Hope Editor Seeks Action On Highway Paving
A Texarkana engineer told Hope the town has the worst trunk highway paving between Texas and New York. He noted unfinished Third Street US 67 work and detours harming Second Street, urging a delegation to push District Three highway office for prompt action.
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Texarkana
Hope
Texas
New York
Third Street
Second Street
Southwestern Proving Ground
State
SPG
Chamber of Commerce
District Three
Final Brookwood B A P W club meeting noted
Twenty years ago today the Rev noted that Committee Hazel Pollamen was hostess at a monthly meeting of B and PW club Brookwood B A headed by Mrs G A Linaker held its final meeting of the year yesterday with Mrs Will Shettdu in charge of the program. Baseball association directors V A Pate Dr Don Smith Rey Anderson Bob Gosnell and W S Atkins held an organizational meeting. A Hope Chamber of Commerce committee has erected spas at the edge of city on Bankhead Highway leading to Einowl and FyNon. Local Confederate Veterans pla to dicotaty the City Wail.
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Hazel Pollamen
B & PW
Brookwood B.A
G. A. Linaker
Will Shettdu
Baseball Association
V. A. Pate
Don Smith
Rey Anderson
Bob Gosnell
W. S. Atkins
Hope Chamber of Cemimerge
Bankhead Highway
Einowl
Tornadoes Kill 21, Injure 180 Across Seven States
Tornadoes and violent winds struck seven states over the weekend, killing 21 and injuring more than 180 with millions in property damage. West Virginia and Kentucky bore the brunt as twisters hit Missouri Oklahoma and Kansas Saturday. Death toll by state listed. rescue efforts hampered by blocked highways and downed lines.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Kentucky
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas
Indiana
Ilinois
Illinois
Clarksburg
West Milford
Lost Creek
Wolf Summit
Mount Clare
Quiet Dell
Alpha
Clinton County
Davis Chapel
Wiley Gregory
Albany
Monticello
Tennessee
Convictions Upheld by High Court in Arkansas Case
The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld two 32 year sentences for Roy and Vernon Bowman for the fatal shooting of Clay D. Sampson near Goshen. The decision affirmed voiding of legal services in a separate 1946 auto fatality case and affirmed a Washington chancery decree involving George Appleby and Heber A. S. in a disrupted state dispute.
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Washington
Arkansas Supreme Court
Roy
Vernon Bowman
Clay DB. Sampson
Bowmans
Sampson
Goshen
Ark
High Court
Bowman
Supreme Court
Pulaski
Samuel Creenstein
Chicago
W. D. Kerr
Elecia
E. Kerr
Greenstein
Secretary’ of State
Arkansas
High
George Appleby
Heber A. S
Phillips Motor Company
Propery
Incorporation Update for Lille Reek and Fort Smith Firm
Lille Reek seeks incorporation with May 3 filing for a Rhode Island style corporate charter. The issue involves authorized capital of a WOO and mentions Neil MB and TL Miley tied to Fort Smith jail in the context of the proceedings.
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Lille Reek
Rge Co
Dicorparatus Wert
Neil MB
Wid
Miley
Fort Smvith
Reds Display B-29 Type of Plane
Washington report notes Soviet display of large four engine aircraft, likelyTU-70 resembling a B-29. Analysts consider bomb bay doors, nose sighting, and potential troop transport capability. If comparable in range, Alaska could fall within reach for airborne attacks. Soviet airborne force estimates reach up to 200000.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
Russia
Lendin
United States
Red Air Force
Alaska
Ozan School District petition seeks dissolution into nearby districts
Residents of the Ozan School District No. 1 in Hempstead County file a petition with the County Board of Education to dissolve the district and merge into Nashville District No. 1, Howard County, and Crow District No. 18 in Hempstead County. The board will consider the measure at 7 30 p m May 18 at Hempstead courthouse.
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Ozan
Hempstead County
County Board of Education
Nashville
Howard County
Crow District No
Board of Education
Hempstead Courthouse
Mitchell Resigns From KXAR Radio Manager Steps Down
Mitchell resigns as general manager of Radio Station KXAR effective April 30. He returned from New York where on April 13 he accepted the Peabody Radio Award for outstanding public service by a local station in 1947. L. B. Tooley named acting manager of KXAR.
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A. L. Mittchell
KXAR
Hope Broadcasting Company
Mitchell
New York
Peabody Radio
Texas
Mitehall
SNAR
Hope Man and Joe Wimberly Enrolled as Bar Members
Arkansas Supreme Court enrolls Hope Man and Joe Wimberly as new bar members in a formal designation. Steve Hue appears in fragmented text alongside names, but no additional official actions are clear from the available OCR.
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Hope
Joe Wimberly
Steve Hue
Joe W. Wimberds
J. Hope
Arkansas
Bart Tudey
Arkansas Supreme
Cguel
Conway Veteran Heads Disabled Organization
Conway May 3 Billy Rocky Dunn of Conway was elected Arkansas commander of the Disabled American Veterans at the organization’s annual convention. Other officers named include Cecil Choate Harrison senior vice commander Hob Baker Fayetteville junior vice commander Harry A Evans Pine Bluff chaplain Herman Bishop Nashville historian William B Boul Morrilton sergeant at arms John Korpnick Harrison Judge advocate and Jack Jenkins Jr Little Rock treasurer. National DAV commander John Golob Hibbing Minn urged veterans to back legislation aiding handicapped veterans and cited hardships faced by families living on disability checks.
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Conway
Billy
Rocky” Dunn
Arkansas
Cecil Choate
Harrison
Hob Baker
Fayetteville
Harry A. Evans
Pine Bluff
Herman Bishop
Nashville
William B. Boul
Morlton
John Korpnick
Jack 3. Jienkins, Jr
Little Rock
John Golob
Hibbing
Minn
DAV
Black man admits confronting 13 year old near New Boston
Texarkana May 2 Bowie county Texas grand jury will be called to investigate a reported incident involving a 13 year old school girl near New Boston. Sheriff Ww. H. Presley said Cleo Trolley Smith a 29 year old Black man former convict admitted the confrontation. District Attorney Maxwell Welch will ask Judge E Harold Beck to assemble the grand jury today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana
Bowie County
Texas
New Boston
Tex
Ww. H. Presley
Cleo “Trolley Smith
Maxwell Welch
E. Harold Beck
Minor Car Crash at Walnut and Sec Pideels
A minor automobile accident occurred around 7 30 Saturday night at Walnut and Sec pid eels involving vehicles driven by B Young and Dr W R Alexander. City police investigated the incident with little damage reported.
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B. Young
W. R. Alexander
Walnut
Secpid Eels
City Police Investigaco
Six Violent Deaths in Arkansas
United Press reports six people died in Arkansas over the weekend in separate incidents. Walter W. Aley, 38, of Little Rock, was killed when struck by a Rock Island freight train in Hot Springs yards. Roy Lee Thomas, 24, of Tuckerman, perished from burns after clothing ignited while pouring fuel oil into a tractor near Tuckerman. William J. Smith, 52, of Fort Smith, formerly Jonesboro, died at Jonesboro after drinking carsolic acid amid marital discord. Sgt. Charles Ralph Garrett, 26, of Enon, died when a converted Army trainer crashed near Berryville along the Arkansas-Missouri line. William H. Christian, 27, of Shreveport, Louisiana, was killed when the truck he drove collided with another on Highway 67 near Arkadelphia. Rebecca Webb, a Little Rock woman, was booked for murder after stabbing her husband Joe Stewart, 45.
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Arkansas
Walter W. Aley
Little Rock
Rock Island
Hot Springs
Aley
Rock Island Lines
Roy Lee Thomas
Stella Mae Smith
Arkansas- Missouri State Line
Berryville
Charles Ralph Garrett
R. P. Garrett
Enon
Carroll County
Blue Eye
Missouri
Garrent
Highway 67
Arkadelphia
William Rh. Christian
Shreveport
L. C. Gaehot
Rebecca Webb
Joe Stewart
Calamity Jane and Will Bill in Deadwood Myth and Change
A city-flavored look at Deadwood as frontier legends Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok fall from mythic status. Museum curator D J McGishes laments old passions while rival crowds debate preserving the Las Vegas style shift from gambling to tourism in Deadwood. The piece recalls Wild Bill and Calamity Jane, their fame, and the town’s enduring pull on visitors seeking frontier lore.
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Deadwood
Hickok
Jane
Sone
Desdwood
Wiestranger
D. J. McGishes
Adis Slectorial
Elambaysat Churac Oo
Deadwood Pek
Lounty Jane
Agmny
Toxspot
Wild
Jack McCall
Wild Bill Hickok
McGahey
Deadwood Dick
Yeapone
West
W. E. Adams
Aiams
Guamnun
Bill
Hunter
Two Year Draft Law Bill Sent to Congress
The Ohse Armed Services Committee approved 28 to 5 a two year draft bill to form the nation’s first peacetime draft. Secretary of Defense Ferrera called the measure excellent and urged action to augment armed forces. The bill sets manpower at 2,005,802 with Army 437,000, Air Force 502,000, and Navy and Marine Corps combined.
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Washington
Ohse Armed Services Committee
Congress
Defense Ferrera
Andrews
Forrestal
Army
Royall
Navy
Air Force
House
Ran
Appeal for Housing Program Opens House Hearings
Washington May 3 The administration renewed its appeal to the House for a long range housing program. Raymond M Foley housing administrator told Banking Committee he aims to move the bill quickly for House action as it faces Senate backed Taft Engel Wagner legislation to encourage building 15 million homes in 10 years. The proposal seeks private enterprise support with government aid only to stimulate it. Senate leaders urged a housing showdown as the fate of the long range bill hung on today’s actions and Taft’s prestige.
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Washington
House
Wolcott
R-Mich
House Banking Committee
Raymond M. Foley
Banking Committee
Senate
Foley
Taft
Ohio
Lingey-Woolsey: Ozark Poetess H. Smith Publishes New Book
Mrs H Smith of Siloam Springs Arkansas announces publication by Dallas publishers of Lingey-Woolsey a book of verse due late May. She is noted for Ozark verse works Ozark Homesputi and The Hills at Sunset and for contributions to national papers and magazines. She leads a mixed program of poems with philosophical remarks and is a member of the American Literary Association. She is wife of Lush Smith former federal land bank representative in Hope.
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Lingey-Woolsey
Lacey Coleman Smith
Siloam Springs
Arkansas
Dallas
Dick Watkins Named to Board of Cotton Shippers Assoc
Dick Watkins, a well known Hope tollon buyer, has been elected a member of the board of directors of the American Cotton Shippers Association.
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Dick Watkins
Board of Cotton Group
Hope Tollon
Ie American Cotton Shippers Association
Cash treasury balance of state declines in Arkansas
Arkansas cash treasury balances fell from 46,335,977 lost July 1 to 39,520,000 on April 30. State Treasurer J Vance Clayton reported he also had on hand 184,302 of safekeeping and trust and seeking a total treasury balance of 54,674,608 on April 30.
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Rock
Arkansas
J, Vance Clayton
Labor unrest across industries as CIO mulls wage round
CIO President Philip Murray plans a national radio address at 9 30 p m EDT to signal if CIO unions will back a third postwar wage increase. Highlighted are threatened rail walkout by 150 000 workers May 12 over 40 percent rise, CIO packinghouse strike in week six seeking 29 cent hourly rise, U A W threat to strike Chrysler May 12 risking 75 000 idle workers, Sinclair Oil locals voting to strike July 1, and rising ocean shipping walkout fears plus a large burst of construction stoppages in Buffalo and other spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thrasher
American Heart Association
American Cancer Society
Spungar
Heart Association
Cancer Group
Atomic Energy
CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
Cios Muill
United Automobile Workers
Crysler Corporation
Ofl
A. Knight
CIO Oil Workers Internatorial
Sinclair Oil Company
National Maritime Union
AFL
Buffalo
N. Y
Red Cross Proposes to Run Jerusalem to Avert Chaos
Lake Success New York May 2 The International Red Cross has offered to take over Jerusalem to avert chaos after British rule ends May 15. Arab and Jewish agreement is still awaited. officials said the plan could cover welfare, water, hospitals and housing under neutral authority.
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Lake Success
IUP
Red Cross
Jerusalem
Holy
Great Britain
United Nations Trusteeship Council of the Red Cross
Joan Mletcher Cooke
Council
Alan Cunningham
Palestine
Fletcher Cooke
American Red Cross
New York
Cooke
United States
Britain
Denyil Clark Laid to Rest Near Patmos Home
Funeral services for Cal Denyil Br Clark were held at Mt Nebo near Patmos after his body was returned from Europe. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Bynum Clark four brothers Earl Tony Arthur and Kestiun all of Patmos and five sisters including Mrs Cleo Powell and Mrs Brooksie Foster of Patmos and Mrs Joe Burketa of Las Vegas Nevada and Mrs Joe Ben Luraye of San Francisco.
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Cal. Denyil Br. Clark
Europe
Mt. Nebo
Patmos
WEW
American Legion
Bynum Clark
Earl
Tony
Arthur
Kestiun
Cleo Powell
Brooksie Foster
Talmadge Powel
Joe Burketa
Las Vegas
Nev
Joe Ben ‘Luraye
San Francisco
British Reinforcements in Jerusalem Push for Ceasefire
Jerusalem reports say British reinforcements arrived to enforce a ceasefire amid rising tensions in the Holy City. Telegraphs note sporadic gunfire and efforts by British and Jewish officials to solidify a truce as Sir Henry Gurney announces new troops moving toward Palestine to stabilize the situation.
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Leo Turner
Jerusalem
Tusalem
Holy
Sitl
Gove
Henry’ Gurn
Palestin
Hal J
Gurney
Palestine
Trustees plan debated as UN faces Holy Land trusteeship issue
Debates in a committee over May policies show trusteeship plans for the Holy Land stalled. United States push for a UN solution remains contentious as diplomats weigh force and control options for Jerusalem and Palestine amid indecision among delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Formite UN
Bath
Ii-Am
United States
Holy
Jerusalem
Palesth
UN - Com
Palestine
Pla8nationpatitical
Automobile Collision Near Stamps Injures Cox Family
Sunday around 3 p m an automobile collided with a traversing vehicle near Stamps injuring Charles Cox and lightly injuring McRae Cox Duncan. The 1947 28 vehicle owned by Mr Duncan, driven by Heavy Tatum, was involved. Womack of Stamps reported the crash.
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Stamps
Charles Cox
McRae-Cox Duncan
Duncan
Forceiry
Tatum
M Womack
Armitage and Brown Speak at Lions Club Meeting
At today's Lions Club gathering, speakers Armitage and Brown delivered two parts. Brown offered a humorous talk on life and faith, while Armitage discussed personal and spiritual topics with guest club members in attendance.
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Lions Club
Lyle Bron
Charles A. Armitage
Mr. Brown
Lif Armitage
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Conway Som
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Caseio
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Liddle Rock
Cauet
Negro
United Press
Will Bill
Hal Boyle
Appeal For Housing Program
Denyil Clark
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