Banquet Speakers Highlight Hope Community Meeting
Seventy five reservations have been set for a Hope banquet and inspirational address by Dr. Pierce Cline of Centenary College Shreveport. The Kiwanis club sponsors the event with local civic groups and clubs participating. The program features songs dances and remarks from local leaders before Dr. Cline speaks on motivational topics.
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Shreveport
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Te Chamber of Commerce
Retail Merchants Association
Funeral for Hope Man Held Sunday
William Weisiger aged 78 a resident of Hope for 12 years died at his daughter’s home on East Sece ane street Saturday afternoon after several weeks illness. Born in Danville Kentucky he moved to Hendersonville Tenn then to Hempstead County Arkansas. Survived by widow three daughters and one son Mel David Davis of Hope Mrs J R York of Texarkana Miss Florence Weisiger of Oklahoma City and Edward B Weisiger of Hendersonville. Funeral held Sunday at 2 pm from the home conducted by Rev W R Anderson of First Presbyterian Church with interment at Rose Hill cemetery. Pallbearers Dorsey McRae J T Barr George Robison Dr P B Eras C F Renfro and S G Noran.
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Bone
David Davis
Seceane Street
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Danville
Kentucky
Tater
Hendersonville
Tenn
Hempstead
Arkansas
Mel. David Davis
Hope
J. R. York
Texurkins
Florence Weisiger
Oklahoma City
Okla
Edward B. Weisiger
W. R. Anderson
First Presbyterian Church
Rose Hill Cemetery
Dorsey, McRae
J.T. Barr
George Robison
Dr. P, B
Eras C.F. Renfro
G. Noran
Black man surrenders over fatal farm dispute
Warren sheriff says Jim Lawson, a Black man, confessed to a deadly incident tied to farmer Jack Martin near Jersey. Lawson, held for safekeeping at El Dorado jail, allegedly hid near Crossett after the shooting as Nora Lawson remains jailed locally.
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Warren
Jim Lawson
Jack Martin
Jersey
J. C. Lee
Lawson
el Dorado
Crossett
Nora
Martin
Oegro
Tale
Nashville Theater to Reopen After Suspension
Franklin Horton announced the Liberty theater in Nashville will reopen next week after a suspension since December 4. Horton, a native of Hope, said business in the Nashville district is improving and the downturn that led to the closure is largely past. The Liberty, Nashville's only theater, was previously operated by Horton who also ran the Grand theater in Hope before selling the Hope house to Malco Theaters, Inc, which operates the Saenger.
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Nashville
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Saenger
New York Backers Sued By Oil Man
Texarkana resident Charles V. Lenz sues Harold Talbott and Russell McGee in Arkansas federal court to force funding for full development of Miller County oil leases east of Texarkana. The complaint says the NY partners agreed to provide all needed capital after a successful Lens Well No 1 but have yet to fund. Lenz cites nine test wells and places field value at about ten million dollars amid months of inaction.
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Charles V. Leng
Arkansas Side
Harold Talbott
Russell McGee
New York
Miller County
Here
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No. L
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Weir
Aintiffs
Charles V. Lenz
Jeases
EL Dorado Field
Alaskan Mineral Survey to Continue This Summer
The Department of Interior will continue the Alaska mineral survey this summer with $250,000 appropriated by Congress. Field work centers on the Anthracite Ridge coal field near the Alaska Railroad, with investigations planned in Willow Creek Fairbanks Copper Mountain Girdwood Kantishna and Mosse Pass districts. Results aim to reveal Alaska natural resource economic value and will be published as soon as possible.
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Fairbanks
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Girdwood
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Mosse Pass
British air ace believed victim in Tuesday crash
VAN KEENAN Natal Brazil two men one believed to be Glen Kidson were killed when their airplane crashed near Mauba during a savage gale. The wreckage was found by a sternkeeper who reported the accident to the magistrate. the terrain was rugged and visibility low due to dust and wind. Flight Lieutenant H R Waghorn of Farnborough England was seriously injured in a separate incident while retaining the Schneider Cup for Britain in 192c.
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Aly
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Albert Fall May Abandon Appeal
Washington Albert B Fall may abandon further appeal after conviction on taking a bribe in a Doheny oil case He told his lawyers he would not appeal from the sentence of one year and a $100000 fine The former interior secretary could face immediate imprisonment unless pardoned or sentence suspended
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Albert B. Fall
Supreme Court
A Falls
New Mexico
Fall
Edward Doheny
Spring Football Practice Begins at Hope High
Thirty-eight Hope High athletes under Coach Chas. Wilkin began spring football drills at Fair Park. Led by Captain Ivison Pritchett the squad works on passing punting blocking and tackling as two teams form for an exhibition game Friday May 15 with no admission. The last year’s strong Bobcats lose two lettermen Bill Wray and Lynn Harel but several linemen move to backfield positions promising surprises.
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Hope High School
Chas
Wilkin
Fair Park
Hope
Ivison Pritchett
Matt Reaves
Locial High
Bill Wray
Lynn Harel
Hig Spring
Bandits Steal Cash Register Then Return Gift
Burglars broke into a confectionery in Urbana and took a cash register valued at $20 but left behind a bid. Police report superstition among the culprits and note the odd sequence of events as a local mystery unfolds.
Merchant and Wife Are Found Beaten to Death
In Water Valley Mississippi W B Wagner 64 year old merchant and his wife were beaten to death in their home Monday night an attempt made to ride the bodies to a nearby ditch or grave. The bodies were found by a negro houseboy early Tuesday morning. Investigators say robbery was not the motive and a fierce struggle preceded the killings.
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Miss
W.B. Wagner
Wagner
Salesman Held After Death of Child In Fire
Greeley Colorado four year old Daniels Foster, a salesman, died in a highway fire shortly after his infant daughter perished in a house fire. Police report his wife Myrtle Foster confessed to pouring kerosene on the bed. Foster denies the charges. Authorities investigate possible motive and timeline surrounding the fatal fires.
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Greeley
Col
Texas Farmers Plant Large Alfalfa Acreage
Childress county farmers along the Red River valley planted alfalfa on more than 20 million acres this year. W. E. Hafner estimates the first crop will be ready west within a month or six weeks. A big yield could boost exports and reduce reliance on other dairy feeds, supporting joint dairying ventures.
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Childress
Childress County
Red Viver
W. E. Hafner
Revival Meeting At Bebee Memorial Co ML In St Louis
A revival gathering is planned at Bebee Memorial Co ML on North Hinel Street. Rev Young leads the event with aide Cora Hutsan and WH Gyan of St Louis assisting. The schedule extends through Sunday as preparations include comfort for white attendees, with cordial invitations issued to all.
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Earth tremor felt near Birmingham 10 seconds to a minute
A tremor was felt around Birmingham extending about 75 miles, rattling windows and shaking rooms for roughly 10 seconds to a minute. No injuries reported. Local residents described the incident as a minor earthquake event. Authorities urged calm and noted no further activity expected.
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American Legion Funds New Home for Homeless Veteran
In Turners Falls Massachusetts the home of World War II veteran Paul Kolpucki of Montague Center was destroyed by fire. The local American Legion chapter, of which Kolpucki is a member, will provide a new house and furnish it for him and his large family.
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U.P
Paul Kolpucki
Montague Canter
Jie
Kelpacki
Legion
Yet Who Gave Blood to Aid Others Succumbs
Hiladelpha M Kennedy longtime World War I era leader of the Free Blood Donors Association died at home. Kennedy was famed for giving more blood across many years than any other, a sacrifice physicians say took its toll as he rested in his house. He earned a distinguished service award on the French battlefields.
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Hiladelpila
Thelaward M. Kennedy
Vienna
Betty Ross
Austria
Hijackers Stop J W Corley on South Main Street
J W Corley, a Hope resident who taught in DeAnn last year, was held up by two masked men on South Main Street as he walked home around 3 30 am Monday. The robbers demanded money with a gun in his ribs but found nothing since he had left his watch and purse at home. They fled when an automobile approached, unable to obtain the license number.
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J. Hi Weaver
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Hope
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DeAnn
Yeer
Lower Campaign Expenses Favored By Professors
Senate Campaign Funds Investigating Committee heard two university political science professors urge lower campaign spending limits. Pollock backed a four cent per voter cap and a $5,000 maximum, Sikes opposed a hard ceiling, Ovaracker supported clear accountability for money raised or spent. Witnesses endorsed Congress’s power to regulate primaries and favored an elections commission as proposed by Senator Cutting.
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Senate
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University of Michigan
Earl R. Sikes
Dartmouth College
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Wellesley
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North Dakota
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New Mexico
Elections Commission
Man Jailed After Five Years Freedom on Bond
Jefferson City Mo United States. Jas L Dye served in one case after five years on a bond tied to a 1925 robbery in St. Louis. He was released while a Supreme Court appeal played out and never notified. Officials discovered the unfinished record prompting new checks for similar errors.
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Jas L. Dye
Missouri Junitentiacy
Dye
St. Louis
Kiwanis Clubs Host Texarkana Hope Dinner Night
Texarkana and Hope Kiwanis clubs held a joint dinner at the McCartney hotel in Texarkana Monday night with about nineteen Hope members and guests attending. Congressman Wright Farman of Texas gave the principal speech on veterans loan act implications. Miss Joy Ramsey performed an athletic waltz to cheers, while R V Herndon Smiles Strassner and John P Cox spoke briefly. Rev R O Brunk delivered the invocation.
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Hope Kiwanis Club
Texarkana
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Dewey Hendrix
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Joy Ramsey
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Pat Simpson
Wright Farman
Texas
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R. V. Herndon
Strassner
John_P. Cox
R. O. Brunk
Hope
Former Arkansan Killed In Car Wreck
Walter Dunnam Imboden received a message from Deep Wells Kai that his son in law Albert Riggs age 35 was killed in an automobile accident there and that Mrs Riggs suffered a broken arm Two children in the car were not reported Details of the accident were not reported The Riggs family lived in So wells but moved to Deep Wells about a year ago
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Walter Dunnam
Deep Wells
Kai
Albert Riggs
Man Suicide by Head in Press at Des Moines Plant
Des Moines, Iowa man B Tay foe, 40, owner partner with his father in W. W. Taylor Pressed Steel Products, died Monday from placing his head between the jams of a 4a stamp press at the plant. Notes to his parents and wife indicated despondency as the cause.
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Des Moines
C. B. Tayfoe
W. W. Taylor Pressed Steel Products Company
Train Strikes Auto at Rankin Crossing Fatalities Reported
A passenger train struck an automobile at Rankin crossing two miles south of Winchester Sunday night. J B Lisle 55 his wife Cinda Lisle and their five year old son J B Lisle were killed in the crash. The tragedy occurred as the Southland, a fast Louisville and Nashville train, passed the crossing.
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Southland
Louisville
Nash Ville
Rankin Crossing
Here
J. B. Lisle
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Clash Near Harlan Ends in Sheriff Deputy Casualties
Authorities reported a disturbance ten miles from Harlan involving a deputy and crowd. Gunfire erupted as deputies faced aggression with gas and rifles, resulting in deaths. officials described the incident as a disorderly clash with injuries and fatalities.
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Tanasia Lessefs
Ministers Flaunt Sobriety Act Flogging Case in Ralls
Two ministers Wise and Larimore flogged Ralls after warnings on liquor while Red Cross fed his family. Sheriff Joplin and Prosecutor J M say the act was deliberate and ministers were fined to cover costs. Wise in New Mexico on meeting, Larimore at liberty on own recognizance. trials set for October term.
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J. M
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Ralls
Red Cross
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New Mexico
Larimore
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Salt
Annual Singing Set For May 24 At Blue Bayou
The Howard county community announces a fourth Sunday in May singing event at Blue Bayou. Singers and attendees look forward to the yearly gathering with a cordial invitation to the public to attend.
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Blue Bayou
Howard County
Arkansan Shot During Alleged Party Dies in El Dorado
Sidney Hardin 29 died in hospital after an April 3 shooting at a Norphlet liquor party. Six arrestees were released at a preliminary hearing and investigators said the case would be reopened.
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Sidney Hardin
Norphlet
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