Truman cites US role in Greece and Turkey aid push
Washington dispatch notes President Truman telling a joint session that Britain is crumbling and the United States must assume democratic commitments to aid Greece and Turkey. The piece discusses bipartisan support, inflation, and industrial challenges, plus travel by air from Washington to Little Rock. It also covers Supreme Court debates and the John L. Lewis case, framing public opinion on government actions.
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Washington
SPG
Truman
Senate
House
Great Britain
United States
Greece
Turkey
Russia
Republican Congress
James Thrasher
Supreme Court
United Mine Workers
Isot
High Tribunal
Ace
Roosevelt
White House
Capitol
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Soviet Izvestia Attacks U S Intervention in Greece and Turkey
Izvestia denounces U S aid to Greece and Turkey as interference and colonialist in nature. The editorial criticizes Truman’s Congress speech and warns that American military and civilian presence would undermine Greek sovereignty and Turkey’s independence.
Scout Committee to Hold Meeting Monday Night
The Hempstead District Scout Committee will hold its regular monthly business meeting Monday night March 17 at 7 o'clock at Hope City Hall. Clifford Franks chairs the committee and urges all members to attend. Bill Wray announces Pack 33 meeting at Hope City Hall on March 27 at 7:30 p.m.
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Hempstead
Hope City Hall
Clifford Franks
Bill Wray
Hope
H City Hall
Senate and House Likely to Combine Aid Hearings
Washington March 14 A plan emerged to fuse Senate and House committee hearings on Truman's aid package to Greece and Turkey to speed action. Rep Lodge urged joint hearings as Acheson Patterson and Forrestal testified for the administration. Some senators doubt the Senate will agree, preferring separate hearings.
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Senate
House
Turkey
Greece
Washington
Truman
Rep
Lodge
R-Conn
House Foreign Affairs Committee
State Acheson
Patterson
Navy Forrestal
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
White House
Eben Ayers
New York
Ayers
Mundt
R-Sd
Ald
Mr. Truman
Appeal Urges Donations to Hempstead Red Cross Drive
Hempstead’s Red Cross campaign seeks $5,036. $3,786.15 raised with over $1,000 remaining. American Legion Commander Tom Purvis and VFW Commander Ed Morris appealed for support noting servicemen abroad and in hospitals. Counties reached $17,000 for Red Cross in 1945. Washnington rural point sent in contributions led by Mrs. Fred Norwood and local chairmen.
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Hempstead
Red Cross
Tom Purvis
American Legion
Ed_ Morris
VFW_post
Washington
Fred Norwood
Pottery Workers Appeal Portal Pay Case to Higher Court
Mt. Clemens Pottery workers filed an appeal with the Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati seeking portal to portal pay denied by U. S. District Judge Frank A. Picard last month. The action launches their route toward the Supreme Court as part of a nearly $6 billion federal labor claim. Edward Lamb, attorney for the workers, filed the notice with clerk George M. Read.
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Detroit
Mt. Clemens
Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
U. S. Supreme Court
Frank A. Picard
U. S
Portal
High Court
Edward Lamb
George M. Read
Marshall Blunt Presses Democracy View at Foreign Ministers Meet
Moscow report says Secretary Marshall told the conference that a society is not free if citizens cannot express beliefs without fear of losing rights. He linked democratization of Germany to broader global freedom and cited wartime conditions in the American zone.
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Moscow
Marshall
Conference of Foreign Ministers
United States
Germany
Truman
Greece
The
Council
Italy
Molotov
Examination for Rural Mail Carrier at Hope Arkansas
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an examination to hire a rural mail carrier serving Hope Arkansas on a 30 mile route. Salary is 2020 dollars annually plus 20 dollars per extra mile beyond 30. Applications close April 24, 1947.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Hope
Arkansas
Bahamas glimpsed as island playground for the wealthy
Nassau reporters describe the Bahamas as an exclusive winter retreat for the rich. Axel Wennergren dominates Hog Island and Paradise Town plans, while visitors include Lord Beaverbrook and Kenneth Roberts. Stars like Cornel Wilde and Joan Blondell seek sun and silent clubs. Nassau remains quiet, upscale, and romantic with outdoor nightlife. The Sir Harry Oakes murder remains unsolved, with locals hinting at a confession someday.
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Nassau
Axel Wennergren
Hog Island
Paradise Beach
Paradise Town
Shangi-la
Wennergren
Mexico
Clipper
Miami
Lord Beaverbrook
London
Kenneth Roberts
Cornel Wilde
William Powell
Joan Blondell
Bruce Cabot
California
New York
Dirty Dick's
Assay
Sir Harry Oakes
Canada
Bahamas
Sir Harry
City to Hear Report on SPG Tonight
A special meeting of the mayor and city council and the boards of the Hope Chamber of Commerce and Hope Industrial Corporation will convene at 7 30 tonight in the city hall courtroom. They will hear the Proving Ground Purchase Committee report. George W Peck and Charles A Armitage led a Washington trip with Alex H Washburn returning by air.
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Board of Directors of
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Board of
Hope Industrial Corporation
Proving Ground Purchase Committee
George W. Peck
Chamber
The
Industrial Corporation
Charles A. Armitage
the Corporation
Alex. H. Washburn
Washington
Sy Mr. Armitage
Employment head addresses B P W club on women in postwar work
Anton O. Rushing of the Arkansas Employment Security Division told local business and professional women at Hotel Barlow that women hold vital postwar roles. He noted rising labor participation, cited historical counts, and stressed the need for two breadwinners in families to maintain living standards.
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Anton O. Rushing
Arkansas Employment Security Division
Little Rock
Hotel Barlow
Rushing
Herbert Whitehead
Census Bureau
Arkansas
Roy Stephenson
Roy Mouser
B & PW Club
G. H. Wright
Maybelle McLemore
Mary Jones
David Frith
Elsie Weisenberger
Republican Leaders From Six States Meet at Hot Springs
Republican chairmen and national committee members from Tennessee Alabama Louisiana Arkansas Texas and Oklahoma gathered at Arkansas chairman Oro Cobbs country home for an unofficial meeting. They planned to seek a southern vice presidential nomination and to move the South from the deadletter file into influence. Early arrival included George Howkins of Dallas who predicted Texas would go Republican at the next presidential election unless stopped.
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Hot Springs
Here
Arkansas
Oro Cobb
Cobb
National Committee
Tennessee
Alabama
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Texas State Committee
George Howkins
Dallas
Rotarians View SPG war film at Hope Hotel
Hope Rotary Club members viewed wartime training films of the Southwestern Proving Ground showing ammunition testing for World War II at the local firing range. W R Herndon and Paul Klipsch spoke, noting orders from Lt J C Brier and involvement of the University of Michigan chemistry department for War Department use in Washington.
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Hope Rotary Club
Barlow
W. R. Herndon
Mr. Herndon
Paul Klipsch
J.C Brier
SPG
University of Michigan
War Department
Washington
Brier
Klipsch
SES
Frank Babcock
Otariano Somerville
Mass
A. Westbrook
Hope
George Newbern
Dorsey McRae, Jr
George W. Peck
Hope Spg
Collect
McRae
Callec
Army Week Opening Day Urges Unity and Duty
General Eisenhower proclaims Army Week April 6 to 12 urging the million and more men in uniform and civilians to observe the observance. He calls the Army a faithful instrument of democracy and credits World War II soldiers with passing the mission of a secure country to today.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Truman
Eisenhower
Legislature Enacts 13 of 16 Laney Bills at End of Session
Little Rock March 14 The 56th General Assembly adjourned sine die after passing at least 13 of 16 major Laney address driven measures. Gov Ben Laney weighs 20 days to sign bills while 207 new acts await. The session funded hospitals welfare education and state services with emphasis on taxes education highways and veterans measures.
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Acuanaee
Gob
Laney
Bob Brown
Little Rock
56Th
General Assembly
Arkansas
Ben Laney
Hig
House
Veterans Service Bureau
Senate
Fata
Health Department
Grant Talks on Christian Education
A speech discussing Christian education emphasizes the role of every person who cares for a child in shaping moral and intellectual growth. It argues for community involvement and supportive programs to guide youth in faith and learning.
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Grant
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