Poultry Growers Elect Dodds President for Exhibition Day
George I. Dodds was elected president of the Hempstead County Poultry Growers Association at a Monday night meeting. Erle C. Turner was named vice president, with Mrs. Charles Locke re-elected secretary and treasurer. The annual Poultry Day is set for Saturday February 7 with displays in local store windows and planned talks by a poultry expert. Local hatchery figures from Prescott will join the event, with participation from Will Roe and Mrs. Leslie, who oversees hatchery operations.
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Rsk
Gad
Poultry Association
Ofty
Association For the
Wore
George F. Doddson
Erle C. Turner
Charles Locke of
Ozan
Bempatead Counnry
Frederick, Stoneburn
Memphis
Will Roe
Prescott
Leslie
Moe
Hempstead
Nevada
Jordan
Horace E. Thornton
State Poultry Association
A. A. Gordon
Paulty
Brunson
Survey Finds Former College Athletes Now University Presidents
Charles W. Ward of Northwestern University reports that over sixty former college athletes who earned varsity letters hold university or college presidencies. He sent questionnaires to 417 colleges. 299 replies showed football as the favorite sport among those later presidents, with baseball second and basketball, track, rowing, wrestling and tennis following.
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Stanston
Charles W. Ward
Sec
General Alumni Association
Northwestern University
Ward
Still With Its Own Private Ferry Over Miller Canal Raided
Texarkana report says a private ferry operation over Miller County drainage canal was raided by county and federal officers Monday. Five or six men fled before raiders arrived. The still sat 15 miles east on Dooley Ferry road, near the canal, which was crossed by rowboat. Officers seized a 50 gallon pot, six and a half gallons of whisky, vats and barrels. Deputy Sheriff Ardell Harris accompanied the federal agents.
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Texarkana
Atti
Miller County
Dooley Ferry
Ardell Harris
Bank Robbery at Union Savings & Trust in St Charles
Three armed men robbed Union Savings and Trust in St Charles taking 25000 after forcing the janitor to admit them and making the cashier open the vault. In Little Rock snow flaked for about half an hour before noon with near freezing temperatures.
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ST. Charles, Mo
Union Savings & Trust Company
Little Rock
Bobcats Face Lockesburg In Early Season Tilt
Sevier county awaits a two game series as the Hope's cage team led by veteran forward Captain Wray and coach Charles Wilkin prepares for Lockesburg. The locals expect strong support from veterans and new candidates in the opener with possible additional county clashes ahead.
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Hope
Ligeee
U Eburn
Foam
Sevier County
Lockesburg
Wray
Charles Wilkin
Loeckesburg
Wilkins
Brothers Indicted for Single Murder
Chicago report that Leo Svoboda, a St. Louis gunman, was indicted for the June 9 1930 murder of Tribune reporter Alfred Lingle. Three witnesses testified before the grand jury Olio Svoboda Warren Williams and Police Captain John Stege. Indictment voted and filed in court of Acting Chief Justice Philip J Finneran.
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Chicago
Leo Brothers
St. Louis
Alfred Lingle
Tribune
Olio Syohoda
Warren Williams
John Stege
Williams
Stege
Svoboda
Philip J. Finneran
Foreman John
R. McGill
Japan denies reports of new British ambassador to Japan
The Foreign Office denies reports from a Japanese agency that Sir John Francis Lindley was appointed ambassador to Japan, succeeding Sir John Tilley on leave in England. No successor name has been submitted for Tulley's post.
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Tokyo
Usp
John Francis Lindley
Britis
Japan
John Tilley
England
Foreign Office
John Tulley
Prenatal sex test ridiculed by El Paso expert
R H Cook of El Paso dismisses the new X ray method of sex determination. He offers a simple old wives tale using a gold ring and thread. Hold the ring over the mother. a straight swing indicates a boy, a circular swing indicates a girl.
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EL Paso
Texas
R. H. Cook
Cook
Woman Hanged for Murder of Two Family Members
SZOLNCK Hungary Frau Marie Kardos was hanged for last year’s murder of her husband and 22 year old son. She was the first woman executed in Hungary amid a wave of poisoning cases in one neighborhood involving 40 women.
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Szolnck
Hungary
Frau Marie Kardos
Frau Kardos
Susie" Szordas
Szordas
No Action Against Mob Says Sheriff
Maryville sheriff Harve England stated there would be no action taken against the mob that burned prisoner Raymion Gunn, a Black man accused of assaulting a 19 year old school teacher, Velma Coulter, after the crowd resolved the case at a schoolhouse. He said any action would require orders from higher authorities.
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Maryville
Harve England
Raymion Gunn
Velma Coulter
Theatre Destroyed at Walnut Ridge
The Swan Theatre in Walnut Ridge was destroyed by fire of undetermined origin early Tuesday. Estimated total loss is 50,000 dollars with 30,000 for building and 20,000 for fixtures and equipment. Owner is E. Priddy of Memphis and manager Ell W. Collins of Jonesboro. insurance status not announced.
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Walnut Ridge
Ft. E. Priddy
Memphis
Ell W. Collins
Jonesboro
Nevada road builder sets new speed record
Tonopah, New West Southern Nevada crowns speed king Andy Drumm, a road builder, for driving 244 miles between Tonopah and Las Vegas in three hours and 23 minutes. He beats previous mark by 25 minutes set by F F Garside, publisher of the Tonopah Times Bonanza, who sent congratulatory wires.
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Tonopah
New
Nevada
Fonoprk
Las Vegas
Andy Drumm
Iew
F. F. Garside
Tomopah Times-Bonanza
Garside
Auto Coyote Hunting New Sport in Nevada
Reno reports a new sport for motorists in Nevada where coyotes are hunted by driving on the flat Great Black Rock Desert. The undulating desert terrain allows long runs with drivers attempting to corner and outrun the animal, though the coyote often eludes or the car tires fail.
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Nevada
Reno
AIA
Black Rock
Here
Capitol Closes Early After Dome Toy Torpedo Prankings
Texas state capitol shut its doors on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve to prevent pranksters from climbing to the 900 foot dome galleries and dropping toy torpedoes. Reverberations from the incident echoed loudly through the dome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
U.P
Texas Stateapitol
Automobile Taken in 1929 Recovered in Tennessee
In Hot Springs Arkansas Judge Lucas reported his automobile stolen in October 1929 during a shrine meeting. The car was found in Tennessee after a raid by federal prohibition officers. The motor number was turned over to the manufacturers and dealers were notified of the location.
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Hot. Springs
Ark
J.R
Chancery
Lucas
Tennessee
Clinton High School adopts 180 point letters plan
Clinton Iowa changes letters for athletes by awarding 180 points to each sport participant. Ten points are earned for staying out for each sport, five points per football quarter, and three points per quarter in other sports. A letter is earned only when 180 points are reached, allowing seniors who sat out a season to qualify.
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Clinton
Towa
J.p—Thrawine
Clinton High School
Iowa
How Jokes Spread From Gag to Nation’s Stage
New York notes explain joke genesis from a minor incident to a retold tale. Actor Charlie Ruggles is cited as example as a gag forms through slanting, exaggeration, and chain-like sharing until a professional humorist recasts it for modern audiences.
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New York
Charlie Ruggles
Painted roofs on Providence buses and trolleys
United Electric Railways of Providence coats tops of all motor busses and trolley cars with aluminum paint. General manager Alonzo R. Williams notes the aluminum coating keeps gasoline and oil storage tanks cool in summer and warm in winter, explaining the why behind the change.
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Providence
R. I
UPI
United Electric Railways
Company of Providence
Alonzo R. Williams
Man Shoots Self After Telephone Dispute
In Marianna on Monday Fred L. Plummer 33 son of the late Judge J A Plummer committed suicide after an argument with his wife over the phone He bought two pistol cartridges refused more and died of a self inflicted wound A coroner's jury ruled death by own action He left a wife three young children his mother and brothers Harry David and Ernest.
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Marianna
Fred L. Plummer
J. A. Plimmer
Flummer
States Highway Department
J. A. Plummer
Harry
Davidt
Ernest
Ipue
Plummer
Harvard names nonplayer Sampson as backfield coach
Arthur G. Sampson, former Tufts head coach and recent backfield coach at Columbia, is named assistant to Eddie Casey, Harvard's new head coach. Though never a football player, Sampson studied the game closely and once instituted a policy at Tufts barring scrimmage between games.
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Harvard
Arthur G. Sampston
Tufts College
Cambiidge
Mass
Columbia
Eddie Casey
Sampson
Professor Deciphers Puzzling Inscription at Dighton Rock
In Dighton Mass and Lisbon Portugal two Brown University scholars confirm an inscription on Dighton Rock claiming Miguel Corie Real, a Portuguese explorer, landed there in 1502 and lived nearby until 151. The finding ends a four century mystery. Dr Gilbert Marques of New York received two cedar chests of darts from near the rock to gift to the Geographic Society of Lisbon and the Corte Real Museum at Terceira in the Azores.
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Dighton
Mass
U.R
Miguel Corie Real
Dighton Rock
Delabarre
Brown University
Gilbert Marques
New York
Geographic Society of
Lisbon
Portugal
Football of Coal Carved for Rockne
Summit Hill Pa tu Ri A foot ball made entirely of anthracite and conforming in every detail to the standard college gridiron ball was carved by James Cunningham for presentation to Knute Rockne, coach of the Notre Dame University football squad. The polished anthracite ball rested on a small pedestal and was inscribed by Cunningham.
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Summit Hill
James Cunningham
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame University
Cunhinghan
Food Amendment Beaten in Senate Amid Drouth Relief Debate
The passage of a 15,000,000 food amendment to the 45,000,000 drought relief bill was defeated by administration forces in the House on Tuesday. Alfred E. Smith, former New York governor and 1928 Democratic nominee, sent Senator Wagner a letter demanding an apology from the Republican National Committee for distributing 800,000 copies of a cartoon with alleged false statements in Nebraska. Lucas defended his campaign literature spending as standard party activity, while Norris's re election remained a focal point amid Republican turmoil and calls for Lucas's resignation from the national committee.
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Bernard Ricchabuona
New York
Jesse Silbermann
Kashington
Senate
Storm
Lucas
Republican National Committee
Norris
Taucus
Republican Party
National Committee
Body of Missing Farmer Found in Garland Lake
STUTTGART The body of Bud Massey a 40 year old farmer who vanished 43 days ago was recovered Monday afternoon from Garland Lake 56 miles southeast of Stuttgart Massey left his home near the lake December 1 saying he would go coon hunting across the lake The boat and his gun were found two days later. He is survived by his wife and several children.
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Stuttgart
Bud” Massey
Farmer
Garland Lake
Massey
Grape Planting Planned at Stamps Arkansas
Interest runs high as a program to introduce a new Meier grape variety moves forward in Lafayette County. Progressive farmers test the juice rich hybrid with 46 12 percent content, about 30 percent above Concord. Ben C Eastin of the Chamber of Commerce joined Illinois Central officials touring Shreveport to Jackson promoting grape cultivation along the line.
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Ark
Tu.p
LaFayette County
Meier
Concord
Ben C. Eastin
Chamber of Com
Meter Executive
Ilinois Central Railroad
Shreveport
Jackson
Miss
Sportsman nets two fish for one in odd Bass Lake incident
Grand Rapids Mich. Les ter Wolters, president of the Michigan Sportsmen's League, speared a 12 pound pike on Bass Lake and found a three inch bass in its stomach. The odd finding came during a fishing trip described as a two-for-one catch.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Lester Wolters
Michigan Sportsmen's League
Bass
Hunters Not Bothered MEMPHIS v2
Shelby county court clerk Ed Crenshaw reports 7002 hunting licenses issued in 1930 with most sales occurring in November and December amid a general low mood in hunting circles.
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Memphis
Ed Crenshaw
Shelby County
Nashville High School Destroyed by Fire
A two story frame school built in 1903 was destroyed by a blaze detected at 10 45. Damage was valued at unknown with $6000 insurance paid. Classes will be held in vacant rooms around town until a new building is constructed. the school board will rebuild as soon as possible.
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Llte
Tilu
Fliers Missing After Transatlantic Flight Attempt
In Horta Azores a report says aviators Mrs Beryl Hart and Lt William MacLaren are missing after departing from Hamilton Bermuda Saturday for Paris on the Tradewind monoplane. Strong winds and high seas hindered progress. no word has been received since their 11 15 a m EST takeoff.
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Horta
Island of Fayal
Azares
Beryl Hart
William $. MacLaren
Hamilton
Bermuda
Azores
Snow Blankets Fayetteville Area After Nightfall
Residents woke to fresh snow across the Fayetteville area with temperatures around 22 degrees as a cold snap followed the wintery conditions. The light cover disrupted early transit and prompted local caution as crews monitor icy patches.
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Payetteville
Fayetteville
Fayetteville) Streats
Legless Youth Wins Honors as Swimmer in Pawtucket
George Edward Randall, 20, of Pawtucket Rhode Island, lost both legs in a trolley accident as a child but is a celebrated swimmer. He prefers long swims and has completed a five mile course in Long Island Sound. He dives from an eight foot board and swam a 27 second sprint. Randall walks well with artificial limbs, drives, works at a garage, and hopes to run a radio and battery business.
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Pawtucket
George Edward Randall
Randall
Long Island Sound
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