Texans brag and British plans mix in brief letter page
A reader letter questions Texas pride and the Hempstead reference in Dallas News. A second piece outlines Britain's town planning and a 100 percent development charge affecting English landowners. The column discusses Truman versus Congress, urging careful arguments on who constitutes the “worst” Congress, with examples from various administrations and a note on party dynamics.
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Ministry of Town and Country Planning
Britain
India
Egypt
Sudan
Truman-Congress
James Thrasher
Truman
Congress
Iman
GOP
Buchanan
Grant
Harding
Siese
80Th Congress
Senate
Europe
House
60Th Congress
Wbo
Hin
Taft
Henry Alsace
Eisenhower Boomed by Democrats as Nomination Talk Grows
With the Democratic national convention two weeks away, Gen Dwight D Eisenhower gains support from Americans for Democratic Action and Veterans for Eisenhower in DC to swing delegates. Draft Eisenhower talk surfaces at Wisconsin and California events as hopefuls discuss a possible Ike-Douglas ticket amid liberal Democrat interest.
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United Press
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tony
Americans For Democratic Action
Veterans For Eisenhower
District of Columbia
Eisenhower
Wisconsin
Madison
Gerald L. K. Smith
Tulsa
Okla
Ike
Truman
Philadelphia
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
James Roosevelt
National Committee
Edwin W. Pauley
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas Long
Democratic Party
Big Circus to Be Here This Week
The J C Michaels Big City Grandstand Circus comes to Hope this weekend in the rodeo arena. Open air setup with a large platform for acts, shade trees for seating, and no tents. Admission is the only charge. no extra assessments.
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Livestock. Show Association
J. C. Michaels
Big City
Grandstand
Rodeo Arena
Hope
Jett Williams Liquor Permit Not Renewed
In Little Rock eight or nine of 71 applications for new retail liquor permits will be approved, says Revenue Commissioner Otha Cook. Two existing permits will not be renewed, those held by J. H. and Sophia Sumner of Camden and by Jett Williams of Texarkana. The Sumners’ license is canceled for selling to drunks and minors and after hours. Williams is accused of selling to bootleggers and in unauthorized quantities. Williams, resident of Hope, runs a Texarkana liquor store. Charges filed in Miller County Circuit Court May 13 by Prosecuting Attorney James H. Pitkinson. The state plans 360 or 561 liquor outlets versus 554 last year.
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Little Rock
Otha A. Cook
J. H
Sophia Sumner
Camden
Jett Williams
Texarkana
Sumners
Williams
Cook
Hope
Miller County
James H. Pitkinson
Bodies of Prescott Fulton War Heroes Enroute Home
The bodies of T.3 William C. Mc Cants USA son of Mrs Gladys McCants of Prescott Route 1 and Pvt William F Norman USA son of Tom F Norman of Fulton Route 4 are enroute home for burial. They are among the 3734 Auberi tan dead being returned from the European theater.
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Prescott
Fulton
William C. McCants
USA
Gladys McCants
Prescott Route 1
William F. Norman
Tom F. Norman
Fulton Route 4
Routine Call Ends in Massacre in Kansas City
A disturbance call led to a downtown Kansas City shooting that killed Patrolman Floyd Montgomery and Emile Jones, with two Black men dead and another officer wounded. Eyewitness Rose mary Chriswell described the gunfire from a midtown apartment porch. Erskine Stephenson 85 and his wife Lorraine 27 were found dead inside the building.
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Kansas City
Mary Chriswell
Rosemary Chriswell
Erskine Stephenson
Negra
Floyd Montgomery
Emile Jones
Neery
Paul Warrington
Dream Prize Won By Woman Aiming For Florida Home
Mrs. Mary Farber 42 plans to buy a Florida dream house with $20,000 in Stop the Music prizes. Her husband Milton, 45, a taxi driver, hopes she never drives taxi again. She identified the tune Get Out of the Wilderness, was the 100th contestant, and won many items including a 1948 Kaiser, $1,000 bonds, furniture, a cruise, clothing, and a complete home setup. The prize sponsor ABC sought publicization of the tune. The song resembles The Old Gray Mare and is pre Civil War.
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New York
Mary Farber
Florida
ABC
Milton
West Palm Beach
Kaiser
South America
American Broadcasting Company
University to Help Negroes Says Dean Ellis
The University of Arkansas plans concrete steps to aid Arkansas Negroes with increased Extension Service personnel and new assistant farm and home agents. About 300 people attended the Study Day for Negro farmers at the fruit and truck station in Pine Bluff, with talks on improving homes, citizenship, religion and agriculture.
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University of Arkansas
Arkansas
H. C. Ray
Southwest
Daubine Albritton
T. R. Betton
B. C. Dyer
Hope
Georgia Smith
J W Martin of Spring Hill Succumbs
John W. Martin aged 63 died today at a local hospital he lived in Spring Hill He is survived by his wife Cora L Martin ten sons and three daughters Funeral services set for 2 30 Tuesday at Spring Hill Baptist Church Rev Floyd Clark to officiate Burial will be in Huckabee cemetery Active pallbearers named as Hugh Garner Sid Singard Elbert Tarpiey Prank Hill Norman Jones and Elbuyt Cullis
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John W. Martin
Spring Hill
Cora L. Martin
Mimivow
Washington, D.C
Robin
Ernest
Prescott
Clyde
Leo
Roy
Ray
Robert
Neil
Hope
Lyon
Little Rock
James Anderson
Raymon Rk
A. G. Kenzie
Shreveport
Spring Hill Baptist Church
Floyd Clark
Huckabee Cemetery
Hugh Garner
Sid Singard
Elbert Tarpiey
Prank Hill
Norman Jones
Elbuyt Cullis
City of Hope Spent About 490000 Since War, Mayor Tells Lions Club
Mayor Lyle Brown told the Lions Club at Hotel Barlow that City of Hope has spent about 490,500 since the end of the war on paving and improvements. He noted street repairs, paving plans on Third and Second streets, and funding from residents for gravel street work. He warned debt remains unpaid and urged joint funding with residents to advance paving and improvement districts.
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City of Hope
Brown
Lions Club
Lyle Brown
Hotel Barlow
Highway Department
East Second Street
Hast
Hope
Fair Park
SPG
Herald
Attlee Advises National Emergency Over Wildcat Strike
London June 28 The government urged King George VI to declare a state of national emergency to safeguard essential food supplies. Labour Minister George Isaacs is recalled from San Francisco to control a work stoppage spreading to Liverpool and Birkenhead, with 9,000 workers off duty there and 19,000 idle in Whitehall front. Royal troops begin unloading three ships as 1,100 service members support London port operations amid possible wider troop use.
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London
Attlee
George VI
House of Commons
George Isaacs
San Franccisco
Liverpool
Birkenhead
Transport and General Workers Union
Miss America 1947 Honeymooning in Havana
Barbara Jo Walker Miss Amelia 1947 and her husband Dr. John Vernon Hummel Charleston Missouri are reported honeymooning in Havana. The couple recently wed with a brig as a wedding gift noted in Memphis dispatches.
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Memphis
Tenn
Barbara Jo Walker
Amelia
John Vernon Hummel
Charleston
Havana
Brig
Democratic Convention in Philadelphia Promises to Be More Hectic
Philadelphia July 12 conveners anticipate a louder Democratic gathering than the GOP show last week. Delegates recall Dewey Warren’s campaign drama and a late ballot surge as party loyalty tests and vice presidential choice loom.
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Philadelphia
Herbert Fluover
Harold FE
Stassens
Lo Shver
St Teak
Dewey
Connecticut
Michigan
Tito Ousted From Red Party in Yugoslavia Purge
Prague reports Yugoslav leader Tito is expelled from the Communist party as Cominform cites Trotskyism anti Sovietism and alleged demagogy. The purge signals a widening rift with Moscow amid Greek rebellion tensions and fears of a switch in Yugoslavia away from the Soviet bloc.
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Tito
Red Party
Russia
Prague
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Rude Pravo
Cominform
Commmunist Information Bureau
Romania
Josef Stalin
Europe
Soviet Union
Markos Vallades
Yu-goslavia
Actor Jailed for Killing Leading Lady
Bernardo Nardingy Anzures, 21, faces double murder charges for stabbing Lilian Velez 24 and her maid in Quezon City. Police say the actor confessed saying he was under a spell. A four year old girl Vivian, Velez’s daughter, described witnessing the crime. Anzures was held without bail.
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Bernardo Nardingy Anaes
Lilian Velez
Jose Pernandez
Anzures
Quezon City
Vivian
Police Cartier
Cvor
Fernandez
Paulta
Manuel de la Fuente
Manila
Plate Glass Window Broken at Local Market
A plate glass window and an awning were damaged at Hawthorne's Market this morning. A sign was missing and the damage is estimated around 75 dollars. Officers and Harry Hawthorne suspect a produce truck backing up the curb caused the incident.
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Hawthorne’s Market
Harry Hawthorne
Fisherman Tells Whale of a Story in Provincetown
In Provincetown Massachusetts on June 28 a 1-year-old fisherman recounted riding a 60 foot whale bareback off Race Point near Nantucket while his father watched from a second dory. He claimed Willie the whale surfaced and surfaced again, allowing the boy to cling to its back before the leviathan dove. The dory disappeared and both were rescued, with a piece of whale skin and blubber found on the shattered planks over the boat.
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Provincetown
Mass
Tony
Frank Cabral, Jr
Race Point
Nantucket Island
Cabral
Willie
Murry
Court Affirms Sentence of Spa Official
The Arkansas Supreme Court today affirmed the one year sentence of Harmer Not Springs City Attorney iduy M. Rowland convicted on no charge of accepting bribes from al horse rice handbaok operator tuday's court session was double victory for the Garland county GI faction as another opinion af firmed the appointment of George Callahan as chief of police by Hot Springs Mayor Hart Ricks. Rowland was indicted on several r ents of bribery in connection with payments of monthly titan Tot Springs bunk te establish ments and was tried on the indict.
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Life Talk
UW4
Arkansas Supreme Court Today
Harmer
DeAnn Civic Club Plans Fourth of July Picnic
The DeAnn Civic Club announces a cemetery cleaning at DeAnn cemetery on Wednesday June 30. It will be an all day event with lunch and beverages. grounds will be elevated for the Fourth of July picnic. Children involved in the program meet Wednesday at 1 PM. The program starts at 10:30 AM with guest speaker W. Atkins. Baseball games are set for the afternoon.
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DeAnn
Atkins
Ten Dead and Many Injured in Japan Quake
Tokyo reports severe earthquakes devastating Mukui town near Fukui with 10 dead and 61 injured, while officials estimate total casualties could reach 5,000 though U.S. occupation officials express cautious figures after widespread damage.
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Russell
Crawford Sons
C. Carter
Pbirst
Pukui
Tokyo
Sea of Japan
Truman Signs Foreign Aid Bill Into Law
Washington June 28 Truman signed into law a 6 billion dollar foreign aid bill to bolster non Communist nations. The plan funds military and economic programs across Europe and Asia under Marshall Plan oversight, with disentangling aims to halt Soviet expansion and preserve free institutions. The action, called a display of unified resolve, commits aid within 12 to 15 months, with specific allocations to Europe, Asia, and occupied territories.
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Washington
Amelia
Truman
Weate
Russia
Berli
Srelai
United State
America
Spraad
Partisa
United States
Gcretary
Marsa
Isriefly
ECA
Congress
Japan
Korea
Ryukyus
Erry
Recce
Turkey
Europe
International Refugee ‘Organization
Arabs Refuse to Pass Any More Food Convoys
Arabs refuse further food convoys to Jerusalem amid truce tensions and UN reports. Arab Legion officers allegedly blocked food passage, prompting UN observers to halt convoys for 24 hours while quantities and values were tallied. Egyptian authorities resist rescinding Jewish food convoys despite UN mediation. Violations noted near Tel Aviv and along the Afula Nazareth route as fires and sniper fire affect safe areas.
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Aviv
Palestine
Arab Legion
Laurun
Jerualem
United Nations
Jerusalem
U.N
Eis
Egypt
Negy
Bernadotte
U. N
Arab Triangle
Tel Aviv
Afula-Nazareth
Jeying
Hope Man Wanted by Authorities in Chicago
Lilue Rock Roy Smith executive secretary to Governor Belchey held an extradition hearing Saturday for Robert Bresler from Hope who is wanted in Chicago on a charge of operating a confidence game. Smith said he had not decided what recommendation to make to the governor regarding Bresler return.
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Lilue Rock
Roy Smith
Be Lchey
Robert Bresler
Hope
Chicago
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University
Ellis
J. W. Martin
John L. Brand
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Newey
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