Arkansas House defeats stadium bill amid football boom
The Arkansas House voted 49 to 41 against an $800,000 appropriation for a war memorial stadium. Hempstead County reps Feild and Walker opposed the measure, seen as benefiting Little Rock with football interest. Critics urged building the stadium locally, not at state expense, amid broader school funding needs. The column also surveys wartime relief debates and policy debates on aid to Europe and Soviet-associated nations.
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Arkansas House
Hempstead
Feild
Walker
Little Rock
University of Arkansas
Razorbacks
Arkansas
U. of A
Okey
Memphis
J Crump
Hot Springs
Fayetteville
Amateur Night Royalty Candidates Announced
Mrs Frank Mason library club sponsor disclosed candidates for amateur night royalty. Senior high queen nominees are Betty Whitlow Marie Ellis and Catherine Cox. Senior high king nominees are Jack Duffie Joe Rooker and Clarence Walker. Junior high princess Carolyn Holdridge Jean McCollum and Sue Willis. junior high prince Wesley Huddleston Reeder Huddleston William Martin. Ballots cost one cent each and voting boxes are in downtown stores and the high school office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Mason
Library Club
Betty Whitlow
Marie Ellis
Catherine Cox
Jack Duffie
Joe Rooker
Clarence Walker
Carolyn Holdridge
Jean McCollum
Sue Willis
Wesley Huddleston
Reeder Huddleston
William Martin
Pada Mesa Cereram
CIO Head Attacks Committee Bias in Labor Hearing
The CIO organizing committee chief charged House Labor members with closed minds and bias against labor during testimony on Wagner act reforms. NAM counsel Smethurst criticized NLRB policy shifts as too little, too late while CIO Vice President Bittner warned against laws aimed at destroying unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
van A. Bittner
CIO
House Labor Committee
Labor
Rep. McCowen
Ohio
Bittner
McCowen
Hartley
R-Nj
Wellington Roe
A. F. Whitney
Senate Labor Committee
NLRB
Congress
Smethurst
Capitol Hill
St. Petersburg
Fla
Pauli Herzog
Bombings and Robbery Hit Jerusalem and Haifa Today
A bomb at a government assessment office and an adjacent gun emplacement in Haifa caused damage but no casualties as security forces redirected traffic. Earlier, three young Jews robbed a Jerusalem theater cashier of 800 dollars prompting sirens and swift military deployment. The Jerusalem high court rejected a habeas corpus plea to halt deportation of 1,378 uncertified Jewish immigrants seized from a refugee ship last week.
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Jerusalem
Haifa
Cyprus
Orion Theater
All Clear
Business Resumed on New York Cotton Exchange After Strike
New York March 5 14 Business as usual resumed on the New York cotton exchange after a one day clerical workers strike. Market irregular with prices $1.25 a bale higher to 45 cents lower. Wage deal boosted weekly salaries six dollars and added a bonus when daily trading tops 250000 bales. Strike involved 50 maintenance and 50 to 60 clerical workers with engineers and firemen and 600 seafarers AFL members joining picket lines.
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New York
New York Cotton Exchange
Exchange
Seafarers International Union
AFL
Governor to Probe Parole of Offender
Maiden Mass March 5 UP Robert Coombes 17 habitual sex offender released from reform school over parents objections now held without bail for the murder of an 11 year old girl center of gubernatorial investigation Gov Bradford plans exhaustive study of parole conditions three weeks ago Coombes yesterday pleaded innocent to murder and rape Jacqueline Maxwell Malden Dist Atty Thompson to present case to Middlesex grand jury Shirley Industrial School trustees say they freed Coombes because there was no place to keep him they cite weaknesses in Massachusetts law and lack of facilities for dangerous youths
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Maiden
Mass
Robert Coombes
Reform School
Robert F. Bradford
Coombes
Jacqueline Maxwell
Malden
George E. Thompson
Middlesex County Grand Jury
Industrial School For Boys
Shirley
Coombés
Massachusetts
Storm Over East Coast Eases but New York Endures Snow
A three day wind and snowstorm lashed the northeast and loosens over New England but upstate New York remains hardest hit with 10 deaths and drifts 10 to 12 feet. Isolated Auburn and milk deliveries halted while Buffalo lacks fresh milk and New York City expects a 3 percent drop. Roads clogged by stalled autos and trains, and rural schools unlikely to reopen until next week.
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United Press
New England
Upstate
New York
New
Buffalo
N. Y
New York City
Auburn
Trans
VFW Legion Feud in Arkansas Senate Over Veterans Bills
In Little Rock the Arkansas Senate split over two veteran aid bills. One would allocate 83 300 dollars for the Veterans Service Office with support from the American Legion. the other, a compromise, would levy a 50 cent beer tax and create an American Legion appointed four member advisory panel. The Senate passed both measures, sending them to the House. the second bill totals 125 425 for year one and 111 925 year two.
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Little Rock
American Legion
Veterans of Force Wars
Arkansas Senate
Veterans’ Advisory
Arkansas Veterans Service Office
Senate
House
Sen. Jones
Conway
Baker
Sen. Smith
Jonesboro
Veterans Affairs
Workers reject union at McKamie Gas Cleaning Co
Magnolia March 5 an employee voted 18 to 14 in a National Labor Relations Board election against representation by the International Union of Operating Engineers AFL. It marked the second consecutive refusal of union representation within a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia
McKamie Gas Cleaning Co
National Labor Relations Board
International Union of Operating Engineers
AFL
Truman Visits Paricutin Volcano During Mexican Tour
President Truman flew over Paricutin in Mexico where lava streams and ash filled the air as eruptions continued. His two hour 26 minute look included a 2,500 foot pass over the crater and a view of molten lava while four nearby towns deserted their homes. Ambassador Walter Thurston greeted him on return to Mexico City.
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Mexico
Truman
Chapultepec
Mexico City
Senor Torres Bodet
Pres. Truman
Walter Thurston
NEA
Paricutin
Middle Class Struggles Amid Cuba's Sugar Prosperity
Havana reports inflationary boom enriches sugar planters while midlevel workers and clerks face rising prices and stagnant wages. Obrero salaries climb. costs of basic goods and shoes soar from eight to eighteen dollars. Baseball Fever eclipses Jai Alai as fans flood winter games. politics and lottery remain central to daily life.
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Havana
Cuba
Obreros
United States
Quinta Avenida
Miramar
Marianao Beach
America
Brooklyn Dodgers
Senate Votes Funds to Save M and A Railroad
The Arkansas Senate approved a 30000 appropriation to match 30000 from a citizens committee to survey the Missouri and Arkansas railroad for possible economic viability. The plan, under Public Service Commission supervision, aims to start the study immediately as the line has been idle since September amid an ICC hearing continuation.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Senate
Missouri and Arkansas Railroad
M. and A
Sen. Baker
West Helena
Public Service Commission
Citizens Committee
J. B. Lambert
Helena
Sega
ICC
Annexation Probed As Hope Considers City Deeds
Hope city council authorized Mayor Graves to sign deeds for 23 veteran buyers of Proving Ground houses. The government delivered deeds Monday. Police reports list 101 cases with 46 convictions and fines totaling 1443.00, plus 56 complaints and 12 accidents investigated.
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Hope
Albert Graves
Proving Ground
Mistway 87
S. J. Ruiphy
Mune
Moses
Fred A. Luck
C. O. Thomas
Mun
W. L. Tate
Series in Talks on Famous Art Works at St Marks Church
Dr Norther Jones delivers a lecture on Alfred Soord's painting the lost sheep tonight at 7 30 in St Mark's Church. Attendees may obtain a copy of the picture and hear the message.
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Norther Jones
St. Mark's Church
Alfred Soord
Kronbergs Blame Casts American Troops for Lost Art
Princess Margareta of Hesse accuses American soldiers at the Kronberg officers’ club of stealing a Turnow Art Collection valued far beyond the 1.5 million dollar jewelry loot. She notes 861 objects and 171 paintings were stored in the castle exhibit room before requisition in 1945. Army officials say they have no information on the loss.
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Kronkers
Germany
Kronberg
House of Hesse
United Press
Margareta
Robert Turnow
Mar‘@areta
Frederick the Great
United States
Frederick
Greece
Egypt
U. S
Army
Frankfurt
Navy Reserve recruiter to visit Hope March 6
A Navy recruiter will be at the Hope Post Office building on March 6 to provide information about Naval Reserve duties. The notice explains reserve service does not interfere with schooling or civilian status, except in national emergencies, and mentions a voluntary two week training cruise to Central America for reservists.
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Naval
Central America
Naval Reserve
Pag 5
Navy
Independent Teams to Play Two Games Thursday Night
Two local independent basketball teams schedule home games against Saratoga Thursday at 7 30 pm at the high school. The Independent boys team will face Saratoga followed by the independent girls team matching up with Saratoga girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
M. Hope
Marshall briefed on Moscow meeting and German treaty prospects
Secretary of State Marshall outlined expectations for a German peace treaty at Moscow while noting disagreement among Four Powers on key terms. He warned negotiations would be extremely difficult with momentous consequences and planned to seek French and Berlin discussions before a first foreign ministers meeting.
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Moscow
Dovist
Germany
Austria
Marshall
France
Russia
Great Britain
United States
C.S.T
Dean Acheson
Treasury
Snyder
Washington
Deaneson
Lewis
Britain
Paris
Vincent
Berlin
U. S
Opeaey
Red Cross Off to Good Start
Red Cross opens its drive with about one fifth of the quota subscribed. Reported contributors include Ritchie Grocer Company Citizens National Bank First National Bank Anthony White Lumber Co Hope Builders Supply Co Hope Basket Co Sen Citizens National Bank Hope Brick Work A P Food Mr and Mrs Royce Smith Miss Eloise Broach Miss Kathleen Broach Miss Ruth Lewis Mrs June Reynolds Chas Harre I W Owen Sin EG Mel Mack Stuart Grady Beckenay Sidn Frick Roland Marcum Jeff Millican E E Rogers Olin Whitle Bobby Reed Don Duffie Aubrey Bailey Foster’s Sheerei.
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Stead
Red Cross
Ritchie Grocer Company
Citizens National Bank
First National Bank
Anthony-White Lumber Co
Grevis Egg Ree
Bs Ope Auto Company
Bruner
Iverry Handle Co
al i Gunter Lumber Co
Hope’ Builders
S Ply Cope Builders
Sup
O. Hope Basket Co
Sen
Hope Brick Wo
A & P Food Ee
Royce Smith
If & Mes
Tvan
S. Williams
Johnnie Laxemond Taylor
Ane Aaron
Vernon Bumphah
Glendon
Bobby of
Ale
Charles Reed
Don Duffie
Eloise Broach
Kathleen Broach
Ruth Lewis
June Reynolds Chas
Harre
S. A. Hutson
Franklin McLarty
I. W
Ey Owen Sin
Mel Mack Stuart
Grady Beckenay
Grady Englan Sepaces
Sidney Frick
Roland Marcum
Jeff Millican
E. E. Rogers
Olin Whitle
Harry Haw
Johnnie Green
Aubrey Bailey
Foster
Sheere de Sey
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Dol
James Thrasher
Friends Committee
UNRRA
Coronel
Romania
Charles W. Vursell
Ilinois
Generalissimo
Europe
Mr. Vursell
Vursell
Friends
National Association of Manufacturers
Raymond S. Smethurst
Nam
Palestine
By Joseph C. Goodwin
Legion
Mercanti
China
India
Latin
Friend
Ice
M&a Railroad
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