Sectionalism and Red River waterway debate rages in Congress
A Washington debate centers on flood control and Red River development. Senator Reed of Kansas denounces the project as pork while Taft seeks cuts, arguing fiscal restraint. The piece notes the project's projected cost and planning spend, with broader lessons about national flood control and soil conservation amid inflationary pressures.
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America
South
Washington
Taft
Ohio
Spenator Reed
Kansas
Reed
Senate
Overton Red — River
Lousiana
Arkanas
Planninrg
Great River Valley
Red River
Senator Reed
Susquenanna
Baiton
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Arkansas
20 Years Ago Today Harrecoming Day at Washington
Today marks Harrecoming Day at Washington with the program under Dr Judy S Williams and Luke Monroe. Appearing on the Junior Senior banquet program last night were Mary Cornelia Holloway Mary Sue Haliburton Louise Price Josephine Morris Jac Gray Elizabeth Doane and Bill Rowlan The 1928 graduating class has 67 members A Gordon delegation attended the daily development at a feeling here last eight.
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Washington Ad
Judy S. Williams
Luke Monroe
Mary Cornelia Holloway
Mary Sue Haliburton
Louise Price
Josephine Morris
Jac Gray
Elizabeth Doane
Bill Rowlan
Gordon
Veterans Visit Experiment Station for Study Day
About 2875 visitors from 20 Southwestern Arkansas counties tour the Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station as part of a three day study program for veterans in on the job farm training. Staff and instructors explain vegetable experiments forestry pasture development soil erosion control and pest management while a Prescott High School Band concert entertains the group.
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Hope
Fruit and Truck Branch
Arkansas
Agricultural Experiment Station
University of Arkansns College of Agriculture
C. J. Sey‘amour
Statl
Cecil M. Bittle
Cottege
Extension Service
Soil Conservation Service
Prescott High School
R. E. Lindbland
Jewish Agency Denounces U S Plan Over Palestine
The Jewish Agency denounces the U S plan for a Palestine high commissioner as an attempt to seed UN partition. The statement says the proposal would increase disorder in Palestine and hinder peace, as Truman and Marshall discussed the plan in Washington.
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Takis
U.N
Palestine
Caime
U. N. Special Palestine Assembly
U.N. Palestine
U. S
Jerusalem
Harold Evans
Philadelphia
Yearly Meeting
Society of Friends
Prescott Soldier’s Body to Return for Burial
The body of Pie Lord Jones Jr a S Army member killed in the Pacific War is being returned to Prescott for burial He is the son of Paul Jones Sr of Prescott Arizona and will be laid to rest at his family home in Prescott.
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Pie
Lord. Jones
S. Army
Hig Hne
Brescott
Pfr
Jones
Paul Mig
Tasis J. Jones
Prescott Ryute I
Hope's Hope Bonnie Anthony Miss Bonnie Anthony to Miss Arkansas pageant
Bonnie Anthony daughter of Mr and Mrs Graydon Anthony will represent Hope in the Miss Arkansas Beauty Pageant set for June 36 through July 1 in Newport sponsored by the East Arkansas Young Men's Club. She is a Monticello College freshman elected class treasurer and active on the student paper staff. Bonnie formerly edited Hope Hi-Lights and Stlass Tabloid in high school and was an honor student in the National Honor Society.
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Bonnie Anthony
Bonnie ‘Anthony
Graydon Anthony
Hope
Newport
East Arkansas Young Men's Club
Monticello
Col Jese
Godfrey
Windis
Hope High School
Bonnie
Hope Hi
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Anthony
Chamber of Commerce
Truman Defies Questioning of Cabinet Secrecy
President Truman challenged Congress over confidential White House and cabinet records at a news conference. He vetoes any law forcing disclosure, citing court rulings that the president and cabinet cannot be compelled to reveal confidential information. The debate centers on a “secrets” bill penalizing leaks and forcing executive agencies to share information with congressional committees.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Congressional Committee
Bill
Pendin
House
Rep
Brown
Ohio
Chaiipan Hoffman
Rmich
Rev Wyatt Funeral Services to Be Held May 16
Funeral services for Reverend Wyatt are planned for Sunday May 16 at Doulry Hil cemetery under the direction of Micks Pastoral. A death notice reports a fatal accident near Moneywiliv on May 14 involving 22 year old Frit P. Stortua and a companion who died in a collision after their vehicle veered off course.
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Do. 1
Wyatt
Jucal Newan
Doulry Hil Cenatery
Micks Pureral Howie
Moneywiliv
Union Election Underway in Four Arkansas Cities
Elections to determine whether employees of Arkansas Express will be represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 878 are being held today in El Dorado Camden Little Rock and Pine Bluff. About 100 drivers are affected as the LABOR relations board announces the proceed.
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Memphis
Arkansas Express
Inec
Arkansas
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chaufiers
Hespera of America
el Dorado
Camden
Litle Rock
Pine Bluff
Hatiorel Labor Relations Board
Stassen and Dewey End West Tour in Oregon
Harold E. Stassen and Thomas E. Dewey pressed their Oregon presidential primary campaigns with joint focus on fighting communism. Stassen spoke at western Oregon while Dewey addressed supporters in Pendleton. Both leaders plan numerous appearances before May 21 with debates undecided. Dewey argued food production as a key weapon against communism and warned the fight will be lengthy.
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Portland
Ore
Harold E. Stassen
Thomas E. Dewey
Stassen
Oregon
New York
Pendleton
Oregon Wheat Region
Gregan
Dewey
Minnesotan
America
Truman
Henry Walace
Monkey Tales at Central Park Zoo Life with Jennie the chimp
HAL BOYLE recalls Fred Sandman’s lunching with Jennie the chimp at the Waldorf Astoria and later running a Central Park Zoo with 450 animals. Jennie, highly skilled, could type, dine, use a napkin, and play piano. Visitors included Fannie Hurst and actors. encounters with rabbits, Leo the lion, and a tiglon named Charles. Sandman notes the era’s odd fame and the notion that monkeying with millionaires rarely pays.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Fred Sandmann
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Jennie
Yo Sandman
Gargantua
Fannie Brie
Fannie Hurst
Miss Hurst
Vermure
Pue
Hiere
Sandman
Leo
Charles F
Charlie Chaplin
Central Park
Dan Topping
Arline Judge
Arline
Dan
Bob ‘Top- Jing
Haa Tor
Lune Velez
Issudmin
Truman Opposes Outlawing Communist Party
President Truman opposes banning the Communist party, saying current laws cover sedition and that outlawing a political party clashes with American principles. The Mundt bill would require Communists to register, a topic raised by Stassen and Dewey in the presidential campaign with a planned Oregon debate.
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Washington
Truman
Communist Party
Harold B. Stassen
Thomas Dewey
New York
Stassen
Dewey
Oregon
Phone Workers Plan Strike But Date Left Open
Washington May 13 Plans for a nationwide strike of long distance telephone operators were set up today by the CIO American Telephone Workers Union but the date for a walkout was left open. The union represents 23000 workers in 42 states. Moran said actions by ACT AT&T and failure to find a peaceful settlement left but one choice a nationwide strike. The union seeks 80 cents an hour, a shorter week and larger pensions. Moran planned to confer with CIO President Philip Murray in Boston and with other unions in the tele phone Workers organizing committee. The contract expired May 8 and wage talks continued with unchanged conditions excluding the contract.
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Washington
CIO
American Telephone Workers Union
John J.moran
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Federal Mediation Services
Moran
ACT
A& T
Boston
Philip Murray
Telephone Workers Organizing Committee
Murray
Culbertson warns U S aid to Russia risks world war
Ely Culbertson told the House Foreign Affairs committee that American leaders enable Moscow by defending an impotent United Nations and allowing Russia to build atomic bombs with impunity. He urged a revised US charter, universal veto removal, and a powerful international police force to curb Soviet aggression and prevent World War Three.
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Washington
Ay Ely Culbertson
Russia
United Nations
House Foreign Affairs Committee
America
United States
Cutbertson
Marshal
Moscow
Kremlin
Culbertson
State Department
Elinmsinulion
Atonic
Eglablishtucht
Kaise Group
Peace Farmula
Liquor Charge Filed Against Jett Williams
Miller County officials filed an information in Miller Circuit Court charging Jett Williams owner operator of a Texarkana liquor store with violating state liquor sale laws The charge references a 1947 Act restricting retail liquor sales to five gallons per person in a 24 hour period Williams who previously ran a Hope package store is accused of aiding bootleggers in Hempstead County where alcohol is banned Hempstead voted dry in 1946 while Miller County remains wet Williams has operated the East Broad Street Will iars Liquor Store in Texarkana since the ban took effect
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Texarkana
Ark
Prosecuting Attorney's Office Today
Jin Miller Circuit
Jett Williams
Hope
Williams
Toto
James J. Pilkinson
Pilkinton
Llavor
Hempstead
Miller County
Hempstead County
Williars
East Broad Street
Arkansas
U S Aims to curb war aid flows to Russia sources
Washington May 13 United States will cut economic aid to any European state that supplies war machines to Russia. ERP Director Hoffman told senators the administration will demand stop or lose aid. He said ECA will shift funds to Europe as Recovery program balances are used. Continued on Page Two.
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Washington
United States
Russia
ERP
Paul
Hoffman
Hoffm
Russa
ECA
Holtman
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Congress
Recons
EU Plui
Unions to Work Only for Government Rail Lines
Washington May 1 The three railroad brotherhoods will operate trains while the government controls the railroads. They warn they will strike again once lines return to private carriers unless a wage and rules agreement is reached. An unnamed union official said a permanent restraining order against engineers firemen and switchmen is expected after a hearing with Judge Goldsborough next week. The unions seek a 400 percent wage increase and 23 rule changes while Secretary of the Army Royall notes no wage settlement initiative.
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Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
Countrel
Ayeat
Army Royal
Brotherhoods
Varmy
Liquor Raid Leads to Arrest Near Hope
Burgher Plumley was arrested by the sheriff's department after a raid at his home two miles east of Hope on old Emmet Highway. Authorities seized more than one gallon of beer and several gallons of moonshine cattle. Deputies Dean Parson, Alley Shipp, and Fred Johnson of the Hope Police were involved.
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Burgher Plumley
Sheriff's Department
Hope
Old Emmet
Baer
Ylal Galhan
Oftiv
Dean Parsong
Alley Shipp
Fred Johnson
The
Hope Police Feree
Contributions to Cancer Control Fund From Readers
A garbled list of donations shows amounts and names such as Anthony Lumber Co, Miss Beryl Henry, Bubhee Holland, Hope Builders, and Herbert Stephens contributing to a Cancer Control Fund. Several entries are partially readable with figures like 5.00, 2.00, 10.00, and 40.00, amid odd spellings and stray punctuation.
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Anthony Lumber Cy
Vwape
Masteyn
Beryl Henry - Tee
Bubhee Holland
Hope Builders Sapyty Co
Isk Bue
Webb Laseter, Jr
Kale ML Olsen
Reed
Herbert Stephens
Detroit Strikers Extend Walkout At Chrysler Plants
Union leaders announce a long strike by 75,000 Chrysler workers after failed wage talks. UAW states demands for 17 cents an hour, with plant lines set across Michigan Indiana and California. Briggs Manufacturing cuts 1,000 jobs as parts shortage and halted output ripple through auto sector.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corp
Mayey
UAW
Chrysler
Michiga
Indiana
Califora
Newens
Ind
Auto
Briggs Manufacturin 9
Olds Dt
Michigan
Sigler
Mh Ghigan
Arhal
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Alex. H. Washburn
Red River Valley
James Thrasher
Forrestal Hug
Avia- Peon
al Perea
Forrestal
Senate Appropriations Committee
Stati
O'Mahoney
Wall Street
Gre
Farresial
Jewish Agency
Fowlish
U.S. Palestine
Security Council
Jewish Agency For Palestine
U. Wii
Palestine Partition Commission
Prescott
Stassen and
Carter 'S. Davidson
Tel Aviv
Haifa
Cairo
Abdul Razak Fi Samouri
Egypt
Syria
Lebanon
Arab League
Haganah
Jaffa
Eaypt
Mahmoud Fhamy Neokrashi
Pasha
Interior Ministry
Holy Land
Great Britain
League of Nations
Abdullah
Trans-Jordan
Matrak
Fcope
Patesine
Sandiman
Sunny
U.S
Contributions To Cancer Control
Tusallu
Union
Skretch
Yester
Chrysle Uy
Finn Wiis
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