Various Local News Briefs From Multiple Arkansas Towns
Wyatt-Mrs Julin Rafferty found the season’s first cotton bloom on her Mississippi county farm. Mississippi county cotton outlook deemed good. Jackson bonds of five million dollars issued by Marquette Cement Mfg. Co canceled on June 23 by Recorder Silas Lail. Perryville PWA grants announced totaling fifty six thousand four hundred fifty three dollars for a local sewer project. Chaffee Mrs Rhoda Nicholson collapsed and died from heat induced apoplexy while picking berries near the Mary Arms home. Campbell Francis M Snider, 90, left for Gettysburg to mark the 75th anniversary events. he served 143 days in the Civil War with the Fifty Second Missouri Cavalry. Caruth high school to open July 5 with a bus route aiding Tywappity Shady Grove and Hemphill districts. cotton vacation schedules prompt early term.
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Wyatt
Julin Rafferty
Mississippi County
Chaffee
Rhoda Nicholson
Marry Arms
Campbell
Francis M. Snider
Gettysburg
Mr. Snider
Fifty-Second Missouri Cavalry
Caruth
Tywappity
Shady Grove
Hemphill
Memorial for Kennett A W Winter at home
Kennett A W Winter aged 69 was found dead in his bed at home last Friday from a heart ailment. He is survived by his widow and one daughter Mrs Earl Beck of Tywappity. The report notes a quiet family obituary with no details of funeral arrangements.
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Kennett
A. W. Winter
Here
Earl Beck
Vanduser Man Honored on Birth Anniversary
A surprise party was held last Sunday at Evin Burke's Vanduser home for his forty ninth birthday. Guests included E T Burke and four children of Charleston, Marshall Jackson and son Bobby of Charleston, Mrs Tom Adams of Plant City, and several Burke family members from Vanduser.
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Evin Burke
Vanduser
E. T Burke
Charleston
Marshall Jackson
Bobby
Orf
Kathryn Burks
Sikeston
Edmund Burke
Janet Sue
Albert Burke
Collins
Wm. Burke
Bill Dale
Maurice Armstrong
Lentice Dodson
Burke
J. W Moody
New Madrid CCC Camp Nears Fourth Year of Service
The New Madrid CCC camp will enter its fourth year of usefulness to drainage districts on July 9. Company 3729 celebrates despite new enrollees, with possible open house on Sunday July 10. Foreman Joseph V Bailey returns after a three week trip to the West Coast. Chillicothe Business College starts a $150,000 summer bulletin for graduates in 21 states, with postage of $1500.
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New Madrid CCC
CCC Company 3729
Joseph V. Bailey
New Madrid
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Chillicothe Business College
New Madrid Camp named enrollment base for CCC group
The New Madrid CCC camp is designated as the concentration point for the new Southeast Missouri enrollment period next month. 191 new enrollees will be processed at New Madrid on July 6 and 14 with 165 sent to Missouri origin CCC companies in Iowa and 26 kept at the New Madrid camp. The large group will stay several days and tents and gear may be supplied if needed due to limited camp facilities. Other notes report ditch clearing near Highway 61 and a minor fire under a barracks that damaged nothing.
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New Madrid
CCC
Missouri
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Missouri-Kansas
Iowa
Canran
Stark narrowly escapes injury in plane incident
Governor Lloyd C. Stark faced a dangerous storm return from Flat River when his plane, piloted by Capt. Eric H. Kaeppel, shed oil and blew a gasket near St. Charles. The crew glided to Lambert-St. Louis field where Stark continued by car after attending Senator Bennett C. Clark's campaign opening in Flat River.
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Lloyd C. Stark
Jefferson City
Flat River
Eric H. Kaeppel
St. Charles
Kaeppel
Lambert- St. Louis
Stark
Last Rites Held Sunday for Judge E M Dearing
Judge E M Dearing aged 71 who served five six-year terms on the circuit court of the 21st district died at his Potosi Missouri home last Friday from a paralytic stroke. He had twice been elected prosecuting attorney of Washington County and in 1904 was elected state representative. Funeral services were conducted Sunday in Potosi with burial in the Masonic Cemetery.
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E M. Dearing
Circuit Court
21St Circuit
Potosi
Young girl ends life with rifle near Cardwell
Lougene Rogers, 16, a Cardwell area farm resident and Cardwell High School sophomore, died by self-inflicted gunshot Sunday at her home. Left alone after pleading illness when her parents invited her to church, she was found across a bed with a .22 by her side.
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Lougene Rogers
Cardwell
Jesse Rogers
Cardwell High School
Morehouse Farmer Succumbs to Old Age
Henri Hellem died at his home in Morehouse after a long illness of old age. Funeral services were held at Morehouse Baptist church with Rev. Lawrence Ray officiating, interment in Sikeston city cemetery. Born in Zarren Belgium 72 years ago, he married 46 years ago and farmed at Blodgett Mo then moved to Morehouse in 1900. Survived by his wife, two sons Herschel Hellem and Claude Hellem, daughter Irene Jones, a brother and sister in Belgium.
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Henri Hellem
Morehouse
Morehouse Baptist Church
Lawrence Ray
Alburton
Sikeston City
Hellem
Zarren
Belgium
America
Blodgett
Herschel Hellem
Claude Hellem
Lees Summit
Irene Jones
St. Louis
Last Rites for Morley Man Jefferson A. Robinson
Funeral services for Jefferson Alexander Robinson aged 77 were held Saturday at the Church of God in Morley. He died Thursday at his daughter's home, Mrs Tom Irvin. Burial was in Morley cemetery. Born August 22, 1861 in Cape County, he married Catherine Ann Hitt in 1891. Surviving: daughter Mrs Irvin, brother James Robinson, three granddaughters, and several nieces and nephews.
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Jefferson Alexander Robinson
Tom Irvin
Morley
Church of God
Freeman Uncel
Mr. Robinson
Cape County
Catherine Ann Hitt
Robinson
Irvin
James Robinson
Lilbourn
Last Rites Held for Gray Ridge Farmer
Last rites were held at the Baptist church in Gray Ridge Sunday afternoon for Andrew Woods who died of a heart ailment at his Gray Ridge home early Saturday. Rev L Taylor presided. Interment followed at Bluff Cemetery in Gray Ridge with Arden Ellis service. Woods, born in Illinois 83 years ago, had lived in Gray Ridge for 60 years. Surviving are two sons Huey and Otto Woods of Gray Ridge and a daughter Mrs Bill Williamson of Risco.
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Baptist Church
Gray Ridge
Andrew Woods
L Taylor
Bluff
Arden Ellise
Mr Woods
Illinois
Huey
Otto Woods
Bill Williamson
Risco
Missouri Merchants Charged With Hoarding Tokens
Sales tax officials blamed merchants for token shortages as retailers reportedly failed to count and redeem zinc tokens after collecting more than they could sell. G H Bates said overstocked tokens circulated last year to aid circulation. He will send a counting machine to chambers of commerce collecting 100 000 tokens to convert them to cash for orders.
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G. H. Bates
Bates
Chamber of Commerce
State seeks to buy millions more mills to ease shortage
Bates and State Auditor Forrest Smith seek authorization from Gov. Stark to purchase 10 000 000 or 15 000 000 more mills. With 55 000 000 one mill pieces and 12 000 000 five mill tokens circulating or stored, hoarders risk loss as the state plans to buy more mills to avoid shortages and avert taking on hoarding.
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Bates
Forrest Smith
Stark
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Marquette Cement Mfg. Co
Silas Lail
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Gene
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W. A. Williams
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Jack Lancaster
Lon Nall North
Co. C. Reindred
McMullin
IB McNew Morehouse
C. R. Foster Miner
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Caverno
Canalou
J. F. Dickerman
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Blodgett Mercantile CO
Joe Williams Jr
Continents
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Asia
Africa
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New York
S. S. Roma
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Harry O. Smith
Ste. Genevieve
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E. M. Dearing
Morehouse Faemer
Soodrich
Silvertown
Ms Walbe
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Auto Radio
America’s Finest
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Weiner
Hamburg Grill
Steak Brewer
Goodrich
Mantola Gym
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