Bishop's Wife at Saenger in charming comedy
Cary Grant Loretta Young and David Niven star in The Bishop's Wife presented by United Artists at the Saenger through Wednesday night. The review praises the film's warmth, humor, and imaginative moments, noting James Gleason as taxi driver and the angel conceived by Robert Nathan's story.
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Lamre Goldwyn
Robert Nathan
United Artists
Cary Grant
Loretta Young
David Niven
James Gleason
Saenger Theater
Hollywood
Jast Might
Dad Niven
Lorelia Young
Cutheal
Earth
Idance
James Reason
Gcl
Everence
Onicon
Cary Grant Che Ge
Would Replace Truman With Sen George Washington
Sen ator Walter George from Georgia is groomed by Southerners as a potential Democratic nominee to oppose President Truman. Russell of Georgia says George could be chosen at the Philadelphia convention on a states rights platform if Southern support holds. Other names include Fielding Wright, MacArthur, and Ben Laney as possible Southern contenders. On the Republican side Stassen and Dewey vie for Oregon delegates, with Taft countering outlawing the Communist party while debating in Milwaukee and Illinois delegates.
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Washington
Walter George
D-Ga
Congress
President Truman
Russell
George
Philadelphia
Georgia
Roosevelt
Senate
Truman
Jackson
Miss
Fielding, Wright
Mississippi
Douglas MacArthur
Ben Laney
Arkansas
Lruman
Me €Lellan
D-Arle
Gallivaniwig Ilarold EB. Stassen
Guy.Thomas
Dewey
Oregon
Stassen
West Virginia
Minnesota
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Ohio
Illinois
Blevins PTA to Hear Hope High School Glee Club
The Blevins PTA meeting will be held Tuesday night at the school auditorium. Mrs. William Keltner, musical rector, will present the Hope Swiss Glee Club for the public.
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Blevins Pta
Hope High School Glee Club
William Keltner
Hope Gh
High Court Upholds Life Sentence in Arkansas
The Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed the life sentence of W. F. Billi Clements of Lake City for the Christmas slaying of his wife. The ruling also reviewed sentences for Shelby Everett and Ralph Hedden case, with notes on other appeals and a reversed conviction in Scott County.
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Little Rock
W. F.billi Clements
Lake City
NMG
Arkansas Supreme Court
Clements
Shelby Everett
Independence Circuit
Ralph Hedden
Mountain Gap
J. A. Powell, Texarkana
Texarkana
Powell
Miller Circuit
Andrew Ellis
Ellis
American Airlines
State Hospital
Lemuel Smith
Pulaski
Scott County
Ernest Dewin
Supreme Court
Dewitt
FBI Probing Taylor Affair in Alabama
The Justice Department conducts preliminary inquiries into Idaho Senator Glen Taylor’s Birmingham arrest for disorderly conduct and reports at Southern Negro Youth Congress meetings. Investigators review civil rights violations and possible acts depriving assembly rights, with FBI action awaiting confirmation.
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Washington
Justice Department
Glen ‘Taylor
Idaho
Birmingham
Ala
Taylor
Southern Negro Youth Congress
Henry Wallace
Oliver Hail
Taylor Muliiy
Congress
FBI
Department
U. S
Police Report Lists Quiet Weekend Incidents
Local police reported recovery of a bicycle stolen from B Fuller's home on Saturday. A tire was taken from a large transport truck at the BTME freight house late Saturday night or Sunday morning. An Uvalde soldier, Alvin Ellis, stationed at Tucson, Arizona, was detained in the city over the weekend.
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B. Fuller
BTME
Uval
Alvin Ellis
Tucson
Arizona
Students Entertain Lions Club At Meeting
Mrs B E McMahon introduced six high school students who performed a program for Lions Club members. Jerome Smith led, Betty Murphy and Jo Rene Evans played piano, Judy Creesig performed with Martin Pool Jr, then Marlin Pool Fy and Peggy Miesie Pentecost closed with two dance numbers.
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B. E. McMahon
Jerome Smith
Betty Murphy
Jo Rene Evans
Judy Creesig
Martin Pool, Jr
Marlin Pool
Peggy Masie
Nancy Howell Wins Oldest Mother Contest
Mrs Nancy Howell, age 86 of Hope Row, won the Oldest Mother Contest sponsored by Charles A Haynes Shoe Department. She received a pair of shoes for registering as the oldest mother. other entrants ranged from 62 to 86 years old.
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Nancy Howell
An's
Howel
Hope Row
Charles A. Haynes Shoe
Howell
Four Killed in Weekend Accidents
AP reports four deaths in Arkansas over the weekend from traffic crashes and a stabbing. Among the victims were Dempsey RK, Bull, 29, fatally injured when his automobile overturned near McCrory. Willard A. Bryan, 30, stabbed near Waldo. Charles Dodhon, 21, jailed at Magnolia. Rayford Calico, 50, and his son Jesse Perry Calico, 10, killed when their car collided with a Missouri Pacific passenger train at Crawfordsville. Arkansas state police note 123 traffic deaths year to date, up from 97 at the same date last year.
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Arkansas
Dempsey RK
Bull
McCrory
Willard A. Bryan
Mount Pleasant
Tex
Waldo
Columbia County
Gito Stuart
Charles Dodhon
Magnolia
Rayford Calico
Ne~ &Ro
Jesse Perry Cali Co
Crawfordsville
Crittenden County
Little Rock
Violence Claims 73 Lives in Korea Election
American and Korean authorities estimated 81 percent or more of South Korea’s 8 million eligible voters defied Communist violence in the first self rule election. Outbreaks raised the toll to 76 killed in the U. S. zone. Police arrested 60 suspected Communists near Seoul. Taegu and Taegu rail sabotage and a telephone office fire were reported. Ballots tabulation in the Russian boycotted election might take all night with results due tomorrow. Russia occupies North Korea. At least 23 others killed elsewhere, including six police, 12 Communists, seven rightists. Wire snipping disrupted districts. 50 homemade bombs seized.
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Roy Roberts
Seoul
South Korea
U. S
Taegu
Pusan
U. S. Army
United No
Local Station Prepares for Study Days
Experiment Station personnel gear up for three study days starting tomorrow with over 600 FRA bags expected. Visitors arrive 8:20 to 10:30 a.m. for seven demonstrations and lectures by station reps, University of Arkansas, Local SCS, FIA, foresters, and veteran instructors.
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University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
SCS
FIA
Third Anniversary of Victory in Europe Made Scarcely a Ripple
New York reports the third V-E Day anniversary passes with little global cheer. Veterans and civilians alike feel fatigue and caution, as postwar shifts unfold in China, India, Russia, Britain, Greece, Palestine, and Korea. The US faces economic strain, demobilization gaps, taxes, and a smaller armed forces amid looming fears of renewed conflict and atomic power.
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New York
Europa
Japan
Conrade Ivan
G. I. Joe
Elbe
China
India
Russia
France
Italy
Britain
Sam
Greece
Palestine
Germany
Korea
United Nations
United States
Yose
America
Sis
U. S
Gah
Government Seizes Railroads as Strikes Threaten Nation
In a bold move President Truman seized control of the nation’s railroads to prevent a crippling strike. The order, signed just before 1 pm EDT, places railroad operations under U S Army direction and appeals to workers to stay on the job while unions decide their response.
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Washington
Jmricaident
Truman
U. S. Army
John Steeman
White House
Alvanley Johnston
38Tomotive
David B. Robertson
A. J. Glover
Switchmen's Union
Steelman
Mother of 3 Shot Killed Accidentally Near Grady
A bystander, Mrs. William C. Deseau, was killed by a stray bullet as police chased an escaped convict from Cummins Prison. The suspect, George Willie Flood, 18, Camden, fled toward Dexter after a car theft and was pursued by officers and a posse. Flood, serving a larceny sentence, was reportedly near the area when the fatal shot occurred. funeral services for Mrs. Deseau are planned for tomorrow.
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Grady
William CG. Deseau
Guree Dennis
Didentl
George Willie Flood
Camden
Cummins
Furm
Deis
Fintm
Flaood
Bescay
Dennis
Trusty
Bescau
Pine Bluff
Budd
Dexter
Little Rock
Tom Coxbill
Luria Supceimt
Negra Intet
Sams Flood
Mes
Bygseau
Dixie Chiefs Map Revolt Strategy in Jackson
States' Rights Democrats from Dixie convene in Jackson to plan a revolt against national party leadership. Fourteen paragraphs outline two main aims: rewrite the Democratic platform to drop civil rights, and seek a separate convention or coordination to push this goal in the national party. Leaders consider endorsement of Thurmond or MacArthur, while cautioning against pre selecting a single candidate.
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Jackson
Miss
Dixie
South
National Party
Gay
Ben Laney
Arkansas
Democratic Party
Truman
Awain
Guy. J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Thurmond
Mississippi
Democratic State Executive Committee
Fielding L. Wright
Wright
Gev
Douglas MacArthur
Libey
Body of Mineral Springs Soldier Returned Home
The body of M. Set Jacob T. Webb, son of Mr and Mrs Webb of Mineral Springs, is being shipped home for re burial after died in New Guinea. His remains will be sent to Nashville for a hero funeral with arrangements to be completed.
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Jacob T. Webb
T. J. Webb
Mineral Springs
Sat
Wend
New Guinea
Nashville
Lewis Tells Coal Miners to Negotiate New Contract
UMW head John Lewis notified anthracite operators of a 60 day notice to end the existing labor pact covering 80 000 miners. He called for wage and welfare talks by May 20 in Washington with a target date of July 10 1948 for the successor contract. Negotiations typically take place in New York City and may set wage rules safety and health standards.
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Washington
L. Lewis
UMW
Simeér
Lewis
Taft-Hartley
Labor
New York City
E. Taggart
Pennsylvania
House Named Commercial Manager at KXAR
Leo House has been named commercial manager of KXAR announced today by Hope Broadcasting Company. He has served on the program staff as announcer and farm editor since the station opened and previously had commercial sales experience in Fort Smith. He will keep the farm editing duties while dedicating the rest of his time to commercial accounts.
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Leo Turner
Jerusalem
International Red Cross
Holy City
Jacques de Remer
International
Red Cross
Palestine
Hagenah
Tel Aviv
de Reyneir
Haganah
Bab I
Bab el Wad
Flaganah
Haly
Leo House
KXAR
Hopelcasting Company
House
Fort Smith
Hope
Anna Lou Wootton Buried Saturday Near Bodcaw
Anna Lou Wootton, 28, died May 7 at her home in Starn. Funeral services were held at Union Cemetery near Bodcaw Saturday by Rev. A. B. Keith of Stamps. Survivors include her husband Oscar, two sons Robert, her parents Mr and Mrs Oscar Powell of Stamps, nine sisters including Mrs W Heney of Texarkana and A M Goodwin of Little Rock.
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Anna Lou Wootton
Starn
Union Cemetery
Bodcaw
A. B. Keith
Stamps
Oscar
Robert
Oscar Powell Stamps
W. Heney
Texarkana
Ab M. W. Goodwin
Little Roe
Senior Tabloid to Be Published Last Week in May
The senior class of Hope High School will publish an annual senior tabloid printed May 24 05. The edition, issued each year by the student body, will feature photographs and lists of activities.
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Hope High Sch
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