River tales and slot secrets from the Ozarks and river life
The column recounts a Nevada slot machine saga and river lore from Amarillo to the Missouri. It highlights a celebrated river oyster chef, Jodie Van Horn, plans for cottonwood lumber, and a dangerous riverwork vigil with drownings and ghostly floaters. The piece ends with caution about selling local cottonwood groves to Jodie and his bid for buffalo lake access.
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Mason King
Jodie van Horn
Missouri River
Western
Jodie
Missouri Valley
John Snider
Buffalo Lake
Mr. van Horn
Conservatives Lead In British Public Opinion
George Gallup reports a sustained Conservative lead in England with 51 percent of decided voters backing the Conservatives, 37 percent Labor, and 11 percent for Liberal or others. Churchill calls for parliamentary methods for an early general election, amid domestic discontent over meat, fries, and prices and Attlee's wavering popularity.
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George Gallup
Pata Public Opinio
Princeton
Njth
Winston Churchill
England
British Institute of Public Opinion
Com
Labor Party
Liberal Party
Churchill
British Institute
Clement Attlee
House of Commons
Labor
Mr. Attlee
OS Bos Ivccieecienicc
Panhandle Sportsmen weigh plan on Buffalo Lake stocking
The Panhandle Sportsmen Club led by president Henry Hertner argues for stocking Buffalo Lake with thousands of near legal-size bass and crappie from Hemphill County lakes once the state game and fish commission opens more lakes. They urge removal of rough fish to improve results, noting clubs’ influence with Buffalo Lake authorities.
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Jodie
Buffalo Lake
Panhandle
Henry Hertner
State Game and Fish Commission
Hemphill County
Panhandle Sportsman’s Club
Meat prices rise prompting industry concern
A column notes higher meat costs threaten the industry while contrasting restaurant practices such as El Morocco offering a $42 for two steak deal and The Colony omitting prices. The piece pivots to a long tribute to a riverman named Jodie famed for recovering drowned bodies, often traveling far and working without pay, highlighting community reliance and gratitude.
No Fix for Nix on Pix by James Marlow
Washington report on Kefauver hearings shows Costello and Carroll dodging TV pictures during testimony. The piece explains the legal stakes of contempt and how courts bar televised courtroom images, while noting Carroll’s plan to testify and Costello’s hands only.
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James Marlow
Washington
Nix
Pix
Frankie
Costello
Jim Carroll
St. Louis
Senate
Kefauver
Congress
Supreme Court
Kefauver Committee
Carroll
New York
Cotsello
Elderly Man Seeks Room and Board Near Bus Line
An elderly man seeks room and board at reasonable rates with no nursing care required. Preference for proximity to a bus line. Contact via phone 9135. A READER.
Stamp swap offer for Gunn Bros stamps
Four Gunn Bros stamp books offered for S and H Green stamps. Call 3 5040 to discuss exchange details.
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Gunn Bros
S&h
Enchanted Bermuda Vacation Ends With Friendly Onion Trade
A two week Bermuda holiday with Frances, Dean Acheson as a neighbor, and a guarded stay at Coral Beach Club paints a peaceful escape from world affairs. The trip highlights warm seas, blue skies, and a lighthearted quip about Bermuda onions and tariffs as tourists linger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Acheson
Korea
Achesons
Coral Beach Club
Washington
Frances
Redbird
Bermuda
TV Cameras at Hearings Spark Privacy and Testimony Debate
The debate over televising witnesses at congressional hearings centers on privacy and the ability to testify. Carroll cites fear of public ridicule and loss of due process as risks of TV coverage, while others propose voluntary codes or bans on showing witnesses.
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Carroll
Wiley
Wisconsin
Congressional
Congress
Representative Case
New Jersey
Gravediggers Wear Waders in Irish Wet Graveyard
Gravediggers at St Ibar's in Wexford Ireland test burial work while the ground remains saturated, using waders to stay dry as rain-soaked conditions affect graveyard operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ibar’s
Wexford
Eire
Graham Sermon Draws 36 000 at Fort Worth Stadium
Billy Graham closed a month long crusade drawing 36 000 to Texas Christian University stadium for his final message. He warned that God will judge those who have not given their heart to Jesus and been born again. In four weeks 336 000 attended his meetings. He and his wife planned to depart for Montreal, NC to rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Billy Graham
Texas Christian University
Israel
Jesus
Graham
Montreal
Wonder If He Can Scrape Up an Alibi
A 45 year old man, drunk, drove a road grader along Fort Worth Avenue in Dallas on Easter afternoon causing traffic delays for about a half mile. Police investigated and arrested him. the vehicle was removed from the street but he failed to provide a proper alibi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk Street
Nevada
Jodie
Missouri River
Dallas
Fort Worth
Texas
Opening a three week meeting at Shreveport
A three week meeting opened in Shreveport Louisiana on April 8. Participants gathered for a series of discussions and presentations across the three week period with local organizations and attendees noting the program's breadth and community engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
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Anne
Prescription Laboratory
Polk
Henry Danciger
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Deon Brown
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Ronny Lee Forbes
Bobby Lee Harris
Eddie Morris
Jimmie Parker
James Scheppele
Jim Shirley
Donald Strout
Gary Thornberry
Robert Willis
Wayne Seitz
Arthur Roy Stranacher
Ralph Harris
Ann Carpenter
Geneva
Globe
Daniels
Phylis Gearhart
Kathleen Holland
Katherine McBride
Jackie McBroom
Patricia Powers
Carolyn Reed
Jimmie Lee Stephens
Peggy Stone
Tuesda Thomas
Elaine Watson
Karen Winters
Coleta Hudson
L. N. Shirley
Ed Harris
Frank C. Holland
T. A. Thomas
Joe D. Hess
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