Searcy wins state literary meet in Arkadelphia sweepstakes
Searcy High School captured the state literary sweepstakes at Arkadelphia, taking first in girls reading and extemporaneous speaking and boys glee club. Final scores show Conway second with 22.44 points, Batesville tied 16, and Forrest City 13 with many towns listed in the standings.
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Arkadelphia
Ark
Searcy High School
Conway
Batesville
North Little Rock
Forrest City
Hot Springs
Russellville
Texarkana
Fort Smith
Jonesboro
el Dorado
Ashdown
Camden
Prescott
Farahontas
Nashville
Newport
Magnolia
Piggott
van Buren
Walnut Ridge
Booneville
Cotton Plant
Hughes
Clinton
Brinkley
Arkansas City
Malvern
Lonoke
Gordon
Foreman
Lake Village
Waldron
Norphich
Ruth Kelley
Geraldine Hanson
Emmanuel
Brandas Ferguson
Kitty Sullivan
Ernest Mitchel
Norphlet
Ed Schelthouse
Billy Campbell
Thomas Mills
Con
Louise Burns
Sunshine Kelso
Alice Edson
Searcy
Cousway
Porrest City
S. W. Thompson
Pocahontas
Jack Shell
James Meek
Clare Cargile
Evelyn McKinney
Little Rock
Wanda Thompson
Muriel June- Webb
Dorothy Mc.Bride
Girls Glee Club
Loyal Group Sets Stage For Methodist Unification
At Birmingham Alabama last week the General Conference of the Southern church considered uniting Methodists into a single 8 000 000 member church. Rev J D Hammons among delegates said broader Protestant merger is possible and that policy differences overshadow core Christian fundamentals. He noted Oxford and Edinburgh conferences echoed the sentiment. The piece also mentions an estimate of 7 000 050 bicycle riders in Great Britain.
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Birmingham
Ala
J. D. Hammons
Little Rock
Hammons
Oxford
Edinburg
Campaign to fight fortyphobia among employers and workers
Washington report on a Labor Department recommendation for an educational drive to counter fortyphobia. Dr Boris Sokoloff argues that fear of workers over 40 is unfounded, noting middle age is peak productivity and that health depends on pre-40 living, diet, work, and habits.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Zimmer
Labor Standards Division
Boris Sokoloff
New York
Sokoloff
Notre Dame Star Gives Up Baseball to Focus on Studies
Worthwhile Ambition notes Johnny Moir, Notre Dame basketball standout, sacrificing baseball to concentrate on schooling with aim for top ten class ranking. Also mentions 1932 issuance of about 6,248,800 George Washington quarters by the U.S. government.
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South Bend
Johnny Moir
Notre Dame
United States
Lenora Routon Elected L S U Theta Sigma Phi Leader
Lenora Routon of Hope was chosen president of the LSU chapter of Theta Sigma Phi the national professional journalism fraternity for women. She is night editor of the Reveille and active in Southwestern Journalism Congress activities.
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Conway
Ark
Miss Routon
Alpha Delta Pi
Ralph Routon
North Pine Street
Research Fund to Promote Cotton Institute Discoveries
The Mellon Institute explores cotton based innovations from synthetic resin to wall boards and flooring from cotton stalks. Wax from bleached cotton cloth products, new uses for whale cotton pulp and other ideas show promising but early stage results. Dr. Bass and the institute push toward new industries while cotton loses ground to rivals.
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Nantes
F. K. Cameron
University of North Carolina
Bass
Mellon Institute
Enemies Now Call Home Strong Cell Unit Prison
The article describes a highly fortified prison cell unit under Sanford Bates with four stacked blocks totaling 844 cells, interior guards armed with heavy weapons, and an integrated support complex including kitchen, hospital, shops, and a walled recreation yard. It notes the unit’s design aims for escape prevention and ongoing brass production principles in use for over a century.
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Sanford Bates
Federal Directa of Prisons
Alcatraz evolves from army prison to famed federal facility
The piece traces Alcatraz from a 1907 United States Military prison for Philippines campaign convalescents to a highly efficient Federal prison during the Army's recapture. It notes a mansion built on the site and that today No. 6B stands where Al Capone and Machine Gun Kelly were once inmates.
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United States
Alcatraz
al Capone
Kelly
Clean Up Campaign Picks Diane Manners in L A
In Los Angeles a spring clean up drive features Diane Manners as a focal point for community efforts. The campaign promotes brushes and cleanup work as residents mobilize for a city wide effort amid spring weather and civic spirit.
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Los Angeles
Diane Manners
Gil
Diane
Farm Bureau Roll Doubles in a Arkansas County
The Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation reports enrollment rising to 20 442 nationwide with Hempstead County at 1 499 paid up members as of May 1. Community Farm Bureaus are forming in Hempstead County with drives ongoing and counties statewide expanding active units.
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Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation
Hy ST. Huskey
Hempstead County Farm Bureau
Waldo Frasier
Little Rock
Hempstead County
Spring Hit
Fulton
Patmos
DeAnn
McCaskill
Quan
Washington
Columbus
Sweet Home
R. K. ‘Af Brinkley
American Farm Bureau Federation
Hempstead County Farming Group Seeks Countywide Unity
A county program aims to move forward as a body through county leadership and committees of members. The effort seeks to influence state and national farming organizations and affairs affecting farmers everywhere.
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Out
Hempstead J
Washington Case and Poll Tax Voting Controversy Explored
The piece discusses the Washington Case continuing from page one, the June 11 election date, and the impact of poll tax receipts on voting rights. It questions feasibility, precedent, and fairness, noting declines in poll tax payments, potential disfranchisement, and the proposed courthouse site as a warning about foundations. It cites Hempstead county concerns and a call to beware false foundations.
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Washington Nas
United States
Court House
Hope
Hempstead County
Garland
Hope pastorstatement on city matter draws readers
Jon C. Williams, pastor of the Presbyterian church in Washington Arkansas, writes from May 6 1926 that a few residents with gain push roughshod over justice. He notes not native to Wallington but close ties in Hope and denies prejudice toward anyone.
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City of Hope
Genellusion
Wallington
Eltieen
Hope
Jonn C. Williams
Presbyterian Church
Washington
Arkansas
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