Student Council Group to Meet at Magnolia
The 11th annual convention of the Arkansas Association of Student Councils was held today in Magnolia. Reports show farm income and tax revenues with leaders including Miss Bobsie Ferguson of Helena High School as sponsor. figures indicate gains in state revenues and agricultural totals.
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Magnolia
Arkansas Association of Student Councils
Texas
Fayetteville
David Leashtey
Bobsie Ferguson
Helena
Florida
Howen Town
Hawkeye
Mars
General Gains Encouraging to Economists
Washington April 13 general gains in production and buying power reported to congress for the first quarter of 1940 cheered economic chart watchers today. Yet jobs remained a big question as the president's council of economic advisers said expansion has not yet gotten ahead of creeping unemployment with state income figures showing Illinois California Minnesota and Arkansas posting varied gains and losses for January February.
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Washington
Congress
Council of Economic Advisers
Eco
Nation sees hopeful economic rebound in early 1950s forecast
The council reports three months of data aligning with a predicted “good year.” National income rose after 1949 decline, industrial production rebounded post coal strike, home building hit records, and per capita income topped 1948. consumer prices fell about 1.5 percent from a year earlier. Leon Keyserling notes growth lacks enough industry and investment to absorb rising labor force, signaling a serious issue.
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Councell
Leon Keyserling
Hunting Fishing Club Leases 800 Acre Swamp
Memphis group forms the Menasha Hunting and Fishing club and signs a ten year lease for 800 underwater acres of the old Menasha Outing club near Turrell Arkansas. The new club includes 25 residents from Memphis and Arkansas.
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Memphis, Tenn
Menasha Hunting and Fishing Club
Menasha Outing Club
Turrell
Ark
Memphis
Arkansas
John Sneed Williams, Jr
R.T. Kuhn
Marion, Ark
Mink, Stave
Menasha Lakes
Student Kills Parents and Sister in West Virginia
Huntington April 13. A high school student William Blanks Jr killed his parents and sister with a hammer and knife, then set their home afire. A 10-year-old son was found alive in the garage, badly wounded and facing emergency brain surgery. Firemen and police investigated motive as the boy received care.
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Huntington
W. Va
Bolice
Azel Bryant
William
Billy) Blanks, Jr
Ory
William A. Blanks
Spring Still a Stubborn Holdout Leaves Teams in Motion
Spring remained a stubborn holdout as major league teams left southern training camps for the east and Midwest. A mid April cold spell stretched from the northern Great Plains to the Great Lakes, delaying workouts and arrivals.
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Associated Press
East
Midwest
Great Plains
Great Lakes
Demonstration by Communists Fizzles in Cherbourg
In Cherbourg, April 13, a Communist protest fizzled as French workers unloaded the first American guns under the Atlantic defense pact aboard the 9,000 ton freighter American Importer. About 90 workers began unloading under heavy police and military guard, despite communist leaflets. Military police sealed the area. 50 demonstrators fizzled in 10 minutes, while dock workers ignored union pleas.
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France
Ulanding
Balteria
Germany
Ohio Valley
North Atlantic
Kansas
Missouri
Kentucky
Maryland
Grand Forks
N D
Chicago
U. S. Weather Bureau
States Produce 85 Percent of Nation's Butter Supply
Fifteen states including Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Nebraska Missouri Illinois Ohio Kansas North Dakota Michigan Indiana South Dakota Oklahoma California and Washington account for about 85 percent of the United States butter production. The regional concentration highlights how a handful of farming areas drive dairy output.
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Illinois
Ohio
Kansas
North Dakota
Michigan
Indiana
South Dakota
Oklahoma
California
Washington
City Health Program Leaders Named in Mayor's Plan
Continued From Page One: Dr. Walter L. Sims chairs the health program with Dr. Sims as City Health Officer. Dr. Herbert Rogers is city milk and meat inspector. Eugene Cox heads the city garination department. C. A. Armitage runs the Chamber of Commerce. Geo. W. Peck chairs the Council Health Committee. Art Mhoon is Junior Chamber of Commerce vice president. The Mayor says many will be called to assist and seeks full citizen cooperation for total effectiveness.
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Walter L. Sims
Sims
Herbert Rogers
Eugene Cox
C. A. Armitage
Chamber of Commerce
Geo. W. Peck
Art Mhoon
Junior Chamber of Commerce
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Oscar Mayer Select
Libby
Catsup
Campbell's Pork & Beans
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Ladies of
Good Values
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