Parnell to Speak Here Friday at State Station
Governor Parnell will be principal speaker at the fourth annual Visiting Day program at the Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station Friday June 26. George W. Ware announces 2400 expected visitors from 40 counties for a day of tours, educational talks, and demonstrations with an afternoon program including Governor Parnell and university leaders.
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Parnell
State Station
Fruit & Truk
Experiment Station
George W. Ware
University Farm
W. Ware
Rural
Stanley Ards
Atkattal’ Farm
W. F. Lake
Woman's Federated Clubs
Dred. C. Futrall
University of Aransas
Arkansas Agricultural Program
Dew Dun T. Gray
College of Agriculture
Harvey Parnell
Esther G. Kramer
Sam Knox
J. J. Cooper
Ruby Mendenhall
Mattie Melton
J. L. Wright
Taleman
Arkansas
J. C. Barnett
Wi G. Amstelp
A. Hodson
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Lem Knox
E. B. Whitaker
Colton Branch
D. J. Burleson
Ware
Beneficial Rains Reported Across Several States
Washington dispatch notes beneficial rains in Texas Arkansas Tennessee and Georgia while other southern districts still lack moisture per a Weather Bureau weekly briefing issued Wednesday.
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Washington
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Georgia
South
Weather Bureau
Fall Expected to Enter Hospital for Examination
Washington (AP) District Attorney Rover said Wednesday that Albert B. Fall, former Interior Secretary, under sentence of imprisonment for taking bribes, was expected to immediately enter a hospital for examination to determine whether he can travel to Washington to box in his alleged corn seizure case.
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Washington
Rover
Albert B. Fall
J Ford Johnson 75 Dies at Columbus
J Ford Johnson 75 a Hempstead County citizen dies at his Columbus home after a brief illness. He had been named to the Hempstead County Loan Committee for federal agricultural loans but did not serve. Funeral set for 10 AM Thursday at First Presbyterian Church of Calumet with burial in Calumet cemetery. Survivors include daughter Mrs Jim Wilson Jr Columbus sister Mrs Harry Briant Hope and Mrs B M Wood Waco Texas brother Moy Johnson Hope.
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J. Ford Johnson
Hempstead
Columbus
Johnson
First Presbyterian Church of
Calum
Bat
J. C. Williams
Washington of Kinting
W. Wt. Anderson
Hope
H. H. McGuire
Wash‘ington
Calum‘hug
Jim Wilson
Harry Briant
B. M. Wood
Waco
Texas
Moy Johnson
May Try Buying Washington Post
Competition heats up in sale negotiations for the Washington Post as Mrs Elinor Patterson editor of the Washington Herald shows interest. Hearst pledges a strong bid to acquire the Post while Edward B McLea l plant and newspaper go up for public sale after trustees seek court approval to accept a $3,000,000 bid from David Lawrence. The DC Supreme Court is expected to act soon.
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Washington
Elinor Patterson
Washington Herald
Washington Post
William Randolph Hearst
Merald
Edward B. McLeal
District of Columbia Supreme Court
David Lawrence
United States
Aod
Consolidated Press
Hoover Speaks to Illinois Assembly Reminding duties of state govts
President Hoover urged Illinois lawmakers to shift government machinery to fit changing economic conditions. He stressed state responsibilities and noted he would speak again later in the city at Abraham Lincoln’s rededication, limiting his remarks to essential points.
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Springfield
Hoover
Abraham Lincoln
Lawrence Wilson Declares No Apologies For Actions
Arkansas Governor candidate Lawrence Wilson defends his stance and compares himself to Huey P. Long. He criticizes press coverage as partisan while displaying clippings about his jailed brother Fred Wilson who was sentenced for embezzlement. Wilson says he has no apologies to offer.
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EL _DORADO
Lawrence Wilson
Arkansas
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Long
Wilson
United States
Fred Wilson
Faithful Collie Saves His Master in Brookland Area
In Jonesboro near Brookland Herman Hall owes his life to his collie which attacked a mad dog while Hall plowed. The dog was killed and Hall later killed his own dog after the fight. County reports many mad dogs. Two Elliott caves near Brookland went mad after a dog attack. John Adams west of Brookland was sent to Memphis for care. A man killed a cow gone mad to avoid bite and another narrowly escaped an attack when his gun misfired and he used the handle to kill the dog.
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Jonesboro
Herman Hall
Brookland
Hall
J. A. Elliott
John Adams
Memphis
Hoover and Planes Mar Marion Dedication Incident
Washington and Marion fuse a memorial dedication with an aviation incident as three aviators clashed during the Harding Memorial ceremony. Commerce Department investigators opened inquiries while President Hoover urged Lamont to set an example.
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Washington
Harding Memorial
Marion
Commerce Department
Hoover
Lamont
Robbery on Highway Near Poplar Bluff
Two men forced truck driver Dewey Casey to the roadside between Poplar Bluff and Corning Arkansas Tuesday night and took about $60 in cash and valuables. Casey reported the incident to local authorities and described the assailants as two men.
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Poplar Bluff
Popular Bluff
Dewey Casey
Here
Corning
Arkansas
Airport Won't Do for Armory State Tells Committee
In Little Rock the airport site was rejected for the state armory. The armory committee favored an uptown lot at Elm Street and Avenue B owned by Caswell McRae and Woodmen of the World, valued together at about 3,500 dollars. The council deferred a vote until July, postponing action as Mayor Vesey cited City of Hope debts and asset limits.
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Little Rock
E. L. Compere
H.L. McAlister
153Rd Infantry
Charles S. Garrett
Compere
Gosnell
John Vesey
Texarkang Itor
Téturn
Elm Street
Avenue B
Bankers Plan to Aid State Farmers
Arkansas bankers debated a program to help farmers become self sustaining as extension agents reported progress in conservation and rural independence. Canning drives span nearly every county while thousands of cans prepared for winter. A livestock feed plan calls for 1 125 000 acres of feed and 1 458 494 head of livestock to be supported this year.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
State Bank Assotiation
Connie Bonslagle
Bonslagle
Stanley M. Andrews
Vruwe
President hears farmer drought concerns amid crops
In a rustic exchange, a farmer tells President Hodiver about drought and crop fears near Jhenanapolis. The president listens sympathetically noting 60 year cycles and the ground worm issue, while the farmer reports crops as decent despite hardships.
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Jhenanapolis
Hodiver Veda
Hig
Baye Anehithuen
Drouth
City and county agree to clear right of way for 67 Broad Way route
At Tuesday night’s council meeting Judge Luther F. Higgason and Mayor John Vesey announced an agreement to clear the right of way for No. 67 Broad Way of America as it enters the city on Third Street. The plan splits costs between city and county to settle claims from nine Black families, with an estimated total cost of 570 to 800 dollars. A three member committee including Aldermen Luther Gerner Bob Gosnell and Mayor Verney will oversee the work and state paving between Hope and Fulton is to be completed in July with grading and graveling for eight blocks from Third and Washington to the corporation line if the right of way is secured.
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Vesey
Armory
Gosnell
Compert
City of Hope
Roy Stephenson
Goswell
Hempstead
Luther F. Higgason
John Vesey
Indae Hilgesson
Bette
Soundil
Couneil
Luther Gerner
Bob Gosnell
Verney
Higgason
Cownell
Hope
Fulton
Third Street
Third
Washington
Corporation Line
Nicaraguan Rebels Kill Two Marines
Washington reports the death of two U S Marines in a skirmish with Nicaraguan insurgents near the National Guard. Names given include Lieutenant Lester E Power of Calistoga California and Sergeant Wilmaor McGehee of Chattanooga Tennessee. Power had served since August and McGehee enlisted in 1927.
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Washington
Chattanooga
Tenn
Reverend Anderson Returns to Palmyra for Historic Anniversary
The Rev Mr Anderson and Mrs Anderson have returned from Palmyra Missouri where he assisted in celebrating the Palmyra Presbyterian church centennial. He preached the gathering sermon and was given an ovation in his native city where his family remains well known. The couple visits Palmyra each summer and this year marked the 100th anniversary of the founding of his home church.
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W. R Anderson
Palmyra
Hope First Presbyterian Church
Mr. Anderson
Palmyra Presbyterian Church
Manning
Andersons
Appeal Decided By Death For Veteran Who Slays Sheriff
An 85-year-old Civil War veteran L Matlock was sentenced for slaying Sheriff John Phillips last December when the sheriff went to arrest him at the veterans home on an assault charge. The appeal leads to death sentence decision or life imprisonment. No relatives claimed the body. buried in a potters field.
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Matlock
John’ Phillips
Veterans’ Home
Potters Field
Baby Drowns In Bucket Of Water At Home
Amity authorities report the year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Herman Lambert living eight miles east of Amity drowned in a bucket of water at the family home late Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Lambert left briefly to pick berries, returning to find the child in the bucket. The child survived by parents and a sister.
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Amity
Herman Lambert
Here
Divorce Appeal Up to Supreme Court Arkansas
The Home Protective Association will appeal to the Arkansas Supreme Court after the attorney general ruled the referendum petition on the Meday divorce law faulty. J W Westbrook announced the move while Secretary of State Ed McDonald followed the ruling. The Hot Springs protest argued signatures were insufficient and collected on the Sabbath, petitions were circulated by multiple people, notices misidentified the act, and required constitutional filings were not met. The appeal proceeds as the petition challenges Act No 80 of 1931 versus the later 1931 Act No 71.
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Little Rock
Home Protective Association
Arkansas Supreme Court
Hal Norwood
J. W. Westbrook
Ed McDonald
Norwood
Hot Springs
State of Arkansas
Secretary of State
General Assembly
Crawford & Moses
Arkansas
State of
Hoover Address Sparks Tax and Banking Reform Debate
President Hoover urged revision of tax and banking laws in Indianapolis, drawing mixed reviews. Senator Caraway criticized the address for lacking concrete measures while suggesting changes may be advisable. Analysts note Mellon and Mills had pressed tax reform and debate continues on fiscal policy and government spending.
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Washington
Senator Caraway
Hoover
Arkansas
Divorce Suit Now on Hot Springs File
Hot Springs reports a divorce suit under a new 30 day residence law. Chancellor Duffie says the law is in effect after enough referendum petitions, though filing costs await a 30 day publication period. Henry Busch of Winston-Salem sues noting his wife Lillian Busch left him at the altar.
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Hot Springs
W. R. Duffie
Associated Press
Secretary of State
Henry Busch
Winston Salem
Lillian Busch
Whaley To Head Group Of Players At State Session
Senator Whaley, a page at the 1931 session, will head a group of players attending the regular biennial session. He said the official session will yield good results and contribute ideas on state matters.
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Whaley
Reguli Sion
Pax
Basin & Professions Women's Club Meeting at Hotel Barlow
An informal Basin and Professions Women’s Club gathering at Hotel Barlow featured Robert Young, a tenor from Emery University, with Miss Pansy Wimberly on piano and Miss Bess Walker as guest. Presiding officer Miss Mary Arnold led routine business as members noted souvenirs, recipes, and plans for the Bi-annual Richmond convention.
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Basin & Professions! Women's Club
Barlow
Robert Young
Emery University
Atlanta
Little Grey Home
West
Pansy Wimberly
Henderson ' S
Teachers College
Wimbely
Frederic Harwood
Henderson State Teachers College
Bess Walker
CM. Walker
Mary Arnold
Glu
W. G. McDonald
Litle Rock
St. Charles
Louisiana
McDonald
Richmond
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