Local commerce and notices fill Prescott page
Local items announce ice cream at Hester ly’s fountain and red cedar shingles at Junction Lumber Co. For rent a West Main street home available 15th inst. C. B. Gordon offers tornado insurance with top companies. Fishing trip group enjoys rain and wind at Gray’s Lake. Dr RL Hinton remains in optical business with 380 years of experience. Wires rumour about a blackout proved false. plant operated on schedule. 80 acre farm for sale near Blevins at $800. Picture frame moulding stock arrives. Edith Hughes of New York to lecture at Cumberland Church. Company M election of noncommissioned officers set for June 1.
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Oliver Harrell
Edith Hughes
New York
Home Mission Society of the Presbyterian Church
U.S. A
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Prescott area notes and county updates from the week
Hamilton and Capelle frame pictures while W B Orner leaves for a bus trip to Little Rock. Prescot t Supply & Hardware Co advertises price cuts on screen doors. Sidney Duke returns from Fayetteville after attending the University of Arkansas. An afternoon rain dampens business and crops. the airdome will open tomorrow night. The colored teachers Institute opens at the courthouse with many attendees. Mrs. Van Williams visits from Hugo Oklahoma to stay two weeks in Prescott while Ma Williams resumes travel.
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Hamilton & Capelle
W. B. Orner
Little Rock
Nevada County
Prescott
Colored Teachers’ Institute
Court House
van Williams
Hugo
Okla
Col
O.L Moncrief
Ma. Williams
Hope
For Beauty's Sake Notice From Local Page
Miss Hlazel Scott is quite sick. Alex Waringek of Willisville, home from the University of Arkansas, visits with his brother Arl Warmack before returning home. The ice cream supper, supported by the Rebecca Lodge, was successful and enjoyable, raising funds for the order.
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Alex. Waringek
Willisville
University of Arkansas
Arl Warmack
Home
Rebecah
Despondent man found dead in Riverside home
John Jones aged forty was found dead at his Riverside residence with his head blown off. A gun lay nearby and the man leaves five children. Authorities attribute the death to despondency.
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Fort Worth
John Jones
Riverside
Wind storm damages area east of Denison
Severe weather struck Tuesday morning with wind hail and rain. Denison reports damage east of the city from the storm that swept through the region.
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Denison
Hall
Postmaster Stolz Pleads Guilty in Mail Opening Case
Gus Stolz the Washington county post master entered a guilty plea in federal court to opening mail. He was fined 250 dollars.
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Austin
Gus Stolz
Washington
Washington County
Prescott Impoverished Public Life Spurs Call for Civic Steps
Informed citizens urge a Commercial Club and better town amenities including a public library sanitarium and regular entertainment. A wind storm devastated Prescott damaging a partially finished airdome and a brother’s barn where a tornado policy omitted coverage.
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Prescott
Clift Hotel in Newport Burns. Manager and Family Escape
Fire of unknown origin destroys the new Clift hotel with twelve-year-old boy injured after leaping from the second story. Damages are estimated at 70,000 dollars. manager John E. Jordan, his wife, and a twelve-year-old son were the only occupants.
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Newport
New Clift Hotel
John E. Jordan
Three Rurales Killed in Mexican Ranch Fight
In a San Ignacio ranch clash near Namar, Chief Meratz of the rurales and two of his men were killed. Two soldiers were wounded. a bandit was killed and the remaining attackers escaped. The bandits had recently killed American H. Jones, and soldiers pursued them for that crime.
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City of
Mexico
San Igaacio Ranch
Namar
Meratz
Rurales
H. Jones
Insurgent Sultan Hafid Advances on Fez with 12,000-Strong Army
Tangier dispatch notes Mulai Hafid marching from Mequines with 12,000 troops toward Fez. About 20,000 tribesmen reportedly join him as Hafid’s forces reportedly annihilate Gerard rebels remnants after leaving Mequines on June 2.
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Fez
Tangier
Morocco
Mulai Hafid
Hafid
Gerarda
Two Bales Ginned in Southwest Cotton Regions
Cotton picking advances in a southwest Texas area with Von Ormy listed as the first ginned bale of the season in Besar county. On the International and Great Northern line cotton is opening fast toward Cotulla and Laredo with about 200 bales expected before July 1.
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San Antonio
von Ormy
Besar
International
Great Northern
Cotulla
Laredo
Seclion
Texas
Waco Chosen for Next Texas Christian Endeavor Meet
Corsicana June 1 Next meeting of the Texas Christian Endeavor union will be held at Waco. Elected officers include Rev Colby D Hall president Rev E Ingram vice president Dr G W Ray Fort Worth Rev LeRoy Anderson Dallas Dr J B Holmes Beaumont Rev Arthur Odell San Antonio F M Roach Weatherford secretary Miss Kirby McCheaney Hillsboro editor Carl Beeman Dallas treasurer Resolutions favoring statewide prohibition adopted.
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Corsicana
Tex
Texas Christian Endeavor Union
Waco
Colby D. Hall
E. . Ingram
G. W. Ray
Fort Worth
LeRoy Anderson
Dallas
J. B. Holmes
Beaumont
Arthur Odell
San Antonio
F. M Roach
Weatherford
Kirby McCheaney
Hillsboro
Forgery Alleged In El Paso Bank Complaint
El Paso June 10. Complaint filed by H. J. Williams cashier of the Guaymas branch of Banco Desonora charging Pablo Vardis with forgery. Vardis held in county jail pending extradition requisition by Mexico. He is alleged confederate of Ernesto Uriguigo who last week forged drafts for 5100 000 from the Guadalajara bank of Jalisco. A Swiss bank employee allegedly prepared false letters of credit and telegrammed to Jalisco to honor the drafts.
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el Paso
H. J. Williams
Guaymas
Banco Desonora
Pablo Vardis
Vardis
Yardis
Ernesto R. Almada Uriguigo
Guadalajara
Jaliaco
Guaymas Bank
Jalisco
Ubrugulos
Dunlap Slain at Hotel Foley Courthouse Guard
Eufaula Oklahoma June 10 General Dunlap guarding courthouse records was shot three times and killed at Hotel Foley County Clerk Julian of McIntosh County is detained in connection with the case The tragedy occurred during the guard of official records.
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Eufaula
Oklo
Dunlap
Julian
McIntosh County
Foley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rexall
Memphis
Hesterly’s Fountain
Prescott Hardware Company
Junction City Lumber Co
West Main Street
Louella Moncrief
Junction Lumber Co
B. Gordon
Gray's Lake
RL. Hinton
Tas
Geo. J. Terry's
Texas Watermelons
Howard Terry's
Studebaker
Prescott Hardware Co
Prescott Hardware
W. W. Tompkins
Mississippi
Blevins
Ellsworth
Adam Guthrie Jr
Fayetteville
Conway
M” 2d Regiment
A.G. Winslow
Nevada County Drug Store
Adam Guthrie
Albert
Buchanan
Stainton
Prescott Supply & Hardware Co
Sidney Duke
Hesterly
Citizens Bank Capital
J. S. Regan
Joss
Howard Terry
Wy Sds
O. F. Gordon
Ad Gordon
Christian Endeavor
Rev. C. C. Hall
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