Pretty Boy Floyd Defies Officers For Visits to His Family
Tulsa dispatch details the fugitive Charles Pretty Boy Floyd defying lawmen to visit his wife, seven year old son, and mother. With a $6000 reward on his head, Floyd is described as phantomlike and willing to shoot his way free if cornered, while authorities intensify efforts after a deputy sheriff was recently killed trying to capture him.
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Tulsa
Okla
al Jennings
the Daltons
Charles
Pretty Boy
Floyd
Phantomelike
E. A. Kelly
Kelly
Floyd Ridd
Qand
Chile
W. F. Floyd
Sallisaw
Hudspeth seeks higher bond after surrender in Harrison
Harrison Prosecuting Attorney Jack Holt Pricey seeks to raise bonds for A T Hudspeth indicted head of nine insolvent banks and for W A Hudspeth. Hudspeth surrendered to Sheriff Liby Johnson in Clarksville last Saturday and posted 1500 dollars. Holt notes other former officials faced 1400 dollar bonds and argues 3000 per case would be appropriate.
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Harrison
Jack Holt Pricey
A. T. Hudspeth
J. F. Koone
Hudspath
Liby Johnson
Clarksville
Holt
Hudspeth
Koonce
W. A. Hudspeth
Chein Bank
F. J. Johnson Dies at Prescott Home
Frederick Jack Johnson aged 56 died at his Prescott home after months of illness. Survived by wife three sons William of Malvern Archibald and Cecil of Prescott. three daughters Hess Johnson Warren Mrs Lawrence Haynie Elkins West Virginia. two brothers C Johnson San Diego and Ben Johnson Prescott. He owned Prescott Daily News and Nevada News since 1914 and earlier edited Blevins News. Funeral and burial set for Prescott Sunday.
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Frederick Jack Johnson
Prescott
William Johnson
Malvern
Archibald
Cecil Johnson
Hess Johnson
Lawrence Haynie
Warren
W. H. Cobb, Jr
Elkins
West Virginia
C. ¥. Johnson
San Diego
Cal
Ben Johnson
Johnson
Prescott Daily News
Nevada News
Blevins News
The
Picayune
J. W. Gardner
W. B. White
Oregon Plans to Lift Grid Team Out of Mud
Oregon will install a new turf gridiron by next fall to replace the mud and sawdust that have dominated play in wet weather. Col. William H. Tucker will direct the project, known to include building Princeton Field and other athletic facilities, leaving Oregon State College at Corvallis as the remaining northern division school without turf in the Pacific Coast conference.
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Eugene
Ore
Oregon
William H. Tucker
Princeton
Oregon State College
Corvallis
Country's Sweet Tooth Found in Factory Area
Cincinnati University researcher William Applebaum studied confectionery distribution across city districts. He found more confectionaries in industrial, lower income areas and fewer in wealthier sections. The ratio ranges from one shop per 32 residents to one per 6,150 residents.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Willian Applebaum
University of Cincinnati
Jess
Applebaum
Benjamin Hyatt Dies at Monticello
Benjamin C. Hyatt, married to Florence S. Myatt, died late Friday at Monticello Hospital after an extended illness. A Ouachita College alumnus and six years Monticello city manager, he was a member of First Baptist Church. Survived by wife, mother Effie C. Hyatt, two brothers Maj. Robert F. Hyatt and Davis Hyatt, two sisters Lucien Matthews and S. R. Stout, and several half siblings. Funeral held Saturday afternoon.
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Benjamin C. Hyatt
C. C. Spraveins
Monticello Hospital
R. FP. Hyatt
Monticello Bank
Ouachita College
First Baptist Church
Florence S. Myatt
Florence
S. Hyatt
Miss Children
Effie C. Hyatt
Monticello
Maj
Robert F. Hyatt
Fort Warren
Wyo
Davis Hyatt
Phoenix
Lucien Matthews
Little Rock
S. R. Stout
Siloam Springs
R. Bl. Hyatt
C. D. Daniels
Garland Hyatt
Texarkana
Charles W. Daniels
Richmond
J. E. Daniel
DeWitt
Nell H. Woods
Tempe
Ann
H. D. Clark
Covina
Cal
Washington Will Celebrate Sunday Homecoming with Mother's Day
The tenth annual homecoming in Washington, ten miles north of Hope, will be held Sunday with a Mother’s Day program. Former residents or relatives are expected to attend as church services occur at the Methodist church and a basket lunch is served on the courthouse lawn. The afternoon will focus on renewing acquaintances and visiting historic sites.
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Washington
Hope Sunday
Metrang
Court House
Loan Committee Receives High Praise for Service
With the federal crop loan program closed, Hempstead county issued 675 checks totaling about 85000 to local farmers. The 1932 season will likely see 900 to 1000 loans, close to last year’s count but with a smaller aggregate dollar total. T Roy Reid of the State Extension Service commended county loan committee members HK Stephens Ralph Routon and Roy Anderson for unpaid service, noting the work aided farmers despite some complaints and that appreciation will grow over time.
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Hempstead
T. Roy Reid
State Extension Service
Hempstead County
HK. M. Stephens
Ralph Routon
Roy Anderson
Ferguson to Head River Commission
Col Harley B Ferguson army division engineer at Norfolk Virginia was named president of the Mississippi River Commission succeeding Brig Gen Thomas H Jackson at the agency’s Vicksburg Mississippi HQ He is a North Carolina native and brother of Homer Ferguson head of Newport News Shipbuilding He graduated West Point in 1897 and became a brigadier general in 1918 with a permanent colonel of engineers appointment in 1920.
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Washington
Harley B. Ferguson
Army
Norfolk
Mississippi Alyce Commission
Ferguson
Thomas H. Jackson
River Commission
Vicksburg
Mississippi
North Carolina
Homer Ferguson
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Newport News
United States Military Academy
West Point
Not Much Peace in 343 Years of Global History
London reports the Society of International Law finds a long record of conflict with only 268 years of peace across 343 years, despite 8000 peace treaties concluded in that span.
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London
Society of International Law
Society
Long Illness Fatal To Major General Enoch Crowder
Major General Enoch Crowder former ambassador to Cuba died Saturday morning at Walter Reed Hospital after a general breakdown. He was brought there weeks ago when seriously ill in Cuba. Crowder was regarded as a leading army legal expert and once served as Judge Advocate General. He originated the draft system that mobilized two million men into the U S army in World War I.
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Washington
Enoch Crowder
Ambbassador
Cuba
Walter Reeds Hospital
Crowder
United States Army
Ellison Enters Arkansas Campaign For State Bureau
Camden business leader Luther Ellison announces his bid for commissioner of mines manufactures and agriculture of Arkansas. He plans a speaking tour beginning May 21 opening campaign offices in Camden Batesville and likely Fort Smith Fayetteville or Eureka Springs with a Little Rock HQ forthcoming. He emphasizes creating a Marketing Bureau to aid farmers and agricultural development.
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Camden
Luther Ellison
South Arkansas Chamber of Commerce
Arkansas
Batesville
Fort Smith
Fayetteville
Eureka Springs
Little Rork
Ellison
Marketing Bureau
Agricultural Development
iIt
Daughter of Hope Girl Wins Radio Ad Poster Prize
Miss Margaret Briggs of Hope Illinois has won first prize from Silver Marshall Chicago for the best poster advertising the radio sold by their firm. Her work, created in Evanston Academy of Fine Arts classes, was judged by advertising managers and Lyon Healy staff.
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Margaret Briggs
Hope
Evanston Academy of Fine Arts
Evanston
Illinois
Silver-Marshall, Inc
Chicago
Academy
J. K. Briggs
Rt. 3
Lyon & Healy
Briggs
fox @ trade journal
Kidnapped Youth Returns to Home
Gustav Miller, 22, who was kidnapped on April 29 and held for a $50,000 ransom, returned to his Joliet, Illinois home early Saturday. He and his family said no payment was made to his abductors after being found handcuffed in a basement about three to four hours away. His father is a wealthy grocer. Miller was abducted while leaving his fiancee's home Friday night.
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Joliet
Gustav Miller
Here
Young Miller
Blackwood Bank Accounts Under Scrutiny In Arkansas
Blackwood, chairman of the Arkansas Highway Commission, faces audit disclosure of five year bank deposits totaling 105842 dollars, with 79000 dollars beyond his 5000 dollar yearly salary. He began as highway commissioner in 1927 amid debts of 23994 dollars to banks and paid 1300 dollars to settle a debt with People Bank of Blytheville through an equitations agent.
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Little Rock
Dwight H. Blackwood
Arkansas Highway Commission
Highway Audit Commission
Blackwood
People Bank of
Wilkerson Cuts Gasoline Price in Hope Opening
Wilkerson Oil opens in Hope at Third and Elm posting 19 cents aviation 17.5 cents standard and 14 cents thrift gas. Major stations quoted 22 and 19 cents. Third grade at 16 cents. Formal opening set for next Thursday with public celebration May 13 and 14. Wilkerson president F E Wilkerson thanks city council for fair handling of Thursday vote on tank car unloading.
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Hope
Wilkerson Oil Company
Third
Elm Streets
Wilkerson
F. E. Wilkerson
New Hope
Truck Load of Eggs in Wreck in Cabot
A cabot crash involving two trucks occurred Friday. Clarence Martin of Searcy, driving a sugar laden truck, collided with Wilbur Pennington, a produce dealer, throwing Pennington from his vehicle. Martin was pinned and cut. a negro passenger escaped injury. Remarkably, none of the eggs in Martin’s load broke. The sugar truck had just begun service the day before.
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CABOT
Clarence Martin
Searcy
Wilbur Pennington
Pennington
Martin
Tax Collectors Harass Truckmen at Harahan Bridge Ends
Memphis reports Tennessee and Arkansas collectors stopping trucks on the Harahan bridge, demanding four percent receipts of monthly gross revenue and six operators cited for failing to pay mileage taxes. Trucks up to three tons pay half a cent a mile, rising to five cents for eight ton vehicles. fines range from five to fifty dollars.
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Memphis
Tenntate
Harahan
Mississippi
Arkansas
G. W. Gay
Earle
J. W. Burgess
W. B. Ward
Tennessee
Weid
J. C. Washam
New Oil Station For Third Street
A new gasoline service station and garage were announced for immediate construction on the north side of Third Street at the L and A and Frisco right of way. Luther Hollamon awarded a $4,000 contract to T C Crosnoe for concrete and brick work leased by Mouser Brothers Rufus and Lee. Plans show 1M foot frontage on Third Street with brick arches over the driveway a 30 by 30 foot station a 30 by 40 garage a cafe and a material room Architect F N Porter. Groundbreaking expected Monday morning.
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Third Street
Frisco
Luther Hollamon
T. C. Crosnoe
Mouser
Rufus and
Lee
F. N. Porter
Crosnoe
Talbot Feild Broadcasts Sunday Program on KCMC
Talbot Feild, a noted Hope bari, will present a popular music program Sunday on KCMC Texarkana at 11 30 in the afternoon. He is to be joined by Mrs Pratt Bacon, Texarkana organist, with selections including My Message Mother O Mine Bedouin Love Song The Horn The Hills of Home and Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep. The Hills of Home will be dedicated to Washington at its annual reunion Sunday.
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Talbot Feild
Hope
KCMC
Tuxarkana
Feild
Pratt Bacon
Texarkana
Home
Washington
Youth Shot by Officer at Dallas Succumbs
FORT WORTH. Buster Grimsley, 17, died at 1 40 p m Friday from a chest bullet wound suffered while fleeing from a Dallas golf course where he was gathering lost balls Thursday An emergency policeman Lonnie Wilkerson was suspended from the force Friday pending grand jury scrutiny over the shooting The bullet missed his heart by a narrow margin and he had little chance of recovery.
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Fort Worth
Buster Grimsley
Lonnie Wilkerson
Force
Jackson Man Dies After Prolonged Illness
A 47 year old man from Jackson died morning after a relapse following abdominal adhesions and a prior high surgery. He leaves a widow, a son, a daughter, and a brother. The obituary notes his mother resided in Jackson Hill and mentions his service to the state under Governor Parnell.
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Jackson
Dillon
Hill
Pain Ernor Parnell
B. C
Ransom Icksonid
Kiwanis Music Week Program Highlights Hope Event
Kiwanis Club hosted a Friday Music Week program at New Capital Hotel featuring Gray Gentry and soloist Harriet Starcy. Speakers praised youth music training and community singing, and a special Music Week program was announced for Sunday at First Methodist Church with a Good Will Tour planned for Ozone next Friday night.
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Kiwanis Club
New Capital Hotel
Lefte
Kiwanis
Gray Gentry
National Federation of Music Clubs
Ms. Routen
First Methodist
Musly
Dewey Hendrix
Joe Floyd
John B. Cox
Charles Dana Gibson
Frank Pickell
A. Stanford
A. B. Patten
L. & A. Railway
J. E. Searcy
Recreation spending and participation in U S indoor centers
The Federal Office of Education reports annual recreation expenditure in the United States exceeding 33.5 million dollars. A survey of 51 cities last year counted 34114747 participants at indoor centers and recreation buildings.
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Washington
United States
Federal Office of Education
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Outlaw
F. J. Johnson
Fanny
Benjamin Hyatt
C. C. Spragins
Head River Commission
State Bureau
Harahan Bridge
Mouser Brothers
Dallas
Va Det
Alge
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