Judging Begins In District Fair Livestock Show
The Southwest Arkansas Fair opens with judging underway for farm and livestock exhibits and the Poultry Show. Wat ermelon Queen Dorothy Keith of Stamps crowned Tuesday night by Rep Tilman B Parks. Ed F McDonald and E F McFaddin officiated. Fireworks Friday promise grand display. Friday features Magnolia A M Muleriders vs Texarkana Junior College. tickets available at Briant’s and Moreland’s drugstores.
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Dorothy Keith
Stamps
Tilman B. Parks
Ed F. McDonald
Missouri Pacific Boosters
Okay
Hone
Texarkana
Magnolia A. .& M. College
Fair Park
Magnolia
Magnolia-Texarkana
Briant’s and
Moreland
Auto License Rate Slashed to One Quarter in County
State automobile licenses for the last quarter of the year go on sale in Hemptsea County Thursday at one quarter of the annual rate. Sheriff John L. Wilson said applications will bear an October 1 dating but be in force immediately. The annual price was cut in half on July 1 and is now reduced to one fourth.
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Hemptsead
John L. Wilson
Mrs. Austin Follows Leads On Missing Husband
Mrs. Tom Austin, wife of a missing Hot Springs man, traveled to Little Rock to view a body found near North Little Rock. Deputy E. S. Jones disagreed, noting the corpse lacked a dental plate matching Austin’s description. The body had lain in a ditch for days and no identification had been made.
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Little Rock
Tom Austin
Hot Springs
North Little Rock
E. S. Jones
Austin
Named in Bill at Pine Bluff Gives Up
Pine Bluff Ark. William C Reynolds, former secretary treasurer of Home Insurance Co, surrendered after indictments for embezzling $800 amid six counts. Officials say company shortage over years totaled about $12,500. Reynolds, 44, resigned earlier this year after an audit. He is married with three children and active in church and civic service.
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Pine. Bluff
Ark
Home Insurance Agency of
Pine Bluff
Wiliam C. Reynolds
Garland Brewster
Reynolds
Leading Industrial Plants Cut Wages
President Hoover's anxiety to maintain the present standard of living was said at the White House Wednesday to be unaltered despite wage cuts by leading industrial corporations. The actions of United States Steel Bethlehem Steel and General Motors in reducing wages were said to be regretted in administration quarters.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
United States Steel
Bethelhem Steel
General Motors
Downing Case Re-Set After Illness Closes Hearing
Preliminary hearing for University of Tennessee professor Elisha Kent Kane on murder charges in his wife’s drowning was adjourned to September 30 due to illness in Mrs. W C Graham, mother of Kane’s deceased wife. The crowded courtroom heard that Mrs. Graham will testify about letters from Mrs Betty Dahl of Mount Holly New Jersey that the Graham family say caused unhappiness for Mrs Kane.
Maiden flight sparks Akron bound and Memphis to New York run
Akron started a maiden flight at 3 38 EST Wednesday. Canot Frank Hawks led a Memphis to New York flight averaging 200 mph on a 975 mile route in four hours and 50 minutes. Lieutenant Governor Wilson to act as governor Thursday and Friday next week while Governor Parnell attends the World Series in St Louis. Seven robbers held up Parkway State Bank in Chicago stealing 310000.
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New York
Canot
Frank Hawks
Memphis
Little Rock
Lawrence Wilson
Parnell
St Louis
Chicago
Parkway State Bank
Mrs Martindale To Open Studio Of Dance And Drama
Mrs James G Martindale announces the opening of her studio in dancing and dramatic expression on Thursday October 1 at the Elks Hall. Miss Mary Bishop will assist this year and Harriet Story will be the accompanist. Opening day features a tea party for students parents and friends.
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James G. Martindale
Elks Hall
Martindale
Mary Bishop
Dorothy Donelson
Little Rock
Harriet Story
Elks
Snenker
Jury Report in King Case Awaited at Marion Arkansas
Circumstantial evidence was presented to the Crittenden county grand jury against C Rex King who is held without bail on charges of murdering two North Carolina schoolboys last October. Prosecuting Attorney Gladish said the grand jury passed on the King case but would not reveal whether a true bill or not. The grand jury is to report Wednesday.
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Marion
Ark
Crittenden County
Grand Jury
C. Rex King
North Carolina
Gladish
Ming
Mobilization of Troops Favored at Chinese Meeting
In Nanking a mass meeting with about 100000 people urged the Nationalist government to order general mobilization after Japan occupied Southern Manchuria. In Peiping a dispatch said Chinese forces evacuated the city as Japanese troops advanced north from Changchun.
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Tokyo
Japan
Foreign Office
Manchuria
Manchurian
Nanking
China
Peiping
Harbin
Changchun
Blytheville Police Chief Killed in Alley Shooting
Blytheville Arkansas Chief of Police M G Goodwin aged 50 was shot five times Tuesday in an alley near Farmers Bank. L H Taylor 35 of Kolster Oklahoma was captured after a city police chase aided by Deputy Eddie B Davis. Goodwin had served three years as police chief leaving a wife and three married daughters.
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Blytheville
Ark
M. G. Goodwin
Farmers Bank
L. H. Taylor
Taylor
Kolster
Oklahoma
Eddie B. Davis
Goodwin
State Poultry Show Heads to El Dorado Arkansas
Hundreds of poultry fanciers nationwide are expected for the eleventh annual Arkansas State Poultry Association show held with the Union County Fair in El Dorado during October 5 to 10. E J Wooley of El Dorado leads registrations as birds compete for prizes plus a banquet and business meeting on October 7 with officers to be elected.
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EL Dorado
Ark
Arkansas State Poultry Association
Union County
E. J. Wooley
The
Poultry Association
Lloyd
Hot Springs
J. Beard
Augusta
Gordon Boles
Dardanelle
George Leek
North Little Rock
E Thornton
Nussyble
Tay Theer
Aviation Day Program At Fair Features Observation Squadron
The 154th Observation Squadron of the Arkansas National Guard joins private planes to showcase new models. Thrilling feats and a special program by Missouri Pacific Lines Louisiana and Arkansas Railway and Frisco Lines. judging in Departments E F H. Civil War veterans admitted free with luncheon. Grandstand acts racing midway and a grand fireworks display headline Southwest Arkansas fair.
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154Th Observation
Arkansas National Guard
Missouri Pacific Lines
Louisiana and Arkansas Railway Company
Frisco Lines
Arkansas
Grand Parade and Educational Day at Southwest Arkansas fairs
Friday, September 25 features a grand parade of southwest Arkansas school children forming at Garland School at 9 30 a m and marching to the fair grounds. Contests, exhibit judging, college football Muleriders versus Texarkana Junior College Bulldogs at 2 30 p m, grandstand acts, racing program, bicycle race, midway attractions, seven big rides, Hope Boys Band and visiting bands provide a full afternoon and evening of school oriented events.
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Scholes
Southwest Arkansas
Garland School
Mearch
Fair Grounds
Magnolia
Texarkana
Hope Boys
Inning Report Shows Decline From 1930 Figures
Washington report notes Pi-Colton grief before September 15 as Census Bureau data reveals 2,091,000 bales compared with 3,733,000 bales at the same point last year. Ambiguities remain due to garbled OCR.
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Washington
Pi—Colton
Census Bureau
Arkon WU HD
Federal Payroll Cut Believed Only Myth
New York Republican Congressman P F LaGuardia says a federal payroll gut is unlikely. He replies to Rep Will Wood noting only a bipartisan combo could cut salaries, which he calls highly improbable. He predicts a progressive financial program soon to reduce the debt.
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New York
PF. H. LaGuardia
Will R. Wood
House
Depositors Meet Over Bank Closure Ruling
D D Dunkin of Boone County Depositors Association claims a ruling allowing debt offset with preclosing certificates invites buyers to perjure purchase dates. He cites a Dickerson letter and urges probe into heavy withdrawals before the September 1 closures. An executive committee will investigate conditions, aid the liquidator J M Wailey, and protect depositors.
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Harrison
Hudspeth
D. D. Dunkin
Chaiman
Boone County Depositors Association
Dunkin
LaMartin
G. B. Price
John Potts
Everton
J. A. Center
Alpena
J M. Waeley
Rex King Indicted On Murder Charge
Rex King, known as the UPB King, was indicted by the Crittenden county grand jury on murder charges for the slayings of North Carolina youths Woodrow Wilson and Burton Hensley found in embers of a camp fire near the Arkansas Mississippi swamp lands. He was arrested in Asheville two months ago and denies involvement, claiming he was in Santa Rosa, Texas at the time. The boys died later in a Memphis hospital.
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Marion
UPB
King
Woodrow Wilson
Burton Hensley
North Carolina
Crittenden County Grand Jury
Asheville
Arkansas
Mississippi
Memphis
Santa Rosa
Texas
American Legion debates constitutional change at 1932 Detroit convention
Fragmentary text shows a discussion at the 1932 American Legion convention in Detroit about a national question on veterans adjusted compensation. The national commander notes divergent views and a need for full consideration, with no chair-led guarantees on outcomes.
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American Legion
Detroit
Hoover
Conventi Legion
Corhmi Ican Legion
Poultry Experts to Speak at Southwest Arkansas Fairground
Flint Nichols state accreditor will speak Wednesday night at the Southwest Arkansas Fairground to explain the new accrediting system adopted by the State Poultry Association. Nichols, a DeQueen poultryman and farm owner, will discuss the changes in the poultry exhibit hall as part of the Hope fair show.
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Arkansas
Flint Nichols
Southwest Arkansas
State Poultry Association
Nichols
DeQueen
Hope
Sara Jane York
Ning Kong Poultry Association
Ater
Norris to Assist evangelist in Jonesboro revival
Fort Worth preacher Rev. J Fra Norris is expected to arrive in Jonesboro to assist Jeffers in the revival campaign. Norris would spend several days in Jonesboro and may address charges raised by Jeffers against Dow Heard, pastor of the First Church, amid the ongoing church conflict.
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Jonesboro
Thea Jeffers
J. Fra Norris
Fort Worth
Tex
Jeffers
Norris
Dow Heard
Jonesburg
Nels
Nave
Janesbirg
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Mahatma Gandhi
England
India
London
Laurence Housman
Bill
Pine
Arkansan
Downing
Tennessee
Bulletins
Akron
Mrs. Martindale
King Casele
Blytheville Stain
M. G Goodwin
Legion
Magnolia and
Texarkana Day
Bank Depositors
Rex King
Heard
Portland
Fai
Bees
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