Society News Notes and Local Visits
PSOCIETY NEWS Mrs Sid Henry telephone 321 reports various local social items. W R Gorham returns from a ten day Baker Springs vacation. Mrs David Davis and Florence back from three weeks in Nashville. Frank Ethridge of Horatio visits Miss Mariel Ethridge and Mrs Young Foster. J D Montgomery and son James of Texarkana visit friends. Liam Brashier and children depart Eastland after month with parents. Mrs Edward Woodford of Little Rock visiting Prescott. R R Gillespie and Mary Ross McFaddin in Shreveport for weekend business. Max Cox in Little Rock this week. Rev and Mrs W R Rogers visit Mount Ida. Mrs Louis Albert returns to New York after month with Ed Rephan family. Womans Christian Temperance Union meets Thursday at 3:30 at Mrs W I Parking East 2nd street with Mrs Florence Turner as hostess.
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Womans Christian Temperance Union
W. I
East 2Nd Street
Florence Turner
Local Notices Share Guests and Death Farm City Briefs
Rev and Mrs W R Rogers host guests including C E Bryant Jimmie and C E Bryant of Boenville and Rev and Mrs E H Westmoreland of Monticello. R P Barlow Malvern visits M H Barlow family as relatives. Eugene White family touring Ozark cresting points. John P Cox hosts Tom Cox and Mrs Herbert Smith Waldo and Mrs Lothe Sullivan St Louis. Mrs John Green Little Rock visits mother Mrs McMath and sister Mrs Johnnie McCabe. Mrs L A Beasley and son Jimmie of Baird Texas as guests of P E Urrey. Mrs R L Harris and son Robert Leigh Tuscaloosa Ala host Monday. Mrs John Green Little Rock Mrs William Brasheir Eastland Texas and Mrs Brents McPherson visit. Mrs Dan Green travels to Arkadelphia. City mourns passing of Mrs A G Atkinson Mena Ark death in Texarkana hospital. Tot LaGrone niece of local families remembered. Atkinson survived by husband three sons mother and brother. Funeral set for Mena Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Cox
Tom Cox
Herbert Smith
Waldo
Lothe Sullivan
St. Louis
R. L. Harris
Robert Leigh
Tuscaloosa
Ala
John Green
Little Rock
William Brasheir
Eastland
Texas
Brents McPherson
A. G. Atkinson
Mena. Ark
Texarkana Hospital
Atkinson
Hope
Tot LaGrone
Neely LaGrone
LaGrone
Foreman, Ark
R. M. LaGrone
Borther
Mena
Sybil Williams Returns Home After Months Away
Sybil Williams has returned home following a months visit with relatives and friends in Little Rock Sheridan and Hot Springs.
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Sybil Williams
Little Rock
Sheridan
Hot Springs
Byrd Sees Campaign Against Veterans Aid as War Effort
Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd called the fight against heavy government payments to non-disabled veterans a war and postponed his next Antarctic expedition until action is taken. He was elected chairman pro tem of the National Economy league at a New York organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard Evelyn Byrd
National Economy League
Single Track Line Imperils Siberia
The Trans-Siberian railway binds the Soviet Union from the Baltic to the Pacific and, despite being a military bottleneck, is deliberately kept as a single track to hinder an invader. Soviet officials argue the line’s weakness is its strength for delaying enemy movement while enabling defense.
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Stanley P. Richardson
Associated Press
Moscow
Soviet Union
Baltic
Pacific
Manchuria
Manchus
Harbin
Far East
Russia
Japan
Red Army
China
Vladivostok
Chita
Vladivostock
Commissariat For Transportation
Trans-Siberian
Siberia
Dog Toodles Reaches Remarkable 85 in Human Years
In Knoxville Tennessee Toodles a mixed collie and water spaniel owned by Mrs. Millie E Ridgeway lived 17 years and is now 85 in human years by the five-to-one rule. The dog is still alive but stone deaf.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Toodles
Millie E. Ridgeway
Fireworks Trade Thrives in Hong Kong and Macao
Hong Kong and Macao host the largest fire works factory in South China with growing orders from the Dutch East Indies and the United States. The U S imports fire works valued at about $800 000 annually.
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Hongkong
Macao
South China
Dutch East Indies
United States
Rural School Fund Shortfall Prompts Six Dollar Per Child Plan
Arkansas rural schools face a shortfall in the equalizing fund from 1930-31 levels, leaving no distribution this year. The Council of Education backs a proposed amendment to guarantee at least six dollars per child, with a dedicated supplementary fund to ensure an eight month term and prevent diversion to other uses.
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State Department of Education
Arkansas
Council of Education
Miss Rey Mentions Harlow and Bennett in Screen Talk
The piece notes Miss Rey favors Jean Harlow and Constance Bennett for appearances. Dolores, born in Fresno, California, has spent most of her life in New York, reflecting on her time on stage or screen over a five year span.
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Miss Rey
Jean Harlow
Constance Bennett
Dolores
Fresno
Calif
New York
One Girl Hates Hollywood Says Dolores Rey
Dolores Rey a 19 year old New York show girl dislikes Hollywood climate and long studio hours she was talked into a talkie contract that could keep her five years She prefers the stage to the screen and laments early calls and hard hours saying friends misled her about life in Hollywood
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Hallywood
Dolores Rey
Dolores
Hollywood
New York
Arkansas to Resume Five and Half Million Road Program
Arkansas will launch a $5.5 million road construction program this year with state contractors and labor. A state highway commission meeting set for August 12-13 at the statehouse will prepare for work starting September 1, funded by $2.122 billion in federal relief aid matched with regular road funds. The legislature limited highway payroll spending before September 1, constraining prestart activity.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
State Highway Commission
Commission
Statehouse
Congress
Highway Department
Sarasota angler nets 111 pound tarpon in homemade craft
Bert C. Bohn built a raft from an old garbage can and two inflated inner tubes, launched from Sarasota, and cast a line to catch a 111 pound tarpon. He landed the fish, demonstrating a daring deep sea fishing stunt.
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Sarasota
Fla
Bert C. Bohn
Bert
County Officials Race Draws Large Crowds at noon
Six candidates for county treasurer spoke while I L Pilkinton defended his reform record as five candidates for the 49th General Assembly announced. Higgason warned of threats to the Hope Star and Washburn’s influence with Stephens replying over his newspaper ties. Black pledged a $1500 salary if elected as treasurer though the office reportedly pays about $4500.
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Higgason
Hope Star
H. M. Stephens
Stephens
Washburn
Wash Hutson
Frank Ward
Charles Reynerson
Charles Routon
E. B. Black
J. F. Stuart
I. L. Pilkinton
General Assembly
Little Rock
Hope Hempstead county campaign rally features heated exchanges
Speakers brook no holds as Pilkinton and others attack state officials and programs. Candidates rail against the banking department, education costs, and county offices while outlining reforms to consolidate agencies and cut government expenses.
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Sid Henry
W. T. Gorham
Baker Springs
David Davis
Florence
Nashville
Frank Ethridge
Horatio
Mariel Ethridge
Young Foster
J. D. Montgomery
James
Texarkana
City
Don Smith
Liam Brashier
Mas
Edward Woodford
W. L. Parkins
Prescott
R. R. Gillespie
Mary Ross McFaddin
Shreveport
Max Cox
I Little Rock
W. R. Rogers
Mount Ida
Ark
Louis Albert
Mirs
Ed Rephan
Mr. Rephan
Irs
Paalco
Nothme
Ann Harding
Stow
Jimmie
Directoire
Paris
C. E. Bryant
Boonville
E. H. Westmoreland
Monticello
R. P. Barlow
Malvern
M. H. Barlow
Mrs
Eugene White
Ozark Mountains
McMath
Johnnie McCabe
Mrs. L. A. Beasley
Little Son
Baird, Texas
Mr. and
P. E. Urrey
Dan Green
Chas M. Clark
Mr. Clark
Arkadelphia
Mae-Ann Beauty Shop
South Elm Street
Mae Northcott
Ann Dearing
Hope Star-Saenger
THE
Island OF Lost Souls
George Clark
Walter E. Taylor
Liuutenant
Lawrence Wilson
Filkinton
State Banking Department
State Audit Commission
Walter Taylor
Hirst
Claud Hirst
Pilkinton
Luke Monroe
Hempstad
Hempstead
State House
Monroe
Bodcaw Township
Cleve Mayton
Basil Rider
Lester Heirston
Monroe Kent
Henry Hunt
Owen Barr
C. P. Jones
O. D. Middlebrooks
Holt
P. C. Holt
Patmos
Bingen
Mr. Holt
Taxpayers League
Hempstead County
Emory A. Thompson
Fulton
Steed
Criminal Identification Board
Arkansas Fish and Game Commission
Lillie Middlebrooks
Ccurtty
Rad
Bearden
Wilson Jim Bearden
John L. Wilson
Wilson
Alfred Wallace
Spring Hill Township
S. M. Sutton
Jim Dodson
A. A. Gentry
J. M. Futrell
William A. Craig
Eudora
Ozarks
Branson-Hollister
Branson
Hollister
C. E. Christopher
Missouri Pacific
R. R. Co
Missouri
Miles Takes
U. S. Senate
Vincent M. Miles
Fort Smith
United States Senate
Roosevelt
Chicago
Miles
U. S
Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Committee
Senate
City of
Campaign Committee
Fort Smith, Arkansas
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