Arkansas Farmowners Fight to Reclaim Proving Ground Lands
A Hempstead county report quotes Talbot Heidy and Glen Walsus urging withdrawal of a claim by Commission Chairman Hendrix Lypkey on Southwest Proving Ground land. They warn of legal action to block federal and state disposals, citing promises to repurchase lands after wartime seizures and urging Washington outreach to Senators Fulbright and McClellan.
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Associated Press
Eighck
State of Arkansas
Southwestern Proving Ground
Talbot Heidy
Hempstead County
Sunday
Empstead County
Commission
Hendrix Lypkey
Resources & Development Commission
Stators
McClellan
Fulbright
Norris
Harris
Hampstead
Glen
Walsus
Wao
Gavernyn Ben
Loney
Fohowss
Uempshead
Paverpine
Arkansas
Washington
Aleng
Lus
Federal Lind Bank
Probe Blast That Killed 8 Arkansas Miners
Investigators search the Sunshine coal mine near Greenwood after an afternoon explosion killed eight day workers, including three Grill siblings, as night shift crews escaped. The 4000 foot shaft mine is located 20 miles south of Port Smith near the Arkansas Oklahoma line. rescue teams recovered bodies within six hours and the mine owner cited it as the first serious accident in its 11 year history.
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Greenwood
Sunshine Coal Mine
Themi Brothers
Arkansas
Bates
Here
Port Smith
Ark
Oklaboma
Joe Williams
Bonanza
Matt Denne
Hackett
Farl Fish
Ralph Morelock
Frank
Louis
Albin Grillc
Jenny
Jenny Lind
Eunshine
Nacts
Fork Smith
J.d.pegi Williams
Joe
Noels
Fred Becker
Herbert
Olta Timmons
Becker
Tim Mons
J.D. Williams
Deane
Winters
Morelack
Fish
Traffic Toll in State Reaches 45
The Associated Press reports Arkansas highway deaths rose to 45 after four weekend fatalities. Victims include Glenn Atkinson 43 of Pine Bluff Bluff, Mrs L Archer of Texarkana and her 1-year-old Thomas, Larkin E. Smith 43 of Wynne, and others in crashes near Texarkana Jonesboro Brookland. Joseph W. McDonald 27 of Quincy Mich faces charges.
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Associated Press
M. Nittview
Arkansas
Turr
Glenn Atkinson
Pine Blutt Bluff
Anja
Pine Blutt
L. Archer
Texarkana
Thomas
Larkin E. Smith
Wynne
Jonesboro
Archer
Miller County
Joseph W. McDonald
Quincy
Mich
Sherle W. 1. Davis
Smith
Missouri Pacific
Brookland
Jon Thava
Jo (Walker
Helena
1948 Potato Crop Goals to be Established
Potato crop goals for 1948 will be established by the county triple committee led by chairman Blu Mintindale. Goals will be based on acreage and adjusted for smaller farms, with new potato farms considered and a deadline of February 15, 1948 set for such goals.
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Blu Mintindale
Chaiman
Triple
Seni Gials
Uitee Adres
Ater
Larurs Ln
Pulatous
Drive Starts to Purchase Iron Lung
The Ramsey Cargile VFW Post sponsors a drive to secure a portable iron lung for Hope and surrounding communities. Residents are urged to support the project, with the device kept at the Hope Fire Station. The Mullikin Portable Lung weighs 8% pounds, uses a 116 watt motor, and can be hand operated in emergencies. It carries a two year guarantee and perhaps five lungs can be shipped free during emergencies. Buy a share and save a life as Hope aims to raise the $2,000 delivered cost before Saturday night.
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Ramsey-Cargile V.F.W. Postal
Hope
Eivery Civic Organization
Hope and Hempstead
Army Air Forces
VW Post
VFW
VEW
Syvelle Burke
WEW Post
LaGoone Witlhams
Hope Flag
Ware
Assistant Hempstead Agent W. T. Blackwood Biography
W T Blackwood served as Assistant Hempstead Agent and county agent Lup Hiempstead county. He attended May anella A and M College before joining the service in 1940. After discharge he entered the University of Arkansas and earned a BSA degree February 1.
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W. T. Blackwood
Hempstead
Willam Thomas Blackwood
Mineral Springs
Hay Bea
Hiempstead
Uh Ann Guyer
Aubrey J. Gates
Cale
Slape, Aly
Blackwood
Mayanella A
M. College
University of Arkansas
Wildcat Wells Continue Drilling Near Shover Springs
Carter Oil Co reports drilling beyond 3600 feet on the Nora Carrigan No 1 wildcat test BW NW 18-13-23 near Shover Springs despite bad weather. A second test in Hempstead County by Placid Oil Co, Modest Estate No 1 SW 25-19-26, was abandoned as dry at 4933 feet.
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Shover Springs
Carter Oil Co
Hempstead County
Placid Oil Co
Modest Estate No. 1
Talbot Takes Charge Of Hope Store In City
D O Talbot, owner of the Talbot department stores at Ope and Magnolia, announced he has assumed the managership of the Hope store. He thanked patrons and pledged no changes in policy. Talbot is vice-president of the American Retailers Association and serves on Magnolia A M College board and the local Rotary club.
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Talbot
Ope
Magnolia
Associathon
Truman Signals Change on Civil Rights Issue
Washington reports a top advisor predicts the administration will back down on civil rights to appease Southern protest. The plan reportedly restsate a civil rights program while keeping anti-lynching and poll tax repeal, with a possible White House meeting with demonstrators and Senate filibuster risks shaping the Democratic platform at the July Philadelphia convention.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Last Wek
Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt Garner
Maine
Vermont
Philadelphia
Education and Football Clash in American Colleges
A reflective piece argues that football, fraternities, and fun are integral to college life and learning. It cites Hutchins’s critique of varsity sports, yet asserts that students can balance athletics, social life, and intellectual pursuits while enjoying college.
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America
New York
Phi Beta Kappa Key
Robert Maynard Hutchins
University of Chicago
Chicago
Bob
Buffalo
Thomas Aquinias
Kant
Hutchins
Plato
Phi Beta Kappa
Mutenius
Hitler
Baily Hutchins
A. B
Mle. B
Cauineus
Train Wreck Halts KCS Main Line Traffic
Stream Springs Feb 9 Kansas City Southern main line blocked after a freight derailment near Gravette injuring one brakeman Harry Ford Watts Oklahoma. Fire from the fourth unit diesel and 25 of 75 cars sparked. engines moved remaining cars to safety. Dispatcher J E Hutto said line expected clear tonight. cause undetermined.
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Stream Springs
Kansas City Southern Railroad
Gravette
Here
Harry Www
Jake
Ford
Watts
Okla
Siloam Springs
Camps Crowder
Pittsburg
Kas
J. E. Hutto
Sharp Decline in Hog and Cattle Prices Hits Markets
Chicago dispatch reports animals sent to major stockyards amid slack retail demand and oversupply. Hog prices fall $1 to $3 per hundred pounds. cattle unsold as carry-over dressed meat builds. Wholesale butter slides while grain markets swing with soybeans and corn. Congressional probes promise grain price scrutiny and rationing moves. Retail chains in New York and Chicago cut beef and pork prices in response to the drop.
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Alfred
Chicago
Department of Articulture
Department ‘of Agriculture
New York
Special House Committee On Speculation
Minnesota Republican
St. Louis
Grand - Union
Cleveland
Kroger
Thont
Scouting Film Shown to Lions Club Members
A film of se garnerming was shown to Lions Club members during the Monday noon meeting. J. A. Hickman, local scout executive, presented the program. The group planned a dance at the Lions Hall near the post office in about two weeks.
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Segaling
Lions Club
J. A. Hickman
Lions Hall
Postoffice
Snowstorm Hits Arkansas City Delays School Openings
Six inches of new snow blanketed the city as schools were dismissed for two days under Superintendent James H. Jones. Rural roads remained impassable and many families isolated as Arkansas faced another heavy storm. Weather officials warned of a milder day ahead but cold conditions lingered with drifting snow in several counties.
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James H. Jones
Hope
Associated Press
Arkansas
South Arkansas
DeQueen
Little Rock
Hot Springs
Pine Britt
Atl
DeQueert
Ope
el Dorado
Texarkana
Weather Bureau
Polio Drive Reaches $1620 in Community Fund Raising
A damaged OCR list shows a polio drive reaching funds totaling 1620 with numerous individual donors including Dr. C. Williams Mrs. J. A. Wilson and Opal Daniel along with businesses such as Howe Gin Co and Daye Finley. The fragment ends with “Continued on page two.”
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R. Ww
Aranes Socamianewtan
Dc. Williams
J. A. Wilson
Pinegar
Lucile Carrigan
W. B
Kate V. Ne
Nolie
Butler Jlin_ Norwood
F. Beck Daye Finley Eugene
N. Andrew Thompson
Foy Hammons
E. P. Young
U. G
Josephine Willia
Mary EB. Samuels
Bobbie Samuels Wise
Frank White
C. C. Bryant
Annie L. Bosti
BE. A. Morsans
Will
Muldrow
J. d. Honeycutt
da Martindale
Clyde Zion
Matt Bristow
Sue & Lee
Loyd Kinard
J. R. Bearden
Ollie Gunn
EB. McMahon
Clyde Toland
J. M. Brown
John Snowden
Cuargile
Edward As
Arkansas Supreme Court Revises Divorce Rule
The Arkansas Supreme Court today reconsidered its ruling on divorce validity, invalidating all divorces granted by Ruth Hale. The court, in a five to two decision, held no prior act authorized such divorces and declined to declare Hale a de facto judge. Justice McHaney dissented, warning of disastrous alimony and custody implications and arguing private suits should not force challenges to a judge’s office.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Tha
Pulaski
Arid
Chi
Ruth- Hale
Ta High Tribunal
Little Bork
Gourt
Hale
McFaddin
McHaney
Guié
Highways in Alarming Condition Amid Severe Weather
Public advisory notes severe damage to the Arkani State Highway System from unusual weather. Frost and ground saturation have weakened road bases, prompting the Highway Commission to reduce the permissible axle load to 9,000 pounds until further notice.
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Arkani
Highway Commission
Burns to close Collier's Store for minor inventory
Herbert Burns, a longtime merchant, announces the Collier's Store on Second Street will close for a few days for inventory. The store will reopen under new management with Burns continuing in the business. he has 21 years with the department and 18 years in the area.
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Herbert Burns
Collier's
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