Last steam driven cotton gin at Goodlett photographed
The series shows Goodletts and workers operating the region's last steam powered cotton gin. Sloman Goodlett stands by a freshly pressed bale while M C Magy drives a truck under the suction pipe and cotton moves up the chute. The image notes credit the Goodlett family with scarce steam gin operation in the South and record bales through the era.
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South
Goodlett
M. C. Magy
Ozan
Sloman Goodlett
May
Goodlett,better
Aew Copia Dave
Fis
Kale Goodlett
Ee Jp Creed
City Council Upholds Police Suspension and Skirts Tax Action
City council last night upheld Mayor Olsen’s suspension of Officer Thomas L. Compton for a disturbance while allegedly intoxicated, with a hearing set at the next regular meeting. The body also refused to approve any new tax measure, debating sewer tax and city expenses while prioritizing current income.
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Olsen
B&pw Club
Ho Atson
Bates
Arkansas Municipal League
Booster Club Adopts Rules and Bylaws at Hope Junior High
Monday night the Hope Junior High Booster Club approved a ten point Constitution and a set of By-Laws. Objectives include boosting attendance at athletic contests, fostering positive attitudes toward youth sports, teaching good sportsmanship, supporting participants, and aiding local youth in joining athletic programs and activities. The club pledged to assist gymnasium projects, Little League and Minor League baseball, Juslay Rifle Teams, and American Legion Baseball, and to provide financial help when needed.
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the Hope Junior High School
Stallows
Amer
Jean Leglus
Booster Clip
Attorney to Speak at Spring Hill High
Royce Welpenberger will speak at Spring Hill High School Monday night. He will discuss proposed amendments to be voted on in the general election and urge attendance.
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Royce Welpenberger
Spring Hill High School
Pelea
Welsenberger
Highway 67 and 70 Repair Projects Bid Letting
Arkansas Highway Commission to bid over 14 construction projects totaling about 4300000 dollars for widening resurfacing and surfacing on routes 67 70 74 and adjacent segments. Contracts include Hot Springs Saline Benton Jefferson Nevada Prairie Saint Francis Monnes and De Queen counties with work from Little Rock to Memphis and from Winslow to Devil's Den State Park.
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Hot Springs
Saline
Bempstedd
Nevada
Little Rock
Memphis
Prairie
Francis
Monnes
de! Queen
Val
Winslow
Devil's den
State Park
Man Kills His Pregnant Wife and Children
ST PETERSBURG FL A young power company lineman stabbed his wife and two children to death early today and then surrendered to police who were called by neighbors Detective Lt Earl Newberry said James G Burmeister 26 apparently killed the children while they screamed then stabbed his wife reportedly with a Marine raider knife He placed the bodies of the children in a bathtub turning on the water Magistrate Edward Sitk termed the deaths a triple murder but no charge was placed immediately against Burmeister.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Nefendors
Earl Newberry
James G. Burmeister
Edwad P. Sitk
Burmeister
Police Seek Man Who Beat Wife in Arkansas Vision
Texarkana police hunted through the night for William Crabtoa a 30 year old Little Rock lumber company employee after his wife a 22 year old Little Rock waitress was found beaten and nude near Highway 167 south of Little Rock. The search focused on the Texarkana area and surrounding roads where the suspect was last seen fleeing.
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Texarkana
Policsz
Little Rock
Sogihweet Avkunens
Porta
Wagl Texas
Faliee
Ingnss
William Crabtoa
Little Rovlk Lumber Company
Dis
Highway 167
Israel Identifies Egypt as Greatest War Threat
Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion warned during a three day foreign policy debate that Egypt's Breelet dictator of Meypt poses Israel's greatest danger of war while urging caution against premature optimism. The government narrowly approved foreign policy declarations 76 to 15 with Herut and Communists Split on preventive war views. Jordan border tensions and reports of troop movements fueled regional alarm as Syria pressed Western envoys for action to preserve Middle East peace. Continued on Page Three.
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Jerusalem
David Beh-Gution
Israel
Israei
Chin
Jordan
Patament
Herut Party
Menghem Begin
Herut
Beh - Gurion
Irael
SB. N. Security Council
Ben-Guron Sid
Egypt
Nasser
Jersusalem
Amman
Bitar
Hadi
Drys Organize to Fight Legal Liquor Sales
Hempstead County dry forces form a committee structure to oppose legal liquor sales in the November referendum. Guy E. Basye is president, W. S. Atkins vice president, Rev. L. T. Lawrence secretary, Kepyneth Hamilton treasurer, with officers and committees led by Ben Owen, C. A. Graves, Rev. S. A. Whitlow, and multiple pastors and local leaders guiding finance, petitioning, court records, and church women’s groups.
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Hempstead
Guy E. Basye
W. S. Atkins
L. T. Lawrence
Kepyneth Hamilton
Weasurer
Ben Owen
C. A. Graves
A. Whillow
Elmer Brown
James H. Jonvws
Virgil Keeley
W. C. Land
C. V. Nutin Je
Elbert O'Steen
Pualisity
C. A. Grave
Finance and Budget Group
S. A. Whitlow
PTA to Host Oct 11 Meeting With Deputy Prosecutor
Blevins High School Auditorium will host Deputy Prosecuting Attorney C. V. Nunn as the featured speaker for the Blevins Parent Teacher Association on October 11. Nunn will address safety. The program also includes a play How Girls Study by the Blevins High School Grade Class directed by Mrs. Avonna Tinsley. PTA president Mrs. Grandison Roysted announced membership drive ends Friday October 12 and plans for strong PTA involvement this year.
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C. V. Nunn
Blevins Parent Teacher Association
Blevins High School
Nunn
Blevins Pta
Algo
Blevins Highth
Avonna ‘Tinsley
Grandison Roysted
PTA
Frigay
Ailion
Coast Guard Rescues 31 From Pan Am Stratocruiser Crash
Coast Guard Culley Pontchartrain brought 24 passengers and seven crew to San Francisco after a Pan American Stratocruiser crash about 200 miles southwest of the city. Five passengers were injured lightly. Captain Richard Ogg and crew maintained order during the 21 minute rescue.
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Kenry Reiger
San Francisco
Coast Guard Culley Pontchartrain
Pan American World Airways
Sant. Wiliam K. Earle
Pontchartrain
Richard Ogg
Oger
Mary
Daniel
Noretorn
Tokyo
Orders New Reply on Demo H Bomb Charges
MARVIN ARROWSMITH reports from Seattle that President Eisenhower directs top officials to spread a new reply to Adlai Stevenson’s call to halt H bomb tests. Hagerty says Stevenson made incorrect statements and vows to set the record straight at a campaign event. Stevenson favors world agreement with Russia and Britain to terminate H bomb tests if elected.
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Marvin Arrowsmith
Seattle
Eisenhower
Adai Stevenson
White House
James C. Hagerty
Ohews
Stevenson
Hagerty
Yadid
Russia
Great Minoii
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Fort Worth
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Gar Montcello
Ollie Thurman
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New York
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Tulsa, Okla
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Tulsa
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Hope
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Little Bark
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Lite Rock
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Thomas E. Dewey
Flint
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United Nations Commission
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Robert Waghe
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