Carry and Big Stick: Carrying the Big Stick Policy
In a reflective piece the editor and Ray Allen recount a rainstorm near Hope and discuss global policy. They reference Anthony Eden and Churchill, the Red threat in Guatemala, and William L. Ryan on air bases. The message: Britain, France, and the United States must maintain a hard line, keeping the big stick ready.
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Anthony Eden
Churchill
France
Indochina
North Africa
Guatemala
Panama Canal
Western Hemisphere
Britain
United States
William L. Ryan
Associated Press
England
Spain
Turkey
Moscow
West
Eden
Miss Arkansas 1954 Finals Set Tonight
Twenty four contestants for Miss Arkansas of 1954 advance to the finals with the winner to be crowned at a coronation ball at 10 p.m. Gov. Francis Cherry to crown the queen. The prize package includes a $750 wardrobe, a $1,000 scholarship, and an expense-free trip to Atlantic City to represent Arkansas in Miss America. Helen Joyce Reed Newsum held the title last year.
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Ancy
Arkansas
Francis Cheryhill
Hee Heen
Rhearsal
Atlantic
Helen Joyce Reed
Hel Songs
Helen Reed Newsum
Century Bible elects officers and teachers at church
Members of the Century Bible church prepare for a vote on new officers and teachers. John L. Wilson is slated to teach, and the First Methodist church schedules the third Sunday morning service with June dates urged for participation.
Farm Folks Encouraged By Dr Hilton At Arkansas Event
Dr J H Hilton president of Iowa State College spoke to more than 400 southwest Arkansas farm people at the 26th annual visiting day of the University of Arkansas Fruit and Truck Crop Branch Experiment Station. He urged preparation for future problems, noting advances from horse to machine age and radio to television. He highlighted opportunities in agriculture and related industries, praised Arkansas strides in broiler production and diversified farming, and urged hope from past want. Visiting farmers saw a Bermuda pasture experiment showing land can be grazed year round using a seed and fertilizer placement machine, with oats cheat barley and rye trials and substantial grazing yields. Continuous trials in tomatoes cucumbers and watermelons were also shown, with several promising watermelon strains and 25-30 tomato strains under test.
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Southwest
Arkansas
J. H. Hilton
Iowa State College
North Carolina State College
University of Arkansas Fruit and
Hilton
Iowa
Exitension Digtelet
Bermuda
Staten
Warl J. Allen
Drowning Victim to Be Buried Saturday at 2 PM
Funeral services for Margaret Yvonne Handley two year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W B Handley of Hope will be at 2 p m Saturday at County Line Church near Nashville. Death was by drowning at Hope municipal swimming pool Wednesday afternoon. Survived by parents two sisters and two brothers. Services arranged by Hern don Cornelius Funeral Home.
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Margaret Yvonne Handley
W. B. Handley
Hope
County Line Church
Nashville
Dent
Phantom War Prompts Conflicting Wins Near Guatemala
In a humid border jungle near Tegucigalpa, anti-Communist guerrillas raided roads and villages but vanished, while Guatemala's government and rebel forces claimed bloody victories over Chiquimbla. No independent evidence supported either side's claims.
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Tegucgalpa
Honduras
Guatemala
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Fhe
Carlos Castillo Armas
Chiquimbla
Guatemala City
Canila
Des Moines Wins First Climb in Historic Flood Fight
Des Moines now leads the battle against the highest flood crest in the city’s history as Guardsmen and army engineers patrol 5.5 miles of levees protecting 178,000 residents. Col Nelson Le Clair Jr says the fight is being won though danger lingers until the Des Moines River falls nearly seven feet, with Racoon River adding to the risk as crest was forecast around 6 p.m. today.
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Des Moines
Nelson le Clair
Farmy
Racoon
Arkansan Dies in Louisiana Prison Farm Shooting
George Nellum of England Arkansas was killed at the Angola prison farm when his shotgun discharged after striking the guard shack. A coroner's jury ruled the death accidental though there were no witnesses. Nellum was serving 10 years for manslaughter.
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Angola
Louisiana
Here
George Nellum
England
Ark
Neflum
Department Store Sales Rise in St Louis Area
Department stores in the Federal Reserve District reported the highest weekly sales of the year, boosted by Father's Day promotions and hot weather. Strong consumer demand helped to lift overall sales activity across the St. Louis market.
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Highth
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Dalaw
Joes
Toro
Hot Springs
Legion of Sae
Arkansas
Moers
Maxwell Taylor
Korea
Little Rock
Ark
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Caningatta
Cnanial Naliut
Louisville
St. Louis
Memphis
Tony
Witiaa
Local talent to star in The Skin of Our Teeth at Brom
Jerry O Neal son of Mr and Mrs Bari O Neie of Hope will portray the telegraph boy in The Skin at Our Teeth to be produced at State Teachers College Brom July 2 4 He also assists with stage setting This joint project of the speech and art departments features a budding actor and designer. A notable sight was Mrs Eldridges tomato displayed at the Star office yesterday weighing about a pound and a half.
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Jerry O'Neal
Bari O'Neil
Af Hope
State Teachers College
Brom
Jerry
Jooking
Vipa Tomata
Star Office
Eldridge
Formby
Arkansas editor wins Pulitzer for editorial work
Press Association Lt. Col. James Cross of Hope receives national honors while Arkansas reporters note declines in wartime awards. The midsummer convention attracts editors from Hope and nearby towns. Several Arkansas residents attend missions school and Hope women plan weekend arts events.
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Col
James
Cross of Hope
Candidates Draw Places on Ballot in Hempstead Meeting
Hempstead Democratic Central Committee held a session with candidates drawing for ballot spots. The slate includes U S Senate candidates Sid McMath Paul Chambers Leonard Ellis Ian L McClellan for Governor Francis Cherry, Jim Johnson, Phillip Kenemer for Attorney General Tom Gentry, and Claude A Rankin for Land Commissioner among others. Ends with a list of local officials and ward candidates such as Sheriff Timmy Cook Alderman Ward 2-1 Porter Forrest L Hairr and Constable Roy Lewis Ollen Hughson.
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Doyle Yepp
Concross
Two American Officers Killed in Korean Field Exercise
SEOUT Korea reports two American officers killed and nine enlisted men wounded by accidental explosions of two land mines during a field exercise. Army stated the incident occurred yesterday.
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Seout
Korea
French claim repulse Red infiltrators near Haiphong airbase
Hanoi reports Communist commandos tried a night infiltration targeting Dawson airbase six miles south of Haiphong. French forces say they repelled the attack and that Red troops seized three positions along the Haiphong–Hai Duong rail corridor, indicating morale and loyalty shifts among local militiamen.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dawson
Haiphong
Amarleyn
Fiield
Red River
Addi Haiphong
Hagel
Quang You
Viet Namese
Army Training School
Atapen le
Ninh Binh
Zeins
Manoi-Haiphong
Etter to Talk at Washington Church Service
W H Etter an elder in the Presbyterian Church at Washington will speak at the Sunday morning service. Etter was a Commissioner to the General Assembly that met recently in Montreal North Carolina and will bring a message based on its actions. Everyone is invited to attend.
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W. H. Etter
Presbyterian Church
Washington
Etter
General Assembly
Montreal
North Carolina
Rebekahs to Hold Social Tonight at Coliseum
Louise Rebekah Lodge of Hope hosts a social at the Coliseum tonight at 7 30 with Mayor John Wilson as master of ceremonies. Two candidates are invited and each will be given time to speak in support of his race.
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Louise Rebekah
First Hurricane Fizzles Out
First hurricane of the season formed briefly in the Gulf of Mexico then weakened before reaching Brownsville Texas. Gusts up to 56 mph knocked a man’s cap from his head as winds ripped through the city. About 50 Girl Scouts were evacuated from a nearby camp to the Brownsville civic center before dawn.
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Tex
Alice
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Brownsvilla
Powy
Churchill and Ike seek end to differences in talks
Washington report details Prime Minister Churchill meeting President Eisenhower to erase misunderstandings between the United States and Britain. The leaders planned weekend discussions on the Far East amid cautious diplomacy, with Nix on hand and Dulles present, as public optimism remained tempered.
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Eden
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Roger Makins
Four Youths Killed in Car Crash near Black Oak Ark
Four youths died in a highway crash near May Craighead County town Black Oak. J D Armstrong 20 Jack Pardon 19 Billie Dean Farley 17 and sister Faynell Parley 18 died. Truck driver Jerry Max Haley 38 of Kennett Missouri faces manslaughter charges. State Patrolman Don Walker identified the driver.
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Fon
Craighead
Ion
J. D. Armstrong
Jack Pardon
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Wil
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Billie Dean
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Jonesboro
Don Walker
Jerry Max Haley
Kennett
Missouri
Haley
Lloyd Guerin to Head Local Boy Scout Drive
Dr Lloyd Guerin will lead the Cinabee Boy Scout drive set to start October 4 in the Caddo Council with a yearly budget exceeding 361000. He will be aided by Harrell Mati Corbin Foster James Mctorty Clifton Pranks and Ray Turner as the campaign organization forms.
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Caddo Council
Guerin
Harrell Mati
Corbin Foster
James Mctorty
Dr. Guerin
On Haven
Dre Thompson
Optometrulet
Hopp
Ring County
Nehru Chou Talks Could Alter Picture
In New Delhi Premier Nehru and Chinese Prime Minister Chou En Lai opened talks amid hopes the discussions could shift Asia policy. Observers expect focus on non aggression and Indochina, with Chinese leader expected to steer the agenda while India contemplates neutrality and regional ties.
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Harold K. Milkr
New Delhi
Democratic India
Nehru
China
Chou
Palam
Camrauni
Bara
A. Reding
Coul
Washington
Zee
Indochina
Chot
Geneva
India
All Asia
Tha
Sala
Jevela
Arkansas Weather Extended Forecast Summary
Arkansas forecast shows temperatures 8-6 degrees above normal with normal minima 68 to 75 and maxima 49. No major changes expected though precipitation is likely to be moderate with scattered thundershowers across the period.
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Arkansas
Bayoneted board anchors 8000-4 ite Russian fire
In a terse, fragmentary note the report mentions a bayoneted board and a referenced 8000-4 item connected to a Russian fire anchor. Details are incomplete, but the terms hint at a wartime or military context with improvised equipment and possible origin in Russian sources.
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