Narrows Dam Powers Up Southwest Arkansas
Last Friday May 20 1950 electric power began flowing from Narrows dam near Murfreesboro. The U S Engineers report initial output is 6 KW with an estimated 25 KW capacity. One unit installed with plans for two more. Located about 50 miles from Hope, the piece urges tying public power to Hope and Prescott municipal systems for cheaper wholesale rates and reliability. The federal project lacks transmission lines but will gain high tension wires 50 to 100 miles. The piece urges public power integration over private franchising.
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Naraws
Murfreesboro
U. S
Arkansas
Narrows
Hope
Prescott
Narrows Dam
Honor Roll for Final Nine Weeks at Forney High
Forney G Holt announced that students made the A honor roll for the fourth nine weeks across grades nine to twelve. Names include Jan Moses and Jacque Williams in ninth grade, Marilyn Shiver and Sidney McMath in tenth, Shirley Ann White in eleventh, and Norma Morrison in twelfth, along with many others listed by grade. Also named were Merit Bell recipients across grades nine to twelve, with numerous students cited for the fourth nine weeks period.
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Forney G. Holt
Jan Moses
Robert Power
Mary Beth Routon
Barbara Taylor
Frances Weisenberger
Jacque Williams
Lynell Baker
Boyce Baker
Marilyn Shiver
Sidney McMath
William Martin
Jacqueline Holt
Leo McPherson
Uth
Caroline Hawthorne
Shirley Ann White
Helen Power
Tawanna Green
Norma Morrison
Marcell Smith
Nancy Bacon
Nel Cassidy
Polly Jo Compton
Princess Allen
Anna Lou Barnes
Frances Sherer
Weldon Tillery
William C. Gentry
Rita Lou Green
Charles Jerry Jones
Jack Jones
Arkansas Weather Forecast: Partly Cloudy With Showers
Partly cloudy conditions give way to scattered showers this afternoon in the west. Tonight a cooler trend follows with a warmer end to Friday.
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Arkansas
Jap Communists Call Strike in Defiance
Tokyo reports the Communist party ordered a general strike to retaliate for the alleged assault on American troops during Memorial Day observances. The move mirrors rising tensions with General MacArthur's occupation authorities as the party seeks to influence parliamentary elections. Officials estimate Reds control about 600,000 of Japan's 6.25 million organized workers.
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Tokyo
Japan
Communist Party
MacArthur
U. S
Imperial Plaza
Pacific
MacArtheur
Convicts Guilty in Prison Break Case at Pine Bluff
Two escapees from Tucker prison farm, Jack Rhenark and Odus Eaton, pleaded guilty to second degree murder. Dyer, Williams, and two others were convicted in separate trials for Bohannon’s death. Sentences ranged from 15 years to life. The事件 involved a large manhunt, with witnesses stating Dyer led the escape.
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Pine Bluff
Tucker Prison Farm
Jack Rhenari
Sapulpa
Okla
Odus_aton
Stilwell
Rhenark
Eaton
David Dyer
Oklahoma City
Trusty
William Bohannon
Dyer
James Perry Williams
Sheridan
Ark
Bohannan
Lfe
Behannon
Henry Smith
Williams
Bohannon
Rheuark
North
Little Rock
Summer School Registration at Yerger High
Registration for Summer School at Yerger High will be held Friday June 2 from 9 a.m. to 1 40 p.m. at Yerger. The subjects offered depend on the number registering and requests. Students are urged to register Friday so the schedule can be compiled.
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Yerger High School
Yerger
Dry counties vote out near beer in Arkansas counties
In Little Rock on June 1, authorities say counties that outlawed beer in Arkansas also banned near beer. Attorney General Ike Murgy rules near beer made by fermentation is beer under state law, requiring permits and taxes for retailers. Revenue Commissioner Dean Morley questions issuing permits in dry counties and doubts feasibility.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Ike Murgy
Dean Morley
Nine Navy Men Die in Quonset Plane Crash
Nine navy men were killed and two injured when a Neptune bomber bound for Argentina crashed at Quonset Naval Air Base. The pilot and co-pilot escaped with minor injuries as the passengers, possibly navy personnel, were trapped in the wreckage. The crash followed engine trouble and a burst fire during an emergency landing in limited visibility. Wreckage remained hot an hour after the incident. Identification of the deceased would be withheld pending kin notification.
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Quonset, R. L
Navy
Quonset Naval Air Base
Glascow
Public Information Office
Navy Public Information Office
Boston
Argentina
U.S. Pursues H-Bomb Work Amid Experts’ Fears
Washington reports the Atomic Energy Commission is converting at least one Hanford pile to produce tritium heavy hydrogen. Scientists say tritium can unleash massive nuclear forces. Existing and additional reactors at Hanford, built for plutonium, could be repurposed, using neutrons from U-235 fission.
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Washington
Atomic High Command
Atomic Energy Commission
Hanford
Wash
Unfair Labor Practices Rally at Acme Brick Plant
Malvern June report says union officials argue unfair labor practices are primary in the Acme Brick Perla plant strike with a wage rise of about 18 cents an hour as secondary. Local 602 president T A Barnes and representative Paul Pelfrey accuse the company of refusing to bargain and attempting to undermine the union. The company allegedly refused to sign an extension of the old contract. Old base pay was 80 cents an hour.
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Malvern
Acme Brick Company
Perla
T. A. Barnes
United Brick and Clay Workers of America
Acme
Welong
Paul Pelfrey
Texarkana
South
Baynes
Pelfey
Acmes
Unio
Truman Seeks Second Year Arms Aid Funds
President Truman asked Congress for 1 2225 billion for a second year of arms aid to more than a dozen nations inc Western Europe Greece Turkey Iran and the Philippines Korea and China area with funds to cover weapons, training, spare parts and modernization to resist Communist pressure and defend independence.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Free World
Atlantic
Europe
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Philippines
Korea
China
Spa Coroner Dr Foster Jarrell Dies at 63
Garland county coroner since 1943 Dr Foster Jarrell died after a two months illness. He had lived in Hot Springs since 1821. Survived by two sisters and one brother.
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Hot Springs
Foster Jarrell
Garland County
Pleasant nationwide weather with scattered showers
The nation enjoyed generally fair weather on a largely pleasant day with some rain in isolated areas. Wet zones stretched from Virginia to New York and into parts of Kansas Missouri and Texas, while the Great Lakes and Ohio valleys registered cooler conditions and Arizona and California hit temperatures above 100.
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Chicago
U.S. Weather Bureau
Virginia
New York
Kansas
Missouri
Texas
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Missouri Valley
Arizona
California
Mercury
Blythe
Cake
Phoenix
Eye specialists face charges over rebates and optometry rule breach
Little Rock on June 1 the Arkansas Board of Optometry filed suit in Pulaski County Chancery against fifteen eye doctors alleging they conspired with layman Raymond Williamson and Precision Optical Dispensary Inc. to allow unlicensed practice and to pay rebates on glasses. The board seeks injunctions for the physicians and the optical business to stop practicing optometry and accepting rebates, asserting inflated consumer prices and pecuniary interest in maintaining high eyewear prices.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Board of Optometry
Pulaski Chancery Court
State Board
Precision Optical Dispensary, Inc
Precision
Raymond Williamson
Williamson and
Precisions
Good Old June Returns as Summer Joy Reawakens Youth
Hal Boyle reflects on June's return, recalling carefree childhood days, barefoot summers, country cousin pranks, and the enduring magic of June for both boys and adults. He notes the rush of time, the lure of summer dresses, and the bittersweet memory of school’s end.
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New York
Mother
America
June
Murfreesboro Dam Begins Hydroelectric Power
The Narrows dam on the Little Missouri near Murfreesboro Arkansas has started producing about 5 01 kilowatts daily for Southwest Gas and Electric. Two generators are planned with a possible third. The 40 foot dam holds 300 000 cubic yards of concrete and controls runoff from 237 square miles. When head reaches 148 feet the lake covers 7200 acres and at 163 feet floods to 9800 acres. Power output depends on water depth and demand.
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Vicksburg
Migs
Narrows
Little Missouri River
Murfreesboro
Ark
U.S
Southwest Gas and Electric Company
Little
Missouri
U S Flier Released by Sino Reds After Six Months
James McGovern of Elizabeth New Jersey said he lost 75 pounds during six months of captivity by Chinese Communists after his cargo plane made a forced landing in South China. He described harsh conditions, limited food, and guard restrictions while held in a hotel near the Indo Chinese border before his release and transfer to Canton.
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Hong Kong
James McGovern
McGovern
Elizabeth
N. J
Napitg
Kwangsi
Canton
South China
Claire L. Chennault
Anning
Legion Air Show Here June 1
The American Legion air show at Hope Municipal Airport Sunday June 11 begins at 3 pm. Rex English describes events in San Antonio Texas with dare-devil stunts including upside down flying by Wilbur Staib. Major Art Davis Capt Joe Call T Hensey Collins and Blythe Huntley perform various feats and a parachute jump.
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American Legion
Blythe Huntley
Mo-Pac to Abandon Nashville Line
The Interstate Commerce Commission has authorized the Missouri Pacific railroad to abandon about seven miles of trackage in Howard County Arkansas. The branch runs from Nashville, Arkansas northward into a peach growing area.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Howard County
Ark
Nashville
Truman Offers Tax Returns to Crime Probers
Senate investigators said President Truman offered to make income tax returns of suspected gamblers and racketeers available in the Kefauver committee inquiry. Kefauver and Tobey praised Truman's cooperation while confirming an executive order to release tax records is in the works. The White House meeting also included O’Conor and Wiley as the panel pressed for full cooperation with the administration.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Kefauver
Tobey
O'Conor
Cooperatto
Murphy
McGrath
Rudolph Halley
Halley
Mr. Truman
Kefaug+er
Kansas City
Gambling ties Florida to California in crime probe
Senate crime probes link Florida gambler John O'Rourke of West Palm Beach and Los Angeles figure Mickey Cohen to long standing bookmaking and gambling operations. Chairman Kefauver announced proof from a Miami hearing as committee members prepared to meet President Truman on the national gambling inquiry.
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Washington
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate
Florida
California
Mickey Cohen
Los Angeles
John) O'Rourke
West Palm Beach
Fla
Cohen
O'Rourke
Five Man
White House
Truman
Cohen O'Rourke
Kefauvey
Miami
Crommelin Retires From Navy Plans Senate Run
Navy Captain John G. Crommelin, a critic of unification, retires to private life in Pensacola and says he may challenge Senator Lister Hill in Alabama as an independent in the upcoming election. He received separation papers at the Pensacola Naval Air Station and plans to base his campaign in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Pensacola
Fla
Navy
John G. Crommelin
Armed Forces
United States Senate
Alabama
Crommielin
Defense Department
Pensacola Naval Air Station
Lister Hill
Ala
Crommelin
Ala iMontgomery
Unclear fragmentary report from Luebeck border scene
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a sitdown and cold border conditions involving youths and a tense German border area. Mentions camps, warmth by a fire, watchful guards, and red youths moving toward an unspecified column.
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Luebeck
Germany
Dinan Hom
Conte
Milada Horakova in Czech trial tied to wartime reports
The court heard two trials today. Milada Horakova denied muting or withholding secret reports. The defense argued nine prison terms affected by US actions. The case touches on Czechoslovakia and Czech industry bottlenecks amid wartime reporting debates.
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United State
Milada Horakova
Anu Ne
William Snider Dies. Funeral Saturday at Presbyterian Church
William Snider died today, survived by wife Mrs. William Snider and two grandchildren. Allen Gee Jr and Dorothy Dalehead listed among relatives. Funeral services scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday at the Presbyterian Church with Rev. W. G. Jones officiating. Pacific Railway connection noted in obituary.
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William Snider
M. Fregcate
William
Prescott
Allen Gee, Jr
View
Texas
Dorath
Dallag
Allen Geetherine Gall Gee
Pam
W. G. Mre
Jones
Pacific Rallwa
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Hal Boyle
Murfreesboro Dam
Sino Reds
Legion Air Show
Dawsonville, Ga
Susan
Hayward
Mo-Pac
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