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A local opinion piece criticizes the Mundt Nixon anti Communist bill and urges enforcement of existing treason laws instead of new measures. It argues Congress errs by targeting Communists by name, risking underground activity and future drift toward censorship, while urging investigations and enforcement over new legislation. The piece notes contrasting views on civil rights and force bills, urging principled action.
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Tex. H. Washburn
Congress
Communist Party
House of Representatives
Arkansas
United States
Henry A. Wallace
Cios
Orusher
Gommuns
South
Wal
America
Kiwanis Club Forms With Diverse Charter Members
Twenty years ago today the Kiwanis Club organized its charter members. Listed are L. Murphy, Robert Evans, W. S. Atkins, Phartmaun Rhodes, J. Davis, Lee Ewing, FE, Repban, Ben G. Southward, J. M. Harbin, K. M. Daly, J. Hawthorne, Vey Hendrix, Eva Wray, Luther Cole, Ro W L Variluckton, Mel Luckwood, Paul jeo PB. Will, B. R. Hamm, W. H. Tunez, Chas. Newham, W. Weltman, NL. Betts, Parks Fisher, EM. McWilliams, D. A. Green, John P. Cox, Perry Moses, J. W. Swickland, A. F. Weaver, CG. A. Monts, L. A. Keith, M R. dierndon.
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Kiwanis Clu
L. Murphy
Robert Evans
WS. Atkins
Phartmaun Rhodes
J. Davis
Lee Ewing
1. Repban
Ben G. Southward
J.M. Harbin
K. M. Daly
J. Hawthorne
Vey Hendrix
Eva Wray
Luther Cole
Ro WL Variluck
Ton
Mel Luckwood
Paul Jeo PB. Will
B. R. Hamm
W. H. Tunez
Chas
Baccalaureate Service at Saenger for Hope High graduates
Hope High School will hold a baccalaureate service at the Saenger Theater on Sunday afternoon in May. Reverend J E Cooper will deliver the address. Seniors, led by president Joe Rooker, march in the procession with the junior class following. The graduation address will be given by Governor Ben Laney later in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope High School
Saenger Theater
J. E. Cooper
First Methodist Church
Joe Rooker
Jimmie Dick Hammons
Luther Hollaman
Stephen Cook
Ben Laney
Jo Rene Evans
Prudence Parker
David Newbern
National Honor Society
Gracie Lee Bright
Beily Ja Cullins
Louise Elder
Bobby Joyce Guillams
Kathryn Hatley
Effie Hyatt
Ruda Elizabeth Sas
Iris Neil Coffee
Betty Jo Collins
Neil Cox
C.T. Crawford
Charles Eugene Crawford
Wiligm Dowell
Bettie Sue Edminston
Dora Lou Franks
James Wilton Garrett
Charles Dana Gibson, Jr
Bobbie Joyce Guilliams
Tupenia Sue Hassell
Kathryn Haley
Carlos Richard Hill
Harold Higgason, Jr
Oveta Honeycutt
Effie Elise H
Mary Alice Urrey
Melva Jean Wright
Erma Jean Yarbrough
Ella Dean Beck
Jo Ann Card
Charlene Hare
Billie Rhea Hatch
Carolyn Genling McCullough
Patsy Jane McPherson
Jewel ¥. Moore
Reva Lou Morris
Charles Louis Perkins
Billy Ray Seale
Virginia Sue Sutton
Latha Lucille Torbert
Cherlene Faye Wiggins
Mary Joy Wiggins
Immunization Clinic Schedule and Events List
Immunization clinic activities are scheduled across area sites. The Providence Missionary Baylist Church started May 17 1948 and a Guernsey white school clinic opens May 2 1948 at 1 30 p m. A Maternal and yen Health Conference is set for May 21 1948 at 1 30 p m at Garrett Chapel. A diagnostic check up for crippled children occurs May 27 1948 at First Methodist Church Texarkana from 8 a m to noon. Chest X ray clinics run on the courthouse lawn June 89 and 80, July 1 in Blevins and July 2 in Columbus. Tuberculosis Association committee meets May 23 1948 at 7 30 p m at First Christian Church.
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Providence Missionary Baylist Church
Guernsey White School
Garrett Chapel
Texarkana
First Methodist Church
Courthouse Lawn
Blevins
Columbus
Tuberculosis Association
First Christian Church
Barkley to Be Convention Keynoter
Philadelphia reports Democratic leaders named Senator Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky as the July 12 national convention keynoter. Rep. Sam Rayburn of Texas was chosen permanent chairman. Democratic national chairman J Howard McGrath said the elections were not aimed at appeasing Southern blocks opposing Truman civil rights plans.
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Philadelphia
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Perment
J. Howard McGrath
Truman
McGrath
Roosevelt
Lewis Deplores Talk Of Inevitable Coal Strike
Washington May 20 John L Lewis deplores talk that a coal strike is inevitable July 1 when the United Mine Workers contract expires. He urges constructive wage negotiations and a miners pension plan, warning that failure to activate welfare funds could trigger anger and upheaval among miners. He outlined three executives as pivotal: Benjamin Fairless George Humphrey and James Francis. He refused to predict a strike before June 30 but remains hopeful negotiations can resume.
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Washington
John U. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
UMW
Benjamin Fairless
U. S. Steel Asteration
George Humphrey
M. A. Hanna Coal Company
James Francis
Island Creek Coal Company
Fairless
Dumphrey
Francis
Humphrey
Midwest
Far West
Okay Baptists to Dedicate New Church
The Okay Missionary Baptist Church will dedicate a new church with a 10 a.m. service on Sunday May 20 led by Rev W J Stingley of Blevins county association. Rev Abner Reddin of Ashdown Baptist Church will deliver the dedicatory message. Lunch at noon. revival follows next week. public invited.
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New I Missionry Baptist Church of
Okay
W. J. Stingley
Blevins
Howard County Baptist Association
Abner Rh. Reddin
Ashdown Baptist Church
Fulton Students to Present Closing Program
Fulton elementary pupils will present a closing program Friday night May 21 at 7 30 oclock. The program features a playlet by the primary department four spring songs by the intermediate grades a one act comedy by the upper grades and a variety of musical interludes. Public invitation extended.
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Fulton School
First Performance of Musical Tom Sawyer at City Hall
Hope residents await the two night production of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn written by Gene Thomas. The all local cast features about 100 Hope youths and adults presenting in three acts with a ballet in Act Two. Tickets at the door. doors open 7 p.m. tonight and tomorrow.
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City Hall
Hope
Huckleberry Tinn
Mark Twain
Gene Thomas
Hope City Hall Auditorium
VFW
Finn
W. M. Frazier
Washington
Huck
Tom
Carolyn Jones
Lorella Ward
Betty Amos
Kelly Marlar
Battle
Geneva Boyd
Polly
New Bay
Becky
Angel of Death
Tam
Pri
Dobbins
Board of Trustees
Marguerite Stuart
George Peck
Belly
U S Closes Border to Russians in Germany
Frankfurt reporting May 20 UP says the United States closed the border between the American and Soviet zones of Germany. Russians must now enter the American zone only through Helmstedt in the British zone, via U S checkpoints. The action seals the line between Soviet-occupied Thuringia and Saxony and American-occupied Bavaria and Hesse, lengthening travel for Russians by 50 to 160 miles.
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Frankfurt
United States
Germany
George P. Hays
U. S
Helmstedt
Hays
Ithe
Thuringia
Saxony
Bavaria
Hesse
Russia
Berlin
Heimstedt
Few Participate in Fair Park Cleanup Day
About a dozen attended the Fair Park cleanup, painting playground equipment benches and making repairs. Sponsors thanked those who helped while noting much work remains for the park committee to finish.
War ends and murder begins in Peiper case
New York reporter HAL BOYLE questions where war ends and murder begins amid the Malmedy massacre trials. Col. Joachim Peiper, a top Nazi commander, faces death sentences for leading troops blamed for 730 American soldiers and 150 Belgian civilians slain during the Battle of the Bulge. The article recalls McCown’s defense testimony and notes legal hurdles in judging war guilt.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Heinrich Himmler
Joachim Peiper
Adolf Hitler
Peiper
Gars Ty Prison
Ar c
U. S
Malmedy
Siti da
U.S. Supreme Court
Agai
Kenneth C. Rayall
Tien Pond
Peiper W
Hal D. McCown
Rushton
Atlantic
Col
McCown
Poiper
McCawn
Sig Halhedy
Quedsian
Sale Malmedy
Waure
Petper
Riot Breaks at Rath Packing Plant in Waterloo
Nearly a thousand National Guardsmen kept order as violence erupted after a CIO UPWA picket was killed. Fred Lee Roberts, a non union cleaner, was charged with murder. Gov Blue ordered guards and liquor stores closed. unrest spread across Waterloo with barricades and plant shutdowns.
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Waterloo
National
Iowa
CIO Packinghouse
Blair Wood
Rath Packing Co
Fred. Lee Roberts
Cio-Upwa
Jon
William J
Chuck” Farrell
Margaret Draheim
A. 2
Donnell
Robert DB. Blue
Thescene
UPWA
William
J. Farrel
Farrell
Dulen
Aftey Burrell
Ted Lee Roberts
Dunkerton
Wood
Roberts
B. T. Wagner
Robert D. Blue
Graduation Sermon at Guernsey High School
The Guernsey High School commencement begins Sunday evening with a private address to the 48 graduates. Rev. Harold Austin of Murfreesboro will deliver the sermon to the largest class in Guernsey history. All friends are invited to attend and buses will transport students to the service.
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Guernsey
AP Members to Hear Anniversary Observance
Little Hock May 20 The NBC radio program from New York will mark the 100th anniversary of the Associated Press as part of the Arkansas State AP meeting in Hot Springs. EL Palmer, state chairman, announced a revised schedule so publishers and editors can hear the broadcast. The meeting opens 9:20 a.m. at the Arlington Hotel with Frank J. Starzel, AP assistant general manager, as principal speaker.
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Little Hock
NBC
New York
Associated Press
Arkansas State AP
Hot Springs
EL Palmer
Arlington Hotel
Frank J. Starzel
Palmer
All Countries Seeking Arms From the U. S.
The State Department said many nations, practically every country, are seeking to buy arms from the United States. Norway and Denmark have asked for military equipment to strengthen security, including machine guns and anti-tank guns. Officials say such requests will receive sympathetic consideration, while Moscow denounces Western moves amid stalled East–West talks.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Lincoln White
Norway
Denmark
White
Russia
St Moscow
Tass
Soviet Union
Marshall
United Nations
Council of _ Foreign ‘ministers
Kremlin
Molotov
Guernsey High Plans Spring Music Concert
Guernsey High School music department announces a Spring concert Tuesday night in the school auditorium. The program features the glee club the girls sextette and solos by Sue Gilbert and Bobbie Dean Hopson with Bath presenting special numbers.
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Guernsey
al Guempsey
Jerusalem Battles Rage as Forces Clash at City Core
Fighting rages in Jerusalem amid Arab forces pressing from the north and Arab Legion attacking the old walled city. Jewish defenders report gains by Trans-Jordan troops and heavy artillery as both sides clash room to room through ruins along the Armenian quarter and surrounding shrines. Beersheba and Deir Suneid reports widen the Arab advance, while official Jewish updates in Jerusalem are sparse.
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Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Ander
Offi
Israel
Ies
Trans-Jordan
Hadasgah
Heb University
Mount Scopus
The
Holy
Salem
Abdullah
Jarrahqui
Osiro
Stuiks
Negev Desert
Beersheba
Biblical
Holy Land
Deir Suneid
Gaza
Jeusalem
Ani
Vietor
al ‘Dwilah
Arab Legion
Sterday
Arkansas’s Mexican labor issue sparks political fight
Gov. Ben Laney said Arkansas asked for 2,000 Mexican workers for cotton fields but was denied by the U S Labor Department amid opposition to President Truman's civil rights measures. He blamed radical groups and noted Mississippi faced similar refusals. Laney warned of mounting labor strife and said Mexican labor has long filled farm jobs. Purfoy Gill sought an explanation from Washington as Pipkin replied. the Mexican government has been reluctant to send workers this year.
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Little Rock
Ben Loney
Arkansas
Mississippi
Truman
East Arkansas
U. S
Laney
Lab
Tenant ‘Armes Union
Sta Kk
Washington
Purfoy Gill
State Labor Department
Pipkin
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James Thrasher
Air Force
Mitenel Sins
Chanute Field
Imassapeqta
Italy
Massapequa
PLA
Mitchel Hfield
Eh Masaapequa
Mitchel Field
Frank Buck
Massapequa Civic Association
Con
Saenger
Barkley
Lewis ‘Deplores
Okay Baptists
Fulton
U.S
Itus
Dalvics
Guernsey Music Dept
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