Hempstead county builds cover crop plan for 1950
Hempstead county extends acreage for cover crops this month under the Green program. Farmers aim to plant legumes and small grains such as hairy Austrian winter peas and Abruzzi rye to improve soil organic matter and nitrogen. The effort seeks to boost livestock feed while protecting soil from erosion and leaching.
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Hempath County
Olver L. Adams
Landry
Adams Rassed
Hempstead County
Hempad
Transfusions Fail to Save Arkansas Youth
Memphis on August 22 reports five year old Rhodes of De Valls Bluff died at Baptist hospital after three and a half years of nephrosis. Despite hundreds of blood transfusions, the blond boy and a favorite at the hospital could not be saved. He was the son of Mr and Mrs J B Rhodes of De Valls Bluff.
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Memphis
Foul Rhodes
de Valls Bluil
Baptist Hospital
Paul
J, Br, Rhodes
de Valls Bluff
McClellan Seeks Action on Slash Plan
Senator McClellan of Arkansas plans to offer a state resolution as an amendment to the armed services appropriation bill. The measure would authorize the President to trim five to ten percent from government funding, with McClellan indicating he would serve notice to the Senate on the plan.
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Washington
McClellan
Congress
Senate
Perfume and Glove Markers Thrive in Hempstead County
In Spain and Waly the craft of perfume making and glove marking merged for centuries, a practice tied to land once used for other crops. This production provides a steady cash source for many Hempstead County farmers as age controls influence land use and crop choices.
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Spain
Waly
Hempstead
Prescott Ff Fe ass i Wes 4 te
Daily devotion program on Prescott radio at 9 90 each weekday. No midweek church meeting at First Christian on Wednesday at 7 30. First Baptist plans teachers and prayer meetings and choir rehearsal. Thursday night choir practice at 7240 for Vir Presbyterian Church group.
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Prescott
First Christian Church
First Baptist Church
President asks to defer Arkansas water project authorization
President Truman proposed delaying parts of the Arkansas river basin irrigation project and Bayou Meto plans until next year to avoid national policy questions. House Speaker Sam Rayburn indicated he would push the issue to attention of the House. Discussion centered on repayment of federal funds, benefits to landowners, and whether federal controls should apply in Arkansas and other states.
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Washington
Truman
Woitress
Arkansas
Prajvel
House
Sam Rayburn
Pyro Qian
Rayburn
Pasipone
Prairie
Bayou Mite
Fig
Congres
Venpiua
Arkun Pds
Fee
Iit
House Opens Debate on Flood Treasures
Washington August 22 The house opened debate on a 12 114 539 000 omnibus rivers and harbors and flood control authorization. Action was delayed until tomorrow on a second bill providing money for water project construction during the 12 months begun July. Chairman Whillington Miss for the house public works committee said the bill covers projects meritorious to the army engineers and eligible for future appropriations. Conferees have disagreed since June 1 over current construction. Before Easter the house approved an appropriation bill allowing 508 292 290 for army civil functions, largely flood control and rivers.
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Washington
House
Tomorow
Whillington
House Public Works Committee
United States
Army Engineers
Twney
Senate
Kroger Plans Arkansas Week Sale Highlights Local Goods
Kroger to stage Arkansas Week starting August 22 with Arkansas produced produce and products spotlighted in all newspaper ads. William C. Smashey reports purchases in Arkansas have quadrupled in eight years and 68 Kroger stores operate in the state with 64 headquartered in Little Rock. The promotion features White Hope watermelon and corn, wax beans, greens, potatoes, and other state items, while noting Kroger's local taxes and payroll expenditures and displays showing spending by farmers and manufacturers in Arkansas.
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Kroger Company
Arkansas
William C. Smashey
Kroger
Latally
Kroger Satres
Smashty
Sisashey
Kyoeer
Little Rock
Litte Rock
Arkansas Weelk
Smashey
Reever
Bald Knob
Belucy
Army engineers plan land harbor projects and funds
Senate increases funding to about 90 million plus 1 million for the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway. House appropriations committee lists potential projects and support for construction, while Rankin pushes to block certain forces from intervening. Final totals include about 105 million for several river and harbor works and related activities.
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Fragmented OCR text discusses goie ta dbekve safe Wty Gah do stoves and mentions 1 700,000 elo with references to coins or numbers and duplicated phrases, yielding a garbled local item.
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Toasany
Atriva
Fannine
Bang's Disease Vaccination Begins August 29 in Hempstead County
Hempstead county opens Bang's disease vaccination for heifer calves aged four to eight months starting August 29. Javer A Adams county agent reports vaccine teams under Dr J S Campbell will visit each farm by August 27. By now 183 owners have requested 876 calves to be vaccinated free on home farms, aiming to control the disease while preserving milk and beef production.
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Bang
Hempshae
Javer A. Adams
J. S., Campbell
Cay
Hempstead
City Marshal Beaten to Death Near Hamburg
City Marshal Mead W. White, 64, was beaten to death at his Portland home after returning from night patrol. Ashley County Sheriff RB A. Courson cited an iron bar as the weapon. The marshal’s son Hugh White, 35, reported a stranger beat his father while he was away, then followed him home. The son was injured, bloodhounds failed to find a trail, and funeral services were planned in Portland the next afternoon.
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Hamburg
Mead W. White
Portland
White
Lake Village
Porland
Here
Ashley County
A. Courson
Hugh White
Storm May Greet Truman in Florida
A hurricane centered about 500 miles east of Miami threatens the path of President Truman as he flies to address the veterans of foreign wars convention. The storm, first of the 1949 season, is nicknamed Harry’s hurricane by trackers due to the president’s visit. Miami reports fine weather during his appearance.
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Miami
Fla
Maimi
Truman
Navy
French Forest Fire Raging in St Maurice Proving Ground
Fire near St Maurice proving ground threatens townships including St Therese and Terrebonne as brush fire from berry pickers spreads through Canadian ordnance range. Shells buried during tests explode near evacuated villagers, with 250 troops behind steel screens and highways blocked as smoke blankets a 20 mile area. No injuries reported.
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St. Therese
St. Maurice
Haui
Careless Berry
Degal
Canadian Ordnance Corps
St. Lin
Pont David
Terrebonne
St. Donat
Montreal
Storm Near Atlantic Storm Eye Explored At Sea
Weather officials report a hurricane moving northwest off the Atlantic at 15 to 17 miles per hour. Chief forecaster Grady Norton notes the storm is growing in size and intensity and is likely to continue increasing. Winds near the center reach 0 to 100 miles per hour as the doughnut shaped disturbance nears.
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Atlantic
Miami
Grady Norton
Weather Bureau
Norton
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