Cotton Ends Best Week With Gain of 7 Dollars a Bale
Cotton prices rose as the market closed the week up seven dollars a bale from the week’s low. Arkansas pledges of 400000 bales toward a 7000000 bale Southern pool were announced, with Texas bankers signaling strong support for the plan.
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Dallas
Nathan Adams
Southern Banker
Texas
B. A. Lynch
Blytheville
Arkingas Bankers Assocation
Farm Board
New Orleans
Federal
Department For Agriculture
Catton
Cotonn
Bureau of Census
Sherion Cotton
New England
County Lines Are Abolished By Auto
Washington officials hear a Chamber of Commerce study urging elimination of archaic county and township borders. Public finance experts say autos and telephones erase local boundaries and state governments should assume more services to cut duplication and costs.
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Washington
Politien
United States Chamber of Commerce
Susuloy
Chamber of Commerce
One Day More Grace For Capone in Chi
Chicago reads Capone faces one more day in jail as federal appeals court weighs a supersedeas bond after his 11 year sentence for evading income taxes. Capone’s stay followed a prior 24 hour delay on bond hearing while Judge Wilkerson orders immediate action.
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Capone
Chi
Leavenworth
Chicago
al Capone
Federal Circuit of Appeals
Wilk
Reduction of War Debts a Possibility Following Parley
Premier Laval and his daughter visited New York after talks with President Hoover that suggested possible reduction or cancellation of the $11 billion war debts. The White House released a joint statement summarizing six points including linking debts to German reparations, no extension of the Hoover moratorium, German action on commissions, arms reduction linked to security, and cooperation to maintain the gold standard. the report denied any Polish Corridor proposal.
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Washington
United States
Hoover
Premier Laval
France
White House
Congress
Germany
Young Plan
Young Committee
M. Laval
Atttack
Bank of France
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Malco Promotes Elliott L Johnson to Jonesboro post
Elliott L. Johnson, longtime Saenger manager and Malco representative, leaves Hope for Jonesboro to become city manager for Malco Theaters and publicity director for all Malco venues in Arkansas and Tennessee. Howard Schuster succeeds Johnson at the Saenger in Hope, taking charge Sunday with wife and child accompanying.
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Elliott L. Johnson
Saenger
Ity
Malco Theaters, Inc
Hope Sunday
Jonesboro
Malco
Arkansas
Tennessee
Johnson
Howard Schuster
Fort Smith
Hops
Schuster
Shhuster
Ruth Nichols narrowly escapes monoplane fire in warming up for flight
In Louisville Ruth Nichols leaped from a cockpit window as her monoplane caught fire during warmup for a flight to New York. The craft was badly damaged and Nichols escaped unharmed. Nearby reports note other regional incidents including a farmer sought as a slayer and a sheriff killed in a highway crash. The Navy airship Los Angeles departed Lakehurst for Atlanta for Navy Day activities and was to return Thursday.
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Louisville
Ruth Nichols
New York
Lakehurst
N. J
Navy
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Former Football Players To Meet For Hope All Star Game
Former players in Hope are urged to attend a Tuesday meeting to select a squad to face an American Legion all star team from Prescott on Wednesday November 11. Local residents have pledged support with Coach Wilkin and Teddy Jones among expected participants. Prescott’s team is being assembled rapidly under Legion Post commander Jewel Vicky. The game is expected to draw one of Hope’s largest crowds.
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Hell
American Legion
Prescott
Wilkin
Teddy Jones
Jewel
Vicky
The
American ?Legion
To Test Martial Law in Oil Fields
Washington dispatch reports Champlin Refining Company, an Oklahoma oil concern, asked the U S Supreme Court to review Governor Murray’s martial law in oil fields. The action spread throughout the Southwest as orders near martial law controlled oil and cotton, with armed troops tamping output to push prices higher.
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Washinton
Champlin Refining Company
Oklahoma
United States Supreme Court
Murray
Southwest
Texas
Hurley Opposes Philippine Freedom Reform Push
Secretary Hurley expressed opposition to Philippine independence until certain reforms are achieved as he returned from a visit to the islands. Senator Hawes favored independence during a spring visit, voicing support at native meetings, alarming American residents there. The question of independence remains central to U.S. Far East policy under an American protectorate.
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Washington
Hoover
Hurley
Islands
Hawes
Missouri
Far East
Spain
United States
England Banker Held Up and Robbed Saturday
Wayne Dickerson cashier of the Bank of England said three men held him up in the bank late Saturday night and forced him to surrender between 809 and 1000 dollars given by R. Sakon, an England merchant. A sack of money from the wall was also taken, amount unknown.
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England, Ark
Wayne Dickerson
Bank of England
R. Sakon
England
Dickerson
Chester Launches Campaign For New Hospital
A public subscription drive to raise $1,600 for Julia Chester hospital’s building fund starts Monday November 2, announced by C W Wellshaw president of the Hempstead County Hospital Association. The new hospital is under construction on South Main Street, financed by the association and Hempstead County Lumber Company division of Ozan-Graysonia Corp. The association needs about $1,500 to complete its end and cover removal costs from the present site. Julia Chester is community owned and run by a women’s executive board drawn from local churches, conducting annual fall memberships to support the move into the new facility by autumn’s end. Donors may dedicate guest rooms costing $100 to $200, inscribing the donor’s name for the room’s life.
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Aiso
Ulia Chester Hospital
C. W. Wellshaw
Lopo & Hempstead County Hospital
Esciclation
Julia Chester Hospital
South Main Street
Hempstead County Lumber Company
Ozan-Graysonia Corporation
Chapman
Second
Walnut Streets
Julia Chester
Tourists Collide as New York Driver Fined in Hope Case
A New York City tourist, George Levy, was fined 25 dollars and costs for reckless driving after his car collided with a vehicle carrying Mr. and Mrs. William Baldwin near Hope on highway 67. Mrs. Baldwin was injured. The Hope Municipal Court opened with Judge A A Gentry presiding. City cases for drunkenness added 11 dollars in costs for Orby Thornton and 26 dollars for C W Keen, both guilty pleas. Annie Jean Walker was appointed court clerk. The first session began at 4 am with a second in the afternoon.
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New York
Ilinois
Hope
City Hall
George Levy
New York City
John Vesey
A. A. Gentry
Levy
William Baldwin
Olney
Baldwin
Gentry
Orby Thornton
C. W. Keen
Bureau of Criminal Identification
Muniiipal Court
Annie Jean Walker
Aspiring Musicians Learn to Play by Radio in Detroit
In Michigan, residents avoid visible instruments by learning music at home via radio broadcasts. Following superintendent inquiries, a radio instruction course was offered with cooperation from the Michigan Department of Public Instruction and the University of Michigan. Free booklets with twelve lessons were distributed to adults and children using radio equipped devices.
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Detroit
Michigan
Michigan Department of Publi Instruction
University of Michigan
Evangelist Tent at Jonesboro Is Burned
In Jonesboro flames destroyed Evangelist Joe Jeffers tenth tabernacle amid a bitter church dispute over the First Baptist church pastorate. Officals suspect incendiarism. loss about 4500 dollars uninsured. Jeffers vowed to discuss indoor meetings as followers gathered at the ruins.
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Jonesboro
Joe Jeffers
Jeffers
Farmer Kills Six of His Relatives in South Carolina
George Jackson, a 35 year old farmer from Aiken County, killed six family members Sunday then fled with a young daughter. Sheriff J P Howard pursued across soft ground as neighbors and relatives were slain including uncles Hamp and Hayes Jackson, aunt Darl Jackson, cousin Herman, and others. Jackson fired at Carl Jackson and Herman Jackson’s homes before escaping.
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Jackson
Carl Jackson
Fin
Darl Jackson
Melvin
Bill Jackson
Herman Jackson
George Jackson
Tam
Hamp
Hayes Jackson
Hamp Jackson
Hope All-Stars Win Over Garland City
A large crowd attended the Sunday baseball game between the Garland City Cubs and the Hope All-Stars. Ray McDowell struck out 16 visitors and held them to two hits as the locals collected 10 hits and three runs. The score was 1 to 1 in favor of the locals.
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Garland City Cubs
Hope All-Stars
Y. E. Smith
The
American Legion
Ray McDowell
Student Pays Tuition With Jug of Silver
COLLEGE STATION Tex Virl Jones Leon county youth seeking admittance to Texas A and M college as a freshman must have heard about the movement popularizing silver as a medium of exchange. He traveled from Buffalo carrying a suit case and a jar containing silver dollars.
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College Station
Tex
Virl Jones
Leon County
Texas A. & M
Buffalo
Memphis "C-A" Is Sold to Paper Co
Memphis Commercial Appeal changes hands as Minnesota Ontario Paper Co bids $100000 to take control of the Memphis Commercial Appeal Inc subject to chancery court approval. The paper, once built by C P de Mooney, traces its legacy through Luke Lea and Rogers Caldwell amid a receivership led by George Morris.
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Nashvile
Tenn
South
Minnesota &&, Ontario Paper Company
Minneapolis
Boubt
Memphis Commercial Appeal, Inc
Chancery Court
Commercial Company
C. P. de Mooney
Pine Bluff
Ark
Memphis
Mooney
The
Lion
Luke Lea
Nashville
Rogers’ Caldwell
Tennesse
Ivestment
Lea-Caldwell
Commercial Appeal
Caldwell Banks
Minnesota & Ontario Paper Company
George Morris
Memphis Scimitar
Mr. Mooney
Onstead, former tax assessor, dies at 48
C F Onstead, 48, former county tax assessor and present deputy assessor, died in a local hospital Sunday night after weeks of illness. Survived by wife and two daughters Janie and Virginia, funeral at 2 pm Monday at First Methodist with Dr I L Cannon officiating. burial in Rose Hill cemetery. He taught in Hempstead county schools and served as county tax assessor from 1926 to 1930 after reelection in 1928.
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C.F. Onstead
Onstead
Janie
Virginia
I. L. Cannon
First Methodist Church
Rose Hill
Hempstead
Local Officers Raid Seizures Across Counties
Sheriff John L. Wilson and deputies Baker Porter and Shipp led a raid Saturday in Hempstead County and Lafayette County near Dooley's Ferry. A small still, mash, five gallons of whisky and two men were seized, Oscar Price and Mansfield Leslie were arrested and taken to Texarkana for trial.
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John L. Wilson
Baker
Porter
Shipp
Hempstead County
Lafayette County
Dooley's Ferry
Oscar Price
Mansfield Leslie
Texarkana Monasy
Tokyo council faces mixed signals amid China Japan tensions
Fragmentary OCR reports a Tokyo council debate on China Japan issues with references to anti-Japan sentiment, boycotts, railway matters, and a reshaping of alignment with nations. Spokesmen mention Chinese troops and bandit imagery as part of battlefield rhetoric.
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Tokyo
Janay
Council
China
Japan
Chine
Five stabbed as riot erupts in New York City jail yard
A brief riot in Long Island City left five prisoners stabbed and others beaten. Guards rescued victim Ben Rocowski from attackers as two crude prison knives were found. authorities suspect a jail break plot. Rocowski sustained a fractured skull and was hospitalized. Vito and other inmates were injured.
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City
Long Island City
Harry
Thi
Sami
Bee
Ben Rocowski
Jamaica
Vito
College Point
Gorri
Wito Ancowski
Thas
Racoski
Racowski
Troops Called In Bridge War Again
ATOKA Okla Moving to make effective any action of the United States district court Governor Murray early Monday ordered National Guard troops to proceed to the Durant front of the Red River bridge war. The Red River Bridge company's injunction to close the bridge between Durant Oklahoma and Denison Texas was docketed to come before Judge John Pollock at Muskogee Monday.
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Atoka
Okla
United States District Court
Murray
Narional Guard
Durant
Red River Bridge
Red River Bridge Company
Tree Bridge
Oklahoma
Denison
Texas
Judes John Pollock
Muskogee
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Champlin Refining, Co
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