The Courier News from Blytheville, Arkansas • Page 1

THE DOMINANT NEWSPAPER OF NORTIELA ET ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST' MISSOURI VOL. XXXII-NO. 111 Blytbarille Blytheville Herald Couriet Mytberile Daily Mississippi Valley Lander BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS, SATURDAY, JULY 1936. SINGLE COPIES FIVE CENTS 140 AMERICANS BELEAGUERED IN EMBASSY BLYTHEVILLE COURIER NEWS Drouth-Then Grasshoppers Row upon row of stripped from them scene that' greeted when, as. shown Blackwell, Okla.

Ing to destroy forage he had never gaunt, parched stalks, every vestige of lent and ear by vorncious. grasshoppers--this was Ur dismal Charles E. Geiger, woneer Oklahoma fariner, above, he visited his bottomland cornfield near With the ravages of 'hoppers and combinand feed crops for, winter use, Gelger admitted seen anything like it In all Jals 71 years. WOMAN SLAIN IN SHOTGUN BATTLE Five Others Injured in Free-for-All Following, Holly. Springs.

Revival. HOLLY SPRINGS, July 25 Tucker revealed today da woman was shot and killed from ambush and at least Ave others were injured 51 a "free-for-all" fight: as they were returning. home -from 8 revival meeting near here last night. Sheriff Tucker, who has been directing 311 investigation since 'the shooting, told live United Press he' was holding uL person for questioning and planned to question others. He refused to divulge.

the name 'of the person! held. The slain woman was Mrs. Willie Rooch, 40, wife of a tenant farmer and mother of six children. injured were Mrs. Lucile Fesmeyer, 23, who suffered critical shotgun wounds in her shoulder and side, Jesse Fesmeyer, her husband, and their two-year-old baby, and two persons whose names authorities did: not have.

All but Mrs. Fesmeyer! slightly Injured. Sheriff Tucker said that as far as he had been able to 35- certain some 30 persons engaged in a free-for-all after the revival services at Laws Hill Methodist church had broken up. Swan's Nest On Raft ROCKAWAY, Ore. (UP)--When high water in Lake Lytte threatened to destroy a vest built by white swans, B.

Dalby, John Tate, S. M. Batterson and Wesley Batterson lifted the nest on 'n spectally built raft. The mother swan Watched, calmly enough, and laid her sixth egg in the nest atter its safely was assured. New Orleans Cotton NEW ORLEANS, July 25.

(UP) -A wave of speculative buying boosted cotton prices ou the market today and at one stage the July option registered an advance of bate. 135 Other points or positions $6.75 cents closed aj slightly under the highs for the day with gains ranging from 10 to 16 points. A tight 'squeeze devcloped in the July position which expired today on the local market. July ened wit a 14.10 bid from some short but there WAS nothing offered on the call. Later a sale was made at 14 cents even.

It was the highest price since June 1930. July weul out. at 12.83. Unfavorable weather good cables and reports of boll weevil activity stimulated speculative purchasing. open high low close July 1300 1300 1283 1283 Oct.

1240 1250 .1240 1246 Dec. 1233 1240 1233 1238 Jan. 1229 1245 1229 1235 Mar, 1231 1238 1231 1237 May 1232 1239 1232 1237 15.. Spots closed steady at 1305, up. lOne Killed, Seven Hurt When Automobile Upsets! ROGERS, July 25.

(UP)One person was killed and seven Injured curly today when their car turned over on 3 highway near Delin Visin. The stead 1s Carl Ash, 17, of The more seriously Injured are Carl Looney, 18, of Itogers, Alberta Allred, 16, of Dentonrille, Jack Miller, Denver, and Charles Itagsdale, Rogers. The group was returning after having attended a dance aL resort when the car struck loose gruvel. at highs speed ankl overturned. ACCEPTS DEATH VERDICT CALMLY Rattlesnake Murder Case Defendant Expresses Surprise at Decision.

ANGELES. 25 a -Robert S. Jomes calmly sinoked pipe in his special jail cell todas of surprised, in a delached sort way, that. a jury had condenined him to dle. for murdering his seventh wife by thrusting her foot Into box of live.

raltle-: snakes and then drowning her: He will stand Judge Charles W. Fricke next Friday' and hear the. sentence of decreed by' thie fury, passed. By his side will be Charles Hone, his confederate, branded by the court IS cquaily guilty in the fendish plot nenlist. pretly Mory Buscli to collect $21,000 In insurance.

After. deliberating nine liours and nine minutes the jury returned "its verdict of gullty. After deliberating nine hours' and nine minutes the Jury or ten men and. two women returned the verdict list night al 8:09 o'clock Pacific Up to that lime James, branded by. wilnesses ILS bluebeard, fifth wife.

was confdent 2of ncsuspected also of murdering lils quittal. He even offered "a bel that he would be ncquilted. Thera were no Inkers. He mid, blinking his sinall eyes when Foreman. Allen read the verdict: I -'guess gave me the works.

I can't. understand it. had hunch. they wouldn't." STRIKES BACK AT TEAM OFFICIALS Mrs. Jarrelt Charges! Questionable Conduct on Board Steamship.

BERLIN, July 25 (UP) --Mrs. Eleanor Ifolm Jarrett today gave up her fight, for re-Inslatement on the American Olymple team and denounced conduct of several American Olympic officials during the Journey aboard the Manhattan, Mrs. Jarrett. dropped from the swimming team because she nttended tao many cocktall partles ot: the ship, sold that fairs were managed 60 DI1 the upper deck that alleles received 'scant altention. She charged that members of the commitice themselves took part in questionable affairs.

"I refer to A mock and a mock frinl." she marriage a three page statensent Issued simultancously with her announcement that she would give up the night for re-Instatement. "This was given ostensibly 0.5 i an entertalument feature but was so left the shocking that entertainment many athletes, in disgust." she said. "The trial WAS presided over by Gustace Kirby, treasurer the handled Olympic commilter. who sol dialogue it had, nothing to do with tho marriage, situation but opened up able Interpretation and was altogether for youthful cars." There was 110 general rile against drinking aboard the Manhattan, Mrs. Jarrett charged, therefore asked how the committee could condemn her for drinking.

"The officials had to save their faces. They had to have A goal and I was chosen." Mrs. Jarrett said. SALT LAKE CITY (UP)-Motorists sweltering in 90 and 100 degree weather headed for the mountains. to cool off.

mi'y to And many of the roads still blocked by stow. Gibraltar Between Two Fires The British garrison on impregnable Reck of Gibraltar nt tho entrasice to the Mediterranean found Mself surrounded Ish revolution, with shells from combatants by the Spanfirstly overhead. Rebels forces: at Ceuta, to the south, were- being while rebel, gunbonts bombarded Linea, lo the north. nttacked by: loyalists. seen Tho rock is towering above parading British, troops.

His Rule in Spain Periled The bloody rebellion directed against the Leftist government, which Is sweeping Spain, mennces the rule of President Manuel Azana, shown above in a recent picture. A former premicr, Azana was elected to his present post two. months MEMPHIS BARS OUTSIDE CASES Mid-South Infantile: Paralysis Sufferers Must Take Home Treatment. Memphis moved today to prevent MEMPHIS, July 25. spread of -infantile paralysis here by barring mid-south sufferers from Memphis hospitals.

Dr. L. M. Graves, superintendent of the city health ment. explained that in addition to endangering the city, transportalion was injurious (o patients and that treatment can be carried out in one locality as well as another.

"While we are willing and anxlous to be of any reasonable nssistance possible we cannot ford to allow our large and congested urban population to be subjected to this disease," Dr. Graves said. By United Press Alabama's total number of casof infantile paralysis mounted to 199 today As no 110w were Mississippi. reported in Tennessce or cases In all three states there havet been 265 cases of the dread disease reported in the current epfdemic and 17 have died. Alabama counted five new casC5 today As the state" its efforts to check the malady, Sonia species of cactus have green flowers, KRESS COMPANY BUYS STORE SITED ON MAIN STREET Negotiations for 70-Foot Frontage in 200-Block.

H. Kress and Company. Texas corporation operating 8n extensive chain of 10-rent stores, has completed negotiations for Che purchase of the old Blytheville Hotel bullding, two story brick Etructure al 212 West Maini street, and the building occupied by the O. K. barber shop, which adjoins the holel building on the west.

Na definite information 05 to the Kress company's plans was available here today but it: is sumed that the old. bulldings will he razed to minke way for modern home for the concern's local store, which for a number of has occupied rented ters In the 400-block on quarWest Main. Aboul $20,000 Involved By the purchase the Kress company acquires frontage or 70 feet on the north side of Main Wand strect, nbout midway between Secand Railroad. streets. The consideration was not revealed but from rellable sources it was learned that about $20,000 cash volved." The estate of the is Inter In-? W.

E. Glenn, of Asheville, N. and J. T. Alford, of this city, are the sellers.

Negotiations for the extending over a period or several months, were completed with the signing of purchase contracts recently. Actual. delivery' of the deeds and puyment of the purchuse price probably take, place wilhin 48 hours. Plans Not Known Information' as to thie. Kress.

company's "plans was available! nelther, from attorneys who negotlated the purchase of the prop-! erty nor at' the company's store. A telegraphic Inquiry, dispatched by the Courier News this morning to the Kress company's executive offices in New City, had not been answered late this afternoon, D. B. Bowen, the Krers company's local' manager, out of town on his vacation and could not. be renched.

W. B. Tolliver. 'of Nashville, acting as! manager In Bowen's absence, said he hail 110 information. as to the company's.

plans. One or City's Oldest Buildings 'I'he two-story structure is one: of the oldest brick buildings miscut 34 years ago. The barber, having been erroted shop building. with only 0 20 foot frontage, was constructed 25 years ago, walls pl adjoining buildings forming the sides of the Both bulklings have deteriorated in 'recent years and are In need of considerable repair at this time, particularly the hotel building. The Aired flag: of Clie hotel building has' housed IL billiard parlor, shoe repair shop lunch counter for some time and the second floor WILS used, until vacated.

recently, as 3 rooming house. Mr. Glenn, who. died. in 1925, had part In the erection the hotel building and the Ad-! Joining one-story building.

Mr. Alford acquired an In the popertles some sears later. Deeds were signed by officials of the Wachorla Bank and Trust company of Winston Salem, and Mrs. Minnie L. Glenn, named co- of the Glenn estate under Mr.

Glenn's wIll, by Mr. The Glenn estate also has other business property here. The properties are actually convered to' Earl K. Willinins of New York city, who was acting 05 trialce for all undisclosed principal in the early negotialions. Later the Kress was acurilled to be the real Harrison.

Snith and Taylor, local law Arm, and Holmes, Whitand Scarft, New York attorneys, represented Williams, the Wachovia Dank and Trust company and Mrs. Glenn In the transaction and Holland onel Barham, Alford. local attorneys, represented Chicago Wheat bigh 1ox: close Jul 100 3-4 100 103 1-4 Sep 103 3-4 104 1-8 102 3-4 1-2 Chicago Corn open high low close July 90 5-8 92 1-2 89 5-8 .91 Sep 86 1-2 68 1-2 08 3-8 88 1-8 HOME STRETCH NEAR IN STATE POLITICAL RACE Candidates for Governor! Will Enter Closing Drive! Next Week. ROCK, July 25 for the nomination for cavernor. In the to August return 11 primury, were.

here over the week- for 10 their. tieadquurters, conferences before "entering Into the last two weeks of the campaign. Atty. Gen. Bodley' speak fn Fort Smith tonight.

He will return -here tomorrow. Balley's headquarters said' aliciney general, during the next, two weeks, sell be in the niorel thickly populated areas. of the eastern, southern aml soul? west-; ern parts of the slate. Slate Senator John Asliley, Rdministration candidate, will speak at Arkadelphia tonight and -return here lemcrrow lo rest. Next week he will tc In Plate Russellville.

Secretary of Slate Fal P. Donald was to: return! here tonight after speaking will Include Ills schedule in next. week St. stops Philllys, Francis, Monroe and Cross' Judge R. A.

Cook: WElLS to return here after speaking ut Stiltgarl. this afternoon. wIll be In the northwest section; of the stute next week. Gov. J.

M. Futrell, In press conference today, said ho wash not ready publicly to support any candidate, though 11. is known that he supports Ashley privalely. The governor is expected to take the, stump In the lost part of-, the campalgu, If It. beconies necessary; 7 for the administration candidate's Hayti Man Hurt Twice In Accidents Friday Twice injured in automobile pecidents while two contpantons practically scathed, Tolin B.

Hageman, 58, of Hayli, reflected upon his ill luck while recovering at the Blytheville hospital. Hageman and a man were picked up by a. Mr. Ethridge, Hayl grocer, on the highway be tween Caruthersville and yesterday. Whlle driving: toward Haytl Elhridge's car struck rough place in the pavement, o1- parently caused when made! the concrete crack.

Hageman's head struck top of the car, slightly injuring lils hend neck. Ethridge and the other man! drove with Hazeman to the Blytheville hospital 1or an examina tion. They started the return journey to Hayti late last night and Ethridge's turned over on Highway 61, about three milles south of Kayli, when he forced to Inke to a dilen to avoid collision. Ethridge and the other man were shuken up slightly but Hageman sustained 1 couple of broken ribs and was brought back to the hospital here. In Rome -it Is legal to arrest person on suspicion, and the arrested man has to prove Dels innocence, Closing Stock Prices NEW YORK, July 25.

the automobile shares, noticeatly Chrysler, bolstered up a dull session on the stock exchange today. Chrysler stood out ns result of the report of dividend action announced after the close yesterday. Net Income for thee first half was $6.83 a share and directors offered a $4.00 dividend in contrast with a $1,50 payment in the previous quarter. A. T.

and T. 170 1-2 Anaconda Copper 38 7-8 Sicel 56 1-2 Chrysler 121 5-8 Citles Service 4 3-4 Am. Tank 53 3-8 Gen. Electric 43 Gen. Motors 21 3-B Int.

Harvester 74 5-B McKesson- Robbins 9 1-8 Montgomery Ward 45 1-2 N. Y. Central 40 1-4 Packard 11 1-8 Phillips Pet. 44 3-4 Radio 12 Simmons Beds 34 L-2 Standard of N. J.

63 3-B Texas Co. 39 7-B U. Smelting 79 1-4 U. 5. Steel 65 3-4 Warner Bros.

11. Zonite 71-8 ALL AVENUES OF ESCAPE BLOCKED BY SPANISH WAR Fighting Rages: on All Sides of Madrid. Is Advised. 150 Enrolled For Play Project At. Municipal Park 'The playground project at.

the Walker park, started Monday, July 20, Mae is now Poster la full swing with In charge. "'The project; conducted as at Joint city, and the government program; is dee supervision of Miss ice Lilde, of Wilson; There are 150 enrolled. Hoys azid girls from years up. are accepted, 'The playground is open Mondays through' Fridays from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., and. from 1:30 to 5 p.m.

and, on Saturday morning the swimming pool is open from 9 until 11 a.m. An 'archery team and n' baseball team are being organized for girls from ten to 16 years of age. Three boys' teams are already functioning. There is a sewing! class for younger girls and manuiil training for boys. Boy's and girls desiring to enroll should report.

to Mrs. Olive Huron Monday morning, 8:30 o'clock, at the park. France Profits Little From Sewer Tours (UP) -The feinous sewers of Parls, which are open to the public--but seldom prove drawing card--attracted 1,107 vistour itors in 1935. The from the Pince de la corde to the Madeleine Church is taken In small bouts in the background passages, made famDuS by Victor Hugo's "Les Misernbles." The sewers are open to the publie only in summer months, one day aL week, and the eerle boat trip can be made for 3 francs per 1 person. Last year's traffic brought 'about $285 into the coffers of the French government.

Today Parisian sewers but from 600 to 700 milles in only a quarter of 3 mile is available to curious tourists. To Hold Evangelistic Meeting at Gosnell, A two weeks evangelistic meeting will nt the Gosuell Baptist church begin tomorrow morning with the Rev. L. P. Fleming, pastor of the Baptist church at Luxora, doing the preaching.

Noble McCullough. ci this city, will lead the singing. The Rev. J. L.

Newsom is pastor of this congregation. New York Cotton NEW YORK, July 25. '(UP)Colton closed steady. opca high low close Oct. 1244 1255 1244 1250 Dec.

1237 1244 1236 1240 Jan. 1235 1241 1235 1239 Mar, 1237 1245 1237 1241 May 1236 1243 1236 1237 Spots closed steady at 1330, up 14. Spot Average Is 13.12 The average price of 7-8 inch middling cotton on the 10 lead-! spot markels today was 13.12, according to the Blytheville Board Trade: WASHINGTON, July 26. (UP)All avemies of escape from Spain ed tho American embassy, a (or: Americans beleaguerMadrid bave been closed, C. Wendelin, third secrelaty In charge of the embassy, Infornied Secretary Stale Cordell 3 Hull: today In personal telephone conversation, Wendelin said the most practical route of evacuation for AInericans m' Mnurld: would have this avenue of scape.

is now. closbeen. through, Portugal. but A He Indicated the group: cunbrissy must await thie of terrine fighting now going on: between rebels and government supporters soinc 45: mlles from Madrid, before they can possibly, be evacuated. Officials here as rcaull wera deeply concerned.

the snfely of those In. the bussy. Located 300 miles' inland, with Oghting on eyery side, there would be little churice of march -to the ties. sway without serlous casual-: Wendelln said the moralo of those In the embassy, comprising practically all the native born American, citizens in Madrid, was high, and: that they bud food surplles" an hand sutticient for nt least a couple of wrecks, Reach' Marseilles (UP) MARSEILLES, France, July. 25,6 -Ninety-one American retur gees, some without belongings, some who had been robbed in the streets, arrived.

In. in Lise American Export liner 'Exetci. from Barcelona. Init of; those who arrived, rescued, by the Exeter after 0. radio appeal: by the state: department; ate applied for tat the with: American which consulturn home.

The few who linve money. Intend to embark the! along with the 110 passongers: whoin the liner landed here wen: It. raced: lo turbutent: Burcciona to the rescue. Coplain Ransone, master of the" Exeter, expects, to sail for York tonight. BISHOP PRAISES FATHER COUGHLIN Will Defend Him.

Before Pope if Necessary, Says Churchman in Rome. I ROME, July. 25. Press J. told the United by telephone from Naples, Chint if the 'subject of "comes Father: up Oharles during -visit- Coughin my Vallcan I certainly shall defend him." Bishop: Gallagher sold "there has been lot of fuss in tel United States beenise Father Coughlin Is very powerful." "Some; fear: that he may be able lo determine thie election.

an immense nnd- fully Father Coughlin is being justiNed reception in stew of the fact that the scl Is expounting the principics forth In the encyclicals, both of Ponc XIII, nad Plus XI. as before. they hinse never been preached "The fuss in. the United States Is, ridiculous. Father the doing nothing more than telling Coughiln is truth." Bishop Gallagher Indicated lids approval of -the mdio priest's crit-1.

Scism of President moncinry: and industrial policies. He salt "Father Coughlin Is guided by the anos! and clear religious principles." Coughlin's Not Fearful BUFFALO, N. July 25. (U! said today he Charles E. had no fear of the Vatican without "ever Arst doing anything to warning me." He added that "Rome will 'not be turned from her century old policy to please American.

ilicians." Wadkins Baby Dies The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 0. P. Watkins, died nt the fanally heme In the Calumet community nt'4 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

Funeral services were held this afternoon and interment wAS made al North Sawba cemetery. The 11 Cola charge Undertaking company, was ments. of funeral arrangeShe is survived by her parents. three brothers and two Drunks Are Fined Snooks Snider and Snider were Aned $20 Russell public drunkenness In cach for! court this morning. municipal Andy Darker was fined $10 for public drunkenness.

to John answer Wright to falled to appear charge of enness and his $10 bond wasily A charge of kceping hogs within the Ilinits WAS docketed of Sheridan public drunkenness against against Bill Briscoe and a charge, Ashley. Battle May Be Decisive By Vulted Press Spain's bloody cletl war between forces, of: Fascism arid Communtsin- entered decisive stage today as 'rebel and. governinent troops' fought a mujor battle in the Guadarrama mauninins for jicssession af "the gateway' to' The cinbattled wing gov-: ernment claimed: the revolution was completely under control but' Oghting continued 011 a number. of fronts with both sides claiming victory. The loynlist.

Neet, aided. by. airplanes, opened. n. terrific.

borbardment of rebel: forts strongholds in Spanish: Morcezo: and at Algeciras. Americas and foreign refugees continued, to spour Into Gibraltar nnd Morecilles by: the hundreds, their nerves shattered by the slaughter and British authoritles ordered refugees leave Gibraltar to make room for 'the incoming British, subjects. Australia to Borrow Hollywood Players SIDNEY (UP)-American stars are soon to have an entire-. ly new field and world for the exploitation of their genius. Sturat Australinn motion picture director, will vistt Hollywood this summer to pick several complete casts for Australian productions, which will be turned.

out entirely here, Production -Is to begin in September, and Australla, Doyle declares, is counting. defnitely on keeping a large number of Holly-: wood stars off the idle list. WEATHER Arkansas--Fair tonight. Sunday. partly cloudy, continued Memphis and vicinity -General-.

fair tonight and Sunday. Little change. in temperature. The maximum temperature here yesterday wa's 82, minimum: 74, clear, according to Samuel F. Norris, official weather observer.

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