Watermelon Theft Hits Spradling Patch Near Hope
Hope area farmer Spradling reports 250 green watermelons stolen from his patch. Thieves took six rows, about 65 melons earmarked for the Hope Watermelon Festival committee on July 25, valued around 46 dollars, with confusion over green fruit ripe timing. Local lax laws and highway trucker identification urged to protect growers.
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W. T. Spraching
Mr. Spraching
Para
Pert
Spradling
Hempstead Count
Hope Watermelonestival Committee
Imelons
Star Office
Sai
Thierry
Oil Tank Farm Fire Ravages Wilmington California
In Wilmington California July 18 civilian and military firemen fought through the night to quell the final flames of a Union Oil seven tank farm blaze that may have caused about 2 million dollars in damage. Four 80,000 barrel gasoline tanks exploded and four others burned, threatening Los Angeles harbor area military and coast guard facilities. Flames still smoldered in tanks and lines as crews hoped to extinguish the fire. Early loss estimates ranged up to two million dollars. a spokesman later reaffirmed about two million. Three workers were injured when a high pressure hose caused a line to whip, injuring Fred Friess and two construction workers, Donald Daly and G M Montgomery. The heat melted tank walls and fumes menaced nearby facilities as navy tugs and guardsmen aided with sea water. Commander David H. Bartlet called in military help after the blaze became a major harbor threat.
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Wilmington
Calif
Army
Navy
Los Angeles Harbor
Fred Friess
Donald Daly
G. M. Montgomerz
Oyt
Cmdr
Vid H. Bartlet
Indiana
Uliness
California
General Motors
Indianapolis
Air Force
OT Bu Pont Behemours Company
Senuca
Union Oil Company
Coast Guard
Los Angeles Harbor Area
Evening Shade Church Services Preaching Sunday
Evening Shade Church will hold preaching services Sunday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Greese of Texarkana delivering messages. The public is invited.
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Adé
Greece of
Texarkana
Riessage
County Central Committee to Meet Saturday
The Democratic Central Committee will meet at Hope City Hall at 10 a m Saturday to select judges and clerks and draw for ballot places. They will elect a new chairman after Harvey Bary's resignation and discuss municipal judge office controversy. Only offices with three or more candidates draw. July 31 election covers two posts. August 14 covers offices with two candidates.
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Democratic Central Committee
Hope City Hall
Harvey Bary
Hin
FBI Arrests a Wanted Desperado in Miami
FBI agents nabbed Sinest Tait, 40, once on the ten most wanted list, in a Miami garage while he visited a car service. He carried two .45 automatics and had $2,148 cash. Tait, linked to a 1985 Indianapolis bank burglary attempt, waived extradition and faces unlawful flight charges. He was held in Miami's skyscraper jail on a $10,000 bond.
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Miami
Fla
FBC
Sinest Tait
Desperado
PBI
Tait
New Castle
Ind
Associated Press
Miami Herald
R. W. Wall
FBI
Webb Burke
Jesse Marrs
Marrs
FIB
Louis Hill
Coral Gables
The
Herald
Paul Campbell
Campbell
Wall
Chicago
Detroit
Indianapolis
U. S
Roger Edward Davis
Don Miller and wife injured in Warren area crash
Dion Miller editor of Ue Hope Journal had his publication suspended last week. He and his wife Mary Lou Miller were injured when their car collided head on with a panel truck near Warren. Don Miller suffered pain and bruises. Mary Lou Miller had a leg injury and severe facial injuries. The driver of the truck was injured. The car was demolished. The crash occurred on a detour between Camden and Warren as the couple headed to Monticello to visit her parents.
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Dion Miller
Ue Hope Jourar
Anil Pubblicalion
Mary Lou Miler
Warren
Millie
Camden
Monticello
Oldest Human Fear Is of Falling
Fort Gragg NC July 11. Psychologists say the oldest human fear is falling, yet paratroopers jump by choice for duty and pay. They train hard, run constantly, and handle a modern battlefield with heavy gear and big drops.
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Fort Gragg
N.C
River Channel Future Depends on Conference
Washington July 13. The future of navigation on the Ouachita River in southern Arkansas and northern Louisiana hinges on a conference in Senator McClellan’s office Saturday morning. Maj. Gen. Lewis A. Pick will lead engineers from the operation of three locks, arguing the service is economically unjustified. Arkansas and Louisiana delegates contend the move harms regional economy, noting industries invested in keeping the river usable. Congressmen and Senators McClellan Fulbright Harris Norvell Ark. are expected to attend.
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Washington
Quadhula River
Arkansas
Louisiana
McClellan T Ark
Lewis A Pick
Army Engineers
Lotsianna Ackansas
Louiskiba
du His
Reps
Nirvis D-Ark
Passion Clip
Aransas
Horris
Ounehlin
Pags- Tat
Harris
McClellan
Tiver
Ouachita
Congress
Arkansans
Fulbright
Norvell
Deal for Mexican Labor Is Made Malvern
Arkansas Employment Security Administrator Homer M. Addins called a new federal act a life saver for cotton farmers in the Arkansas delta. He spoke at his farm home after President Truman signed the bill, saying without the extra labor force up to 0.14 percent of the cotton crop could be abandoned. He cited 15 Pine Bluff area farmers who had applied for 500 Mexican workers to meet pressing needs.
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Malvern
Arkansas
Homer M. Addins
Presslins
Adkins
Pine Bluff
Driver Risks Life Saves a Village
Eureka Springs July 13. Oklahoma truck driver A. V. Wilson of Broken Arrow risked his life to save a mountain village in northwest Arkansas from damage last night. He drove a flaming double trailer gasoline transport truck down a winding incline past Busch, abandoned it, then helped set up a road block. Fire explosions followed an hour later as the vehicle was demolished. origin of the fire remained undetermined.
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Eureka Springs
Oklahoma
Arkansas
A. V. Wilson
Broken Arrow
Busch Near Here
Wilson
Camden Navy Captain Promoted to Temporary Rear Admiral
Camden Ark. Capt. H. H. Nun is named among three Navy captains promoted to the temporary rank of rear admiral as announced by the Navy. The promotion occurs during wartime adjustments to senior officer corps.
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Washington
Wha H. Nun
Camden Ark
Navy
Vareeniaaaene
Davy
Final Rites for Mrs. W. M. Reeves Held Today
Final rites for Mrs. Minnie Cleveland Reaves 72 wife of W. A. L. Reaves were conducted at , First Presbyterian Church of Hope with Rev. W. T. Lawrence presiding. Burial is planned for Bethwood Cemetery Pioneer Section in Pine Bluff. Survived by two sons William M. Reaves of Prescott Matthew C. Reaves of Houston. two daughters Mrs. W. T. Davis of Monroe La and Miss Josephine Reaves of Hope.
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Funer
Nannie Cleveland Reaves
AL Reaves
A. Im
First Presbytery Church of Hope
T. Lawrence
Pioneer
Bethwood Cemetery
Pine Bluff
William M. Reaves
Pregeott
Matthew C. Reaves
Houston
W. T. Davis
Monroe
Josephine Reaves
Hope
Explosions Kill 12 in Three Plants Across U S
Twelve men died and three were injured in three separate explosions yesterday at plants in Indiana Illinois and California. Damages exceed 2 million dollars with fires spreading to storage tanks and pipelines. An eight fatalities at a General Motors jet engine plant in Indianapolis was not due to sabotage.
Lodge Seeks 150-Group American Air Force Plan
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr urged creating a 150 group American Air Force with about 10 000 planes to defend Western Europe. He said this would cost 32.0 billion this year and similar in the next two years, arguing current policy threatens national security and urging increased air superiority over the Soviets.
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Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Mass
Amerian Air Force
Europe
Lodge
Senate
United States
Bitliens
Arkansas Draft Notice Raises Aug Quota to 210 Men
Arkansas manpower head Maj. Carl Dr. Wells announced that 210 Arkansas men will be drafted in August, exceeding the defense department quota of 150. The August call and the nationwide draft timing were confirmed in Washington, with ceremonies planned for the period.
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Little Bock
Arkansas
Carl Dr. Wells
Arkansas Epective Service Office
Defense Department
Washington
Allies Advance Under Heavy Red Gunfire in Korea Front
Allied troops pushed through heavy Red fire in a limited objective attack on the east-central front southeast of Kumanong. U S night fighters shot down two Red planes near Muntsat and another near Alda peter camp at Friday. Allied officers warned of possible future Red offensives as enemy strength nears 950,000.
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U.S
Korea
Kumanong
U. S
Alda Peter
Muntsat
Kaesulg
Tut
Western Front
Rads
Ciei
Kees Song
Munsan
Knee Song
George A. MacArthur
Han Ern
Hwachon
MacdArihur
Maryburs
Artery
Presbyterians to Hold Ground Breaking Rites
The Flea Presbyterian church plans a ground breaking for a new Manse on South Main Street near Sixth, with a July 15 service at First Presbyterian Church. Dr. L T Lawrence will preach on Except the Lord Build the House, music by the choir, and a large procession to the site for the ceremony led by John D B Love.
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Flea Presbyterian Church
South Main Street
Sixth
First Presbyterian Church
L. T. Lawrence
Lewis
R. Ls. Gosnell
Charlen Armitage
John DB. Love
Vincent Foster
Men of the Church
James Pilkinton
Dorsey McRae
Tom McLarly
J. W. Branch
James H. Miller
Charles W. Tarpley
Carson Lewis
Tom McLarty
C. McNeil
Woman Wanted Here Nabbed at Lewisville
Sheriff Buck Baker of Lewisville arrested Jessie Mae Cole, a woman described as a negro, in connection with the theft of a watch here. The arrest was made at the request of the city police department. The word rag had been returned to Hope for trial.
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Buck Baker
Lewisville
Jessie Mae Cole
Rial
No Hempstead Auto Deaths in June Report
A distorted report states Hempstead and Nevada Counties saw no auto deaths in June while three fatalities are mentioned elsewhere. The garbled text references Hempstead State Police District No 4 and notes adjustments to charges, with unclear dates and names due to OCR errors.
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Hempstead
Arkgnsss State Y
Begdauarlers Ta En
Nevada
Ridgway warns Koreans to move freely for talks
General Matthew Ridgway told North Korea that cease-fire talks can resume only if UN delegates move without armed guards in an area free of restrictions. He demanded removal of armed personnel and access for newsmen, saying talks depend on unrestricted movement and mutual reciprocity. The reply from North Korea denied the conditions and negotiations paused as fighting continued on the Korean front.
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Korea
Armad
Kaesong
U. N
Ridgway
Reda
Adm
C. Turner Joy
U.N
Nam Il
Red Censorlra
Lo Joy
Nan
Joy
Long
Bath
Pelplig
Pyongyang Tabios
Tokio
Kim I, Sung
Peng
Kim
Janes Pong
Gunjar Ridgway
Oll
U. WN
Neda
Trent
E Ridgway
Mattthew Ridgway
Reds
Koerea
Soulhongt Cin
Bex
More Rain in Sight for Flooded Kansas
The storm system continues to threaten Kansas and southern Missouri as floodwaters affect numerous towns. Dozens are dead or missing and thousands remain homeless while crews assess damage and plan relief efforts.
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Kansas
Gront Plata
Missouri
States
New England
Atlantic
Far West
Shriners Pageant in New York Dazzles Crowds
A New York Shriner parade drew large crowds with a daylight procession along major avenues. Notable figures included General Douglas MacArthur and Mrs. MacArthur who rode in the parade while a scroll presented by Cecil Tentata honored lifetime membership and morale work.
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Yorke
Gary
Vention
Shri
Gen
Douglas
Aono
Nev
Cecil Tentata
George W, Malone
Robert
Potentata
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