Goat Woman Returns Home After Arkansas Trek
Batavia dispatch reports Arthur Lamear and the goat herder Mrs. Lamear returning from Arkansas with a menagerie by the Donald Blossom farm. They describe horses lacking shoes and animals moving south for better weather for Arthur’s health after a 1948 crash. The piece also cites a business roundup from AP about postwar deflation and forecasts from the Wall Street Journal and Heatter analyses.
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Associated Press
Batavia
Paris
Arthur Lamear
Genesee County
Arkansas
Donald Blossom Farm
Lamear
Arthur
Wall Street Journal
Gabriel Heatter
WSJ
Deaveman G
Wood Cancels Economy Housing Plan
Washington on August 19 UPI reports Housing Expediter Tighe E. Woods abandons his economy plan to decontrol 4.5 million homes and will urge local authorities to maintain rent controls in areas the agency cannot police. He will discharge 2,462 of 5,462 workers and rely on volunteer advisory boards to monitor rents in lighted rental areas, shifting enforcement to local boards already in place.
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Washington
Tighe E. Woods
Woods
Pre-School Clinic for Negro Children on August 25
A pre-school clinic for all Negro school pupils will be held at the courthouse on Thursday morning August 25 between 10 and 12 a.m. Parents with children who will be 6 years old on or before December 3 and entering school for the first time are urged to ensure attendance.
Veterans urged to apply for WWI service bonus blanks
Veterans eligible for the special dividend on National Service Life Insurance were told that application blanks remain available until August 29 at the Texarkana VA office. Officer in charge Olis A. Blackwood said some veterans had been calling or writing for the forms.
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Yexarkana
Venswis Administration
Olis A. Blackwood
Texarkana
Arkansas Weather Forecast Sees Storms North and Central
A truncated forecast notes considerable thunder and shower activity in northern and central Arkansas tonight and Saturday. Temperatures remain largely steady with little overall change expected.
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Arkansas
Senators Tie Vaughan to Gifts and Paris Trip
Washington report says McCarthy cites sources close to President Truman aide Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan as a probe into improper influence. Mundt links a 1945 Paris flight by Verley perfume reps to home freezers for Vaughan and others, citing testimony shown publicly.
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Washington
Mundt
R-Sd
Paris
Chicago
Vaughan
McCarthy
Senator Mundt
Ma. Gon
Harry H. Vaughan
Senate Investigations Committee
Albert H.verley Perfume Company
Harry S. Truman
General Vaughan
Berserk Gunman Killed After Firebombed Barricade
In Chicago a deranged gunman identified as James Craig wounded seven, including a child and five police officers, during a three hour siege. Police breached the burning home with fire to force him out, and he was killed by machine gun fire as he stepped into the doorway.
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Chicago
West Side
James Cring
Craig
Prince
Lawrence Mack
Chag
Mack
Drake Atkins
Meril
Window O Winedow
Cartage Detail
Og Craig
Marnne Pall Raymont
Pulice
Craig del
U S Consulate in Canton Closed Amid Evacuation
The American consulate general in Canton closed with ten flights to Hong Kong as officials depart. Charge d Affaires Lewis Clark will fly out tomorrow, traveling daily from Canton until the nationalist government moves. Consul General Karl Rankin heads to Hong Kong Monday, while the US information service has relocated to Yokohama area. Evacuations affect many in Canton’s American British business community, though many nonofficial Americans plan to stay despite warnings.
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Canton
Amerconsulate General
Hong Kong
MESS
U. S
Lewis Clark
Tomorow
Karl Rankin
United States Information Service
Yokohama Specie Bank
Shemeen Island
Evpagnadehigh
Ould
Citizens Seek Cleanup of Lawlessness in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, Aug. 19. Vigilante committee formed by WWII veterans vows citizen actions to curb lawlessness, restore government integrity, and protect families. They seek a special prosecutor. Five federal agencies study police tape transcripts from Mickey Cohen’s private home, focusing on income tax, gun transport, narcotics, Mann Act, and mail fraud.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
U. S
James M. Carter
Federal Grand Jury
Ity
Mae
Cohen Neb
Carter
Cohen
Brentwood
Herald- Express
Mirror
Pav Eany
Marshall Enforced Law Too Well
In Nettleton Arkansas an ex foreign legionary in the town’s politics sparked a fierce dispute after enforcing the law too strictly. Hired to bring order, Joe Henson’s arrests targeted wealthy residents, prompting resignations by Mayor Jewell Rabb and others as aldermen defended or condemned aggressive enforcement and internal missteps.
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Nettleton
Foreign Legion
Arkansas
Joe Henson
Jin
Tanesoro
Tocay
Fengen
Nutticton
Jewell Rabb
Abdormin Bine Curtey
Gidopeon
Wis
Delmy
Westeul
Maeyor
Henson
Vane
York
Wettleton Daishal
Senate May Be Gentle With Arms Program
Washington Aug 19 The administration’s foreign arms aid program faced a stern House vote and was slashed with restrictions before passage 238 to 122. A 30 percent cut hit western European funds while Greece Turkey and Asia aid were kept intact. House amendments targeted China and Southeast Asia funds and troop use though defeat preserved most of the president’s package.
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Washington
House
Senate
Truman
Congress
United States
Greece
Turkey
Korea
Philippines
China
Southeastern Asia
Britain
Rep. Richards
DSC
First Band Rehearsal Monday Night
The Senior High band schedules its first fall rehearsal Monday night August 22 at 7:30. Director Cannon, back from a Dixie Music camp session, announced the switch. Junior High starts August 29 with music and equipment issued in the High school band room. Holdovers from last year’s Babcat band and graduates from Junior High are urged to attend for assignments as the football band looks brighter with nine graduates and at least twenty Juniors moving up.
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Cannon
Dixie Music Camp
Monticello
Junio High
Weather Suggests Autumn Over Wide Section
The report notes cooler than typical autumn conditions across much of the country with temperatures mostly in the forties. Chicago and Michigan show near record lows, with Topeka recording the heaviest rainfall at 2.89 inches amid scattered showers along the coast and lower Mississippi valley.
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Chicago
Aus
Hermak
Mississippi Valley
New Epic
Topeka
Kans
Two Air Crashes Kill 27 in England Amid Fog
In Yorkshire and near Oldham Lancashire a BEA twin engine B-47 crashed in dense fog killing 23 passengers and 3 crew and seriously injuring 9 survivors. A Proctor light plane carrying four occupants also crashed in a cornfield, killing all aboard. Both accidents hampered by remote terrain and fog.
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Manchester
Eng
British European Airways
Aeria
Yorkshire
BEA
Oldham
Lancashire
Proctor
Yeadon
Largest Melon Trucked to Sid McMath
Governor Sid McMath greeted at his Little Rock office by Hempstead County’s biggest melon this season an 111 pound fruit grown by Willis Liggpard near Patmos. The gift melon, shipped by Roy Bullard and Dick Erwin, joins two other large melons sent out recently as President Truman and Congressman Owen Harris each received sizeable fruit.
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Sid McMath
Little Rock
Hempstead
Willis Ligppard
Patmos
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Roy Bullard
Dick Erwin
Truman
Owen Harris
New Manager Named at Arkansas School for the Deaf
R B Kidd named business manager to succeed Joe Peterson who resigned. The appointment, approved by the board of trustees, follows Kidd’s prior role with the adult rehabilitation center for the blind. Potatoes versus spuds referenced from a humorous note on unwholesome diet.
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Little Rock
R. B. Kidd
Joe Peterson
Arkansas School For the Dear
Kidd
Adult Rehabilitation Center For
Society For the Prevention
Roosevelt Daughter-In-Law Bright on Quiz Shows
New York August 11. Actress and Roosevelt daughter-in-law Faye Everson Roosevelt impresses on radio and television quiz shows. Critics note her beauty and brains as she outshines rivals on Who Said That and earns praise from director Gregory Ratolf and experts. Roosevelt family and Hollywood circle respond with mixed amusement.
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ED Creagh
Hal Bayle
New York
Ris
Faye Everson Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Thas
Gregory
Ratolf
Emerson
Hallywood
Kullen‘han
Quentin Reynolds
Tyout
P Quiginislyr Ruaert
Miss Boney Sun
Viciaioyy
Taubes
Flood fund list for Arkansas river projects lakes dams
A house committee announced rivers and harbors and flood control projects eligible for funds. The approved list covers bank stabilization from Little Rock to the river mouth, multiple reservoirs such as Blakeley and Bull Shoals, and various levee districts in Arkansas. Deadline details and remaining deadlocks on several projects remain unresolved.
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Washington, Ag. 19
House
Senate
Cannon
D-Mo
Dardanelle
Arkansas
Little Rock
Morriston
Blakeley Mountain
Bine Mountain
Bull Shoals
Ark
Carden’s
Conway County
Crawford County
Bine
Bluff
Narrows
Nimrod
Norfolk Reservoir
Denison Dam
Texas
Morvussion
Finland in General Strike Sees 150000 Workers Walk Out
Aug 19 1UP report details a mass walkout across Finland sparked by a communist call. Premier Fagerholm asks President Panasikivi to summon parliament as tensions rise. Clashes in Kemi leave one dead and many injured while troops secure the town under near military law.
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Helsinki
Finland
Karl A. Fagerholm
Juho K. Panasikivi
Communist Party
Kemi
Gulf of Bathnia
Aarne Blick
Bomb Disposal Team at Former Southwestern Proving Ground
The 9300 TSU-CH Det. 6 Bomb and Shell Disposal Team under Captain Luter works near the former Southwestern Proving Ground disposing of shells reported by landowners. They expect to stay until about August 26 1949 and urge reports of unreported sheds to be made immediately at 319 West Division, Philadelphia.
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Luter
Uget
Southwestern Proving Ground
Tibe
West Division
Phunedd
Mrs. Dempsey Dies at 61 in Home Tragedy
Mrs. Mary L. Dempsey, age 61, wife of FL Prank Denisov, died late last night at her slope 25 pats residence. She leaves husband and a daughter Mrs. din Bower of Malvern, a son Alton of Little Rock, plus several siblings. Funeral services will be held at PMIL, Murvigh, at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
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Mary L. Dempsey
Prank Denisov
Slope
Din Bower
Malvern
Alton
Little Ravk
M. Cross
Rosston
al Butler
Bedlesw
Jw Brothers
OW. Fingher
Stamps Wind
Fincher
Budeaty
PMIL
Murvigh
FCC Curbs Radio Prize Giveaways Across Networks
Washington reports FCC ruling to curb prize giveaways on radio and television. New rules effective Oct 1 empower the commission to deny licenses for programs that rely on chance or prize awards, with broadcasters facing penalties for manipulating giveaways or lotteries. Industry officials estimate billions in merchandise prizes affected as networks and sponsors adjust to new restrictions.
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Washington
Feday
Federal Com Commission
Feders
Vision
Licen
Vigorol
Frieda Hennoe
Regul Ons
New York
Raaigh
Federal & Munications Commission
Newwork
Radica
FCC
Ean
Klan Leader Dies Suddenly in Georgia
Dr. Samuel Green imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan in Georgia died of a heart attack. No heir apparent exists. leaders vow to meet to name a successor. Green had reassembled the Klan after 1941 and claimed 106,000 members across Georgia and Tennessee. Funeral Saturday at 2:30 p.m.. family asks no mention of the Klan.
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Atlanta
Ku Klux
Green
Alll
Association of Georgia Klans
Georgia
Mayagrez Mitchell
Miss Mitchell
Ashley Wilkes
Frank Kennedy
Scarlett @ Hara
Scarlett
Association of
Georgian Klans
Anita
Klan
National Council
Tavans
Helena Observes J. B. Lambert Day in Tribute
Helena observes J. B. Lambert Day with a barbecued testimonial honoring Lambert, head of the Arkansas Highway Commission and co-head of the Arkansas-Mississippi Bridge Commission. Gov. Sid McMath praises Lambert as pivotal to state progress while a bridge across the Mississippi near Helena is discussed and the commission shifts toward two-state status.
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Helena
J. B. Lambert
Arkansas-Mississippi Bridge Commission
Helena Man Sho
Arkansas Highway Commission
Bridge Commission
Lambert
East Arkansas Young Men's Club
Sid McMath
Phillips County
Highway Commission
Cuse
Sleeper's Routine Cited In Dream Study Note
A cryptic excerpt discusses methods to keep a sleeper sleeping and use dreams to ease disturbances. It notes the practice as a device for calming unrest, mentioning consistent success and related insights, with references to an overarching discursive Britannica context.
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