Gas Fire Tragedy Claims Three Women in El Dorado
Three women burned when a gas well near El Dorado exploded. Ann Brown aged 22 Josephine Gaughan 21 and Margaret Ramsey 33 died or were seriously burned. Fred Hays and A L Wolfort among others injured. Cause under investigation with speculation on a match spark or train ember.
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Rado
el Dorado
Oman
Pital
Y. B. Albright
Fred Haysen
Ann Brown
Camden
Josephine Gaughan
Margaret Ramsey
Med Hays
Albright
Brown
Miss Gaughan
Miss Martin
A. L. Wolfort
Calion
Ruth Gaughan
Cam
L. Wolfort
W. W. Brown
Mr. Brown
Hays
Cabin
Gaughan
Miss Brown
Health statistics show violent deaths and drowning rise
Dr W Garrison reports vital statistics from the Health Department, noting only about sixty percent of deaths are reported. The study highlights rising drowning deaths, a high firearm death toll among children, and improvements from prohibitory laws and safety campaigns. Health surveys and malaria control gain momentum across Arkansas with the Cotton Belt tour ending June 28.
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Health Department
Actuaris
Atl
Arkansas
Cotton Belt
Lewisville
The Well Runs Mud In Crater Fire Suppression
A muddy well halts gas flow and extinguishes the crater fire, signaling an end to the blaze. Cleanup crews monitor the site as the venting subsides and the area returns to calm conditions.
Confederate Veterans Call to Meeting at Serepta
Command from Camp Asa Morgan U C V directs Confederate Veterans to assemble at Serepta at noon on July 22 1920 with two days rations. Commander JONES orders attendance and report to the meeting promptly.
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Serepta
Jones
Camp
Asa Morgan
Three More Women Lawyers Graduate in Arkansas
Little Rock on June 15 reports that three more women have graduated from the Arkansas law school. Helen Humphrey Arnelle Burnside and Mary Blakeney, all of Little Rock, join the legal profession. Burnside is a niece of ex Governor Hays and a stenographer for Associate Justice Humphreys. Humphrey is temporarily employed as a stenographer in the Bank Commissioner’s office and plans to practice law. Interstate Commerce Commission inspectors Keegan and Priest are in the city assessing freight operations and good roads program prospects.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Arkansas Law School
Helen Humphrey
Arnelle Burnside
Mary Blakeney
Burnside
Hays
Humphreys
Humphrey
Interstate Com
Keegan
Priest
Interstate Commerce Commission
Two Blevins Citizens Arrested on Prohibition Charge
Two Blevins men, Dully Gorham station agent and O Ayott planter, were jailed in Texarkana on liquor sales charges under the federal Prohibition Law. Gorham was nabbed at Blueville by officers Davis Cantley and Steele and Ayott was seized in Texarkana after a jailhouse questioning. A search of the Blevins depot uncovered two gallons of whiskey.
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Blevins
Dully Gorham
O. Ayott
Texarkana
Gorham
Bluevins
Davis
Cantley
Prescott
Steele
Ayott
Moore and McBride Married in Texarkana Ceremony
Mrs Florence Moore of near Detroit Texas wed W H McBride of this city at Texarkana last Sunday. They returned to Prescott that night and plan to reside in a home near the high school. The groom owns Prescott Marble and Granite Works and has resided here about a year.
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Troit
Texas
W. H. McBride
Texarkana
Prescott
rGanite
Bank of Mountainburg Closes Doors In Crawford County
Little Rock reports the Bank of Mountainburg in Mountainburg Crawford County closed its doors yesterday with capital stock of 10 000. J W Walker served as president and E E Morris as cashier.
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Bank of
Mountainburg
Crawford County
J. W. Walker
E. E. Morris
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Southern Pine Association
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Thornton Publi School
Camden High School
Caroline
Ruth
Helen
Virginia
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Mary Allen
Emmet
Jodi
Carden
C. M. Martin
Humboldt, Tenn
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Scottish Rite Consistory
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Constantine
Bank OF Prescott
Prescott, Arkansas
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