Two European relief crises face Truman and Hoover
The article argues for aid to Greece and food for Germany as urgent, showing Greece’s strategic anti Communist role and Germany’s need to rebuild. It warns Britain may cut Greece aid, risking Soviet influence, while Germany must receive food to restore human strength before long term rebuilding. It urges wise bipartisan congressional consideration of further aid and military appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Hoover
Greece
Britain
Germany
Mr. Truman
Balkans
Russia
Near
Middle East
Italy
Europe
Vaccination Drive Aims to Immunize All Hempstead Dogs
All dogs in Hempstead County will be vaccinated for rabies under Dr J L Campbell State Veterinarian during the week of March 24. Oliver L Adams County Agent says the program follows an order by county leaders from a January 24 meeting. Act 171 of the 1945 Arkansas General Assembly authorizes the effort with a 35 cent per day fee. vaccination schedule by center will be published soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead
J. §. Campbell
Oliver L. Adams
Reau
AES
Arkansas General Assembly
Scouts Aid Go to Church Campaign Goes to Church Initiative
The Boy Scouts and Cubs of Hope join in promoting the Go To Church Movement in Hope. Window stickers display a Cross and the phrase We Are Cooperating With The Go To Church Movement as laymen prepare to visit homes inviting citizens to attend their chosen church next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts and
Cubs of Hope
Visitation
Clifford Franks
Meone
Truman Seeks 400 Million Aid for Greece and Turkey
President Truman urged Congress to approve 400 million dollars plus American advisers for Greece and Turkey to bolster anti communist defenses in the Mediterranean. He warned the fate of Greece would affect Europe and noted Turkey’s strategic importance to regional stability. Details on fund split were not specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex H. Singleton
Washington
Truman
Congress
Greece
Turkey
Senate House
Europe
Russia
London
Moscow
Nikolai V. Novikov
Georgiarubin
Texarkana Kiwanis Program Showed Color Travel Pictures
B A Watson of Texarkana presented a color travel film program at the Kiwanis meeting. The former Kiwanis president and farm equipment businessman highlighted a two month West and Northwest trip with his wife and daughter. The show featured western mountains streams canyons geysers and wildlife, entertaining club members from Texarkana Hope Stamps and Prescott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. A. Watson
Texarkana
Kiwanis CS
Watson
Texarkana Kiwanis Club
United States
Kiwanis Club
Mr. Watson
James Pilkinton
G. T. Cross
Texarkana Kiwanian
Hope Citizen
Texarkana Club
Jack Clark
Grady Woolard
Robert Lacy
J. A. Hickman
J. T. Bowden, Jr
Hope
D. O. Talbot
Stamps
L. J. Bryson
Prescott Kiwanis Club
County Red Cross Drive Totals From Donors List
A county Red Cross fundraising drive lists numerous individual contributors with donated amounts ranging from one to five dollars. The compiled ledger shows names such as Mr. and Mrs. McDowell Turner and Laura Hodnett among many local residents supporting the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell Turner
Kenneth Powell
Minnie Ella Green
Faye Anderson
Arthur Anderson
Iwrea Douek
Cagk Zee
Cc. C. Stuart
Roxie
Jane Sutton
W. M. Sparks
Gwendolyn Frith
Laura Hodnett
Mrs
Ira Halliburton, Jr
Russell R. Lewallen
Chas. O. Thomas
Ruby McKeesi
Florence Hicks
Herber, Lewallen
Rupert Gentry
Zinn
Clyde Zinn
S Bell
Catholics Pick Mother of 14 Women of Year
Mrs Math Lies of Andale Kansas was named the Catholic mother of 1947 by Cardinal Stritch. She has run a 560 acre farm since 1931 after her husband’s death. She urged doing things for children with a smile and prayer. Two of her 16 children have died. 14 living include two daughters who are nuns a son a priest and another a doctor.
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Chicago
Math Lies
Andale
Kas
Samuel Cardinal Stritch
Lies
National Catholic Conference of Family Life
Two Suspects Questioned in L.A. Murders
Los Angeles sheriffs booked two men on suspicion of murder after fingerprints identified Mae Preston Lund 46 of Bellflower as a victim found along the San Gabriel river. The other slain woman Evelyn Winters 42 was found near freight cars by a city hall area. A transient, George Wickliffe, 28, was questioned but not charged. The string of killings echoes the Black Dahlia case and Jeanne French death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Sheriff's Office
Robert F. Carney
Sheriff's Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Washington
San Gabriel River
Norwalk
Mae Lorena Preston
Bellflower
Calif
Mae Lorena Lund
Gordon Bowers
Frank Funk
Myron
South Gate
Preston
Harriett Winters
Miss Winters
George Franklin Wickliffe
Joplin
Muror
Charles King
Wickliffe
Jack Donohoe
Elizabeth Short
Black Dahlia
Jeanne T. French
Local Men to Attend WOW Camp Meeting
More than 150 delegates from Woodmen camps in Arkansas will gather at the Head Camp meeting in Little Rock in April. The session will review the past year’s camp activities and plan expanded fraternal civic and patriotic programs. Local men Ray Turner and Guy Downing of Omaha will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Ray Turner
S. Bonner
Guy Downing
Bonner
Arkansas
Oodmen of the World Society
Little Rock
Slight Drop in Bond Purchase in Hempstead
Hempstead County residents bought $21,462 in U S Savings Bonds in February, per the Treasury Savings Bonds Division. The same month last year totaled $29,181, with state sales at $3,986,010, nearly a million more than February 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead County
U. S
Savings Bonds Division
Treasury Department
Choosy in Its Warning Rattlesnakes Seen as Fussy
The piece notes rattlesnakes do not warn before striking a target they plan to bite. Only threats to the snake are warned, while the intended prey receives no prior signal.
Navigator Hart Lost When Air Blister Came Loose Aboard
George H. Hart navigator of Transworld Airlines Star of Hollywood reportedly disappeared after a blast of air blew through a fuselage blister at 19 000 feet about 540 miles southeast of Gander. Passengers and crew watched as Hart was sucked out and the ship lurched, papers and other items drawn into the gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Hart
Sag Harbor
New York
Gander
Newfoundland
Boston
Transworld Airlines
Constellation Star
Hollywood
Arthur D. Holzman
Bos- Globe
Ganer
George Hart
Hart
Trans-World Airlines
New Foundland
Sag Island
Flight of Wealth Sparks Bahamas Fourth Prosperity Wave
Nassau reports a new wave of wealth from distressed lands fueling a fourth prosperity tide since 1492. Pirates and blockade runners once built Nassau, with Prohibition era rum runners and wartime airbase activity shaping the economy. Foreign investors from the United Kingdom flock to the climate and tax status, while residents caution against income tax as needed revenue. The Bahamas, 700 islands across 70,000 square miles, lean on tourism and wealth to sustain growth amid global pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
Nassau
Bahamas
Christopher Columbus
Columbus
Blackbeard
United Kingdom
England
Britain
Acres Tourist Farm
Refugee Ship Crisis as 200 Disappear Near Gaza
In Jerusalem on March 12, 200 refugees escaped a British blockade and landed near Isdud by Gaza. About 400 of the 800 aboard the Susanna were detained and sent toward Haifa, with 200 remaining aboard. Sporadic violence followed as Jewish militants attacked army sites, killing one British soldier and wounding others. Police arrested 18 Jews in Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Negev
Gaza
Isdud
Italy
Haifa
Cyprus
Karkur
Tel Aviv
Tulkarm
Sarona
Sanhedriya
Alestine
Unions Question McNear Murder Case After Warrants Demand
Peoria March 12. Union officials blocked questioning of Toledo Peoria and Western Railroad trainmen in the shooting of president George P. McNear Jr after warrants were demanded. DOJ opened an active study while FBI said no jurisdiction yet. The 239 mile line runs from Effner Indiana to Keokuk Iowa amid a long strike and past violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert T. Loughran
Peoria
Ill
Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad
George P. McNear, Jr
W. C. Keiser
Brotherhood of Railroad
Earl Spainhower
Department of Justice
Washington
McNear
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
William Whalen
Spainhower
Victor Kalrich
Roy P. Hull
House Labor Committee
TP & W
Effner
Ind
Keokuk
Chicago
Local Men Seek SPG Area for New Industry
Washington reports Arkansans and War Assets Administration officials discussed locating a new industry on a 755 acre tract of the Southwestern Proving Ground at Hope Arkansas. Attendees included Sen. McClellan Fulbright Rep Harris George Peck Charles Armitage Alex Washburn Floyd Sharp and Hope industrial group leaders. The Hope Industrial Corporation seeks to purchase and develop a section of the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Southwestern Proving Ground
Hope
Ark
Arkansans
War Assets Administration
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Rep
Harris
War Department
Senator McClellan
Fulbright
George Peck
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Charles Armitage
The
Hope Chamber
Alex Washburn
Hope Star
Floyd Sharp
Arkansas
Real Property Division
WAA
Hope Industrial Corporation
150 to Decontaminate Proving Ground
Herbert Whitehead reports the Southwestern Proving Ground decontamination will hire about 150 workers for a 3 to 4 month project starting next week. 75 cents an hour for 40 hours weekly with no transportation provided. Veterans with demolition experience sought for foreman or demolition roles. 75 to 100 laborers to be hired starting Monday and ongoing until filled. Contact the Employment Office immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Proving Ground
Herbert Whitehead
Corps of Engineers
Whitehead
Marshall Seeks Action on German Treaty
Moscow reports say Secretary of State George C. Marshall aimed to win Soviet approval for early economic unification of Germany as the four power foreign ministers council opened. British Bevin prepared to press Russians on prisoners of war while urging disclosure of their status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Moscow
George C. Marshall
Germany
Foreign Ministers Council
Bevin
Molotov
New Zeland
Australia
South Africa
Canada
Property Owners Favor Widening of Third Street
About thirty Third Street property owners and tenants met at Hefner Motor Company to discuss the city council request. They passed a resolution supporting widening and eliminating parking on the block from Shower to Louisiana, with parking allowed only on the north side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Street
Hefner Motor Company
Shower
Louisiana Streets
Hearn Pation
Paraguayan Rebel Activity Rumored in Concepcion
Reports from Asuncion indicate Paraguayan Jove bombers attacked a light infantry division near Concepcion while national radio announced a state of war. Official lines say a government expedition force may be sent to Concepcion to crush rebel forces. Concepcion houses the First Military District in northern Paraguay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asuncion
Paraguay
Marehi
Sad Nation
Ers
Invision
Concepcion
Uruguayan Chamber of Duties
Prices Rise as Wheat Surges Across Markets
Chicago March 12 Wheat prices climbed to 2.81 a bushel on the board of trade with cash bids reaching 3.25 amid reports of tight supply. Brokers say cash values are rising as flour mills seek grain, while the spread to terminal markets widens. The price advance averages about 80 cents a bushel over seven weeks, alarming housewives as food costs trend higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Conte Tong
Arkansas Senate Advances Child Youth Council Bill
Bill in Arkansas would create a State Council on Child Youth to be led by the governor with agency heads and 20 appointees. The panel would study education health recreation working conditions in Arkansas while other measures seek school staff credentialing and funding changes and voter-related deadlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
State Council On
Arkansas Senaty
Tion
Sioner
Arkansas
House
Senate
Itive
Manor
Th Service Commission
Public Service Comm
Commission
PSC
Southeanane Au
Zee
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County Red Cross
L.A
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Marshall
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