1 000 Dead in Riots of Rebels in Morocco
Casablanca dispatch reports French troops and Foreign Legion forces engaging rebel bands after a bloody weekend of raids and guerrilla fighting in Morocco. Casualty figures vary from 800 to 1,341 with many dead carried away, as Aix les Bains talks seek greater self government for the protectorate. French tanks struck at Oued Zem after rebels massacred about 80 French.
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Casablanca
Morocco
Foreign
North Africa
Paris
Algeria
Edgar Faure
Antoine Pinay
Aix Les Bains
Oued Zem
Tadla
Hope Chamber Manager Receives Institute Certificate
Carl A. Bryan manager of the Hope Chamber of Commerce earned a Certificate of Achievement from the Southwestern Chamber of Commerce Institute. The program, held in Dallas July 17 23, covered topics on human relations leadership and volunteer leadership. A special section taught rapid reading with the aim of faster reading and better comprehension for managers. Plans call for an advanced course next year with about forty students and a potential sponsorship by Southern Methodist University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Carl A. Bryan
Southwestern Chamber of Commerce Institute
Southwestern
Dallas
Southern Methodist University
Mississippi to Select a Governor in runoff race
In Jackson Mississippi voters face a runoff between Paul Johnson and J P Coleman after a first primary where Johnson led with 18 006 votes and five rivals. Coleman advanced alongside Johnson amid regional political tensions and strong accusations from both candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Mary Cain
Johnson
Coleman
Hugh White
Hoxie Groups Fight Over Segregation
Tensions rise in Hoxie as prosegregation leader accuses the school board of breaking an agreement by not commenting on petitions calling for resignations over integration decisions. The group cites 1,063 signatures and warns of action while the board, which has integrated about 25 Black students, had previously rejected a move to return to full segregation. The board also moved to advance the harvest recess to address the school crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoxie
Amis Gutheridge
White America Inc
Little Rock
Citizens Committee
Two Escapees Sought After Grocery Store Break-in
Arkansas authorities sought Elmo Scott Whitt Robert Lee Whitt and Betty Archer after they allegedly broke into a Alma grocery store. Warrants accuse the trio of assault with intent to kill and attempted robbery and say they escaped from a Missouri jail. Grocer H C Jones detained them at gunpoint before they fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma
Ark
Arkansas
Missouri
Doug Morris
Elmo Scott Whitt
Robert Lee Whitt
Betty Archer
H. C. Jones
Jones
Firemen to Hear Governor Faubus at Arkansas Convention
The Arkansas State Firemen's Association began its 31st annual convention in Hot Springs with Gov. Orval Faubus scheduled to speak at the evening session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faubus
Hot Springs
Arkansas State Firemen’s Association
Orval Faubus
Cotton Insect Study Meeting Held Near Hope Arkansas
County Agent Oliver L. Adams announces a cotton insect study meet at 2 p m on Tuesday August 23 at the Schooley and Cash cotton fields six miles northeast of Hope on Blevins road. Extension Entomologist Gordon Barnes from the University of Arkansas will attend to observe boll weevils aphids and related issues affecting cotton quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Schooley
Sidney Cash
Oliver L. Adams
Schooley
Schooley and Cash
Adams
Westmoreland Cemetery Assn Names Officers
The Westmoreland Cemetery Association announced at its August 1 meeting the officers led by President H. B. Gilbert and Vice President J. E. Moser. Secretary treasurer is Frank Gilbert and corresponding secretary is Mrs. O. H. Bristow. The group requests properly marked graves and invites contributions to Frank Gilbert at Route One Washington Ark.
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Westmoreland Cemetery Association
H. B. Gilbert
J. E. Moser
Frank Gilbert
O. H. Bristow
Westmoreland
Westmoreland Cemetery
Ass’n
Route One
Washington, Ark
Arkansas Workers Earn Record Wages in First Quarter 1955
Administrator James L. Bland announced that 228,000 Arkansas workers were paid 150,491,046 dollars in wages in the first quarter of 1955. The figure marks a rise of 3,749,000 dollars or 214 percent from the same period a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas
James L. Bland
Bland
Eisenhower Chooses Pig Calls Over Political Talk
In a Washington scene near Gettysburg, President Eisenhower teased a pig at the farm and joked about running in 1956. Observers note his ease on the farm and ponder whether age or the farm might influence a possible decision to seek another term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower Place
Gettysburg
Ike
Denver
Eisenhower
Geneva
Weather watchers track squally easterly wave in Caribbean
Forecasters monitor a long line of squally weather moving westward from the southern Bahamas to Jamaica. The easterly wave shows no signs of developing into a tropical storm and travels about 400 miles per day across the Caribbean and Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Caribbean
Atlantic
Bahamas Islands
Jamaica
Farm and Home Development Emphasis Grows in Hempstead
The Hempstead County Extension Service promotes Farm and Home Development focusing on individual counseling for farm families to plan and implement improvements. County Agent Oliver L. Adams invites interested families to contact him for home visits and guidance on farming, marketing, nutrition, and home management to increase income and family well being.
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Hempstead
Hempstead County
Oliver L. Adams
Merchants to Buy Banners for Third District Livestock Show
Hope merchants decide to fund streamers for the Third District Livestock Show by purchasing banners. Over five years they paid about 2500 dollars in rentals. plan is to raise funds over two years to own the streamers via a 25 cent per front foot charge. A committee including Atchley Foster Hall Kelly will solicit merchants beginning Tuesday.
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Merchants Promotion Division
Chamber of Commerce
Emil Kaden
Merchants of Hope
J. C. Atchley
Corbin Foster
Harrell Hall
Mike Kelly
Burnis Gallion
A. C. Ball
Herbert Burns
Carson Lewis
Jess Pendergraf
L. B. Tooley
Mrs. Ched Hall
Lynn Franks
Jack Lowe
Henry Haynes
Dewey Baker
Harrell Collier
Perry Moses
Harold Holly
Frank Douglas
Dick Johnson
Man repays loan after 35 years in odd letter drop
George Cheney of Siloam Springs recalls lending $10 to a carpenter 35 years ago. The carpenter disappeared but sent two $5 bills last Saturday with a message that he had thought of Cheney. Cheney said he had thought of him too.
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Siloam Springs
George Cheney
Cheney
Korean Reds Deny Action Over U S Pilot Shootdown
U S official says no military action considered against Lt Guy Bumpas after North Korea clam to his statements. Bumpas and Capt Charles Brown, killed in the crash, are to be repatriated. Reds accuse reconnoitering while Allies assert Bumpas was lost in the demilitarized zone.
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Seoul
U. S
Guy H. Bumpas
North Korea
Jackson
Miss
Charles W. Brown
Louisville
Red
Bumpas
U. N. Command
Reds
Eisenhower
United Nations Command
Kumwha
Army
State Counts 10 Dead by Accidents
Ten persons died in accidents involving trains last week, pushing Arkansas violent deaths for the period ending Sunday to a 1955 high of 36. The toll included a Marked Tree derailment, a Hunter train truck collision killing a mother and three children, and a man struck by a train in Havana Yell County, with traffic accidents total at 19. The weekend saw 16 deaths, including Jimmie Nutt 2, Johnny Walker 33, Ira Ables 39, George Nation 24, and Mary Lee Allen 27, plus three at a railroad crossing near Hunter where Mrs Hunt and her niece perished along with two Hunt children. Nebraska has 4,782 miles of rail.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Marked Tree
Hunter
Havana
Yell County
Jimmie Nutt
James Nutt
Bearden
Johnny L. Walker
Little Rock
North Little Rock
Ira Ables
Hampton
Camden
George Nation
Epps
Nation
Mary Lee Allen
Ray Hunt
Sue Clayton
Hunts
Cautions to Parents on Health for Incoming Students
James H. Jones announces Hope School District parents with children entering school this fall must consult a physician. Immediate steps include securing a birth certificate and ensuring vaccination against smallpox, diphtheria, pertussis, and TB skin testing. A child turning six by December 31 may start school this fall.
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James H. Jones
Hope
Areas Hardest Hit by Floods Along Coast
Northeastern states report flood damage Monday with high death tolls and widespread destruction. Connecticut logs at least 66 dead and 70 missing while Gov calls it the greatest disaster. Rhode Island and New Jersey record fatalities. Massachusetts sees 15 dead. New York reports four deaths. Red Cross shelters assist 800 families as SBA plans offices to aid recovery.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Woonsocket
New Jersey
Delaware River
New York
Red Cross
Federal Small Business Administration
3000 Foot Fall Claims Two Lives on Matterhorn
ERMATT Switzerland reports Al len Crawford of Denver Colorado and a 19-year-old Englishman Roderick Phillips died after a 3000 foot fall while attempting the Matterhorn summit. Police say they were inexperienced climbers and without guides as one slipped on ice, dragging the other down. Bodies believed lost in Furgy Glacier crevasse. guides have searched since Saturday. First Matterhorn fatal of the season on the Swiss side.
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Ermatt
Switzerland
Allen Crawford
Denver
Col
Roderick Phillips
Furgy
Matterhorn
Watermelon Tale From Hope Goes Viral In Los Angeles
Inglewood teen James Livingston pictured with a 120 melon sent by parents from Hope Arkansas draws gasps from neighbors. He calls it an average crop and recalls sending big melons to governors. The segment notes local youths and a planned Ser tomato Club dinner with national officers. Dizzy Dean in Chicago received a Hope melon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Examiner
James Livingston
Inglewood
Calif
Hope,Ark
Livingston
Hope
C. C. Billings
Texas
Livingdon
Tommy Owens
Here
Dizzy Dean
Chicago
Dizzy
Arkansas
Death Toll From Eastern Floods May Hit 200
Flooded Northeast communities faced a mounting death toll as 186 confirmed dead with as many as 130 missing in Pennsylvania Connecticut and other states. Damages ran into billions as homes and factories were wrecked roads washed out and health hazards rose. Emergency supplies and cooling needs strained isolated towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Connectcut
Massacsetts
Island
New Jersey
New York
Virginia
Space Flights Do Not Harm Animals In Tests
Space medicine experts at Holloman Air Development Center say cosmic rays may turn hair white but pose no major threat to travelers. Live monkeys and rats were flown in balloons to 90 000 to 120 000 feet above Sault Ste Marie for up to 35 hours. After six months, scientists found cosmic particles unlikely to harm nerve function. hair whitening occurred in some rats due to pigment cell damage.
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Holloman Air Development Center
Michigan
Maj
Davis G
Space Biolo
Aero Field Laboratory
Sault Marie
Mich
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Nevada
Nauni
Nah-Oon-Eye
Lawton
Okla
Oklahoma
NEA
Ass'n
Star
Bud Collier
Hope Chamber of Commerce Committee
Bill Cutter
Lt. Cutter
New Mexico
D. Middlebrooks
O. D. Middlebrooks Patmos
U.S
Brown
Alled Lines
Nebraska
Sertoma Club
Hotel Barlow
John E. Patton
Nashville, Tenn
Lloyd Hail
W. QO. Clark
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