City Election Primary Sets 29 Candidates Next Tuesday
The first class city election will be held Tuesday January 27 with 29 candidates on the Democratic preferential ballot. A double-primary rule offers a runoff in March if no candidate wins a majority. top two advance if a majority is not reached. Names listed cover mayoral, police judge, treasurer, and four alderman wards with multiple contenders in each race.
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Hope
Janeary
Tor
John P. Vesey
Dorsey McRae
Giles H. Gibson
J. L. Jamison
Ruff Boyett
F. Runley
Pat Casey
A. A. Gentry
J. W. Harper
Dale Jones
R. L. Gosnett
E. G. Coop
Don Smith
T. C. Crosnoe
John Bartlett
John W. Dawson
Luther Garner Roy Stevenson
J. L. Green
Luther Rogers
Frank Ward
Old Penitentiary in Alabama Burns
Fire of undetermined origin swept the main building of the 92 year old state prison in Wetumpka Alabama. Prisoners confined in cell blocks were marched to safety with no injuries. Fire raged over two hours before being brought under control by local departments.
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Wetumpka
Ala
Westbookia
Montgomery
Collector Quits in Faro Scandal
Washington report notes Myrtle W. Blacklidge resigned as federal revenue collector amid a faro scandal. She claimed to have earned about $50,000 in cash and $270,000 in paper profits through a gambling scheme in Springfield. No successor named yet.
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Washington
Myrtle W. Blacklidge
Till Noid
Springfield
Hermit digs in to weather through grim unemployment
Hammond Indiana story about John Miculas a hermit who lost his job in April 1924 and carved a cave in a sand bank near the city dump using tin cans tea stamps and cartons to keep warm He survives on discarded food until conditions improve police found him but he refused to leave his dug-in home saying he will stay until better times arrive.
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Hammond
Ind
UPI
John Miculas
Miculas
Indiana
Prince fe Ordered to Stop His Begging
A 7-year-old boy claiming French royal lineage remains on the streets of Orange Free State, despite orders to stop begging. Described as gray-haired and frail, he carries letters asserting his birth in Russia during Napoleonic wars and persists in soliciting alms while maintaining a devout churchman persona and multilingual abilities.
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Reitz
Orange Free State
Prince Louis Robey
George le Bourbon Orleans
Duc de Bourbon
Woman condemned to die respited by Georgia Supreme Court
Atlanta news reports Mrs Sarah Powers 72 a Macon boarding house keeper was sentenced to death or conviction of complicity in the slaying of James Parks. The Georgia Supreme Court granted a new trial citing improper jury instruction on circumstantial evidence. Earl Manchester the man she hired to kill Parks is also under sentence of death.
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Atlanta
Sarah Powsers
Macon
James Parks
Georgia Supreme Court
High Court
Earl
Manchester
Parks
Ex Secretary of Clara Bow Guilty Verdict Shocks Actress
In Los Angeles a jury found Dale De Bois guilty on one count of grand theft out of 35 charged for stealing $15,000 from Clara Bow’s actress file. The older counts were acquitted. jurors recommended clemency and probation with possible county jail time. De Boe collapsed in court after the verdict, denying guilt and awaiting sentencing.
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Los Angeles
Dale de Bags
Filey Star
Miss de Boe
Teres
Counsel
Young Murderer Sentenced To Twenty One Years
DE WITTY Ark-PI Louis Mitchell, 16, hunter's guide, was convicted Friday night of fatally wounding Lawrence Culpepper, a farmer, and sentenced to 21 years in prison. Mitchell pleaded self defense. Culpepper was found shot near the White River bottoms at De Witt last October. State witnesses said Culpepper's pockets were turned wrong side out. Mitchell said the shooting was in self defense after Culpepper threatened to shoot him and reached for a stick as he fired.
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DE Wity
Ark
Louis Mitchell
Lawrence Culpepper
Farmer
Mitchell
Culpepper
Lo Dently
White River
de Witt
Philippines Speaker Roxas Links White Rule to Decline
Manuel Roxas, speaker of the Philippine lower house, told a Manila audience that the Philippines faces foreign domination and a fall of white rulers. He warned that white men will fall and the brown race will rule the world, saying the Philippines are writhing in hell.
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Manila
Philippine Islands
Philippine Herald
Manuel Roxas
Philippine Legishriture
Santi Orie
Philippines
Extradition Waived for Hudson on Burglary Charges
Texas prisoner Joe Hudson agreed to waive extradition and will be surrendered to Arkansas authorities after posting a 750 bond on liquor charges. He is held in Lamar County Jail at Paris. Governor Parnell issued a requisition for return to Hempstead County Arkansas, but Governor Sterling action is not required.
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Joe Hudson
Texas
Hempstead
Ariminsuy
Hudson
Lamar County
Paris
Arkansas
Harvey Parnell
Ross Sterling
Flaine Boy Wins Club Cotton Prize
Floyd Jones aged 16 from Flaine Arkansas is declared the Arkansas 4 H club cotton drawer champion at the annual FP M Crump Co prize event in Memphis He stands among other Arkansas winners Dorothy Davidwa Etowah Earl Jones Scott and Dorothy Bowers and Hubert Evans from Mississippi county
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Memphis
Floyd Jones
Flaine
Ark
Arkansas
M. Crump & Co
Dorothy Davidwa
Etowah
Earl Jones
Scott
Dorothy Bowers
Hubert Evans
Mississippi County
England Resident James Monroe Denk Dies by Self Inflicted Wounds
English resident James Monroe Denk aged 64, long known as J W Monroe, died Friday morning from self inflicted wounds. He shot himself in the head Thursday night in Lonoke. Coroner Fred Berry held an inquest and ruled death a suicide related case. Detected funds included $200 cash, $25.06 in a pocketbook, a $392 bank balance in Bank of England and $525 in Citi Wong.
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England
James Monroe Denk
J. W. Monroe
Mooney
Deal
C. W. Whayne
J. M.monroe
Fred Berry
Lonoke
Bank of England
Citiwong Bank
London Women Lose Umbrellas In Wet Weather
London headlines note a high rate of umbrella loss during rainy spells. The lost property office records about 400 umbrellas daily found in buses streetcars taxis and on streets. Owners frequently misplace umbrellas soon after reclaiming them, leading to repeated checkins.
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London
Lost Property Office
Fine Turnip Displayed By Patmos Resident
An unusually fine turnip, described as a purple top Klobe variety, weighed 5 3/4 pounds and was sold to the office Saturday morning by L. E. Ferimby, a prosperous farmer from Patmos Route 2.
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Patmos
L. E. Ferimby
Paris premiership offer to Briand amid French government defeat
Bulletins report Hayter of Hayti Missouri storekeeper shot Saturday morning. Missouri police search three youths tied to the incident. Telegraph from Paris confirms Briand offered premiership in Geneva after Steeg government was defeated.
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Mempuis
Hayter
Hayil
Soufterst
Misguri
Staynes
Paris
Arisie Briand
Geneva
Switzerland
France
Steeg
County Agents Needed to Aid Hempstead Farmers
A reader urges Hempstead County to retain county agents arguing federal Extension Service aid supports local agriculture and education. The letter criticizes the county judge and calls for agents to be kept, noting small counties sustain agents with limited income and urging Judge Luther Routon to reconsider resignation.
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the Star
Hempstead
Judge
Joan
Hempstead County
Routon
Mr. Routon
Luther
Woman Seeks Husband Through Atlanta Postmaster
A Jacksonville Florida woman wrote to the Atlanta postmaster asking him to find her a suitable husband. She stated her desire for a fine man and urged careful selection, adding that she is particular in such matters. The item reflects a humorous, personal appeal conveyed through postal channels.
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Atlanta
UPI
Jacksonville
Pla
French Coast Strewn With Wrecked Ships
Reports from naval experts say the French coast is littered with sunken wrecks after the Artiglio disaster in the Bay of Biscay. Salvage vessels have recovered wrecks between Saint Niunt and Belle Isle, with several dozen more deemed dangerous to shipping along the coast.
Senator Stewart Flown Home From Capitol Visit Friday
Arkansas Senator Ned Stewart of Lewisville was flown home Friday afternoon by a member of the Lighth Observa tion Squadron after alighting at Hove. He continued to Lewisville Friday night, traveling by automobile.
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Ned Stewart
Arkansas
Lewisville
Hove
Lidth
House
Senate
Senator Stewart
Hope
Texas first woman to face execution for murder
Mrs Clara Uhr, 49, was sentenced to death in San Antonio for the axe murder of her husband Daniel Henry Uhr. Lexie Jones, a Fort Sam Houston soldier, testified he killed Uhr at her promise of 500. If carried out the sentence would mark Texas history’s first female execution. Jones is indicted. Donald Walker already received 15 years after trial. Uhr had been bedridden after a prior paralytic stroke.
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San Antonio
Texas
Clara Uhr
Daniel Henry Uhr
Uhr
Lexie Jones
Fort Sam Houston
Jones
Donald Walker
Five-Cent Cigarette Tax Aims to Fund College Building
Conway hosts legislators as a plan to raise one cent per pack on cigarette sales advances a $1.9 million building fund. Arkansas State Teachers College, Henderson State Teachers College, and four district agricultural schools would share the money, with ASU Conway favored for equity. president H. L. McAlister seeks $147,000 for maintenance and $150,000 for a science building if funded.
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Conway
Arkansas State Teachers College
Henry Stroup
Paris
Colonel Stroup
Idea
Ben Haézeil
Brinkley
Kenneth C. Coffelt
L. L
Strom
H. L. McAlister
Injuries Fatal to Accident Victim
Fort Smith reports Dennie W Ferguson aged about 20 died in a hospital shortly before noon Friday from injuries suffered Wednesday night when caught beneath a truckload of lumber near Mena. Ferguson formerly lived at Big Fork and worked for Aaron Ferguson Lumber Co. He was among workers when a truck and a light car driven by Olen Lambert of Mena collided on Highway No 8 near Board Camp. The truck overturned trapping Ferguson. C H Parlament was brought in with minor injuries, eight others were slightly hurt. Survived by his wife.
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Fort Smith
Dennie W. Ferguson
Mena
Ferguson
Big Fork
Aaron Ferguson Lumber Company
Gia Leach
Olen Lambert
Aear
C.H. Parlament
Fergusone
Ware Elected By Washington Bank
W. O H. Ware was elected president of the Washington State Bank at the stockholders annual meeting in Washington Friday. He succeeds W. B. Nelson who resigned as president and remains a member of the board. M. S. Bates was elected vice president to succeed Ware and J. W. Butler was re-elected as cashier. The board includes Ware, Bates, Nelson, Butler and L. F. Monroe.
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W. O H. Ware
Washington State Bank
Washington
Mr. Ware
W. B. Nelson
Bolrenwins
M.S. Bates
Ware
J. W. Butler Ay Cash
Legislative Sidelights in Arkansas House and Senate
Arkansas legislators brace for a busy period as measures pile up in both chambers. A three sided push seeks constitutional change, reorganizing government and widening revenue tools. Proposals include a constitutional convention, reallocation of school funding, bank and tax reforms, reapportionment, and department restructuring.
Trap Formerly of Guernsey Dies in Little Rock
Albert Trap aged 66 formerly of Guernsey died Saturday morning at his brother's home in Little Rock. The funeral will be at Wilson Cemetery near Guernsey at 3 PM Sunday, with the Masons in charge. He is survived by one immediate relative, the brother who died with him.
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Albert Trap
Guernsey
Little Rock
Wilson Cemetery
Masons
Trap
Circus Wins Suit Against Tom Mix
ERIE Pa 41 Col Zak Miller owner of the 101 Ranch Shows was awarded $20 000 in a breach of contract suit against Tom Mix moagh cowboy by a jury here Saturday Miller sued for $325 000 charging the actor broke his promise to appear as a circus rider Mix denied Miller claimed Mix joined the Sells Floto Shows when he was to have appeared with Miller s Show in 1929
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Erie
Col
Zak Miller
Tom Mix
Moagh Cowboy
Miller
Mix
Four Families Move Here Within Month in Hope
The January Hope Retail Merchants bulletin reports 34 address changes in 40 days. Four new families arrived, six left, with one move to a farm within the trade area. Twenty four intra city relocations were recorded.
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Hope
Hope Retail Merchants Association
J. C. Carlton
School Children Build Replica of Stadium
Alameda students in public schools built a miniature California Memorial Stadium replica including the Beidiron. The model scaled at 10 to 1 1/2 inches to the yard sparked enthusiasm for arithmetic and classroom problem solving.
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Alameda
Cal
Alameda Public Schools
California Memorial Stadium
Beidiron
Teachpets
Ties Stone Around Neck Drowns Self at Denmark Home
Laura Debow aged 53 ended her life between midnight and early Friday at her daughter Mrs Clyde Hodge’s home in Denmark. Her body was found later in a creek near the Hodge home. She had been at Lit tle Rock state hospital previously and was brought home recently. Survived by husband Calvin Debow five children including Mrs Hodge Ralph Ross Grace and Marie Debow and five siblings.
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Newport
Laura Debow
Clyde Hodge
Denmark
Hodge
Debow
Little Rock
Calvin Debow
Ralph
Ross
Grace
Marie Debow
Shelby Hendrickson
Wheatley
Eugene Hendrickson
Danville
Nellie Weathers
Bald Knob
Mamie Pierce
Texas
Fish Restocking In Arkansas Lakes Draws Izaak Walton League Support
In Pine Bluff Arkansas the Izaak Walton League placed about 40 000 bluegill brood in Atkins Lake and plans a similar stocking in Noble Lake. The group also proposed legislative ideas to the state association urging tighter game and fish regulations for the next session.
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Izaak Walton League
Pine Bluf
Ark
Atkins Lake
Iteank Walton League
Pine Bluff
Noble Lake
French police impose supervision on public dances
La Rochelle reports a new department rule placing all public dances under police supervision. Indecent dancing is forbidden and persons under 18 may attend public balls. Mayors may set show times with suggested closing by midnight, and special authorization is required for masked balls.
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LA Rochelle
I.A
Department of
la Vendee
Red Cross Appeals Drive Grows With Drought Relief Efforts
Hempstead county boosts a 1500 dollar gift toward a 10 million Red Cross drought relief drive. Reports from William M Baxter show Arkansan chapters mobilizing 6000 volunteers, routing funds, clothing, food, and rural lunch programs, while Will Rogers tours affected counties. Ten thousand garments shipped to eastern states assist Kentucky Arkansas Oklahoma and other areas as Governor Pollard backs the appeal.
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Hempstead
Red Cross
William M. Baxter
St. Louis
Will _Rogers
Arkansas
Little Rock
England
Rogers
Texas
Drei
Mmany
National Red Cross Administration of Relief
Oklahoma
State Department of Education
Drouth Areca
Akibay
Kentucky
Louisiana
Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia
Pollard
John F. Sippel
The
Nations Federation of Women's Clubs
Im Ig Radio 1d
Weltman resigns as treasurer of Arkansas Bank plan
C W Weltman announced Saturday his resignation as treasurer of the proposed liquidating corporation for the Arkansas Bank and Trust Co. He had been elected to the position at a meeting of the depositors committee a week ago.
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C. W. Welmman
Arkansas Bank & Trust Co
Weltman
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