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The Log Cabin Democrat
Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas
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A group of Conway men, including state guard members Lieut. Col. H. L. McAlister, Capt. G. S. McHenry, and others, left yesterday for Beebe to begin a motor tour of Arkansas, heading northeast then to Helena for the American Legion convention on August 16 and 17. Russell Brown will join at Newport for about a month. The tour has attracted significant interest from motorists and citizens for its length and potential impact on state citizenship.
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Lieut. Col. H. L. McAlister, Capt. G. S. McHenry, Capt. Dan Estes, Elias King, Esby Rogers, Percy Stephens and Robert Erbacher, Conway members of the state guard party to make a tour of Arkansas by motor convoy, left yesterday for Beebe, where the tour will be started today.
From Beebe, the tourists will go into northeast Arkansas and then down the eastern boundary of the state to Helena, for the convention of the American Legion on August 16 and 17.
Russell Brown of this city will join the tourists at Newport this week and continue on the swing around the circuit for probably a month.
Much attention has already been attracted by the tour. It has aroused the interest of motor car dealers and owners as about the longest overland tour undertaken by Arkansas people in Arkansas. Citizens of other classes are watching it for its effect upon the state's citizenship as a whole.
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Arkansas, From Conway To Beebe, Northeast Arkansas, Eastern Boundary To Helena
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Left Yesterday, Starting Today, August 16 And 17, This Week, For Probably A Month
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Conway state guard members left yesterday for Beebe to start a motor convoy tour of Arkansas today, heading northeast then along the eastern boundary to Helena for the American Legion convention on August 16 and 17; Russell Brown joins at Newport this week for about a month; the tour attracts attention as the longest overland trip by Arkansans in the state and for its potential effect on citizenship.