Light speed and myths in a small town disagreement
A local editorial dissects a published error about the speed of light in a newspaper piece. It traces miscalculations from a cited Swiss astronomer to the Arkansas Democrat, noting differences between cutlines and type, and correcting the annual distance light travels to 5,876,914,014,400 miles. It argues readers rely on World Almanac figures and that inertia explains the spread of the mistake.
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Presbyterian
Tetice
Priday
Gille Star
Lawrence
International News
New York
Democrat
Little Rock
Mmysol
Arkansas Association of Colored Women Forty-Ninth Session in Yerger
The Arkansas Association of Colored Women held its forty-ninth session at Yerger High School Auditorium with about 200 delegates. Mrs Neva Carmichael presided as mistress of ceremonies, and Mrs Irene P McCullum of Little Rock spoke on Climb Through Service. The event runs from yesterday through Tuesday with a welcome program planned for 8 PM.
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Arkansas Association of Colored Women
Yerger High School
Neva Carmichael
Anna P. Strong
P. D. James
Irene P. McCullum
Little Rock
Evelyn Taylor
ReMolay Meeting Tonight at Dodge Street Hall
Bridewell Chapter of De Molay meets tonight at the Dodge Hall for the purpose of naming candidates and arranging the evening's activities. Members urged to attend and support the Fraternity's local branch.
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Bridewell
de Molay
Will
Dodge Hath
Nam
Court Rules Man Can Buy Building
Arkansas Supreme Court rules that Joe Rosenthal of Stuttgart may buy the building housing his store for 312000. The case followed Lindsey’s death, with Rich as executor contesting the lease option and will provisions amid questions of undue influence and proper exercise of the option.
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Leon Hatch
Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme County Today
Joe Rosenthal
Stuttgart
Rosenthal
Herbert
Lindsey
Clarence Rich
Rich
Linsey
Mires
Stockholder in Local Store Is Killed In Auto Crash
I C Houten aged 62 and his wife 57 died when their car plunged from a bridge on Bull Creek near Ashdown. Mr Routon was brother of Charles Rowton of Hope and stock holder in Lewis McLarty Department Store. Funeral services set for 10 a m at Ashdown with the local firm Lewis McLarty to reopen at noon Tuesday.
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C. Houten
Bull Creek
Ashdown
Rautoh
Charles Rowton
Hope
Lewis-McLarty Department Store
Carson Lewis
Lewis-McLarty
250 Attend Baptist Bible School
About 260 boys, girls, and faculty attended the first morning session of the Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church. The program runs Monday to Friday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. daily through June 18 followed by a commencement service in the church sanctuary.
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First Baptist Church
Marshall Rowe Heads Hempstead County 4-H Council
Marshall Rowe of Washington was elected president of the Hempstead County 4-H Club Council at the county meeting held during the Third District Livestock Show Colosium. Other officers named include Johnny Burke of DeAnn as vice president, Charles Beck of Shower Springs as secretary treasurer, Evelyn Adams of Hope as reporter, and Carolyn Phillips as song leader. Extension Agents Oliver L. Adams and Lorraine Wyle advised the county 4-H organization.
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Marshall Rowe
Washington
Hempstead County
Johnny Burke
DeAnn
Charles Beck
Shower Springs
Evelyn Adams
Hope
Third War Not the Answer Says Wilson at USC Anniversary
Secretary of Defense Wilson cautioned against pursuing a third world war to stop communist expansion. He urged opposing ideas with superior philosophy, arguing such a conflict would entail enormous waste and delay human progress, even with victory and postwar reconstruction.
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Columbia -8
Wilson
University of South Carolina
Ehlef
Hyman
Garrett Baptist School Vacation Bible School Continues
Garrett Memorial Baptist Church continues the Daily Vacation Bible School through Wednesday. Sessions run 6:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily with 125 push-pins enrolled, most in the Primary and Junior Departments. Closing exercises are Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. The public is invited.
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Ok Garrett Memorial Baptist Church
Marriage Battle Over Dishes And Dinners
Satirical column by Saul Pett featuring Hal Boyle explores gender roles through a humorous lens on who does the dishes and who plans meals. It contrasts a wife’s indirect, imaginative cooking with a husband’s preference for hard facts, suggesting casseroles symbolize feminine allure and domestic power.
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Saul Pett
Hal Boyle
New York
Sundlay Serioul
Secrecy on Atomic Information Tight Across US Allies
Washington reports that Atomic Energy Act provisions keep US allies in the dark about Russia's nuclear capabilities. The AEC seeks a revised law to permit intelligence exchanges on enemy atomic power, while current rules ban sharing restricted data with foreign nations.
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Ay Elton C. Fay
Washington
United States
Russa
Atomic Energy” Commission
Congress
Daza
Mediation Sought to End Continental Trailways Bus Walkout
Federal Mediations Service sought to restart talks amid a three-divisions strike spanning from Illinois to California. The walkout began in Texas with Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen drivers and spread to Central and Western divisions affecting about 747 drivers. Walter D. White planned to bring the groups together. divisions are certified as separate lines by the NLRB.
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Dallas
Tex
Federal Mediation Service
Hay
Continental Trailways
Illinois
California
Pedecal
Walter D. White
Reece
Continental Dixie
National Labor Relatios Board
Chicago
Albuquerqie
Albuquerque
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Missouri
Colorado
Arizona
Utah
State Board to Review Bond Requests Across 48 Districts
The State Board of Education will study 48 district bond and loan applications totaling 1,034,919 at its June 1 meeting. Most funds come from the Revolving Loan Fund, with 39 applications seeking 352,992 in loans and nine for commercial bonds amounting to 970,000. Over 3922,000 would finance equipment and about 213,000 targets Negro school facilities, led by Gordon district with 110,000 for such facilities.
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Lataue
State Board of Education
Gordon
Senate Inquiry Reveals McClellan Advice to Beat McCarthy
Washington report shows Senator McClellan advised Army Secretary Stevens to preempt McCarthy by seeking a hearing date. Stevens testified that McCarthy challenged Zwicker’s return, while McClellan suggested consulting an attorney and announcing a planned appearance before McCarthy’s subcommittee.
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Sen
McClellan
Stevens
McCarthy
McCarthy Army
Ralph Zwicker
McClallan
Albany
Ute McCarthy
J Mccarthy
Zwicker
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Reds Maneuver for All-Out Hanoi Push
Reds wheel back into position around the Red River delta as a large rebel pincers threaten to storm Hanoi. French forces bolster the delta with reinforcements while 20 000 troops return to base after Dien Bien Phu action.
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Larry Allen Prangi
Indochinesi
Vietninh
Dien Bien Phu
Red River
Prengh High Command
Imma
Indochina
Geneva Conference
Indientions
Tat
Turope
Hanoi
Haiphong
Multiple Auto Wrecks Investigated Over Weekend
Police investigated several crashes over the weekend. Betty Ruth Saunders and Robert C. McFadden collided at New Main and Avenue B. Saunders hospitalized with injuries while McFadden survived with a cut. Mrs. Poole and J. A. Bias crashed at Second and Elm, causing heavy damage. George Baker Jr. of Texarkana, driving a car owned by C. E. Blake, struck a bridge on Highway 87 near Sutton Livestock but fled and was arrested in Hope for driving while intoxicated. An auto carrying seven Negro passengers overturned on Red Lake road near Fulton with no serious injuries. A city park concession stand was broken into, stealing baseballs and soda.
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New Main
J. A. Bias
Second
Elm
George Baker Jr
Texarkana
C. E. Blake
Camden
Highway 87
Sutton
Pall Park
Local Group to Attend Annual Christian Camp
A local group will leave Tuesday for the Christian Youth Camp on the Little Missouri River near Oka Jona. Attending the week’s training, instructors include Mrs Kathryn Lou Franks and Rev Edmund Pendleton, business manager of the camp, with Judy Robins Judy Kay Wright Judy Percell Glend Huckabee Mary Margaret Damaron and Oliver Adame Jr. attending.
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Little Missouri River
Oka- Jona
Kathryn Lou- Franks
Edmund Pendleton
Judy Robins
Judy Kay Wright
Judy Percell
Glend
Huckabee
Mary Margaret Damaron
Oliver Adame Jr
Farm Bureau debates bills on storage and crop programs
A Farm Bureau discussion covers Senate bills to set aside storage for cotton dairy and some crops, aiming to stabilize prices and production costs. Members including Gene Lee and F C Crow weigh possible action as Arkass gas 83 pb member and others prepare for July 13th meeting.
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Icy Hall
Congress
Farm ‘Bureau
Senate
Ark Gas
T Fan Farm Bureau Board of
Cage Sync
Gene. Lee
All Around the Town Shows The Thing in Texarkana
The Star Staff notes reports of a mysterious item called The Thing spreading to Texarkana causing citywide chatter. No solid evidence is found, descriptions vary, and the piece remains unconfirmed amid speculation and urban legend.
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Star
Texarkana
Oxaveany
Pelieg
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