Local chess prodigy Jefferson credited with global wins
The article chronicles Jefferson, a southern chess champion for three years, who defeated Canadian, German and Hungarian champions, and reportedly gained knighthood from King George. A real estate broker acted as referee at the 1910 Memphis world title bout between Lasker and Marshall, with Jefferson later invited to join the American team.
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Jefferson
Canada
Germany
Hungary
Emanuel Lasker
Frank Marshall
Memphis
Great Britain
Families prepare for guests as social rounds continue
Messrs and families from Hope area announce travel to New York to visit friends of Keemles and Turner families while others host gatherings and attend clubs. Local visits include Dan Dull of Arkadelphia, Miss Princess Waddle’s bridge party, and Willard Bovill’s family outings. Obituary notices report J. F. Giles passing in Spring Hill with plans to Texarkana for services. Nearby residents plan Farm Week in Fayetteville, and several courtesy visits mark ongoing community interactions.
Capital Daily appoints editors and honored staff
Named editor Pat Lamb, Pat McClung, Dorothy Bundy and Virginia Cassedy. Following the contests, attendees enjoyed delicious refreshments.
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Capital Daily
Concrete Road Data Collected at Arlington Tests
The Agriculture Department Bureau of Public Roads plans full sized concrete pavement tests at the Experimental Farm in Arlington Virginia. Slabs will vary in thickness and edge treatment to study load resistance and strain, with 20 by 40 foot slabs and longitudinal transverse joints. Tests begin in October ahead of the International Road Congress in Washington between October 6 and 10.
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Washington
Bureau of Public, Roads
Agriculture Department
Experimental Farm
Arlington
Virginia
United States
Tail Gunner In New English Bomber
Britain tests a new night bombing airplane with a cockpit behind the rudder for rear defense. The Diplate bomber, powered by two Rolls-Royce engines, carries twelve machine guns and bombs, with a crew of four, a top speed near 487 mph at 10 000 feet, and a weight of eight tons. If approved, one squadron may be ordered.
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Lonmon
Britain
Rolls-Royce
Royal Air Force
Women Should Take Up the Game of Chess
A Memphis chess scene piece quotes a 45 year old champion urging women to pursue chess, arguing the game demands time and thoughtful play, while noting local players like Midelfersen have gained international reputation.
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Mempaes
Toni
Ly Ches
Midelfersen
Memphis Chess
Illinois to equip state prisons with radios and loudspeakers
Springfield IL July 31 UP state superintendent of prisons Col Frank D Whipp announced all Illinois state prisons and reformatories will be equipped with radios for entertainment and improved management Joliet and Pontiac already have systems Chester will be last to receive installations. Twenty loudspeakers and an electric phonograph capable of 20 records will be added.
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Springfield
Ilinois
Frank D. Whipp
Whipp
Joliet
Pontiac
Chester
Illinois
Eoote
Shakespearean Actor to Visit Conway School
Philip Ben Greet, renowned Shakespearean actor, will perform in December at Hendrix-Henderson College in Conway. The announcement notes the visit as part of a broader cultural program and invites local residents to attend the event.
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Conway School
Accused Russian Faces Inquiry Before Congress
Gregory Grafpen, accused of being an agent of the Russian secret police, testified before a Congressional committee investigating Communism in New York. He denied ever belonging to the Communist party while serving as vice president of Ue Aim to rg Trading Corporation.
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Gregory Grafpen
Secret Police
Grover Wheater
New York
NC State President to Speak in Chile on Nitrate Mine Anniversary
Dr. E V Brooks president of North Carolina State College will deliver an address in Santiago Chile on July 19 marking the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Chilean nitrate soda mines. His topic is Relation of Education to Agricultural Progress in America.
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Raleigh
N. C
E. V. Brooks
North Carolina State College
Santiago
Chile
America
One Family Nine Sets of Twins and Triplets Stir Georgia
In north Georgia a large family, described as a single clan, includes triplets, nine sets of twins, and many descendants. The elderly matriarch, mother of 18 children, has numerous grandchildren, with six sets of twins among them, totaling 56 grandchildren. An official notes the household’s unusual fertility and size.
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Atlanta
North Georgia
Former Consul Honored at Hampden-Sidney College
Hampden-Sidney College awarded Alexander Wilbourne Weddell the honorary Doctor of Literature degree. Weddell, former American consul at Athens Calcutta and Mexico City, was honored during the ceremony in Richmond.
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Richmond
Hampden-Sidney College
Alexander Wilbourn Weddell
Athens
Calcutta
Mexico City
Portable Prison Hous es near Camp Lee site Petersburg Va
Portable steel houses are under construction on the former Camp Lee site near Petersburg Virginia for use as a federal penitentiary. Trusted prisoners from Atlanta Federal Penitentiary will be moved to the new facility, while residents of New Bern Mr and Mrs Manly L Bennett were named Josiah Bailey Bennett. New Bern is the home of Senator Furtifold M Simmons who was defeated by Bailey in the June 7 primary. Ing 15 races free barbecue and motion pictures are listed among entertainments with two bands to be employed for the festival.
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Petersburg
Camp Lee
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Manly L. Bennett
New Bern
Josiah Bailey Bennett
Furtifold M. Simmons
Bailey
Ing
Hope Star
Hope
Atractive
del Monte
Betsy Ross Foods
Pratt-Low Foods
Stokeley
Moore Brothers
Irony of Victory Bid Sparks Political Birth in New Bern
In New Bern North Carolina on July 30 1930 a political milestone meets a personal one as Joslan William Bailey clinches the Democratic nomination for U S Senate and a son is born the following day confirming a rare public and private win.
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New Bern
WN. C
Joslan
William Bailey
United States
Oxford Fall Festival Plans for August 27-29
Oxford Nebraska committee chairman E. BE. Duryea says plans are underway for the annual Fall Festival to be held August 27, 28 and 29 with events including an livestock show farm products exhibit and baseball games.
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Oxford
Neb
UPI
E. BE. Duryea
New Insurance Plan Proposed in Local Suit
A suit in circuit court proposes a new form of insurance. It would form a group of men who insure together and name a trustee to handle funds paid by the company upon the death of a group member.
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Springfield
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