Key Brothers End New Record Flight
Meridian Mississippi Fred and Al Key landed their plane Ole Miss at 606 pm CST after almost a month aloft, breaking the official world endurance record of 553 hours 41 minutes. Governor DB Sellers of Mississippi notified Washington that a new record had been set and that Pi and equipment were in good condition. The record beats the unofficial 647 hours 8 minutes 30 seconds set in 1930, surpassing prior endurance marks in Chicago and St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Miss
Fred
Alkey
Ole Miss
Sellers
Mississippi
National Aeronautical Association
Washington
Fred Key
John and
Kenneth Hunter
Chicago
Caty Jackson
Forest O'Brien
St. Louis
Rev J J Douglas Named Pastor at Hope First Church
J C Hensen district superintendent of the Arkansas district church of the Nazarene announced the appointment of Rev J J Douglas as pastor of the First Church of the Nazarene of Hope. Henson praised the couple as seasoned evangelists and pastors with strong community influence. The Douglases arrive from Dallas after arriving to conduct a revival now underway at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Hensen
Arkansas District Church of the Nazarene
J. J. Douglas
First Church of the Nazene of Hope
Douglas
Henson
Dallas
Bitter Contention Over Arkansas Track Proposal At Capitol
The Arkansas racing issue continues as the Capitol commission hears protests from Greater Little Rock citizens and organizations against a proposed track. Key figures include Hezekiah Highfill and commissioners Hotchkiss Graves Armstrong Gordon Compton Phillips, with reconsideration favored by some. A site survey at Millwood amusement park near Little Rock was completed and fencing torn down in preparation for the track.
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Capitol
Greater Little Rock
Douglas Hotchkiss
Hot Springs
Heiden
West Memphis
J. H. Graves
Judsonia
C. F. Armstrong
Fayetteville
Ed Gordon
Morriston
Tom Compton
Prescott
P. H. Phillips
Ashdown
Hezekiah Highfill
Blytheville
Pulaski County
Millwood Amusement Park
Lite Rock
Hot Springs Highway
Higher Corn Price Continues Across Arkansas Regions
The report notes Paymaster corn yields reaching 43 bushels per acre in North Arkansas, 53 in Central Arkansas, and 35 in Eastern Arkansas. Averaged across the three areas, yields were 28 bushels when planted July 1 and 22 from later plantings. Mexican time yields averaged 3 and 25 bushels respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Paymaster
North
Long Calls Sixth Special Session in Louisiana
In Baton Rouge the sixth Louisiana Legislature special session opened as Huey P. Long pushed bills to curb New Orleans city government power. The package seeks to place hiring under the Civil Service Commission, shift tax collection to the state, and bar use of federal relief funds by opponents. The measures harshly target city agencies and include penalties for political manipulation of relief funds.
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Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Long
Louisiana
State Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Commission
Eugene Stanley
Orleans Parish
Stanley
Roosevelt
National Administration
State Board of Liquidation
State
Cily
Air State
Three convicts capture two Pine Bluff attendants on river bridge
Warden Ben Medox reports Mu Henry a rider at the farm escaped March 1 192? and was recaptured September 12. A W Metley Turlough grant and others extended, while two kidnap victims Harvey Hewitt and WM Stewart of Pine Bluff were forced to drive the Arkansas River bridge near Japaw. The pair threatened them with rifles as they demanded the steering wheel before fleeing west of Little Rock. The victims describe the robbers as drinking and boisterous with the convicts traveling over 160 miles.
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Sulen
Ben Medox
Mu Henry
Farn
Sion
W Metley Turlough
Granteed Sitton
Harvey Hewitt
Pine Blatt
WM. Stewart
Pine Bluff
We P
Mewill
Stewart
Otbey
Hewitt
Arkansas River
Japaw
Little Rock
Weekend Visitors and Local Gatherings In Hope
Washington couple from Con way and guests from Hope and Chicister visited friends here over the weekend. Local families hosted relatives and friends including Pilkinton, Delany, and Benton as well as Saturday and Sunday excursions to Hot Springs and Texarkana. The F FE. Harrell League held a monthly meeting at the First Methodist, and the Presbyterian Womans Auxiliary met for a July social with Psalm 93 and light refreshments.
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M. G. Black
Conway
Margaret Deany
Hope
A. P. Delany
Reginald Bearden
California
Florence Benton
Chicister
Louise Pilkinton
Paul Dudney
M. C. Parsons
Grace
Emmett Saturlday
Edward Woolford
Nancy
Little Rock
Mary Parkins
Frances Simms
Elizabeth Pilkinton
Ellen Carrigan
J. L. Booker
Texarkana
Jim Smith
George Elmore
Waterloo
Lee McDonald
W. H. Etter, Jr
C. N. Trimble
JE Dorada
Juanita Hubbard
Menas
Deal Beck
M. H. Stewart
Virginia Stewart
Shreveport
Ila Gold
Clyde Kolb
Melson Frazier
Joella Gold
Nita Mae Kolb
F. FE. Harrell League Union
Fatal Methodist Church
Susie Barrow
Nashville
T. M. Anderson
Augusta
Pink Horton
Ela Monroe
Lowise Pilkinton
Dugger's Pasture
Kate Betts
L L. Pilkinton
Will Cantley
Martha Cantley
Kathryn May
Margaret Simms
Pilkinton
Ceel] Eason
Maud
Texas
Sam Merrell
J. A. Wlson
J. W. Butler
Bessie Trimble
Batesville
Presbyterian Womans Auxilary
Hope Star Ads Make Woman Look Younger
A man recalls the hitching post in front of the barber shop, while a woman who remembers it appears half her age. She dresses better and worries less because she reads the ads in the Hope Star.
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Hope Star
Kansan Tells How He Cut Expenses
Kansan Alf M Landon spoke on his budget balancing achievement and tax cuts. He urged applying business principles to government and not spending money not available. He noted Kansas reduced general property taxes 22 percent since 1929 and criticized federal spendings while reminding citizens everyone pays part of the tax bill.
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Kansas City
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Landon
Roosevelt
Six Die in Key West House Fire Incident
In Key West Florida a Friday blaze consumed a two story family home killing six occupants including Henry Atwell and his wife Ollie Atwell and their four children aged from 18 months to 7 years. The fire destroyed the residence on the city outskirts as investigators assess the cause.
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Key West
30 Ton Bomber Seen as World’s Deadliest Air Weapon
CHICAGO reports a four motored army bomber under construction at Boeing’s plant in Seattle is designed to carry six tons of bombs up to 6000 miles with a top speed of 230 mph. Weighing over 60000 pounds when loaded, it features a 105 foot wingspan and 75 foot fuselage, with four Pratt and Whitney Wasps engines.
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Chicago
Army Air Corps
Boeings Airers
Pratt & Whitney
Army ¢N- Krivers
Third Party Threat Made by Radicals
Chicago reports a national conference of self-styled radicals opened, with leaders predicting a left wing third party in 1936 and a new social order as its platform. In a separate note, an editor questions an authoress about prior writing, and she recalls a fiction piece.
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Chicago
Firm Keeps Strict Record Of Employee Arrivals
A firm maintains a daily log where each worker records his nine and arrival time each morning, noting any tardiness excuses. The first line notes the typical excuse, "train," as the reason for being late.
Fragmentary Note on Polygamy Laws and Family Truths
A mangled OCR passage shows an Indian Snapeg arguing that law forbids more than one wife and men must be honest about wives. The dialogue includes a wife and twins, with other speakers urging compliance and telling the husband to report his situation honestly back home.
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Key Brothers
Monts
Witt’s Shoe Shop
South Elm
Memphis
Ward & Son
Hot Springs National Park
Kingsway
Smith
Kingsway Hotel and Bathhouse
Emmett Karston
Mgr
Midwestern
Wichita
Kansan
Army
Silver Castle
Bob Chambrelain
Mary's Beauty Shop
Charles Bryan
Bryan
Parson’s Shoe Shop
South Main
Emerson
Crosley Sihelvadore
Houston Electric
Iriday
New York
Élite
Home Ice CO
Claude Taylor
Bosswell’s
Mrs. Tucker
Jumbo Heads— AG
Richmor Oled
HUBBS
Angel Food
Wesco Tea
Lux Soap
LUX
D. M. Peaches
D. M
Country Club
Haddock
Buffalo
Bell Peppers
Country Club Pork & Beans
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