Red River Valley meeting weighs Millwood dam plan
National figures visited Shreveport to discuss Red River Valley projects, with Treasury Secretary John W. Snyder and Gen Omar Bradley present. A giant map displayed Millwood dam near Fulton, arguing for navigation to Denison. Local leaders from Texarkana Hope and Alexandria chart support and opposition dynamics shaping regional development.
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Red River Valley
Shreveport
Treasury
John W. Sny Kder
Army
Omar Bradley
Washington-Youree Hotel
Toom
Hed Riversley
Arrows Dam
Igaeaawe
Marytreesboro
Millwood
Congress
Narrows
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McQueen
Millbod
Lexarkéna
Fulon
Hope
iWe
Arte
Red River Valley Association
Ing
Red
Snreveport
Denison
Texas
Red River
Texarkana
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Poisoning Alleged at Feuke Arkansas Well
Twenty years ago a man and a woman were charged with poisoning a community well at a hunker camp in Feuke Ark. Seven people were stricken and treated by a doctor. Phillip McRae of Hope appeared on the University truck team. The Hope High School band had a dance orchestra called the Black Kais. Sheriff McRae announced from Washington that the governors extended time for paying taxes by 60 days.
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Feuke
Ark
Phillip McRae
Hope
Laws
Hope High School
McRae
Washington
Ume
Britain to Demand Apology Over New Russian Charges
Britain plans to demand an apology from Moscow for a new Russian note that accuses Britain of provocative aims in the Berlin air crash. The note, delivered to Lt Gen Sir Brian Robertson via Marshal Sokolovsky, calls the British version defamation and hints at closing the Allied air corridor to Berlin. Robertson, in Berlin after a Duesseldorf speech, said he would consult his staff before commenting.
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Berlin
Great Britain
Moscow
Britain
Russia
Brian Robertson
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Benin
Sokolovsky
Robertson
Tserlische Rundschau
Duesseldorf
Mome
Flower Show Draws 200 At City Garden Clubs Event
The City Federation of Garden Clubs hosted its first flower show on Wednesday April 7 in the Christian Church fellowship hall. About 200 guests viewed spring blooms including tulips, iris, spirea, daffodils and verbena. Antiques were displayed, notably 30 China dolls from Mrs. J. C Carlton’s collection. Mrs. Garrett Story led coordination with a tea table and punch, cookies.
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City Federation of Garden Clubs
Christian Church Fellowship Hall
Charles Wylie
J. C Carlton
Garrett Story
Greek King Faces Train Derailment Near Tripolis
King Paul of Greece and Lt. Gen. James Van Fleet escaped unharmed as a guard train ahead derailed and plunged down an embankment. Four soldiers were injured mildly. sabotage was ruled out. This marks Van Fleet’s second close call in three weeks after a cache of about 100 pounds of dynamite was found near Killsis.
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Greeece
King Paul
Greece
James van Fleet
van Fleet
Killsis
Hoffman to Borrow U S Employes for ERP Drive
ERP chief Paul G Hoffman plans to recruit staff from other government agencies to speed the European recovery program. He will name a deputy director and roving ambassador within a week, considering Daniel Bell Ferdinand Eberstadt Richard Allen and possibly Lewis Douglas for roles. He wants a lean staff of about six hundred and aims to build the ERP office near the White House before the Italian elections in 16 days.
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Washington
ERP
Paul G. Hoffman
Senatt
Daniel W. Bell
Treasury
Ferdinand Eberstadt
New York
Richard F. Allen
France
Italy
Austria
Lewis W. Douglas
U. S
Britain
Hoffman
Bis
Holor
White House
Outspoken Newsman Beaten Near Death at Farm Home
William B. McCabe, former state legislator and publisher known for outspoken politics, was found unconscious near his Lockport area farm after a road ambush. He suffered skull fractures and multiple injuries. assailants demanded money and fled, leaving McCabe conscious briefly with the remark I would be made to decide. Authorities guarded his bedside as police pursued leads in the violent attack linked to his editorial stance.
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James Thrasher
Yead
Ben Moore
Taft-Hartley
Moore
Joliet
Wiliam B. McCabe
Will County
Dao
Lockport
McCabe
Armelia %Elke
St. Joseph's Hospital Hope
Frank J. Chmelik
Justice Guard
Hin
Reds Attack U S Letter Campaign in Rome April vote
The Communist backed Popular Front attacked the Italian American letter campaign urging defeat in Italy’s April 18 parliamentary election. Avanti printed a full back page poster against the letters. Both sides and foreign observers warn of a dramatic final campaign week with possible last minute pushes and bold claims.
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Rome
VPI
Popular Front
America
Italy
Avanti
Socialist Front
Christian Democrats
Court Hears Drunk Driving Cases Today
Several drunk driving appeals were heard in Civesut Court today before adjournment until Monday by Judge Dexter Bush. Cases included anwie NIW found guilty and fined $25, Hubert Hamilton pled guilty and fined $250, Kenedy charged with drunk driving awaiting trial, and several others pending or settled with Hope and Missouri Practice Railway Co. dispute.
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Civesut
Dexter Bush
Loan Approved For Rural Electrification in Stuttgart Area
Washington April 8 The Rural Electrification Administration announced a loan of 653.60 to Rheland the Cooperative in Stuttgart APK to provide electric service to receiving areas.
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Washington
Pye
Rural Electrification Administration Today
Rheland
Coe Operative
Stuttgart
Apk
VFEW Auxiliary Officers Installed In Ceremony
New officers of the VFW Auxiliary were sworn in during an installation at the VEW Hut on Highway 67. Mrs. Pearl Barr of Little Rock presided as national organizer, with Ruth Fenwick outgoing president passing duties. 26 members attended as officers including Mrs. Ozelia Yocum president and Mrs. Doris Millican first vice president.
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Highway 67
Pearl Barr
Little Rock
Arkansas
Ruth Fenwick
Keck
Fenwick
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Doris Millican
Earlene Fenwick
Margaret Morris
Margaret Archer
Mary Keck
Alverne Reed
Dorothy Burke
Hardean Davis
Martha Lee Willis
Lois Mae Purtle
Donna Burns
Lucille Porter
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Bessie Davis
Jody M's. Barr
Critical Water Shortage Threatens Holy City Jerusalem
Jerusalem faces a severe water crisis as sources fail and fuel oil shortages hit Ain Farah Springs. An official call urges 160000 residents to conserve water while Arab attack reports claim a pipeline severed near Ras Ein. A Jewish convoy ferries food into the city under Haganah escort as fighting escalates around East Jerusalem Village. Official casualty tallies rise amid Palestine tensions since UN partition vote.
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Richard Graves
Ras I Ein
Tel Aviv
Ain Farah
Haganah
Palestine
United Nations
Best Dam Soldier in the Army remembered by HAL BOYLE
Army Day recall of Maj. Gen. Parks urging reprint of Shorty story about a master sergeant who served 37 years and died in action in France. The tale portrays a fearless, salty elder who inspired comrades, earned the Purple Heart, and died advancing on a German machine gun post with a pistol.
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New York
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FP. L. Parks
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Shorty
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Alent
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Jis
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Spence Shorty
Joe T L. Plotnick
Baltinore
Becuse
Maj. Nataan
Truman Seeks 725 Million for Air Force Expansion
President Truman asked Congress for immediate appropriation of 725 million dollars to expand the air forces for the next fiscal year. The House Appropriations Committee set a special meeting this afternoon to consider the request and aims to report a bill next week. The package includes 195 million in cash and 580 million in contract authorizations for aircraft construction and procurement.
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Truman
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
House
Naval Bureau of Aeronautics
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Enate
Dnoun Taber
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Air
War Assets Agency To Hold Up Final Plant Disposals
Bulletin from Washington on April 8 reports the White House directs the War Assets Administration to delay final disposition of unsold industrial plants and their machine tools and production equipment awaiting allocation or sale.
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Washington
White House
Towne
War Assets Administration
Magazine hints Molotov ouster may be considered
London reports in News Review say Molotov as Russian foreign minister could be ousted, a claim not confirmed elsewhere. Some Russian politics scholars regard Molotov as the top candidate to succeed Stalin when he dies.
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London
News Review
V.M
Molotov
Stalin
Coal workers strike totals reach 562000 across states
A nationwide tally shows 162000 idle in a 25 day soft coal walkout led by United Mine Workers. About 400000 in soft coal fields demand pensions while 187000 in related industries face cuts. 70000 railroaders and 45000 steel workers also idled. Bethlehem Steel laid off 22500. Scranton Wilkes Barre areas show some gains.
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Sime-by-state
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
N Ironage
Bethlehem Steel
Bethlehem and
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Wilkes Barre
Avondale
West Virginia Tract
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Virginia
Ubd
Maryland
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WOO
Ingliowia
Kentucky
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Utah
Michigan
Tenessee
Colgrado
Missuacy
Wyoming
Mercury Reaches New High of 90 Degrees
Weather report notes a record high of 90 degrees yesterday at Experiment Station with the area experiencing extreme heat. The forecast calls for continued warm conditions and a heat advisory may be issued as temperatures approach the 90s.
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Mercury
Twister Strikes Arkansas Amid Weather Storms
Across Arkansas a tornado near Pine Lake camp south of Little Rock damaged six houses and felled trees and telephone lines on Highway 167. No injuries were reported as crews cleared the road. Cooler weather was forecast next day after record highs in Fort Smith and Texarkana.
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Associated Press
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Pine Lake Camp
Little Rock
Highway 167
American Legion
Glenwood
Pike Coumnly
Fort Smith
Texarkana
Airlines Protest Board Slow to Recognize Financial Problems
Washington April UP One of the first five domestic airlines protested the Civil Aeronautics Board reluctance to recognize serious industry financial problems. Warren Lee Person, chairman of Transcontinental & Western Air, voiced the complaint after the board raised payments to WAL America, Boston, Northwest and Urool Airlines by about four thousand dollars a year. The board denied increases for earlier periods. The dispute involves airline operation costs and rate dating, with various carriers receiving limited increases.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Warren Lee Person
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Air
WAL America
Baston
Northwest
Urool Airlines
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Glyan
Ibel
Moody files unfair labor practices charge in coal dispute
Washington April 8 Moody head of United Mine Workers moves to file unfair labor practices charges against Ta Lewis and union officers amid a 24 day strike and court order. Moody seeks NLRB action to recognize him as negotiator while tensions rise at a bargaining conference and talks stall over contract terms and recognition.
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Moody
Axsock
Lewis
United Mine
UMW
Ing
John
Unraiy Tabor
Gaba
NLRB
Colin Robert Danham
Nglions
Pecalise
Southern Ducers, Association
Dress rehearsal play cast list for three act comedy
The three act comedy Dont Take My Pens is staged tonight with matinee at 2 and 3 oclock evening show. Cast includes Salty the maid Catherine Cox Norman Porter Penny Peggy Pentecost Caleb Jimmie Dick Hammons Mavis Betty Murphy Lydia Dean Franks Joanna Emily Jo Wilson Kerry Greg Mary Gaseter Monsieur Henri John McLeod 3 Harrison Day Ted Jones Ray Wise Claire Elsie Lucife Mary Lou Mary Ellen Downs No Camp between acts Mullins performs popular music Then James Russell and Loretta Downs sing Now Is the Hour with Mullins Frances Mullins Maury Ellen Downs Jack Wilson Walton and chorus
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Tor
Pringle
Salty
Catherine Cox
Norman Porter
Tony Boyett
Penny
Peggy Pentecost
Caleb
Kington
Mark
Jimmie Dick Hammons
Mavis
Betty Murphy
Lydia
Dean Franks
Joanna
Emily Jo Wlson
Kerry
Teim Greg
Jeat
Dry
Neal Frances Mullins
Loretta
Sim Maury Ellen Downs
Jack - Charles Wilson
Franks Walton
County Singing Convention Planned for April 11
A county singing convention will be held April 11 at the Baptist Church in Synd. Several quartets are scheduled to perform including James Mac and Lineh. The event starts around noon and the public is invited to attend.
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Lupstead County
Baptist Church
James Mac
Noyn
Baytte
The Negro Unidx at Hopewell Sc Fil Program Sana 1 40 p m
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a program at Hopewell School featuring The Negro Unidx with a listed time around 1 40 p m. Details are incomplete, but the item reads as a local program or event noting a specific start time.
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Hopewell Sc
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