Spirit of Men in Giray Need of the Hour Bodennamer
Major O L Bodenhamer of El Dorado spoke at Rose Hill cemetery for the Memorial day service of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. He urged courage from Confederate example to meet 1932 reconstruction era problems, noting his Cross of Honor and his Arkansas residency. The ceremony included remarks by O A Graves and tributes to Confederate, Spanish-American and World War veterans.
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el Dorado
Rose Hill
Bodenhamer
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Gray
O. A. Graves
Hope
Arkansis
Hope Memorial
United States Senate
Southiana
Cray
Wadie
South
United States
Mungussus
Rickett
Gettysburg
Homer
UW. D.C
Daughters of the Confederacy
Hinton Davis
W.R. Anderson
Putin
Washinglund
W. O. Shipley
Winther
Graves
E. FP. McFaddin
Frances Snyder
Evelyn Bryant
Armored Bridge May Tie Island of Sicily to Italy
A plan for a huge steel bridge across the Messina Strait, linking Sicily to Italy, envisions a structure about 460 feet above water. Engineer Antonio Calabretta is cited as author of the proposal with provisions for primed defenses.
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Island of Sicily
Italy
Strait of Messina
Sicily
Antonion Calabretta
Typhoon Strikes Manila District in Philippines
A typhoon swept through Sulu in the southern Philippines Friday killing at least 22 people, with many districts still reporting no damage figures. Governor Spill er of Sulu released the figure Monday as officials warned the full extent may be higher.
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Manila
Sulu
Phillipine Islands
John Barlow Buys Patterson Store
The Patterson's Department Store assets were sold at a receiver sale on Monday to John Barlow, a Hope hotel man and financier. The stock, fixtures, notes, and accounts totaled about $4,300, with Barlow bidding against strong competition. Patterson’s had entered bankruptcy after more than a decade under one family.
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R. M. Patterson
Patterson’s
John Barlow
Hope Hotel
Barlow
Pitterar’s
Weak Leg Forces Hein to End Track Career
PULLMAN Washington 4 Hodney Hein Pacific Northwest javelin champion and Olympic prospect cannot wear a spiked shoe due to a medical finding. A medical exam disclosed a slight paralysis of the left leg and a general rundown condition, advising him not to compete this season. He has lost weight and did little spring practice.
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Pullman
Wash
Hodney Hein
Washington State College
Hein
Democratic leaders move to advance Rankin pension bill
Washington dispatch reports Democratic leaders agreed to bring up the Rankin bill for immediate action to provide pensions for widows and orphans of World War veterans. The Supreme Court set aside a Texas election law ruling that denied a Black voter the right to vote in a Democratic primary.
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Washington
Manday
Rankin
Washlington
Supreme Court
Washington Will Hold Homecoming in Mother's Day Observance
The tenth annual Washington homecoming will be held on Mother's Day next Sunday. Originated in 1923 by the Washington Club of Texarkana, it now draws former residents from Arkansas and nearby states. The Methodist church will host a Sunday service, with Rev. John C. Sutton of Jackson, Mississippi delivering the sermon. Afterward the county courthouse lawn will serve a noon meal hosted by local women. The event honors deceased relatives and all mothers in Washington cemeteries. Invitations have gone to past attendees outside Hempstead county, though a complete list of former residents is not available.
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Washington
Washington Club of
Texarkana
Hope
Arkansas
Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
John C. Sutton
Jackson
Miss
Bose Relajives
Hempstead County
Man Convicted in Attack on Mena Cop
George Reeves, first of five Mena men indicted for attacking Night Officer Bill Harris last December, was found guilty by a jury in Folk circuit court. Reeves received six months in jail and a $250 fine for obstructing judicial process.
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Mena
Ark
George Reeves
Bill Haris
Folk Circuit
Reeves
Rex Vaughan
J. D. Burk
Ernerest Harper
Jess Hall
Vaughn
Artis
Youngen
Pile County
Barper
Burk
Vaughan
Hall
Harris
Link
Morris
Roosevelt allies seek to overturn two thirds rule
New York dispatch reports supporters of Governor Roosevelt claim the Democratic National Convention could vote by a simple majority to abandon the long standing two thirds rule for presidential nomination. They cite a legal opinion suggesting the rule may be altered by the convention when it convenes, a shift from the 100 year old standard.
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New York
Munday
Govivnior Roosevelt
Friends of the
Udu
Capone Denied Supreme Court Rehearing on Tax Evasion
Washington news reports that Al Capone was denied a Supreme Court review of his tax evasion conviction. The ruling ends his chance to overturn the sentence, with likely transfer from Chicago jail to a federal penitentiary in a few days. The court offered no reasons for the denial.
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Washington
al Capone
Supreme Court
America
Chicago
Federal
Texarkana Hotel Held Up in Savoy Lobby
Police arrest a 25 year old suspect after a $392 holdup at the Savoy Hotel Olive and Front streets Miller county officers and Texarkana Arkansas police say two masked bandits entered the lobby around 2 30 am forced night clerk H M Smith to surrender $266 from the cash register and robbed Shreveport oil man A Moos of $86. One bandit fired a pistol at Moos. the pair fled in a car after forcing Smith and Moos toward the ballroom threatening death unless the rest of the funds were revealed.
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Texarkana
Savoy Hotel
Olive
Front Streets
Miller County
Ark
Bill Fenton
Rwettiquette
W. E.davis
H. M. Smith
A. Moos
Shreveport
East Broad Street
State Line Avenue
Smith
Bell
Moos
McCaskill Picnic Draws About 200 Attendees
About 500 people gathered at McCaskill Sunday for a community get-together arranged by J. D. Eley. Rev. W. R. Chandler of Hope preached on "The Power of the Holy Spirit" at a Methodist church service. A noon picnic lunch featured barbecued meats and sides. Attendees came from Frescatl Nashville Hope Ashdown and other nearby towns plus McCaskill locals.
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McCaskill
J. D. Eley
W. R. Chandler
Hope
Colonel Lindbergh On Secret Mission Reported Absent
Hopewell New Jersey reports circulated that Colonel Lindbergh is missing from his home for several days and could not be confirmed. The flier is said to be on a secret mission connected with the recovery of his baby.
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Hopewell
WN. J
Lindbergh
New York Building Trades Strike Pauses Major Projects
About 30 thousand members of the Building Trades Council walked out Monday awaiting a new wage scale with the Building Trades Employers Association. The expired contract ended Saturday, and the strike halts work on numerous large projects under construction.
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New York
Building Trades Council
Building Trades Employers Association
Judge S. M. Bone Opens Campaign in Camden
Judge S. M. Bone of Batesville formally launched his bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination at a Camden rally hosted by the Ouachita county Young Democratic Club. Mayor George R. Haynie welcomed attendees as Bone assailed the “Mule government” and treasury pillaging while Elbert Goodwin introduced him to a large crowd.
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Camden
Ark
M. Bone
Batesville
Young Democratic Club
Ouachita County
Word
George R. Haynie
Judge Bone
Congress
Elbert Goodwin
Harry
Cotton Drops to New Price Level
The U S Department of Agriculture reports cotton prices eased between April 23 and 29 with futures hitting season lows while spot cotton stayed bid above prior lows. Demand was indifferent yet sellers held firm at high asking levels. mid white grades remained the focus. Weather bureau notes steady planting northward. some dryness complaints in the east. Average middling price 5.58 cents, down from 5.78 on April 22. April New York July futures closed at 5.88 cents. Domestic stocks in the U S at 12,084,000 bales on April 1, the largest for this time of year, with consumption down and exports contributing to the decline.
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U. S. Dept. Agriculture
Lée
Weather Bureau
East Gull
Atlantic States
Auburn
Georgia
New York
New Orleans
America
United States
Reba May to Read at Washington Mother's Day Homecoming
Reba May daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank May of Little Rock will appear on the Mother's Day Homecoming program in Washington Sunday May ?. She will give a reading specially prepared for Mother's Day, announced by the Program Committee on Monday.
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Washington
Reba May
Frank May
Little Rock
Mother Critic Hurt Suspect Assailant Is De
Sweden tracks rum running impact as Finland ends prohibition clears boats and barges from Baltic routes. Swedish coastguards report large barges once anchored beyond the 12 mile line moved elsewhere. High liquor prices persist. Sweden maintains no prohibition.
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Hurt
Stockholm
Finland
Sweden
Husband Arrouté by Tragedy in Memphis
A Memphis report details a domestic murder where Puryear killed his wife while she slept in their home and wounded her mother. A man named Jamison was shot and wounded during the incident as police investigated and Puryear claimed an axe was used.
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Memphis
Puryear
Critiaxe
Aurelis Puryear
Stanle
Abe San
Will Jamison
Eleven Hempstead Graduates Finish A M College
Magnolia A M college and high school divisions will graduate four students on May 13. From Hempstead county eleven are listed across departments including Hope and Patmos. The Education Department includes Louise Turner and Edith Beaty. Arts and Science lists Zilpha Keith and Ray Middlebrooks. Home Economics and Agricultural includes Elizabeth Garland. High School department names Audry Cox, Mary Corsiella Roberts, Aaron Foster, Paul Heamiston, Myrtie Rogers, and Nora Gordon.
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Magnolia A. & M. College
Hempstead County
Hope
Louise Turner
Edith Beaty
Emmet
Zilpha Keith
Ray Middlebrooks
Patmos
Elizabeth Garland
High Schoo
Audry’ Cox
Mary Corsiella Roberts
Fulton
Aaron Foster
Paul Heamiston
Myrtie Rogers
Nora Gordon
Fleming to Seek Governor Post Says Fleming
Charles Fleming a representative from St Frantels county announced at his Round Font home near here that he would likely announce his candidacy for governor within days. Fleming planned to travel to Little Rock for a mass meeting Monday night and said he had received assurances of broad state support.
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Forrest City
Charles Flemming
St. Frantels County
Round Font
Here
Flemming
Little Rock
Searcy Officers Raid Stills By Air
Searcy sheriff’s office used aircraft to locate illicit distilleries. Two stills seized and one man arrested. East of Kensett a 50 gallon plant with 300 gallons of mash captured. guard held at gunpoint. A 100 gallon still with 600 gallons of mash found on White River area.
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White River
Conviction Sustained in Sheriff Slaying Case
Sam Day a 20 year old Miller County youth had his first degree murder conviction upheld by the Arkansas Supreme Court for the slaying of Miller County Sheriff Walter Harris during a still raid near Texarkana last July. Day must serve a life sentence fixed by the jury. A. B. Banks appeal rehearing motion was submitted and likely to be decided next Monday.
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Little Rock
Sam Day
Miller County
Walter Harris
Texarkana
Supreme Court
Day
A. B. Banks
Hudspeth Surrenders to Boone Sheriff in Bank Embezzlement Case
A. T. Hudspeth, about 60, once head of a northwest Arkansas bank chain, arrived in Clarksville and surrendered under bond on two counts of embezzlement and one of accepting deposits in an insolvent bank. Indicted by Boone County grand jury, he is in poor health and had been missing since last September.
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Clarksville
Arkansas
Boone Circuit Court
Hudspeth
Sherlin Hurley
Hurley
J. 5S. Johnson
Harrison
Boone County
Boone County Grand Jury
Boy's Long Work Hours Rouse British Commons
A boy in his early teens was found working as an errand boy in a bakery from early morning until 7 p.m. daily and continuing until 1 a.m. breaking eggs for pastry. His case was heard by a House of Commons committee on the young persons bill amid testimony on overwork and child labor regulation in the United Kingdom.
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London
House of Commons
Ths
United Kingdom
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