Humiliating Chapter in History of Hope Rail Service
The editor laments Missouri Pacific plans to cut Hope rail stops for cost and schedule gains. He argues the loss harms local pride, urges restoring prewar passenger service, and notes competition from air travel. The piece emphasizes public relations damage and calls for loyalty to the railroad.
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Texarkans
Texarkana
Jomes
Hope
Missouri Pacific
Dallas
Texas
Texarkanac
The
Syins
Judges condemn Soviet Zone Police as armed threat in Berlin
In Berlin U S Judge John A Sabo sentenced six young men to two years each for wearing semi military uniforms and transporting machine guns while attempting to cross the U S sector in April. The court ordered their uniforms destroyed and condemned the Soviet zone authorities for arming Germany.
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Berlin
lFi
United States
Soviet Zone
People’s Police
John A. Sabo
Gary
Ind
U. S
Hors Wsterman
Fritz Kallwitz
Gustav Klein
Rudy Philip
Milhelm Muller
Karl Heinz Schmidt
Germany
Yerger High to Host Annual Style Show Tuesday Night
Yerger Home Economics Dept under Velma R Frye presents its annual style show Tuesday night May 16 at Yerger High School auditorium at eight. Theme Fashions Around Clock with five zones lounging school street or party. Admission 15 20 25 vents.
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Yerger Home Economics
Velma R. Frye
Yerger High School
Young Daughter of Me Mrs L L Deaton Succumbs
Appergail Deaton five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lester L Deaton died early today in Baton Rouge Louisiana The family formerly lived on Emmet Route 2 The body will be returned to Emmet for burial
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Appergail Deaton
D Dughter
Lester L. Deaton
Baton Rouge
Emmet Rt 2
Emmet
Weather forecast for Arkansas cloudy with mild temps
The forecast calls for cloudy conditions this afternoon and tonight in Arkansas with little change in temperature. Tuesday is expected to be similarly unremarkable with modest highs and lows and no significant precipitation indicated.
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Arkansas
Winnipeg Flood Evacuation Surges As Texas Storms Hit
About 75,000 residents fled flood threatened Winnipeg as the Red River rose to 30.2 feet, city authorities speeding evacuations to keep food and utilities flowing. Across the continent, Texas endured hurricane force winds damaging Sarita and nearby towns, while a hailstorm in northwestern Alabama caused $500,000 in damage and a lightning fatality was reported near Sebastian in the Rio Grande valley.
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Winnipeg
Texas
Canada
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Red River
Sarita
Kenedy Ranch
Riviera
Ricardo
Duke Trussell
Kingsville
Maria Z. Garcia
Sebastian
Rio Grande Valley
Alabama
Reform
Ala
Atlantic Pact Nations Plan Defenses
London on May 14 Britain France and America vow to keep troops in Germany to guard against Soviet aggression. They will meet with the 12 Atlantic pact nations to align West Europe defenses while balancing defense costs with postwar economic recovery. The Big Three aim to stress the occupation troops' defensive role and plan to ease controls while delaying German peace treaty negotiations.
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London
Britain
France
America
Germany
West Europe
West Germany
Acheson
Ernest Bevin
Robert Schuman
Two U of A Students Die in Plane Crash
Faycettyville May 15 two University of Arkansas fraternity brothers died in a light plane crash shortly after takeoff from Drake field. Markham 21 of Fayetteville was at the controls and burned in the wreck. Bowman 21 of Elhurst Jr. died hours later from burns after escaping the plane and trying to extinguish flames.
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Markham
Business Administration
Bowman
Ellis
Job Picture Brightens as Government Sees More Jobs
Washington May 15 The labor department reports a brighter job outlook with more people employed by mid year though unemployment remains high in some areas. It cites January to March gains and 60 million workers at peak, based on employer opinions across 100 major production areas.
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Washington
Labor Department
Joms
Bureau of Employment Security
Park
Robert C. Goodwin
Goodwin
Polish Party Purge Reported in Warsaw Central Committee
London reports a purge of Polish Communist leaders as Warsaw ministers face sharp criticism at the Polish Community party central committee meeting. Appointments to the politburo, including Marshal Konstantin Rakossovsky and Zenon Nowak, signal stronger Moscow control and a rapid move to intensify communization across the satellite states.
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London
Warsaw
Polish Community Party
Poland
Rulner
Konstantin i Rakossovsky
Zenon Nowak
Moscow
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Sim
Europe
Special Program Friday Night at Hinton Church
The Hinton home administration club sponsors a pie supper Friday night May 19 at the Hinton church three miles east of Patmos. The public is invited.
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Hinton
Hinton Home
Chub
Hinton Church
Patmos
Dixie Still Confident on FEPC Defeat
Washington May 15 A UPI report says Southern Democrats blame Republican pressure for halting about half a dozen GOF votes in the Senate fight to kill the administrations FEPC bill. Despite losses the Dixie bloc aims to win enough Republican support to close debate Friday. The bill would ban employment discrimination by race color or creed and a cloture vote requires 64 votes. Administration checks predict failure by four to eight votes. GOP leaders hope to supply 54 to 85 of the 42 Republican votes for cloture.
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Washington
GOF
Senate
Dixie Bloc
Olin D. Johnston
D.C
Scott W. Lucas, Jr
GOL
Hundreds to Visit Stuttgart Rice Station
Tomorrow will feature annual small grains study day at the rice branch experiment station in Stuttgart. Hundreds of farmers are expected to attend to hear University of Arkansas College of Agriculture researchers discuss small grains varieties diseases and fertilization practices.
Rail Picketing Spreads Across Nation Amid Firemen Strike
The rail strike enters its sixth day as pickets block or threaten key routes nationwide. Mediation talks with railroad officials and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen falter, while Southern Railway reports widespread disruption across its 27 divisions as pickets mass from Birmingham to Chattanooga and New Orleans to Atlanta.
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Chicago
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Edwards
Southern
L. R. Johnson
Southern General
Union
Birminghams
New Orleans
Atlanta
Theast
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Tenn
State Flood Picture Brighter
A flattening crest moved slowly down the White river easing the flood threat in the valley. The river had been near 20 feet above flood stage at times last week and was near a crest at Newport. Calico Rock reported the water dropping after reaching 19 feet above flood level while Batesville hit a 46.7 foot crest and nearby Oi Trough's level was almost stationary.
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Little Rock
White River
Newport
Calico Rock
Batesville
World not ready for another war says optimistic voice
New York editor argues five years after a great war that another conflict is unlikely. He urges college for youth instead of rapid military service, stresses fear as the real danger, and calls for diplomacy and mutual respect to secure a prosperous peace.
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New York
Russia
Heardand
Inon's Party Loses Turkey Election
Istanbul reports say Ismet Inonu’s regime suffered a landslide defeat as Celal Bayar’s Democrat party won a substantial majority in parliament. Official results were not yet complete but early tallies suggested widespread opposition gains and ministerial losses, with Turkey keeping pro Western foreign policy.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Ismet Isnonu
Inonu
Celal Bayar
Democrat
Onehigh
People's Party
Russia
Church Women to Hold Luncheon in May
The Hope Council of Church Women will hold a Fellowship luncheon at the Barrow Hotel on Wednesday May 17 at 12 30. Rev J M Hamilton will be the speaker with a solo by Mrs James McLarty assisted by Mrs Wm Hardlegree. Proceeds support local council work and ecumenical unity efforts. Tickets are available through church representatives led by Mrs Oliver Adams, president.
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Hope Council of Church Women
Barrow Hotel
National Organization
J. M. Hamilton
Hamilton
James McLarty
Wm. P. Hardlegree
Kent
Women of Hope
Oliver Adams
Fort Smith Prepares for 47th Annual Rodeo
Fort Smith gears up for its 47th annual Arkansas Oklahoma rodeo. May 26 Western Jubilee parade kicks off a five day event ahead of the May 27 opening. Residents urged to dress western style to boost spirit and publicize the affair under Western garb enforcement.
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Fort Smith's
McCarthy urges Truman to fire Acheson over Asia policy
Senator McCarthy accused Secretary Acheson of betraying U S policy in Asia and urged President Truman to dismiss him. He labeled the Acheson Lattimore Jessup axis as a gigantic fraud and deceit, claiming U S strategy helps Communists while attacking front line allies.
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Atantic City
N. c
McCarthy
R-Wik
Acheson
United States
Asia
Truman
U. S
Lattimore-Acheson Texis
Jessup
Lattimore
Johns Hopkins University
Far East
State Department
Red
Rd Lattimore
Final Test for Oil at Boocan Site Delayed
In a rough report the final test for oil at the Boocan site is delayed with unclear notes about pumping, water, and possible outcomes. A source mentions Sohio Oil Co and Burnett Drilling Po Gora counts Casing near a low area in section 414,22 with references to Austin and WN.
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Boocan
Eli
Tororr
Toda
Burnett
Austin
Bein
Pennell
Sohio Oil Co
Judith Coplon to Marry Brooklyn Attorney Amid Espionage Case
Judith Coplon, 28, held in Washington and New York on espionage convictions, plans marriage within weeks to Albert Socolov, 29, a Brooklyn resident and wartime lieutenant. Coplon, free on bail during appeal, met Socolov through her court lawyers Neuburger, Shapiro, Rabinowitz and Bourdin. The couple's wedding details remain undetermined as they anticipate vindication in court.
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New York
Judith Copton
Washington
Albert H. Socoley
Miss Coplon
Bai
Socolov
Neuburger, Shapiro
Rabinowitz
Brooklyn
Miss Copion
Leonard Boudin
Soco-tov
Newark
Valentin Guibtchev
Migs Copson
Archibald Palmer
Samuel Neuberger
Sidney Berman
Boudin
Mrsa. Cahlon
Judy
Secolov
University to Award Honorary Degrees
Fayetteville May 15 The University of Arkansas will award four honorary degrees at its spring commencement June 3. Doctors of laws will go to Frante G. Smith retired associate justice Peter F. Watzek Cres sett Lumber Co Cres sett and Ben H. Wooten president First National Bank Dallas Texas former president Federal Home Loan Bank Little Rock Dr John D Freeman Neah ville Tenn director rural church program home mission board Southern Baptist convention earns Doctor of Humane Letters Freeman a native Arkansas graduate will deliver the baccalaureate sermon and join the Arkansas Baptist Foundation as promotional secretary.
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Fayetteville
University of Arkansas
Frante G. Smith
Arkansas Supreme Court
Peter F. Watzek
Cressett Lumber Company
Cressett
Ben H. Wooten
First National Bank of
Neahville
Tenn
Home Mission Board
The
Southern Baptist Convention
Freeman
University
Promoc al
Arkansas Bapet Founda
Political party contest shapes 1952 election race
Voters will choose between rival factions as candidates for U S senator governor and other offices vie for support. James H Dutt former Superior Court Judge and Joseph R Grundy former senator lead the tickets with John C Kunkel Harrisburg and Cooke backing. Duff accuses Grundy of power grabs while Grundy seeks party leadership. Campaigns cite administration records on welfare mental health highway and policy. The next pair face off in a pivotal political clash with outcomes affecting statewide control.
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Ator
Tts
Posalbie Mpac
Polis Jn
Far Ang
James H Dutt
U.S
Superior Court
Mine
Nanticoke
Joseph R.grundy
GOP
Suppo
John C. Kunk
Harrisburg
U. 8
Say Cooke
Philadelphia
Crnor
Duff
Grundy
Republican Party
Kunkel-Cooke
Campaig
Liberty Bell Bond Drive to Begin Tonight
Philadelphia May 18 historic Liberty Bell to sound the bong again tonight as Treasury Secretary John W. Snyder leads a nationwide bond drive. The ceremony will be carried by radio and witnessed by descendants of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. replicas of the bell will travel to states and the District of Coltz to mark the quota of $659,060.
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Bell
Hells — Cagt
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