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Newspaper

Prescott Daily News

Location

Prescott, Arkansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1921

Page

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Getting Retailing lecture opens June 7 at Sooty Mall

A science-like lecture titled Getting Retailing will debut Tuesday June 7 at 8 pm in Sooty Mall. Dayton officials and the National Register Company will present the film and talk by C. A. Yankes on retail losses and remedies, newspaper advertising, display, clerk efficiency, and modern store methods. Admission is free with emphasis on improving merchandising and business success.

RP Humby Commer National Register Company of Dayton C. A. Yankes Ley Dayton Company Yankes St Tp

Illiteracy Commission Holds Arkansas Training Conference

A conference of the Arkansas Illiteracy Commission was held yesterday in Little Rock. State Superintendent J L Bond presided as J Harrison spoke on forward education and adult literacy training as a key event of Arkansas education efforts.

Ial Little Rock Arkansas Illiteracy Commis J. L. Bondi J. Harrison Arkansas Educa

Illiteracy drive planners map state wide training

The Arkansas illiteracy commission names field workers and details plans for adult literacy training across the state. Officials secure lists of residents over age ten who cannot read or write, with county superintendents to be notified. Attendees include J W Ramsey Para­gould J L Bond W A Ramsey Fayetteville Ury McKenzie Hot Springs Mrs W P McDermott Little Rock D T Henderson Lake Village and Sam Criswell Cabot Claud S Fitzpatrick Helena is proposed to succeed Mrs R P Milwee Brinkley and Mrs E G Thompson Little Rock to succeed George W Reid Fort Smith. Go to church next Sunday.

Tional Association J. W. Ramsey Paragould J. L. Bond W. A. Ramsey Fyetteville Ury McKenzie Hot Springs W. P. McDermott Little Rock D. T. Henderson Lake Villega Sam Criswell Cabot Claud S. Fitzpatrick 1 Helena R. P. Milwee Brinkley E. G. Thopson George W. Reid Fort Smith

Capital blamed for big waste in industry

A report by the American Engineering Council assigns responsibility for over half the waste in industrial processes to management, with labor at less than 25 percent. It notes unemployment above a million, idle equipment, high labor turnover, and millions lost in bids and dupli­cations in building trades. It urges nationwide unemployment data systems and a coordinated plan among government, industry, labor, and banks to regulate employment.

St. Louis American Engineering Council Herbert Hoover Commerce

Recorders Must Collect 50 Percent for Oil and Gas Leases

Little Rock June 4 Attorney General Utley rules recorders in counties on the fee system must collect county tax for recording oil and gas leases and assignments. If a recorder is salaried he must collect for the county the seal tax and the 10¢ per hundred words. The 25¢ charge made by.

Little Rock Utley Nc County

Clerks Dispute Utley Claim On Oil Lease Classifications

General Utley maintains an erroneous view regarding oil and gas lease classifications, arguing that mortgages should be filed but not recorded. The discussion centers on the handling of lease documents and the implied legal distinctions in filing practices.

Utley

Prescott Water Declared Pure

City water officials report water from the reservoir is absolutely pure and free from typhoid germs. Health authorities advise residents to follow sanitary laws enacted to curb disease and mosquitoes, praising the anti malaria campaign for reducing the mosquito nuisance citywide.

O. Gi Jane A. Bailey Ma Low

Rumors on Mexican Bean Beetle Investigated

Special to The News from Little Rock reports George C. Becker chief inspector of the State Plant Board says investigations found no confirmation of rumors that the Mexican bean beetle had entered the state. He urges vigilance where hay imports are heavy and notes reporting any suspicious pests like the ladybug.

Little Rock George C. Becker State Plant Board

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