Arkansas Voters Set Little Turnout For Highway Bond Question
Little Rock Feb. 14 up voters will decide if the state may issue 22 000 000 in bonds for highway construction over four years. More than 450 000 are eligible but turnout is expected to be light, with precincts in Hope at Ward 1 Fire Station Ward 2 Courthouse Ward 8 City Hall and Ward 4 City Hall Box Chamber of Commerce Office. Gov McMath and Secretary of State Hall predicted fewer than half the 245 000 votes polled in the last general election. Only opposition came from State Rep Ward and former Gov Taney. McMath will address the public at 7 pm over a statewide network to urge participation.
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Legislature Starts McMath Program
Little Rock February 14 The Arkansas legislature began clearing a path for Governor McMaths program with service items like a state medical center an election code and an anti lynching law slated for action by weeks end. The house opened two hours early to reduce a backlog as McMath officials push a busy agenda while bills extend social security welfare audits and non Communist oaths for state schools.
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Little Fock
Flood Control Plan for Des Arc Area Proposed
Rep Mills of Arkansas proposed flood control work along the White river to protect Des Arc and vicinity. He urged the House Public Works Committee to authorize an army engineer survey after noting recent high waters caused damage and a levee on the east bank may have worsened flooding on the west bank near Dux Ave.
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Blind Training Work Highlighted At Lions Luncheon
Happy Jack Kinney of the Little Rock school spoke at a Lions luncheon, praising what he called the best and most advanced blind training school in America. He described training aims to readapt blind individuals to lead as normal a life as possible.
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26 Superforts in Britain After Long Jaunt
B 29 Superfortresses arrived in England today after flights from Florida and New Jersey. The bombers are part of the Sad group stationed at Spokane Washington. Four other flights of the same rap are enroute with stops in Bermuda or the Azores.
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Highway bond plan deserves wary voter scrutiny
Editor Alex H. Washburn argues Arkansas should defeat Tuesday's 28 million bond proposal. He notes 118 million debt on highway bonds, 101 million in interest over 20 years, and warns pay-as-you-go funding is safer. He urges avoiding another second mortgage and favors tax-supported road spending only if revenues cover costs.
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GOP Sets Up as Champion of People
Washington reports Republicans shift to a political offensive in 1950, portraying themselves as the party of the people while criticizing Democrats. Minority Leader Martin urges refocusing on congress achievements to salvage the campaign, as Lincoln Day speeches echo calls to sell the GOP record.
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Annexation Study Planned for Two School Districts
Hempstead Board of Education will review two annexation options at the courthouse meeting on Monday February 28. Petitions signed by a majority of electors propose moving Columbus School District No 3 Hempstead and Howard counties into Saratoga School District No 11, and Fulton School District No 5 into Hope School District No 7-A.
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Taylor McRoy to Be Buried Wednesday
Taylor McRoy S 3ec killed in action May 4 1945 on Okinawa will be buried at Brgiht Star Wednesday at 2 pm. The body will arrive in Hope Tuesday. He is survived by his wife two children Gail and Richard Taylor his parents Mr and Mrs RE McRoy near Hope several brothers and sisters.
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Negro Takes Shot at Stamps City Marshal
Ervin Green, a Black man, was arrested today and returned to Lafayetter County officers after being accused of shooting at the Stamps City marshal. He was picked up in the LEAFs eight yards.
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Radio Quito blaze after Martian invasion dramatization
Police say the Radio Quito program director staged a Wells style Martian invasion that terrified listeners who burned the station. Six dead, including two employees. Mob violence damaged the El Comercio and Ultimas Noticias building as soldiers restored order.
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Leonardo Paez
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Nicolas Manlila
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Spanish Train Wreck Kills 29 Near Tarragona
Twenty nine dead and about forty injured in a Madrid Barcelona express wreck west of Tarragona between Nueva and Mora de Ebro. Saboteurs allegedly removed rails, with an American and three British men among the dead. Police identified the American as Philip Lieweman, 46, of Lawrence, Massachusetts.
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Dr. Carrigan Back Home After St Louis Hospital Stay
Minawassgean returned home Saturday night from St Louis where he was treated in a hospital there. His condition is unchanged as a family member departed today.
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St. Louis
Unemployment Growth Highlighted by Red Press
Moscow reports continued Red press emphasis on U S job losses with claims of 100000 railway workers out of work and 1000 Nickel Plate layoffs due to diminished business. News reflects two weeks of coverage portraying worsening U S employment.
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United States
Nickel Plate
New York
Pope Pius XII vows fight for church rights over unjust laws
Pope Pius XII told a closed consistory that bishops and the faithful are bound by conscience to resist unjust civil laws. He spoke on Cardinal Mindszenty’s trial, asserting it harmed the church and noting troubling physical evidence during the proceedings. He urged prayers to defend religious liberty against suppression and warned governments that society cannot endure without freedom of belief.
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Roman Catholic Church
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Son Uses Phone Book to Find His Father in LA Directory
Herbert William Bertholdt, after a 15 year search through telephone directories, finds a match in a Los Angeles directory. Dialing the number confirms the father as William Arthur Bertholdt, who had left Denver after Herbert’s birth. A reunion follows after years apart.
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Herbert William Bertholdt
William Arthur Bertholdt
Denver
Bonnie Dowell
Bertholdt
Herbert
William
Raton
N. M
AMA Proposes Federal Health Cabinet Post
The American Medical Association calls for a federal health department headed by a physician with cabinet status to coordinate all federal health activities minus the armed forces. It would promote new facilities, speed medical education, support research, and empower states to run medical care funds with medical consumer representation. The plan opposes mandatory health bills and outlines funding for research and local health units.
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Unional Hospital Survey
Husband Slayer Sent to State Hospital
Elizabeth Wilson 42 of Chicago Illinois is committed to the state hospital for nervous diseases in Little Rock after being charged with first degree murder in the fatal shooting of her husband Clio A. Wilson 45. Charges filed in Jefferson circuit court at Pine Bluff. Judge Parham ordered observation at the request of the prosecutor Henry W. Smith and defense counsel H. K. Toney amid officials noting her nervous actions since the Saturday shooting at the sister's Pine Bluff area home.
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Elizabeth Wilson
Chicado
State Hospital
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Pine Bluff
Clio A. Wilson
Filmland’s box office woes stem from adult-free pictures
New York writer HAL BOYLE profiles Sam Spiegel known as S. P. Eagle, an international cinema figure who advocates adult-oriented stories. Spiegel argues Hollywood clings to clichés, dislikes modern formats, and seeks a high-profile love story like Cyrano de Bergerac while lamenting the need for $3,300,000 to fund independent projects.
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Cuba
Thomas Jefferson
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Betty ‘Grahle
Tobin Watches Unemployment Amid Postwar Readjustments
Secretary of Labor Tobin told a senate economic committee hearing that unemployment keeps rising but its rate of increase is slowing. He urged close watching and readiness to shore up aid for laid off workers and to head off a recession as postwar readjustments continue.
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Upgrade Lawyer Claims Violence Rises in the U S Crime
Hollywood lawyer Giesler, famed for defending celebrities, argues robbery murder and rape are rising in the United States due to economic conditions. He contrasts crimes of passion, which he says do not increase with population, and cites his career beginnings with Earl Rogers and notable cases like Alexander Pantages.
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Arkansas Supreme Court Reverses Five Cases in One Day
Little Rock February 14 Arkansas Supreme Court issued nine opinions including five reversals and one modification in a single session. The led by Rector vs Arkansas Missouri Power Co reversing Rector bond and tax ordinances for a 65 000 light plant. A 36 000 damage award against Ozan Lumber Co for a traffic collision was also reversed involving Ruth McNely Pearl McClelland J W McClerland Jr and Wallace Moorehead.
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Clark County
Ruth McNely
Pearl McClelland
J. W. McC
Dutchman Saw Sally Stage Program
Washington February 14 A Dutch radio engineer testified at the Axis Sally treason trial that Mildred Gillars recorded four Home Sweet Home programs in which she played Midge. E F Wijngaard said background laughter was canned and always followed her cue, recording on multiple takes in Hilversum studio.
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Sixty Miners Feared Lost in Moravia Accident
Prague reports a coal mine disaster in Moravia with seven Venine miners among sixty on a rescue mission feared dead. Nineteen miners were trapped after an explosion of coal dust or methane gas followed by fire and rock collapse. sixty volunteers entered the pit before a terrible blast.
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Severe Cold Wave Grips Broad U S Regions
A severe cold wave spread across the United States from New England to the western ranges, with freezing rain, snapped power lines, and road hazards. Temperatures plummeted to as low as 17 below in South Dakota and 50s in Texas, while Montana and Wyoming reported frigid air moving south and east.
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Reauthorization debate over arms aid outlay
The arms aid authorization faces opposition as lawmakers from both parties debate the military cost. Vandenberg and Connally push for careful oversight while critics cite treaty and aid fights. Reports connect opposition to President Truman’s advisers and the Cold War risk as Republicans urge bold foreign policy.
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Hope appoints Dr. Williams R Porter as health officer
Mayor Lyle Brown announces the appointment of Dr. Williams R. Porter, a graduate veterinarian from Texas A and M College of Veterinary Medicine, to serve as health officer for Hope. Porter will assume duties Tuesday and will practice as feasible, bringing long-awaited public health leadership to the city.
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