Conflicting Tales Told As to How Mishap Occurred
Seventeen year old B J Simms of McNeil was bound over to await the October grand jury on a manslaughter charge after a fatal Saturday night crash on the Hope Rosston road that killed Harlen Sanders. A Hope municipal court preliminary hearing featured witnesses for both sides and defense counsel Wade Kitchens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Simms
McNeil
Hope-Rosston Road
Harlen Sanders
A. A. Gentry
Hope City Hall
O. Keith
Rosston
Simms
Simm
Ifa Hatch
Sanders
W. T. Staggs
Hatch
Eleanor
Frances Beasley
Young Simms
Saunders
Gentry
Blind pensions mailed to 1140 recipients
State Auditor J. Oscar Humphrey mailed pension warrants Tuesday to 1140 blind pensioners. Each warrant totaled $10, drawing from six months of funds accrued from a special tax on pool and billiard tables being disbursed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Oscar Humphrey
Champion Melon Brought In From Buckner For Display
Gordon W. Vines delivered a giant watermelon to Hope Furniture Company on Route 1 Buckner. Officials say it is among the largest shown here with unofficial weight 166 pounds. A photograph was taken by Shipley’s studio and the melon may be entered for a championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon W. Vines
Route 1
Buckner
Hope Star
Shipley
Vines
Hope
Hope Furniture Company
Hope Students Favor Foreign Colleges Over Arkansas Schools
Two weeks after a Star survey of out of state college attendees, readers learn a list of Hope students not included previously. Names include George Robison Jr Castle Heights Military Academy Lebanon Tenn Edger Cargile Arkansas College Batesville Ark Joe Houston Georgia Tech Atlanta Ga Bill Wray Arkansas Teachers College Conway Ark Iveson Pritchett Monticello A M Monticello Ark Elizabeth Green University of Arkansas Fayetteville Ark Josephine Cannon Conner Routon Farrin Green and Edward Schooley Ouachita College Arkadelphia Ben Haynes University of Texas Austin Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Robison, Jr
Castle Heights Military Academy
Lebanon
Tenn
Edger Cargile
Arkansas College
Batesville
Ark
Joe Houston
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Georgia
Bill Wray
Arkansas Teachers College
Conway
Iveson Pritchett
Monticello A. & M
Monticello
Elizabeth Green
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
Josephine Cannon
Conner Routon
Farrin
Cotton Tumbles Again on Wednesday Market Declines
New York cotton futures fell for the third straight day this week. October cotton shed 19 points to 7.14, December closed at 7.30 and 7.32, while March ended at 7.47 after opening 7.87 and noon at 7.89.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Beard pulling lands man in city jail farm
In Jacksonville a member of the Four Score Club who wore a long beard said someone pulled it. Judge Anderson fined the offender 15 days in the city prison farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Four Score Club
Anderson
U S Consul Demands Protection After Golf Course Attack
U S Consul George Hanson presented a protection demand to the Manchukuo government in Harbin Manchuria after Chinese bandits attacked him and other consuls while they played golf last Sunday. He urged arrest and punishment of those responsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbin
Manchuria
United States
George Hanson
Local Cleaning Shop Adds New Equipment
Work of installing additional cleaning equipment was completed early this week by Reynerson and Hendrix the new cleaning and pressing firm. The shop opened last month on East Third street and is owned by Alva Reynerson and Dewey Hendrix both longtime figures in local retail and cleaning trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynerson & Hendrix
East Third Street
Alva Reynerson
Dewey Hendrix
Third Street
Bright Star residents view farm picture program
G. W. Ware of the Experiment Station near Hope presented a moving picture program to 175 residents on Columbus road. The event, part of a Southwest Arkansas series, showcased Farmer's Week highlights from the University of Arkansas and station films detailing experiments and visiting days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright Star
Columbus Road
G. W. Ware
Hope
Ware
Arkansas
College of Agricultural, University of Arkansas
Bees Save Peach Trees From Frost Methods Boost Yields
At a Hope Star meeting on Tuesday night residents learned bees were used to revive frosted peach blossoms in Southwest Arkansas. Beehives placed in orchards helped blossoms recover, yielding about 1200 bushels from ten acres, with Ex periment Station varieties proving frosted crops could recover.
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Hope Star
Southwest
Arkansas
Ware
Sam Cameron
Mr. Ware
Joy Ramsey In Movies
A feature shows moving pictures of Joy Ramsey, a talented athletic dancer from Hope. The clips were filmed as Miss Ramsey performed a dance for a visiting day crowd at the Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Joy Ramsey
Hope
Changes in State Legislature Show Renominations and Debates
An unofficial check of primary results shows 27 of 1931 House members were renominated while at least 23 who sought renomination were defeated. Only one senator who served in 1929 and 1931 was renominated. Senate leaders include Creed Caldwell and R. J. Wilson defeated, with Lieut. Gov. Wilson defeated for renomination and Lee Cazort securing the lieutenant governor nomination amid a tight Milwee race. Evansville report notes Santa Claus robbing a store of $50 worth of goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
J. Walter Wheatley
Creed Caldwell
Pine Bluff
R. J. Wilson
Fayetteville
Senate
Lawrence E. Wilson
Lee Cazort
Cazort
R. Frank Milwee
Brinkley
Millstone rival accuses timber baron in tense equity suite
In a city office suite, Stan Ball confronts Asper Delo of the Delo Timber Company, accusing him of murders and theft. The exchange turns heated as a limousine and entourage arrive below, highlighting tension between the two men.
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Tenth Street
Mr. Ball
Blind River
Asper Delo
Delo Timber Company
Stan Ball
Timber King
Stan
Ola Asper Delo
Lanky cowboy confronts Asper Delo over backshooting claim
Stan Ball accuses Asper Delo of hired killings by his Three Rivers straw boss. He demands an honest report from the operation and asserts ownership of the outfit. The scene shows a tense confrontation with shifting power.
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Suite 216
Squarehead
Stan Ball
Asper Delo
Tenth Street
Timber King
Three Rivers
Stan
Hempstead County Schools Open Across Communities
County superintendent E. E. Austin reports about 10 600 school age children in Hempstead County will return to classes next week. Big consolidated schools begin at Blevins Columbus and Fulton while Hope Washington and Nashville start Monday. Saratoga opens October 5th. Enrollments forecast include 4 939 white and 3 335 colored students in Hope and Hempstead County totals of 8 274.
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Hempstead
E. E. Austin
Austin
Blevins
Columbus
Fulton
Hope
Washington
Nashville
Saratoga
Arkansas
City of Hope
Hempstead County
Ex-Sheriff Denied New Trial in DeQueen Case
In DeQueen Arkansas Judge B E Isbell refused Roy Hooper former Sevier county sheriff a new trial after his 1929 embezzlement conviction. Hooper sentenced to five years in prison and plans to appeal to the state Supreme Court. He allegedly embezzled proceeds from a $100 fine by falsely claiming the fined man paid in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dequeen
Ark
B. E. Isbell
Roy Hooper
Sevier County
Hooper
Supreme Court
Victim Dies After Candy Pulling Stabbing Incident
Homer Kane, 25, an oil field worker, died from knife wounds after an altercation at a candy pulling tied to a molasses smearing incident. Mose Austin, a farmer, was freed on $2,500 bond after claiming self defense following Kane’s stabbing on Sunday night at Austin’s home.
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Texarkana
Homer Kane
Mose Austin
Kane
Austin
Roosevelt Proposes Sixfold Farm Relief Plan
Gov Roosevelt unveiled a six point relief program during a western speech in the corn belt. The plan includes tariff measures on staple commodities, self financing, decentralization, cooperative operation, and a reorganized agriculture department to improve land use and tax equity. He urged helping those who lost farm titles to institutions seeking government credit. John Garner attended nearby as running mate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peka
Kan
Roosevelt
Corn Belt
Curtis
Hoover
John Garner
Department of Agriculture
United States
Venue Change in Mou r Case From Fouke Drug Store Death
Judge Dexter Bush grants Met Larey change of venue in the Berry Quillin murder at Fouke. case moved to Hempstead circuit court set for October 13. Quillin case receives preference over Claud Pilgreen murder. hearsay challenges over prejudice in Miller County residents. Attorneys include Bert Larey Clyde Larey and Judge J D Cook Sr for defense. Millard Alford H M Barney assist the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana
Ark
Dexter Bush
Met Larey
Berry Quillin
Hempstead
Larey
Claud Pilgreen
Alford
Millard Alford
H. M. Barney
F. F. Bacon
J. F. Quillin
Marvin Quillin
Bert Larey
Clyde Larey
J. D. Cook. Sr
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H. Sanders Case
Wade Kitchens
Magnolia
Steve Carrigan
John Vesey
C. E. Sanders
Claude Stewart
Ellsworth Vines
California
Henri Cochet
West Side
The
Star
U.S
Bright
George W. Ware
Joy Ramsey
Rescue Flying Family
George Hutchinson
Europe
Kathryn
Mrs. Hutchinson
Colonel Hutchin
Janet Lee
Hutchinsons
Denmark Strait
Evansville
Ind
Santa Claus
James Martin
Martin
West
R. G. Montgomery
Chapter
Equity
Gov
Garner
Circuit Court
C. H. Longino
E. R. Jones
Harold Killian
Fouke
H. N. Bell
J. B. Book
Will Strange
Mel Larey
Quillin
Garland City
Dooridge
Miller County
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