Americans Active In Development of Foreign Situation
American diplomats and officials push to shape Europe’s path as Paris hosts talks on German finance while awaiting Bruening and Curtius. In Berlin the Reichstag signals extra sessions amid riots in the Ruhr as Hoover directs Stimson to focus on economic issues at London talks.
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Associated Press
Rcan
Siimson
Paris
Hugh S. Gibson
London
Germany
Bruening
Curtius
Berlin
Reichstag
Ruhr
Hoover
Stimson
Missouri Bank Robbers Take 1600 in Noon Heist
Three men robbed the Bank of Annapolis at noon and escaped with 1600. They fled in a Chevrolet then a Dodge sedan, abandoned vehicles in Reynolds County near the Ozarks. Otis Lewis, assistant cashier, was ordered to surrender but unharmed.
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Popular Bluff
Bank of
Wich
Otis Lewis
Mother Too Late To Save Children
In Navarro county near Angus Texas a mother saved one child but lost two daughters Mary Ethel Conant 19 and Etta Doris Conant 8 and her niece Cora Lee Conant 7 after they wandered into deep water in a tank while their mother Mrs Fred Conant fished nearby She recovered her son Homer Fred and another niece Mary Elizabeth Conant but the five children were last reported missing as the incident occurred shortly after 4 p m Thursday near the tank
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Corsicana
Texas
White
Mary Ethel Conant
Etta
Doris Conant
Cora Lee Conant
Angus
Navarro County
Fred Conant
Mary Ethel
Elia Delia Conant
Homer Fred
Mary Elizabeth Conant
Woman and Child Hurt In Explosion
In Clairville Ohio an improvised bomb exploded injuring Mrs Don Hardesty the police chief’s wife and her grandson. The blast shattered windows damaged a sidewalk and tore ground apart at their yard.
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St, Clairville
Ohio
Don Hardesty
Cotton Condition Improves in Arkansas July 1 Report
A July 1 condition report by federal state statistician C S Botton shows Arkansas cotton stands near full in most areas with 80 percent in top condition, highest in East Central and poorest just west of it. Blooming began around July 4, about four days later than last year. Cotton acreage on July 1 totaled 3,676,000 acres, eight percent below last year and five percent under 1929. Decrease in acreage said to be statewide except in the Southeastern section including Ashley, Chicot, Desha, Drew, Jefferson and Lincoln counties.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
C. S. Botton
East Central
Ashley, Chicot, Desha, Drew, Jefferson
Lincoln Counties
Arkansas Road Audit Board Sets July Meeting
Arkansas road audit commission plans a July meeting in Little Rock to hear suggestions. Chancellor J M Futrell of Paragould, chairman, notes the panel was created to audit the highway department under a 1930s act funding $100000. Some members doubt the act grants broader authority beyond checking department accounts.
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Little Rock
State Highway Audit Commission
J. M. Futrell
Paragould
Highway Department
Radio connections for Mississippi boats project opens
A wireless link for boats in the lower Mississippi Valley will soon be a reality in the Third Field Area of United States engineers. A permanent operator will be stationed as the system is installed across districts and offices to improve marine communications.
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Helena
Ark
Mississippi Valley
Uniw States
Heco
Hope Wins No 12 Title at Ashdown
Hope's junior league baseball team defeated Little River county 10 to 2 at Ashdown to clinch the district No 12 championship of the state American Legion junior series. They will represent district No 12 in the divisional playoff set for August 4 and 5 in Hope or Monticello. Fifteen uniforms have been ordered by the local Legion post committee.
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Hope
Ashdown
Little River County
American Legion
Monticello
Vernon E. Smith
Leslie Huddleston Post
The
Legion
Evening Shade Singing School To Open Monday
Homer Oden, well known town musical director and singing teacher, will begin a school at Evening Shade on Monday July 20. It is hoped a large number of pupils will attend as Oden is a leading instructor in the region. Saturday night Judy in 9 school at Grange Hall closes with a concert. a splendid program has been arranged.
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Homer Oden
Evening Shade Ehtcely
Odom
Judy
Grange Hall
Man Wanted in Holdup at Little Rock Caught
LITTLE ROCK police announced the arrest of Joseph Westerman, 83, in Shreveport Louisiana on a robbery charge tied to a daylight holdup of a cashier in North Little Rock last January. The incident led to the death of Elgin Jordan, 21, who police stated knew too much about the robbery.
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Little Rock
Thersiay
Joseph &. Westerman
Engleberger
North Lie Rock
Shreveport
Elgin Jordan
Plantation Sets Up Kitchen For Canning
The Je voule plantation in Monticello Arkansas has established a community canning kitchen to assist tenants with their canning budgets. Twenty seven families, twelve of which are Negro, participated in May and canned a total of 872 jars of fruit and vegetables.
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Monticellg
Jevoule Plantation
Pangborn Herndon Plan Faster Flight to Lower World Mark
Pangborn and Herndon said they would depart Roosevelt Field at midnight for Harbor Grace and then fly to Moscow in an effort to lower the world girdling mark set by Post and Gatty after narrowly escaping a crash during Friday’s attempted takeoff.
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Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Clyde Pangborn
Hugh Herndon
Harbor Grace
N. F
Moscow
Post and Gatty
Hempstead County Sends 32 to Teachers College
Thirty-two residents of Hempstead County attended Henderson State Teachers College at Arkadelphia this year per the college report. The list includes Mabel Jones Adkins of Hope, Audrey Derryberry of Washington, and numerous residents from Hope, Blevins, Ozan, and nearby towns, led by names such as John Eldridge Burbre, James Henry Jones, and Horace Alfred Kennedy.
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Hempstead County
Henderson State Teacher's College
Arkadelphia
Mabel Jones Adkins
Hope
Audrey
Derryberry
Washington
Sneth
Harman
Otis Breed
Frip Hill
Harry L. Hipp
Buell Holt
Etta Huddleston
McCaskill
Cora Anderson Jamison
Anes
Oran
Dorothy Virginia Stophs
Mrs
Theq F. Witt
Gladys Eugene Tollés
Mary Bonds
Blevins
John Eldridge Burbre
Ozan
Ade
Mae England
Margaret G. Wellbern
Clinton E. Meadows
William Frederick Robins
Lawrence Martin
James Henry Jones
Bernice Robben
Iman Elba Bree
Pansy Wimberly
Frances Patterson
Ida Mae Canon
Joy Eugenia O'Neal
Joyce Stephens
Mabel D. Norton
Horace Alfred Kennedy
Alabama Sheriff and Deputy Injured in Gunfight
CAMP HILL Alabama A gunfight between a posse and a group protesting Scottsboro death sentences left one man dead and five wounded. Sheriff J Kyle Young and Deputy Thompson were seriously wounded during the clash as authorities attempted to quell a negro mask meeting.
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Camp Hill
Ala
Scottsboro
Alabama
J. Kyle Young
Thompson
Fifth Consecutive Day of Rain This Week in City
Heavy rains drenched the city for a fifth straight day beginning Monday July 13 as Hempstead County saw the hardest rainfall in weeks. Crops were impacted and temperatures for July 1931 run well below last year’s figures with only a few days above 100 degrees recorded.
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Hope
Hempstead County
Texarkana Man Held For Burglary
Texarkana learned that F N Cagle 53 was arrested by Arkansas police while burglarizing a safe at the White Service station early Thursday morning He appeared in the Arkansas side Municipal Court on four burglary charges and was held for the Grand Jury In default of 5000 bond he was returned to jail Cagle said his motive was to obtain money for his family and he had been working temporarily at the garage
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Texarkana
F. N. Cagle
Arkansas
Arkansas Side
Cagle
Northwest Arkansas to host first unofficial Senate session
Senator Sturn O Whaley of Bentonville has organized a three day gathering in Rogers and Northwest Arkansas for the state’s first unofficial Senate session. Governor Pasrneil and most state officers will attend with tours to Bella Vista Bentonville Fayetteville and Fayetteville University of Arkansas. Events include luncheons receptions sessions in Wonderland cave and a Saturday banquet with golf boating and a Sunday wrap up. Estimated cost about 600 for the three days.
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Storm O. Whaley
Bentonville
Arkansas
Pasrneil
Lawrence E. Wilson
Camden
Senate
Lane Hotel
Sclons
Rogers Vitizens
Old Pin
Pridgy
Fayetteville
Bella Vista Hotel
Wonderland Cave
Whaley
Wio
Meany
L C C Like Court Considering Rail Charges
Johnson tells Hope Rotary the Interstate Commerce Commission acts as an independent court based on sworn testimony not public opinion. He notes the ICC consists of 11 commissioners with long terms and salaries, and explains the commission’s neutrality amid rail rate debate. Stamps Rotary guests J A Thomas D O Talbot and A P Beasley greet Hope Rotarians.
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Intraate Commerce Commission
Hope Rotary Club
Barlow
L. Carter Johnson
Chambers of Commerce
I. Co. C
Interstate Commerce. Commission
Cne
Tenarr
Carter
I.C. C
Stamps Rotary Club
J. A. Thomas
D. O. Talbot
A. P. Beasley
Talbot
Stamps Club
Bealey
Bank of Bodcan
Hope
Bomb Thrower Identified in Pure Milk Plant Blast
Milton McDuff police chief said R. A. Bridges, among seven arrested for the Pure Milk plant bombing, was identified Friday as the thrower. The blast wrecked the plant during a milk price war and killed two people in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Birmingham
Milton McDuff
Identification Bureau
R. A. Bridges
Pure Milk Company
Bank Robbery Suspects Sought After Deputy Slain
Buckley Illinois county and state officers hunt three bandits after they robbed the State Bank of $5000 Friday and gunned down a pursuing deputy sheriff while fleeing in a stolen car toward Chicago.
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Buckley
Chicago
Little Rock Preacher Dies Near River During Fishing Trip
Rev. G. L. Hale, pastor of Parasisi Heights Baptist Church in Little Rock, died Thursday while preparing to fish in the Arkansas River eight miles from town. His body was found beside his automobile on the highway near the river. Deputy coroner Clarence H. Young ruled death due to natural causes, likely a heart attack.
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Litle Hock
G. L. Hale
Parasisi Heights Baptist Church
Arkansas River
R River
Clarence H. Young
Hoover Asked to Speak at Methodist Meeting
Senator Wat sot Indiana and Bishop William S McDowell invited President Hoover to deliver an address in Atlanta on Sunday October 25 before the Methodist ecumenical conference. McDowell said Hoover took the invitation under consideration.
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Washington
Wat
Skinner Family Plans Summer Flying Pursuit
In Clearwater a Skinner family venture into aviation unfolds as B. G. Skinner Sr. holds a pilot license and Bruce Skinner aims for solo flight after training. Vivian Skinner seeks a student certificate while Mrs Skinner has been a pupil for some time.
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Clearwater
Pjy
Skinner
Wetjvitleg
Soe
B. G. Skinner
Adn
Vivian
Skloner
Kiwanis Club plans goodwill excursions begin soon
Kiwanis members approved resumed goodwill trips to neighboring communities, possibly starting Thursday night July 30. Dr A J Neighbors heads the committee to arrange travel with a speaker and several musical numbers planned. The club aims to visit two communities each summer, expanding Kiwanis work per president Bellet’s call for active child welfare support. Charles Carpenter represented the local Boys Scouts, with Dr A J Neighbors presiding in Rufe Herndon’s absence.
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Kiwanis
Hotel Barlow
A. J. Neighbors
Geo. F.X. Strasener
Kiwanis International
Higneeawar F
Kiwanis Club
Charles Carpenter
Rufe Herndon
Warning for Cotton Worm Is Sounded
Fayettville Arkansas reports a warning to farmers as entomologist Dwight Isely notes the cotton worm likely appeared first in Texas Gulf coast and may have crossed into Arkansas between mid July and early August in seven of the past nine years. The pest dates vary, with later appearances in the remaining two years.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Gulf Coast
Texas
Dwight Isely
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
Arkansas
Isely
Chinese Demand Death of American in Killing
In Techow Shantung the Kuomintang demands the execution of F F Tucker treasurer of William 8 Porter Memorial Hospital run by the American board of missions Tucker shot a native hospital employee last week believing him to be a burglar The Kuomintang calls for Tucker arrest suspension of mission activities apology from the American minister and indemnity to the dead man s family.
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Pieping
China
F. F. Tucker
William 8. Porter Memorial
American Board of Missions
Techow
Shantung
Kuomintan
Yechow
Tucker
Kuomintang
Prominent Farmer Is Charged in Sow Death
Springfield Tenn. Clarence W. Barbee aged 56 a prominent farmer was jailed on Thursday night charged with the murder of his son Lester Barbee 27 a McComb Mississippi school teacher Sheriff Claude Murphey said Barbee after an argument with Lester and another son Austin obtained a pistol and shot Lester while Austin fled The report identifies Barbee as a well known Robertson County farmer and notes the alleged motive as a family dispute.
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Springfield
Tenn
Clarence W. Barbee
Robertson County
Lester
McComb
Claude Murphey
Barbee
Austin
River rescue in Russellville spurs Carnegie medal bid
In Russellville a 12 year old boy named Chronister and a nine year old companion Vaughn almost drowned at Jones three. Vaughn waded into deep water and sank before pleading for help. Chronister pulled him from the river after a struggle, earning praise and a potential Carnegie Medal consideration for bravery.
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Russellville
Malcomister
Roy
Vaughn
Jones
Garth
Chronister
Two Black People Hang in Miss. Case Friday
In Ter Val ley Mississippi, authorities report a serious incident leading to hangings on Friday. An 18 year old Whitaker and a man named Bey were among those involved, with related deaths noted in May. Further details remain unclear due to incomplete text.
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Ter Valley
Miss
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