Robinson Reports One Man Rule By U S in Samoa
Senator Joseph T. Robinson returned from Samoa with an informal statement describing American Samoa under naval rule as upright yet undemocratic. He cited a 1900 treaty and later actions creating a mixed commission and argued for limited rights and new governance to reflect democratic principles, noting long naval governors and modest local court practices.
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Little Rock
America
Joseph T. Robinson
Samoa
South Seas
Robinson
American Samoan Commission
Pacific
Senier
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Samosa Group
Greenwich
Western Samoa
Tonga Islands
Philippine Islands
Navy
Whores of
Pago Pago
Tutuili
Sanaa
Senate
House of Representatives
American Sanaa
Hawaiian Islands
Philippines
Virgin Islands
Porto Rico
Co-Op Car Wheat Arrives Monday for Hempstead Farmers
County Agent Lynn Smith announced a cooperative carload of wheat ordered by Hempstead County farmers will arrive Monday October 27. The car will be side-tracked early Monday and distribution will begin Monday afternoon at the Southern Grain & Produce Co. offices.
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Hempstead
Lynn Smith
Southern Grain & Producce Co
Smith
Charge of Murder Asked For Youth
STUTTGART Oct 25 A coroner s jury recommended first degree murder charges against Louis Buck Mitchell 18 year old confessed slayer of Lawrence Culpepper England farmer The inquest closed after the boy s father requested no further questioning The Mitchell family faced tense scenes at Ethel and DeWitt Arkansas county authorities held Buck Mitchell in an undisclosed jail The family had previously dynamited a toll bridge over Esse s bayou and planned to flee from the country Officers noted the youth passed a raised check on a Stuttgart merchant but the merchant declined to prosecute due to his age
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Stuttgart
Louis Buck" Mitchell
Lawrence Culpepper
England
DeWitt
J.H. Marphew
Ethel
Arkansas County
Mitchell
Buck Mitchell
C. C. McCallister
Esse's Bayou
Cotton Grows After Long Summer Drouth
D. A. Martin, two miles west of town, displayed a cotton stall showing rapid growth since the drouth ended. The stalk bore 15 new bells, eight blooms, and numerous squares, illustrating a remarkable recovery of the crop.
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D. A. Martin
Robbers Beat Postmaster at Gibson Ma
Police seek two men who last night beat and robbed Thomas W. Curtis the Gibson postmaster severely injuring him. The thieves took stamps and many orders in a $700 robbery at Gibson near Popular Bluff on October 2.
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Thomas W. Curtis
Gibson
Prescott Fights Nashville to Tie in Narrow Football Draw
Prescott and Nashville battled to a 16 to 16 tie Friday, preserving Hope County standings as Nashville, once unbeaten, failed to trim Prescott. The game featured two first-half touchdowns and a late goal-line stand by Prescott. Nearby results include Malvern 51 Warren 0 and Fordyce 56 Pine Bluff 12, with Camden preparing for a key matchup against Fordyce as the season nears its end.
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Hope Bobcats
Nashville
Prescott
Nevada County
Prewcott
Pregcott
Curly Wolves
Malvern
Warren Taumberjarks
Fordyce
Pine Blale
Hart
Dermott
Redbugs
Camden Panthers
Fine Bluff
Zebras
Camden
Pine Bluff
Jerdyce
el Dorado
Ui Hort Smith
HW Dorado
Hort Smith Grizzlies
Little Rock
Arimisas
Watchman Burned When Gasoline Thrown on Him
Beebe October 25. Surprised while stealing gasoline a man hurled gasoline on Rey Rogers the night watchman for the state highway department near Garner Justight Rogers was burned severely when a hunter ignited the gasoline line He was treated at Sloan Hospital morgin Rogers extinguished the flames with water from a nearby ditch but was burned on the face chest and arms His condition was not critical.
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Beebe
Rey Rogers
Stlne Highway Department
Garner Justight
Rogers
Sloan
Tomlgin
Library Beneficiary Leaves 1800 to Mellen American Legion
August Roloff a longtime lumberjack in logging camps near Mellen died here and left 1800 dollars to the American Legion Memorial Library of Mellen for its support.
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Mellen
Wis
August Roloff
American Legion Aenurial
Red Cross Drive For This County To Begin Monday
The annual Roll Call of the American Red Cross will start in Hope and Hempstead County on Monday October 1. County chairs gathered in Little Rock with William Baxter to finalize plans. drive leaders include Rev. F A Buddin and Mrs N T Schwell for Hempstead, with ward chairmen named in Hope. Local seed relief funds and a $300 reserve fund will back this appeal as pledges seek additional donations from individuals after city and county drives open.
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American Red Cross
Hope and
Pempetent County
South
Arkansas
Little Rock
William Baxter
Red Cross
St. Louis
Hempstead
F. A
National Red Cross Organization
Hope City
North Arkansas Bridge Dedication Celebrated in Cotter
Cotter Arkansas October 25 planned four day celebration for dedication of a new 500000 rainbow arch bridge over the White River joining Marion and Baxter counties. Governors invited from Illinois Missouri Oklahoma and Arkansas. Pageant queen chosen with six maids, parade, floats depicting Ozarks history, queen’s ball, street carnival and nightly fireworks. Trades day with farm exhibits, livestock and equipment. Motor caravans from Cairo Illinois and Oklahoma City to meet on the bridge November 41. County Judge R M Ruthven chairs planning.
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Cotter
Ark
White River
Marion
Baxter
Miinois
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Arkmo Highway
Illnois
Cairo
Oklahoma City
R. M. Ruthven
Bixter County
Court Has Clean Slate in Atlanta Court of Appeals
In Atlanta Georgia the Georgia Court of Appeals reportedly had an unusually clear docket one October weekend with no matters pending.
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Atlanta
Georgia Court of Appeals
Birthday reveler recalls youth and pipe troubles
Charles E. Durrell, aged 85, recounts a birthday party in Memphis. He notes staying up until 2 a.m. and jokes about tobacco for his pipe during the celebration. Durrell, father of 16 with six living, reflects that young people fought, drank, and loved the girls much as in his youth.
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Memphis
Tenn
Charles E. Durrell
Durrell
Dairy Herd Should Be Culled in Fall
County Agent Lynn Smith urges Arkansas farmers to cull poorer dairy cows this fall due to low butterfat prices and scarce feed. Retain profitable cows, promising heifers, and the best bulls to preserve future dairy development. selling good cows or foundation stock now could hinder long term dairy progress.
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Lynn Smith
W. H. Woolsey
Extension Services
Arkansas
Swallowing Spool Hole Lets Baby Breathe Briefly
A five month old baby, Ryan, swallowed two spools this week and used the spool hole to breathe for several hours. He was brought from his father's farm and recovered. The incident shows an improvised use of a spool hole to admit air into lungs.
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Botmneau
Ryan
First Church in 600 Years Will Be Built
Visby Sweden reports that after 600 years a new church will rise on Gothland island in the Baltic Sea. The island hosts over 50 000 residents and nearly a hundred churches, with none younger than six centuries. The temple will stand inside and mirror mediaeval architecture of historic churches.
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Visby
Sweden
Gothland
Baltic Sea
Cotton Ginnings Show a Gain Over Two Other Years
Washington October 25. Cotton from the 1930 crop had been ginned up to October 18 in 9,252,011 running bales including 275,288 round bales and 7,308 bales of American Egyptian cotton. For the same date in 1929 the Bureau reported 9,094,704 running bales with 290,719 round bales and 7,804 American Egyptian bales. In 1928 the figures were 151,211 running bales, including 304,743 round bales and 9,048 American Egyptian.
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Washington
Bureau of Census
Bureau
Accuse Police of Hindering Defense in Murder Case
Denver district judge cited three city and county officers in contempt of court, accusing the prosecution of hindering the defense. Chief Robert Freed, Captain Albert T. Clark, and District Attorney Earl Wattengel were named after sound-recording devices were used in a consultation room during defense consultations with Mrs. Clara O Laughlin, accused of murdering her stepdaughter.
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Denver
O'Laughlin
James C. Starkweather
Robert Freed
Albert T. Clark
Earl Wattengel
Clara O‘laughlin
Clara
Ride to Sinclair Dies in New York
Tulsa businessman R A Barry Griffith president of Sinclair Oil & Gas Co died in New York after months in hospital from double pneumonia He had led the firm since Rogers Kemp’s death and had long been associated with Harry Sinclair in oil ventures
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Sinclair
New York
Tulsa
Okla
R. A
Barry) Griffith
Sinsclair Oil & Gas Co
Harry Sinclair
Rogers Kemp
Griffith
Sinclair Company
IL Health
Aged Citizen Dies at His Home Near Ozan
Benjamin Franklin Lewis aged about 90 died Wednesday at his family home near Ozan. Born in Alabama in 1841, he moved to Arkansas with his parents at age five. A Confederate veteran, he leaves three sons Clarence of Ozan Minard of Ashdown Purdy of Tulsa and four daughters Mrs. Mates Mitchell Harelingen Tex Mrs. T. T. Thompson Wilson Tex Mrs. Mary Wren Chicago and Mrs. Sulie Capeland Ovatr.
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Benjamin Franklin Lewis
Ozan
Lewis
Alabama
Arkansas
Clarence
Minard
Ashdown
Purdy
Tulsa
Okla
Mates Mitchell
Harelingen
Tex
T. T. Thompson
Wilson
Mary Wren
Chicago
Sulie Capeland
Ovatr
Former County Resident Buried at Mascedonia
Funeral services for J. P. Hinton, who died in Little Rock, were held Friday with burial in Mascedonia cemetery. He was 63, born near Putnam, lived in Little Rock, and leaves six children and siblings W. B. of Stamps, B. E. of Washington, E and Claude of Hope, Carl of Beaver, Mrs. F. A. Baker of Stamps, and Mrs. E. J. McKinney of Little Rock.
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J. P. Hinton
Little Rock
Sioon
Mascedonia
Patmos Road
Hinton
Putmws
W. B
Stamps
B. BE
Washington
E & Claude
Hope
Carl
Beaver Cole
F. A. Baker
E. J. McKinney
Bock
Rio Surprised Uprising W the Capital
Los Angeles dispatch reports two Western Air Express trimotored liners began a 36 hour air service between Los Angeles and New York with 258 pounds of baggage and seven passengers aboard one plane. Paris decree makes Lindbergh a Legion of Honor commander. Saarbrucken reports 87 miners entombed after a Maybach colliery explosion. five bodies recovered by noon.
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Los Angeles
Western Air Express, Inc
Ae York
Saarirucken
Germany
Maybach
Slayings Probe For Hensley Wilson Yields Few Clues
Memphis authorities struggled to add tangible evidence in the Bobby Hensley and Woodrow Wilson case. The two North Carolina youths were found slain near the Arkansas bank of the Mississippi river after a camping trip. An inquest was delayed to pursue a moonshine threat report and to learn if the boys owned a car when they left Bald Creek. Investigators noted diary gas purchases, a car key, and a sales tag while witnesses said youths visited local shops and spent money.
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Memphis
Burton Hensley
Woodrow
Wilson
North Carolina
Here
Arkansas
Mississippi River
Hensley
Bald Creek
N. C
Alljhovbies
Plans for Legion drive outlined in Arkansas meeting
LITTLE ROCK Oct 25 Arkanas Legionnaires from 116 posts arrive for membership meeting called for tomorrow by Department Commander Ovav J Vaughn to discuss 1930 1931 drive. Vaughn announced six committee chairs Dr Samuel G Boyce Rehabilitation Dr L Gordy Membership Dr B A Drennan Child Welfare Sam Rorex Legislative Dim Barris National Defense and Frank McAnear Americanism with remaining appointments to follow.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
B. W. Sisson
Ovav J. Vaughn
Vaughn
Samuel G. Boyce
BR. L. Gordy
Dermott
8. A. Drennan
Stuttgart
Sam Rorex
Dim, Barris
National Defense
Frank McAnear
Clarksville
Brazilian Shave Ranks With American Seyve self
In Rio de Janeiro a Brazilian barber shop shave is a distinctive ritual. Patrons sit upright, receive no hot water unless asked, and must wash their own face and neck after the shave as part of a unique, almost ceremonial experience offered to travelers and locals alike.
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Ri DE Janeiro
Brazil in Crisis as Junta Seizes Power in Rio
Fragmented notes describe a February coup attempt in Brazil with a bloodless, de facto government proclaimed in Rio de Janeiro. Telegrams indicate foreign powers are urged to recognize the new regime as a false revolution with the apparent aim of Brazil's toppling.
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Rio DE
Janerio
Ines
Rio
Brazil
Louisiana man kills self amid family strain and legal woes
H F Roberts of Cotton Valley La shot himself Friday after his two sons Roy and Howard Roberts were sentenced to two years each in the Arkansas penitentiary for burglary and larceny. Roberts left a destitute family of a widow, four sons and two daughters. Residents raised funds to send his body to Emerson Ark for burial and sought a governor pardon or parole to allow the youths to attend the funeral. The family previously moved to Spring Hill La near the Arkansas line.
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Cotton Valley
H. F. Roberts
Arkansas Penitentiary
Roberts
Roy
Howard
Pris
Mt .Magnolia
Ark
Emerson
Parnell
Arkansas
Magnolia
Howard Roberts
Cattonsley
Arkansas Penitentia
Schooley Candy Company
Here
Spring Hill
Arkansas Line
Cottenie
Little Rock
Emergon
Spin Hill Rep
Little, Boel
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U.S
Little Island
Co-Op
Louis Mitchell
Invaders
Hope and Hempstead
Red” Cross
North Arkansas Bridge
Mme
Haathey
Barry Griffith
Bulletins
Paris
Charles A.lindbergh
Dieudonne Coste
Maurice Bellcnie
Lindbergh
Legion Drive
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