Ordinance to Mufftle Car Horns Suggested
A columnist notes Aptional Noise Abatiment Week and cites Willis Manning of the National Noise Abatement Council urging quieting car horns. He cites Memphis and several Southern towns with varying enforcement, urging a uniform city ordinance in Hope to regulate horn use and reduce nuisance.
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Tlem
New York
Willis L. Manning
National
Viet
Manute
Huxi
Memphis
Aire
Hope
UA Economist Testifies at Hearing on Utility Rates
John E. Cass of the University of Arkansas testified before the Public Service Commission regarding Southwestern Bell Telephone Company's request for a 2.3 million dollar per year rate increase in Arkansas. He argued utilities need relief to secure fair returns during inflation, noting depreciation accounting can understate replacement costs and urging more flexibility in accounting practices.
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Little Rock
University of Arkansas
John E. Cass
Buss
University
Public Service Commission
PSC
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Arkansas
Cain
Ike Would Sell Rubber Plants to Private Industry
President Eisenhower urged Congress to authorize disposal of government owned synthetic rubber plants valued at 350 million dollars. He noted World War II creation of a costly federally run industry and argued private operation would protect national security while meeting U S rubber needs.
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Ike
Augusta
Wia
Fisehhower
Sato
Congress
United States
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Eisenhower
Pedestrum
Mie
Iran Troops Break Up Red Mobs at Parliament
In Tehran troops fired into the air to scatter a Communist dominated crowd demanding curbs on the Shah’s powers. The crowd, closely guarded by soldiers, dispersed with 25 arrests reported as the Mossadegh government pushes a bill to reduce royal authority and control of the army.
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Thuan
Iran
Iijal
Udeh Party
Premisr
Mohammed Mosssadegh
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Tehran
Mossadegh
Yosten
Seniors Stage Play Friday Night By Hope Seniors
Seniors prepare a three act comedy Master Co-ed by Ester Olson to be staged by Hope Seniors on April 11. Matinee at 1 30 and evening show at 8 am with admissions 50 cents adults 25 and 15 cents students. Mrs McPherson directs with Jack White and Don Browning presenting instrumental duet and Ronald Richards and Edward Key performing dancing dolls between acts.
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Ester E. Olson
Hope
B. B. McPherson
Jack White
Don Browning
Ronald Richards
Edward Key
Extended Weather Forecast for Deep South March Period
Extended forecast covers Arkansas, eastern Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and northwest Florida. Temperatures average near normal east and 2 to 4 degrees above normal west. Normal minima 45 to 60, maxima 65 to 77. Warming trend into Wednesday with changes thereafter. Precipitation light to scattered. more activity likely Thursday.
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Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Ecb
Permit Issued for New Presbyterian Church Building
The City Clerk issued a building permit for the First Presbyterian Church to construct a new church and Sunday School building on South Main Street. The project lists a cost of 125000 dollars with Ant B Edwards of Hope as contractor. Construction to begin within a few days per the building committee member.
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First Presbyterian Church
South Main Street
Ant B. W. Edwards
Hope
Airliner Missing With Soldiers Feared Aboard
A crashed Dakota flight with 22 soldiers and 3 crew, plus reports of up to 49 aboard, vanished near the Cascade range after signaling a loss of altitude. Spokane and Seattle officials cite varying passenger counts, suggesting most aboard were soldiers bound for the Far East.
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Seattle
Cascade Mountains
Miami
Washington State Aeronautics
Charles S. Collar
Civil Aeronautics Board
Milam
Charles
Chester
Washington Aeronautics Director
Spokane
Wash
Ind
Far East
Frank Girault
Felts Field
Girault
Plan to Slash Jet Bombers Sparks Industry Alarm
Reports from Washington indicate defense policy shifts under Secretary Wilson favor concentrating defense output on fighters and missiles, with reduced jet bomber production. Proposals include converting civilian plants for wartime needs and closing or resizing major bomber programs, risking production delays in war. Industry leaders warn against eroding a broad productive base while Pentagon secrecy limits comment.
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Washington
Wilson
Pentagon
Aly Farve Ana
Air Force
Defense
Lockheed
Marietta, Ga
Hope and Base Location Scramble Ties Arkansas and Jacksonville
Arkansas officials push for the Southwest Proving Ground as the site for a new bomber training base, arguing economic use of facilities and tax savings. Air Force favors Jacksonville near Little Rock, while Reasor Hill resists surrender of Jacksonville plant space. A broad re survey ordered by President Eisenhower continues, with final site decisions stalled by congressional opposition and defense budget considerations.
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Washington
Hope
Southwest Proving Ground
Arkansas
Air Force
Air Forge
Mie Southwest Proving Ground
Congress
Defense Department
Hope Airport
Reasor- Hill Corporation
Little Rock
G. L. Reasor
Reasor- Hill
Jacksonville
Reasor-Hill
Reasoe
Jae Ville
Brooks
Harris
Congressional Armed Services and
Appropriations
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Eisenhower
Rupert EB
Lee Eaton
Hays
Eaton
Fair Men Seek to Put State in Liquor Business
Arkansas activists ponder a plan to make liquor wholesalers fund livestock shows and county fairs via a new tax. Rep. Wy Autry and Fair Managers Association leaders argue the 4 percent difference in wholesale margins would become a state tax, potentially banishing small wholesalers. They may pursue a state-wide referendum in the 1954 general election to approve or block the tax while liquor dealers press a separate monopoly proposal.
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Wlytievilee
Aphansis Fair Managers Associa
Wy Autry
Burdette
Bes
Nto
Poly
Autry
Linw
Little Rock
Dean Morley
Donflsg
Economy of A Set on the Sound Basis Capehart Says Economy Sound
Washington Senator Capehart chairing the Senate Banking Committee defended the rising interest rates and new bond issue. He said the economy is on sound footing with record payrolls, heavy weekly defense spending, and farm prices leveling off, despite Democratic criticism and inflation worries.
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Washington
Sen
Capehart
R-Ind
Eisenhower
Senate Banking Committee
U. S
Treasury
Humphrey
Wall Street
AU Ds
Moonshine Raids Continue In Hempstead County
Sheriff C. Cook reports a string of raids since January 1 destroying several moonshine stills and arrests as he vows to crack down on illegal liquor. The Inch spring issue features Ivy Steud and his eight pound bass catch from a stack pond near Emmet. Weather notes mention a 11 degree morning rise with no frost and minor garden damage. Local business tours and community events fill community calendar.
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the Inch
Texas Eastern
Ivy Steud
Emnet
Steed
Emmet
C. Cook
Cook
Hempstead
Peller
Chinese Have Completed Defense Line Along Yalu
United Nations intelligence officers study secret reports claiming China has completed a strong defense line along the Yalu River, between Korea and Manchuria. Some UN commanders see this as explaining why Beijing may seek talks, while others warn it could springboard future aggression if UN forces retreat.
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Eddie
United Nations
Yat River
United Press Voice
Mondacedor Avi
Toryo
Chineass
Yalu
Korea
Minehuria
Eeperl
United
Reda
U. N
Haren
Red China
Gor
Mark Wi Clark
Uy N Supreme
Bbimmandou
Mao Kang
Ching
Cherry praises Arkansas penal farm system in Dallas talk
Arkansas Governor Francis Cherry told the Southern Conference of Parole and Prison Officials that Arkansas prisons via the farm system are competitive and rehabilitative. He cited 21 500 acres across two prison farms and 24 full time employed workers under a merit based trusty system reducing illness and boosting inmate health.
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Dallas
Arkansas
Heedt
Black man held over fatal Washington County cutting
A Black man is detained in Hempstead County Jail after a Sunday altercation in Washington that left a Nashville Black person fatally injured. The victim died at Nashville hospital. another patient remains under care. Investigators pursue further details of the incident and identify those involved.
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Jackson
Murfreesboro
Hempstead
Washington
Nashville
Zell’ Turpentine
Nighville Hospital
Battles Rage Along Front In North Korea News Flash
Fragmented dispatch reports fierce clashes along the Korean front as Allied forces push north to Pyongyang and neutralize rail targets. South Korean units counter two Communist assaults near Vexas and central sectors, with heavy enemy losses and continued strategic pressure.
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Seoul
Koyeah
Ulass
Vexas I
Kaereo
Ditter
Dantorn
Master Mason Night at Lodge Held by Mangine and Ceremonies
A Master Mason's Night is scheduled for 7 30 at the lodge hall with Worshipful Master Mangine presiding. The roster includes officers and guests such as Henry Mop, Teddy Maryman, Clyde Zinn, Rufus Herndon, A A Albritton, Jrl O Neal, Harry Shiver, Mayter Cannon, Ansley Gilbert, Roy Anderson, Walter Miller Jr, Lee Compton, and CG 4 Bush among others in a traditional lodge ceremony led by T. Maryman and Teddy Maryman.
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Plakt
L. Mangniea
Uae
Poe Ghee Yak
Lily
Henry
Clyde Army
Teddy Marymun
Olly
Syd McMath
King Solomon
A. J. Neighbours
Hiram of
Teddy Maryman
Mayter
G. ‘i Cannon
James McSorly
Ansley Gilbert
Roy Anderson
Beerelary
A. A. Masuey
Walter Miller Jr
Lee Compton
Tyler
Bush
Ee Hughen
Horrace Lubbard
Fourth Annual Music Festival Set for May 8
The Hope Music Club presents the fourth annual music festival at the high school stadium on May 8. The event centers on the theme song Lat All My Life Be Mine and features performances by elementary, junior high, and senior high glee clubs, choirs, and local vocalists.
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Ettysvide
Hope Music Club
Muaigne
Creons
Peavant
Senor High
Allied Planes Guard Convoy With Prisoners Report
Fragmented wartime dispatch outlines Allied aircraft guarding a prisoner convoy from Korean fronts to Pusat? and Panmunjom plans. It notes POW exchanges, large Chinese and North Korean contingents, and indoctrination aims for returning prisoners amid stalled truce talks and continued Soviet and Communist resistance.
Negro Child Succumbs to Burns in Texarkana Fire
A young girl, identified as Tuanita Wil, died after a clothing fire in Texarkana. She was hospitalized Saturday for severe burns and succumbed while under care. Funeral plans were noted with arrangements pending at Thlek's Mineral church.
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Texarkana
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