Missouri Pacific Supports Local Agricultural Fair Effort
President Baldwin backs diversified farming and dairy work by sponsoring a Dairy and Poultry Chautauqua led by John J. Stinson and Dr. John V. Nevitt. Daily poultry culling, lectures on disease handling, and evening slide shows emphasize purebred stock and profit via proper management. Chautauqua runs September 23 27 in Hope at the Southwest Arkansas Isle with tent seating for 400.
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Baldwin
RB. E. Samuelson
Missouri Pacific Lines
Missouri Pacific Chautauqua
John V. Nevitt
RE. A. Hodson
Hope
Arkansas Isle
Lynn Smith
Martha J. Buscher
Exhibits Open Tonight At 1930 Southwest Arkansas Fair
Gates open at eight for the opening program as the 1930 Southwest Arkansas Fair showcases the heaviest exhibit showing in history. Booths ready and park thronged with last minute touches, featuring Howard county group exhibit and ornate oak-back structure. Circus and Hippodrome acts, concessions, and entertainment set for scheduled times with officials listed and committees named.
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Fairpark
Fair Park
Faly Park
Howard County
Hampstead
Terrell Cornelius
Hope
Thurmin Rhodes
E.G. Anderson
Homan
L. L. Mitchell
Press Coll
C. A. Overstreat
Magnolia
Pat Murphy
Nashville
N. D. Harrell
Lewisville
W. Homer Pigg
Tape
W. Y. Foster
Thurmin Rhorles
Crosnoe
Alex Washburn
L. M. Boswell
Lynn Smith
E. £. Austin
Martha J. Bucher
R. T. Briant
Riley Lewallen
A. H. Wade
Ruffin White
H. & Thornton
Mra
W. P. Ager
Four Die in Factory Fire and Explosions at Carl Weitger Plant
Tuleda Sept 22. Four men were killed today in a fire and a series of heavy explosions on the second floor of the Carl Weitger Manufacturing company. The blast began with a still raid used for cutting alcohol. Three bodies were recovered unidentified while the fourth was identified as William Segil, 29, of Detroit.
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Tuleda
Oha
Carl. Weitger Manufacturing Company
William Segil
Detroit
Three Condemned Men Lose In Court
LITTLE ROCK September 22 The last appeal to save three condemned men failed in the supreme court. James Tonage convicted for the slaying of John W. Weed of North Little Rock Eddie Long and Willie Joe Davis charged with killing W H Roberts filing station operator near Little Rock. The court also refused to grant a hearing in the case of William Walker sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Miss Lena Waugh near Marked Tree last December.
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Little Rock
Supreme Court
James Tonage
John W. Weed
North Little Rock
Eddie Long
Willie Joe Davis
W. H. Roberts
William Walker
Misa Lena Waugh
Marked Tree
145-Pound Melon By Middlebrooks
Oscar Middlebrooks, a leading watermelon grower eight miles south of Hope on the Patinus road, brought in nine melons this morning weighing 1100 to 1200 pounds. The largest, a 145 pounder, was bought for a Dallas account and shipped to New York. A 125 pound melon followed, with larger melons in the field. Recent rains and cooler nights signal the approaching end of the growing season.
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Oscar Middlebrooks
Memphead County
Hope
Patinus
Dallas
Texas
New York City
Middlebrooks
Aged County Resident A. C. Ellis Dies At 78
A. C. Ellis aged 78 died at his son Luther Ellis home five miles south of Hope near Liberty Hill school house at 6 30 this morning after an extended illness. He had lived in the area many years and is survived by two sons C C and Rt D Bis and two daughters Mrs Oscar Dayby and Mrs Myvie Russell all of whom reside in this section. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 oclock at Mascedonia cemetery four miles south of Hope on Palmas road with Rev J A Copeland officiating.
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A. C. Ellis
Luther Ellis
Hope
Liberty Hill
Ellis
C. C
Rt. D. Bis
Oscar Dayby
Myvie Russell
Seed Rye Wheat and Oats Planted Over 2000 Bushels
MORRELTON Sept 28 UPI More than 2000 bushels of seed rye wheat and oats were distributed in Conway county through the Red Cross to support farming. The effort aims to yield the largest acreage in history and includes army farmers who could not rely on the organization for seeds.
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Morrelton
UPI
Red Cross
Conway County
Arrests After Attempted Robbery in Augusta Ark
AUGUSTA Ark Sept 2 Three men are jailed on charges of attempting to abduct Nathan Gregory a well known planter and demanding 25000 from him The victim and his wife held Hugh Lindsey a barber of Searcy Ark until officers arrived Lindsey aided by two others T R Poland of Searcy Ark and Pete James of Augusta were arrested more arrests expected Lindsey formerly worked in a local barber shop and knew Gregory The confrontation occurred after Lindsey sought a loan and later demanded money threatening to kill Gregory the gun discharged during a scuffle and Mrs Gregory rushed out aiding her husband until help arrived
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Augusta
Ark
Nathan Gregory
Gregory
Hugh Lindsey
Searcy
T. R. Poland
Arl
Pete James
Lindsey
Man Is Jailed For Killing Neighbor
OY THEVILLE Sept 22 421 A Wil Tieny D Johnson 21 of Etowah died here today of gun shot wounds said to have been inflicted by Stan Griffin also of Etowah during an argument Saturday night Griffin was arrested and jailed at Osevola Johnson is survived by a wife and small child.
Youth Slain on Tracks Near Home in Arkansas
Lonnie Cook, 24, son of Wickes justice of the peace, was found nude along Kansas City Southern tracks near Hatton. Authorities say bruises suggest murder with heavy object. no train impact. Inquest ruled death by unknown persons. dance-alleged clash denied by attendees. Porney Cook, 23, found with head wounds near Hatton. drag marks indicate foul play. An Easter riot memorial at Ohio state penitentiary honors 320 convicts who died.
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Mena
Lonnie Cook
Justice of the
John L. Cook
Wickes
Kansas City Southern
Hanton
Here
J. E. Joplin
Cook
Hatton
Joplin
Ee Cook
Texas
Justice of the Peace
Vandervoort
Gilham
Ark
Porney Cook
Kansas City Southern Railway
Ohio State Penitentiary
Sanatorium Farmer Beats Record Drouth
Hamp Williams reports from Hot Springs on a Garland county farmer at the Arkansas Tuberculosis Sanatorium who thrived in the drought of 1930. He lists crops grown on hillside land up to Sept 1 including cabbage, turnips, peas, beans, cucumbers, grapes and peaches, noting quantities and values and emphasizing fruit as a sturdy diversification for a crisis year. Continued on Page Three.
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Hamp Williams
Hot Springs
Garland County
Révernor
the Star
Hamp
Williams Hot Springs
E. J
Arkansay
River Swimmer Victim of Poison in Mississippi Attempt
West Helena reports Fred Newton who swam from Minneapolis to New Orleans is ill with plomaine poisoning after being struck down Saturday night near Old Town Landing. He is hospitalized at Dr J C Baker's home. brother Frank Newton says the swim may resume Wednesday morning.
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West Helena
Fred Newton
Mississippi River
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Strick
Old Town Landing
J. C. Baker
Newton
Frank Newton
Opening Program at Southwest Arkansas Fair Delights Crowd
The Upton-Whiteside Troupe headlines the Southwest Arkansas Fair with three acts. A wire-walking display by four artists leads to Miss La Marr looping the loop over an open arch. Two clowns perform a comedy platform routine. Willy Karbe and Girlie present daring pole acts and an equilibristic number with his assistant. Fireworks cap the Hippodrome show praised as the best of its kind in the region.
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Upton-Whiteside
Miss LaMarr
Willy Karbe
Girlie
Arkansas Fair
Aviation Day and Civil War Veterans at Fair Grounds
The fair hosts Aviation Day with private planes and the 154th Observation Squadron of the Arkansas National Guard invited to participate. Civil War veterans are honored with free admission and a luncheon. The program includes Upton-Whiteside Troupe acts, Willy Karbe and Girlie, C. L. Baum hippodrome acts, and a daily horse racing program with mid-way attractions and a big fireworks display at night.
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Sys
154Th Observation
Arkansas National Guard
Fair Management
Upton-Whiteside
Willy Karbe
Girlie
C. L. Baum
Oller
Music Rules For State Fair Made
H D Tovey University of Arkansas music head announces state fair contests in voice violin and piano at the blind school and Bam with finals at the fair grounds. Preliminary rounds Wednesday Oct 6 and 7 and pieces listed include Little Alman Eyes and Snow Fairies among others for piano voice and violin.
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H. D. Tovey
Arkansas
Little Rock
University of Arkansas
Tovey
Bam
Fairgrounds
Cecil Forsyth
Contentment
Curran
Graham Vaughn
Arnold Sartorio
Manzanillo
G. Rabyn-Saender
Ratt
Local Watermelon Shown in New Mexico Record
A 102-pound watermelon arrived by express from Hope to W. C. Wallis in Clovis New Mexico with celebratory notes from the Clovis News Journal. The paper described the fruit with abundant adjectives amid playful editorial commentary.
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New Mexico
Clovis
N. M
Clovis News-Journal
Hutlie Penney
W. C. Wallis
New Mexico City
Aged Woman Dies Here Saturday Night
Mrs. Anne Alton aged about 68 died at her daughter Mrs Nellie Cleary's home in this city at 830 Saturday night after an extended illness. She is survived by four children Mrs W B Carpenter Glensdale Arkansas Mrs Nellie Cleary of this city Willie House Pingry Bluff y and D C Mouse Homer La. Funeral services were held from Hope Furniture Company Undertaking parlor Sunday afternoon with interment in Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Anne Alton
Nellie Cleary
Hoover Jr. Diagnosed With Tubercular Insertion
White House physician Dr. Joe T. Browne completed a diagnosis of Herbert Hoover Jr. and found a small tubercular insertion in one. Herbert remains at his father’s lodge in Virginia until frost. In Little Rock, Rev. Melvin B. Burns, 56, former Philadelphia city missionary, died at his home late last night.
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Washington
Joe T. Browne
White House
Herbert Hoover, Jr
Herbert
Virginia
Frost
Little. Rock
Melvin B.buarns
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Philadelphia
Gin Destroyed By Fire At Cross Roads Gin
Fire early Sunday destroyed a Farmers Cotton gin near Cross Roads twelve miles from the city. Tom Landes and neighbors prevented spread to the seed house and boiler room. The gin, erected last year, had ginned about 160 bales this season. owners include Jack Kent Jerome Drake Buck Martin John Laha Mrs Ollie Formby Alfred and Claud Hollis.
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Dooley Ferry
Tom Landes
Jack Kent
Jerome Drake
Buck Martin
John Laha
Ollie Formby
Alfred
Claud Hollis
Levee Improvements Planned in Desha County
Desha county's 1991 levee upgrade plan totals over one million dollars. W G Lipscomb, district engineer, says rights of way are required before contracts can be let early next year. In August, contractors and government crews placed 750000 cubic yards of fill on the south bank of the Arkansas River, and Sternberk Company will finish a ten mile levee stretch from Pendleton to South Bend this week to restore grade and section.
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Megehel
Desha County
Lipscomb
Ict
Vicksburg
Levee World
Arkansas River
Sternberk Company Inc
St Louis
Pendleton
South Bend
Arkansas Governor Campaign Spending in Dispute
Williamson of the State Central Committee says the United Press dispatch raises questions about Governor Parnell’s campaign expenditures. Prosecutor Cypert declines immediate action, pending study. Jones accuses Parnell of spending $5,950.35, arguing the limit is $5,000, while supporters say a $6,000 limit applies due to salary changes. Democratic circles react with feverish concern as talks of replacing or guiding the governor’s next move unfold.
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United
Little. Rock
Sept
Williamson
Erotic State Central
The
United Press
Harvey
X Cypert
Boyd Cypert
Sta Cypert
Parnell
Jones
Williams
Central Committee
Jock
Olay
Seed saving urged as drought hits Arkansas crops
Drouth has caused premature cotton seed development and seed corn shortages in Arkansas. D. J. Burleson of the University of Arkansas extension service urged farmers to save high quality seed for planting, warning that out of state seed sellers may push unsuitable varieties for Arkansas conditions. In Washington, representatives of at least three New York brokerage houses will be questioned over short selling of wheat to the Russian government, with papers to be issued tomorrow.
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Fayetteville
D. J. Burleson
Extension Service
University of Arkansas
Burleson
Arkansas
Washington
New York
Chicago Exchange
Hamilton Fish
The
Grain Exchange
Agricultural Department
Fish
Aod
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Farmer Beats
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