Soldier John Veasey Named Mayor After Turbulent Primary
John Veasey, a soldier, was nominated mayor in a municipal primary. He defeated W. B. Adkins as ex-service men faced poll tax receipt issues, risking a riot at polling places. Attorney General Do lies said ex-service members who did not pay poll tax in 1918 could not vote. After tense moments, a conference allowed bona fide veterans prior to the war to vote, averting unrest.
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John Dole
Brough and Cotnam Headed to Nashville for Congress
Gov. Brough travels to Nashville to address the South Christian Citizenship Congress. Mrs. T. T. Cotnam will represent Arkansas on the program. The governor is set to meet with governors of the South and speak on a southern unity theme during the event.
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Gov. Brough
Nashville
South Christian Citizenship Congress
T. T. Cotnam
Arkansas
South Sociological Congress
Council
New Orleans
A Sale of House and Lot for Immediate Possession
A sale advertisement offers a house and lot with possession available at once. The listing credits Mrs. T. G. as the seller or contact.
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Osceola Seeks Frisco Depot Amid Private Rail Return
Arkansas Corporation Commission members meet in Osceola to review a petition for a Frisco depot. The session follows the end of federal control and a wave of similar proposals as private ownership resumes. Also, Champ and Smith, both serving in jail terms, escaped from Cummins farm with bloodhounds tracking Lawson Smith. Champ, 74, likely fled in a car and Smith, a Hempstead county manslaughter convict, escaped around 2:30 AM.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Corporation Commission
Oscela
William Champ
Jefferson County
Lawson Smith
Hempstead
Cummins
Smith
Champ
Governor Brough Named to International Y M C A Council
Little Rock March 6 Gov Brough has been elected as a member of the International Council of the Y M C A joining one hundred members. J B Dickinson of Little Rock is also a council member and state chairman of the Y M C A. He was summoned to New York by Dr John R Mott for a War Work Council conference but state business prevented him from going. Go to church tomorrow.
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Little Rock
Brough
International Council
J. B. Dickinson
New York
John R. Mott
For Sale Nancy Hall Sweet Potato Seed
Notice lists Nancy Hall sweet potato seed available from Benton Huddleston, Route 5, Hope, Ark. Telephone 838-3 rings. Public sale details unclear but advertisement seeks buyers and directs to contact.
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Benton Huddleston
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Arkansas Legion Chief Opposes Additional Bonus for Soldiers
J. J. Harrison, commander of the Arkansas Division of the American Legion, denounces any extra cash bonus for able bodied soldiers. He urges loyal Legionaries to maintain moral leadership and says Southern states back the fight against the National Committee’s action. He notes no public spokesman in the state or elsewhere for the bonus.
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J. J. Harrison
Arkansas Division of the
American Legion
Arkansas Department
National
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National Executive Committee
Cattle and Hog Buyer Seeks farm sellers
Ws will buy your cattle and hogs and pay the top market prices. Mann a4 Callicott, Phone No. 8. istf Get the March Ladies Home Journal from Jack Johnson.
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March Ladies Home Journal
Jack Johnson
Holland Refuses Second Surrender Demand for Kaiser
The Hague March 5. The Dutch government again declines to surrender the former German emperor to the allies for trial. It states Holland will take all necessary measures to minimize Kaiser Wilhelm’s liberty to protect national and international security. The note, signed by Foreign Minister Jonkheer van Karnebeek, argues the declaration shows Holland’s duties and dispels allied fears.
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Qzan Mercantile CO
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