Laurence Olivier Hamlet Myths and TV Oscar Glory
A reader lauds Laurence Olivier as a landmark Shakespearean figure, noting his Hamlet film's five Academy Awards including best picture and best actor. The piece recalls past greats like Barrymore Hamden Sothern and Marlowe, and urges Arkansans to see Olivier's Hamlet at Rialto while recounting memories of live stagings and a radio program.
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Edwin Oath
Maryland
Ameus
Hamlet
England
Henry ‘Ving
Forbes-Robertson
John Barrymore
Shakespeare
Walter Hamden
Hamied
New York
B. H. Sothern
Julia Marlowe
America
Laurence Olivier
Rialto Theater
Wuthering Heights
Rebecca
Shakespear
Robert Mantell
Wilkes-Barre
Ham J Jet
Episcopal Church
Mutual
Lin
Walter
Hamden
Schools observe Mozart birthday with glee club programs
In celebration of Mozart birth on January 27, girls glee clubs from three schools present programs Thursday and Friday. Selections include piano pieces illustrating the composer style and life notes drawn from Mozart the Wonderful Hug. Public invited to Garland, Patsley and Brookwood schools.
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Mozart
Garland
Patsley
Brookwood
Lewisville Collision At Third And Main Involves Two Cars
Mrs. W. E. White and Mrs. C. F. Westfall of Lewisville were involved in a minor accident at Third and Main yesterday. Neither driver was hurt. Estimated damage to both vehicles totaled 150 dollars. City Police investigated the incident.
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Auwitdoves Urigven
W. E. White
C. F. Westfall
Lewisville
Weather Forecast for Aruksnas
Cloudy and warm with scattered showers in the north this afternoon. Showers extend to the west and north tonight as temperatures fall. Wednesday turns colder with rain turning to freezing rain in the northwest, showers and colder conditions in the east and south portions.
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Aruksnas
Bobcat Fans Pay Tribute to 1949 Squad
A Hope night dinner honored Bobcat Football members from the 1949 squad with coach Clyde Trickey awarding letters to players such as Louis Sutton Johnny Pate James Johnson and Gordon Beasley among others. Co captains for 1950 were Beasley and Barrentine as Warrior spirit and educational value were highlighted by speakers including Elmer Smith and John Barnhill.
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Bobcat
Clyde Trickey
Louis Sutton
Johnny Pate
James Johnson
William Martin
Bill Gunter
Edsil Nix
John Watson
Odis Keith
Wesley Huddleston
Mitchel LaGrone
Charles Crumpier
Burgess Garrett
Don Ray Neal
Gordon Beasley
Mack Hooper
Bobby Messer
Billy Ray Tabor
Morris Barrentine
George Newbern
The
Athletic Association
Elmer Smith
Magnolia A & M College
Barnhill
Arkansas
Douglas
Philadelphia Eagles
Eagle
Eagles
Foy Hammons
Hazeyback Booster Club
Mike Kelly
Leo Robins
Robert LaGrone
James H. Jones
Hope Public Schools
Dutch Meyer
Horned Frogs
Russians Dig New Uranium Field in Soviet Zone Germany
Lueneheburg Germany January 24. Five German workers who fled the mine described a new uranium field in the Hartz mountains about 25 miles from the British zone border. Earlier mines were in the Erzgebirge near the Czechoslovak border.
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Lueneheburg
Germany
Hartz Mountains
Erzgeberge
Czechoslovakia
Soviets Tighten Berlin Border Truck Traffic
Soviet border guards imposed new checks on western truck traffic into Berlin at Helmstedt, delaying flows to four per hour, with a six day halt on trucks but trains returning to normal. Rail service at Marlenborn resumed. eight party meetings in Russian-occupied Berlin planned to defend the blockade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Fleming
Berlin
Helmstedt
Waltlhng
Hungry Youth Finally Gets Good Meal in Jail
Nineteen year old Carroll Hill from New and Tex., craving food, sought confinement at police HQ in Little Rock. After his first day of inquiries he was sent to the Salvation Army for a meal, then jailed for burglary misdeeds following a window damage report. He stayed because hunger outweighed concerns of release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Carroll Hill
Newand
Tex
Follee
Salvation Army
Hill
Lorraine [King
E. F. Grable
Grable
Mobile Postoffices Start in Arkansas Inaugural Runs
High way postoffices begin serving North and West Arkansas with two units from Little Rock to Fort Smith and Berryville. Assistant Postmaster General Paul Aiken led the group. The first runs include no regular mail, with public invitation and choir participation by Rev Jeff D Welch and Mrs Welch.
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Litte Rock
Arkansas
Fort Smith
Berryville
Litithe Rock
Paul Aiken
Washington
James E. Huie
Jeff D. Welch
Garrett Memorial Baptist
Welch
Trade Rock
Mexico
Central
South Rock
America
Central Baptist Church of
Old Friend of Mr. Truman Succumbs
Independence, Mo. Jan. 24. Hoger T. Sermon, a close friend of President Truman and longtime mayor of Independence, died last night at age 58 from a heart attack as he was leaving City Hall. A Democratic leader in Jackson County and a key political ally, Sermon had served as mayor for 26 years.
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Independence
Hoger T. Sermon
Truman
Sermon
Acksoo County
Little Rock Banker Dies Suddenly at 66
Harry M. Trieber, 66, Little Rock attorney and son of late Federal Judge Jacob Trieber, died last night en route to a hospital. He studied at Harvard Law School and long worked with Col. John M. Moore, former attorney for the Missouri and North Arkansas railroad. Survived by son Marshall, daughter William Holman of Biloxi Mississippi, and sister Mrs. Charles H. Newtor of Scarsdale North Carolina. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Wan
Harry M. Trieber
Little Rock
Jacob Trieber
Harvard University Law School
John M. Moore
Old
Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad
Marshall
William
McCloy Pledges Swift Action Against German Nationalism
High Commissioner John J. McCloy says the United States Britain and France can intervene and apply remedies swiftly if nationalism resurges in West Germany He warns extremists may ally with Soviet communism but expresses faith most Germans oppose militarism and that Germany can become a peaceful democracy under Western guidance He urges allowing former Nazis to prove loyalty through present conduct.
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Washington
John J. McCloy
Germany
McClo
United States
Britain
France
Bonn
McCloy
Truman
Acheson
Soviet Union
Nao
Unseasonably Warm Spell to Break With Cold Wave
The region sees temperatures in the seventies with flowering fruit digs and early blooms. Forecaster M Boyett warns of a cold wave later this week with colder, possibly freezing rain in the northwest, showers elsewhere, and a general cool down from Wednesday onward.
Golf history notes include first PGA title winner
In 1916 Jim Barnes claimed the first PGA title and Bob Hamilton won the tournament in his inaugural attempt, with a nod to the year 1844 as context.
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Jim Barnes
Golfers’ Association
Bob Hamilton
Glass artisan keeps dying craft alive in Corning
In Corning New York James E Janson a master glass blower at the Steuben works survives in a dying field He is one of a dozen or so artisans with 55 years of experience He learned from his father and still trains apprentices He designs and tests patterns in a basement workshop while his wife notes his passion for glass over home life
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Hal Boyle Corning
N.Y
America
James E. Janson
Fort
Corning Glass Works
Janson
Bln
Bohony
Johnny
Gaiter
Gaiter Haga
West Virginia
Lass Wolking
Humseil
Peace
Congress Signals Its Own Tax Plan Amid Truman Veto Pressure
Washington officials report Congress moving to craft its own tax bill in response to President Truman, aiming to raise revenue via corporate and estate taxes while trimming wartime excises. The plan seeks to close loopholes and target high earners, with potential overall excise cuts debated and cautious lawmakers warning of a veto if revenue is not protected.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
House, Appropriations Committee
Treasury Department
Truman
Mutiny Blamed on Dutch Army Troops in West Java
Indonesian military officials linked a Banpeng raid to a mutiny by native soldiers in the Dutch army. About 600 fighters from a private force led by Turk Westerling seized parts of Bandung before withdrawing after Dutch Army pressure. Sixty Indonesian soldiers died. 300 Dutch-deserting Indonesian troops were reported. The United States described West Java as troubled and confusing as peace efforts began. The incident strains Indonesia’s early postwar unity and relations with Dutch forces.
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Jakarta
Batavia
U. S
Ban Peng
Guized
Java
Vit
Bandoeng
Simatupang
5. Army
Acttv
Bandoen
United States of Indonesia
BR. P. PB
Turk Westerling
Westerling
West Java
Prince Pretender Attempts to End Own Life
Prince Otto Wilhelm Hohenzollern, self styled claimant to the German throne, is in a Mexico City jail cell recovering from an apparent suicide attempt after an overdose of sleeping pills. Officials say he is held for investigation on entering Mexico as a U.S. citizen, with a federal court hearing set for February 23.
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Mexico City
Otto Wilhelm Hohenzol
Jern
Bis
Interior Ministry
Otto
Red Cross
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mes
Prince
Mexico
U.S
Plan to Cut Excise Taxes Draws Fire
New York January 24 President Truman proposed reducing wartime excise taxes but officials from affected industries criticized the plan. They argued for full repeal and warned that linking tax cuts to higher corporate and income taxes would delay relief and hobble business, with specific opposition from the alcoholic beverage and fur industries citing discrimination and potential small-business losses.
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New York
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Hsthieg
Vera Carel
Thomas F., McCar
Tax Council of the Alcoholic Beverage Industries
Julius Green
National Fur Industry Tax Committee
FEPC Bill Locked Out in House Rules Fight
Washington furor over President Truman’s FEPC anti discrimination bill continues as Speaker Rayburn stalls action in the House Rules Committee. With six votes against clearance and only two paths out, the bill remains pigeonholed while Alaska and Hawaii statehood bills advance. The 21 day rule and potential discharge petitions offer possibilities, but time and political will seem to favor other priorities.
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Willam F. Arbogast
Washington
Truman
House Rules Committee
Rayburn
Alaska
Hawai
Sabath
D-Ii
Rules Committee
Rules
House
Abraham Lincoln
EPC
FEPC
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Pittsburg plant lays off five idle workers
Isolated phrases report Pittsburg plant cutting five idle workers amid closures stretching into Dredice Rise land and Alabama Kentucky areas. Fragmentary notes mention a crucible and mines in Pennsylvania, with scattered references to mining and boring.
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Pittsburgkiy
Alabama
Kentucky
Bresylvania
Economic tensions shape new price and insurance measures
The report outlines rising price levels and costs across sectors with references to social security, insurance programs, and freight charges. It notes higher delivery costs, government programs, and the strain on households as prices and benefits are adjusted amid a cautious policy environment.
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Ranoune Ord
Ihe
Lesa
Corntie Autry
A. Surance
Vonnloy
William Dillard Hospital Return for Heig Survived
Fragmentary OCR note mentions William Dillard of Hope, Detroit Michigan, and a hospital return related to Heig survived by Mrs. with unclear details.
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William Dillard
Hope
Detroit
Mich
Heig
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