Negroes Sentenced to Die in Arkansas Electric Chair
In Ashley County Arkansas a jury in the circuit court at Ashdown on a first degree murder charge condemned two Black defendants to death by electric chair for killing Bud Morgan near Foreman on December 22. A third defendant faces trial next Monday on a related murder charge. The defense had asked the two men testify to their stories, and both sides waived further argument.
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Ashdown
Jinn
John Green Ant Mack Brown
Lie
Ne River County
Elycuit Court
Bud Morgan
Foreman
Sfc
Argu
Durge
Arksungas
Eimolion
Brown
Breen
Morgan
Ed Dudley
Bud Nolan
John J. DuLaney
Morgan An Dudley
Hadsheore
South Arkansas
Low
Business Training Taken By Employee at J C Penney Store
Mrs DM Stewart a cashier at J C Penney Hope store completed a business training course arranged by the chain's heads. The diploma was used today and the training spanned several months across the line, with five displayers who pursued the course of study.
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DM. Stewart
J. C. Penney
Hope
Bosedeuds
V. C. Tenney Rongnally
Amd
Fiven Te Wanplayes
Shidy
Spre
Willie Walker Returned Today in Marked Tree
In Marked Tree on January 1 a man named Willie Walker was detained in Phoenix on suspicion of involvement in a murder case. Sheriff says Walker will be taken to Memphis tonight for further questioning as investigators pursue leads connected to the crime.
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Memphis
Willie Winker
Clairauel
Mise Letia Wawa Dal
Shell A. Db
Landere
Painsett
Walker
Phoe
Leonelak
Ito Mobile
Columbus Girl Burned To Death
Seven year old Janie Hrownthorne, a resident of Columbus, was badly burned when her clothing caught fire yesterday afternoon while standing near her home. Neighbors rushed to help and extinguished the flames. doctors initially thought she might recover though condition remained serious.
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Janie
Explosion rocks Donaghey Building in Little Rock
A January explosion at the four story Donaghey building in Little Rock fatally injures a janitor, James Down, who reportedly stored gas and struck a match. The blast caused shattered windows on the first floor and seventh street, with about $40,000 in damage.
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Little Rock
Jan
Donaghey
Sud
James Down
General Hospital
Will Try To Raise Jackson Bayou Levee
A group of men armored with levee equipment left Melena Arkansas at noon to raise the Jackson Bayou levee six miles from DeValls Bluff. They seek to lift the levee two feet before an anticipated crest of twenty two feet on White River that threatens Jackson Bayou by January 22.
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Melena
Ark
Jackson Bayou
DeValls Bluff
White River
Jackson
Senate Votes To Retain Tariff on Imported Sugar
Senate decision keeps existing sugar import tariff in place. Proposal to adjust rates was debated, with shifts between 22 and 23 cents per pound mentioned. House duties cited range from 24 to 27.5 cents per pound, reflecting a split on tariff levels between chambers.
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Senate
Washington
Jin
Harrison
Mississippi
Local Druggist Confined By Infected Ankle
John P. Cox, a local druggist in Waal, has been confined to his home for a week with an infected ankle. An accident or fall caused the infection after he scratched his ankle during dinner. He is expected to return to the store within a few days.
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John PL Cox
Lex
God
Forced Jump Demonstrates Flat Spin Theory
Portland pilot G G Barnum described how a plane enters a flat spin when tail surfaces become the axis and elevons lose control. In a test he climbed to 3000 feet and deliberately entered a tall spin with a sand bag in front, then jumped at 506 feet as the craft completed 14 spins and passed near him.
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Portland
Ore
G. G. Barnum
Barnum
Fire destroys Caney Creek consolidated school in Lonoke County
Lonoke county reports a fire yesterday afternoon destroying the Caney Creek consolidated school ten miles south of the county seat. Estimated loss about 50,000 with partial insurance coverage. The school is the former Caney Creek consolidated building in Lonoke County.
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Caney Creek
Lonoke
Caney Creck
Here
Oss
Lanoke County
Lincolum History Display At Kiwanis Meeting
A mercantile display on Lincolum history and methods of manufacture was shown at Flope Kiwanis noon meeting in Motel Barlow. Re V Hernden introduced Armstrong Linol eum representatives who gave a two reel motion picture demonstration. Frank May reported on a regent trip to the Kiwanis convention in Kansas City on January 15.
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Flope Kiwanis
Armstrong
Hope Furniture Company
Frank May
Panther Attack Survivor Recalls Narrow Escape in 1896
Pemiseel County resident Jui N. R. Hudgens recounts a 1896 night on Bond Creek when he and Jin Smith awoke to a panther and a pack of wild cats. The animals buried them under hay, then retreated as Hudgens fired. They later shot four panthers, while others escaped.
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Cooter
N. R. Hudgens
Pemiseel
Sam
Jin Smith
Lb Bond
Mr. Hudgens
Ulver
Sevral
Texas Producers In Oil Price Clash
Texas oil producers face a potential loss of about 200000 dollars daily as major companies slash crude prices. Humble, Gulf, Texas Pipe Line, and Sinclair led reductions. Sun and Magnetia consider actions. Texas weekly production averages 750000 barrels, making the cuts costly with no stated reason.
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Houston
Texas
Humble Pipe Line Company
Gulf Refining Company
Texas Pipe Line Company
Sinclair Pipe Line Company
North
Louisiana
Five In Burglary Case Are Taken To Malvern
TEXARKANA, Jan. 16 Five persons, three women, were taken to Malvern and accuse d of the burglary of Ketchum's store at Glenwood. They include J. W. Bradley 20 J. A. Massey 17 Mrs Lois Morgan 40 and her daughter Irene Morgan 15 Eunice Entrepin 20. Goods valued at 100 found in a wagon used by the five were identified as from the Glenwood store. They were chased through Bowie county to Sulphur Springs and captured Saturday night. They reportedly planned to return to Arkansas without extradition papers.
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Texarkana
Malvern
Cglmnweed
J. W. Bradley
J. A. Massey
Lois Morgan
Irene Morgan
Eunice Entrepin
Glenwood
Bowie County
Tex
Sulphue Springs
Arkansas
Louisiana People Back Henderson Petition for Radio Station Renewal
Citizens and parish officials in Farmerville sign a federal petition to renew Henderson's radio station SWKIE at Shreveport and maintain the present wave length to support a local television industry. Led by C Rebun and local leaders, the drive gained wide notice amid controversy over profanity used by Henderson.
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Farmerville
Ba.dan
Giy Ae
Fedoral Radio Commission
Washington
Wylie Henderson
SWKIE
Across the Nation Cold and Floods Hit Many Areas
AP reports a nationwide spell of cold and flood conditions. A quake in southern California, river floods in Indiana and Ohio, and ice in the Rockies disrupted life. Five hundred families fled Washburn River flooding in Vincennes. two hundred rescued as Blanchard River overflowed in Attawa. Six deaths due to freezing. cold may curb floods in the south.
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Associated Press
Call- Bla
Rocky Mountain Region
Middlewest
Attawa
Ohio
Mississippi Valley
Rocky Mountain
Mary Pickford Wins Inheritance Tax Suit
In Los Angeles on January 16, Mary Pickford the film star and wife of Douglas Fairbanks won a superior court case over the state seeking 90284 inheritance tax on the estate of her mother Charlotte Pickford Smith. Pickford argued the 28244 tax already paid as executrix was all due since 782000 of the estate was a trust fund created from her earnings. The mother’s estate exceeded 1,000,000. Judge Harry Hollzer ruled in the actress’s favor after about an hour of deliberation.
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Angeles
Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Lumnary
Charlotte Pickford-Smith
American Women Refuse Long Skirts in War of Fashion
Paris reports a continuing War of the Skirts as American and British women resist long dresses while Paris and Spanish styles push for shorter designs. American markets show strong rejection, with Chicago Denver and Salt Lake City noting knee-length or shorter favorites despite global fashion dictates.
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Paris
Rue de la Paix
Opera
Spain
Mattin
America
Munnelsco
Adit
Chicago
Denver
Salt
City
Jim Bearden Named Enumerator for Census Work
Jim Bearden of Hope was appointed by J Warren Stevens district census supervisor of Texarakian as an enumerator for distributors and manufacturers. The federal government will canvass these groups prior to the population census, with Bearden's duties starting immediately and the population tally to follow in spring.
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Jim Bearden
Hope
J. Warren Stevens
Texarakian
Anl
Bearden
Southwestern Bell Plans $2.3 Million Arkansas Buildout
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company announces a 1930 Arkansas construction budget around 2300000 dollars as part of a five state program totaling about 52000000. E N McCall district manager notes growth drives new offices in Maglonia Nashville Morriston Hot Springs and Park Hill Little Rock while lines exchanges and equipment expand.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Arkansas
E. N. McCall
Southwestern
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Neysew
Maglonia
Nashville
Morriston
Hot Springs
Park Hill
Little Rock
Whitelhear
Nitrate Speaker To Be Here On 28th Hope Address By T H Boyd
Nitrate expert T. H. Boyd, a Chilean Nitrate Education Bureau representative, will speak at Hope city hall on Tuesday at 2 PM about Feeding Cotton. Known for simple practical fertilizer methods, Boyd has spent much of his career testing cotton fertilizers and will lecture to growers and others interested in new agricultural methods.
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Congress
Prohibition
Administration
Law Enforcement Commission
George W. Wickersham
Border Patrol
The
Treasury
Andrew W. Mellon
James M. Doran
House
Wagner
New York
Wickersham Commission
Department of Justice
William Williamson
Lower Center
South Dakota
William D. Mitchell
T. Hi. Boyd
Hope City Hall
Jan Boyd
Suda Educations Bureau
Boyd
Padgitt First To Enter Tone Litter Contest In Hempstead
Frank Padgitt of Hope is the first entrant in Hempstead County ton litter contest announced today. The competition is open to all, with rules from County Agent Lynn Smith. Prizes include large awards for top finishes using cottonseed meal and a protein supplement, totaling 450 dollars statewide and a 25 dollar special prize split among the three highest placers in Hempstead County by Temple Cotton Oil Company.
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Frank Padgitt
Hope
Hempstead
Lynn Smith
Temple Cotton, Ol Company
Pint Term Commutations Trim Michigan Prohibition Case
In Lansing on January 16, Governor Fred W. Green commuted five of six life terms under Michigan’s life for a pint law. The men’s sentences drop to 12 to 15 years. Elaine Miller and Fred Palm, both from Lansing, drew wide publicity. Miller, mother of ten, had four liquor convictions. Palm, a prior offender, was jailed since 1927. The 1929 Legislature changed the act. Miller’s appeal proceeds to the state Supreme Court.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Fred W. Green
Elaine Miller
Fred Palm
Wen
Milter
Jackson
Miller
Palm
Gurdon Pastor Moderates Presbytery Actions in Arkansas
Gurdon January 16 reports Quachita Presbytery sessions in Malvern dissolving church ties with Dr. Stunt A. Oglesby and dismissing him to Atlanta Presby. Dr. Oglesby heads to Adana. Gear assumes Central Presbyterian duties. M D Williamy elected moderator with Dr. Hugh Robertson as clerk.
Levee Work Proceeds as Mississippi Flood Tests Banks
In Memphis area reports describe heavy rain and rising waters along the lower Mississippi. About thirty men and a group of convicts from the prison labor near Jamerson tread along the levee to stem water flow while 1480 workers attempt bankment. A long-distance message to Clarkesda notes the Quitman farm remains in danger as waters threaten, with efforts ongoing despite seeming futility.
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Memphis
U. 5
Tarchman
Jamerson
Quitman
Fragmentary local note on rifle fire near Hope area
Fragmentary text notes concerns about rifle firing in the Hope area and references to children and spying. The readable portion lacks clear events, dates, or identifiable individuals to confirm specifics.
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Ben
Hope
Fielson Reported to Be In Siberia
Moscow reports a discovery that Eielson and his mechanic Boreland near a river in Siberia, prompting dog sleigh expeditions by the Soviet government. Missing since November ninth, the two flyers have been the focus of Canadian and American search efforts as nations consider their air expedition along the North Cape coast.
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Moscow
Russia
Rielson
Lland
Siberia
Governmr
Eielson
Boreland
North Cape
Coldest Winter Snap Hits Rockies with Subzero Lows
Denver area endures another subzero surge as Rockies region reports up to 26 below in places. Snow blankets sections east toward Kansas and north Texas. Rescuers aid eleven marooned travelers near Durango while a family of three is reported missing in the wider region. Casper Wyoming and Great Falls Montana record extreme lows.
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Col
Rocky Mountain
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Durango
Colorado
Casper
Wyo
Great Falls
Mont
Skeriedan
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Veidersen
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W. Coast
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Mary Pickford
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D. H. Boyd
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Gurdon Pastor
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