Mis America pageant to select Arkansas winner at Paragould
Paragould July 11. Miss Arkansas will be chosen from 30 contestants in the Eastern Arkansas Young Men's Club beauty pageant this afternoon. The winner goes to Miss America in Atlantic City with expenses paid. Leslie Hampton of Lake Village won Arkansas honor last year. Sam W. Anderson of Helena was elected EAYMC president as the group plans higher membership and a 50 cent annual assessment for expansion. New officers installed at a fish fry include Noble V. Miller Lonoke first vice president Jack Cox Brinkley second vice president E Sprague Rector Walter Walker West Helena secretary Billie Bowie Augusta treasurer Claude Mann McCroy recorded Jim Wilson Mora sergeant at arms. Bowie believes membership could rise from 3000 to over 6000. Dr. W F Edens Arkansas State College president addressed the convention urging northeast Arkansas communities to join a program of educational advancement. He noted the college’s state appropriation is insufficient for growth, with enrollment up more than 100 percent. Helena will host the 1947 convention and beauty pageant. Governor Laney praised the EAYMC for publicizing Arkansas.
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Arkansas Young Men's Club
Mis America
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Lake Village
Arkansas
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Lonoke
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Rector
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West Helena
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Augusta
Claude Mann
McCroy
Jim Wilson
Mora
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Arkansas State College
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Betz Shows Rhythm in Wimbledon Backhand Rally
Pauline Betz displays superior backhand as she scores in a world tennis match at Wimbledon. Doris Hart of Miami watches intently, admiring her partner’s rhythm and control.
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Doris Hart
Miami
Clark Cunty Levee Project Hits Snag
Vicksburg July 11. Clark County Arkansas levee project met trouble as bids opened for channel clearing and levee work. Furcum-James Construction of Dyersburg Tennessee bid 104 440 for channel work contingent on a separate levee contract of 148 900 cubic yards. Pohlman and Wilbanks Construction of Monroe Iowa appeared lowest on the levee package at 28 975. Engineers will study bids and a possible re advertisement may be needed before award.
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Smokestack Home Shelters Recluse in Porthany Oregon
A repurposed ocean liner smokestack now serves as a home for Chas Revert in Porthany Oregon. Revert has fitted the stack with a kitchen and bedroom in a shipshape style for living quarters.
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Porthany
Ore
Rebert
Australia Presses Veto Rule Revision at UN
New York July 1944 A strong Australian push for a UN General Assembly review of the veto power follows Soviet attempts to veto Canada’s Security Council attendance on atomic energy talks. Foreign Minister Evatt formally requests September discussion while Council president Najera winds down a stormy term amid calls to revise the charter.
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Council
Mexico
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Veto Extends Debate Amid Farewell Remarks At Meeting
The discussion centers on whether to extend the veto to cases lacking merit and the impact of valedictories from retiring chairs. Castillo Najera expects results from his statement, which observers doubt will meet those hopes. Netherlands envoy Dr Eeleo Van Kieffens thanks attendees and prepares to assume the chair next meeting.
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Paris
High Court Fails to Agree On 27 Cases
Little Rock Arkansas Supreme Court failed to agree on 27 of 257 cases during the Del 1 1945 July 4 1046 term. Dissenting opinions appeared in 17 of 38 sessions with Chief Justice Griffin Smith leading dissents in 11 cases. Justice Ed McFaddin dissented nine times and others followed. Muir did not note a concurrence. Parole Supervisor Ball criticizes clemency success rates, claiming only about seven percent released on parole are returned for violations.
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Rim
Mild Epidemic of Infantile Paralysis in Arkansas
Dr J T Herron head of the state health department cautioned that infantile paralysis may be reaching mildly epidemic levels in Arkansas. In late June and early July reports show eleven cases last week and three in the second week of July, with Pulaski Craighead Clark Logan and Perry counties affected. Through six months in 1956 twenty seven cases were recorded, up from eleven in the same period last year. He said the reporting rate is reliable and there is no indication the outbreak is worsening.
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Elate Health Department
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Fiwo
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Overseas shipment of 2000 WACs to theaters of war
The War Department announced more than 2,000 WACs will be shipped overseas within four months to serve in the European and Pacific theaters and Caribbean commands. An initial batch of 300 will reach Germany the first week in August, with most volunteers currently on active duty and a portion drawn from discharged women.
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