Cotton Moving to Hope At Rate of 1000 Bales Daily
Cotton movement in Southwest Arkansas centers at Hope with receipts by Union Compress & Warehouse Co totaling 1,308 bales on Monday, over 1,000 bales daily for four days, and 0,625 bales to date. Federal ginning data shows Hempstead county yields 2,011 bales prior to Sept 16, with projections for 23,000 to 26,000 bales this season, indicating a slower than historic rise in output.
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Arkansas
Hope
Union Compress & Warehouse Co
Mississippi
William Brummer
Bates
Hempstead
Drouth
Many Changes In Arkansas Farming
Hot Springs reports Stanley Andrews of Little Rock told the Arkansas Real Estate Association delegates that Arkansas farming is shifting. Hill counties see larger farms with fewer people while the delta adds farms and population. dairy cattle decline but dairy sales rise. egg sales up by 11 million dollars over a decade. Suburban farms grow as people move from cities, and outside interest increases in smaller suburban farms. Specialization grows with new machinery. inquiries from outside Arkansas rise as faith in the state spreads. The comeback image has become known across the nation.
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Hot Springs
Arkansas
Stanley Andrews
Little Rock
Arkansas Farmer
Arkansas Real Estate Association
Arlington Hotel
Hill Counties
Delta
Andrews
United States
Melon Sent to Chicago and Texas Exhibits
Arkadelphian Steve Smith buys a 140 pound watermelon for five dollars to ship to Major F L McCartiney of Chicago, vice president of Norwich pharmacal. The melon will be displayed at the Seneca hotel. Earlier, B A Davenport pays ten dollars for a 165 pound melon to be sent to Texas. Cash’s 165 pound melon may be Arkansas’ largest and likely heads to the Mid-South Fair in Memphis.
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Arkadelphia
Ark
Steve Smith
Ronnie Cash
F. L. McCartiney
Chicago
Norwich Pharmacal Company
Seneca Hotel
Major McCarmel
B. A. Davenport
Denton
Texas
Arkansas
Memphis
No Special Session to Be Called in Oklahoma
Governor Murray said no special session will be convened to pass cotton and relief laws. He suggested relief bills initiated by petition and voted on by the people would suffice, noting no chance for public peace with Wils Sue’s wheel...
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Murray
Wils Sue
119 Bolls On This Cotton Stalk From Mississippi County
A cotton stalk six feet nine inches tall with 119 bolls was brought from Mississippi County Arkansas on Monday by RK S Pearce pressman for The Jar. Pearce and his family visited Blytheville over the weekend with W A Shepherd. The stalk grew on Mr Shepherds farm where this year's cotton is expected to yield a bale and a quarter per acre. Mississippi County annually produces about 100000 bales, the state’s largest cotton area.
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Mississippi County
Arkanana
RK. S Pearce
No Unemployment in Caraway Ark Report
Lake City Arkansas reports no unemployment in Caraway area as mill, canning plant, sawmill, and cotton gins run full crews. Cotton Belt railroad repairs a trestle and local women and children pick cotton while officials say no outside labor is needed.
Farm Keeps Green With Cover Crop
The University of Arkansas Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station near this city plans to plant all cultivated land to winter cover crops again. G. W. Ware says the station has improved soil since state takeover, earning it a reputation as the greenest spot in Arkansas in winter. Oats, rye, and vetch are grown with specific planting times and rates. inoculation for vetch is advised. A large seed supply is available and farmers are urged to plant at least limited acreage for soil building and food.
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University of Arkansas Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station
G. W. Ware
Arkansas
Fruit and Truck Branch
Easperlinesi
Bomb Explosion Mystery in Denver Churches
Denver police investigated a string of six bomb blasts Monday night across north Denver and two suburbs. The strongest blast hit Holy Family church school, forcing about fifty fear-stricken children and thousands of residents to rush outside as investigators hunted for suspects amid widespread panic.
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Denver
Colgee
Neaver
Holy Family Church
Atenat
State Asks Death Penalty In Slaying
MARION Arkansas Authorities say the state seeks the death penalty in the murder case of B F Wheeler 41 a railroad employee of Tutherton charged with killing his wife and another man Wheeler claims he returned home to find them together and shot both men Adams of Little Rock a fellow railroad worker is expected to recover Doctors report Wheeler pleaded the unwritten law.
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Marion
Ark
B. F. Wheeler
Wheeler
W. W. Adams
Little Rock
Adams
Mississippi Speed Mark Established
Miss Evinrude II completed the Mississippi river race from New Orleans to St Louis in 78 hours 46 minutes, beating the prior record of 87 hours 13 minutes. Pilots George H. Blaich Jr. and C F Schokmiller earned 400 dollars. a decision on the Koenig cup rests with the City Committee tomorrow amid questions over motor part replacements.
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St, Louis
Evinrude II
Mississippi River
New Orleans
George H. Blaich Jr
C. F. Schokmiller
St Louis
Ed C. Kooning
Louis LeHoy
Memphis
Greyhound
Oil Test Planned Near DeQueen South of Chapel Hill
DeQueen Arkansas preparations for an oil test well at the old Gimmell site one mile south of Chapel Hill near DeQueen are nearing completion. The test will use a rotary drill and may reach 3500 feet if needed. Dallas based Tri-State Oil and Gas company will lead with Tulsa and Oklahoma operators coordinating the drilling by contractors George Burgher and R N Hall of Tulsa.
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Dequeen
Ark
Gimmell
Chapel Hill
Ross L. Robe
George Burgher
R. N. Hall
Tulsa
Ohio
Tri-State Oil and Gas Company
Oklahoma
Texarkana Soldier On Trial For Slaying Pal
Earl B Frost, Texarkana Ark United States Army private at Chanute Field Rantoul, faced a Ford County circuit court judge Frank Lindley panel on Monday charged with the murder of fellow soldier George Yeuler Malta Mont in an August drunken brawl.
Red Hot Still Captured Near Bodcaw Creek Bottom
Hempstead county officers Clarence Baker and J C Pate captured a 5 o clock Monday copper still run by two operators in Bodcaw creek bottom 16 miles south of Hope near Patmos. B W Hathon and Jeff Aaron were arrested and held on $500 bonds each. The still contained three mash barrels and 14 gallons of whisky were destroyed. Deputy Baker said it was the sixth still seized in three months.
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Hempstead
Clarence Baker
J. C. Pate
Bodcaw Creek
Hope
Patmos
B. W. Hathon
Jeff Aaron
Baker
Arkansas P T A to Meet at El Dorado
El Dorado Ark Oct 13 14 15 Nationally known speakers will headline the Arkansas Parent Teacher association convention with the theme Citizenship Mrs B C Hopkins Des Moines IA and Dr Carolyn Hodger Chicago among the guests State speakers include Mrs L D Reagan presiding C M Hirst D C Hastings Dr C V Garrigan Fred Keller Major O L Bodenhauer J H Buchanan C E Dicken Willie Lawson and Mrs John R Wilson Eldorado Miss Willie Lawson Blytheville Mrs T M Thumpson is general convention chair.
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EL Dorado
Ark
Arkansas Parent- Teacher Association
B. C. Hopkins
Des Moines
Iowa
Carolyn Hodger
Chicago
L. D. Reagan
C. M
T. M. Thumpson
Texarkana Firm Plans Sulphur River Oil Test
Texarkana Development Company will test for oil on the Sulphur River about 42 miles southwest of Texarkana. Drilling will begin after derrick construction with a planned depth of at least 4000 feet. John EnIngwon, president, announced the project amid sparse accompanying text.
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Texarkana
Here
Texarkana Development Company
John Eningwon
Legion Officers To Be Installed October First
Hempstead County Legionnaires will install officers for the coming year at their first October meeting on Thursday night October 1 at the city hall in Hope. Post commander J L Stringer will announce the year's program and a county-wide representation is expected. meeting starts at 8 o'clock.
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Hempstead County Legionnaires
Hope
J. L. Stringer
Wil
Camden Reopens River Cotton Trade With Ouachita Voyage
The Steamer Ouachita left Camden for New Orleans with over 400 bales of cotton marking a revival of river cotton shipping on the Ouachita. Camden expects a larger cargo on the next trip in 10 days, with steel barges planned to begin next week. The ship carried Camden furniture and used a new chute from the compress to load directly onto the steamer. Cap Cooley recently added a large steel barge able to move more than 4,000 bales per trip, as freight traffic resumes to Callon and El Dorado.
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Camden
Callon
el Dorado
Cooley
Trio Held as Suspects in Robbery at Mena
Three men face robbery charges after an attempted safe break at the K C S depot in Wickes. Frank Brooks Newt and Frank Ashley were captured near Wickes within hours of the theft being reported and brought to the county jail in Mena for October term court proceedings.
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Mena
Ark
Wickes
Frank Brooks
Newt
Frank Ashley
Mena Formial
Tria Wey Pf
Officer Kills Best Friend in Accidental Fire
In Twist Arkansas on Tuesday 48-year-old plantation manager Ross Nicholas died from a bullet fired accidentally by his best friend Deputy Sheriff Bob Williams. Williams said he struck Guy Doolin with an automatic gun after Doolin resisted and reached for his pocket. Doolin admitted luring cotton pickers from the Nicholas plantation. No charges were filed against Williams.
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Twist
Ark
Ross Nicholas
Bob Williams
County Singers To Meet Sunday Concert Notice
The Hempstead County Singing convention will hold their quarterly singing at Sardis three miles west of Oton next Sunday. Frank B. Jones and his quartet of Shreveport are expected to attend along with several other graveling ai lock singers. All invited to attend.
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Hempstead County
Sardis
Oton
Frank B.jones
Shraveport
Ietree
Atri
Lightning Is Chief Cause of Forest Fires in Northwest
The United States Forest Service reports lightning starts more than half of the 6,322 fires in national forests this year. Careless smoking and incendiaries follow. government figures show forests burn over 384,168 acres in 1931, with private timber losses likely far higher. The federal effort includes 300 lookout stations and aerial reconnaissance as crews fight by ground trenches, pumps, and night operations to pin down and extinguish blazes.
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Washington
Delaware
United Stated Forest Service
Northwest
Forest Ranger
Laval Returns to France with Briand on Economic Commission
Berlin news bulletin reports Premier Laval returning to France accompanied by Foreign Minister Briand. They stated the proposed Franco German economic commission would be the first step toward broader world cooperation aimed at restoring global prosperity.
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Berlin
Laval
France
Briand
Bicycle Bandit Suspect Cleared After Identified in Hope
Joseph Mate of Detroit was arrested in Little Rock on a bicycle bandit case tied to the Bates Service Station robbery. Bates and officers later concluded Mate was innocent, and he was released after being identified as far away in Hope during the time of the crime. The suspect denied the robbery, while Bates described a pistol hold up and a $25 register theft.
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Joseph Mate
Little Rock
Bates Bulletin
Bates
Martin Bates
Mate
Detroit
Mich
Baskin
Huggens
Ota
Hope
Atlas
Shariff Miles
Downs
Hudgens
Students Unearth Indian Skeletor at High Mound
Crossett high school students John Murphy and Wilson Slocum found thirteen Indian skeletons at High Mound in the Ouachita River bottoms five miles southwest of Crossett. They also recovered tomahawks, arrow heads, hatchets, a medicine man chest, and a blue-inscribed pot. Eight skeletons lay in a circle with feet toward the center. five lay in a row. One specimen has been sent to Monroe for analysis by an archaeology student. The mound, dry during flood season, is linked to a legend of ancient inhabitants. trees about 400 years old grow on it.
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Crossett, Ark
High Mound
Ouachita River
Kere
John Murphy
Wilson Slocum
Crossett High School
Monroe
Flames Threaten Guests At Park Hotel In Mena Arkansas
Fire swept a residence adjoining the Park hotel in Mena on Sunday endangering six to eight guest quarters. Police suspect a firebug and seek occupants of a mystery car that sped away before discovery. Firemen prevented spread to nearby property. The house, once Sam Badt’s, is now owned by Mrs. Jennie Hill of Fort Smith. Insurance on the property totals 2000 dollars.
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Mena
Ark
Park Hotel
Janssen Park
Sam Badt
Jennie Hill
Fort Smith
Fourteen Deaths Attributed To Violence In Southland
ATLANTA Ga Fourteen persons died from violence over the weekend in the South. Four died in automobile crashes, five were slain, one committed suicide, another was killed by a horse, and a gasoline explosion claimed the life of an individual aiding Ted Tyse teal ware.
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Atlanta
Ted Ty
Fragmentary political remark from Arkansas Senate speech
A garbled report quotes a senator discussing a Tuesday event in Little Rock. The text mentions a six dollar amount, pledge to pay, a special session, the governor, and urgent demands. The fragmentary nature limits clarity on names, dates, and outcomes.
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Little Rock
Infant Drowns In River Near Ozark
OZARK Ark apx two and a half year old child of Mr and Mrs Harry Redmond of Bee Bluff five miles west of town drowned in the Arkansas River about 4 Monday afternoon when it fell from a boat where it played with a brother Mrs Redmond was washing clothes nearby A party of six led by Clauca Wakefield Ozark with several Boy Scouts aided in recovery finding the infant about an hour later by James Whitson near Bee Bluff
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Ozark
Harry Redmond
Bee Bluff
Here
Arkansas
Clauca Wakefield
James Whitson
Two Robbers Foiled Texarkana Street Car Heist
Two white men robbed Alf Wyse, a Texarkana street car conductor, of about 15 dollars on Monday. Within hours, patrolman Grady Holmes captured the suspects four miles away after shooting Joe Mauldin, 38, who was left with a broken leg and ankle flesh wound. Mauldin, released from the state penitentiary two weeks earlier, claimed a seven year term for robbing a Texarkana.news story about the incident and the capture notes a Hot Springs resident as accomplice Luther Payne, 17.
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Texarkana
Alf Wyse
Alto
Pesha
Grady Holmes
Joe Mauldin
Luther Payne
Hot Springs
Mauldin
Michael Meagher Hospital
Little Rock
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Ozan
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