Hope industrial gamble faces choice with 75,000 stake
Our Daily Bread discusses Hope's SPG area decision weighing a $75,000 city investment against potential recovery in an industrial venture. It notes local economic patterns since 1929, compares with Conway and Jonesboro, and cites Fulbright on Fayetteville's costly projects, while highlighting broader postwar European reconstruction efforts and the potential for UN cooperation to bridge East West tensions.
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SPG
Hope
Hempstead County
Conway
Jonesboro
J. W. Fulbright
Fayetteville
Veterans Hospital
Five More Countries Seek U S Aid in Cold War Push
Lawmakers forecast at least five nations Iran Syria Lebanon Hungary and Palestine will request aid as part of a broader program to curb Communism near Russian borders. They estimate total costs could top 1 billion including Greece and Turkey relief and aid to Europe and China, with funding options and timelines under debate. The Greek Turkish bill remains in incubation as hearings are planned with top officials.
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Social Security Rep Here March 18 Hope Arkansas
A Social Security Administration representative will be at the Hope Employment Office on March 18 at 2 p.m. to discuss Old-Age and Survivors Insurance benefits based on wages. Veterans of World War II not receiving compensation and not yet filing should seek information on the Veterans amendment to the Social Security Act.
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Social Security Administration
Hope
Arkansas
Socal Security Administration
Truman Fishing Off Florida Coast
President Truman went to Key West Florida March 15 for deep sea fishing ten miles off the Florida keys. He planned about four hours at sea with his staff aboard crash boats Dolphin and Sandy. He opened the presidential sweepstakes in the Key West 1947 international fishing tournament and competed for three trophies while reporters accompanied him. He wore a light tan suit and aviator cap and declined to comment on Izvestia criticism of his foreign policy address.
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Truman
Key West
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Rosenman
Elm Beach
Izvestia
Feet have grown from mothers to daughters over decades
Women now carry larger feet than their mothers and grandmothers with size 2% once common forty years ago no longer stocked. today average feet measure about 5.
County Red Cross Funds Slowly Climb
A long list from D F Wiggins to Rosie L. Lee shows numerous individual donations to the county Red Cross, including many residents and unnamed contributors. The tally reflects widespread local giving across individuals and families, with amounts ranging from fractions to several dollars, indicating steady community support.
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County Red Cross
GOP Meet Studies Ways to Aid South
Hot Springs March 14 The three day conference at Osro Cobb lake side home gathers about 20 Southern Republican leaders to explore means to assist the region. Claude Vardaman Alabama chairs comments on one party system and southern nonrepresentation. J P Duke Louisiana chair arrives as others plan to push for greater southern influence.
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Arkansas
Osro Cobb
Lake Hamilton
Oaklawn
South
Claude ©. Vardaman
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas
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Dallas
Cobb
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Hoover
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J. P. Duke
Louisiana
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Laney Plans Weekend Vacation From Capitol Duties
Governor Laney announced a weekend break from his capitol duties, with plans to return to the office next Monday. The statement came from Little Rock on March 14, noting the temporary pause in official duties.
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Little Rock
Widows of Nazi Leaders Face Denazification Trials
Munich reports that widows of top Nazi henchmen face denazification court actions after wealth declines. Frau Hermann Goering leads indictments as a Nazi profiteer with other targets including Frau Hans Frank, Frau Wilhelm Frick, Frau Werner von Blomberg, and Frau Erich von Ludendorff. The cases focus on former roles and profits rather than personal conduct.
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Black Gold May Yield More Wealth to Bahamas Than Sponge Trade
Bahamas sees oil off the great Bahamas Bank as a potential rival to the sponge industry ruined by a 1939 fungal epidemic. Six thousand fishermen and 600 vessels once worked the beds that sustained the colony, but sponges declined after disease. Seven major oil firms, including a Standard Oil New Jersey unit, explore near the continental shelf using radar and gravity meters, with drilling if promising. Locals, idle since the sponge collapse, hope new wealth from oil arrives, though experts warn it may not replace the vanished sponge trade for years. Local figures note past sponge wealth exceeded a million dollars yearly, now a small return.
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Nassau
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Stalin Likely to Speak Mind on U S Policy
Moscow reports that Prime Minister Stalin is expected to address U S policy toward Greece and Turkey when he meets U S Secretary of State Marshall. Pravda and Izvestia denounced the Truman plan, arguing it aims at imperialist expansion and world domination, while accusing the United States of bypassing the United Nations.
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Inauguration Set for Arkansas University President Jones
Dr. Lewis E. Jones will be inaugurated as University of Arkansas president and deliver a joint commencement and inaugural speech in June. The event will also mark the university 75th anniversary, with two new residence halls planned following legislative authorization. Board Chairman Herbert L. Thomas was re elected for another two year term and construction will start once contracts are let.
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Lewis E. Jones
University of Arkansas
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Herbert L. Thomas
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Benington College
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Sprouse Purchases Kelly's Grill to Rename Unique Coffee Shop
F E Sprouse owner of the Unique Cafe for five years buys Kelly's Grill at 118 East 3rd Street. The business will reopen under new ownership as Unique Coffee Shop.
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Unique Cafe
Kelley Grill
East 3Rd Street
Unique Coffee Shop
Hope Industrial Area Purchase Plan At War Assets
City hall last night debated Hope Industrial Corp tentative plan to buy the Southwestern Proving Ground area for factory sites. Government terms call for a $75,000 cash bid, a $100,000 salvage note, a $137,500 mortgage on a 50 50 profit share, and a 10 year mortgage with no interest or recourse. Basil Edwards to check salvage value within a week as WAA officials in Washington push for rapid approval.
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Basil Edward
Hope
War Assets Administration
Washington
Hope Industrial Corporation
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Basil Edwards
Hempstead County
Price Review Board of
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Vet Legislation Pushed Through By 8AM In 1947 Assembly
In Little Rock March 15 the 1947 General Assembly moved quickly on veterans bills despite heated debate. Three Senate measures providing funding for the Veterans Bureau and a proposed veterans commission were approved, including $83,000 annually for the bureau and $33,900 for the agency, plus a $125,425 plan funded by a beer tax. Twenty-three other bills debated. one would aid college education for World War I veterans, and others sought to improve merit evaluation, county service officer appointments, and insignia penalties. The joint Veterans Committee faced criticism as Rep. Forrest Long urged patience, while veterans pressed for decisive action and greater services.
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Little Rock
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Veterans Service
House
Gxernor Laney
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Ture
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Forrest Long
Potato Slip Sales Under Regulations In Arkansas
Farmers face regulatory rules for selling potato slips under state plant board oversight. Applications and fees vary after May 1, with quarantine and destruction standards for infested beds and seed stock to prevent disease spread. compliance required before sales and labeling of quarantined stock.
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