Hempstead county cancer drive opens April 24
The Hempstead county campaign for the American Cancer Society begins next Monday, April 24, as Albert Graves and workers aim to oversubscribe the $1,300 quota. The piece urges early cancer detection and notes the society has funded research with over 18 million dollars in five years, urging readers to donate to Albert Graves in Hope.
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Hempstead County
American Cancer Society
Albert Graves
Hill Counties
Hempstead
Tam
Aroevicean Cancry Society
Hope
Truman Signs Major Housing Bill With Incentives
President Truman signed a multi billion dollar housing measure expanding federal loans and mortgage guarantees for home building by families with low and moderate incomes. The coop provision was rejected by both chambers.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
House
Lattimore Red Cell Member Says Budenz
Washington April 20 Mayo Thomas D Alesandro said Baltimore is a regional information clearing house for bookmakers and that the city is powerless to halt this operation which seems legal He urged a bill to ban cross state gambling information and said bookies rely on the racing news syndicate operating in Baltimore Budenz testified to Senate that Owen Lattimore was linked to a Communist cell in the Institute of Pacific Relations and named two alleged Soviet agents Field and Jaffe The hearing explored Lattimore’s alleged ties while he and his lawyers prepared replies.
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Washington
Mayo Thomas D’alesandro
Baltimore
D'Alesandro
Senate Commerce
Racing News Syndicate
Senate
House
Louis F. Budenz
Owenattimore
Institute of Pacific Relations
Budenz
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lattimore
McCarthy
Lewis Budenz
Qwent Lattimore
Wisconsin Republican
Russia
United States
Communist Daily Worker
Fordham University
New York
Party
Tar Gay
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Red
State Department
Editors Told to Improve Newspapers
Washington April 20 The American Society of Newspaper Editors president urged editors to focus on raising standards rather than policing others. Ben M. McKelway of the Washington Star warned against expelling members or disciplining papers for alleged malpractices, arguing the group should act as advocates for higher standards, not as judge or jury.
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Washington
American Society of Newspaper Editors
SNE
Ben M. McKelway
The
Washington Star
ASNE
McKelway
Ratherhhan
Fatal freak accident claims Greene county man
Paragould April 20 A Greene county man died from injuries suffered in a freak accident Tuesday when a double bladed ax entangled in a clothesline and swung into his head. Brinkley Cannon 27, was hospitalized with a brain injury and survived by his wife three sons and a daughter. Funeral plans are incomplete. Also Memphis cotton leaders met to discuss the impact of modern ginning machinery on fibers in a National Cotton Council session with another meeting planned.
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Paragould
Greene County
Brinkley Cannon
Cannon
Methodist Hus
Memphis
Tenn
National Cotton Council
Anurraw
Weather forecast for Arkansas amid unsettled conditions
Readable forecast notes unsettled weather across Arkansas this afternoon and tonight with chances of rain. Friday shows continued warm, humid conditions and possible thunderstorms in some areas.
Mrs Perkins Named Teacher in Hope Schools
Mrs. P. L. Perkins, nominated for the Golden Rule award during KXAR's tell your neighbor program, teaches in the Hope school system. Earlier reports indicated she taught in Emmet.
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P. L. Perkins
KXAR
Hope
Emmet
Conference Sunday at Bethlehem Church
The Rev. A. J. Bearden of Ashdown, a former pastor, will preach at Bethlehem Methodist church on Saturday April 22 at 7 30 p m The fourth quarterly conference will be held on Sunday Contempt of the house charges were faced by nine today as the inquiry into communism in Hawaii concluded last night Rep Walter D P a l said contempt action will be taken against the 39 as quickly as it can be scheduled Eighteen avowed former Communists testified the 39 were Communists or attended party meetings Among the 49 were past or present leaders of Hong Bridges C I O international Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union including Hawaiian regional director Jack W Hall
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A. J. Bearden
Ashdown
Bethlehem Methodist Church
Honoholu
Hawaii
Walter ¢ D-Pal
House
Mmainland
Hurry Bridges
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
Jack W. Hall
Dean Described as Professor in Sheik's Clothing
A mangled report claims University Dean John Ke. Drewry wore sheik’s clothing and influenced two women, provoking his ex wife to shoot him and the woman he later married. Defense may argue delusional or temporary insanity amid sensational domestic allegations. NOMINATIONS OKAYED Washington April 26 The Senate approved Arkansas postmaster nominations Charles Beauellait Ward Emmet Lucille A Day Hazen Clifton AL Morehart Mabelvale.
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Amens
John KE. Drewry
Drewry
Miriam ‘Thursmund
Washington
Senate
Arkansas
Charles Beauellait Ward
Emmet Lucille A. Day
Hazen
Clifton AL Morehart
Mabelvale
Arkansas Federation of Women’s Clubs Talk by Exchange Students
Two University of Arkansas exchange students will address the Arkansas Federation of Women’s Clubs at the state convention in Blytheville Friday. Peggy Heim of Paris France and Ingeborg Von Grall of Berlin Germany will tell how they like Arkansas.
Cancer Drive Seeks 1500 From Hope and Hempstead County
Hope and Hempstead counties launch a campaign on April 24 to raise 1500 for the American Cancer Society. Albert Graves chairs the effort, with canvassers touring city and county for one week. If unavailable, donations may be sent to Graves, made out to the American Cancer Society.
Lion Oil Sets New Income Record in Q1
El Dorado April 20 Lion Oil reports a first quarter net income after taxes of 3 708 5559,69 a new record, up 67 percent from 1945’s 2 226 7789. The earnings amount to 1 58 per share on 340 825 shares outstanding. President T M Martin credited higher crude production and expanded chemical operations for the gains.
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el Dorado
Lion Oil Company
Lion
T.m.martin
Highway Group to Seek Ways of Improvement
The Arkansas highway commission planned to meet today to discuss improvements and avoid additional meetings. At its regular session tomorrow, bids for contracts totaling about 3.2 million dollars are set to be opened.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Highway Commission
Commission
Drive to Cut Appropriation Meets Trouble
Washington April The drive to cut 1 000 000 000 from a 29 000 000 000 federal appropriations bill stalls in the house at the amendment stage. Ten percent is cut from District of Columbia funds, less than 1 percent from the legislative establishment. The total reduction is 1 700 000 with 1 200 000 in DC funds and 50 000 in government printing office allotments. Rep Taber of New York pushes to trim operating costs of the DC government.
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Washington
House
House Appropriations Committee
District of Columbia
Legislative
Congress
Government Printing Office
Legislative Establishment
Rep. Taber
New York
Texarkana Man Faces Grand Larceny Charge Here
Ellison M Hulse a Texarkana salesman was charged with grand larceny for stealing 527 dollars from the Sports Center pool hall on Division street. He was arrested soon after the money was found in his possession and will be arraigned in Municipal Court on Monday.
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Ellison M.hulse
Texarkana
Division Street
Hulse
Miller County
Civic Group Meeting Notice Tonight
Hope Civic Improvement Association will hold its regular meeting at 7 30 tonight at Hicks Funeral Home. All members are requested to attend.
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Ses
Hope Civic Improvemment Association
Hick
Do Women Look Like Acorns in Foundation Garments
New York columnist HAL BOYLE debates if American women resemble acorns due to foundation garments. Designer Cynthia rejects the claim, praising natural lines and arguing bras and girdles shape but do not redefine figures. She notes most women still wear foundation garments and that styles vary widely. The piece reflects fashion industry tensions about body image and comfort.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Raysparta Marinelli
de- Risner
Cynthia
Zach
Mari- Hell
Mgr. Marinelli
Marinelli
Sy Guy
Girdies
Big Three to Meet on Western Nations' Baltic Tensions
Secretary Acheson and Foreign Ministers Bevin plan London talks next month to discuss Asiatic issues and Western cooperation. The meetings aim to tighten Western unity rather than new moves against Russia, amid rising East‑West tension and Soviet crackdowns.
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Washington
Acheson
Bevin
Britain
London
Paris
Russia
Baltic
Czechoslovakia
Kremlin
Floods Devastate Northern Plains Submerging Towns
Inland seas formed as walls of water swept the Northern Plains, flooding towns from Neche to Hillsboro and inundating thousands of acres of farmland. Raging rivers and ice jams displaced residents across North Dakota Minnesota Manitoba and parts of South Dakota and Wisconsin prompting evacuation efforts and an emergency declaration plea to President Truman. The Red River reached its century high, threatening communities along its tail-like floodplain.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
Minnesota
Manitoba
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Fred Randahl
Truman
Red River
Grallery
North Oak
Neche
Hillboro
Missing Hope Man Found in Dallas
G. A. Wortham, a 1 year old Hope man missing since March 25, was found in Dallas in very serious condition. Police say he is likely amnesia affected and too ill to be moved by family. Wortham had left Hope by bus to Texarkana. bus driver recovered papers he left on the bus the day he vanished. He was located in Dallas about a week ago and traced through his army record.
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G. A. Wortham
Hope
Dallas
City Alice
Wortham
Texarkana
Iim
Curtailment of Mail Due Here Friday
The Washington order reducing mail deliveries from twice daily to once daily will take effect in Hope on Friday April 21, according to Postmaster Robert M. Wilson. The change affects residential delivery only, while downtown will retain a second daily delivery. No changes to window service at Hope Post Office are planned for now.
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Washington
Hope
Robert M. Wilson
Wilson
Hope Post Office
Maxwell Convicted Of Rape In Hempstead County
Herman Maxwell, 21, a Negro, was convicted by a Hempstead Circuit Court jury of raping a pregnant white farmwife near DeAsa in August 1949. The verdict carries the death penalty. sentencing to follow. Witnesses linked Maxwell to the crime, including the victim’s knife-threat identification. The trial drew a large crowd. defense argued mitigating factors while prosecutors urged death.
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Herman Maxwell
Hempstead
Maxwell
Maxwell Ias
DeAsa
Arkansas Supreme Court
James H. Pilkinton
Royce Weisenberger
Vernon Brown
Matthew Wilburn
J. H. Porterfield
Homer Burke
Jesse Burke
H. Scott
Sid Merritt
B B Lanter
Milter
Clarence Baker
Hope
Allen Shipp
Dean Parrsons
Dalton Hulsey
Travis Ward
Maxwalt
Flowers
Weisenberger
Pilkinton
Roger Weisenberger
Dexter Bush
Mene
Local Bands Headed to State Festival in Hot Springs
The Hope area's high school and junior high school bands traveled by chartered bus to Hot Springs for the annual State Band Festival. Director Mr. Cannon said the bands will lodge at the Como hotel tonight and return Friday afternoon around six. Junior high has 1 members and the high school 52, escorted by several chaperones.
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Hot Springs
Cannon
Como Hotel
Hope
Cline Franks
Homer Teaee We Neetann Newern
Barry Hawtayrne
Owen Nix
Bhp
Hass Armory Project Report From Arkansas Site
National Guard affiliation notes work at Hass Armory facility in Arkansas. Dorsey Company cited on project scope with references to construction and square footage.
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Hass Armory
Arkansas
National G
Dorsey
Jabal
Rock
Floyd Montingo Dies of Heart Attack at Bank of Hope
Floyd Montingo, director at Bank of Hope, died of a heart attack at 3 section amid lumber delays in west Arkansas. Funeral services were held at Central Baptist Church Magnolia at 2 30 pm. He is survived by a daughter.
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Bank of Hope
West Arkanga
Firat
Magneral
Texas
Magnolia
Ane
Lumbeston and
Pat
Central-Baptist
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