Legion Program Shapes Veterans Compromise At Chicago Convention
A four point compensation plan for veterans disability is key to the American Legion's 1st annual convention October 2 to 5 in Chicago. Ed Hayes of Decatur, Indiana is favored for national commander. Roosevelt may speak. 138000 in uniform are expected for the October 3 parade. Gen. MacArthur to review.
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Chicago
American Legion
Rosewelt
Roosevelt
Ed Hayes
Decature
Phil Collins
National Convention Committee
Hayes
Legion
United States
NRA
Louis Johnson
Roosevel
William Matheny
National Defense
Illinois Organization
Swanson
Fort Dearborn
Michigan Avenue Bridge
Grant Park
Soldier Field Stadium
Douglas MacArthur
Army
State Football Notes Opens Tough Big Ten Slate
Arkansas high school football week one features Pine Bluff versus Malvern and Hot Springs facing Nashville. Hope meets Ashdown at night while Camden hosts Haynesville. North Little Rock meets Prescott. Little Rock plays Arkadelphia. Other games include El Dorado vs Warren and Jonesboro at Walnut Ridge. Schedule lists Carlisle vs Brinkley, Helena vs Barton, Norphleton Standard Winston, Stuttgart vs Rison, Russellville vs Waldron, and Haynesville La vs Camden.
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Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Camden Panthers
Haynesville
Arkansas
North Little Rock
Prescott
Arkadelphia
Hope
Ashdown
Hope High School
EL Dorado
Warren
Jonesboro
Walnut Ridge
van Buren
Alma
Northwest Arkansas
Siloam Springs
Watts
Ohia
Springdale
Gentry
Carlisle
Brinkley
Helena
Barton
Norphleton
Winston
Perscot
Stuttgart
Rison
Camden
Russellville
Waldron
Hope Va
Achdawn
Pine Bluff and Malvern gridiron slate listed across state
A list of football matchups includes Pine Bluff versus Malvern Conway versus Lamar El Dorado versus Warren Hot Springs versus Nashville Foreman versus New Boston Benton versus Glenwood Walnut Ridge versus Jonesboro Little Rock versus Arkadelphia Paris versus Dardanelle Marianna versus West Helena Van Buren versus Alma Tuckerman versus Hoxie Siloam Springs versus Watts Concord Oklahoma versus Gentry. Social notes mention Miss Marjorie Byers visited, Jack Rogers of El Dorado visiting his mother, Erastus Aaron and Charlie Garner families called, J W McWilliams sick list, Beckworths attended church in Hope, Hobson Aaron and Clifford Poe returned from Texas.
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Pine Bluff
Malvern
Conway
Lamar
el Dorado
Warren
Hot Springs
Nashville
Foreman
New Boston
Tex
Benton
Glenwood
Walnut Ridge
Jonesboro
Little Rock
Arkadelphia
Paris
Dardanelle
Marianna
West Helena
van Buren
Alma
Tuckerman
Hoxie
Siloam Springs
Watts
Marjorie Byers
Jack Rogers
Jett Rogers
Erastus Aaron
Charlie Garner
J. W. McWilliaims
J. B. Beckworth
Hope
Hobson Aaron
Clifford Poe
Texas
Local social notes from Fulton and Battle Field area
Farmers busy with cotton picking and cane making. Visits include Mrs. Will Gilbert of Washington to Mrs. Alice Finley and G W Gilbert Jr. family near Fulton. Sick at home are Mrs. G W Gilbert Sr and a Fulton aunt. Christeen Cornelius and Norma Jean Harden id sick with best wishes. Roy Cornelius in Hope on business. Denny Smith family visited Harden, Carl Mouser from Fulton called on Hocker. Raymond Cornelius called on Daisy Maton.
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Will Gilbert
Washington
Alice Finley
G. W. Gilbert Jr
Fulton
G. W. Gilbert
Sarah Hocker
Christeen Cornelius
Roy Cornelius
Norma Jean Harden
Denny Smith
Will Harden
Carl Mouser
Hocker
Raymond Cornelius
Daisy Maton
Battle Field
Tokio Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs J R Thompson returned home Sunday after weeks with relatives at Nashville and Bingen. Mr and Mrs J R Smith visited Mr and Mrs W R Thompson Sunday. Mrs Georges Coleman of Nashville was a business visitor to Tokio Monday. Alonzo Sanford visited A M McLarty at Nashville Saturday night. Mr and Mrs Ben Smith of Nashville visited Mr and Mrs Ed Nance. The hot dry weather is harming fall gardens.
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J. R. Thompson
Nashville
Bingen
J. R. Smith
W. R. Thompson
eGorge Coleman
Tokio
Alonzo Sanford
A. M. McLarty
Ben Smith
Ed Nance
Shover Springs Church News Brings Local Visitors
Regular appointments and social visits fill a Shover Springs week with crafts and songs. The Warren quartet from Waldo performed at tender church, neighbors hosted gatherings, and singing occurs every Sunday night as families welcome friends from Elmendorf Jacksonville Centerville and Beaumont.
Vetch Helps Soil Endure Drought
Frank R. Stanley at the city hall cotton office invites farmers to plant winter vetch as described. Seed and inoculation cost about $3 per acre, with an expected 15 bushels per acre yield increase for the following corn crop. Turning under vetch by April adds nitrate and organic matter, improving moisture retention and reducing runoff for subsequent crops.
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Frank R. Stanley
Local Visitors and a Tokio Revival Schedule
Sunday visits from Claude Spanbanks and family of Highland to Mrs. A. Sanford. Mt. Pleasant’s T. F. James and Belton’s A. M. Manning visited Tokio area. Will Wisdom of Doyle and G. O. Wisdom of Nashville were in town. Maude Sanford shopped in Nashville. Quinton Sanford of Mineral Springs and J. S. Harris plus L. S. Sanford visited Nashville. Revival at Tokio Christian Church begins Sunday night September 24 led by Rev. Mr. Wright. George Ponder of Pump Springs and wife visited Mallory McFarland. Mrs. Tracy Morris and children moved to Nashville for schooling.
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Claude Spanbanks
Highland
A. Sanford
T. F. James
Mt. Pleasant
Tokio
A. M. Manning
Belton
Will Wisdom
Doyle
Nashville
Maude Sanford
Quinton Sanford
Mineral Springs
J. S. Harris
L. S. Sanford
Tokio Christian Church
Wright
George Ponder
Pump Springs
Mallory McFarland
Tracy Morris
Football Rule Change Speeds Game and Improves Safety
A 1991 rule update brings sideline play to 10 yards from the line and out of bounds, speeding action and reducing dead ball time. Clipping penalty shortens from 25 to 15 yards, aiming for tighter enforcement after prior safety gains from new regulations.
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Thas Ender
Engagement Break Irreconcilable Says Grit
A quoted Grit remark recounts why a fiancé named Jack ended the engagement after a discussion about a flat being too small for three, noting the mother’s comment as the trigger. The item reflects a witty social anecdote typical of the era.
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Jack
Grit
Serge Kingdom Coming Pulitzer Winner Review
Roark Bradd ford's Serge Kingdom Coming is praised as a tender compassionate Civil War novel. The narrative follows Messenger, enslaved people, and their struggle for freedom from a New Orleans to Red River setting. The critic lauds its humane portrayal of slave life and considers it a contender for the 1933 Pulitzer Prize.
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Roark Braddford
Messenger
Crimp
Telegram
New Orleans
Red River
Harpers
Local Social Roundup From Hope and Surrounding Towns
Green Laseter and guests from Hope and Beaumont attended a Wednesday supper hosted by Mr. and Mrs. BE Stuart. Dorothy Robertson visited Mrs. Riley Lewallen for Sunday dinner. Marie Stuart left for Orzan to resume school this term. Paul Richard Gentry hosted a sixth birthday party with cake and popcorn. J. T. Cumbie couple visited Liberty Hill friends Sunday. Helen Ross stayed with Dorothy Faye Cumbie, while Earl Roy and Sam England visited Shower Springs residents. Mrs. Albert Robertson spent Thursday night with J. T. Cumbie. Miller Stuart helped his brother Blackmore haying this week.
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Mildred and
Molle C. Jones
Harvey Thomas
Dally Middlebrooks
Hope
W. F. Ryder
Beaumont
Texas
BE. M. Stuart
Dorothy Robertson
Riley Lewallen
Marie Stuart
Orzan
Paul Richard Gentry
J. T. Cumbie
J. T. Butler Jr
Liberty Hill
Helen Ross
Dorothy Faye Cumbie
Local piper’s stubborn practice irks weary spouse
Soll Pedal Sandy learned bagpipes and strutted about the room making a loud din. His wife protested, calling the noise avfu. He paused to remove boots, then continued piping in stocking feet, according to Morpeth Herald.
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Sandy
Morpeth Herald
Spotted Spuds and the Dimples Debate at Dinner
The fragment shows a humorous exchange between a mother and child about potatoes. Bel remarks that not all the potato bits are gone, while Tam notes that only the dimples remain. This light moment reflects playful kitchen banter.
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Betty
Bel
Christian Science Monitor
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