Record of 14 477 Visitors at University Farm Station
Large crowds visit the University of Arkansas College of Agriculture Fruit and Truck Station in 1939-40, totaling 14 477 attendees across 30 meetings. Visitors hail from about 40 Arkansas counties and several states, with 83 percent white and 17 percent Negro. Women focus on home gardens and orchards while men seek crops, landscapes, and farm homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Arkansas, College of Agriculture
None Hope
G. W. Ware
Tnday
Arkansas
Vurge
Tr A Nory
Stite
Loti
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
Death verdict in guard murder case at hospital
Reported in Little Rock as jurors recommend electrocution for Joel Carson for the May 1 killing of State Hospital Guard J B Keller. The sentencing decision followed a murder trial at the hospital complex amid a courtroom reaction.
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Little Rock
Pulaskis Viveuil Vours
Joel Carson
J.B. Keller
Cris
Sune
Gleghorn Home Destroyed by Fire Near The Pines
Fire destroyed the Gleghorn residence near The Pines swimming pool around 8 30 p m injuring no one inside. Loss estimates reach 85000, with partial insurance coverage. origin of the blaze remains unknown as neighbors and authorities investigate.
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Gleghorn
Ross Gleghorn
Pines
Myr
Greg- Hern
Warns Negroes to Report to Clinic
Golde Vou, negro executive secretary of the Religious Advocate, sponsors a venerable clinic for negroes and issued a warning to those who have not returned for treatment. Ki tests show 599 positive cases under treatment and 208 delinquent visits. Some workers could spread the disease. case reminders urged return by the week’s end, with steps to compel attendance. Over $200 has been spent in the past three days following these individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golde Vou
Ant Phe
Des
Young
Dho
Andersons Stock Farm on Radio Thanksgiving Day Show
The Andersons stock farm in Hereford livestock, run by E G Anderson and Son, is featured on the Piyestope Champion Farmer radio hour. The farm was toured last spring by Hempstead county citizens and pictured in The Star. The program airs on KTHS Hot Springs at 12 45 P M Friday.
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E.G. Anderson & Son Hereford Livestock
Homan
Millee County
Anderson Farm
Hempstead County
Pleads Guilty to Automobile Theft in Hempstead Court
G. T. Tillman, 18, Tessarekona youth, pleaded guilty to automobile theft from Frank Ward of Hope aid ayas. Bond set at 500, arrested after setup order from local officers. car returned to owner. Monday docket included fines for drunkenness, disturbing the peace, and reckless driving.
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G. T. Tillman
Tessarekona
Frank Ward
Hope Aid Ayas
Hempstead
W. K. Lemley
Bond
Wits
Tillman
Texarkana
Couel
Dunkenness
Roosevelt Garland
Robert Muldrow
Kell Burns
Hugh Hollyes
Srress
Edger Williams
Vhenil Court
L. B. Heard
Vielsting
Jack Nobel
Petit Larceny
Ava Wable Frean
W. T. Loggin
Mind Your Manners and Social Lettering Guide
Gentlemen is preferred over Dear Sirs in business letters. Apologize when addressing a friendly letter on a typewriter. Use dark ink for invitations. A large reception may require a formal invitation, and wedding invites often include reception details. If inquiries go unanswered, remind the person politely and decide whether to include them in future plans. Avoid excluding someone without a clear reason.
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Tory
Missouri Pacific Puts Tickets on Sale Wednesday
Missouri Pacific announces tickets go on sale Wednesday at 8 00 am for the Pine Bluff game This trip to Pine Bluff Thursday will depart Hope at 9 00 am with a 2 30 pm kickoff The Hope High School Athletic Committee urges fans to ride the train not drive, chartered at 480 The weather forecast calls for ideal Thursday conditions with a freeze Tuesday night and moderating temperatures Wednesday and Thursday. Tickets: Round trip 2 75 Admission to game 75 cents adults 25 cents students. Train returns to Hope after the game.
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Missouri Pacific
Pine Bluff
Staten Vt? O'Elord
Hope High School Athletic Committee
Aso
Theoweather Man
Paregust
Hope
Pine Blatt
Jordin Shieldum
Stacunts
Filling Stations to Close Thursday
Filling stations will close Thursday for Yanks day observances. The list includes Hope Thiaim and Vions with several local stations named, such as WM a'ehil ai un madi G ya ait and others like Esa Stitnar F.S Henrie Mignulty and Sepgjee Stitinn Jae OQ. The closures affect Caberiius Job Service Station S8d Service Statinn and multiple Muli Service Station locations in the area.
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Yhoe Thadesiiy
Hope Thiaim- Vions
Elogec Thursskiy
Traploy
Esa Stitnar F.S
Henrie Mignulty
Sutin G
Sepgjee Stitinn Jae
Caberiius
Statinn Muli
Buudy & Sans
Brewster Kiwanis Club Booked for Thanksgiving Talk
Brewster speaker at the Kiwanis Club deliver a Thanksgiving address. Eloy residents and city officials unhappy with business district plans discussed. The talk emphasized gratitude and community support amid holiday season preparations.
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Brewster
Kiwanis Club
Eloy Kiwans Club
Bae’ Fiw
Tew
Thomas Browsh
Terias Whureh
Res
Brewstar
Busin Inet
bin Peraling
Vesey to Press Prohibition in General Assembly
Representative John P Vesey of Habe announced Tuesday he would resume efforts in the 52nd General Assembly to retain Arkatsas to outright prohibition. The prohibition bill drew a big majority in the hour that week of the session by parliamentary maneuvering. He said certainty ban would end the abuse and urged action despite uncertain fate.
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John P Vesey
Habe
General Assembly
Fragmented civic ad with garbled statements
A damaged page fragment presents a string of corrupted sentences about groups in the United States, local claims, and made in production notes. The legible parts mention Indians, cows, bats, rabbits, and a place name that appears misspelled. The overall meaning is unclear and several words are unreadable.
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United States
Humber
Puaiains
Eud
Ake Iveland
Ile
Last of Army Bomber's Crash Victims Is Dead
The last survivor of the pine thicket bombing near La Grange died in a hospital Friday night. Second Lieutenant Joly Madre, a Memphis native, was among six killed instantly in the crash with another airman dying Tuesday.
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LA Grange
Joly Madre
Here
Mintle
Memphis
Kansas City Southern seeks right to acquire L A and Texas line
Kansas City Southern railway asks the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to acquire the Louisiana and Arkansas railway and through exchange to gain control of the Louisiana Arkansas and Texas line via Seavey Couch, chairman of the board, outlining revived conditional authority for the deal.
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Wasiington
Kisisas City Southern Railway
New Retire Commerce Commission
Lois & Arkansas
Louising & Arkansas
Louissiana& Arkansas
Texas
Kansas City Southern
Seavey GC
Couch
Louisiana & Arkansas
En Exchange
A Thought Neashing Sparks Moral Debate
A fragment reflects a political clash with a claim that a thought labeled as right is morally wrong, attributed to Daniel O'Con n eil. The wording suggests controversy over ethics in politics and the expression of strong, divided opinions.
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Neashing
Morailly
Daniel O'Conneil
Rockefeller Left Only 26 Million
John D. Rockefeller died in Florida on May 23 1987 leaving a net estate of 26.414 million mostly in securities. Tax appraisal put gross at 26.905 million with over one million in U S Treasury notes. The estate was placed in trust for granddaughter Margaret Strong de Cuevas her two children and the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Florida
United States Treasury
Cn Trust
Margaret Strong de Cuevas
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Thanksgiving Dance at Hope Country Club
A Thanksgiving dance will be held Thursday night at Hope Country Club for members and invited guests. Music will be supplied by the Oghbuy O'Neal Orchestra. The dance starts at 9 p.m.
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Hope Country Club
Dancy
Oghbuy O'Neal
Cotton prices in New Orleans shift with modest gains
New Orleans cotton market opened Tuesday at 8.80 and closed at 8.82, with a fault points movement and middling futures holding steady at 74. The session showed small increases as traders noted stable demand and minor price adjustments despite early fluctuations.
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New Orleans
Aton
Japanese Reply Is No Reply View of State Secretary
Washington report that Secretary Hull said Japan’s October note reply was unsatisfactory and not in line with U S policy. He noted Japan violates American rights in China and reaffirmed the U S stance in history and policy.
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Washington
Hull
Japan
United States
China
Wage-Hour Bill Favored by Camden Furniture Company
Little Rock Arkansas Camden Furniture Company welcomed the wage and hour bill as it forces competitors to raise wages toward the company scale. General manager H. Robert predicted a 15 percent sales rise in 1939 after reporting 1938 output of 50 to 1000 pieces daily, employing about 2,500 people, with $234,370 paid to workers and $229,596 for Arkansas lumber. He noted the firm’s growth since 1920 and urged broader promotion of Arkansas resources.
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Little Rock
Camden Furniture Company
Camden
H. Robert
Rotert
Arkansas
Robert
Schoor of Industral Engineering
Notre Dame University
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