Friday and Saturday Cash Trades Boost Hope Business
The Star reports 7000 dollars paid in Hope during Friday and Saturday cash sales across Lotal Stores and local shops. Cash-only transactions totaled near 1,000,000 yearly when combined with weekly business, revealing large cash flows from hemp, hemp crops, and factory payrolls tied to Hope Basket Factory, Heading, Ivory Handle, and other firms.
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Star
Rigtts
Hope
Hempstead County
Turin
Ee Meee
Hope Basket ‘Factory Company
Hope Heading Company
Ivory Handle Company
Justices Hear Slot Machine Case in Arkansas Supreme Court
In Little Rock the Arkansas Supreme Court heard arguments over the operation of a slot machine. Assistant General Fat Mehaffey and John Caldwell and defense attorney Ben Warner of Fort Smith sampled the device, while owner H. C. Howell argued the machine isn’t barred by gambling laws. The state contends tokens from the machine are for trade and the device is prohibited where operated.
Moratorium Plan Facing Favorable Outlook
The United States informs France it cannot accept the current form of some Hoover moratorium proposals. Paris received a communication Wednesday that opens room for further discussions on acceptable modifications. Acting Secretary Castle said the outlook for new relations is cheerful after leaving the president's office.
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Washington
France
Paris
Castle
Two Tomato Cars Shipped From Idabel Oklahoma
Idabel Oklahoma ships two tomato cars under sponsorship by the Chamber of Commerce and Guarantee Agent Shawnee Brown. The two vehicles were sent to Mobagile Missouri.
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Idabel
Tdabel
Okla
Chamber of Commerce and Graunty
Shawnee Brown
Moagile
Missouri
Former Crown Prince Wilhelm Seen At Berlin Tennis Match
The former Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany, eldest son of the late Kaiser, attended an international tennis match in Berlin the other day. The caption notes a counterfactual turn had Germany not lost World War I.
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Mit
Coe
Wilhelm
Germany
Kulser
Berlin
No Relief in Sight From Heat Wave
Unrelenting sun bore down on Little Rock with noon temperature around 100 degrees. One heat prostration was reported as the state recorded its hottest day, while officials warned no relief was in sight for the remaining days of the heat spell.
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Little Rock
Kansas
Corning
Drouth Menace Reported to Hyde in Heartland North West
Kansas City dispatch reports Agricultural Department Special Representative Doly G. Brown informed Secretary Hyde that dire drought grips Northwestern North Dakota and Northeastern Montana. He warned the drought threatens to repeat last year’s crop failures, leaving the region impoverished.
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Kansas City
Doly G.brown
Agricultural Department
Hyde
North Dakota
Montana
Brown
State Official to Speak at Greenbrier July 4 Celebration
Lieutenant Governor Lawrence E. Wilson will speak at a ten-county celebration in Greenbrier on July 4. He plans to depart Camden early to attend the event.
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Camden
Ark
Lawrence E. Wilson
Greenbrier
Wilson
Birth Control Favor Report Endorsed by Delaware Church
Leaders of the Methodist Episcopal church in Delaware Ohio met and endorsed a care mission report led by Wilson G Cole of Brooklyn New York. The commission urged physicians and social workers to provide birth control information to duly married couples and argued that silence would not prevent other ages from learning.
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Delaware
Ohio
Methodist Episcopal Church
Nid
Wilson G. Cole
Brooklyn
Fifty Arrested as Prohibition Raid Hits Reno Nightclubs
Forty federal prohibition agents raided Reno night clubs and liquor houses delaying the racing season opening. Fifty bartenders and proprietors were arrested as Nevada lacks a state liquor law. First major raids since Reno went wide open recently.
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Reno
Nev
Nevada
Rene
France Not Agreed On Hoover War Debt Plan
In Paris Franco American negotiators failed to reach agreement on the Hoover war debt plan after a Wednesday meeting. They announced a further session for Thursday and issued a communiqué presenting the American government’s position for study.
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Paris
France
4th of July Picnic at Fair Park Promises Entertainment
The Colored Booster Club of Missouri Profile hosts a July 4 1931 picnic at Fair Grounds with a 9 30 p m program featuring speakers of both races. Texarkana Haywood band provides music. A 2:00 p m ball game pits Texarkana against Little Rock. Committee members listed.
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Colored Booster Club of the
Missouri Profile
Haywood Band
Texlarkana
Texarkana
Little Rock
Loven
N. F. Wesson
L. H. Lows
John G. Susie
GW. Young
Horatio Peach Crop Best in Many Years
Horatio Arkansas fruit growers report a peach harvest likely the largest in years with picking packing and hauling to begin around July 10 employing hundreds. The Elberta variety is praised for quality and the 600 acre orchard planted in 1930 should be bearing in two years boosting shipments. Smaller orchards have been added recently and cucumbers beans and sweet corn remain main packing shed activity with about 100 workers.
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Horatio. Ark
Elbertas
Legion Auxiliary To Meet Thursday Night
The American Legion auxiliary will meet at city hall Thursday evening separate from the Legion meeting. Wives of Legion members or ex-service personnel are urged to attend.
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Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
The
Legion
Thirteen Grocers To Close Fourth Of July Holiday
The Hope area lists thirteen grocery and food stores announcing closure for the Fourth of July. The move follows an earlier plan by the Hope Retail Merchants association which coordination will also close 37 general stores. Grocers and general stores aim to boost early shopping this week and release hundreds of employees for Saturday’s holiday. Closed grocery houses include Darwin Store Co A D Middlebrooks Sanders Grocery Dan Godbold Ri L Patterson's Grocery Figgly Wiggly Atlantic & Pacific R V Stephenson J H McDundel Lewis & Wilson Boswell's Bargain House Jim Dodson Grocery M System Moore and Hawthorne Main Street.
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Hope Business
Hope Retail Merchants Association
Darwin Store Co
A. D. Middlebrooks
Sanders Grocery
Dan Godbold
Ri L. Patterson's
Figgly Wiggly
Atlantic & Pacific
R. V. Stephenson
J. H. McDundel
Lewis & Wilson
Boswell
Bargain House
Jim Dodson
Moore and Hawthorne
Main Street
Liquidating Agent on Witness Stand in Bank Trial
Sam J. Wilson liquidating agent of the American Exchange Trust company continued on the witness stand Wednesday in the trial of A. B. Banks charged with accepting a deposit in an insolvent bank. Testimony that three million dollars of the bank's paper was uncollectable aimed to show the insurgency of the bank before it closed.
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Little Rock
Sam J. Wilson
American Exchange Trust Company
A. B. Banks
Unik
Weather report notes record heat in early July cropland gains
The article tracks July temperatures with Mercury 103 the hottest day yet and readings around 102 to 104 in early July. It notes 1930s heat patterns, 1921 trends, and compares rainfall through June, stating crops this year are the best in a decade despite heat.
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O'Neal
Fee
Sunday Baseball Players Warned in Paragould Arkansas
Prosecuting Attorney S. L. Gladish has warned Sunday baseball players to stop playing on Sundays or face prosecution. Through deputy John F. Cardwell Jr. he cited the law prohibiting the sport and urged enforcement while noting personal respect for baseball as a great sport.
Camden Lad joins Fox Hunters Association
Camden Lad becomes the youngest fox hunter in Arkansas by joining the South Arkansas Fox Hunters Association at the annual convention. He is seven years old and the son of Ovid Lyons, the association treasurer, joining alongside notable members including U S Senator T H Caraway, Governor Parnell, Congressman Tilman B Parks, Attorney General Hal Norwood and Secretary of State Ed McDonald.
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Camden
Ark
Paul Lyons
Arkansas
Paul
South Arkansas Fox Hunters Association
U. S
T. H. Caraway
Parnell
Tilman B. Parks
Hal Norwood
Ed McDonald
Ovid Lyons
Rugged Stimson Faces Delicate Diplomatic Task
Washington reports that Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson approaches upcoming European diplomacy with little enthusiasm for the formalities of the role. His outdoor interests and war-era credentials are noted, with emphasis on his reserve role, past service as secretary of war, and long connections to leading statesmen.
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Washington
Henry Lewis Stimson
Statesman
Stan Wor Hlin
Rongevelt
New York
Five dead in Hamilton air show crash at airport
Five persons including Harold Raine general superintendent of the Canadian Press died when a monoplane crashed during a demonstration at Hamilton Ontario airport on Wednesday. The accident occurred as the plane fell during the display. Meanwhile in Washington a shipment of Russian pulp wood to New York aboard the steamship Minnequa, held on charges of convict labor, was ordered admitted after Assistant Treasury Secretary Lowman ruled there was no evidence convicts produced it.
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Hamilton
Ontario
Harold Raine
Washington
New York
United States
Anssistant
Treasury
Lowman
President Hoover Likes the Ozarks
In Fayetteville Arkansas President Hoover recalled his first engineering job near the area and expressed a wish to vacation in the Ozarks. He remembered working as a youth in the mountains nearby. Congressman and Mrs Joe Manlove of Joplin Missouri were guests at the White House during the visit.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Hoover
Ozarks
Joe Manlove
Joplin
White House
Alleged Bad Man Sought After Rifle Duel in Clark Area
Clark County sheriff offices hunt Lochie Dixon after a Sunday rifle duel with Constables Henry Sorrell and George Jordan during an arrest for liquor transportation. Dixon fled to Jose Hill’s home in Chalybeate Valley, joined by friends, and warned officers off. Sheriff Alfred Duke and deputies backed the search but Dixon remained at large.
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Arkadelphia
Ark
Sherelis
Clark County
Lochie Dixon
Dixon
Henry Sorrell
George Jordan
Alfred Duke
Jose Hill
Chalybeate Valley
Clark Brothers Fight for Life After Affray
Arkadelphia residents report two brothers wounded in a Saturday affray at Reeschniin. Clark brothers Houston Eubanks and an injured sibling remain in Moore and Wallis hospital with multiple wounds. Other participants including Al Russell and Muir are named. Brow suffered injuries but was not critical.
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Arkadelphia
Ark
Gaston Eubanks
Sparkman
Moore and Wallis
Houston Eubanks
Reeschniin
al Russel
Miur
Fourth of July Celebration in Stamps Features Junior Baseball
Stamps observes Independence Day with an all day picnic and two Hope versus Stamps junior baseball games, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The American Legion post recently organized a Junior Team, the third in Southwest Arkansas. Meals for the Hope team will be free at the event. The roster includes Watt Bonds, Nolan Cargile, Percy B. Ramsey, Paul Simms Jr, Russell Lewaltens, John Turner, Pete Brown, Raymond Urban, and Buddy Evans. A barbecue, bronc riding, stunt races, and two bands are planned for the celebration.
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Stamps
Upicnic
Hope
American Legion Post
Stamps I
Sitxeen
American Legion
Arkansas
Hope Club
Blevins
Watt Bonds
Nolan Cargile
Percy EB. Ramey
Paul Simms, Jr
Russell Lewalstens
John Turner
Pete Brown
Raymond Urban
Buddy Evans
Heart Attack Fatal to Veteran General Goodwyn at 89
General Albert T. Goodwyn, former commander of the United Confederate Veterans, died in Birmingham at age 89 from a heart attack. He was elected commander at the Veterans reunion in Little Rock, Arkansas, three years ago.
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Birmingham
Ala
Albert T. Goodwyn
United Confederate Veterans
Goodwyn
Little Rock
Arkansas
Negro farmer displays giant squash at Camden
Anderson Williams, a Black farmer living four miles south of Camden, brought a giant squash weighing about B2 pounds and over 1 inches long to Camden. The fruit, raised by Williams’s wife, is among the largest displayed in the area this year.
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Camden
Ark
Anderson Williams
Mt. Holly Road
William
Arkansas Federal Road Aid Funds Are Received
LITTLE ROCK Arkansas State Treasurer Roy Y Leonard Tuesday received federal highway aid checks totaling 313728.29 allocated to following projects Lonoke county 4488.94 Nevada county 114,685.91 Clay county 10616.28 Hempstead county 73102.11 John Yohoenhaty 106955.62 Lawrence county 4928.43
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Little Rock
Treasuer Roy Y. Leonard
Lonoke County
Nevada County
Clay County
Hempstead County
John Yohoenhaty
Lawrence
Texarkana Deputy Chief Faces Arson Murder Charge
Texarkana chief deputy sheriff Vohs Call of Bowie County Texas is accused in Arkansas circuit court of aiding the slaying of Georgi Fin, a paroled Texas convict, during a raid. Ag McCall claims self defense. Call accompanying Arkansas authorities is implicated.
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Texarkana
Vohs Call
Texas
Arkansas
Georgi Fin
Ag McCall
Reid
Not Guilty Plea of Quinn Over Slayings
Earl Quinn formerly of Kansas City pleaded not guilty to the murders of Jessie and Zexia Griffiths when arraigned in Kay County District Court. He was held without bond in the county jail. The girls were slain near Tonkawa last December.
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Newkirk
Okla
Earl Quinn
Kansas City
Jessie
Zexia Griffith
Kay County
Tonk
Awa
Humphries Resigns to Join Geo W Robison Co Nashville Store
C A Humphries who led the Walker Sales company store for five months resigns to take a position in the Nashville store of Geo W Robison Co. He stays with the firm as others move to close out stock at a South Main street store room. He and Mrs Humphries hail from Te Arka and will relocate to Nashville.
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C. A. Humphries
Walker Sales Company
Nashville
Geo. W. Roby’ison & Co
Humphries
Second Street
South Main Street
Te Arka
Nashvilly
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Colored People of Hope and
Missouri Pacific Sponsoring Affair
Horatio
Legion Chief
Louis A. Johnson
Clarksburg
W. Va
Ralph T. O'Nell
Topeka
Kan
Detroit
Johnson
University of Virginia
13 Grocers
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Fly
Ita Heal
N. P. O'Neal
Federal ‘Weather Observer
Mercury Watch
Paragould
Camden Lad
Fox Hunters Association
Rugged Stimson
Stimson
Taft
Ricky Root
Charles Evans Hughes
Roosevelt
Army
Lawyer Sumson
Susan
Long Island
Tai Beta Kilpya Stimsen
Yule and
Harvagd
Seek
Post and Gatty
Haa
Hugh Herndon
Clyd Pangbui
Hop
President Hoover
Clark Area
Clark Brothers
John L
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Quinn
Geo, W. Robison & Co
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