Barton abandons bid to buy KTHS radio station
T H Barton of El Dorado dropped his attempt to acquire KTHS Hot Springs under a 1936 bargain. The move came during a Communications Commission hearing on license transfer from Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce to Barton. He agreed to drop the bid and granted a 90 day option to purchase or lease with a right to match any later high offer within the next two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
T. H. Barton
el Dorado
Wis
KTHS
Hot Springs
I Communications Commission
George Hilt
Hot Springs Chamber Ot Commerce
Barton
Wates Freo
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Barton Wuld
Voyage to Alaska Recounted by Hope Girl
Rebecca Norton recounts a summer trip to Alaska aboard the SS Mt. McKinley, detailing departure from Seattle on August 4, experiences in Inside Passage, Queen Charlotte Sound, and first port Ketchikan. She describes Canadian lighthouses, the Alaska voyage, and encounters with Mrs. Howard in Ketchikan, including totem poles and salmon runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Canada
Pacific Ocean
Juneau
Little Rock
Ark
Seattle
Skagway
Gulf of Alaska
Seward
Mt. McKinley
Pier 2
Eliott Bay
Puget Sound
Mr. Rainier
S. Te
Olympia Peninsula
Olympic Mountains
Vancouver Ixtend
British Columbia
Aternoon
Lata
Bella Bella
Hudson Bay
Howard
Ketchikan
No appeal for 2 in Karpis hearing
Little Rock reports Grayer Owens and Sam Robinson attorneys for two Hot Springs residents avoided appealing two year federal sentences for harboring Alvin Karpis. The two year terms were handed by a federal court jury in Hot Springs. Grace Goldstein Karpis' common law wife is represented by Robinson, with Chief Joe Wakelin noted as lead attorney.
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Little Rock
Grayer Owens
Sam Robinson
Hot Springs
Iictead
Alvin Karpis
Joe Wakelin
Robinson
Grace Goldstein
Karpis
Feeders Supply Celebrates 61st Anniversary Sale
Feeders Supply on South Walnut marks its 61st anniversary with a storewide sale. Manager Bob Griffin leads a team including Lester Muckahee and Perryea, offering fresh baby chicks, a free poultry and livestock service, and demonstrations on economical feeding. The Beery department is stocked with high quality merchandise, and two fans from Page Mills and Procter & Gamble brands will be sold.
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Feeders Supply Company
South Walnut Street
Bob Griffin
Lester Muckahee
Perryea
Hempstead
Page
Page Mills
Procter & Guimble
British Endorse Pact With Italy
London reports Prime Minister Chamberlain won a large victory as Parliament approved the plan to put the Anglo Italian friendship pact into operation. The vote favored immediate effect, with a likely November 15 activation. Eden denounced the agreement as lacking faith and Greenwell criticized the Spain policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Fnogty
Chamberlain
Camimons
Venice
Europe
Mussolini
Anthony Eden
Foveign
Taly
Arthur Greenwool
Spain
Printing Firms Unite in Los Angeles Merger
Parke-Harper Company merges with Demurat Print and Wagland Lithographing to form a new printing entity. The combined plants will operate from Demurat Printing & Lithographing Co offices at Second and South Street. Officers named include Franke as president and Coates as board member along with several named directors.
Banquet for Hope Highlights Blytheville's Scoring Machine
Blytheville high School football rides a 286 point seven game total and a 41 point per game pace as they travel to Hope for a nonleague dinner. Coach Hantons drills the line to stop Russ Moscly and Dan Warrington while Norman Green recovers from malaria. Attendance expected large as fans travel from Nashville Prescott and Texarkana for the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Ellis
Blytheville
Hope
Arkansas
Chicks
Piggott
Clarksville
Cathule High
Little Rock
Hammons
Bobcats
Young Business Men's Association
Capital Hotel
W. 3. Atkins
Delign
Foy Hantnons
Russ Moscly
Dan Warrington
Starling Young
Norman Green
Green
Wesley Calhoun
Chick
Blytheville Chicks
Arkansas High School
Testis No Vinta
Pine Bluff
Jordin Stadium
Tine Bluff
Striped Mules
Tita
Fordyce
Tigers
Camden
Mut Springs
Phe
Sro- Janis
A Thought Praise Is the Best Auxiliary to Wwayer
A concise reflective line by H. Melville presents praise as the strongest aid to Wwayer, framing admiration as essential support for creative efforts.
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H. Melville
Cranium Crackers Puzzle Says True or False
A playful puzzle item lists five statements about produce wood cork bark mayor LaGuardia and subway costs. It asks readers to mark which are true or false and to find answers on the Classified Page.
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Maine
LaGuardia
New York
State Police Aid Gravette Case in Disturbance Standoff
Superintendent Gray Albright said three troopers with tear gas equipment were sent to a Gravette area farm after a man named Charley Nowlin refused to surrender to county officers over a peace disturbance charge. The action marks a state police role in the ongoing local case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravette
Little Rock
Gray Albright
State Police
Charley Nowlin
Kidnap Syndicate Probe Ties Unsolved Case to New Suspects
Federal agents investigate a link between the unsolved Levine kidnapping and newly captured syndicate members accused of three kidnapings two robberies and one murder. Detective Wright reports Merin has resurfaced in Richmond working for an electrical contractor after vanishing from Philadelphia. A Hot Springs posse searches for a man who allegedly kidnapped Henry Sheveman 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dwight Brantley
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Peter Levine
New Rochelle
Richmond
A. S. Wright
Sydney BE. Merin, Jr
Philaxydelphia
Marlin
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Texarkana Flier Believed Crashed
Forest r in the heavily timbered north Arkansas area broadened the search for W. I. Proctor 26 Texarkana agintoy who vanished days ago on a flight to St Louis A futile search was also conducted between Little Rock and Pocahontas for O H Proctor Jr of Texarkana missing since leaving here in a yellow plane for St Louis on October 25 Municipal airport authorities joined the hunt at the request of Q J Prae sur flier s father who traveled from Texarkana for the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Forest R
North
Arkansas
W. I. Proctor
Texarkana
Pocahontas
O. H. Proctor, Jr
St. Louis
Q. J. Praesur
Tesarkina
El Dorado Lawyer Drowns in Lake Grandmare
El Dorado attorney and former Miller county judge J. S. Brooks drowned Wednesday in Grandmare Lake about 25 miles southeast of El Dorado. He rented a boat and fished alone. his body was recovered about 6:30 p.m. in eight feet of water. Investigators found no foul play and theorized an accidental fall. Brooks is survived by his widow and two sons, J. S. Brooks Jr. and William Brooks.
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Lil
Dorado
Ark
V/M
J.S. Brooks
el Dorado
Miller County
Grandmare Lake
Here
Brooks
Fotard
Brookely
Texarkana
J. 5. Breks, Jr
William Brooks
Lorillard Plant Reopens With Troop Aid in Middletown
In Middletown Ohio the P Lorillard tobacco plant resumes operations aided by troops amid political pressure from Governor Davey. A small note mentions 32s and a Florida egg-laying contest reporting 346 eggs in 51 weeks from White Leghorn hens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Ohio
Davey
P. Lorillard Company Tobacco Plint
Florida
Judges and Clerks Named for November 8 Election Hempstead County
Records show Dale Jones announcing the November 8 general election officials. Ward by ward lists judges and clerks, including Hempstead County courthouse vote for PWA grant and loan, with numerous named individuals and sheriff assignments across many precincts.
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Dale Jones
Hempstead
PWA
Ward 1
Chas, Reynerson
E. P. Young
Tom Kinser
T. C. Crosnoe
W. E. Bryant
J. W. Warmer
John Riddill
G. W. McDowell
Paul Cobb
F. ¥. Trimble
A.T. Ponder
H. B. Barr
T. R. Bryant
N. T. Jewell
Billy Wimberly
J. Fitzsimmons
Yom Billingsley, Jr
Hoy Rogers
Hugh Laseter
Thomas Ruggles
Tom Englund
Rocky Mownd
Halph Hunt
N. C. Purtle
Chas
Stevens
Clarks
T. O. Bright
D. E. Butler
Thomas Elephens
Patmos
Miles Laha
R. Hamilton
O.T. Rider
B. L. Rider
Lee Nations
Ben Wilson
H. BE. Reed
Lawrence McBay
Bill Williams
Spring Mwii
Connie Yocum
R. L. Bish
Jerry C. Turner
Jesse Collins
Hugh Garner
Cross Roads
J. W. Griffin
W. M. Rosenbaum
Earl C. Thompson
Pete Alen
E. C. Bayee
A. R. McKnight
Fulton
E. AL Thompson
J. C. Pate
T. R. Seymour
J. B. Hollingsworth
W. J. Anderson
T. J. Logan
McNabb
Dewey Mitchell
Jim Stuart
Alburt Johnson
Orii
Ollie Green
Clyde Osborn
Stuart Crane
Jerome Smith
Autrey Smead
M. Stuart
Goodlett
Sam Ingram
Kurd Hanna
Ben Stuart
L. D. Fletcher
D. E. Gendlett
John Green
Union
J. T. Taylor
N. R. Lewis
G. T. Toilett
G. W. Kinsey
B. C. Webb
J. §. Harris
A. M. McLarty
A. G. McHughes
McCaskill
Ho Wortham
M. P. Asbee
H. B. Eley
C. A. Hamilton
R. EL Rogers
Jesse Wingley
Floyd Long
Albert Rowland
F. AL McBryer
Elmer Brakebill
Horace Montgomery
Leslie Fielders
Editorial survey of Acts and Amendments on Ballot
Editorial by A H Washburn endorses seven of eleven measures on the November 8 ballot. He supports Amendments 24 25 27 29 30 32 and Act No 5 while opposing 26 28 31 Initiated Act No 1 is also rejected. He argues for court reform probate transfer to chancery, hospital funding, workmen’s compensation, tax exemptions for new industries, and elective education board, while condemning poll tax removal and local option changes. The piece critiques highway financing history and urges prudent choice for Arkansas’s constitutional amendments.
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A. H. Washburn
Chicago
New York
Kansas City
Memphis
Arkansas
America
Commonwealth
Hind Beau
Jautifully
Louisiana
State Board of Education
Commissioner of Education
Arkansas Supreme Court
Supreme Court
General Highway Fund
Star
Unoccupied U S Embassy Building Smashed by Shell
Madrid reports an unoccupied American embassy building damaged by a P A shell during an insurgent artillery bombardment. The front damaged, ambassador Claude G Bowers headquartering in Hendaye France since August 16 1936. Police count 15 killed and 4 injured by shells landing in Madrid.
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Madrid
Spain
Ambassador Toms
Sint
Claude G. Bowers
Henday
France
Achievement Day Program Is Ready For Hope City Hall
The 4-H Club Achievement Day program is set for Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Hope city hall auditorium. Call to Order by Jack Lafferty, singing by Elmer Brown, roll call by Lattie Boyce, minutes by Lattie Boyce, old and new business, 4-H activities by Miss Bloodington, and reports by county agent Olver Adams. Special numbers feature Ogburn School and a quartet arranged by Boyce. Picture show for those who completed projects.
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Hope City Hall
OWS
Jack Lafferty
Elmer Brown
Paimos School
Lattie Boyce
Miss Bullington
Olver L. Adams
Ogburn School
Lottie Boyce
Mrs Kate R Denty Dies at Home in Hope
Mrs Kate Riley Denty of Hope died at her son N W Denty's home Thursday morning after a long illness. Funeral services will be at First Presbyterian Church Friday at 10 a.m. Pastor Rev Thomas Brewser will officiate. Burial will be in the family cemetery at Donaldson. Survived by one son M Denty of Hope, two stepdaughters Invo gence Denty and Maggie Chamberlain of Little Rock, two stepsons Mina and Sam Denty of Little Rock.
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Kate Riley Dent
Hope
N. W. Denty
First Presbyterian Church
Thomas Brewser
Donaldson
M. Denty
Miss Invogence Denty
Maggie Chamberlain
Little Rock
Cotton Opens and Closes Higher in New Orleans
In New Orleans on Thursday December cotton opened at 6.60 and closed at 8.63. Spot cotton showed steady gains with aid use altering, middling price reported at 74 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
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Rebecca Norton
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Arctic
Arkansans There
Mrs. Howard
Emmet
Claude Hurst
Business & Professiong! Women's Club
G. Norton
By Rebecca Norton
Goldstein
Italy
L.A. Consolidated
Parké
Harper
Litho. Co
Bobcat Squad
Levine
Springs Case Hot Springs
Henry Scheveman
W. HL. Proctor
Kansas
U. S
Germany
Vienna
Austria
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Galeazzo Ciano
Czechoslovakia
Frantisek Chvalkovsky
Ister
Prague
Gary
Shanghai
China
Hankow
Puchi
Hankow-Canton
Kate R. Denty
Presbyterian Church
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