Farm Editor to Speak Tuesday at Community Meet
Thirty Hempstead county farmers are invited to a 7:30 pm community banquet at Hotel Barlow on September 27 where J. E. Stanford of the Southern Agriculturist will discuss the agricultural situation. Also speaking are Miss Erc Posey and J. L. Wright. Tickets are 75 cents.
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Hempstead County
Barlow
Civic Organizations of Hope
J. E. Stanford
Stanford
Southern Agriculturist
East Texas
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Pioneer County
Farmers Community
South
Arkansas
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
Fruit & Truck Experiment Station
Erc Posey
J. L. Wright
Hop Chamber of Commerce
Rotary and
Kiwanis Clubs
Business & Professional Women's Club
Joe R. Floyd
Chamber of Commerce
W. R. Anderson
Lee Diehl
Rotary Club
John P. Cox
Albert Stonequist
Kiwanis Club
Mamie Twitchell
Edna Jones
Insull Concerns Declared Bankrupt by Judge Lindley
Federal Judge Walter Lindley ruled two Insull trusts Insull Utility Investments Inc and Corporation Securities Co bankrupt. The decision ends hopes that receivership might salvage part of a 300 million dollar investor stake.
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CHICAGO —(/P
Corporation Securities Company
Insull Utility Vestments, Inc
Walter Lindley
Chicago
Samuel Insull
Insull Utility Investments, Inc
Broken Bow Pep Squad to Support Friday Football
Broken Bow High School in Oklahoma gears up for a Friday night clash at 7:30 against Broken Bow with a pep meeting and a 75 member squad. Coach Teddy Jones says the Bobcats, healthier and more practiced after a 7 to 6 loss to Dierks last week, will show stronger offense. Captain Berry and Jones addressed the student body before the game.
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Teddy Jones
Broken Bow
Okla
Jones
Berry
Bobcats
Dierks
Oklahoma
Railroad Work In Arkansas Increases With Freight Rise
Blytheville Ark. The increased movement of freight recently has led to more than 100 additional railroad employees hired in Arkansas and southeast Missouri by the railroads.
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Arkansas
Blytheville
Ark
Missouri
Farmer Captured in Chase Charged With Killing Child
Herman Ledbetter, 31, a Arkansas farmer, was captured after a manhunt and charged with the murder of his 2 year old stepson, Lee Powell, whose death followed an alleged beating. A coroner's jury ruled Ledbetter caused the boy’s death after earlier beatings. his wife had filed the murder complaint.
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Harrisburg
Ark
Herman Ledbetter
Here
Ledbetter
Piggott
Louis Minton
Poinsett County
Red Cross Calls For Additional Aid
D B Thompson Hempstead county Red Cross chair receives telegram from St Louis noting a central committee plan to boost relief funds due to heavy wartime level demands. The message urges chapters to raise membership with a goal of one thousand members for the Hempstead chapter this winter.
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D. B. Thompson
Hempstead County
American Red Cross
W. A. Winfrey
Mid-West
Red Cross
St. Louis
Central Committee
Washington
The
Gandhi Expected to Break Strike Friday
Poona India reports Mahatma Gandhi optimistic a compromise may end his death fast protest against British electoral plans for India’s poor classes. Conferees with Gandhi said he believed a settlement could be reached Friday.
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Gandhi
Poona
India
Mahatma Gandi
Mahatma
Vanished Millionaire Doctor Brancati Mystery Deepens
Dr Charles Brancati, Italian born barber turned doctor and millionaire, disappeared from his Bronx mansion on November 19 1928 after stating he would go to his office. Rumors link him to counterfeiting, narcotics, and high society plots, with his brothers suspecting kidnapping or murder. The case widens as reports spread from Passaic Albany Boston Ottawa and London.
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Charles Brancati
America
Italy
Medical
New York
Dr. Brancau
Gouverneur Morris Mansion
Bronx
Dr. Brancati
Arnold Rothstein
Brancati
Roosevelt Seen To Gain Largest New York Vote
New York reports a Brooklyn leader predicting the state will deliver its biggest pluralities for Governor Roosevelt this fall after a Friday conference with city Democrats. Tammany Hall's John F Curry echoed that view, noting Roosevelt is usually right. The campaign notes show Roosevelt's western tour influencing strategy as opponents pivot from railing against radical proposals to disputes over novelty.
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New York
New York City
John H. McCooey
Brooklyn
Roosevelt
Maine
Mr. Roosevelt
Wife of Senator Borah Recovers From Fever
Boise Idaho reports Mrs William E Borah is recovering from parrot fever as temperature normalizes and chest congestion lessens. Her condition improved on Friday according to physicians at the Borah home.
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Borah
Boise
Idaho
William E. Borah
Hanging BodyMay Clear Up Mystery near Barling
A man’s body was found hanging from a tree west of Barling eight miles southeast of Fort Smith by Charles Thomas and A B Smith on Friday while hunting. A B Ables, 72, has been missing since last Sunday from his granddaughter’s home one mile west of Barling. Authorities hope the discovery will solve the disappearance.
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Fort Smith
Barling
Here
Charles Thomas
A. B. Smith
A. B. Ables
G. F. Linke
Frisco Receivership Suit Denied by Federal Judge
In St Louis Federal Judge C B Faris denied the first of two suits seeking receivership for the Frisco railroad on Friday. The ruling leaves the outcome of the second suit pending and maintains ongoing litigation.
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Frisco
ST. Louis
C. B. Faris Friday
Frisco Railroad
Campaign Speakers Pick Their Audiences to Dodge Hecklers
A closer look at how 1930s campaigns limit audiences and messages to avoid hecklers. Roosevelt and Hoover use selective venues, while others face boos or careful staging. The piece notes notable incidents with Trubee Davison and J B Shannon and reflects on campaign crowd dynamics.
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Washington
Bronx
Roosevelt
Hoover
Constitutional Hall
Bonus Army
Connecticut
al Smith
Seagirt
Trubee
McFaddin Makes Rotary Visit Here
E. F. McFaddin, Arkansas Rotary governor, visits Hope Rotary Club at Hotel Barlow on his 21st tour stop of 40 clubs. He urges faith and courage amid modern tests, citing the Princess Pats and Ypres WWI defense as a model for resolve.
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Hope Rotary Club
Hotel Barlow
E. F. McFaddin
Arkansas Rotary
McFaddin
Arkansas
Ypres
Channel
Mr. McFaddin
Sedan and truck collision on East Avenue B causes injuries
D A Ward of Hope was jailed after a noon Friday crash at North Main and East Avenue B. A Chevrolet sedan driven by Ward and a Ford truck carrying three occupants overturned the truck, loaded with two bales of cotton. Phil Sutton of Sutton sustained a wrenched back, while R G Ellis and H Purtle were bruised. Guthrie fled the scene after the crash. Ward allegedly did not stop to aid.
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D. A. Ward
Hope
Phil Sutton
Sutton
Julia Chester Hospital
East Avenue B
Ward
R. G. Ellis
H. ©. Purtle
Purtle
Martin Guthrie
Guthrie
North Main
First Christian Church
Broadway Club to Be Organized Here in Hope
Terrell Cornelius Arkansas director of the Broadway of America association announced plans to organize a local Broadway Club in Hope. He conferred with Scott Hamilton secretary of the Arkansas club and chamber of commerce official, who said state officials would visit Hope within weeks to formulate plans. Hamilton then departed in his silver streak automobile to Texas to promote the Broadway of America association.
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Broadway of American Club
Terrell Cornelius
Arkansas
Cornelius
Scott Hamilton
Arkansas Club of Broadway of America
Chamber of Commerce
Hot Springs
Hamilton
Hope
Texas
Broadway of America Association
Cotton Drops 90 Cents Bale Friday
Cotton sold off 18 points or 9 cents a bale in Friday trading but held near $2 per bale above prior highs. Markets note December and March futures, with Friday actions and shifts in open and close prices amid government ginning data for the new crop.
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New York
New Orleans
Smith Denies Planned Political Speech Next Tuesday
New York reports suggested former Governor Alfred E. Smith would deliver a political stump speech next Tuesday. He denied the plan on Friday, stating he would not undertake such an appearance.
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Smith
New York
Alfred E. Smith
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