Hope weighs bid to secure Southwestern Proving Ground site
A Hope Chamber committee inspects the 755 acre industrial tract of the former Southwestern Proving Ground to weigh buying the site for factories. Opponents warn bidders may tear down and strip utilities, while local control could attract smaller future industry. The piece links past wartime activity in 1941 and a local letter from Germany praising Hope residents. Canada adopts citizenship act ending British subject status for its 12 million residents, though ties to Britain remain via the Commonwealth.
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Hope Chamber of Commerce
Southwestern Proving Ground
Hope
James Thrasher
Canada
Great Britain
Britain
British Commonwealth of Nations
Second Meet of Hempstead County Teachers
Hempstead County teachers gather for a follow-up class meeting at Oglesby School in Hope on Thursday January 9 at 6 20 PM The session is led by Dr R K Bent of the University of Arkansas Mrs Flota Russell of Henderson State Teachers J L Taylor and Ruth Powell of the State Department of Education with others advising on school term plans The next and final meeting is set for January 30 A separate session for Negro teachers with the University and Philander Smith College meets at Yerger High School at 2 30 PM Attendance is emphasized for those taking the course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead County
Oglesby School
Hope
R. K. Bent
University of Arkansas
Flota Russell
Henderson State
Tro J. L. Taylor
Ruth Powell
State Department of Education
University
Philander Smith College
Yerger High School
GOP Concedes Truman on Right Course
Washington observes Republicans in Congress conclude President Truman has adopted enough of their program to post a stronger legislative record. Leaders say tax, labor, housing and budget measures may differ in method but align with GOP goals, while some social programs and universal training faces uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Michener
House Judiciary Committee
House
Halleck
Ind
GOP
White House
Army
Navy
Injuries of Hope Man More Serious Than Indicated
H. B. Patton of Hope was in an auto crash near Texarkana. His son said today injuries to the head, ribs, arm and pelvis are serious and he will be in the hospital about nine weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Patton
Hope
Texarkana
Mayor Attacks Memphis Police Defense Fund
Memphis mayor denounces a proposed legal defense fund for police, saying it would be most unfortunate. The plan emerged after two veteran detectives were arrested on bribery charges and bound over to the Shelby county grand jury under $3,000 bonds.
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Memphis
Tenn
Sylvanus Polk
Shelby County Grand Jury
Polk
Camera Slayer Killed by Police Bullets in Moonlit Showdown
Alphonse Rocco, 28, was killed by 25 officers after a moonlit standoff in Patchin Hollow New York. An autopsy to determine wounds followed a fusillade resulting from his gunfire as police closed in on a snowbound ridge near Gilboa.
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Cobleskill
N. Y
Alphonse Rocco
Society
Rocco
Times Square
Charles A. LaFarge
New York City
Henry Strauss
James Neylon
Farge
Harry Leroy Lewis
Lewis
Gilboa
Bandits Rob Damord Bank in Early Morning Hold Up
Two armed bandits aged about 26 to 30 held up the Damord Bank in Diamond Missouri shortly after opening, escaping with $200 to $300. No threats were made to cashier T B Douthitt or president Mrs Lois Brookshire. Police across the tri state area pursued with heavy armed squads but no leads emerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamond
Damord Bank
T. B. Douthitt
Douthitt
Lois Brookshire
Tri-State
Jefferson City
Anay
Hugh H. Waggoner
Peace in the House Comes Suddenly
Washington observers note a rare shift as House rhetoric quiets after President Truman’s public call for cooperation. Rep Gene Cox praises Joe Martin as the new speaker while Rep Charley Halleck adds his own conciliatory remarks, signaling bipartisan sentiment in the chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jan
Truman
Gene Cox
D-Ga
Cox
Joe Martin
Joe
Charley Halleck
Rind
Bilbo Declares He Will Not Yield on White Supremacy
Sen Theodore Bilbo of Mississippi says he will not surrender his views on white supremacy or resign his seat. He warns Republicans want to oust him and predicts they will read his forthcoming book Take Your Choice Separation or Mongrelization. He plans cancer surgery in New Orleans this week and vows to keep fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haold Foreman
Popularvile
Miss
Theodore Bilbo
Congress
Bilbo
Mississippi
New Orleans
Glen H. Taylor
Idaho
Sculptor Proves Art Can Aid Modern Industries
Bridgeport, Conn. sculptor Paul Rudin, a 43 year old Swiss artist, proves the sculptor's eye cuts time in industry. At United Aircraft Chance Vought Division he used plaster models to test engine parts, speeding design and reducing need for metal casting. His work convinced supervisors to hire three more sculptors for factory use.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Paul Rudin
Paul
Europe
New York
Paris
United States
Greenwich Village
Rudin
Towners
N. Y
Chance Vought
United Aircraft
Plani
Johnny Appleseed
Schweitzer Deutsch
Tere
Truman's Budget Plan Calls for 37 Billions
Washington reports President Truman ready to send Congress a 37 billion dollar budget and oppose tax cuts while Republicans claim needs may be about 29.5 billion. Knutson proposes 20 percent tax relief for incomes up to 300000, aiming to balance the budget via spending cuts. Debate centers on debt reduction and tax policy as Congress shifts to Republican control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Rep
Taber
New York
Knutson
R-Minn
House
Ways and Means Committee
Capitol Hill
State of the Union
Congress Faces Strike Dilemma Facing Nation’s Industrial Future
President Truman urged Congress to form a 20 man commission to devise ways to prevent nationwide strikes in vital industries without sacrificing freedoms. Taft opposes compulsory controls while others favor arbitration. lawmakers voice uncertainty as labor leaders weigh the proposal.
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Max Hall
Washington
New Congress
Truman
Congress
White House
Taft R
Ohio
Senate Labor Committee
Hitler
Stalin
Taft
Organized Labor
CIO
Philip Murray
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
AFL
William Green
Y . Truman
Green
Pilots oppose Arkansas aviation control bill
The Pilots Association of Arkansas plans a campaign against a state aviation control bill by Senator Ellis Fagan of Little Rock. Earl Ricks says the proposal would impose excessive control and taxes on aviation, while noting aviation is already regulated by the Civil Aeronautic Authority.
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Little Rock
Pilots Association of Arkansas
Ellis Agan
Earl Ricks
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Cvil Aeronautic Authority
Fagan
Laney
Aviation Industry Committee
Twelve Local Men Enlist in U.S. Army
Cpl. D. H. Trevor reports 12 Hope area men enlisted in the New Regular Army for three years. Assignments span Army Air Forces Coast Artillery Ordnance and various divisions in Japan. One applicant, Perry Campbell, was rejected for a hernia but plans to retry. Truman's cessation proclamation does not affect GI benefits.
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Cpl
D. H. Trevor
Hope
Hempstead
Army Air Forces
John N. Evans
Blevins
Oval C. Roberts
Washington
Frederick L. Stultz
Patmos
Hubert J. Alton
Coast Artillery Corp
George E. Beck
Felton F. Hart
Genergenee
Perry A. Campbell
82Nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
N. C
Cpl Trevor
Truman
Founder of Woolworth Stores Dies in Scranton
Charles Sumner Woolworth founder of the Woolworth chain died at 90 in Scranton Pa after a long illness. He and brother Frank W Woolworth formed the firm, with Kirby joining later to create F W Woolworth Company in 1912. He served as chairman after Franks death in 1919. He endowed civic projects including a Platt Woolworth YMCA dormitory.
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Scranton
Charles Sumner Woolworth
Woolworth
F. W. Woolworth Company
Frank W. Woolworth
Fred M. Kirby
Wilkes- Barre
Rodman
Jefferson County
New York
John
Fannie McBrier
Frank Woolworth
Charles
Watertown
N. Y
Copenhagen
Frank
Lancaster
Harrisburg
York
Kirby
Platt-Woolworth Young Men's Christian Association
Anna E. Ryals
Re N. Y
Marshall Seeks Liberal Lead to China Peace
General Marshall said only China's liberal groups can end internal strife as Nationalists and Communists block progress. He warned that extremists on both sides hindered any settlement and urged leadership by liberals to form a representative government.
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R. H. Seter
Washington
George C. Marshall
Cnima
China
Marshall
Arsha
Truman
State Department
Kuomintang
Minder Chiang
Caina
Parti
Ap Ee
Cornelius to Head Local Polio Drive
Governor Ben T. Lame as honorary chair leads Arkansas March of Dimes campaign for Infantile Paralysis relief with Terrellius named campaign director in Hempstead County. State chapter highlights 1946 epidemic impact and funds toward treatment and equipment.
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Ben T. Lame
Arkansas
Terrellius
Hempstead
Wm. Sadler
Tomber
Arka
Cornelius
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Edward V. Roberts
London
Jewish Agency For Palestine
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Jewish Underground
David Ben Gurion
Jewish Agency Executive
Arthur Creech Jones
Cyprus
Clement Attlee
Jerusalem
Alan Cunningham
Irgun
Stern Gang
By Douglas B. Cornell
Memphis Police Defense Fund
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Joseph Martin, Jr
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Hal Boyle
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