Impeachment Sought for Tennessee Secretary of State
Articles filed with the Tennessee House accuse Ernest N. Haston, secretary of state since 1921, of willful and gross breach of decorum while serving as attorney for the Tennessee Electric Power Company and as a member of the state board of equalization. Haston faces impeachment proceedings initiated Thursday in Nashville.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee House
Ernest N. Haston
Huston
Tennessee Electric Power Company
State Board of Equalization
Big Rodeo draws crowds to Prescott July Fourth event
The American Legion Rodeo in Prescott expects about 5000 attendees from Southwest Arkansas and beyond. Featured acts include bronc riding steer riding wild mule race and clown Cowboy Jew with a grand parade at 10 pm on July 4 at Dick Christopher's pasture along highways 6 and 7 west of Prescott.
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American Legion
Prescott
Tily
Arkansas
Jolke
Ezell
Wewoka
Okla
Montana
Frank
Ponca City
Cowboy Jew
Dewey
Legion
Dick Christopher
Highway
Nevada Farmers Get Fine Oat Yields
Vic Scott near Prescot, Arkansas harvested 549 bales of fine oat hay from a fall sown field after cotton and prior cattle feed, sowing two bushels per acre with no fertilizer. He plans millet next and the county agent notes similar strong yields by Watson Porter from six acres, following soybeans and with no fertilizer, to be followed by 90 day corn and soybeans.
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Prescoty
Ark
Vic Scott
Near Here
Mr. Scott
Scott
E. &. Leonard
Watson Porter
Miss Cordell Denies Resignation Report
Harvey Combs said he was informed Miss Alice Cordell of El Dorado considered resigning as National Committeewoman for Arkansas. No letter was received from Cordell. reports placed potential endorsements for Mrs Daisy Woods of Waldo or as her successor.
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Little Rock
Jpj
Harvey Combs
Democratic
Alice Cordell
el Dorado
Arkansas
Daisy Then
Waldo
Cordell
Henderson
Texas
Aos
Sichur Getiel Die
Negro gunman breaks into Hudson home on Shover Street
City police seek a Negro gunman who entered the residence of Mr and Mrs Sam Hudson on Shover street about 8 o clock Tuesday night The robber held Mrs Hudson at gunpoint while ransacking the house Mrs Hudson screamed drawing neighbors who rushed to help and saw the man flee toward the yard Police struggled to track the suspect’s trail through the area
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Sam Hudson
Shover Street
Winona Green Sent to California Sanatorium
Winona Green, serving life for murder of her father-in-law and under charge for her mother-in-law’s death, was sent to a California tuberculosis sanatorium after Booneville trustees objected to admitting prison inmates. Convicted in Pulaski County eight years ago, her indefinite furlough was granted by Governor Parnell.
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Little Rock
Board of Trustees
Booneeville
Winona Green
Ufe
Parnell
California
Booneville
Pulaski County
Philander Smith College Quartet Recital in Hope Friday
The Philander Smith College Quartet will sing at Lonoke Baptist church in Hope Friday night at 8 o clock. Negro spirituals will be featured with special arrangements for white attendance, per Henry Yerger. The church sits on South Hazel street with a small admission fee.
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Philander Smith College
Lonoke Baptist Church
South
Henry Yerger
Shover Street
South Hazel Street
CAKLAND Oaks Manager Says Card Tricks Amid Season
Carl Zuim of the Oaks relies on card play as solace on the road. His favorite stunt is to deal an opponent sight spades with 100 bonors and two Whergees, a tactic he uses to mind games during travels.
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Cakland
Cal
Bolton
Carl Zuim‘och
The
Oaks
Copeland Promoted at Kroger in Little Rock
Carl Copeland, longtime local manager of the Piggly-Wiggly on South Main since 1928, has been called to Kroger Grocer & Baking Co. district office for a promotion. He left Hope Wednesday. W. L. Holly of the Hope store succeeds him as local manager. Mrs. Copeland and their son Carl Jr. will join him in Little Rock within a few days.
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Carl Copeland
South Main Street
Kroger Grocer & Baking Co
Copeland
Hope Wednesday
W. L. Holly
Hope
Post and Gatty Greeted in Berlin
Wiley Post and Harald Gatty, American round the world fliers, arrived from Berlin Thursday afternoon. The 950 mile leg took nine hours. They plan to spend the night and depart for Irkutsk, 260 miles distant.
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Moscow
Wiley Post
Harald Gatty
Berlin
Irkutsk
Here
Trapped in Ravine 48 Hours Result in Child Death
In Newhall California a mother and her 12 year old daughter were trapped for 48 hours after a car crash. The child died in the mother’s arms from injuries and exposure as a passerby heard cries from the bottom of a 200 foot ravine. The mother Mrs Theodore Tourneur of Birmingham Alabama had a fractured leg and other injuries. The husband believes car trouble delayed reporting the disappearance.
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Newhall
Theodore Tourneus
Birmingham
Ala
Tourneur
Fresno
Cal
University Band to Play For Dance Here June 26
Winton Kyle a noted Arkansas football star will join the University of Arkansas band for a dance at Elles Hull on Herb Elmsteed Friday night. A large Southwest area crowd is expected as dancing begins promptly at 5.40.
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Winton Kyle
University of Arkansas
Sara Genes
Secretary Stimson to Leave Saturday for European Trip
Secretary Stimson announced he will sail for Europe Saturday as part of a planned European vacation. He expects to be on the ocean when the Hoover moratorium details are finalized. Paris dispatches note Secretary Mellon will lunch with Premier Laval in Paris Friday.
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Stimson
Washington
Europe
Ocean
Naples
Paris
the Treasury
Mellon
Laval
Lindsey Answers Marriage Critics in Arkansas Speech
Little Rock news notes ex-judge Lindsey defending companionate marriage in an Arkansas lecture at the American Legion stadium. He argues birth control and legal birth control oversight can raise marriage rates and lower divorces, cites Holland, and urges patience with Arkansas divorce bills while denying advocacy of free love. He vows reform, defends his record on juvenile court and family welfare amid long opposition.
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Little Rock
Denver
Ben
B.linds
Arkansas
American Legion
Lindsey
Fry. Lindsay
Holland
United States
James. Campbell
Sevier County
Cntrary
Federal Council of Churches
First Cotton Boll Shown Thursday
George Schooley, near Ozan, reported and showed the first cotton blossoms of 1931, a small boll and a perfectly formed ball. He notes a good prospect for a strong crop on his farm four miles northwest of Hope, while J. 5. Conway, Jr. is credited with the bloom report.
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George Schooley
The
Star
J. 5. Conway, Jr
Near
Ozan
Schooley
Hope
Conway
Scheoley
Railroads Plan to Raise Freight Rates
Washington report states railroads replied to the Interstate Commerce Commission request for added information on a proposed increase in freight rates. Carriers approved a resolution indicating readiness to implement increases on all existing rates.
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Washington
Allows
Interstate Commerce Commissions
Endorsement for Memphis Farm Board Member Taft Butler
Memphis area growers group votes unanimously to endorse Taft Butler of Meritt for membership on the federal board. H. H. Naff is re elected president and C. G. is named general manager as the association defends federal farm programs.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mid- South Cottars Growers Association
Taft Butler
Meriit
H. H. Naff
Do Ak
C. G
Aid
Aimee Allowed to Continue Tax Contest
Washington sources report Aimee Seiple MuPherson was permitted to continue her tax contest Wednesday under an agreement with the government. Details remain unclear as officials outline the terms and next steps in the case.
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Aimee
Washington
Aine Seiple
MuPherson
Lynn Taw
Operators Cafe In Hope For 28 Years
Mrs. F. T. Taylor runs a Hope cafe with her son after the passing of her husband. The Taylors entered the cafe business twenty eight years ago and have operated from several town locations, most recently near the Frisco railroad and depot.
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F. T. Taylor
Hope
Nevada County Singers to Meet at Emmet Convention
The Nevada County Annual Singing convention will meet at Emmet on the first Saturday and Sunday in July. Several quartets and many singers and directors from across the state and neighboring states are expected. Thurman May is president and Miss era Marlar is secretary. both are prominent in the association and urge public support by attending.
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Nevada County
Emmet
Nevada‘ County
Thurman May
County Singing Association
Era Marlar
Mr. May
Miss Malar
Shipment of Tomatoes Starts at Lockesburg
Lockesburg Ark The Pride Growers Association under management of H L Skinner shipped the first carload of tomatoes Monday. Additional carloads will follow daily until the crop is marketed. One car of cucumbers was shipped from here last week.
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Lockesbburg
Ark
Pride Growers Association
H. L. Skinner
Faulkner County Oats and Hay Output Reported
Four loads of oats with vetch and 404 bales of hay were produced on three acres by W A Griggers under County Agent W J Hall for Faulkner County. The report notes oats with vetch were grown as part of the county’s agriculture program.
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Conway
W. A. Griggers
W. J. Hall
Pasa Perord Siehle
Faulkner County
Magistrate Dean Norris Removed in New York
New York magistrate Dean Norris, the first woman appointed to the post, was removed Thursday by the appellate division of the Supreme Court on charges of malfeasance. In Arkansas, a highway board and agricultural credit board meeting was postponed to Friday to study bids totaling 15 million dollars in highway notes and 1.509 million dollars in agricultural notes. Berlin reports negotiations among major banks and the Federal Reserve to grant a short-term 100 million dollar loan to Reichsbank to cover month-end needs.
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New York
Dean Norris
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
Lttle Rock
State Highway Note Board
State Agricultural ‘Credit Board
Berlin
Bank of England
Bank of France
The
Federal Reserve
Bank of International Settlements
Reichbank
First Carload of Tomatoes Off For Season in Southwest Arkansas
The first carload of tomatoes of the season in Southwest Arkansas was loaded out of Nashville on Wednesday by H. M. Stephens of Blevins, a truck produce broker and banker. Stephens was invited to handle Nashville shipments by Howard County farmers who planted tomato acreage this spring. He also markets radishes and tomatoes from Blevins, which shipped more than 50 cars of radishes this year.
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Southwest
Arkansas
Nashville
H. M. Stephens
Blevins
One Bid For State Bond Issue In Arkansas
The Arkansas highway note board adjourned to 10 a m Thursday to review a single bid for 15 million dollars in highway bonds issued to retire 15 million dollars in short term notes. National Securities of Little Rock led the bid with affiliated investment houses and banks, details withheld as changes were considered. The bond sale, tied to Toland act relief funds, involves 45 million in notes due next month, with joint sessions of the state debt, agricultural credit, and highway note boards. Governor Purnell, highway officials, and state leaders attended.
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Litle Rock
National Securities Company of
Little Rock
State Debt Board
State Agricultural Credit Board
State Highway Note Board
Agricultural Credit Board
Highway Fund
Toland Farm Relief Act
Highway
Ace
Purnell
Highway Commission
Irving C. Neale
Lawrence Wilson
Roy Leonard
J. Oscar Humphrey
Ty Cobb Highway Named In Georgia Proposal
Washington Georgia votes to name a new paved route from Toccos to Washington in honor of Ty Cobb the Georgia Peach. Wilkes County commissioners and city officials support the plan after a regional meeting with representatives from twelve counties endorsing the highway name.
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Washington
Toccos
Ty Cobb
Wilkes County
Washington City
Airmen Tied to Long Flight Reported Refueling Stops
Report describes a crew that flew for about 32 hours before refueling and continuing for 33 hours. The vessel, possibly named Copehagen, was said to have burned gasoline for at least seven hours during the voyage.
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Lic
Holger
Hoblis
Ai Central
Alme’ Hia
Copehagen
Woman Acquitted in Slaying Husband at Gainesville
GAINESVILLE Pa. A Circuit Court jury acquitted Mjl lig Pierce of murder in the shooting death of her husband after a struggle over a shotgun. She testified the shot was accidental during a defensive act to hide the weapon. Her four year old son was mentioned in testimony. The body was wrapped in blankets and transported to Lakeland before her arrest.
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Gainesville
Pierce
Droy
Alachuacoip
Lakeland
Valuables Traced in Gordon Trial
New York prosecutors on Wednesday sought to link items stolen from Vivian Gordon to the car used in the case against Harry Stelp and Samuel Greenberg for the death of the red-haired nightlife figure. Testimony by David Butterman and Tizy Lewis described helping rent the vehicle and a postcrime phone call about disposing of a mink coat wristwatch and ring matching Gordon’s belongings.
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New York
Vivian Gordon
Harry Stelp
Samuel Greenberg
David Butterman
Tizy Lewis
Harry Schligten
Miss Gordon
Butterman
Stein
Safe Blowers Take $135 From El Dorado Store
The Red Ball store in El Dorado was robbed Tuesday night when a safe was blown open and $135 taken. No injuries reported and police are investigating.
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el Dorado
IL Dorado
Red Ball
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Susie
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Philander Quartet
L. A
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Post
Gatty
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Starr
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