Hempstead County Equalization Board Sets 20 Percent Goal
The Hempstead County Equalization Board met at the courthouse under new state law. It aims to raise all property assessments to 20 percent of true value and to have property on the books. Board members Carl Hinton Jerome Smith Kenneth G. Hamilton appeal to residents to fairly assess property and report underassessments to ensure accurate tax equalization.
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Hempstead County Equalization Board
Equalization Board
Carl Hinton
Jerome Smith
Kenneth G. Hamilton
Faubus appoints Hinton to lead tax equalization division
Gov. Faubus names W. L. Hinton Jr. of Little Rock as director of the Public Service Commission assessment coordination division. Hinton will guide assessors toward a uniform 20 percent property tax level, with manuals and statistics to follow after extensive paperwork. He left Hinton Food Products to take the post.
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Little Rock
LLP
Arkansas
Orval E. Faubus
W. L. Hinton, Jr
Public Service Comission
Hinton
University of Arkansas
Society of Residential Appraisers
Faubus
Rehabilitation Progress in Northeast Flood Zone Gains Steam
Suffering eased in the flood stricken Northeast as one of the nation’s largest relief efforts, led by Army engineers, shows early success. Food supplies, temporary shelters and cleared roads aid recovery while Hurricane Edith forms offshore and Digging out debris resumes industrial operations.
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United States
UU & Army Engineers
Atlantic Ocean
San Juan
P. R
Edith
Diane
Army
Wilber M. Brucker
Washington
Agriculture Department
Bond Increased for Arkansas Louisiana Gas Pending Rate Request
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. must post an extra one million dollar bond to back its pending yearly rate increase of 4.3 million dollars for industrial customers. The company already faces a 1.14 million dollar bond from April. The Public Service Commission ordered the new bond to cover potential refunds if the rate rise is denied or reduced until a hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansasouisiana Gas Co
State Public Service Commission
Elopement Bride Found Dead in Philadelphia Mystery
Doris Silver Ostreicher, 22, daughter of Food Fair president Herman Silver, eloped last June with Earl Michael Ostreicher, a Miami police officer. She was found dead in an apartment during a social visit. cause of death not determined. Police termed the circumstances unusual and forwarded details to the homicide squad.
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Philadelphia
Miami
Fla
Doris Silver Ostreicher
Herman Silver
Food Fair
Seaboard
Earl Michael Ostreicher
Samuel Manstein
Ostreicher
France Uses U S Helicopters in North Africa
Washington reports that France is operating eight borrowed U S helicopters against insurgents in North Africa. Walter Reuther of the CIO protests the use of Air Force machines as inconsistent with the United States stance against colonialism. The State Department offered no immediate comment on Reuther's charge.
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Washington
France
U. S
North Africa
Walter Reuther
State Department
Reuther
Longshoremen Return to Work After Wildcat Strike
Longshoremen resumed work on Hudson River piers after a three day wildcat shutdown. ILA president warned a portwide dock workers strike could be called within two weeks.
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New York
Hudson River
International Longshoremen’s Association
Ind
Feed Referral Issue Before Supreme Court
Arkansas Supreme Court faces a summer session without action as petitions seek referral of the 1955 feed tax exemption to a statewide vote. Secretary Hall called receptions invalid after the attorney general found an improper ballot title. Alex Washburn leads the referral push for a 1956 general election vote.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
C. G. Hall
Tom Gentry
Alex Washburn
Hope
Arkansas
Color Slides to Be Shown at Sutton
The Rev J Royce Thomason of the Nazarene church will present 150 color slides of Holy Land scenes at Sutton Aug 26. He will also give a 30 minute missionary talk, recounting his travels in 53 countries and plans to return abroad in December.
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J. Royce Thomason
Mt. Nebo
Mt. Carmel
Mt. of Olives
Seas of Galilee
Dead Sea
River Jordan
Tombs of
Lazarus
Zecharia
Nehemiah
Rachael
Sarah
Abraham
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Jericho
Nazareth
Cana of Galilee
Sutton
Rev
Lambert
Russians Share Friendly Radio Messages From Soviet Embassy
Joe Stalin watched from the Soviet embassy walls as Vladimir Matskevich of the Soviet farm mission spoke into microphones labeled Voice of America. Officials noted it was the first time Soviet representatives were allowed to broadcast from behind the embassy doors. Voice officials hope the tapes reach Russia despite jamming and will monitor reception as Matskevich’s words air. Members of the mission planned to travel to Canada after the broadcast.
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Washington
Joe Stalin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Matskevich
United States
Voice of America
Canada
Voice
U. S
Matskevichs
Russia
Matskevich
Soviet Union
Post Vacation Blues and the Return to Work
HAL BOYLE says the post vacation blues hit many workers after a spree of freedom. The column lists ways to cushion the return to earning a living and jokes about pay, duties, and lingering liberty as readers face the grind back to routine.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Jones
Silent on Death of Baby Goes to Trial
Anne Decker, 19, of Fort Smith Virginia, will face trial in Sebastian Circuit Court on a charge of concealing the death of an infant. She is free on a 2500 dollar bond. Partly burned infant remains were found in a trash burner at her home and autopsy shows the child was born alive.
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Fort Smith
Virginia
Anne Decker
Sebastian
Fifth Hurricane Edith Reported Driving Atlantic Winds
The Miami Weather Bureau reports Edith as the season’s fifth hurricane, winds near 80 mph, center at 22.7 N 58.6 W, about 580 miles northeast of San Juan. Forecasts predict west-northwest movement to northwest with increasing size and intensity over the next 12 hours. Previous storms Connie and Diane caused broad flood damage and high death tolls.
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Miami
Fla
Edith
Atlantic
Gordon Dunn
Weather Bureaus Hurricane Center
Puerto Rico
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Connie
Diane
Dunn
Bermuda
Weather Bureau
Miami Weather Bureau
San Juan
P.R
Carolinas
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Canada
New Jersey
New York
New England
Fulbright Credits U S Policy for Russian Shift
Senator Fulbright says Russians see subversion failing and switch tactics to friendliness. He credits U S foreign policy including the Marshall Plan for easing global tensions while criticizing the Eisenhower administration for favoring big business over small business.
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Fayetteville
Sen. Fulbright
D-Ark
Fulbright
Colorado
U.S
Congress
Eisenhowser
Enoch Arden airman reconciles with wife after marriage to another man
Airman Daniel C. Schmidt and his wife Una, who wed another man believing Schmidt died, reunited in Portland. The couple flew from California to meet at Schmidt's mother's home and planned a first honeymoon at an Oregon beach, saying they will stay together.
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Portland
Ore
Daniel C. Schmidt
Una
Enoch Arden
Schmidt
Red
China
California
Enoch Arden of Tennyson
Nellie Peters
United Press
Danny
Soldier Goes Berserk After Court Martial Hearing
BROADSTAIRS England UP Napoleon Green a 21 year old supply clerk from Chicago allegedly went on a two hour rampage at Mansion Air Base and on a Kent coast beach killing three and wounding nine before shooting himself. He was to face court martial for stealing 120 dollars from a fellow soldier and slashing British girl Norma Crosbie 19. The officer called him a good soldier and an investigation was ongoing when the incident occurred.
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Broadstairs
England
Irman
Napoleon Green
U. S
Kent Coast
Mansion
Green
Chicago
Ill
Norma Crosbie
Air Force
Detroit Shovel Burglar Captured After Five Year Search
Police identify the suspect as William E. Schlitz a 44 year old plumbing salesman with four prior prison terms. The so called Shovel Burglar looted up to 15 thousand dollars a year from fashionable Detroit homes every Friday night leaving a shovel as his calling card.
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William E. Schlitz
Southern
Michigan
Detroit
Three Arkansas Cities Seek Gas Supply From Mississippi River Co
A hearing is scheduled for September 22 before the Power Commission on a request by Des Arc Augusta and Hazen to compel Mississippi River Fuel Co of St. Louis to supply natural gas. The company has moved to deny the request.
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Washington
Arkansas
Mississippi River Fuel Co
St. Louis
Power Commission
Area Des Arc
Augusta
Hazen
Constitution Week Observed In City Plan
The John Cain Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution plans a city wide Constitution Week from September 17 to 23, marking the 168th birthday of the U S Constitution. Schools, churches, civic groups are asked to cooperate with ceremonies and activities, copies will be given to Hope schools, posters will appear in store windows, and citizens are urged to observe by praying for the country and displaying the flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cain
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Eisenhower
Congress
Hope
Dick Watkins
Constitution Week
Hempstead County Women Head to Arkansas Council Meeting
Mrs. H. E. Patterson leads Hempstead County Council of Home Demonstration Clubs with Mrs. William Schooley Mrs. Glenon Huckabee and Mrs. Lorraine B. Wylie as they depart August 29 for Jonesboro for the 27th Annual Arkansas Council of Home Demonstration Clubs meeting August 29 to September 1. The theme Spotlight on the Home Destination A Better Tomorrow features speakers Senator J. W. Fulbright and Miss Sallie Hill. The program includes eight group study sessions a dress revue fall fashions folk dancing demonstrations and exhibits by the American Red Cross and other groups.
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H. E. Patterson
Hempstead County Council of Home Demonstration Clubs
William Schooley
Victory Hdc
Glenon Huckabee
Melrose Hdc
Lorraine B. Wylie
Jonesboro
Arkansas Council of Home Demonstration Clubs
J. W. Fulbright
Sallie Hill
Progressive Farmer
Esther G. Kramer
The
American Red Cross
Firemen to Meet in Jonesboro Arkansas
HOT SPRINGS Jonesboro will host the Arkansas Firemen's Association convention next year. At the closing session officers were re elected Dave Sacrey of Russellville president C O Rotenberry of Little Rock secretary treasurer and C L Davis of Little Rock chaplain.
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Hot Springs
Jonesboro
Arkansas Firemen’s Association
Dave Sacrey
Russellville
C. O. Rotenberry
Little Rock
C. L. Davis
State to Sell Seized Cigarettes by Court Order
A truck load of 170 cases of untaxed cigarettes seized near here last week will be sold today by order of Municipal Judge Vernon Ridley. Joseph W. Pfeiffer of Hales Corner Michigan was fined 200 for the cigarettes. proceeds, estimated at 20 000, go to the Jackson County school fund. Pfeiffer faces a 2 125 000 suit under Arkansas law for contraband cigarettes.
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Newport
Vernon Ridley
Joseph W. Pfeiffer
Hales Corner
Mich
Pfeiffer
Texas
Ridley
Sheriff's Office
Jackson County School Fund
Arkansas Revenue Department
Arkansas
Morocco Seeks Revision of French Protectorate Treaty
In AIX LES BAINS delegates of the Istiqlal nationalist party press for revision of the Moroccan protectorate treaty and the return of deposed Sultan Mohammed Ben Youssef. They claim talks with French Premier Edgar Faure were thorough and frank as Paris seeks a path to end bloodshed and restore legitimacy.
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Aix Les Bains
France
Morocco
Istinglal Independence
Mohammed Ben Youssef
Edgar Faure
Istiqlal
Ahmed Balafrej
Faure
Balafrej
Paris
Woman kissed President Eisenhower at Independence Hall
Mrs. Mary Copelin 35 wife of a Philadelphia attorney said she asked the President for permission before kissing him on the cheek as he walked to deliver his address. She leaned across a guard rope and kissed him after he shook her hand in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Mary Copelin
Eisenhower
Copelin
Independence Hall
Arkansas Law Panel to discuss new negligence law
Dean Joe Covington of the University of Arkansas Law School will join Circuit Judge Lyie Brown and others on a statewide Judicial Panel at the University October 1 to discuss the 1955 legislature’s major changes to Arkansas liability law. Residents along Highway 67 east vow to police trash discards with warnings of prosecution. U S Savings Bonds sales in Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, and Nevada counties show progress toward yearly quotas, with Lafayette leading at 124 percent of its $123,000 target. Commander Williams M. Gordon, CEO USN, named Public Works Officer at Portsmouth, is a Patmos native and UA Engineering graduate from 1931. he and his wife and eight-year-old daughter reside on the base.
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Joe Covington
University of Arkansas Law School
Lyie Brown
Legal Institute
The
University
Charles Light
Jonesporo
Audrey Strait
Morriston
Brown
Arkansas
Highway 67
Nevada
Lafayette
Banner County
Hempstead
Williams M. Gordon
USN
Portsmouth
Patmos
Ark
W. S. Gordon
University of Arkansas
United States
Guantanamo Bay
Polio Vaccine Failure Blamed on Test Shortcomings
The U S Public Health Service released a four month investigation into the Cutter incident, blaming inadequate inactivation and failure of safety tests for live virus in Cutter vaccines used in polio shots. The report notes at least some of the 180 polio cases linked to the vaccine, while saying evidence does not point to contamination during bottling. The Cutter firm defended the report as scientific and courageous, asserting no negligence.
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Washington
LLP
Lernment
U. S. Public Health Sc
The
Health Service
Cutter
Public Health Service
Bakers Reach Settlement After Strike at Fayetteville Bakery
In Fayetteville the bakery resumes operations after a dispute with AFL Bakers and the striking drivers. owner W. G. Shipley says they came to terms but declines to disclose details. The workers had refused to cross the picket line of the drivers seeking union recognition.
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Fayetteville
AFL
AFL Bakeryfectionery Workers Union
W. G. Shipley
All Day Service at Evening Shade Baptist Church
Evening Shade Baptist holds a special service Sunday August 28 with morning worship. A noon lunch is planned and afternoon singing is scheduled.
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Shade Baptist
Woman 46 Dies From Injuries After Route Crash
Mrs. Gertie, 46, died at home from injuries suffered when a pickup truck carrying a man ran off the road and plunged 80 feet down an embankment near here last August. Local authorities reported the fatal accident occurred at the roadside while the vehicle rolled into the embankment.
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Gertie
Mas
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