King Cotton Leaves Hempstead County After Wide Decline
Editor notes Hempstead county produced 32 000 bales in 1904 but by 1950s the county showed no listing for cotton. Field hands moved away, mechanization failed to take hold, acreage was leased or sold, and cotton production shifted to irrigated lands in Arizona and California aided by federal funds. Wall Street Journal Jan 24 cites cotton pricing pressures at 38c per pound driving mills to blend cotton with synthetic fibers.
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Hempstead County
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Liverpool Exchange
England
Arizona
California
King Cotton
Hempstead
Wall Street Journal
WSJ
Stephen Josefik
Influenza Widespread Across States and Death Toll
The CDC lists Tennessee Georgia and Oklahoma with widespread and regional flu outbreaks as of the week ending Jan 22. 920 deaths from influenza or pneumonia were reported across 122 cities. Additional filings for Hempstead County school boards are due by 5 p.m. Friday, with candidates named in several districts.
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Robert Pryor
Washington
Harry Phillips
Cecil Rose
Spring Hill
Herman Qogburn
Blevins
W.F. Lively
Saratoga
Expansion planned for beef bull testing facilities
Demand for testing bulls has outgrown the existing 40 unit. At an Open House on January 14 there were 49 paid nominations starting August 1. A meeting with Division of Agriculture officials and 36 Southwest Arkansas residents sought funds for 20 additional stalls. Local bankers and cattlemen attended, supporting a unified effort to expand the station's facilities. Pine Bluff plans a $900000 automated feed mill on the Arkansas River, pending Act 9 bond approval.
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Arkansas
Lloyd Spencer
Spencer Tract
First National Bank
Ray Lawrence
Robert LaGrone
Citizens National Bank
N.B. Coleman
Nashville Production Credit Association
Ned
Ned Ray Purtle
Green
Pine Bluff, Ark
Valmac Industries, Inc
Arkansas River
Pine Bluff
Supreme Court blocks Texas redistricting plan
Washington AP The Supreme Court halted temporarily a Texas U S House redistricting plan after state officials asked for relief. The three judge Dallas panel had imposed the plan last Saturday to replace the legislature’s prior map.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Texas
U.S
Dallas
Railmen Win 42 Percent Pay Raise For 140000 Workers
Washington reports 140,000 trainmen will receive a 42 percent pay raise over three years under a contract signed by the United Transportation Union and the National Railway Labor Conference. The deal, announced after an earlier strike, also implements new work rules to speed service and save millions. The Pay Board cleared the contract from Jan 1, 1970 to the present and may approve this year’s 10 percent raise if the rules take effect. Changes include more flexible seniority, longer runs between crew changes, more switching by road crews, and elimination of extra pay for two way radio use.
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Washington
United Transportation Union
Railstad
UTU
National Railway Labor Conference
Pay Board
Two Officers Slain in East Village Shooting
In Manhattan's East Village two young city policemen and Vietnam veterans were fatally shot in an apparent assassination. Witnesses saw three men flee as the assailants took the officers service revolvers, with a police artist drafting composite sketches.
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Associated Press
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Vietnam
Robert Daley
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East Village
New Neighborhood
Frederick Reddy
Two-car crash near Mineral Springs claims youth life
A two car head-on collision on State Highway 355 three miles south of Mineral Springs left 16 year old Danny McCorkle dead. Ronald McCorkle 21 and Willie J. Stephens 33 were injured. Ronald underwent surgery in Texarkana for a fractured upper right leg and multiple cuts while Stephens received initial treatment in Nashville and later Wadley Hospital in Texarkana with facial lacerations and a satisfactory condition.
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Ronald McCorkle
Willie J. Stephens
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Howard County
Conrad Bagley
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Stephens
Howard County Hospital
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Wadley Hospital
Tet Offensive Signs Raise U S Alert at Bien Hoa Base
Reports from Saigon indicate intensified enemy activity during Tet with captured prisoners warning attacks near Bien Hoa, 15 miles northeast of Saigon. North Vietnamese troops push toward Fire Base 5 in Pleiku region as U S command readies higher alert across South Vietnam.
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North Vietnam Told of Possible Aid in Postwar Plan
North Vietnam was advised last year it could receive up to 2.5 billion of a potential 7.5 billion five year U S reconstruction package for Indochina after a peace settlement. Officials say Hanoi may test Nixon eight point peace offer by pressing to know U S support and whether Saigon can defend itself without troops. Rogers called Hanoi's questions a sign, but Hanoi insists on a communist takeover in Saigon. Nixon disclosed last July 26 aid talks with no figures. aides say 7.5 billion overall with up to one third to North Vietnam was outlined after Hanoi presented a nine point plan later reduced to eight. If realized, the aid would be sizable against current aid standards.
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Associated Press
Washington
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U.S
Indochina
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Hanoi
Viet Cong
South Vietnam
United States
William P. Rogers
Paris
A. Kissinger
Easterling to Run for Tax Assessor in Hempstead County
Robert Lile Easterling announces candidacy for Tax Assessor of Hempstead County as a Democrat. A native of Hope, he notes long family ties in building, education, and local service, aims for fair tax assessments, and invites voter support.
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Robert Lile Easterling
Tax Amessor
Hempstead County
Democratic Party
Easterling
Hope
Hope and Hempstead County
J.B
Jim) Easterling
Mattie Lou Purtle
Jerry Brown
Freddie Lile Easterling
Unity Baptist Church
Magnolia A & M College
Henderson State Teachers College
Cornbelt Hatcheries
Thesx
Branch General Hospital
Impelief
Hempstead County Disaster Area Declared by Congress
Office of Congressman David Pryor announced Hempstead County and two other Arkansas counties are proclaimed disaster areas eligible for federal aid due to recent heavy rains and flooding. Also noted are local student highlights, Miss Southern Belle pageant plans, Navy Exercise Snowy Beach, U.S. Savings Bond totals by county, and Girl Scouts Region V selections for Canadian opportunity.
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Hempstead County
Arkansas
Girl Scouts of
USA Region V
Conifer Girl Scout Council
U.S
Ontario
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