Dairying urged to boost Hempstead farms after war plant impact
Hempstead county farm input by Agricultural Agent Iver L. Adams urges reviving dairy and poultry sectors to sustain small farmers. He notes census declines from 1,444 farms to about 1,000s, reduced land per farm, and war plant disruptions like SPG condemnations. Emphasis on cooperative town country effort and market opportunities for dairy cattle and broiler production.
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Hempstead County
Iver L. Adams
Hempstead
Rave
Arkansas
East Texas
Siand
Mr. Adams
Kraft Cheese
Southwestern Proving Ground
Kraft
SPG
Draft Board Seeks Information About Registrant Carl Bell
The local draft board seeks information on the present whereabouts of Carl Bell a white registrant. Cantman WatUe said the board is anxious to obtain Bell contact and requests anyone with knowledge of his location to inform the board at once.
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WatUe
Cantman
Carl B. Bell
Bell
Cleanup Week Planned by Rotary Club in Industrial Area
Rotary Club members discussed Cleanup Week to oversee the industrial section next month. Haskell Jones led the meeting and George W. Robison commented on the local industrial situation. Guests included Mike Kelly, Dr. Emmett Thompson, Dosi McQueen, Sydney McMath and Donald Hobbs.
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Haskell Jones
George W. Robison
Mike Kelly
Emmett Thompson
Dosi McQueen
Sydney McMath
Donald Hobbs
Agriculture Group to Meet Hope Chamber of Commerce
The Agriculture Committee will meet at 2 p.m. Monday called by Ed Bharash, chairman of the group, in Hope.
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Hope Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee
Ed Bhrash
Sophie Sue Harper's Father Dies in Arkansas
Bert Harper father of Miss Sophia Sue Harper and a former supervisor in local arrival Fyntem died last night at his home in Silgam Springs Arkansas. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Carlisle March 22 report says the Ray ie family packed up to move when their home here yesterday.
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Sophie Sue Harper
Bert Harper
Sophia Sue Aho
Fyntem
Silgam Springs
Ark
Seart Carlisle
Rayie
Renee
Piruck
Tornado Death Toll 215 and Dierks Destruction Photo
A Hope Star image from 6:30 p m Friday shows Dierks amid ruin after a Friday tornado. The scene captures fragments of four homes and neighbors searching for bodies while noting nine homes survived nearby, with no fatalities in one area despite nearby danger to the school.
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Hope Star
Dierks
A. H. Washburn
The
Star
Rafe Allen
Marin Allen
Buddy Allen
Moore Onis
Bodiga
Prescott School District Sees 16 Percent Tax Assessment Gain
The Hope Star reports Prescott School District posted a 16 percent increase in 1951 assessments over 1950, surpassing Hope District on local tax support. County Clerk Gene Lee confirms totals show 1951 assessments at 2,547,494 versus 2,404,301 in 1950, a gain of over 4 percent. Prescott levies 36 mills as part of the district’s fiscal outlook for 1952-53. Ed Smith, Prescott School Superintendent, was unavailable for comment at press time.
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Hope
Prescott
Hope Star
Nevada
Gene Lee
Ed Smith
Smith
Lee
Phone Service Disrupted Across Arkansas Communities
Little Rock March 23 eleven Arkansas communities were without telephone service as about 300 circuits of the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company were knocked out by yesterday’s outage. F. H. Harvey, Little Rock staff manager, estimated damage to the lines at $12,000.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Southwiphone
F. H. Harvey
Officer Killed In Dyersburg Tornado Patrol Car Snatched
A March twelfth tornado in Dyersburg Tennessee ripped a patrol car from Officer Joe WaTHamae’s squad, hurling it 300 yards. The chaos followed by swift orders for additional help from Williamson and others as authorities assess the fatal incident.
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Dyersburg
Tennessee
Sigte
Joe. Wathamae
Ang
Williamson
Tornado paths mirror 1949 Arkansas storm damage
A yesterday tornado in Arkansas nearly matched the 1949 storm path that killed 17. The first twister struck Whelen Springs, then lightning hit England Lonoke Hazen, with further damage near McCrory Beedeville and Balch as crews assess casualties and destruction.
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Whelen Springs
Clark County
England
Lonoke
Hazen
North East
McCroroy
Beedeville
Balch
Tornado Warnings Prompt Early Red Cross Assembly
Little Rock reports that officials of Arkansas largest Red Cross chapter did not need to convene when news first arrived of yesterday's tornadoes. The statement reflects prompt coordination as damage assessments begin.
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Little Rock
Irkongas
Roth
Major Railways Still Operating After Arkansas Tornado
Major railroads kept main lines open in tornado touched Arkansas areas overnight. Missouri Pacific sent two relief trains to Jacksonia Kensett and Russell to clear debris and repair lines. Ten miles of communications were out in Little Rock at 6 a.m. The Cotton Belt reported 25 downed poles between Hickory Ridge and Fair Oaks. Rock Island suffered damage to its automatic block signals between Carlisle and Hagen. High winds twisted two large battery poles near Seeton Hazen.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Missouri Pacific Lines
Jacksonia
Kensett
Russell
Mo-Pac
Cotton Belt
Digpatcher
J. F. Wyatt
Ping Blytt
Hickory Ridge
Fair Oaks
Rock Island
Carlisle
Hagen
Patcher
Sereeton
Hazen
Fund Began to Aid Tornado Victims in Arkansas
A funding drive launched to aid tornado victims in Arkansas after the disaster struck Little Rock. Local banker J. W. Field organized volunteers and collected donations while newspapers reported on relief efforts and the impact on residents across the state.
Deadly tornado hits Dierks leaves seven dead
A Friday afternoon twister ripped through Dierks Howard county 45 miles northwest of Hope. Seven people died, many injured as eight to nine houses in one neighborhood were demolished. The path was narrow about 100 yards, with the tornado striking near 2 48 pm just missing the Dierks school. Ambulances rushed in from Nashville and DeQueen, bodies stored in the Methodist church before morgues took them.
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Hare
Dierks
Howard
Hope
Bute
Allen
Allan
Buddy Allan
Marlin Allen
Curtis Crisp
Cittla Rock
Franklin Moore
Bill Bragy
Radio Group
Nashville
Bragg
al Ko Pina Vantin
Ani
Lator
Pein
Thely
Pagt Tha| Allen
Dierks Methodist Church
Guards Called to Aid Stricken Areas in Arkansas
About 400 Arkansas National Guardsmen were called to active duty to aid storm stricken areas. Two hundred fifty from Little Rock units were dispatched to various locations, another 150 from Searcy, Fenbe and Brinkley. One hundred additional men stood by at Camp Robinson as state police HQ reported sending 80,1930 troopers into the Searcy Judsonia arc.
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Little Rock
Arkansas National
Family tragedy follows storm near town
Fragmented text shows a family traveling to a strawberry patch when a storm struck. They sought shelter at a cafe as rain and wind lashed the area. Details on who survived are unclear, but the report references a mother and two brothers along with a father.
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Judaenia
Mongh
Fifeenear
Eadie
Rahelier
Fragmented Arkansas tornado victims list and ages
A partial history lists victims from a March Arkansas tornado in cities including England England, Litto Rock and Judsonia. It names dozens of persons by name and age, with multiple families identified and several children among the injured or deceased.
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Lille Rack
al Dierks
Allen
Tiny Mason
Mandy Donson
Fane Tillmin
Brown
Della McPherson
Niin
England
Litto Rock
Cariala
Merald Jones
Dogne Jones
Wattenaw
Charles Kélhum
Center Point
Mra
Allan Hendrix
Shula Mills
Jane Mills
Milla Victima Ware
Rows Mills
White County
Walter Rummel
Juddonia
Dan P. Green
Judsonia
Lindsey Johnson
Spievberger
Copper
Billy Woller
Mre
BE. Dulaney
Judgonia
Ry Arnold
JM. Long
J. M. Long
Bennie Davin
Dierks First of Many Towns Hit by Storm
Dierks was the first Arkansas town struck as a severe storm lashed multiple towns across Arkansas Tennessee and Missouri. The powerful line hit a schoolhouse causing injuries among students and prompted emergency assessments of damage. Local officials described a potential widespread path for the tornado and emphasized caution.
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Dierks
Arkansas
Tenneseee
Missouri
Childr
Ava
Storms Hit Four States Killing 148 in Arkansas and Beyond
A massive system battered Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Reports indicate 148 fatalities and widespread damage as the Red Cross mobilizes, dispatching blood supplies and relief planes while authorities assess the storm's path.
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Arkansas
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