Convicts killed in prison mutiny at Clinton prison
At Clinton prison in Dane County New York guards repelled a mass uprising as convicts surged from cells in a riot near the carpentry dye and clothing shops. Troops from New York State and the United States Army were sent to quell the disturbance as convicts suffered fatalities and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atbany
New York
Guy
Clinton Prison
Daneplethy
State Department To Corrections
Harry Kaiser
Iwison
United States Army
Plattsburg
United States
Flattsburg
Wally Pendime
Washington
Distinctive Legion Headgear Featured At Festival
Distinctive headgear will be sported by Legion members at a city festival as Manars of American Lennon trosts and ex servicemen plan appearance over the next two days. Local organizers, including the Sinauf Department of Arkansas, will coordinate events and distribution of legion service caps during the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manars
Lennon
Servier
Dewey Hendricks
Sal Royallon
Meyerhet
Joey
Legion
Sinauf Department of Arkansas
Sinauf Department of Arkansas We Fcold Letters, and Copamauiler Commandar Barney
Alabama Governor Against Lynching
Alabama Governor pledges against mob violence following threats amid a fatal July 1 car incident. He authorizes mobilization of guards to safeguard individuals during arraignments in Harbour County as the grand jury considers charges and early bail and transfer placements are discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Aha
Atibaia
Adie
Abba
Lester Bouyweo
Diet Hines
Eufila
Harbour County
Tyre
Bafabe da Gheyton
Shreveport Motor Club To Visit Hope For Road Trip
A Shreveport motor club touring party plans a road trip to Hope to study the route for a feature in the Shreveport Times. The group aims to drive July 28 with a backup date of July 29 if weather or other conditions delay. The visit ties to Hope’s Watermelon Festival and the local Chamber of Commerce letter inviting motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport Motor Club
Hope
Louisiana
Shreveport ‘Times
Caurists
Motor Club
Hope Chamber of ‘Commerce
Shreveport
Delegates Chosen At Southwest Arkansas Singing Convention
SuAdan hosted the Hempstead county singing convention which closed after a two day session drawing crowds from across Southwest Arkansas. Officers elected to lead next year include Wd Martsfield as president and W OR Mitchell as vice president. Delegates to the state convention at Sheridan next month were named, and the quarterly and annual meetings scheduled in the region were set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SuAdan
Thelmu
Grant County
Sardis
Nashville
Womack Considers Arkadelphia Offer
SIPYLE ROCK July 22 UP OP Womack state superintendent of public instruction was offered the post of president of Hendrix State Teachers College by the board of trustees. He planned to visit Arkadelphia to consult with school department heads before deciding. He would inform the board Sunday afternoon after gathering all facts. Womack, a two term state superintendent, previously led Jonesboro schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sipyle
Womack
Jonesboro
Qld Custom House Opened To Public
The new Queensland Custom House in California opens to the public as a historic repository. Built by Mons terey and Canim, John Drake Slowt raised the Stars and Stripes nearby. The structure will be part of the annual Berea pilwrkat Ayt in August and honors Junipero Serra, founder of California missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal
California
Isha
Canim
John Drake
Sean
Phofete
Hemiary
Juniper Serra
Califurnia
Missouri Pacific Ball Team Heads to Atlanta for Semi-Pro Showdown
The Missouri Pacific ball team left this morning for Atlanta Texas to meet the crack Atlanta semi pro aggregation this afternoon. A win would affirm their recent strong form and boost pride in their season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific
Atlanta
Texas
Assizpions
Longhorns
Burre Back On Job After 500-Foot Fall
Burre returns to work at Wugenge Oregon after tumbling five hundred feet down a sheer Cascade precipice while packing a heavy load. He survived after catching on trees and was aided by rescuers before resuming duties the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burre
Wugenke
Ore
Weber
He Barre
Anid
Dee Wright
Duiero
T Te Chi
Fiaelon
Hensh
China Hopes To Settle China Russia Question Peacefully
NANEWING July 22 The Nationalist Foreign Office warned it has sent a second note to Soviet Russia reiterating its desire to resolve the China Russia question through peaceful negotiations. The statement emphasized avoiding war and seeking diplomatic settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanewing
China
Coreign
Soviet
Russia
Simple Moral Is Do Not Kiss Your Wife In Public
Milwaukee July 22 Albert Lake was fined $10 for disorderly conduct after he kissed his wife in a public dining area. Believed the couple were one, lake clashed with a deputy sheriff Valle Dall and his wife, leading to a reprimand and the arrest after a heated exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Albert Lake
Lakey
Valledall
Lahr
Stay At Home Dollars Story Prompted by Hope Star
The Hope Star invites readers to report Stay At Home Dollars and track their circulation. Citizens are urged to call 788 to share how the dollar was received, where it was spent, and what was bought. A daily log and front page story plan will publish progress as the dollar moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hone
the Star
Star
Citizens Kicking on Mosquito Pond
Residents on South Walnut and adjacent sections protest city permits allowing a stagnant water site to persist as a dumping ground. The odor and mosquitos threaten health, with locals purchasing mosquito netting and screen wire to make smudges while awaiting sanitary and health officer action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Walnut
Zen
Will Consider Fund Allotments
A committee from the state educational department overseeing school maintenance funds will meet Tuesday to consider allotments of 1,055,000 dollars available before the next school year. Superintendent Po Womack says county requests may require trimming at least 100,000 dollars, and no allotments will be made until thorough study is completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rogk
State Educational Department
Po Womack
Womack
County Quota for C.M.T. C. Is Raised
Information from the War Department authorizes 1B McRaddin Levitt Chain of the Citizens Military Camp to take applications from Hempstead County youths for the Leavenworth Kansas camp in August. Application dates are open with reasonable chances of acceptance. Eligible applicants must be born on or before December 31, 1912 and weigh at least 100 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
McRaddin
Meladdin
Hugo Band Heads to Watermelon Festival on Special Train
Hugo high school band will depart August 8 on a ten car Frisco special to Hope for the Watermelon Festival, with 40 000 to 50 000 expected attendees. Delegations from Little Rock Camden Arkadelphia Texarkana and Shreveport join, boosting Hugo boosters to at least 140. Plans coordinated by the chamber of commerce and Frisco employees club, with low excursion rates and celebratory hats for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana
Shreveport
J. C. Dirk
Frisco
Hugo
Hope
Ark
Chamber of Commerce
Hugo Boosters
Auwut HO
Idabel
Antlers
Paris
Towsen
Valliant
Krisvo
Tuga
State's Largest Aerial Sign Post On Mill Roof
An item from Piggott Arkansas 1944 describes a large aerial sign post atop a mill roof visible from afar. The sign, claimed to be the largest, is painted at the root of a long stave mill and features high fetters and a prominent message. Contained quotes reference Chicago and Iowa drink denial statements amid the odd phrasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piggott
Aransas
Protest Against State Printing Award Sparks Legal Challenge
Live report from Blytheville and Governor Par outlines a protest filed by several publishers against the Arkansas School for the Deaf print contract. Names withheld until the Printing Board meeting, per auditor J Oscar Humphreys. Mississippi County to vote on unit system for schools on July 30. county superintendent Willie Lawson says consolidation brings modern standardized high schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Live Rock
Ltr
Hormal
Arkansas
Governor
Par
State Printing Board
Printing Board
J. Oscar Humphreys
Mississippi
Blythevidee
Ark
Willie Lawson
Mississippi County
Adeptan
Hold Four Charged With Complicity In Bank Robbery
Four suspects, two men and two women, were arrested in Birmingham for complicity in a $42,000 armored car heist in New Orleans last week. Identified by police as Raymond Robertson and his wife of Cornersville Missouri and Joe Cascia and his wife Ruby of Shreveport, they were seized at police headquarters on a request from New Orleans authorities. A fourth arrestee, DeLois Walker, claimed as the woman linked to robberies in Tahoka and Lubbock, Texas. Cascia slept with a German-made machine gun under his pillow when officers moved in. Robertson was found armed with two revolvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
New Orleans
Raymond Robertson
Cornersville
Joe Cascia
Ruby
Shreveport
McDuff
Police Identification Bureau
DeLois Walker
Tahoka
Lubbock
Texas
Caseia
Robertson
St Louis Robin Nearing Record Flight Ended Early
The Missouri Robin twin endurance plane landed at 7:51 after 117 hours 80 minutes aloft due to a leaky oil line. Pilots Joe Hammer and Walter Gentry were reported in good shape. The other sister craft, St Louis Robin One, continued flight into the 10th day and passed 218 hours at 9:17 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Lambert-St. Louis
Joe Hammer
Walter Gentry
Believe It Or Not It's A Rattling Good Fish Story
WEST POINT MISS July 22 Edgar G Harris publisher of the Times Leader loves fishing and claims an endurance record for bait use. With only six catalpa worms he halves one worm to fish seven bream, then halves more to save bait and nets four more. the tale questions how many fish the six worms could have caught if the day had lasted longer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
Miss
Edgar G. Harris
The
Times-Leader
Ma Warris
Catalpa
Harris
Problum
Officers Seize Large Copper Still and Liquor Stock
Sheriff Miller and deputies raided Catfish Bayou area Sunday morning and seized a 180 gallon copper still. Over 15 barrels of mash were destroyed and two men, Fred Lawler and Chames Wyatt, were charged with operating the still. approx 900 gallons of white liquor were found nearby. They will be arraigned Tuesday before Deputy Bright. Lawler previously faced liquor-violation convictions. Police also raided another premises later Saturday exposing a line of illicit liquor and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Laftayette County
Jim Bearden
Catfish Bayou Eatra
Fred Lawler
Chames Wyatt
Lawler
Lewallon Purley, Burns and Bearden
Psu Navfin
Norton
Dallas Dice Artist Still Half In Doubt
A mangled report describes a chaotic street scene where a group fled a confrontation. Willie, the last to cross, collapsed after a hornet stung him with venom injected near the neck. Police noted no gunfire occurred, attributing the incident to a wasp borne sting and a sudden panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Dice
Circuit Judge Rules Offense Is Improperly Stated
In Pulaski Circuit Court Judge Marv Harris sustains the defense demurrer to the indictment charging Reece Caudle with attempted bribery of Senator John M. Quarles in a case tied to a mutual betting measure. Caudle remains held on bond until the next grand jury convenes in September to review the case anew. The ruling defers a broader appeal by both sides, with the defense planning to appeal the demurrer ruling and the prosecution indicating a Supreme Court appeal from the court’s action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Jay
Reece Caudle
Arkansas Railroad
Harris
Pulaski
Caudle
Stati Ator
John M. Quarles
Boyd Dypert
Attney
Supreme Court
Aftor
Call
County Judges Invited to Attend Farmers Week Meeting
Fayetteville Arkansas July 22 All county judges of Arkansas have been invited to attend a judges meeting on August 6 during Farmers Week. Dean Dan T Gray of the College of Agriculture at the University of Arkansas announced judges will have places of honor on the platform. Judge John Sheffield of Helena, president of the Arkansas County Judges Association, will preside and address the program. The judges association will hold separate meetings in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Arkansas
Dan T. Gray
College of Agriculture
University of Arkansas
John ©. Sheffield
Helena
Arkansas County Judges Association
Bidet
Girl Making Good As Rural Route Carrier
Miss Marcella Hendricks aged 20 delivers the mail on rural route No 1 from Greenway Arkansas. The route is one of the most difficult in the area and spans 35 miles. Hendricks, a member of the Arkansas Rural Mail Carrier's Association, took over after her father focused on farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piggott
Ark
Marcella Hendricks
Greenway
Found Still But Don’t Know Where
TEXARKANA Ark dply 22. Pielack Tyler and Andrew Baker held in jail here on charges. A survey locates the still near the Polk Howard county line. Authorities cannot decide if the still was in Polk or Howard counties. If in Howard, trial in Texarkana division. if in Polk, trial in Fort Smith division. Tyler and Baker show no concern about the proper venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana
Ark
Pielack Tyler
Andrew Baker
Hell
Ciquae
Taju
Polk
Howard County
Howard Counties
Tyley
Baker
Federal
Fort Smith
Tyler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Legion To
Alabama
Swan Garner
Motor’ Club
DeAnn
Arkadelphia
Qld Custom House
Star Office
C.M.T. C
Leavenworth
Hugo Band
Oklahoma
Mores
Chicago
Hold
Robin
Missouri
Herr Wagner
Germany
Lake Constance
Switzerland
Henry
Atlantic
Hooken
Willie
Farmers Week
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!