FHA Investigation Seen As Biggest Postwar Scandal
The Senate Banking Committee probes a half billion dollar FHA scandal with 251 cases. Inflationary profits from insured loans exceed building costs, as builders profit from the postwar rental program. Critics call it the oldest fraud against self-government, likening it to wartime corruption and predatory schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Housing Administration
Senate Banking Committees
United
FBI
Congress
Senate Banking Committee
Associated Press
Capehart
Annual Talent Night Planned by HD Clubs
The fourth annual Talent Night sponsored by the Hempstead County Council of Home Demonstration Clubs is set for tonight at 8 at Hope City Hall Auditorium Mys. The program includes piano duets, solos, readings, pantomimes, and dances by local students and groups. Admission is 15 and 25 cents, with the public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead County Council of Home Demonstration Clubs
Hope City Hall
Mys
H. E. Patterson
Carnell
Hinton-Hinton
Country Gardens
Linda Galloway
Sherry Collins
Fano
Sweet Home
Poll
Janye Ruth Sewell
Katherine Windsor
School of Dance
Green Laster
Dexawood
Herbert Hartsfield Blevins
Janice Hunter
Rebero
Susan Waller
Rocky Mound
Polly Ruth M eCorkle
Norma Nell Taylor
Polly Ruth McCorkle
Hopewell Quartett
Melrose
Charlotte Good
Stewart
Perry Henley
Baker
Mel
Eva Reynerson
JoAnn
Jeanette Roberts
Vonnie Edwards
Yvocal
Jeanelle Barr
Bolly Joe Schooley
Middlebrooks Quits as Deputy Sheriff
Tom Middlebrooks announces resignation as chief deputy sheriff effective April 15. He will devote full time to his campaign for sheriff, saying he could not do justice to deputy duties while running for the office.
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Tom Middlebrooks
Middlebrooks
Court Ends Jury Service Praise By Judge In Hempstead
Hempstead Circuit Court closed its two week jury trial session with six criminal cases and ten civil suits disposed of mostly by jury verdicts. Judge Lyle Brown praised the jury panel for service and sacrifices, listing members including Anita Abbott and Will Rutherford among others. The jury commissioners were Monroe Samuels, Herbert Burns, and Sam McGill. In Mack Cooley vs J W Wyatt the plaintiff won $546. the Connelly vs Williams case remained pending.
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Hempstead Circuit Court
Lyle Brown
Anita Abbott
Will Rutherford
Gordon Bayless
Howard Hindman
Allen Downs
Syvelle Burke
Lynn Harrett
E. W. Graham
Homer Jones
Cecil Wyatt
B. J. Ellis
Leo Hatch
Homer Reeves
Early McIver
Date Hunt
Dale Jonas
Roy Foster
Clayborne Rowe
Vincent Foster
O. W. Amos
Herbert Arnold
Hart Robins
Carlton Wing
Mack Cooley
J. W. Wyatt
Richard
Connelly
W. OB. Williams
Hope Couple Injured in Auto Wreck
Mr and Mrs John S Gibson Jr were injured in a two car collision with Ralph Hatfield at Fifth and thecening Streets. Their vehicle veered into a fence toppled trees and shrubbery before stopping near the home of Mec and Mrs Gob Daniels. Both were taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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John S. Gibson Jr
Ralph Hatfield
Hope Route Four
Fifth
Gibson Auto
Mec
Gob Daniels
Gibson
Atom Workers Prepare to Strike At Three Plants
Federal mediators abandoned efforts to avert a strike by 9,000 atomic production workers at three plants near Oak Ridge Tennessee and one in Paducah Kentucky after all-night talks failed. Clyde M Mills said negotiations were broken off and a midnight deadline was extended as CIO and AFL demands for a wage increase remained unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Fedtral Mediators
Atomic Producion
Padicah
Clyde M. Mills
Federsl Medication and Conciliation’ Service
Washington
Mills
CIO
AFL
Tornadoes strike two Alabama towns injure none reported
A pair of tornadoes swept through two Alabama communities about 100 miles apart in the early hours, tearing up at least four buildings and damaging several more with no injuries reported.
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Montgomery
Als
South and
Corral
Alabama
Onne
Death of Hempstead man W T Smith 55 65 served Masons
W T Bill Smith a Hempstead resident died at his Rocky Mound road home age 55 or 65 a former member of the local Masonic Lodge He is survived by his wife Cora four brothers J C Dallas T Colorado Caroll Texarkana and Francis Houston two sisters Doris Moore Corpus Christi and Helen California Funeral services set for 4 p m Saturday at First Baptist Church with Reverend S A Whitlow officiating Active pallbearers named Malcolm Countain Jeff Millican Floyd Bruce Ray Turner Charles Harrel Barney Hamm
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W.T
Bill) Smith
Hempstead
Rocky Mound Road
Cora
J. C
Dallas
Colorado
Caroll
Texarkana
Francis
Houston
Doris Moore
Corpus Christi
Texas
Helen
California
Revi S. A. Whitlow
Pallbeaters
Malcolm Countain
Jeff Millican
Floyd Bruce Ray Turner
Charles Harrel
Barney Hamm
Confidence Charge Jails Three Black People in Hope Test
Three Jackson Mississippi residents were jailed in Hempstead County on charges of conspiracy to defraud a Black girl, Clara Porter, on downtown Hope streets. Elizabeth Johnson, Dorothy, Jean, Tyley, and Rnfield Kilso of Jackson are held, with Luther Muldrow reporting the scheme to police. Local officers describe a pigeon dropping confidence operation encountered by officers and volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Texarkana
Clara Porter
Hope
Hempstead
Elizabeth Johnson
Dorothy
Jean
Tyley
Rnfield Kilso
Luther Muldrow
Mundt pushes ahead with hearing plans in Army row
Sen. Mundt vowed to press ahead with televised hearings on the McCarthy Army dispute. He faced demands from the McCarthy camp for a further preinvestigation before the public sessions begin. Roy Cohn urged an immediate inquiry to determine leaks and who violated panel rules, while Symington noted leaks from the Army document.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Milton Kelly
Washington
Sen
Mundt
R-Sd
McCarthy Army
McCarthy Camp
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Army
McCarthy
R-Wis
Roy M. Cohn
Subcommittee
Cohn
New York
Admiring Casey Stengel Despite Yankee Rivalries
Hal Boyle notes baseball fans can respect Casey Stengel and the Yankees regardless of personal bias. He praises Stengel as a witty, philosophical leader who has guided the club through many seasons, framing him as a enduring, influential figure in the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Casey Stengel
Bernard Shaw
New Oak Yankees
Forressor
Yankees
Yankee
Oppenheimer Urges Secrecy Over Public Hearing
Washington sources say J Robert Oppenheimer discourages airing loyalty charges publicly and favors continuing secret AEC hearings to determine if he is a security risk. Allies favor full public inquiry, but Oppenheimer and aides insist on a private process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Br. J. Robert Oppenheimer
Special Security Board
Atomic Energy Commission
House-Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Oppenheimer
Cource
Oppeheimer
Genheimer
AEC
Ren. W. Sterling Cole
R-Ns
Joint Atomic Committee
William E. Jenner
Rtod
Internal Security Subcommittee
Jenner
Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Turbulent Rains Sweep Arkansas in Tornado Alert
Turbulent winds and heavy rains buffeted Arkansas as a 54 hour tornado alert covered the state. The U S Weather Bureau warned of possible tornadoes within 20 miles of a line between El Dorado and Pine Bluff. Thunderstorms were widespread with Mena at 1.10 inches in 75 minutes and Mulberry at 1.82 inches. Fort Smith and Greenwood logged 4.78 inches.
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Prass
Arkansas
South
U. S. Weather Bureau
el Dorado
Pine Bluff
Mena
Mulberry
Fort Smith
Greenwood
Hendrix to Honor Ohio Banker at Conway College Commencement
Hendrix College will confer honorary degrees at May commencement. Reuben Benjamin Hays of Cincinnati and Dr. Margaret Pittman of Washington, D C receive honorary Doctor of Law. Roy. Dr. Shamblin earns Doctor of Divinity as part of the exercises. College President Matt L. Ellis notes four heads will be honored alongside the main speaker.
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Conway WI
First National Bank of
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hendrix College
Matt L. Ellis
Reuben Benjamin Hays
Cincinati
Margaret Pittman
Washington, DB. Co
Shamblin
Paisley Second Grade Stages Easter Play
Paisley second grade students presented The Brownes at Easter Time in the local auditorium Thursday morning. Kenneth Ray Williams played the Easter Rabbit while Rosearin Williams Judy Ann Dugan Faye Key Geneva Patton and Bessie Mae Branks acted as the Lairies. Two Brownies were Brenda Parris and Judy Ann Thornton. The rest of the class sang Easter songs.
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Paisley
Wants to Hike Rates on Newspapers
Washington Reuters Arthur B Summerfield urged newspaper editors to back a 250 million dollar annual postal rate rise, including a 416 million dollar boost for newspapers and magazines. The ASNE meeting also heard a freedom of information committee report on legal rights to government information and Theodore Streiber's call to use media to counter world communism.
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Washington
Arthur B. Summerfield
Summerfield
American Society of Newspaper Editors
ASME
Free ‘Dom of
Theodore C. Streiberl
U. S. Information Agency
Cancer Drive Opens Today in Hempstead
GoV. Nunn Jr leads the American Cancer Society fundraising crusade for Hempstead County opening April 16. The drive pairs fund raising with public cancer education as the national goal for 1954 reaches 20 million dollars, with Hempstead County set at 1300, 300 above last year. Volunteers will solicit support and residents are urged to mail contributions today to Cancer Crusade Chairman Hope.
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Nunn
America
American Cancer Society
Thia
Cancer Crusade
Hope
Arkansas
Demos vow to not allow glossing over housing scandal probe
ROWLAND EVANS JR reports three Democratic senators Douglas Lehman and Maybank oppose Senate Banking Committee efforts to focus on housing swindles during the Truman era while ignoring more recent irregularities. Chairman Capehart denies such intent as hearings begin into a multi million dollar scandal with concerns over excessive fees charged homeowners for loan insured repairs.
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Rowland Evans JR
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Truman
Capehart
R-Ind
Douglas
Illneis
Lehman
New York
Maybank
South Carolina
Ct Aid
James M. Brown of Blevins Dies in Hospital Here
James M. Brown 74 of Blevins died last night in a local hospital. Survived by wife and four daughters Mrs. S. R. Copeland Tyler Texas Mrs Pat Stone McCaskill Mrs Erma Copwood and Mrs Harry Harinsen Tucson Arizona, two sons Hers man of Blevins Charles of Cohumbus Georgia, three brothers Bob Clyde Prescott Carl of Blevins, three sisters Mrs H M Stephens Blevins W Bostick Hope Ark Robert Doone Tucson. Funeral at Blevins Methodist Church 2 p m Saturday with Revs Hunter and Armstrong in charge. Burial in Marbleville Cemetery.
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James M. Brown
Blevins
S. R. Copeland
Tyler
Texas
Pat Stone
McCaskill
Erma
Coptwood
Harry Harlsen
Tuscon
Arizona
Hersman
Charles
Cohume Bus
Georgia
Bob
Clyde
Clyde of ‘Prescott and Carl. At Blevins
H. M. Stephens
W. Bostick
Hope
Robert Doone
Viet Minh Reinforcements Rush For Dien Bien Phu
Viet Minh shoves tens of thousands of fresh troops into attack positions around Dien Bien Phu as the siege nears a third round. Gen Vo Nguyen Giap reportedly rushes about 40 000 unbloodied regulars plus 5 000 recruits to bolster battered forces encircling the fortress while French defenders struggle to hold the airstrip and dugout lines.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Vietminh
Dien Bien Phu
Vo Nguyen Giap
Nike
Hospital Groups Meet Tonight
A joint meeting of the Hope and Hempstead County Hospital Association governing board and the construction committee is set for 7 p.m. Friday at the Chamber of Commerce office. They plan to finalize plans to transfer the association assets to the county. Board members include Albert Graves Kenneth Hamilton Sid McMath and Carter Johnson. Building committee members are Clifford Pranks Roy Anderson Miss Beryl Henry J. J. Lieblong and Warren Gunter.
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Hope and Hempstead County Hospital Isociation Governing Board
Rpbuilding Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Hope and Hempstead Hospital Association
Albert Graves
Kenneth Hamilton
Sid McMath
Carter Johnson
Clifford Pranks
Roy Anderson
Beryl Henry
J. J. Lieblong
Warren Gunter
Cleanup Day workers available for Jones area
Public notice states workers are available for cleanup day in the Jones area. It requests individuals to contact the office for possible employment or assistance with cleanup needs.
Kiwanis Clubs to Aid State Boys School
Stuttgart Kiwanis Clubs met with Gov Cherry Welfare Commissioner A J Moss ABIS Superintendent Felix Ryals and Mrs John of Pine Bluff to plan a statewide juvenile guidance program for boys and girls released from institutions. Leaders from Stuttgart Magnolia Little Rock Beebe Benton Pine Bluff attended. The governor called the meeting a major step toward saving lives and urged Kiwanis to undertake the program with full state support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuttgart
Governor's Office
State Welfay
Boys Industrial School
Arkansas
Stuttgart Kiwanis
Ema
Cherry
Abis Supt
Felix Ryals
John
Pin Bluff
ABIS
Kiwanis Club
Magnolia
Little Rock
Beebe
Benton
Pine
Gov. Cherry
All Around the Town By The Star Graff
An observer notes local parking violations along Highway 67 and near police spaces, while a council meeting is announced. The article also mentions military basics training for local residents and savings totals for the year, with numerous names and towns cited.
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Graff
Ilegally
Highway 67
Ney
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Atom
Bulletin
W. T. Smith
The
Yanks
Casey
Hendrix
Demos
Kiwanis
Hope City
Pooh
Jack. Brown
Fulton
Fort
Gily
William H. Miller
Miller
Lewisville
Leonard Wood
Missouri
Burnell Stuart
Juliagart
Marth
Hoveard
Irrierie
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