Whittaker cites radio currents as a cause of rain. He argues the use of more radius forecasts in a season leads to more variable weather patterns.
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Memphis
U.K
C. F. Whittaker
Fertilizer and Brick Factories Resume Operations
Hope's industries show signs of activity as the Hope Fertilizer plant restarts after a seasonal shutdown. W. Y. Foster reports 100 to 110 tons daily with ten extra workers and a May 15 end date. The plant serves Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas. The Hope Brick plant announces a 1000 ton chimney tile order from New York City, filling 20 railcars.
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Hope
Hope Fertilizer Company
Hope Brick Company
Fertilizer Company
W. Y. Foster
Foster
Hope Company
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
N. F. Queal
New York City
Armed men rob bank employee and flee with ash loss
Baltimore bulletin reports six masked robbers held up a Commercial Savings Bank employee early Friday seizing ash valued at about 15000 and fleeing in an automobile. no trace found by noon.
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Baltimore
Commercial Savings Bank
Nashville Plans New Small Bank
Nashville Arkansas prepares to open a small bank in the Planters Bank & Trust Co. building to serve the community and aid liquidation of the closed institution. Dr. J. S. Hopkins is deputy bank commissioner and liquidating agent, with George R. Steel named attorney for the agent. The new bank aims for careful asset liquidation, profitability, and gradual growth, funded by local substantial citizens, while avoiding old liabilities.
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Nashville
Ark
Planters Bank & Trust Co
Nashville News
Planters Bank & Trust Company
Asist
J. S. Hopkins
Hopkins
George R. Steel
Planters Bank & Trust, Co
Sta?t
Althavel
Fuel Problem Solved in Providence by Turkey Head Coal
The winter fuel problem was solved for many Incan householders recently when the Turks Head Coal Company's coal packets were razed. A thousand struck loads of wood were given to persons willing to sort it away.
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Providence
Turks Head Cowl Company
Hempstead County Poultrymen to Elect Officers
Hempstead County Poultry association holds its regular January meeting in Hope to elect officers for 1931. George F. Dodds serves as president with Mrs. Charles Locke of Ozan as secretary and treasurer. about 20 flocks are accredited and member attendance is urged.
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Hempstead
Poultey Association
George F. Dodds
Charles Locke
Ozan
Prescott Editor Is Winner in Suit
A Nevada Circuit Court jury found in favor of H F Helton editor of the Nevada County Picayune in a slander and false arrest suit brought by Will Hughes of Pike County for $10,000. The case, arising from an October 1929 automobile accident near Ardelphia, ended after a brief trial. The plaintiff’s motion for a new trial was denied and an appeal was noted. Judge Dexter Bush disqualified himself. Steve Cartigin selected to proceed.
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Prescott
H. F. Helton
Nevada County Picayune
Presscott Daily News
Nevada
Will Hughes
Pike County
Arladelphia
Dexter Bush
Steve Cartigin
Fire destroys Buena Vista store near Camden
Fire of undetermined origin early Monday destroyed the Brewies Morgantiie Co. Store at Buena Vista a small town on the Cotton Belt railroad south of Camden with an estimated loss of 42000 dollars partly covered by insurance. Camden firemen arrived in time to prevent the blaze from spreading to adjacent businesses.
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Camden
Brewies Morgantiie Co
Buena Vista
Here
Congressional dispute over seafood loan relief bill continues
Waiting action persisted Friday as congressional leaders clashed over the sea food loan relief measure. Chairman Woods pressed for funds and urged a conference to move the appropriation, while LaGuardia and Fish proposed sending a funding amount to aid the Farm Board. Wood dismissed food provisions for any region, citing principle and criticizing Arkansas unrest as engineered to sow chaos. Representatives Parks and Arkansas lawmakers defended the public.
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Washington
Republican
New York
Farm Board
Wood
House
Appropriations Committee
Serid Therouth
Guardia
England
Arkansas
Democrat
First 1931 Meeting of Legion Is Held
About 40 Legionnaires met at city hall Thursday night for the Leslie Huddleston post’s first 1931 gathering. Two new members joined, Claude Agee of Hope and Urbin Jones of Fulton. Arkansas veterans will receive an additional 1,100,000 in 1931 cash disability benefits. 350 veterans will be paid, average monthly from $1 to $9. Robert Wilson, post service officer, handles 3 to 14 daily cases including hospital, compensation, loans, insurance, and adjusted service compensation.
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Leslie Huddleston
City Hall
Claude Agee
Hope
Urbin Jones
Fulton
Arkansas
Dewey Hendrix
State Department of the
Americana Legion
Reeerung
B. C. Hollis
Stanley Andrews
Arkansas Warmer
Legion
Legion i
Robert Wilson
Wrial
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Frank Carideo
Notre Dame
Nena Quartero
Hollywood
Len
Lawrence County
New High School
Rotary
Sixteenth
Main
McAnnineh
Potter & McAnnineh
Potter
Mr. Forter
Pat Duffie
Harrison Sheppard
Hot Springs
D. BE. Fincher
Montgomery Ward & Co
Prattville
New Hope Church
Washington Bank
So. Main
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Bulletins
Victor J. Siebert
Friday
Consiners Utilities Company
Peoples Public Service Corporation
Jonesboro
Orville McDaniel
Hils
Je LaGuardia
Woods
LaGuardia
York
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