Southwest Arkansas Fair marks record attendance crowd amid strong local support
An immense audience near 40 000 attended the Southwest Arkansas Fair, with volunteers from Hempstead and neighboring counties aiding the event. Prescott Nevada Howard and Bowie County sent top poultry exhibits while attendees from Magnolia A M and Dink Onawhita colleges joined. Officials praised public enthusiasm and forecast further growth.
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Ary
Filonight
Flinales
Hope
Nevada
Prescott
Howard
Nagh-ville
Bowie County
Pexas
Texats
Tana
Lewisville
Stumps
W. Jlavier Pigg
Lair
Maniajor
O* Heap Association
Lo Guan
Atkin
Senate Again Is Deaf To Heflin
Washington reports that the Senate again rejects Senator Heflin’s resolution amid party lines. The measure faced opposition from leaders and several senators argued against it, with no consensus reached by week’s end.
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Senate
Heflin
Cotton Market Mixed in New Orleans and New York Opens
Trading in New Orleans and New York shows mixed results with steady early tones. Prices for Meron Hope Collaluxchange in New Orleans move around 18.44 to 18.51 4 cents while New York opens near 18.49 to 18.57 with close at 18.00.
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Donald Maugilus
New Orleans
New
Star 25 years ago column misfiled joke note and marriage
In a playful misprint a 25 years ago item about Dr Lile and his wife appeared under a different caption during a chaotic day. The piece played with language and personal quips as staff teased Dr Lile then wished him happiness for years to come.
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Dr. Lile
Larry
Farm Home Fire Takes Lives of Six Children
Six children aged eight to fourteen were burned to death in a fire that destroyed the farm home of Luewel hyn Munsey near West Danforth in PONFORD Me. Fire officials reported the tragedy occurred today as neighbors aided in the effort to rescue occupants.
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Ponford
Luewelhyn Munsey
West Danforth
Handling Fuses Electrocution in Bell Building Incident
LATTLE ROCK Sept 2 M L Chariatino 27 of Calla Ma superintendent of installations for the Westurin Electric Co was electrocuted while replacing fuses at the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company war building. Though fuses were insulated he contacted a live wire and died shortly after at a hospital.
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Lattle Rock
Musical Feature At Fair Reveals Prize Winners
At the fair a musical program drew crowds with fiddlers and singers competing. Prizes awarded include First in String Band to Baileaw and Ba. Second to ope and 105. Comical Singing led by Riley Shudelteston. Mull Chorus won First in Minuet with $16. Piney Grove won Vipsk Prize for Mixed Quartette. Family quartet led by P Fuller and family of Budean took top honors, with A G Hendriks and family of Stumps close behind. special music featured Bob Stewart with Dave Maroun and a duet by Laura and Thurman May of Rosston.
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Baden
Pia
Ke Slacks
Palmos
Baileaw
Riley Shudelteston
Hope
Chiron Duran
Mull Chorus
Minuet
Piney Grove
Wirst
I. P. Fuller and Family
Budean
A. G
A. G. Hendriks ® and Family of Stumps, Ab, Venvale Quartette
MoKamiv
Bob Stewart Wid
Dave Maroun
Kanin
State Man Owns Many Queer Coins
RUSSEVILLE September 28. A C Peake of Russellville owns one of the region’s best coin collections. The oldest piece is a Lamish Norwegian coin dated 1711. A unique coin features a circle of stars and bars instead of a V in a nickel design. Peake notes coins from earlier U S mintages were stopped after design changes. He acquired several pieces from a dealer who supplied historical context.
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A. C. Peake
Russellville
United States
IRGG
Peyke
United Estetes Glmosk
Peasouk
Eight Miners Die In Okla Explosion at Govington Mine
Fort Smitil, Sept 28. The charred bodies of eight miners killed in a gas explosion at Mine No 7 in the Gov ington district near Shady Point were prepared for burial after rescue efforts. Two men Jeff Shelton and Wm Cares of Poteau died on impact. others perished from after damp as rescuers worked through the night with limited gear.
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Fort Smitit
Govington
Shady Point
Oklo
Jeff Shelton
Wm. Cares
Poteau
Okla
Storm Nears Florida Coast On September Morning
Key West reports strong winds rising from 14 to 60 miles per hour by nine thirty this morning. Heavy seas dump over the seawall along the city’s lower sections. Storm conditions are causing growing apprehension in the early hours.
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Key West
Many Die as Tropical Hurricane Strikes Nassau
Twenty persons are dead and enormous property loss reported after a tropical hurricane hit Nassau Bahamas. Officials say full damage and death toll will require days to determine as the storm veered toward Florida.
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Nassau, Bahama
Lent
Florida
Bright Lights on Midway at Fair Park Nightly
A muddled reminiscence of the Southwest Arkansas Fair glimpses shows crowds at the Midway, a Brookwood exhibit and various booths as staff and attendees observe the closing night. Notable mentions include Vintle and bear hing, Macy Billick, and Cypress show owner, with traffic cops lingering amid the action. The piece notes a parade, rides like Morris wheel, and a sense of hope as weeklong festivities wind down.
Robbery and murder cases unfold in New Orleans and Little Rock
In New Orleans three hooded bandits robbed the Mads shipbuilding offices, pistol whipped the paymaster, and escaped with 8500 in payroll as an auto getaway. In Little Rock, builder Peter Vanderwood faces a first degree murder charge for the shooting death of Mrs. Magic Uthridge following a quarrel at the Vanderwood home. The coroner reports two wounds on Mrs. Uthridge from a single shooter.
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New Orleans
Mads Shipbuilding
Little Rock
Vanderwood
Ditlegi
Ms. the Ridge
4 H Clubs Win In Pig Fair Exhibits
Hempstead county 4-H hog show showcased top entries with two notable absences among the contestants. Local youths Doyle Purtle Rocky Mound Ellas Dewey Bublr Stucky Modi Ralph Meswet and others entered 2s hogs totaling 25. judges praised Hempstead county's product despite outside entries from Oklahoma. A quarterly singing convention will be held at Sarg church the first Sunday in October inviting all to attend with song books and baskets.
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A-U
Chey
Hope Kiwanis Club
Lynn Smith
Hempstead
Oklahoma
Dh Club
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Rocky Mound
Jeles
Dewey Bublr
Stucky Modi
Ows
Ralph Meswet
Rocky
George Hartsfield
HeAnn
Sloman Goodlett
Agan
Russell Lewatlon
Green Taseter
Irwin Burke
DeAnn
Sarg
Ozan
Nashville
Man Who Would Have Inherited Millions Drowns in Germany
Brooklyn man Robert Ashner, heir to a vast fortune if he possessed good moral character, drowned in a German tubal incident during a tour of Germany. Relatives recall he would have inherited millions at age 40 if he met conditions. His mother, a widow, accompanies the family on the trip.
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Robert Ashines
Bitehohor
Brooklyn
Germany
Asher
Brooklyay Investment
Germary
Ashner
Debel Steele
Lindbergh and Pasty In Central America
Lindbergh and party arrived at Sehoalwatadr port near Willemstown on September date, preparing for a brief stay before continuing to Mareabon via Kram Venogueli.
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Lindbergh and Pasty
Central America
Woman Attacks With Knife Killing Daughter and Neighbor Childs
A woman in Worces,t Aluss on Sept. 25 fatally wounded her seven year old daughter and the three year old daughter of a neighbor after using a butcher knife and butter knife. She surrendered to police.
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Worces
Aluss
Annie Kandrop
Uris Atsterniven
Faur
Polive
Youths Sought for. Hot Springs Crime
Hempstead county reported a historic pine tree find valued around $125. R R Cornelius of Hope described a trunk 12 feet 2 inches in diameter at six feet high, 70 feet of clear bole, and requiring five trucks to haul to town.
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Hempstead County
R. R. Cornelius
Hope
Eight-Year-Old Girl Wins Prize
Eight year old Sara Ann Holland, daughter of Mrs P Holland, won the essay contest sponsored by Falbot Feild of Hope Lumber Co. She received the first prize a house on display at the fair and previously shown at the Watermelon Festival. Charles Parker Jr won ten dollars for second prize and Hazel Bryant earned five dollars for third.
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Sara Ann Holland
P. Holland
Elements Cruel To Sugar Field Workers
Edward Doherty reports in Liberty Magazine on brutal conditions for sugar field workers. The piece quotes a Labour pamphlet describing freezing temperatures, icy tops, wet clothes, rheumatism, and children with cracked hands during harvests, with workers enduring muddy, frostbitten days and harsh cold.
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Edward Doherty
The
Liberty Magazine
Doherty
Texas Cattleman Believed Killed for Cash He Had
HOT SPRINGS Sept 28 Two youths wearing sweaters are sought to shed light on the murder of wealthy Victoria Texas cattleman Preston R Austin whose body hands feet were bound and gag in his hotel room. Coroner Randolph sees strangulation as cause and notes the gag soaked in ether. Prints found in room and Little Rock experts assist. Pickering, a close friend from Victoria, is expected to arrive to take charge of the body.
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Preston R. Austin
Victoria
Texas
Austin
J. .T. “Randolph
Little Rock
Foe Pickering
Reeves Seeks Senate Chance To Address Inquiry
Rear Admiral Reeves of the Navy asked the Senate Investigating Committee for permission to appear before it Monday to respond to a statement by a witness about his remarks at the Geneva Conference that would change the present schedule.
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Washington
Reeves
The
Navy
Ioilay
Senate Investigation Committee
Wayward Kerens seeks 1.9 million inheritance in trust case
Vincent Kerens son of railroad magnate Richard C Kerens seeks one third of a 7 million estate contingent on five years of good behavior. He faced objections over a Roman Catholic divorce and remarriage claims from his former wife’s supporters. The matter, including trusteeship termination, goes to federal court before Judge Charles I Faris in St. Louis.
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Keri
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Mus
Henry Kerens
Wou
Charles I Faris
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