Nine Die in Plane Crash Near Jeffersonville Indiana
A twin engine Lockheed owned by Crane Plumbing Co of Chicago carrying executives to a Louisville plumbing and heating convention crashed in a rainstorm on an Indiana farm near Stadiford Field. Nine bodies were recovered from the wreckage spread over a 100 yard area. Identifications included pilot Randy Mulkxeun and Chicago residents J A Murry J A Beyer George W Irwin and G S Windheim. Witnesses reported a terrific jar and explosion as the aircraft nosed down.
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Jeffersonvlle
Ind
Indiana
Louisville
Lockheed
Crane Plumbing Co
Chicago
Stadiford Field
Nancy Montz
Presbyterians Mark 250th Anniversary of First Presbytery
Members of the Presbyterian Church across America celebrate 250 years since the first Presbytery was organized in Philadelphia in 1708. Northern and Southern assemblies cooperate with services May 24 and 25 featuring Dr. Richards and Judge Pilkinton as delegates from synods. Philadelphia chosen for the 1956 General Assembly meetings.
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Presbyterian Church
America
United States
Philadelphia
Chestnut and
Second Streets
General Assembly
Presbytery
J. McDowell Richards
Southern Presbyterian Church
Richards
James H. Pilkinton
Hope
Synod of Arkansas
Name on your false teeth idea gains support
Oklahoma City reports a Virginia medical examiner suggests inscribing a decedent s name on upper teeth to aid identification. Dentists should be persuaded to adopt the practice, as teeth often survive fire or decomposition and can prove a crucial clue for officers and investigators.
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Oklahoma City
Virginia
Harold Beddog
Southwestern
State Medical Examiner of
Harriman Tops Support in Wyoming and Nebraska
Report notes Harriman of New York gains backing for the Democratic presidential nomination in the Wyoming primary while Eisenhower stands unopposed in Nebraska. Kefauver dominates the Democratic field elsewhere with write-ins allowed. Republicans and Democrats will select 18 and 12 convention delegates, but the vote is nonbinding.
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Nebraska
Eisenhower
Estes Kefauver
Wyoming
Averell Harriman
New York
Kefauver
Ben
Harmony Cemetery Cleanup Saturday at Sutton area
A cleanup day will be held at Harmony Cemetery near Sutton on Saturday May 19. All interested parties are asked to attend and bring lawn mowers and wheelbarrows.
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Harmony Cemetery
Sutton
Blevins High to Graduate Fourteen Seniors in 1956
Commencement exercises for the 1956 class of Blevins High School are set for Friday May 13 at 8 p m in the school gym. The speaker will be L J Van Horn of Henderson State Teacher's College Arkadelphia. Valedictorian is Miss Bobbie Nell Phillips Route 1 Blevins and salutatorian is Miss Audria Lea Porterfield Route 1 McCaskill. Phillips has 102 honor points, Porterfield 78.
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Blevins High School
L. J. van Horn
Division of
Henderson State Teacher's College
Arkadelphia
Bobbie Nell Phillips
Route 1
Blevins
Audria Lea Porterfield
McCaskill
Miss Phillips
Marvin Phillips
Miss Porterfield
W.B. Porterfield
Radio Week Proclaimed by Hope Mayor Olsen
Mayor H M Olsen issues a proclamation recognizing radio as a daily household word in Hope Arkansas declaring the week Radio Week in Hope. The notice lauds Jotal radio as a great asset to the city and designates this period to celebrate its role.
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H. M. Olsen
Jotal Radio
Hope
Arkansas
Radio Week
Actress tired of girl next door roles seeks bad girl part
New York gossip column notes Martha Scott, famed for angelic roles, tires of playing the sweet girl next door. She hopes to shed such images and portray a more provocative, “bad girl” persona, revealing her Missouri roots and early Radio andarts career.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Martha Scott
Martha
Miss Seeth
Kansas City
Segregationists Meet to Map Arkansas Strategy
About 125 segregationists are invited by Gov. Orval Faubus to gather in Little Rock to organize support for two anti integration measures. The interposition proposal would empower states to oppose federal rulings, while a school assignment plan would allow officials to assign children to specific schools.
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Little Rock
Orval Faubus
Arkansas
Court Allows Reversal in Cahill Award Return
In New Haven railroad brakeman Raymond G. Cahill faces a fresh turn in a $90,000 injury award after the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote, reversed its prior stance and sent the case back to a circuit court. Cahill, now unsure, has already spent much of the funds on family needs and a modest home, expressing relief and worry as his family faces potential loss.
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New Haven
Conala
Raymond G. Cahill
U. S. District Court
Cahill
U. S.supreme Court
U. S
Supreme Court
Sherman Minton
Opinion on Russia's Army Cutback
Senator George of Georgia called Russia’s announced reduction by 1.2 million troops possibly encouraging and urged careful evaluation. Senator Smith of New Jersey favored a wait and see stance, while Senator Humphrey of Minnesota said Russia seized the initiative. Senator Fulbright of Arkansas said the Eisenhower administration was outmaneuvered. The Russians said 1.2 million cut excludes 630,000 demobilized last year and all reductions take effect by May 1.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Washington
Sen
George
D-Ga
Russia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Humphrey
D-Minn
Fulbright
D-Ark
Eisenhower
Brother of Hope Man Dies in Alabama
Zell Cumbie aged 63 died in Greenville Alabama. He was brother of J T Cumbie of Hope. Funeral services will be held tomorrow in Greenville.
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Zell Cumbie
Greenville
Alabama
J. T. Cumbie
Hope
Teenage boys attack mothers with knife and axe ends in killings
A California and Texas spree by teenage attackers left two mothers dead and a stepfather slain. In Galt Francisco Ritter, 17, confessed to axing his mother to death and shooting his stepfather. In Chicago and Jarrell, 15 year olds stabbed and shot their mothers, then suicide or escape attempts followed. Local training meanwhile continues as 13 departments hold a fire school through May 24.
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Ught
Galt
Calif
Francis Oscar Ritter
Chicago
John
Buck) Mcler
Anan
Jimmy Roy Knight
Jarrell
Tex
California
Francis
Francis Jonny Jackson
Jackson
Johnnie
Louise McKiernan
Roy Nright
Jimmy Roy
Knight
Countywide Meet to Air School Issues
The P T A Council announces a countywide meeting on educational problems of Arkansas to be held at Hope High School auditorium Tuesday night May 22 at 7 30 pm. Lee Roy Beasley chairman of the Governor s Advisory Committee on Education will lead the discussion. Miss Amy Jean Greene a committee member will take part. All citizens school board members teachers and PTA members are urged to attend this important meeting. If you are interested in how good is your school you will be at this gathering. Beasley is connected with Murphy Corporation El Dorado Arkansas. Greene is connected with Henderson State Teachers College Arkadelphia Arkansas.
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P. T. A. Council
Arkansas
Hope High School
Lee Roy Beasley
Amy Jean Greene
Beasley
Murphy Corporation
el ‘ Dorado
Miss Greene
Henderson State Teachers College
Arkadalphia
Miriam's Climber Rose Tested in Hempstead County Arkansas
Mrs. Lorraine B. Wylie home demonstration agent grows Miriam's Climber pink rose for the University of Arkansas at 707 South Elm to test climate adaptability powdery mildew and black spot resistance. Bred by Dr. H. R. Rosen in 1941 at Fayetteville it forms large clusters with strong fragrance and a long stem suitable for cutting though not evergreen. Bloom period spans mid May to mid July with 4 inch open blossoms peach pink to deep pink and a 30 plus petal count. Interested observers may visit after 9 00.
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Miriam
Arkansas
Hempstead County
Lorraine B. Wylie
South Elm
Wyle
University of Arkansas
H. R. Rosen
Fayetteville
W. van Fleet
Margaret Stewart
J. F. Smith Native of Nevada County Dies in Abilene
J F Smith aged 83 died Sunday at his Abilene Texas home. He was born in Nevada County Arkansas. Funeral services were held in Abilene Monday. Survivors include his wife two daughters Mrs H H Hamilton and Mrs C B Sue of Abilene three sons Tharbert Abilene Wade Huntsville and Robert Ft Worth one sister and five brothers all of Arkansas including A A Smith of Hope.
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J. F. Smith
Arkansas Forecast Warmth Near Normal North South Extremes
Extended forecast notes temperatures near normal for most of Arkansas with extreme north near normal and extreme south up to 24 degrees above normal. Normal minima 65 to 58 and maxima 75 to 84. Warmer by week end. Precipitation moderate to heavy in scattered thunder showers Thursday and Friday, mostly south on Wednesday.
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Arkansas
Tornadoes Fail to Hit in Arkansas
The U S Weather Bureau warned of possible locally damaging windstorms in a triangle from Fort Smith to Little Rock to Texarkana. No tornadoes were reported as of early today, with the alert expiring at 1 a.m. The danger period ended last night at 10 p.m. Heavy rain, thunder, and lightning accompanied widespread showers across the state.
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Little Rock
U. S. Weather Bureau
Fort Smith
Tex
Arkana
Arkansas
Memphis Carnival Dashes Through Rain Delays
Heavy rain caused minor flash floods in Memphis area with streets flooded several feet in low-lying sectors. The Cotton Carnival kickoff proceeded under weather warnings as 70,000 to 100,000 spectators lined the riverfront to greet King Oscar Carr Jr. and Queen Clare Mallory who will assume duties from Mayor Edmund Orgill.
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Memphis
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
Oscar Carr Jr
Clarksdale
Miss
Clare Mallory
Atomic Plant Blast Claims 2nd Victim
A non-nuclear explosion at Union Carbide Nuclear Co. in Oak Ridge Tennessee killed A. L. Lyons 27 and left W. R. Stooksbury 24 with fatal burns. G. R. Myers 27 sustained severe injuries including the loss of a right arm and remains in critical condition.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
Atomc Energy Commission
Union Carbide Nuclear Co
A. L. Lyons
W. R. Stooksbury
Andersonville
G. R. Myers
Hope records large Mother's Day long distance calls
Hope residents sent a flood of 500 long distance telephone calls nationwide for Mother's Day, surpassing last year by 125 as P J Poe of Southwestern Belt Telephone Co notes. The peak 24 hour total ever from Hope was 795. Hempstead Selective Service Local Board in Hope announced May 28 inductions for several men including Edward Hamm Jr and others. Local youths appear on KOMC Television Wednesday at 8 30 AM. A second art exhibit opens at Henaree College with artists from several towns. Legion says it will not sponsor a baseball team this year.
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Hope
P. J. Poe
Southwestern Belt Telephone Company
Poe
Hempstead Serective Service Local Board
29 of Hope
Armed Services
Edward Hamm Jr
Femmie Lee Wade
Wile Benjamin. Johnson
McFadden
Robert Dwain Ross
Charles W. Grogs
Dulles Declares Cut Won't Alter Russian Forces
Secretary of State Dulles said Washington will not alter Soviet military strength by proposed cuts. He noted 1.2 million Soviet servicemen could be shifted to nuclear roles, arguing Moscow’s reductions would not change the broader balance. He contrasted U.S. intent to reduce armed forces with Soviet capabilities and aims.
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Dulles
Washington
Russia
United States
Uniforrm
Moscow
Kremlin
Dullesnes
Meet Reporters
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Tlon
Eisenhower
Ho debate on the case night with the
A fragmented sports update notes a score 5916 229 implying a team defeat. Names, places, and full context are missing due to garbled OCR. The readable figures suggest a game result and a debate reference without coherent details.
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Moe
Gengsure
Clearl
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