Camden Visitors Stream In For Hope Melon Festival
Camden and Ouachita bankers business leaders bring 25 cars for the fourth annual Watermelon Festival in Hope. A Hugo Oklahoma railroad excursion and a 400 piece Frisco band from Fort Smith join the festivities. South Arkansas cities report strong interest as Hope committees finalize plans and decorations for the event.
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Camden
Ouachita Minty
Hopebright
Auteust
Guther Bilson
Camden Chamber of Gammeres
Arkansas
Hugo
Okla
Erisen
Fort Smith
South Arkansas
Toe Hope
Bec
One Place Vacant On Farm Board
Washington July 14 Selection of a representative for the wheat growing industry on the federal farm board was announced at the White House today. The President studies available names while differences among cooperative growers and marketers delay final choice. Several members bring substantial wheat and marketing experience as the board moves toward the planned program.
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Washington
White House
T. Mome
Dull
Eng
De Priest Sets South Tour On Civil Rights Path
Chicago report says Representative De Priest plans a national tour to press a federal election law in Congress. He described himself as the spokesman for 2 million Black Americans and urged Northern progressives to aid disenfranchised Southern voters under the Constitution. He vowed to press on despite threats and to reach Black voters in the South with civil rights advocacy.
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Chicago
Congress
Mivay de Merest
Washington
Tilinois
de Priest
Civclion
United States
Auteriva
Virginia Caraway Eyes Capitol Lobbying Probe
Plans for investigating lobbying at the capitol were disclosed today by Senator Caraway Democrat Arkansas. The probe, aimed at no single group, will examine activities of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment the Anti-Saloon League the American Federation of Labor and the National Association of Manufacturers among others as Senate resumes meetings on August 19.
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Wallington
Capitol
Senate
Caraway
Arkansas
American Fed~eration of Labor
National Association of Manufacturers and Abhors
First Car Melons Shipped Out Today
The first car of the 1929 melon crop was shipped today by J. W. Strickland, about three weeks earlier than last year. The melons average around 10 pounds, are smooth and well formed, and come from the southern part of the county known for larger fruit.
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J. W. Strickland
Rebel leaders kin find quiet life in Arizona mining camp
In Superior Arizona a Mexican rebel general Gongales Eseohar's family rests near the Mexican quarter. His brother Ernestina Escalante and sons Aranida and Joxe stay with Antonia Escalante, while the general reportedly fled into Canada after crossing the border. Jose Jr and others study near Mt Pasu Texas and visit the camp during vacation.
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Ariz
Gongales Eseohar
Mexico
Mes
Excobar
Senor
Ernestina Escalante Ie Escobar
Aranida
Joxe
Antonia Lante
Seneral
Vaneneyer
B.C
Jose, Jr
Tn Iis
Nogiles
Sonora
United States
Graymats
Canada
Meld at Washington Seaton School Show Planned
A hevily garbled notice announces a 20 night event at Washington beginning next Monday, run by educator Horace Kelpedy. It promises a large glass exhibit and school features, with the public invited to attend.
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Washington
Horrace Kelpedy
Epworth League Party at Methodist Church
Epworth League members from Washington and Prescott attend a church lawn party at the Methodist Church. Jean begins at eight o clock with a mystery box auction promising entertaining results for buyers and onlookers alike.
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Epworth League
Methodist
Hastle
Jineion
Epworth
Washington
Prescott
Jean
Teche
Gossip Helps Cure Disabled Veterans
Washington July 10. Gossip ranks as a recognized curative in Walter Reed Hospital occupational therapy wards. Disabled veterans, aided by white tipped nurses, engage in social chatter about liquor bans at the British embassy and Mrs Edward B Gann, while using currency talk and wheel chair banter as part of their healing. Miss Alberta Montgomery says the psychology fosters brightness as veterans shape leather bills before circulation.
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Washington
Waller Reed Hospital
Edward BE. Gann
Walter Reed
Alberta Montgomery
Alabama Officers Seize Suspect in Slaying of Jack Hines
Montgomery July 16 MI State enforcement officers arrested Lester Bouy in the slaying of Jack Hines a mechanic near Rufala last Wednesday night. Pearl Clark of Rufala witnessed the crime and was wounded. Bouyer admitted being near Rufala that night but denied involvement.
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Montgomery
Ala
Stave Ln
Laday
Lester Bouyov
Charles Carris
Jack Hines
Fafala
Pearl Clark
Mufala
Rouyer
Rufala
Not Much Difference In Those Days and These
Mrs Susan Cook of Butler county Pennsylvania remains engaged in current events at age 104 She offers a cautious view of the modern flapper saying the irks of 2846 had just vs neh tan is Che qgirks of ea
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Susan Cook
Butlercounty
Pennsylvania
If They All Filed Suit Pie for Lawyers Eh
St Louis report notes many civil suits over a non running automobile. several cases revived or continued. Lawyers appear to seek past payments, with judges reportedly dismissing others. The piece treats the flood of lawsuits and legal costs, highlighting the burden on defendants and the legal system.
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ST. Louis
SEO
Dudge Poircy
Girls Help Build Defiance Community Pool
Thirteen young women and local masons donated labor to finish a park pool and bath house in Defiance. Teachers among the volunteers worked alongside bricklayers and masons, aiding construction so residents could enjoy summer swims amid cool waters.
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Defiance
Jaly
Vatvas
Brigk
Chinese Russian War Imminent II Observers Believe
Undated report says despite belief in China that no further consequences would follow seizure of the Chinese-ast ern railway, Moscow feels tense. Paris London and Tokyo officials doubt hostilities but troop movements to Siberian Manchurian border continue. Mass demonstrations against the Chinese fascists occurred in Moscow and Russia warned opposition to rights violations.
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China
Moscow
Paris
London
Tokyo
Russia
Harbin
Peking
Black River
Peach Movement Light for Week in Highland District
Harvest set to begin slowly with first heavy movement hoped for next week. Bert Johnson orchards shipments expected light today. Be all fresh peaches with best color in years, may reach top prices if market holds. Labor ample, sales force organized led by T. H. Poppers in Nashville. rail, telegraph, and telephone services prepared for peak harvest. Housing tight with tents rising and scarce accommodations feared.
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Highland
Bert Johnson
Orehard
T. H. Poppers
Highland District Proft Exchange
Nashville
Missouri Pacfic Railroad Company
A. R.F. Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Western Union
The
Telephone Company
Revival Services Start At Garrett Memorial Baptist Church
Rev T L Epton pastor of Garrett Memorial Baptist Church announces revival services beginning Wednesday night and extends a cordial invitation to the public to meet and worship at the church.
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T. L. Epton
Garrett Memorial Baptist Church
Motorist Can't Plead Guilty In Albuquerque Court
D R Smith admitted speeding as Judge Ritt Seale scanned the docket and declared the charge unfindable. The judge dismissed the case after questioning the record and noting the lack of a valid charge.
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Smith
Hill
Concrete Silo Construction Moves Rapidly at Arkansas Portland Cement Plant
Work on twelve large storage silos at the Arkansas Portland Cement Company plant at Okay progresses under slip-form concrete pouring. Each silo measures 30 feet across and 90 feet high. Chief Engineer Van Zandt estimates completion in ten days. Silos store finished cement, drawn from the grinding plant into silos and fed to packing rooms. Other plant work continues to push toward early operation.
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Arkansas Portlandment Company
Okay
P. GC. van Zandt
St Louis Plans 4000 Acre Riverfront Park and Airport
St Louis would straighten the Mississippi River for five miles to create a 4000 acre riverfront park with an airport near downtown. TE Russell, chairman of the City Plan Commission, said the plan also includes a bathing beach golf course harbor for small boats and a two and a half mile river side drive.
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ST. Louis
Mississippi River
TE. J. Russell
City Plan Commission
Blow Out Causes Three To Go To Hospital
Fayetteville report describes a tire blowout near Lowell last night causing minor injuries to three of four occupants in a car. All three treated for slight injuries with no serious harm reported.
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Fayetteville
Lowell
Cat Rescued by Dog Delivers Narrow Street Hero Moment
In New York, a stray cat in imminent danger from a passing truck was saved when a large dog grabbed the animal in its teeth and carried it to the sidewalk. The incident is vouched for by artist W. Broddard.
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New York
Convicts Kept On Pulaski Roads In No-Transfer Plan
Governor Parpell and County Judge Sibeek met in Little Rock to discuss keeping state prisoners on Pulaski county highways. The county refused a transfer from the penitentiary under a forestalled act, arguing it would cost about $50,000 yearly. The judge said the county would retain convicts if the Attorney General ruled it lawful.
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Little Rock
Parpell
Sibeek
Pulaski County
Tea
Jdeelis
Penitentiary i
Fei
Jundge Sibeck
Farnell
Prohibition Main Issue Crime Chief Says In Letter
NEW LONDON Conn July 8 Governor Roosevelt opening a governor conference read a letter from George W Wickersham head of President Hoover s law enforcement commission admitting weakness in the federal prohibition enforcement act He proposed sharing enforcement burden between states and nation to split retail from wholesale violations Wickersham said prohibition is the most serious subject the commission will consider
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New London
Conn
Franklin D. Rosevelt
George W. Wickersham
Presidentioover
Wickersham
Rosevelt
Law Enforcement Commission
Body of Polish Flier Goes Home
The Polish school ship Kokwara carrying Major Kubala and the body of Major Idcikowski arrived at Horta Azores from Graciosi Island. An investigation continues into the crash as the survivor weakens. The dead fliers’ bodies will be returned to Poland for burial.
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Horta
Azores
Kubala
Idcikowski
Graciosi Island
Poland
King Is Philosopher As Well As Just Ruler
King George of England, in a remark to a nurse, says he does not take himself too seriously. He calls himself an ordinary man who must live in an extraordinary way that sometimes seems to lack sense.
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King George
England
Betsy
This Bo Was a Hot Number Police Believe This Bo
Police in Tulsa Oklahoma arrested a man named Delbert Hill after peeling off his clothing, revealing pink items protruding from his overalls. He wore teddies step-ins and four pairs of bloomers in a bizarre vagrant incident.
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Delbert Hill
Arested
Tulsa
Okla
Synagogue to eclipse famed Berlin cathedral in new dome
Berlin dated July 16 44 the vangelischer Dom once the Kaiser’s house of worship and burial site of aviator von Huenefeld is set to be eclipsed by a synagogue. The dome of the Dom was the largest church dome in Berlin. The new synagogue on Prinzregentenstrasse in the western city will feature a cupola with a diameter exceeding the Protestant cathedral by several yards.
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Berlin
Vangelischer Dom
Gunther von Huenefeld
Uer Dom
Prinzregentenstrasse
Perens
It Was A Joke It Was A Joke Sometimes It Isn’t
Faculty at Northwestern University and several prominent Evans ton citizens were summoned to the police station on traffic violations. Students had found blanks lost by a policeman, filled them out, and sent them as a prank to professors and others.
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Northwestern University
Sevenal
Mvanston, TI
Annswer
Washington Pike Wrecks Highlight Road Style
A reader notes frequent wrecks on Washington Pike, arguing that driving today is a fashion statement. The piece jokes about accidents occurring weekend and weekday, blaming no one while stressing the high cost of injuries. It warns against disputing right of way with emergency vehicles.
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Washington Pike
Father's Illness Brings Boy Home
Alton Crumpton returned to Texarkana to surrender on a three year old murder charge in the shooting of finance broker Ony Powell. Crumpton, sought since March 1926, posted bond after ailing father’s surgery. authorities allege he supplied the pistol used. Virgil Stevens serves 68 years in prison for another related crime. The pistol was reportedly stolen from the district attorney’s office and never recovered.
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Texarkana
Alton Crumpton
Crumpton
Ony Powell
R.bl. Crumpton
Powell
Virgil Stevens
Atotomey Waters
Collegiate Orchestra to Play Friday in Hope
Promoters Shiver Robins and Russell announce Washington and Lee Collegians will perform at the Rink in Hope on Friday as part of a summer tour. The orchestra tours the South to the Pacific and back by the northern loop, with a single Hope appearance in this circuit ending in September.
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Neekestra
South Weel
Dyune
Poultry Exhibit Highlight at Southwest Arkansas Fair
Officials announce the poultry exhibit will be a featured attraction at the Southwest Arkansas Fair exposition, running September 23 to 28. Cash premiums will be higher than ever, with improved facilities and feeding support to boost the poultry displays. The fair aims to attract participation from every county in the district and expand midway and exhibit spaces for business and industrial booths.
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Gye Meng
Aveas
Texas Endurance Flight Ends Suddenly Near Houston
Joe Glass and Glenn L. Loomis ended their attempted endurance refueling flight in the monoplane Houston-Billion Dollar City after less than 20 hours aloft. They landed in a field south of the airport following a takeoff yesterday afternoon from Houston.
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Houston
Joe Glass
Glenn L. Loomis
Prescott Farmer On Murder Trial
Wilburn Bennett, a Nevada county farmer, faces murder charges in Prescott Arkansas for killing his 18 month old step son last January. Jury selection dragged into Monday morning and testimony wrapped at 5 pm. Judge Ben E Isbel presided. Bennett claimed the child fell from a porch and hit a weed stake. No doctor was summoned after the Tuesday incident until the following Saturday. Bennett had married the child’s mother four months before the death.
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Prescott
Ark
Wilburn Bennett
Nevada
Sirenit
Tuexday
Dudger Ben E. Isbel
DeQueen
Bennett
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