Nickname Quiz Shows Arkansas Teams Wide Range of Monikers
A 1920s style survey lists 134 Arkansas high school and college football nicknames. Cats lead, with bulldogs and panthers popular. 24 teams named after humans. Unique tags include Harri son’s Goblins and Murfreesboro’s Boll Weevils, plus Magnolia A and M’s Mule riders. Razorbacks mostly avoided by schools. A Fort Smith junior team is the Victors.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Panthers
Tigers
Wildcats
Fickel
Bulldogs
Goblins
Harrison
Arkansas A
Boll Weevils
Murfreesboro
Dardanell
Sand Lizards
Red Bugs
Razorbacks
Oxarkana
Cyclones
Hurricanes
Fort Smith
Victors
Shriner Potentate to Visit State Temple Memphis
Imperial potentate of Shriners in North America will visit Al Chymia Temple in Memphis Tennessee on Tuesday. He is to tour Pine Bluff Arkansas on Saturday, according to Milton Bowers Al Chymia potentate.
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Memphis
Tenn
Galloway Calhoun
Tyler
Tex
Imperial Potentate of
Shriners
Nordy America
al Chymia
Legion Parade Rain Dampens Miami Fest Yet Delights Crowd
The American Legion in Miami faced a heavy downpour that ruined instruments uniforms and floats costing thousands. About 300 000 spectators were soaked as bands sheltered but the parade resumed after a delay with Governors Earl Warren leading a California delegation appearing drenched but cheerful.
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Miami
Pla
American Legion
Harvey Secs
Arch Cantrell
Legion
California
Earl Warren
Cantrell
Spic and Span
Leplonnaires
Miani
Warren
James F. O'Neillo
Diamonds Imported by US Reach 12.5 Million Carats
In 194, United States imports show industrial diamonds totaling over 12.5 million carats valued at about 1.81 dollars per carat. The record highlights the volume and unit price of industrial diamond shipments during that year.
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Tn 194
United States
Clothing of Kidnapped Baby Found in Cemetery
Baltimore report notes a pink baby jacket and bunting found in an East Baltimore cemetery during the search for ten week old John Meananoite abducted by a suspect seen fleeing the area. Residents reported seeing a woman hurry away, with workers and family details mentioned in the fragmentary account.
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Baltimore
John Meananoite
Mezamiatty
Rookie Women at Air Base a4. Rookie Women at Air Base
Dorothy Williams reports on Lackland Air Force Base in Texas where the first rookie women join the Air Force. The piece notes their arrival, training, and the program plan impacting up to 4000 recruits, with Gen. Charles P. Born commenting on integration and future duties.
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Dorothy Williams
Lackland Air Force Base
San ‘Amonia
Tex
Air Force
G. T
Alan
Mighty
WAT
Julien
Vivir
Burwell
Micon Prteaitis
Chad Yi
Egg Yield Depends on Proper Feed
Demonstration Agent Lorraine Blackwood compares a hen to an egg factory, stressing that water quality, proper mash protein around 20 percent, and balanced grains drive production. Cold weather demands fresh water and adequate heat via grain, while a warm, airy hen house with windbreaks supports steady output.
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Lorraine Blackwood
Advice on egg production and winter housing urged
A fragment discusses using sacks or muslin cloths on a south window to block cold wind during winter. It notes that bottlenecks in winter egg production can be removed by better feeding and housing conditions urged by a speaker.
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Wien
Cndyrwriters’ Laboratories
Anauioun
Hauederings
Three Held in Theft of Huge Amount of Goods
Memphis police questioned three people after recovering more than $2000 in stolen merchandise from a Memphis home. Chief M A Hinds unnamed suspects include a Memphis truck driver, his wife, and a male student at Arkansas Tech in Russellville. Officers seized three truckloads from the Memphis residence and another large van load stored in a barn in Dyersburg, tied to thefts from local businesses.
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Memphis
Tenn
M. A. Hinds
Arkunasis Tech
Tussellville
Ark
Hinds
Dyersburg
Busi
Incomplete Victimless Theft List Across Several States
Negroes allege wise of diamond dies and nearly no miles of invisible wire can be drawn from one pound of copper in Earle and Devalls Bluff Arkansas Batesville Mississippi Covington Iowa and Memphis. Hinds reported recovered goods include women's wearing apparel fires allomabilie accessories machine and carpenter's tools several outboard motors and numerous other articles.
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Wonder Boys
Tech
John Tucker
Russellville Aches
Jonesboro Aggies
Arkansas Gazette
W. A. Wilson
Army
Texas A
Tulsa
Procrsona City Bakery
London
Grosvenor House
San Diego
Calif
Hall
T. P. Hall
Hamm Tire & Appliance CO
S. Walnut Street
Fo Jsnesboro
Britain
William A. Tunner
U.S. Air Force
Tunner
Berlin
Shigeru Yoshida
Japan
Yoshida
Saenger
Supreme Court
Anti-Saloon League of Arkansas
Clyde C. Coulter
Walden
Little Reel
Phil
Nash
America
Nash Airthde
Nash Dot
IWO
East Third Street
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