Blevins Public Schools Open September 5
The Blevins Public Schools will open September 5 with a one day registration schedule for both high school and elementary students. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. Buses will run the previous year's schedule for the first day. Full day operations start September 6 and cafeteria and staff positions have been completed this week. A pre-school faculty meeting is set for 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday August 31 at the High School and Blevins Training School. The faculty includes Superintendent Nor s Jones, Secretary Mrs Ian Jones, and various teachers across sections.
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Blevins
Nors Jones
Ian Jones
High Bool
J. W. Eskridge
Meipal
Russell P. Sphens
Connie L. Horton
Pritchard
Lawrence Hazzard
Ercial
Jesse Tinsley
Ian
J. W. Ge
White Cannon
Julia Hutgon
Lil Ringo
White
Ruth
Bonnie H
W. Tren
Russia and Germany eyes on expanded postwar trade
West German officials expect a bigger share of German industrial output during Konrad Adenauer’s visit as Russia seeks supplies and a potential 800 million dollar annual trade exchange. Bonn hopes easing political and economic restrictions will boost prewar trade levels and revive factories facing agricultural strain.
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Bonn
Westany
Faubus Urges Firemen to Embrace Arkansas Potential
Gov Orval Faubus spoke to about 150 firemen at the Arkansas Firemen's Association convention in Hot Springs urging residents to forget fears and realize the state's industrial potential. He said Arkansas has not developed due to an inferiority complex and hesitation to seize opportunities. The convention ends tomorrow.
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Hot Springs
Orval Faubus
Arkansans
Arkansas
Arkansas Firemen's Association
Faubus
Clarksville Hit 102 Topping Arkansas Heat Wave
Temperature rose to 102 at Clarksville as a statewide heat wave pressed on. Forecasters reported Camden tied the 1955 high at 102, with other top readings 101 at Arkadelphia and 100 at Camden and Morrilton as showers were forecast to ease the heat.
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Little Rock
Clarksville
Arkansas
U. S. Weather Bureau
Camden
Arkadelphia
Morrilton
Jet skids to safety at Great Falls base
Ground crews sprayed slick foam on the runway at Great Falls Air Force Base as a crippled Air Force jet landed safely. Lt. Andrew B. Gass of Pittsburgh and Capt. Robert L. Page of Mason City Iowa piloted the craft in, both uninjured.
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Great Falls
Mont
Air Force
Andrew B. Gass
Pittsburgh
Robert L. Page
Mason City
Iowa
Great Falls Air Force Base
Trade prospects hinge on Soviet delivery and German reunification
Western markets press for commodities from the Soviet Union while noting a shortage of key goods in the USSR and a history of delivery shortfalls. Germany and Russia must normalize politics before broad trade resumes, with optimism dampened by Moscow’s stance on reunification. Industrialists cite limited Russian timber exports and doubt on supply of iron ore chrome nickel manganese oil and coal.
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Germany
Russia
West Germany
Moscow
Blevins C of C Formed Elects Officers For 1955 56
A town meeting in the Blevins High School Auditorium organized a Chamber of Commerce and elected Harold M. Stephens president Tollett Taylor vice president Clarence W. Loverett treasurer. Board members named were Herbert M. Stephens Ralph Boyce Victor Hampton and N. P. Nesbitt. Donal Parker named manager. The group discussed a water system survey with Home Demonstration Club offering to assist. The Community Accomplishment Contest was also set with two main projects the C of C and completing a community building donated by the American Legion. The club has 41 members and works with the city to improve Blevins.
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Blevins High School
Chamber of Commerce
Harold M. Stephens
Tollett Taylor
Clarence W. Leverett
Herbert M. Stephens
Ralph Boyce
Victor Hampton
N. P. Nesbitt
C of C
Donal Parker
Blevins
Home Demonstration Club
Blevins American Legion
C. of C
Holt Lumber blaze wipes out firm in Fordyce
Fire in Fordyce destroyed Holt Lumber Company with all buildings except kilns, two trucks, and about 150000 feet of lumber lost. Estimated damage reaches 35000 dollars. cause under investigation.
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Fordyce
Holt Lumber Company
Edward
Richard Holt
Bob Hope Nears Dramatic Turn as New Roles Open
Hollywood legend Bob Hope, shifting from nonstop gag comedies, eyes dramatic parts in upcoming films. He will star with Eva Marie Saint in That Certain Feeling and co star with Katharine Hepburn in Not for Money before Beau James. Hope plans eight TV specials and extensive touring alongside golf events and banquets, insisting he cannot picture himself in heavy drama.
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James Bacon
Hollywood
Bob Hope
Texas
Bob
Hope
William Powell
Cary Grant
Marion Brando
Eva Marie Saint
Katharine Hepburn
Beau James
Gene Fowler
Jimmy Walker
New York
New York. Will Hope
Crosby
Eisenhower
Russian Farm Delegation Visit Signals Changing Tactics
A Russian farm delegation toured the USSR and an American farming group visited the United States, suggesting a shift from Stalin era isolation. Delegation observers note Soviet agriculture improving, with no signs of widespread hunger. experts warn changes may be tactical rather than foretelling peace.
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Washington
Russia
Stalin
America’s
Lauren K. Soth
Des Moines Register and Tribune
United States
Vancouver Post Office Delivers Letter to Grey Stone Block
A letter addressed to the 900 block of West Sixth Avenue Vancouver British Columbia was delivered promptly by the Vancouver post office. The note describes a first three story grey stone apartment building with a porch and a pop on the front lawn as identifying markers.
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Vancouver
B.C
West
Sixth Avenue
6Th Avenue
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Rmany
Blevins Chamber of Commerce
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Kempner's Department Store
Shocket
Rogers
Benton
Joe Means
Helena
Cherie Bowers
Atlantic City
N. J
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Tex
Dave Stuckey
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