Dramatic Pan American Stratocruiser escape to Shannon
A Pan American airliner with 53 aboard fought a blazing engine 600 miles east of Ireland and diverted to Shannon, landing safely on three engines. The flight then resumed to the United States, highlighting engine-fire safety advances and a stellar crew. Meanwhile Arkansas progresses a north south highway plan with paving on State No. 4 from Hope to Washington, linking US 82 and US 67, as work continues toward a long awaited paved route to the mountains.
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Atlantic Ocean
Ireland
Shannon
Bovigy
Danny Kaye
Paul V. McNutt
Pan American
America
Arkansas
Lewisville
Nashville-Murfreesboro
State Highway Department
State No. 4
Hope
Washington
R. H. Davis Construction Company
Stamps
Beween Ozan
Tome
Legion Elects Practically Same Officers
The American Legion voted in practically the same lineup for another year. Officers include Joe Jones commander E P Young Jr first vice commander Buddy Evans second vice commander Raymond Jones finance officer J T Bowden adjutant Harry Hawtorne athletic officer J L Tedder sergeant at arms Cetil Weaver chaplain A barbecue followed the meeting. The group discussed baseball losses of about $10000 from the start. Hope and Hempstead residents provided strong support aiding the season and financial outlook.
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American Legion
Joe Jones
E. P. “Young, Jr
Buddy Evans
Wcommander
Raymond Jones
J. T. Bowden
Harry Hawtorne
J. L. Tedder
Cetil Weaver
Hope
Hempstead
Legion
Vets Sign Up for Training at Local High Schools
James H. Jones announces veteran job training classes at Hope and Yorger High Schools. All veterans in these programs must report to the Veterans Office at the Court House during July 15 week to sign re entrance forms for next year. Adult education veterans at Hope and Yorger High Schools must report in August to sign re entranc e forms for September classes.
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James H. Jones
Problie Scubeals
Hope
Hane
Mupe High School
Yorger High School
Werersa
Court House
Bow
Hope High School
Yerger High School
Veterans Office
Youth Center Picnic and Swim Plans Noted
The Hope Youth Center holds a swim party at Bair Park from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. this afternoon. A lawn tournament is announced for 9 a.m. Saturday at the center, with another tournament starting Monday after noon.
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Hope Youth Center
One Sui
Bair Park
Eniter
Arkansas Weather Forecast Brief Update
Cloudy with thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight in Arkansas. Saturday shows no significant temperature changes.
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Arkansas
14.2 Per Cent Increase in Cotton Acreage
Washington reports 26,980,000 acres in cotton cultivation on July 1, up 14.2 percent from a year earlier. No production forecast yet. yield prospects suggest October totals near 14,770,000 bales at 560 pounds. Last year produced 14,868,060 bales. ten year average is 12,041,000. Acreage goal for this year set at 21,884,000 acres with state breakdown shows Missouri at 357,000 acres 163 percent of last year, Texas 10,400,000 at 118 percent, Oklahoma 1,200,000 at 112 percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Bross
Missouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Italians to Exile Luciano in Sicily
Italian authorities announce Luciano the onetime New York vice king will be exiled to Iergara Priddi near Palermo for security reasons. He was picked up in Rome amid inquiries into an international drug ring tied to arrests in New York and Rome, with no conclusive evidence found against him.
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Rome
Charles
Lucky Luciano
New York
Sicily
Iergara Priddi
Palermo
Luciano
United States
Rome J
Charles Vincent Trupia
Trupia
Nework Nn
Thut
McMath Pardons Two Convicted Youths
In Little Rock on July 8 7 Governor McMath pardoned Eugene Bartley age 21 and Harlan Jones age 22 of Peach Orchard previously convicted June 27 1945 of second degree murder for the fatal shooting of Fred Ivens 58. Each had been sentenced to seven years. the sentences were suspended and later commuted after Supreme Court actions. The high court ordered commitment when they had not entered prison, leading to pardons with concurrence from the state parole board.
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Little Rock
McMath
Key County
Eugene Bartley
Harlan Jones
Peach Orchard
Fred Ivens
Zal B. Harrison
Supreme Court
High Court
Harrison
State Parole Board
Black man Held for confronting Priest at New Orleans church
In New Orleans a 63 year old Roman Catholic priest Rev Father John F Neifert of the Society of St Joseph was assaulted in the Holy Redeemer church vestibule after mass. Police said Frank Bates admitted hitting the priest with a grappling hook and later denied the attacks. Bates also allegedly attacked a Black woman with the same weapon. The priest suffered a compound skull fracture and remained unconscious. Bates confessed to the priest attack before later acting as though he had lost his mind and denying both assaults.
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New Orleans
John F. Neifert
Society of 5H
Bates
Louis Hall
Father Neifert
Hall
Bales
Holy Redemer Church
15 Year Old Admits Hanging in Basement Clubroom
A 15 year old boy in Chicago confessed to hanging a 32 year old playmate in a basement clubroom during a boys Hang Men Noose club initiation. Police doubted the claim after the reenactment and an inquest was set for morning. the Munday family faced tests related to the death and the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the body. An earlier report described the victim Whit Whitnick, blond and known as Whit, found in an army barracks bag, with the drawstrings partially closed.
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Chicago
Robert Munday
Robert
Thomas Whiley Laux
Tame P
Munday
Laux
Whit
Tybert
Ernest Munday
Whitley
iMunday
Mundy
Whitey
Charles
Meridain
Idaisian
Youth Given 99 Years for Killing Girl
Roanoke Virginia July 8 up I Eagle Seoul Lee Goode Statt 26 was sentenced to 59 years in prison for the parish house murder of 16 year old Dana Maurie Weaver. The choirboy wrestler admitted killing the girl May 6 and heard the sentence in Hastings municipal court. The jury previously set his punishment at 89 years. He can appeal for a new trial. Under Virginia law he is eligible for parole after 12 years.
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Roanoke
I— Eagle
Seoul
Lee Goode Statt
Dana Maurie Weaver
Hastings
Dirk A Kuyk
Scutt
Kuyk
Jwo
Wee
Virginia
Scott
Britain agrees to buy Russian grain in secret pact
London reports Britain secretly plans to purchase nearly 1 million tons of coarse grains from Russia over the next year as part of a year long British Russian trade bargain. Talks for a longer term agreement are expected after the initial deal.
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London
Britain
Russia
Moscow
Argentina
Buenos Aires
United States
Miners Stop After Working Three Days in Pittsburgh
Miners obey John L. Lewis order to work only three days a week during contract talks. The protests led to whistles at Western Pennsylvania coal pits as workers stayed home Tuesday through yesterday. Operators anticipate a normal five day week but argue the three day rule may be illegal as a restraint on trade. In Pennsylvania, three day work weeks spread to other mines with officials cautious amid the dispute. Meanwhile, in Fort Smith Arkansas, the body of Charles Sands, 27, was recovered from the Arkansas River after his car plunged into the water on May 21.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workier
Fort Smith
Charles Sands
Arkansas River
Here
Sands
Charleston
Ark
Wu Walfet
Wheelbarrow tripper Mrs St Clair undiscouraged by 130 miles
Mrs Julia Roka St Clair and her seven year old Dolphy resume their wheelbarrow journey from Jacksonville to Detroit. She aims for 20 miles daily and a 1000 mile trek in less than two months despite averaging only eight and a half miles per day. She recalls being Miss Hungary of 1918 and says the journey is fun not discouraging.
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Fla
May Seek to Open Files at Pegler
Rep Andrew Sacdles says he may use a congressional subpeona to pry open columnist Westbrook Pegler’s files of anti union leader complaints. Pegler offered five letters from two New York files but wants names redacted for safety. He testified before Jacobs labor subcommittee while urging repeal of federal labor laws including the Taft Hartley act. Pegler noted his fee per story and sparred with Jacobs over salaries.
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Washington
Andrew Sacdles
D-Ind
Westbrook Pegler
Hoosier Democrat
Pegler
Jacobs
New York
Tacobs
House Labor Subcommittee
Balltimore Carpenters
International Afl Carpenters Union
Americans Have a Healthy Habit of Doing the Extraordinary
New York writer HAL BOYLE riffs on oddball habits in American life. A drunken coffin stunt by Ray Emmert in Ohio becomes a satirical lens on escapism, modern vanity, and the urge to retreat from reality. The piece surveys eccentric choices, flirtations with danger, and cultural quirks through humor and observation.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Ray Emmert
Zanesville
Ohio
Coing Union
Bux Fay
Emmnert
Emmert
U S Moves to Avert Steel Strike Threat
Federal government acts to avert a nationwide steel strike. Cyrus S. Ching summons Philip Murray and John A. Stephens to a Washington meeting, as Murray warns U S Steel blocking postwar wage raises. Murray plans a policy committee meeting and possible use of labor board machinery over non Communist affidavits.
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Pittsburgh
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Mediation and Eascillation Service
Philip ‘Murray
United Steel Workers
John A. Stephens
U.S. ‘Steel Corp
Washington
Murray
Stephens
The
Steel Corporation
U.S. Steel-Usw
Benjamin F. Fairless
U.S. Steel
USW
Steedworkers
National Labor Relations Board
U.S. Steed
Three Nations Talk Over British Crisis
United States Canada and Britain economic chiefs met in London to discuss Britains financial crisis and long term balance of trade. Secretary Snyder left Paris for London to outline basic recovery policies as Cripps and Abbott represented their nations in the three nation talks aimed at boosting global trade. A second monetary conference is planned in London with imperial ministers and Washington observers awaiting follow up talks in six to eight weeks.
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Associated Press
United States
Canada
Britain
London
U. S
John W. Snyder Lelt
Paris
Sir Stafford Cripps
Mnister
Douglas Abbott
British Commonwealth
Cripps
Hope Firemen Share of Pension Money
Arkansas pension funds distributed 171,759.09 state money from fire insurance premium taxes. Payments listed by city include Hope 2126, El Dorado 821, Pine Bluff 7212, Stuttgart 1740, Helena 69,613, and others across the state as announced by Insurance Commissioner J. Forbert Graves.
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Little Rack
Iy Pires Mars Pension Funds
Arkansas
J. Forbert Graves
DeQhaven
el Dorado
Birtheville
Camden
Ais DeQueen
Bilfayetteville
Simith
Helena
Work Stoppage Spreads on London Waterfront
London faces a widening waterfront work stoppage as stevedores vote on returning to work. About 10,200 men are idle along the docks, with 1,600 more than yesterday, while British soldiers and navy crane crews unload Argentine beer and other freight from tied up ships.
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London
Handless Man Guilty of Forging Check
In Burbank California Cal C Moody a 35 year old man with no hands was sentenced to 10 days in jail for writing a bad check Detective C C Taylor testified Moody showed how he writes by holding a pen in his teeth He said his motive was to support his wife and daughter and restitution was made for the check
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Burbank
Calif
Cal C. Moody
C. C. Taylor
Moody
Taylor
House Approves Compromise Housing Bill in U S Deal
The House by voice vote approved a trimmed-down compromise housing measure sought by President Truman. The plan envisions 810,000 publicly owned dwellings over 60 years with up to 300 million dollars annually in rent subsidies for low income families. Senate action and broader financing for slum clearance and rural housing facilities are included.
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Washington
House
Truman
Senate
White House
Lucas Iield
J House
Spence
f-Ky
House Banking Committee
Congress
Still Lots of Hot Weather Across Nation
The nation remains hot with relief in parts of the heat belt as thundershowers and Canadian breezes cool some eastern spots and the Great Lakes. Temperatures reached the 100s in Texas, Montana, the Dakotas, and surrounding states, while Milwaukee and Chicago saw cooling showers and lower highs. Rainfall was scattered and drought persists in northern states, with millions in crop damage.
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Great Lakes
Texas
Mercury
Montana
Dakotas
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Ohio
Oklahoma
Abilene
Amarillo
Houston
Milwaukee
Bing
Chicago
Missouri
Arkansas
Ohio River Valley
West Virginia
Virginia
North Carolina
Missouri River Valley
Rockies
Evansville
Ind
Eureka
Calif
Duluth
Mina
Special Services Sunday at Providence Odoms to Perform
Providence church to host Special Services Sunday night at eight with singing by Odom family members Homer Neal and Harvey visiting from California. The Odom Brothers quartet will also perform and the public is invited to attend.
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Providence
Odom
Homer
Neal
Harvey Odom
California
Odon Bros. Quartet
Purchases and savings shift in postwar era declines
Washington July eight Americans bought less in stores as postwar spending fell and savings rose. Treasury and Federal data show store sales down four percent from last year’s first half while cash-ins of E bonds rose and inflation eased.
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Washington
Treasury
Federal Res
Treasury- Federal
S. Man
Hell
GOPs Lookin For Likely Candidate For Senate Seat
Washington July rumors swirl over a GOP favored for the senator position after Dulles arrival signals a bid to fill Wagner's term. Dewey tentatively backs Dulles, with speculation a September convention could nominate a slate including Patterson Robie Donovan Donlon or Roge r. A fast start to campaign work may precede a November vote.
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Washington
York
Dulles
Robert Despile
Puti
Offi
Gow
Dewey
Wagner
Republ
Congress
Roger
PL Patterson
Secreta of
Oren J. Robie
Wendell Willkie
William J. Donovan
Office of States Services
Donlon
Ivens¢l
Jerves
Lafter
Stratocruiser Makes Trip
New York July flight by American Airways Stratocruiser ended safely after trouble on takeoff. Captain Titus piloted the craft back to shore while fuel dumped into the Atlantic. A prior westbound flight from London to New York was forced to turn back near Shannon.
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New York
jAmerican Airways
Strato
Seowine
Tphetan
R. Titus
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