Farewell to a Downtown Figure Louise Knoble 74
Louise Knoble, 74, longtime downtown diner regular and daughter of Cal Gus Knoble, died Saturday from gas heater burns. She helped shape Hope Arkansas history through family ties to the Cairo & Fulton railroad and local legends about the town’s name. Her passing mirrors the era’s end as The Sun, a 118-year-old New York daily tied to Scripps-Howard, merged with World-Telegram, marking a sobering note on a changing press landscape.
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Louise Knoble
Miss Knable
Hope
Cal
Gus Knoble
Cairo & Fulton
Missouri Pacific
Miss Knoble
City of
Charles A. Bridewell
Star
Hope Loughborough
Arkansas
Fay Hempstead
Little Rock
Cairo & Fulton Railroad
England
New York City
Evening Sun
New York World-Telegram
Scripps-Howard Organization
the Sun
Virginia
New York
Washington
James H. Jones to Speak at Hope Kiwanis Meeting
James H. Jones superintendent of Incal schools will be principal speaker at the regular Tuesday noon meeting of the Hope Kiwanis Club. The program was arranged by A. A. Albritton, members are urged to attend.
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James H. Jones
Hope Kiwanis Club
A. A. Albritton
ALE
Street Lights at Oakhaven Now Burning
The mayor Lyle Brown and Hope City Council, with residents, restored street lighting at Oakhaven for the first time in over two years. Lights first burned Saturday night January 7, marking a credited improvement for the neighborhood.
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Oakhaven
Lyle Brown
Hope
Funeral for Miss Knoble Held Sunday
Funeral services for Miss Louise Knoble aged 74 who died Saturday from burns at home were held at Herndon Cornelius Chapel by Rev Steve Cook. Interment followed at Rose Hill Cemetery. Survived by brother Tom Knoble of St Charles, Mo.
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Louise Knoble
Herndon-Cornelius Chapel
Steve Cook
Rose Hill Cemetery
Tom Knoble
St. Charles, Mu
Yerger PTA to Sponsor Radio Quiz Tuesday Night
Yerger High School Parent Teachers Association will sponsor a radio quiz program Tuesday night, December 10, starting at 7 30. The public is divided.
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Yerger High School Parent Teachers Association
Weather forecast for Arkansas south region Tuesday
Cloudy and warm with a tight rain thought. Tuesday afternoon in south WS area expected showers and rising humidity.
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Arkansas
South
Truman Budget Pushes Arkansas Flood Control Projects
President Truman proposed a $42.5 billion federal budget for 1951, with $35.72 million for Arkansas river development including $18 million for Bull Shoals on the White River. The package also details flood control and river projects across Arkansas and neighboring states as part of a broader plan that increases defense and domestic spending while aiming for balance in coming years.
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Washington
Arkansas
Congress
Bull Shoals
White River
Missouri
Blakely Mountain
Bull Shoals Reservoir
Ark
Narrows
Nimrod
Norfork
Red River
Denison Dam
Tex
Morrision
Arkansas River
Okla
Wabash River Threatens Many Acres
The Wabash River threatens thousands of acres of Indiana land after the Niblack levee near Vincennes collapsed Sunday night, flooding 16 000 acres and forcing evacuations. Upstream Graysville levee fears a washout, with 45 000 acres at risk. soldiers, volunteers and state troopers reinforce the sea wall with sandbags as crews monitor the rampaging river.
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Associated Press
Wabash
Indiana
Vincennes
Graysville
Aea
California
Anead
New England
Memphis
Strawberries Grown in Winter by Local Man
W. E. Honea of Hope grows winter strawberries on a half acre at home using straw cover and fertilization. Vines bloomed and produced large berries, marking an unusual experiment for the region. Honea plans to expand to commercial production next winter.
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W. E. Honea
Hope
My. Honea
Yerger High to Host Marriage Panel Discussion
Yerger High school's Personality Development class under Blanche M Alston will host a panel on Looking Ahead to Marriage this week on the school radio strings. Directed by senior James Charles Phillips the participants include Annie Jewel Watkins Ermaduyce Douglas Matthew Wilburn and Phillips.
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Yerger High School
Blanche M. Alston
James Charles Phillips
Annie Jewel Watkins
Ermaduyce Douglas
Matthew Wilburn
Prescott Man W R Steed to Be Buried Tuesday
Funeral services for W R Steed of Prescott who died at his home yesterday will be held at 10 am Tuesday at Central Baptist Church with burial to follow.
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W. R. Steed
Prescott
Central Baptist Church
Aged Hope Resident Mrs Mary Davis Dies at 74
Mrs Mary Davis aged 74 died early Tuesday at a daughter's home in Hope. Survived by son J W Davis of Oskdale La and sister Mrs BR S Treadwell of Carthage Ark. Funeral 10 am Tuesday at Presbyterian church conducted by Rev Steve Cook. Burial Hampton Springs Cemetery near Carthage at 2 pm.
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Mary Davis
Mee
Crit Stuart
Hope
J. W. Davis
Oskdale
Treadwell
Carthage
Ark
Steve Cook
Presbyterian Church
Hampton Springs
Recommends Big Increase in SPA Funds
President Truman asked Congress for 11,135,000 in appropriations and 6,000,000 in contract authorizations for the Southwestern Power Administration for the next fiscal year, a sharp rise over this year. The plan includes 10,350,000 for continued construction and acquisition of transmission lines and admin expenses, with 5,000,000 to pay off prior obligations. SPA aims to match transmission facilities with hydro power, advance pre-approved projects, negotiate with utilities, and market power from Army Engineer projects.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Southwestern Power Administration
SPA
Agney
Sinterchange
Oklahoma
Secretary of the Interior
Army
U.S. to Probe Amount Lost to Tax Dodgers
Washington January 9 The government has launched a study to determine how much revenue is lost yearly to tax dodgers. Government statistics show almost 30 billion dollars of estimated personal income does not appear in annual tax files, nearly a quarter of all income. Some argue much of the 50 billion dollars represents income that should have been reported but was not. Chairman Doughton and Rep Far suggest a crackdown could balance the budget without higher taxes.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Russia
Dramacy
Senate
House
White House
Cannon (D'Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Nise
We Committee For Economic Development
National Defense Foreign Affairs
Doughton
D-Nc
Ways and Qymeans
Farand
D-Rf
Ex Superintendent of State Hospital Dies at 71
A former Arkansas State hospital superintendent, Dr. L. R. Brown, aged 71, died here yesterday. He led the Arkansas hospital from 1923 to 1933, expanding it, and previously headed the San Antonio State Mental Hospital and the state psychopathic hospital at Galveston, Texas. Funeral services were to be held today.
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San Antonio
Arkansas State Hospital
L. R. Brown
University of Arkansas I Medical School
Little Rock
San Antonio State Mental Hospital
State Psychopathic Hospital
Galveston
Tex
Chinese Issue Promises UN Ouster Fight for Seats
Communist demands to eject Chinese nationalist delegates from the United Nations trigger the largest legal battle seen at the UN. Peiping seeks the veto seat held by Tingfu F. Tsiang, with notices sent by Chou En-lai to Lie and Romiua. Legal hurdles may push the dispute to the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
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Chou En-lai
Trygve Lie
Assembly
Carlos Romuia
International Court of Justice
The
Hague
Council
Peiping
Russia
Yugoslavia
Britain
India
Norway
France
Ba Dai
Indo-China
Viet Nam
Gove Trial Set for Monday by Judge Bush
Hempstead Circuit Judge Dexter Bush set the murder, kidnapping and armed robbery trial for Monday January 6 for Ro land Gove of Haverhill Massachusetts. The court appointed two Hope attorneys F C Crow and J Pat Casey after Gove failed to obtain his own counsel. Gove entered a plea of not guilty in the case involving the shooting and robbery of Tommy Seymour and Lee Helton and the fatal shooting of Matthew Runnels near Sheppard community.
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Hempstead
Dexter Bush
Roland Gove
Haverhill
Mass
Gove
F.C. Crow
J. Pat Casey
Hope
Tommy Seymour
Fulton
Lee Helton
Matthew Runnels
Sheppard
Tree in Brooklyn Leads to $400 Removal Bill
In Brooklyn a landlord fights a towering poplar that overgrows his front yard and prompts a health department order. After weighing options from government to private crews, he hires a removal firm for 400 dollars, while noting risks and insurance gaps. The tale ends with a warning to buy in Brooklyn only with a small, quickly chopped tree.
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New York
Brooklyn
United States
Dewey
Truman
O'Dwyer
Ie P
Health Department
Heareby
Nationalist Gun Boats Shell American Freighter Flying Arrow
Wayne Richardson reports from aboard the Flying Arrow off Shanghai that Chinese Nationalist gunboats shelled the American freighter on January 9, leaving 30 to 40 shell hits and making the ship unseaworthy. No crew or passengers were killed, but fires broke out as British sailors helped extinguish them. The ship’s cargo was partially dumped overboard, and U S and Hong Kong authorities seek safe passage for repairs.
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Wayne Richardson
Associated Prefa
Hong Kong
Flying Arrow
Shanghai
Taipei
Formosa
Black Swan
David Jones
Chicago
Jones
Ibrandsten Line
New York
U.S. State Department
H. J.brandsten
U. S
Isbran‘dtsen
U. S. Navy
Patmos Youth Leads Hampstead County 4 H Council
Burrel Smittle of Patmos elected president of Hampstead county 4 H club council at Hope city hall training meet in January. Richard Lynn Hunt named vice president Kay Kent elected secretary treasurer Billie Joe Hulsey named porter for 4 H council Anna Low Barnes and Macon Warren elected song leaders Training provided by J Oli L Adams Nine Blackwood and Byron Huddleston Outgoing officers Travis England Joe Woodson Billie Jo Hulsey Helen Kent.
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Burrel Smittle
Lloyd Smittle
Patmos
Hampstead County
Hope City Hall
Richard Lynn Hunt
Dale Hunt
Spring Hill
Kay Kent
Lester Kent
Billie Joe Hulsey
Dalton Hulsey
Washington
Porter
Anna Low Barnes
Oak Grove
Macon Warren
J. Oli L. Adams
9Ine Blackwood
Byron Huddleston
Travis England
Joe Woodson
Billie Jou Hulsey
Helen Kent
Services for Local Negro to Be Held Tuesday
Funeral services for Grant Allen, local Negro who died last week, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Rising Star Baptist Church by the Rev. J. N. Glover.
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Grant Allen
N. Glover
New Tral Is Ordered to Maxwell New Tral
A Negro youth, Herman Maxwell, 120, condemned to death for raping a pregnant white woman won a new trial. Arkansas Supreme Court remanded to Hempstead Circuit Court with orders to retry, faulting insufficient prep time for court-appointed attorneys and noting a postponement should have been granted. Trial held Aug 8 after judge overruled motion for postponement.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Herman Maxwell
Hempstead
Supreme Court
Tower Court
Griffin Smith
Maxwell
Dexter Bush
High Court
Bush
Hope
Ed McFaddin
Edwin Dunaway
Miners Walkout Shuts Pits Across States Amid Labor Dispute
For a nationwide labor dispute, miners in Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky walk off the job after stalled contracts. UMW officials say production halts spread to Consol and U S Steel pits. About 12 000 miners idle as talks with management stall and calls grow for congressional action.
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Lewis
Sharp Robert
Denham
Gener
National Labor Rel
Hartley
Hardet
Midw
Congress
Intera
ORL
Reil
Steel
Fala
Ohio
Pittsburgh
A. Uni
John P
United
Rivesville
W. Va
Consol
UMW
John
U. S. Steel Corp
Vania
West Virginia
Tucky
H.C. Frick ‘Coke Company
Qhioc
Aig
Pone
Pennsylvania
Pitt
Penns
West
Kentucky
George H. Love
Petit Jurors for January Court Term
Names listed for the January adjourned term of Hempstead Circuit Court jurors to appear Monday January 16, 1860. Read aloud: Duffie Day Booth Hope Frank King Hope Laner Davis Hope Ray Thrash Hope John Wallace Hope J B P Jones Patmos Homer May Patmos Rufus Anderson Springhill Lyle Cato Springhill Jack Huckabee Springhill Roy Fry Fulton W A Abbott Fulton Colis Blackwood Fulton Donnie Hamilton Columbus A M Hulsey Washington Rush Jones Ozan Roy Burke DeAnn M F Curtis McCaskill Elmer Brakehill McCaskill Jess Davis Hope E L Adcock Patmos W E Lee Prescott F B Ward Hope W D Flaw era Springhill S M Hamilton Hope A D Middlebrooks Patmos L A Boyce Sprinhill W A Formby Patmos J E Bearden Hope Ray Mc Dowell Hope D C Whatley Hope R S Jones Hope W D Marlar Hope Webb Lascher Jr Hope H B Barr Hope J W Bland Saratoga W M Dillard Saratoga Carl Coffee DeAnn Floyd Long Friendship Sid Burke DeAnn A G Martin Springhill I E Odom Fulton George Crews Shover Springs John Andrews Hope T L Bright Rockgound A W Melver Guernsey O R Green Ozan Earl Dudley Hope Jim White Emmet Dorsey McRae Hope Billy Monts Hope B Spears Blevins Guy Honea Blevins
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Etlt
Hempstead
Ofanuary
Duffie
Booth
Hope
Frank King
Laner Davis
Ray Thrash
John Wallace Hope
J . BP. Jones
Patmos
Homer May
Rufus Anderson
Springhill
Lyle Cato
Jack Huckabeer
Roy Fry
Fulton
W. A. Abbott
Oolis Blackwood
Donnie Hamilton
Columbus
A. M. Hulsey
Washington
Rush Jones
Ozan
Roy
Burke DeAnn
M. F. Curtis
McCaskill
Elmer Brakehill
Jess Davis
E. L. Adcock
W. E. Lee
Prescott
F. B. Ward
W. D. Flawera
S. M. Hamilton
A. D. Middlebrooks
L. A. Boyce
Sprinhill
W. A. Formby
J. E. Bearden
Ray McDowell
D. C. Whatley
R. S. Jones
W. D. Marlar Hope
Webb Lascher, Jr
H. B. Barr Hope
J. W. Bland
Saratoga
W. M. Dillard
Carl Coffee
DeAnn
Floyd Long
Friendship
Sid Burke
A. G. Matin
I.E. Odom
George Crews
Shover Springs
John Andrews
T. L. Bright
Rockgound
A. W. Melver
Guernsey
O. R. Green
Earl
Home Demonstration Club Officers Attend Training Session
Eight home demonstration club officers from Melrose Shover Springs Green Laster Hopewell Aker Liberty Hill Doyle and Ozan St Paul met at Hempstead County Courthouse on Friday January 6 at 8 30 a.m. The session was led by Lorraine Slackwood home demonstration agent and focused on duties of each club officer.
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Aiyteen
Hempstead
Lorraine Slackwood
Melrose
Shover Springs
Green Laster
Hopewell
Aker
Liberty Hill Doyle
Ozan-St. Paul
Fulbright Opposes Extending RFC Loan Pay Time
Senator Fulbright of Arkansas resists giving private business more time to repay government loans, urging Senate Banking Committee review of RFC lending policies before any new relief. He backs Senator Sparkman and questions RFC practices, citing past criticism of RFC loans to Kaiser-Frazer and potential wider scrutiny.
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Washington
Fulbright
D-Ark
Congress
Sparkman
D-Ala
Truman
Id-Ala
Senate Banking Committee
Arkansas
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Kaiser-Frazer Automobile Company
RFC
Wildcat Oil Tests Abandoned in Hempstead County
Two wildcat oil tests in this area are abandoned as dry. The Hempstead test King No 1 reached 2,500 feet total depth while Cox No 1 stopped at 2,300 feet. Osborne Brown and Buchanan involved in the drilling near Fulton in Une County.
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Hempstead
Ozan
J. H. Buchanan
Une
Fulton
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Wabash River
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