County Centennial Parade Kickoff in Prescott Arkansas
Prescott prepares for Homecoming Day October 2 with a 1:30 parade through the business district. A morning program at the courthouse, a 3 o’clock football game, and a 7 o’clock band cake walk follow, with numerous exhibits planned by churches and local businesses and brick stands on South Courtyard for varied groups.
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Prescott, Ark
Newnela Counties
Counin
Arehans
Tullawert
Pirade
East Elm Street
Presentt
Elephans
Dhuw
Ante Supply Co
West Main Street
Methodist Church
Buchanan Bry
Baptist
Hesterly Drug Store
Presbyteriant Church
Walket's
Mrs
Ovin
Prescott Auor
Stepheart
Farmers Supply Co
Hoover & Co
Bahbit
Sterling
Brewer Hayware Co
Officials Named for General Election Here on November 3
Hempstead County voters will choose officials on November 3 with a full slate of judges clerks and sheriffs across Hope Ward areas Shaver Springe Box 5 DyAnn and other townships list their local election duties and personnel names for the general election.
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Hempstead
County Election Board
Hempstead County
Hope Ward 1
Dorsey McRae
D. M. Fintey
JW. Harper
Paul Simms
Matthew Reeves
J. M. Phillips
Hope Ward
Frank Trimbly
R. EB. Cain
L. F
Calvin Cassidy
Chri. Henson
C. Cook
Ira Halliburton
Fred Hunt
Lee Garland
Lee May
W. M. Hart
Shaver Springe
J.B. Beckworth
Georee Crews
J. E. McWilliame
W. B. Ruggles
J. S. Reels
Iff
Eddie West
Te Maund
J. K. Green
Duke Jones
L. W. Spears
W. J. Hartsfield
H.W. Tinderlake
L. E. Salisbury
HI. FE. Sutter
J. M. Sullivan
Three Juvenile Robbers Sentenced to Five Years
In Memphis a trio of young offenders known as the “Child Bandits” received five year terms in juvenile institutions for a drugstore robbery that netted $50. The Star withheld the youths' names due to policy on publishing information about minors.
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Bates Pursilay
Wandin
Henianle
Star
Hempstead County Raises Over $1,000 For DNC Campaign
Hempstead County donations to the Democratic National Committee will have beer sent to the state chairman at Little Rock with acknowledgments to each local donor from the capital city. County chairman W. Atkins announced after the county Tug drive that reached every voting precinct. Arkansas was assigned a $50,000 quota and has raised more than $1,000.
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Hempstead County
Democratic National Committee
Wapaign
Little Rock
Hempstead
W. Atkins
Arkansas
Rides on Running Board Injures Phillips Man
A Phillips man riding on a running board fell to the pavement on East Third Street when a van halted suddenly to avert a crash. He suffered facial and chest bruises and skin injuries, was taken to Jose thine hospital, then returned home.
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Phillips
Tidpo
East Third Street
Robert Phillips
Josethine Hospital
Turned Brown By Brown Turner In Campaign Banter
In Nashville amid the presidential campaign phase Governor Lindon voices his stance on war while denouncing grasshoppers and joking about a possible swing at a boll weevil. The piece reflects comic-tinged political chatter and pop culture jabs.
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Nashville
Spuetal
Hijty
Wade
Lindon
Grasshoppers
Boll Weevil
Mrs. Simpson
Jean Harlow
Mac West
Arkansas Poll Tax Receipts Declared Invalid for Voting
About 7,000 Arkansas residents hold poll tax receipts that are technically invalid for voting because they were issued after the June 15 deadline. The state supreme court ruled that the receipt issue time, not payment, determines validity.
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Little Rock
State Comptroller's Office
Arkansas
State Supreme Court
Roosevelt Begins Final Stump Tour
Roosevelt launches his final eastern campaign swing with a motor trip across Staten Island and through wet Manhattan. He will speak at the dedication of a new building at Brooklyn College as part of his farewell stump tour.
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Washington
Staten Island
Manhattan
Brooklyn College
Roosevelt
Mortality Rate for U S Declines in 1936 Policyholders
Mortality in the United States for the first nine months of 1936 fell toward the 1935 all time low among Metropolitan Life Insurance policyholders. White policyholders share the same rate as last year. Canada shows even better results. Homicide, typhoid, tuberculosis, chronic nephritis, diarrhea, puerperal conditions set new nine month lows, while heart disease, strokes, diabetes and pneumonia show higher rates. Automobile deaths remain below 1935 due to reduced traffic from winter storms. Influenza deaths hold near 1985 levels. influenza rates declined among whites from 1935 to 1926.
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New York
United States
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Canada
Viguenza
Bitter Dispute Over Edward and Mrs Simpson’s Royal Prospects
Ipswich reports detail the divorce case of Wallis Simpson and Ernest Simpson, with speculation on whether King Edward VIII will marry a twice divorced American. Gossips debate royal attitudes, potential marriage, and the throne’s future amid censorship and public fascination.
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Edward VIII
England
Wallis Simpson
Baltimore
Simpson
Ipswich
Eng
Edward of England
Ernest Aldrich Simpson
Ipswich Assizes
Hmwke
Edward
Mrs. Simpson
Earl Spencer
L and A Striker in Confession Report
Sheriff Willis Dube said Paul Grahand a veteran of the Louisiana and Arkansas Railway and two accomplices admitted conspiracy to burn the Li and A bridge near Laplace early Monday along with other transportation employees.
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New Orleans
Willis Dube
Paul Grahand
Condita
The
Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Co
Eyike
Li & A
LaPlice
Hartsfield Promises Brain Trust After Victory
Willian B. Hartsfield says the general public will form his brain trust when he takes office after defeating veteran Mayor James L. Key in the mayoral race. He campaigned on reform and pledged public participation in governance.
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Atlanta
Willian B. Hartsfield
James L. Key
Hartsfield
Cotton prices update from New Orleans market
The Associated Press reports New Orleans cotton opened Tuesday at 11.49 and closed at 11.86, with spot cotton finishing steady at U4 points. Market details include fluctuating bid values and closing figures for the day.
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New Orleans
Spanish Fasci Drive Off Attack in Madrid Fight
Desperate Socialist forces clash with insurgents around Madrid as government units counter fascist advances. Fighting concentrates between Valmo and Navalcarnero while Ca Varela marshals troops to push back Socialists. France approves armament acceleration amid European mobilization. Neutrality talks delay as Russia stance muddied. Italy and Germany rumored to align with fascist bloc amid broader war tensions.
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Associated Pre
Madrid
Valmo
Navalcarnero
Ca Varela
Mussolini Promises Defense Of Empire To Italy
Italian premier Mussolini vowed Italy would repeat its heroic defense of empire as fascist leaders warned of threat to Rome. Aimed at rallying Blackshirts, the message claimed Italy stronger than ever while denying any pact with Japan or Germany against Russia and Bolshevism. In Madrid, fascists shelled the city as defenders urged a massed counterattack and reports said several foreign correspondents were released after capture by Fascists.
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London
Eng
Russia
Vedni
Rome
Italy
Comin
Taly
Germany
Ji Wae
Virginio Gayda
Japan
Italia
Mussolini
Misolini
Uesday
Empire
Ital
Europe
Asia
Jarpan
Gayda
Pacific
Geneva
League of Nations
Ethiopia
Associated Press
Madrid
Salamanca
Henry T Gorrell
Washington, D. C
United Press
James M. Minifie
New York Herald Tribune
Denis Weaver
London News Chronicle
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Prescott Hardwie Co
Joe Boswell White
Wal White
Guilivie Brug
Bes Terry
Regan Laacher Co
West Milin Street
Elm
Mala
Variely
Prescott
Jn Areler Hal Avere
Chirue
Tau Compton
el Barbary
Blake Sever
C. G. Gurten
RP Huimby
Dai Fitman
Horace DeLaimargad
Iy Lowe
Wirst
Vuuily
Spring Hill
J. HK. Martin
Jerry Turner
Connie Yocam
Rl, Bish
Lee McKee
T. 5. Singard
Sid
Stephenson School House
A. G. Martin
Earl Cato
Roy Butler
L. C. Betts
Walter Powell
Tom Curtis
Battlefield
Ben L. Wilson
J. A. Smith
H. E. Reed
S. B. Smith
L. R. Nations
T. G. McBay
Palmnox
Oscar Rider
Miles Laha
John Porterfield
E. L. Rider
Gen. DB. McClellan
P. P. Wilson
Cleve Mayton
R. J. Tunstall
P. L. Astin
Lee Hunt Jr
Lloyd Jones
R. L. Mayton
Guernsey
M. E. Patrick
George Wylie
G. W. Gilbert
A. J. Franks
Barrie Melver
IC. O. Whitney
Fulton-s
Dan Harkness
A| Schweizerhoff
Chas. Rowland
Brooks Shults
Sheri
D. K. Dixon
Digkerson
G. M. Cannon
McCaskill
J. A. Laverlge
Chester McCaskill
Bert Scott
S. G. Stone
Wallace Rogers
Fulton Curtis
Friendship
Monroe Long
A. L. Gorham
W. L
Moses
B. A. Long
J. M. Self
D. L. Stephens
Belton
J. Lyman Eley
Sean
Paller
Reform School
Memphis
L. A
Atkins
O. Z. Phillips
Brown Turner
Comptrollers' ” Office
U.S
King
Little Elizabeth
Stich
Elizazbeth
Edward VII
America
Duchess of York
Crate
David
Cele
Willibeth
Fran Paige
Paul Graham
Mayo Flans Brain Trust
Pan Ig
France
Paris
Leon Blum
Ford
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