Political notes shadow 1923 embezzlement plea limits candidacy
Little Rock reports Attorney General Holt doubts Arthur Gurley can qualify as a successor even if elected due to past embezzlement and pardon. Miller County Democratic Committee chair J D Sanderson explains inquiry into placing Gurley’s name on the August 9 Democratic primary ticket. Other items note a stay of execution in Miami, a tax assessor appointment in Yell County, and a new company charter for Prone Construction in Little Rock with Mulberry connections.
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Little Rock
Jack Holt
Arthur J. Gurley
Texarkana
Miller County
Nashville Peach Festival Preparations in Highland District
Nashville readies for the Third Annual Highland District Peach Festival on July 20 with a full day of events. The day includes a baby contest at the courthouse, a Soup Box Derby, bicycle races on Main Street, a Queen’s contest at the high school auditorium, and a parade featuring local floats. Notables and dignitaries, including state figures and a movie star, are invited to speak on Rector lawn and sponsors plan entertainment, concerts, and a memorial service for Bert Johnson, the Peach King. The festival emphasizes local participation after harvest, with prizes for floats and exhibits and Nashville described as the peach capital of Arkansas.
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Nashville
Vic Doe Ball
Maintreet
Mfendricks Pope
Dir
Elberta Ft
Fare Torth
Planters Bank
Berg Bralt
Schoo
I Acm
Evne
Rector Lawn
Rotary Club
Tinaghena
Garner Hotel
Main Street
T. E. Barton
el Dorado
Harvey Couch
Pine Bluff
Uattie Caraway
George Raft Tallywood
Hot Springs
Arkansas Supreme Court
Dp. Im
Mirabeth Hale
T Pam
Bert Johnson
Johnson
Akkansas
Quien Elberta
Crom
American Legion
Howard Howie
Lowh
Tthi Huen
Arlangus
Highland
Distinguishing Truth From Falsehood in Curiosities
A reader’s puzzle presents five statements to classify as true or false. The items claim Hainan is a French prospect or protectorate, beriberi is a Polynesian drink, the Devalogue is another name for the Ten Commandments, Washington and Jobin Keouts lived contemporaneously, and virulent gleans many.
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Hainan
Britain
France
Japan
George Washington
Jobin Keouts
S F Leslie Dies of Heart Disease Pioneer and Postmaster
S F Leslie died unexpectedly from heart disease at his Belton residence. A longtime Hempstead County pioneer and Belton postmaster, he was esteemed as a leading northern Hempstead citizen. Funeral services were held at Belton Church with Rev J O P Queen officiating, burial in Merrill Cemetery. Survived by his widow, four daughters Matlie Maggie Ruby all of Belton, aunt Mrs Cay Cummings of Nashville, and sons Emanuel and James of Belton.
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Hempstead
Orien
Bel- Jin
Belton
Santage
Northern Hemppstead Couity
Jop Queen of
Hot Springs
Buna
Merrill Cemetery
Matlie
Maggie
Ruby Leslie
Cay Cummings
Nashville
Emanuel and
James
Roosevelt Names Texas Governor Allred U S Judge
President Roosevelt announced in Wichita Falls that he appointed James V. Allred of Texas as federal district judge. He praised Allred’s fearlessness and honesty while signaling a preference for younger appointees. The ceremony in Allred’s honor featured remarks on strengthening the federal bench and judiciary.
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Rouse
West
San Francisco
Roosevelt
James V. Allred
Texa Federal District Jridge
Howe
Teats
Japanese Bombing Assault Strikes Kiukiang Outskirts
Japanese bombers attacked Chinese positions on the Kiukiang outskirts on Tuesday as Chinese defenders prepared to fight to the finish and destroy Brukiang waterfront gantries. About 200 Chinese were killed or wounded. no American casualties reported. In Canton another wave of Japanese warplanes struck the Weal station area causing deaths and injuries. In Valencia insurgents attacked Cartagena causing 24 deaths and six injuries.
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Shanghai
China
Kiukiang
Brukiang
Americ
Centon
Qhreet
Attempt to invade Income Tax Fails
United States Board of Tax Appeals found that Pere du Pont and John J. Raskob attempted to aid more than one million dollars in paper transactions to securities. The exact amount due on incomes was to be determined. Attorneys estimated Raskob might be held to around 1.6 million and du Pont about 600 thousand. du Pont chairs the board of Rey du Pont de Memoires & Company. Raskob chaired the Democratic National Committee.
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Washington
United States Board of Tax Appeals
du Pont
John Jd. Raskob
Jaton
Raskel
Rey du Pont de Memoires & Company
Raskob
Charman
Democratie Naonal
Hughes Plane Lands in Siberia on Second Leg
Albert Lodweik of Howad Highes announced that Hughes and four companions landed in Onis Siberia en route to Moscow. The monoplane suffered landing gear damage during takeoff, with the wheel cleated and repairs arranged in Paris after a seven hour layover in the Soviet capital. United States Ambassador Balbir and embassy staff observed the departure from Le Bourget, as mechanics assessed the damage.
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New York
Albert Lodweik
Howad Highes
Ibdys Mest
Onis
Siberia
Pot Uesty
Paris
France
Ataware Hughes
Moscow
Poin
Hope
Mandigo
Mare
Utah
Talline
Hughes
United States
Willian C. Balbir
Anne
Miers Hughes
Etiquette Quiz On Wedding Manners And Roles
Questioned guidance covers who should give a toast who attends who sits where and how to handle greetings at a wedding reception. It includes who should toast the bride's mother and where the groom's mother should be placed, with options reflecting proper decorum.
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Rocus
Gliders Set New Marks In Ninth Annual Soaring Contest
In Elmira New York the ninth annual soaring contest saw pilots like Richard C. Dupont of Wilmington Del reach 6700 feet and Robert M. Stanley fly 225 miles from Brire to Washington with a 11 percent margin. German pilot Peter Diedel matched Stanley’s distance at 8000 feet but is ineligible for the American record as the article notes.
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NEA
Elmira
Richard C. Dupont
Wilmington
Del
Robert M. Stanley
Bhrire
Washington, D.C
Peter Diedel
Stanley
Yose
Death as Greatest Fear and the Bond of Life Thought
A fragment reflecting on fear of death and the paradox of death as humanity’s ultimate worry yet a condition none can escape. The quotation contrasts terror with acceptance, noting the inevitability and the enduring human bond beyond fear.
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W. Mitford
Gliders Set New Air Records
Glider pilots ride the air ocean using winds and currents to stretch flight. Jack O’Meare, seasoned American glider flyer, logged multiple 100 mile plus flights, illustrating how sailplane operators harness updrafts while aided by engine power. Ralert Stanley Ditge, California, flew from New York to Washington, D.C. two miles in 1 Cy. 235.
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Jack O'Meare
Slidla Shrdiuc
Stanley
Ditge
Calif
N.Y
Washington, D
Wallace Funeral Set for Wednesday in Arkadelphia
Dr. Walter Scott McNutt, gubernatorial candidate, canceled engagements after the death in St Louis of his father in law W. P. Wallace a Confederate veteran famed for a claim of killing the first federal soldier on Arkansas soil. Wallace died of illness while returning from the Gettysburg reunion. his body arrived in Hope on a Missouri Pacific train with his son Cecil. Funeral set for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at St Paul Church near Ovilla with burial in St Paul Cemetery. minister announced.
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Arkadelphia
Ark
Walter Scott McNutt
Govaenor
Northhwest
Arkansas
St. Louis
W. P. Wallace
Oran
Wallace
Hope
Missouri Pac
Kane
Cecil
Gettysburg
St. A Pulchurch
Ovin
St. Paul Cemetery
Indiana caucus forgives Foe and backs McNutt bid
Indiana Democrats in Indianapolis design a convention plan to renominate Senator Frederick Van Nuys as a formality while backing Paul V. McNutt for president. Platform advisers indicate full endorsement of the administrations without naming Van Nuys opponents, and no criticism of his New Deal opposition will appear.
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Indianapolis
Frederick Vant Nuys
Roosevelt
Panl V. McNitt
White House
van Nuys
Joy
Indiana
McNutt
United States
Philippines
Sincc
Six-Pound Bass Captured From Bridewell Lake
Lon Sanders, a local grocer, caught a six pound bass at Bridewell’s Lake on Monday night. Garnett Martin, who was piloting the boat, witnessed the catch. The fish weighed two pounds more than a bass reportedly caught by J. J. Williams days earlier.
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Bridewell’s
Lon Sanders
Fly Red
Garnett Martin
J. J. Williams
Senator Caraway Opens Campaign in Arkansas
Senator Caraway will open his campaign with an address at Russellville on Friday. Oran J. Vaughn announced the selection of Mrs. John G. Pipkin to head the women's division of the campaign as part of the Democratic primary efforts.
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Litle Rock
Caraway
Bahyp. In
Russellville
Oran J. Vaughn
John G. Pipkin
Arkansas American Tlagion Auxiliary
Newport Giets U.S. Courthouse Grant
Washington public works allocations revive power development with a 7.35 million Treasury loan to fund a Lower Colorado River Authority project near Austin Texas. First PWA funding for a power project since fiscal replenishment, includes a 4.0 million item and 2.85 million plant with additional allocations to Neoware Arkansas courthouse and other grants.
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Washington
PWA
Highenthnge
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Austin
Texas
Neoware
Ark
BAA Loan
Double Cross Is Charged in Spain
The Spanish government accused Italy of plan to move 10,000 insurgents to Thy in event of Italian retreat, with British mediation and a potential reorganization of troops into the Spanish Foreign Legion. The note described the transfer as part of a wartime settlement and pact.
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Italy
Plate
Spain
Barvelong
Saleieys
Viene Aviators
Britain
Pablo del Aavarate Y Flores
Ntaly
Saidiers
Meapac Ns
Osxick
Thithy
Spanish Foreign Legion
International Geommintee
Price Stabilization Urged in Speech by Farm Bureau Head
Edward A. O Neal president of the American Farm Bureau Federation addressed about 3 000 at the Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station rally in Hempstead county Arkansas praising a national farm program to stabilize prices through voluntary cooperation. Senator Hattie Caraway attended and joined a joint luncheon with local officials at Hotel Barlow. O Neal warned that abandonment of the program could lead to government price fixing and urged continued support, amendments next year, and unity behind a strong national farm program.
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Arkansas
Fruit & Truck Branch Experiment Station
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Hattie Caraway
Hope
Farm Bureau
Station Farm
H. H. Huskey
Mr. O'Neal
Senator Caraway
Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation
Hope Kiwanis and
Rotary Clubs
Hotel Barlow
O'Neal
Farmers of America
Hempstead
Congress
Farmers Unite
Randall
College of Ag
Cotton Orleanes Market Report From July Sale
July market notes from Cotton Orleans show Tuesday activity with several points higher. Prices near 5.43 per unit, but some traders report dull demand despite gains.
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Orleans
Dull
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