Gandhi Freed From Prison In Poona Release
Mahatma Gandhi was ordered freed from imprisonment by the British vice roy and began moving toward freedom on Monday night amid widespread colonial anxiety. Crowds gathered outside Poona's prison as news spread that Gandhi would be released unconditionally, though he stated he would not leave until all Congress leaders and political prisoners were freed. Officials warned of a delicate situation if Gandhi refused to depart.
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Associated Press
Ech
Mahlon Gandhi
Justlions
Gandhi
Ghudbis
Poona
Kudin
Mahatma Gandhi
Vice-Roy
Vice Roys
Karachi
Jdalpur
Bombay
Alimwbabad
Gulf of Caiihay
Te Bubadar Sapris
M. Davakie
Ufe
Arkansas Girl In A Double Tragedy
Cleveland Mississippi reports a double homicide and suicide involving Walter Champion who killed 22 year old Bessie McKnight at a hotel and shot himself after the act. The body of Champion’s son was found nearby. The victims and suspects are linked to Clarksdale Augusta and Brinkley with funerals arranged in Augusta.
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Cleveland
James Chaimpson
Walter
Bessie McKnight
Roy
McBkimuht
Clarksdury
Here
McKiight Tamburky
Augusta
Ark
Mir
R. 2. McKinkht
QO. Fligpin
Brinkley
Heer
Milton Church Is Willed Store
A will bequeaths a storefront and equipment to Milton Church after B A Matileas died. The grant includes an automobile left to brother Nichols Matsikas in Melbourne Australia. Tone resembles an early 20th century probate notice with sparse details and local naming.
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Milton Church
Milton
Paw
B.A. Matileas
Matsilas
Nichols Matsikas
Melbourne
Australia
Young 11 Year Old Flies Solo From Roosevelt Field
In under two hours, 11 year old Henry Bierds reaches a solo flight at Roosevelt Field Long Island after one hour 40 minutes of instruction. He is believed to set a record for the time required to learn to fly. He is son of John Bierds a Valley Cottage manufacturer.
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Henry Bierds
Roosevelt Field
Long Island
John Bierds
Valley Cottage
Cotton Prices Edge Up Slightly in Weekly Report
The Department of Agriculture notes a small rise in cotton quotations for the week ending January 23 with Mid dling 7-8 inch averaging about 9.60 cents, domestic and foreign demand slow, spot sales limited to 624 bales, and unseasonably cold weather in the southern states. Census figures show December spinning spindles around 18.6 million. New England mills show modest demand, and premiums for staple cottons remain largely unchanged amid a quiet southern market.
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Memphis
Dept. Agricultures
Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Strick
Danaid
Bureau of the Census
New England
Gost
Derwaber
Gytton Spinnius
Foregin
Daily food for Hempstead County schoolchildren relief plan
Three hundred county school children in Hempstead need daily food at white public schools. A survey cited at Hope Junior High School shows 120 require immediate aid, with Red Cross pledging funds. County Superintendent EL Austin leads efforts to organize free lunches at each school and recruit beach-community support.
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Hempstead
EL. Austin
Hope Junior
Red Cross
Austin
State Organization of the Red Cross
Drewth Relief Committee
M. Hirst
Camden Furniture Plant Sets a New Record
Camden Furniture is operating over 125 people with orders from the Arm or Jean Furniture Mart driving peak capacity. M. H. Rothert says 60 carloads of furniture were booked, the largest volume yet, with mart activity below normal, keeping the Camden plant busy through April. Payroll last week topped $1,500, and the firm reports ample orders ahead while a Detroit department store placed a large order for 60 suites.
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Mart
Camden
Rotert
Towal
Cameden
Detroit
Canlent
Hebert
St. Louis
Landers Furniture Company
Priest's Prayer Opens First Council Meeting
The newly elected Wirkwoods town council convened its first session with a prayer led by Rev. Mathey Berpasa. Clerks and spectators observed the solemn moment as Baker pressed business items and attendees knelt during the invocation. The session opened amid election talk and ceremonial conduct.
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Warkwortil
Wirkwoods
Mathey Berpasa
Reeves Baker
Cotton Is Little Changed Since 1865
Austin, Tex. A copy of the Houston Weekly News Letter and Market Report of 1854, found in a safe deposit box, shows cotton prices were similar to today with good middling at 10 to 10 1/2 cents on the Houston market and 9 1/2 to 11 1/2 on New Orleans. Whisky was quoted at 45 to 48 dollars per barrel.
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Austin
Tex
URI
Houston
Texas
John G. McKay
New Orleans
Sunday Crowd on Main Gets Thrill
A rural Ford tuning car with five passengers and no top sped along Main Street near the First National Bank and Moreland's drugstore at about 3 pm. It entered from Second, avoided a collision with a large car, then veered onto the sidewalk hitting an awning before rejoining traffic. The car moved in low gear at about 10 mph. occupants, including a woman and children, yelled as bystanders dodged. Driver’s name not learned.
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Manin Street
Ford
First National Bank
Moreland
Main Street
Second
Herndon Returns From Detroit Trip
R V Herndon came back Sunday from Detroit Michigan where he attended the national convention of funeral directors. He had gone early last week to represent the Arkansas division and was honored for his services to the state association. He is a partner in Hope Furniture Company, local undertakers and furniture dealers.
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R. V. Herndon
Detroit
Mich
National Convention of Funeral Directors
Herndon
Arkansas
National Association of Funeral di
Ex-Sen Edwards Dies by Own Hand in New Jersey
Jersey City report says former governor and U S senator Edwards shot himself Sunday night at home after months of ill health and despondency. A leading wet Democrat, he was damaged by recent financial reverses and bank failures linked to New Jersey Securities Corp. His death followed a cancer diagnosis and a long political career marked by power and controversy.
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Jersey City
N. J
P—Edwards
Edwards
New Jersey
Irving Edwards
Senate
Frank Hague
New Jersey Securities Corporation
Edward
Physician Declares Myth Of Hard Working Americans
Dr. Ernest A. Spiegel a neuro physiologist in Philadelphia says the idea that most Americans work so hard they risk breakdown is a myth. He arrived with his wife Dr. Mona Spiegel Adolph to join Temple University Medical Center after living in Vienna.
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Philadelphia
Ernest A. Spiegel
Spiegel
Mona Spiegel- Adolph
Temple University Medical Center
Vienna
Legislative Sidelights in Little Rock Seeks Constitutional Reforms
The Arkansas General Assembly enters a busier week with multiple constitutional change proposals and a joint inquiry into banking and insurance. Pending are measures to expand the house roster, Governor Parnell’s reorganization and farm to market road plans, a Clark plan for department consolidation, and a tax shift affecting school districts. Senate actions include a proposal to lift the school tax cap and raise passenger fares to fund the state school fund.
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Little Rock
Cautiouity
General Assembly
Senate
Parnell
Clark
Grant
McCabe
Baxter
Buds
Ion
State Bank
Blue Sky
Arkansas Railroad Commission
The
Conservation Department
Aircrack Board
Cannon
Hempstead
Vormon
Bank Wut
Polls Open Early For City Preferential Primary
Polls open at 7:44 Tuesday morning for the city preferential primary election and close at sunset. Five candidates for mayor, nineteen for alderman, two for treasurer, and three for police judge face voters. Polling places are Ward One over Briant's drugstore Second street, Ward Two Frisco depot, Ward Three 556 Service Station, Ward Four City hall. Tax receipts from 1930 determine eligibility. those with only the new year's receipts cannot vote. This double primary draws 29 candidates and may require a run-off in March for the two top finishers in each race.
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Justice of the Peace Office
Briant
Second Street
Frisco
Chancellor rules against milling company in river gravel case
Arkadelphia milling Co loses suit against Arkadelphia Sand and Gravel Co over riverbed extraction. Judge Johnson upholds state claim that Quachila river is navigable. gravel operations must pay state fees. Court testimony from Major Lee and Captain Carpenter cited. local business leaders hail ruling as river works proceed with a new bridge by Missouri Pacific Railroad.
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Arkadelphia—Uri—Jube
Johnson
Clark County Chancery Court
Iy Hn
Arkadelphia Milling Company
Arkadelphia Sandludd Gravut Company
Quaghila
Sand and Gravel
Anl
Dunchity River
Millsing Company
Arkadelphia Lima and Gravel Company
John C.H. Lee
United States
Vicksburg
Fo J. Carpenter
Sam Phaws
Captaan Carpenter
Arkadelphis
Akradelphia Chamber of Commerce
Missouri Pacifly Railroad
Assembly Trying Economy Program
Arkansas lawmakers push economy measures in a weekly summary by J B Silvey from Nevada county noting smooth progress, bids for mimeographing bills, and salary clarifications. The report highlights cost savings and staffing changes as the 48th General Assembly seeks reduced expenditures and efficiency.
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Arkansas
J. B. Silvey
Nevada County
Silvey
House
Senate
48Th
General Assembly
Wade Kitchen
Columbia County
Curtis Cannon
Wempstead County
Park- Harper News Service
Blind Musician Dead In Arizona
The obituary notes the death of a blind musician from Claypool aged 82. She studied at the School of the Blind in St Louis and taught music for years at the St Louis Institute for the Blind. She was a longtime pupil and performer with a focus on pipe organ and piano.
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Arizona
St. Teouis
Arkansas Legislature Seeks Payroll Reforms Amid Dissent
In Little Rock fifty seven to seventy seven employees are discussed as lawmakers clash over payroll size and legality. Attorney General Norwood says increases require a bill, while Representative Tackett claims constitutional violations. Repeal of Act 42 could permit unlimited clerks. debates promise floor action this week.
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Little Rock
Sena
House
Additi
Tackett
GI County
Norwood
Consu
Department—Executive
Reso
Senate
Sherrill Suffers Heavy Fire Loss in Town
A blaze in Sherrill near Pine Bluff destroyed several business buildings in the town's business district early Monday. Originating in Dr. H. H. Henry's office, the fire consumed the L. W. Quattlebaum merchandise store and two other structures, with total losses around $55,000. The post office, C. E. Pickens Drug Store, and others also suffered damage. The Pine Bluff fire department brought the blaze under control.
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Sherrill
Here
Pine Bluff
H. H. Henry
L. W. Quattlebaum
J. W. Quattlebaum
Medical Student’s Death by Own Action at Vanderbilt Porch
Toan Patterson Hows, a Tennessee freshman pre medical student at Vanderbilt University, died by shooting himself on the front porch of the Chi Phi fraternity house early Monday morning. Police said no motive was found. he had studied the night before and was financially well off.
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Tennessee
Nashville
Thomas Patterson Hows
Louisville
Vanderbilt University
Chi Phi
Omaha Public Library Reports 1930 Busy Year
Omaha residents read 818275 books in 1930 with 16,540 new borrowers and a total of 49,053 patrons, representing about 23 percent of Omaha’s population. The figure suggests ample reading activity and broad library use across the city.
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Omaha Public Library
Omaha
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Wall Street
George F. Baker
Jekyl Island
E. E. Loomis
Lehigh Valley Railroad
First City
Ouachita River
Assembly
Nevada
County Solon
Star
Belle Bruce
Ruggles
This City
Claypool
Swimmit
Ida Cy Raggles
Bruce Wis
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