Local Legion Marks 12th Year With Community Program
The Leslie Huddleston post of the American Legion celebrated the twelfth anniversary of the national veterans organization with a city hall program. About 175 veterans and guests attended as Rev. Whiteside gave the invocation and Barney Hamm offered a welcome. Speakers included Dr. L. J. Khosminsky of Texarkana on a regional veterans hospital and Dewey Hendrix, post commander, presided. The event featured musical numbers by Nel Busch Mec-Pheeters students, the Hope Quartet, Vera Walker at the piano, and John Ridghill's String Band. Jewell Vick urged 100 percent Legion membership while Major L. O. Borden delivered the closing address.
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Nel Busch Mec- Pheeters
Polly Anne Crawford
Luther Holloman
Marriet Storey
Hope
Monice Kennedly
Clifford Franks
Elmer Brown
Malcomb Hinton
Vera Walker
John Ridghill
Sam Andrews
Harald Roberts
W. A. Hurdleston
John Andrew
Palmer Dupree
John Vexey
L. J. Khosminsky
Texarkana
Chance Fee Hospital
Dei Ka
Kusminsky
Legion
American Legion
Jewell Vick
Prescott
Shaioh
Major QO
L. (Botlie) Borden
Hammer
el Dorado
Hot Springs
Sedelingen’s Dinner Refusal Ends in Tragic Dictionary
A cryptic tale claims a Sedelingen refused to attend a dinner due to the word Gratia printed below. The next day he was found dead in front of a dictionary, suggesting a grim wordplay or fatal consequence linked to the text.
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Sedelingen
Democratic leaders pose at stormy DNC session in Washington
The big four Al Smith, John Raskob, Jewett Shouse, and James M. Cox are pictured with the Democratic National Committee in Washington as the liquor question was raised. The informal pose shows a calm front amid a tense meeting that sparked wide discussion of the party’s problems.
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Democratic National Committee
Washington
John, Raskob
al Smith
Raskob
Jewett Shouse
James M. Cox
Ohio
Askoh
Thomas
Defferson
No Legal Relief For Poison Booze
Mississippi supreme court denies legal relief for a man paralyzed after drinking impure Jamaica ginger. The ruling upholds a Sunflower County circuit court decision against G W Green Bankages and Brown, finding buyer and seller guilty under prohibition law due to a bottle labeled wet with not over 3 percent alcohol.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi Supreme Resort
J. C. McGowen
Sunflower County
G. W. Green
B. P. Brown
McGowen
Hiw
Judie McGowen
1930 Idaho wheat yield reaches 28.23 million bushels
Idaho reports 1930 wheat production at 28,230,000 bushels from 1,027,000 acres with an average yield of 27.8 bushels per acre. The 1929 crop produced 25,515,000 bushels from 1,083,000 acres.
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Moscow
Tda
U.R
Mouse Warning Sparks Quick Exit in Parlour
Nora announces a mouse in the poultry room to the matron. The matron asks what to do, and a boarder quips to shut the door and let it starve, reflecting a terse, humorous exchange in a domestic setting.
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Nora
Ketroin
Arkansas Passes Act No 9 Regulating Private Airplanes
The article explains Act No 9 of 1931 creating regulation for air travel in Arkansas. It places the Department of Aeronautics under the state highway system, designates an advisory aviation board, and grants power to approve or reject aviation recommendations. It allows airplane inspectors with 500 hours flying experience to inspect private aircraft. It funds airport construction and airway establishment, and levies a five cent per gallon tax on fuel for private planes, with revenue directed to the state highway fund. Inter-state airlines would be exempt from the tax.
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Department of Aeronautics
State Highway Department
State
Honoray Aircraft Board
State Highway Commission
Tb Board
Department of Aeronautica
Radio Warnings on Lighting Circuits Cause Interference
New York report notes that weak radio signals grow louder when a home switch is turned on. The surge is linked to lighting circuits feeding the radio, adding extra wiring to the pickup circuit and boosting volume unexpectedly.
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New York
Nevada Seeks Six Week Divorce Law To Keep Reno Lead
Nevada advances a six weeks divorce bill aimed at keeping Reno the nation s divorcee capital against Hot Springs Idaho and Boise. The measure would take effect May 1 and allow filings after six weeks residence with Gov Gulnar likely to sign. Arkansas and Idaho have similar reforms as Nevada bets on higher business worth in divorce filings. House and Senate votes split with one dissent in the Senate. A companion bill to cap attorney fees at 35 dollars per party seeks faster, cheaper uncontested divorces.
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Caison City
Nev
Nevada
Reno
Hot Springs
Ark
Boise
State Senate
House
B.S. Gulnar
Arkansas
Idaho
Teno
Senate
Candy
Ewes Must Have Quiet During Lambing Period
Local report notes tensions as the state highway department seeks a silo site near Guarry. The owner offers to lease, but the department plans to wait until after lambing to begin blasting. The issue centers on minimizing disturbance to ewes and newborn lambs.
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Wapinitia
Orv
State Highway Department
Hee
Iluy
Department Y
District Officer Visits Elks Club Event in Fort Smith
F D Baumgardner of Fort Smith, district exalted ruler, spoke at the local Elks gathering Monday night. He lauded the group’s support for athletic events and suggested the Elles home could become a regional center like the Missouri Athletic Club. The program featured dances by Polly Ann Coalfee and Luther Nollomian Jr, with Miss Harriet Story on piano. An Elks dance is planned for Friday, March 20.
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Elia Club
F. D. Baumgardner
Fort Smith
Opty
Western
Arkansas
Baumgardner
Elles
Ayjuingas
Missouri Athletic Club
St. Louis
Null Bush McPheelers
Misa Harriet Story
the Elks
Woman Flier Sets Altitude Record at 38744 Feet
Washington reports Ruth Nichols, New York society aviatrix, has been approved for a new altitude record of 38744 feet by the National Aeronautical Association. The previous record was 27417 feet by Elinor Smith. Frankie Henner recently claimed a flight above Akron, Ohio, reaching over six miles, with instruments currently being calibrated.
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Washington
Ruth Nichols
New York Society
Werngen
Elinor Smith
Frankie Henner
Akron
Ohio
Stone Coffins Unearthed at Benedictine Abbey
Excavations at the old Benedictine Abbey of St. Matthew near Trier yielded four stone coffins, including a rare double coffin, according to local reports. The find adds to the medieval burial remains unearthed during the dig.
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Trier
St. Matthew
Baby With Twelve Fingers And Toes Born Here
Doctor G Platych reports the birth of Chiara du Ence with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. The surplus digits were surgically removed successfully.
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Taranto
Chiara du Ence
Tennessee Moves to Repeal Ape Law
Tennessee moves to repeal its famed anti evolution act that barred teaching evolution in schools. The 1925 law sparked the Scopes trial in Dayton with Bryan prosecuting and Darrow defending Scopes. A similar Arkansas bill failed in 1927, while petitions built toward a 1938 ballot measure adopting an initiated act.
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Snashville
Tenn
Tennessee
John T. Scapes
Dayton
Scholtescher
William Jennings Bryan
Scopes
Clarence Datcow
Chicago
Dudley, Field “Malone
New York
Arkansas
Luke Lea Indicted In Bank Failure In North Carolina
Asheville Buncombe County grand jury charges Luke Lea Nashville newspaper owner and his son Luke Lea Jr with conspiring to defraud the Asheville Central Bank & Trust Co of about 880000 by issuing deposits without funds. Also named are B P Charlet and six bank officers. Separate Tennessee investigation links Luke Lea and Rogers Caldwell to nearly 7 million dollars in state deposits and loans, citing aggressive deposits and securities sales through Caldwell Co. The reports describe a wider pattern of state funds funneled into failing banks amid policy questions and legislative inquiry.
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Asheville
N. C
Luke Lea
Tennessee
Buncombe County Gaard
Asheville Central Bank & Trust Co
Luke Lea, Jr
B. P. Charlet
Lea Newspapers
Nashville
Tenn
Beas
Bank of Tennessee
Prohers Nackville
Tennessee Legislative Investigating Committee
Luce Lea
Rogers Caldwell
Lea
Investment House
of Caldwell & Co
Dhe
Caldwell & Co
General Assembly
Lean Caldwell
Ugwige
Conmidice
State Funding Board
Lea- Caldwell
Holston
Union National Bank
Holston Trust Company
Knoxville
Liberty Bank and Trust Company
Bank of Tennessee of Nashville
State highway bids opened for 454 miles of road work
The State Highway Commission opened bids on 454 miles of road construction work with an estimated cost of about 8.1 million dollars, noting a previous 453 miles advertised and set to open April 28. A separate report mentions payroll irregularities involving a manager at the Min Warrior Barge Service and a semi official misstatement in Albany.
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Mannela
Ada Ob Veevar Plekley
Haeralfmanager
Min Warrior Barge Service
Piekley
Baton Rouge
State Highway Commission
Vat Blown Up at W 3 Hinston Farm Near Bradley
Unidentified person blew up a cattle dipping vat on the W. 3 Hinston farm, 15 miles southwest of Bradley, Saturday night. Dipping and eradication work by the Bureau of Animal Industry continues this year with cobalt use, and all destroyed robers will be pulled and dipping will persist.
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Little
Cobalt
Woodcock to Tour U.S. For Dry Law
Prohibition Director Woodcock plans an inspection trip across the United States to examine personnel and enforcement conditions as far west as Oklahoma. He starts from Washington and spends a day in Louisville before visiting Kentucky cities, then moves to St. Louis Kansas City and Topeka, later continuing to Arkansas and Oklahoma.
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Washington
Woodcock
Oklahoma
Louisville
Kentucky
St. Louis
Kansas City
Topeka
Arkansas
Trousers Become Torch
Sisters Orei URI Ray Steywart spilled gasoline on his trousers and tried to light a lantern with a match. The trousers burst into flames but W. J. Crawford and Charles Prusick quickly saved him from serious burns.
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Orei
Uri
Ray Steywart
W. J. Crawford
Charles Prusick
Prohibited Driving Incident Reports in Fort Smith
Twenty three persons were arrested with force after a Tuesday drive by police. The event continued today with Mr and Mrs Joe Graham Shelby and Raymorid Ervin among those named, while two Tuesday entries reference ongoing actions and restrictions in Fort Smith.
Junior Class Play In Rehearsal In Hope City
Rehearsals begin for the Junior Class play Who Wouldnt Be Crazy staged in Hope City Hall. A matinee for children is 15 cents with adults at 25 cents, evening tickets 50 cents. cast of 15 coached by Martha Virginia Stuart with Mrs Ne 7 supervising the chorus.
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Hope
Hitorium
Martha
Virginia’ Stuart
Mother Released To Try For Bond In Liquor Case
HOT SPRINGS ARKANSAS Mrs E J Green widowed mother of five was released from jail to attempt posting a 500 bond on liquor manufacturing charges and pay a 100 fine. Officers say she may have been recruited by a neighboring business to operate a still found in her home. She claims she recently moved from the England Arkansas area to raise money for a small crop.
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Hot Springs
E. J. Green
Brouth
England
Ark
Skunk Causes Car to Be Sold After Loss in Oregon
In Dulles Oregon a man named Richard D. Forrest drove to avoid a skunk, skidded off an embankment but was unhurt. He then sold the wrecked car for 5 dollars after recently paying 250. The skunk survived the incident.
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Dulles
Ore
Richard D. Forrest
Huey Long and Bilbo trade road plans dig at Mississippi
In a heated crossfire Louisiana Governor Huey P. Long criticizes Mississippi for road policy and tax spending. Mississippi Governor Theo G. Bilbo retorts that Louisiana pressures overstep state bounds and mocks Long’s push for a precinct governor.
Viking disaster leaves crew with no doctor on site
Relief ships rush to aid with nurses and medical supplies after an explosion on the Viking blew the stern toward the forward end while men worked to free a magazine of powder from ice floes. Wireless operator injured, rescue ships Foundation and Saxona depart with doctors and supplies. strong northeast gale hinders salvage as about 60 marooned workers reach Horse Island.
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Viking
Haa
Horse
Istajid
Department of Marine and Fishy
Erips
Foundation
Franklin
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