Victim's Marine Corps Band Wife Found Dead in Pine Bluff
The body of Mrs. Edgar Smith, wife of a U S Marine Corps band member, was found on a roof near Simmons Bank Building in Pine Bluff Arkansas early Saturday. Auditor H K Harvey was detained for questioning after saying he heard a scream and found her body.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Mra
Edgar Smith
Simmons Bank
H. K. Harvey
Harvey
Bank
United States Marine Corps Band
Dry Forces Hold Council of War
Washington reports detail a dry campaign plan for next year's elections drawn up by the combined Board of Strategy of Prohibition organizations. Col Patrick H. Callahan said it was the most comprehensive program yet outlined by the drys, with many clergy present. Dr. Poling of Allied Forces for Prohibition outlined a largely church separate whirlwind campaign, while Dr. F. Scott McBride noted friendly discussion of the plans and possible cooperation with allied groups. Dr. Ernest E. Cherrington was named permanent chairwoman of the Strategy Board.
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Washington
Board of Strategy
Patrick H. Callahan
Louisville
Daniel A. Foling
Allied Forces For Prohibition
Tames
Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Poling
F. Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League
Ernest 4. Cherrington
Work League Against
Oman
Cherrington
Excitement Over False Fire Alarm Fatal Death in Arkadelphia
Morris Copeland a 26 year old Allen Meter Company mechanic died Friday night in Arkadelphia after a false fire alarm prompted him to start a fire truck engine. His death, attributed to heart disease, followed attempts to resuscitate him. He left a wife and two sisters.
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Arkadelphia
Morris Copeland
Allen Mater Company
Pawelli
Copeland
Homer Fowell
Owell
Iire
Ane
Queen Helen of Romania Poisoning Denied
London reports that Queen Helen of Romania may have been poisoned by mistake were rejected by the British legation secretary in Bucharest who said there is no truth to the suggestion. He stated she took an early ride in the royal gardens, and denied any poisoning incident.
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London
Helen
Romania
Legation
Bucharest
Royal Gardens
Post and Gatty Reach Blagoveshchensk After Mud Landing
American aviators Wiley Post and Harold Gatty landed in a mud hole at Blagoveshchensk Sibbria after a 859 mile hop from Izyutsk. They were uninjured and planned to depart for Khabarovsk in Eastern Siberia after a few hours rest.
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Shanghi
Wiley Post
Herold Gatty
Blagoveshchensk
Sibtria
Tryutsk
Iwyutsk Wai
Khabarovsk
Biberia
Honduran Rodents Freed Near Helena
Helena Ark two Central American agouties kept as pets by Mr and Mrs W P Burks have been released near Helena. The animals described as doglike with rabbit ears and long hind legs may not survive winter in Arkansas. Burks asked residents to report sightings.
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Helena
Ark
W. P. Burks
Burcke
Tropics
Burks
Fishing Prospects Good Across Arkansas State
Game wardens report solid fishing prospects for the weekend across Arkansas. Northwestern streams including King's River Osage Long Creek Bear Creek Bull Fayette Big Piney and War Eagle run clear with good fishing while upper White is muddy. Crappie fishing shines at Lake Chicot and Ditch Bayou in the southeast. The St Francis River is muddy and rising eastern ponds show slow bite as Rainbow Lake remains clear but fish are not biting.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Gane and Fish Cam
King's River
Osage
Long Creek
Bear Creek
Bullfalo
Big Piney
War Eagle
Lake Chicot
Ditch Bayou
St. Francis
Old River
Madigan
Rainbow Lake
0 Day Divorce Is Attacked In Arkansas Supreme Court
The Home Protective association filed suit in the Arkansas Supreme Court Saturday noon attacking the constitutional validity of the 0 Day divorce law. The suit seeks to require Secretary of State Ed McDonald to accept petitions for a referendum if the law is upheld, and asks that the new divorce law be held ineffective until the issue is decided. The action also challenges grounds for the constitutionality and notes anticipated appeals over referal petitions.
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Little Rock
The
Home Protective Association
Arkansas Supreme Court
Ed McDonald
Hal. Norwood
Supreme Cour
Forrest City Candidate Declares Governor Bid
Forrest City reports Representative Fleming of St Francis county announced his candidacy for governor next year. He favors reducing agricultural schools and renewal of state government. Premier Laval and Andrew Mellon conferred on Friday regarding France's answer to the Hoover moratorium and a follow up conference is planned for Monday. Stimson said French Parliament's confidence vote signals growing accord on debt and reparations moratorium between France and the United States.
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Forrest City
Atk
Challen Fleming
Lavel
Andrew Mellon
Freasley
New York
Salling
Europe
Stimson
France
United States
Welcome Hillig and Hoiriis End Transatlantic Flight at Copenhagen
Holger Hoiriis and Otto Tillig completed a transatlantic air journey by landing Liberty at Copenhagen airport. A crowd around 600,000 greeted them as they arrived at 1 10 p.m. local time. In city hall ceremonies they received honors with Danish and American patriotic songs. Hoiriis thanked Denmark for the homage.
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Copenhagen
Holger Hoiriis
Otto Tillig
Didhem
Holms
Denmark
America
Hoirlis
City Hall
Tag
Miers
Harbor Gace
Newfoundland
Jutland
Hoirus
Hillig
Hilg
Leeland
Channel
Europe
Spain
Pyrenees
Jover
France
Krefeld
Germany
Lester
Bremen
Harbor Grace
N.H
Otto Hillig
Jeff
New York
Holger Harrs
Setenat
Health Officer to Visit Washington Arkansas official discusses drought relief budget
Washington reports Dr. C. W. Garrison Arkansas Health Officer visiting Washington to work with Public Health Officers on the Arkansas share of a 2,000,000 drought relief appropriation from the last congress. He warns Arkansas will feel drought effects through the coming year.
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Washington
C. W. Garrison
Arkansas
Garrison
Second Arrest In Poison Plot In Arkadelphia
A second arrest in the poisoning death of James Harris Arkadelphia was announced by Sheriff Alfred Duke. Avant Mitchell was arrested Thursday and his father J. K. Mitchell was jailed Friday. Coroner Alva Harris ruled Harris died from arsenic in flour and recommended holding the brothers without bond for grand jury consideration. Maurice Viel, chemistry student at Ouachita College, tested the powder. Harris was to testify against Avant Mitchell in July term.
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Arkadelphia
James Harris
Curtis
Alfred Duke
Avant Mitchell
J. K. Mitchell
Alva Harris
Harris
Avant
WL. Mitchell
Laren Duke
Maurice Viel
Ouachita Colege
Havyis
Cumber Firm Head Moves Family Here In Hope
Lee Diehl and family arrive from Camden to settle in Hope. Diehl, connected with Barton-Mansfield Lumber, will oversee the Heanpstead County Lumber Company branch in the city. Remodeling of the Walnud and Second Directs building will start immediately, with a modern house furnishing store opening soon, expected to boost local commerce.
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Lee Diehl
Hope
Camden
Diehl
Barton-Mansfield Lumber Company
Heanpstead County Lumber Company
Walnud
Second Birects
Former Hope Girl on Hot Springs Program
Misa Rubye Blevins formerly of this city appeared in a broadcast over KTHS Hot Springs Saturday afternoon between 3 and 3 30 oclock. Miss Blevins now lives in Hollywood California and may be heard every morning from 7 to 9 over Station KMTR Pacific Standard Time. Lincoln Ark Harvesting of early apples has begun in this region with trends showing fruit filling trees and good quality expected later in the season.
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Misa Rubye Blevins
K. T. H. S. Hot Springs
Miss Blevins
Hollywod
California
KMTR
Lincoln, Ark
New Manual Arts Building at A and M College
Magnolia Arkansas reports Magnolia A and M College near completion of a new manual arts building. The facility will house machine shops and manual arts laboratories plus four classrooms for vocational subjects. Construction started about a month ago with student labor only. The old machine shop, in use since the school’s founding 21 years ago, was closed for repairs.
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Magnolia, Ark
Magnolia A
M. College
Guess trial ends in jury hands for ex deputy
In Carter County Oklahoma a jury began deliberations in the murder case of former deputy W E Guess tied to the slayings of Emilio Cartes Rubio and Manuel Garcia Go. Key witnesses and lawyers argued over verdict options while Crosby faces separate charges.
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W.E. Guess
Okla
W. E
Nico
Emilio ‘Cartes Rubio
Cortes Rubio
Extco
Carter County
Cortes Rubi
Manuel Garcia Go
Cecil Crosby
Hnohet Farmer
Cartes Rubio
Mantel
Jein Gomez
Crosby
Guess
Icon
Vess
Exice
Arvin Shiling
M. C. Fitales
Dvil
San Antonio
Ess
Gonzales
Emilio
Guy Sigler
Bill
Nes
Sne
Gomez
Sigler
Building Boom On at Arkadelphia
Arkadelphia sees heavy construction with a $41,000 county jail under way and a 23 room hospital planned the July contract for a new $100 high school building. a $20,000 theater is to be built this summer to replace a fire destroyed one. The Missouri Pacific railroad lays 110 pound rails through the area as concrete and asphalt paving crews work on highways 67 and 7.
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Arkadelphia
Ark —/P
Missouri Faerie Railroad
Arksdelphia
Highway 67
Highway 7
Wife of A P Editor in Memphis Hurt
Mrs Sh Durward wife of the Associated Press editor at Memphis Tenn was seriously injured in an automobile accident near berg Saturday Her sister Mrs Hugh Warldiil of Baton Rouge also was hurt and her daughter Miss Sarah Durward received cuts on her arm
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Baton Rouge
Sh * Durward
Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Berg
Hugh Warldiil
Algo
Sarah Durward
Body of Man Who Served Country 40 Years Found
An abandoned Philadelphia cemetery holds the grave of John Gwinn, a United States Navy commander who served 40 years. His stone reads In memory of John Gwinn United States navy born June WP died at Pali Sicily 1 September 149 while in command of United States High Constitution. Efforts aim to move his remains to the national cemetery at Adlington.
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Vuiladelphia
Fii Oleiwiy
Caylain
John Gwinn
Old Wansides
John ‘Gwinn
United States Navy
Pali
Sicily
Conunard
United States High Constitution
National Cemetery
Adlington
Legion Is Host at Ashdown Barbecue
Ashdown Ark: American Legion picnic at Langs Camp on Little River drew a large county crowd with speakers including J Livesay Foreman C J Vaughan Nashville state commander J M Jackson Ashdown and Foreman bands. The day featured rooster fights dog fight boxing battle royal and a pavilion dance. Free barbecue fed about 1600 pounds of meat plus 500 loaves bread pickles and coffee. local merchants closed for the day.
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Ashdown
Ark
American Legion
Langs Camp
Little River
Thousan Evans
L. J. Kosminsky
Texarkana
J. Livesay
Foreman
Barney Hamm
Nashville
Istate Commander
J. M.jackson
Banks Declared Victim of Collapse
In Little Rock a bank collapse led to officials labeling it a victim. Prosecutor D Carl Bailey and Senator Joe T. Robinson argued about loans to bank officers and directors while Robinson claimed the bank was solvent on November 15, the last business day.
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Rock —A
Fini
Carl Bailey
Officere Anil
Joe T. Robinson
Washington Post Sale Called Off By Publisher McLean
Edward B McLean abruptly vetoed all bids for the Washington Post ending sale negotiations. Justice Adkins dismissed the case as McLean said he changed his mind after his estranged wife failed to materialize an offer. He cited protecting his children and avoiding harming about 309 workers. Lawyers for Mrs McLean pursued reconciliation efforts.
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Washington—P
Edward B.mclean
Sportsman
Washington Post
Jesse C. Adkins
District of Columbia Supreme Cort
McLean
Davidt Lawrence
Consolidated Press
Unitad States Daily
William Handalph Hearst
McLeain Isley
Colored People Visit Branch Station in Hope Arkansas
Negro delegates from sixteen South Arkansas counties gathered Saturday at the Branch Fruit and Truck Experiment Station near Hope for the first visiting day of the serial. The program mirrored the white visitors’ day, with Professor H C Yerger, Hope Negro schools principal, speaking in the afternoon session.
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South
Arkansas
Branch Fruit and Truck
Hope
George W. Ware
H.C. Yerger
New Water System For Clarksville in Arkansas
Clarksville approves a new water system including a 1.5 million gallon reservoir and 600000 gallon generator, part of a larger project costing about 4250000. Work progresses with concrete structures and ditch digging toward Clarksville, with about a mile of the three miles completed.
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Clarksville
Ark
Cava Fiowel
Dart
Palton
Raven
Baby Face Doody Given Life Term by Chicago Judge
Willie Dooly, known as Wee Willie and Baby Face, was sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge John Prystalski for the 1929 murder of Charles Lavy, police chief of Berwyn. An earlier trial had urged the death penalty, but the state supreme court reversed.
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Chicago
Willie Dooly
John Prystalski
Charles Lavy
Berwyn
Doody
Wee Willie
Baby Face
State Supreme Court
Doudy
Logy
Tyas
Philander-Smith Quartet Delights Hope Audience
The Philander Smith quartet under J. S. Murphy performed at Lonoke Baptist Church Friday night. The program blended spirituals and classical numbers as many local residents attended.
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Philander-Smith
Negry
J. S. Murphy
Lonoke Baptist Church
Jay Little Rock
Large community gathering features readings and music
A large event drew Governor Farwell, Congressman Parks, Attorney General Norwood, and Secretary of State. The night included readings by Laura and Marion Pope, a Preston Clinton quartet, and music with Judge G. R. Haynie presiding. A barbecued supper accompanied exhibits while dogs tied to notable owners received honors.
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Coolidge
Hoover
Farpell
B. Parks
Genera Norwood
Ed Donald
Harper and
Laura
Marion
Pope
Preston Clint
Lil Hiison
G. R. Haynie
Press Association
Fox Hhas
Hon
al Smith
Norwood
Jack Dempsey
Ed McDonald
Jim Corbett
Rd Harper
Banks Show Interest in South American Affairs
Washington officials said several New York banks and Federal Reserve banks had showed interest in South American financial affairs but no action was planned by the president. They noted the Hoover moratorium would aid South American nations, which owe the United States only through private banks.
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Washington
White House
New York
Federal Reserve
United States
Police Captain Killed in Joplin Revolver Fight
Police report a Joplin Missouri captain shot to death in a revolver confrontation. Harry speq cer of Harvey Arkansas was wounded, 14 year old Charles Golden wounded in the knee. Spencer sought to shoot his way free after arrest in a motor car. The former baseball player involved has unclear details.
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Joplin
Alex Leachman
Harry Speq
Cer
Harvey
Scott County
Arkansas
Charles Golden
Spencer
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Mississippi River
Honduras
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Hoiriis
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Drouth
Hempstead County Lumber Co
Hope Girl
Hot Springs
Manual Arts
A.&m
A.P
Legion
Little * River Co. Post
Joe T
Robinson
Edward B
Doody Civen
Gurman
hilander-Smith
Banks
South America
Joplin, Mo
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