Story of Two Old Kitchen Chairs and Time
The Albany Herald piece recounts McIntosh’s essay about two old kitchen chairs from the era of Andrew Jackson. The chairs’ sturdy cowhide bottoms and unglamorous craft highlight enduring values, contrasting 130 years of change with the simplicity and self-reliance of earlier life.
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H. T. McIntosh
Albany
Ga. Herald
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Mr. McIntosh
Pitey Woods
Andrew Jackson
Grandmother
Georgia
Junior Legion Practice Called
All youths interested in playing Junior American Legion Baseball are asked to meet with Coach Ed sil Nix at Legion field Tuesday night for a practice session from 7 to 9 pm.
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American Legion
Edsil Nix
Legion Field
Hopes GOP Agree on Foreign Policy Plank
Eisenhower urged a foreign policy plank acceptable to Taft and himself at a Denver news conference. He warned against bitter convention fights and pressed for a policy linking collective security, free trade, and world peace. Taft urged strong leadership and a clear stance against Communism, while both sought a workable platform.
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Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
Taft
America
United States
John Foster Dulles
GOP
Dulles
Russia
Liquor Trade Probed as Perjury Possibility Hovers
Rep Keating voiced potential perjury charges amid conflicting testimony on DOJ whitewash allegations about the liquor industry. The House judiciary subcommittee heard new testimony from cooperage industry witnesses as it weighs next steps.
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Washington
House
Rep
Keating
R-Ny
Justice Department
Farm Group to Attend Conference
County farm administration office will be closed during a conference. Officials say staff will attend sessions related to rural development and agricultural policy, with operations resuming after the event.
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County Farm Administration
Three Escape in Auto and Horse Crash Near Washington
An auto driven by Herbert Griffin Jr. of Hope was damaged when a horse ran onto Highway No. 4 and crashed into the car two miles north of Washington. The horse was killed. Griffin, a companion and Aeril escaped serious injury. State officers Downing and Ward said the horse owner was not yet identified.
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Herbert Griffin Jr
Hope
High Way No. 4
Washington
Griffin
Aeril
Guy Downing
Travis Ward
Reds Warn of Continued Screening at Koje Doomed Talks
In Panmunjom North Korean Gen Nam Il warned the United Nations that continued screening of about 45 000 Koje prisoners could extend the Korean War. Maj Gen William K Harrison said the freedom of individuals cannot be bartered as talks with the Reds stalled with no progress. An 11 a m session was set after a brief recess, with Nam pressing for another meeting Wednesday.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Koje Tsland
Nam Il
William K. Harrison
Koje
U.N
Nam
Panmunjom
Harrison
Srt
Court to Hear Removal of Ballot Name
Arkansas Supreme Court will hear a suit by State Sen. Buck Fletcher seeking removal of J. Twedell Gunter from the Democratic primary ballot in Lonoke County. Fletcher argues Gunter’s filing fee was paid with an insufficient check, though the check was later honored. If the court sides with Fletcher, Gunter’s name could still appear in adjacent counties. The court plans a Monday hearing to issue a ruling before the July 7 summer recess.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
W. E
Buck) Fletcher
Near Scott
Lonoke County
Fletcher
Twedell Gunter
Cabot
Gunter
Supreme Court
Guy E. William
White
Woodrut
Prairie
M. Arnold
Democratic Committee
Arnold
Markets Open With Irregular Trading Amid Steel Focus
Stocks moved irregularly at the opening with very small changes. Lead issues held at prior closes as dull market mood persisted amid a slack foreign scene. Fractional gains appeared in railroad stocks, Anaconda Copper, International Nickel and Goodrich Trading.
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New York
Lst
Rallway
Anaconda Copen International Nickel
Floods and storms lash eight states. deaths and damage rise
United Press reports deadly cloudbursts hit Minnesota and northern Wisconsin, with tornadoes and 90 mph winds spreading across Nebraska, the Dakotas, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana. Duluth and Rochester record heavy rains. tornadoes damage barns, poles, and homes. Severe weather also torches air and outdoor venues, while Arkansas endures a drought, temperatures reach 104 at Blytheville with a dry forecast ahead.
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United Preas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Dakotas
Iowa
Milneis
Indlana
Indiana
Duluth
Mion
Rochester
Mino
de Graff
Minn
Ed Mathews
Larabee
Okoboji Lake
Milford
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Sioux Falls
KSOO
Subaritica
Lexington
Marshfield
Wis
Marvin, S. D
Young Daughter of Former Hope Residents Dies
Janette Henry eight of Dallas died Monday at home after moving from Hope with her parents Mr and Mrs W A Henry. She attended Hope schools and is survived by two sisters Barbara Sue and Linda Jean Henry and grandparents Mr and Mrs Harry Wortman of Hope and Mr and Mrs Harvey Henry of Willis Texas. Funeral services set for 2 p m Wednesday at Unity Baptist Church with Rev Howard White and burial in Fulton Cemetery.
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Janette Henry
W. A. Henry
Dallas
Hope
Barbara Sue
Linda Jean
Henry
Harry Wortman
Harvey Henry
Willis
Texas
Unity Baptist Church
Howard White
Fulton Cemetery
John Murphy, 77, Dies at Home on South Main Street
John Murphy aged 77 died early Tuesday at his home on South Main Street. Survived by widow, three sons Earl of Washington Ben of Hooks Texas and Olin Murphy of DeKalb Texas three daughters Mrs Muyriel Holling Nash Texas Mrs Nelle Fay Cornelius and Mrs Genevieve Lee Murphy Fort Wayne Indiana two brothers Ben Beaumont Texas and Claude Murphy Nashville. Funeral arrangements are complete.
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John Murphy
South Main Street
Earl of
Washington
Ben
Hooks
Texas
Olin Murphy
DeKalb
Muyriel. Holling
Nash
Nelle Fay Cornelius
Genevieve Lee Murphy
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Beaumont
Claude, Murphy
Neshville
County Librarian Attendant's Association Meet in New York
Hope will be represented at the Annual Conference of the American Library Association to be held at the Waldorf Astoria, June 28 to July 3. Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt will be a principal speaker. The conference gathers one of the nation’s largest professional groups, with more than 6,000 librarians attending. Mrs Howard Prichard, Hope stead County Librarian, will attend from Hope.
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Hope
Tist
American Library Association
New York
Waledorf Astoria
Eleanor Roosevelt
ALA
Howard Prichard
Hopestead County
Allies Beyond Talking Stage Now
The war in Korea could flare into full scale fighting again unless an armistice is agreed soon. Observers note the hollowing out of truce talks, a recent raid on North Korean hydroelectric plants, and renewed ground battles near Chowon. U N Command pressure and critiques of policy shift are debated by officials and analysts.
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U.S. Eighth Army
Attach
United Nations
Mark Clark
U.N
Far East
North Korea
Yalu
Far Eastern Air Force
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Gree
United Nations Command
Indwetrica
Otthele
Ms Multecy
Utalions Inaugu
Polly
Dirmistica
Ona
Agke
Panmunjom
Morrilton Man to Head Holt Campaign
Morrilton resident Arthur V. Ormond, 48, an insurance and real estate broker, is named campaign manager for Jack Holt’s bid for the Democratic nomination for governor. A former Morrilton city collector with about 12 years in that post, Ormond also serves as secretary treasurer of the Arkansas Basin Association, which promotes flood control and bank stabilization along the Arkansas River.
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Associated Press
Jack Holt
Arthur V. Ormond
Morrilton
Hir
Ormond
Morriston
Treasuer
Arkansas Basin Association
Arkansas River
Tuft Endorses Bombing of Korean Hydro Plant
Ohio Senator Robert A. Tuft expressed support for the bombing of a Communist hydroelectric plant in Korea. He stated the action was justified and overdue, saying it could head off a broader war and should have been done earlier.
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Relman Morin
Hershey
Robert A. Tuft
Ohio
Hydro-Electric Planta
Korea
Paroles of Two Convicts Revoked In Arkansas
Two Arkansas inmates had their paroles revoked yesterday by State Parole Officer W P Ball. James Bradshaw, 38, paroled from a Mississippi County sentence, is being held in Marion Kentucky on an armed robbery and assault case. J T McDonald, paroled from a three year sentence, faced similar parole revocation.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Kentucky
W.P. Ball
Ball
James Bradshaw
Mississippi
Marion
J. T. McDonald
War’s Largest Joint Raid Reported by Navy Air Force
Confusing dispatchs describe a massive Allied air assault using hundreds of planes from Navy and Air Force units against Korea. Officials claim the raid struck strategic targets near the North Korean coast, with extensive damage and continued pressure as negotiations stall at Panmunjom.
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Associated
Prag
Seoul
Korda
Ford
Hydro
Navy Plana
Karon
Germ Warfare Debate Delayed at United Nations
The U N Security Council postponed the germ warfare debate after Soviet delegate Jacob Malik urged simultaneous consideration of inviting Red China and North Korea and the U S demand for an impartial inquiry into charges. France and Britain urged limits on procedural maneuvers as Malik faces a June presidency.
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Max Harrelson
United Nations
N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Jacob A. Malik
Red Ching
North Korea
Couuneil
Krenih
Jules Moeh
Disarmament Commission
Security Council
Canada
Moch
United States
Britain
Mallet
Council
U.S
Korea
Red China
Ernest Gross
Malik
Gross
Ohio Valley to Get Atom Factory
The Atomic Energy Commission plans a new atomic plant in the Ohio Valley at an estimated cost of 5.2 billion dollars. It also proposes spending about 10 billion to expand two existing plants and two under construction. The proposals align with President Truman’s request for 3.19 billion for a stepped up atomic weapons program.
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Washington
Atommic Energy Commission
Ohio Valley
Truman
Congress
House Appropriations
Arkansas River navigation funds face Senate House clash
Sen Douglas argues for 7 million in Arkansas River stabilization work within the Civil Projects bill to prevent bank erosion threatening highways and farms. Senate kept the money, but the House budget rules target increased funding from 2 to 4 million. Sen McClellan backs the Arkansas project while Mesothelioma (sic) proposes yielding on bank stabilization to protect Table Rock Dam in Missouri.
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Senate
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
The
Winds
Arkansas
Ftnces
House
Messiotan
Table Rock
Tcross
Missouri
Slubblzglion
Texas Polio Situation Alarming in Houston and Texas
Governor Allan Shivers declares Texas polio situation alarming. He urges Texans to clean yards and alleys, calling for full family participation in a cleanup drive. The National Foundation reports a sharper rise in Texas cases, with 15 new polio cases in Houston and about 200 cases in Harris County. Emergency vaccines are shipped to Houston and epidemic control experts are active.
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Austin
Tex
Allan Shivers
Texas
Shivers
National Foundation For
New York
Houston Yestern
Harris County
Houston
Gisoard McGinnes
National Foundation
Memorial Hospital
Corpus Christi
Death in Little Rock Underraid Investigated
Police and prosecutors investigate the death of Grognwood in Little Rock after a fall from railing. Autopsy by Dr. Anderson indicates head injury as the cause. Dawnie notes an arrest related to the incident and a car examiner is reviewing the scene.
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Grognwood
Little Rock Negra
Bulag United
Tom Downie
Anderson
Dawnie
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