Murder Charge Filed Against Fulton Man
Earl Jayton known as Coot, 40, Fulton fisherman, faces first degree murder charges in Hempstead Circuit Court for the Wednesday night shooting of Charles Ray Chrisman, 21, of Hope. Bond set at 5000. Clayton jailed after incident on Red River bank at Fulton. Investigators say Chrisman was fishing by the river when the shooting occurred. Clayton claimed he believed his boat and motor were being stolen.
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Fies
Hempstead
Earl
Coot) Jayton
Fulton
Charles Ray Chrisman
I Hear Hope
Jimmy Cook
Prase
Travis Mathis
Bond
Clayton
Red River
Chrisman
Cook
Shepilov Ousted in Red Shakeup as Gromyko Replaces
In Moscow the Soviet Union dismissed Dmitri T. Shepilov as foreign minister after nine months shaped by Hungary and Poland. Andrei Gromyko is named to replace him, with Nikolai Patelichev as first deputy. Tass gave no reasons beyond a transfer to other work.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Dmitri T. Shepilov
Hungary
Poland
Andrei’ Gromyko
Soviet Communist Party Central Committee
Shepilov
Communist Party
Pravdx
V. M. Molotov
Ashepilov
Communist Party Central Committee
Nikitas Khrushchev
Tass
Nikolai S&s. Patelichev
Gromyko
Prairie Grove Battlefield Commission Bill Introduced in Senate
A bill introduced in Arkansas Senate by Sen. Cliff Wade from Fayetteville would create a five member Prairie Grove Battlefield Commission. The panel would acquire and develop land adjacent to the Prairie Grove battlefield in Washington County, with powers to turn it over to federal or state authorities as a national or state park or memorial to Confederate officers and men.
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Little Rock
Praiie
The Fabulous Imposter Is Caught Again
In Augusta Maine state police identified Ferdinand Waldo DeMara a 35 year old native of Lawrence Massachusetts as a former Canadian surgeon in Korea and a fake English Latin and French teacher who taught at North Haven. He was held on a warrant for cheating by false pretenses tied to his roles as Martin Danniel Godgart an instructor claiming superior qualifications and leader of a Sea Scout unit. Continued on Page Four.
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Augusta
Maine
Korea
Ferdinand Waldo DeMara
Lawrence
Mass
Martin Danniel Godgart
North Havan
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Clinton, Tenn
Clinton
Elahih
Sitee Clinton High School
Igiab Aerosa
Pe Hina Simmons
Jacqueline Gallaher
Steve Williams
Jim Loggans
Clinton Courier-News
Willama
Bng
Loggans
North Carolina
United States
Rettig Takes Over Diamond Cafe Operation
B L Rettig has leased Diamond Cafe and Cafeteria and will reopen after repairs on Monday February 18. He plans to convert the Henry Hotel lobby into a large dining room with two private rooms later. Mrs Rettig will supervise the kitchen and oversee cafeteria and dinner service.
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Diamond Cafe
Cafetaria
B. L
Bert) Rettig
Odus Harvey
Rettig
Henry Hotel
House Group in Slow Start on Cutting Budget
The House Appropriations Committee began its mission to cut President Eisenhower era budget growth, trimming about 80.4 million from requests totaling 3.005 billion for Treasury Post Office and U S Tax Court. The panel kept overall funding higher than the current year, urged postal rate increases, and cited rising workloads and inflation as reasons for the boosts.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Congress
U. S
Treasury
Post Office
VFEW Plans Dinner for State Leaders
State and Department Commanders of Arkansas will attend the VFW and Auxiliary Dinner here Friday night February 22 at 7 36 p m It was announced today by Herbert Griffin All members are urged to attend
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Arkansas
VFW
Herbert Griffin
Indonesia Premier 3 in Trouble
Sastroamidjojo's government faces pressure after the first general elections in March 1956. Nationalist party Sukarno supporters demand keeping Sastro amidjojo as premier while Orthodox Moslem and Christian groups plan to wait out a possible government fall. No party holds a majority of 257 seats, leaving coalition uncertainty and past tendencies for last minute pacts.
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Sastroamidjojo
Doubtry
Sukarno
Nasser Tells U S Policy Stance on Israel Withdrawals
Cairo sources report U S Ambassador Raymond Hare met President Nasser to reaffirm unconditional Israeli withdrawal from the Gulf of Aqaba and Gaza war zones. The five point Dulles plan is seen as a nonchange by Washington, while Cairo papers criticize it as rewarding aggression and warn Aqaba could trigger a world war.
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Cairo
U. S
Raymond Hare
Israel
Gulf of Aqaba
Gaza
Dulles
Hroumanis
Nasser
Hare
United States
U. N
Dulley
al Gumhuria
Tat
Aqaba
Gulf
100000 in Pulaski to Get Polio Shots
A plan to inoculate 100000 persons in Pulaski County against polio at nominal cost was revealed. Twenty polio shot centers will operate in two day windows during March April and November to provide all three shots for maximum protection. Doctors wives and nurses will staff centers. each person pays $1 per shot. The program begins March 7.
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Little Rock
Pulaski County
Club Women to Hold Craft and Arts Workshop
A county wide Arts and Crafts workshop for Home Demonstration Club members and homemakers will be held Friday February 22 at the Wi 0 W. Hall in Hope from 9 30 a m to 3 p m. Eight classes will be led by Mrs Lester Kent R 1 Hope Mrs R Cy Snelgrove Rt 3 Emmet Mrs Carrie Aaron Rt 2 Hope and Mrs Roy Seeward Rt 4 Hope with topics from making tored trays to home decorations. A 4H potluck luncheon will be served at noon with the Green Laseler Home Demonstration Club as hostess.
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W. Hall
Hope
Mia Lorraine
Wylie
Lester Kent
R. Cy Snelgrove
Emmet
Carrie Aaron
Roy Seeward
Green Laseler Home
Bomber Makes Safe Landing in Georgia
A B47 bomber landed safely at Hunter Army Air Base in Georgia after crew members extinguished a fire in the tail. One man was rescued from the Atlantic ocean. The aircraft was on a training flight from Hunter when it caught fire about 186 miles from Savannah. The crew faced oxygen loss. Cpl Carlos B Steward bailed out before the plane landed. Capt James TL Fowler, Jas Ranesi, and Lt Alfred A Raneri passed out from hypoxia before the crew reached Savannah. A merchant ship picked up the unconscious navigator.
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Savannah
Hunter Aly Porge
Atlantic
Hunter
Savanah
Fou Ynon
Carlos B. Steward
Merenhant
Othe
Dames TL
Fowler Jas
Alfred A. Ranesi
Raneri
Piyne
All Around Town notes changes and events downtown
Several downtown improvements are noted including new management at Diamond Cate and repainting of nearby buildings. A hardware company is opening at Second and Elm and a nearby building is getting a new face and side plastic. The Rotary drives and Marlow of Dimes drive at Hempstead are mentioned along with ROTC cadets from Henderson State Teachers College attending summer camp in J. Maud Texas June 22 to August 8.
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Diamond Cate
B. L. Rettly
Ousbight
Odus Harvey
Second and Elm
Serond
Ghie al
Henderson State Teachers College
J. Maud
Texas
John Oliver Amos
Johnny Mel- Min Cox
Charles Alvin Greenleg
Ron Clark Ruggles
Charles Huey Smith
Sewanee, Tenn
Richard Ross Porster
Frashman
University of Dag South
Mas
H.R. Fontined
Public Hearing on Segregation Bills Advances Vote
In Little Rock the Senate debated four segregation bills. Senators Yingling Jones and Gregory urged a public hearing while opposition argued hearings would not alter laws. The motion to set the measures as a special order failed 16-8, despite House approval hours earlier.
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Ariansad Senate
Charles
Rip) Smith
West Memphis
Guy Junes
Conway
Noittle
Fred Stafford
Senate
Ellis Fagan
Litte Rock
Wagan
Pagan
Yingling
Jones
Artie Gregory
Little Rock
Smith
New Loyalty Oath Bill Introduced in Arkansas
Rep. Bryan Mee Callen of Clay County introduced a bill to require a loyalty oath for public employees. The plan creates a seven member commission and assigns an executive secretary with at least 10,000 dollars salary, plus an enforcement agent in every county at least 5,500 dollars. The act would not take effect until December first, 1950, due to a no emergency clause.
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Little Rock
Bryan MeeCallen
Clay County
McCallen
Senate
House
Orval Faubus
McCullen
Wolles
Arkansans
Weather Station Report Summary for February
The Weather Experiment Station reports 7 am Friday highs of 73 and lows of 45 with February precipitation at 6.51 inches and total rainfall of 12.06 inches. Extended forecast shows Arkansas temperatures 2 to 4 degrees below normal with normal lows 20 to 40 and highs 50 to 67, colder at first then rising late weekend into next week with showers likely Friday night through the weekend and moderate cooling Tuesday onward.
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Arkansas
Coldey Northwest
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