Connecticut Yankee at Saenger theater opens with Bing Crosby
A reader note highlights the Our Daily Bread showing at the Saenger theater starting Sunday through today with Bing Crosby stars in the film version of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. The piece praises Crosby and Mark Twain, notes production values, and comments on media ad sales and editorial independence amid doctors and newspapers advertising debates.
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Windstorm ROARS through East Arkansas injuring dozen
A Saturday night windstorm shattered a hall area in East Arkansas causing extensive property damage and injuring at least twelve people. Five farmhouses fell, outbuildings were torn up, and several homes were wrecked including those of Williams and Summey, with multiple injuries in Nowse and nearby towns. Electric service was disrupted for about three hours in Lepanto Marked Tree Tyrone and Tyrrell.
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Arkansas Weather Forecast Cloudy With Rain Likely
Forecast for Arkansas calls for overcast skies tonight and Tuesday with chances of rain spreading across western regions. Gusty southwest winds and cooler temperatures expected, with unsettled conditions continuing into the midweek period.
Ministers in Huddle on German Issue
The Bir Four council of foreign ministers met in London to discuss Germany after the war. Acheson Bevin and Schuman led the talks with Vishinsky and aimed to press for Berlin’s urgent consideration and an eventual united German government. Discussions followed lifting of Berlin blockades and potential future questions including occupation forces and postwar frontiers.
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Britain
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Arkansan Wins Pulitzer Fellowship Award For Travel Study
New York May 23 Mortimer Stern 23 of Pine Bluff has been awarded one of three Pulitzer traveling fellowships valued at 1300 dollars Stern a University of Arkansas graduate and former United Press bureau manager in Little Rock is among the top students in Columbia University’s 1949 graduate school of journalism He will travel for a year to study political and social aspects of a country of his choice
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Mortimer Stern
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West Bros Store Installing Air Conditioning Units
West Bros Store begins installation of three Slowair Gandi cooling units in downtown, with work starting today and expected to finish around June 1, according to manager Mai. Wellt.
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A.B. Wellt
Spy Hunters Probe Other Escapes
Washington investigators study whether Communist agents beyond Eisler used the Polish Linveratory to reach Europe. A House subcommittee, unnamed, probes a “big wheel” linked to Steve Nelson and Western Pennsylvania activity. Eisler boarded a ship under a visitor’s ticket. he faces extradition. The probe hints at further Soviet agent routes and action by un-American committees.
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Electrical Rain Storm Causes No Damage
A violent electrical and rain storm struck the area around Texarkana today with hail and rain and no serious damage reported. Downtown reports indicate a large section between Hope and Lewisville was hard hit, but this could not be substantiated from any source.
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Reward Offered Over Wage Dispute At Hope Chamber
The Bank of Directors of the Hope Chamber of Commerce offers a $100 reward for information regarding an alleged wage scale manipulation. Manager B. Darsythe reports the reward follows board actions to clarify criticism aimed at the chamber by multiple individuals.
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Stolen trousers reported by city police on South Mazel Street
A local cleaning establishment on South Mazel Street reported a theft of trousers Saturday. City police noted the incident today, outlining no further details or suspects at this time.
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Series of Auto Accidents Injure Several Over Weekend
A weekend string of highway crashes left about six people injured, including a severely hurt 8 year old. Joyce Herring of Patmos and Loyce Blankenship of Patmos collided on Highway 29, with Herring’s daughter sustaining a serious head injury. Emory A Jones, 25, fell from a Jeep on Highway 28 near Hope, with injuries undetermined. A truck on Highway 29 overturned, injuring three. A Hot Springs baseball team bus collided with Jim Robertson’s car near Highway 4 and Rocky Mound Road. no serious injuries, driver faces charges for leaving the scene.
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Loyce Blankenship
Hope
Emory A. Jones
Josephine Hospital
Rufus Young
Withiamy Young
Willie Johnson
Hot Springs
Jim Tbbertson
Rocky Mound Road
Ward
District Legion delegates elect district officers
Delegates from nine posts in American Legion District No. 12, meeting at Hotel Bartow, named Dean Murphy as district commander. Austin Hendrix, Dr. Jim McKenzie, Dr. L. J. Kosminsky and B. A. Quillen were elected to other posts. Speakers Joe Hearne and Harry Tolleson addressed building up the region. The district endorsed Cecil Weaver as candidate for department first vice president for western Arkansas.
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Austin Hendrix
Blegins
Jim McKenzie
Tape
L. J. Kosminsky
Texarkana
B. A. Quillen
Hope
Joe Hearne
Department of Arkansas
Kosminsky
Harry Tolleson
Wreshville
Department
Cecil Weaver
Western Division
Arkansas
French Delegate to U N Dies in Auto Wreck
Alfred Pons member of the French delegation to the United Nations died instantly in a head-on crash near New Bern North Carolina. His wife Simone Potiis was hospitalized with a broken leg and serious cuts. The other driver suffered serious injuries and was taken to a Washington DC hospital.
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Berlin Strikers Demand Allied Help in Civil War
Berlin strikers urge Allied intervention in a “civil war” with Soviet controlled railway management. U S Brig Gen Howrey met with Allied commanders in Berlin to discuss an intolerable situation as clashes left several dozen injured but no deaths reported. The union demands removal of Soviet police, Allied occupation of railway sites, and restoration of west mark fare collection to protect workers wages. Elevated lines remain paralyzed while interzonal Western trains resume schedule outside central terminals.
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Cemetery fund drive for Shower Springs needs help
All persons interested in Shower Springs Cemetery are asked to send contributions to the committee Roy Mullins George Crews or Howard Collier. Workers will clean the cemetery soon, the committee announced.
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Mirror Not Dog Best Friend Says Boyle
New York columnist HAL BOYLE argues that a man’s best friend is the mirror, not a dog, noting mirrors reflect the self and sustain personal comfort. He cites Narcissus, notes vanity in both genders, and asserts mirrors act as subtle critics boosting morale and reducing loneliness.
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Weekend Tornado Toll Rises Across Nine States
The Associated Press reports weekend tornadoes and storms killed 48 people across Missouri Illinois Indiana Kentucky Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Damage totaled millions with Cape Girardeau Missouri bearing heavy losses including 202 homes destroyed and 18 businesses ruined. Red Cross estimates relief funding at 500000 while dozens of towns report dozens of injuries and widespread destruction.
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Ralph C. Werner
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Hope Chamber Plans Town Meeting at Pair Park
An open air town meeting will be held Tuesday May 31 at Pair Park under the Hope Chamber of Commerce. Citizens may speak on local issues in an informal forum with a four minute limit per panelist. The discussion will feature Mayor Lyle Brown and other civic leaders.
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Lyle Brown
William Reardon
Chamber of Commerce
Roy Anderson
Vincent Foster
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James Dilkinson
Democracy In Action
George Peck
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Future of
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Walliam Reardon
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Gunshot Wound Fatal to Arkanson in Japan
Army reports Pvt. Albert Meath of Dickens Ridge Arkansas died in Japan from accidental gunshot wounds suffered May 19. Investigators note a carbine fired while Harold Dugai was relieved from post. He is survived by his mother Clara Heath of Mesury Ridge.
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Court Approves Arkansas Highway Bond Plan
The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld Gov. Sid McMath’s 28 million dollar highway bond program, affirming a chancery court decree in a test suit by P. J. Pickens. The ruling clears the way for sale of the first 7 million in bonds with bids due June 9 and funds to supplement federal aid for road building over four years.
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Reds Hold Shanghai Front As Fighting Continues At Dusk
Communist troops pressed Shanghai defenses through the day across the Whangpoo River, with fires set by shell bursts and air strikes from P-51s and mosquito bombers. By dusk the Reds had not broken through, though progress was reported in spots and evacuation ferries or blockades along the river were deployed.
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Man Killed in Fall After Plane Lands
Savannah, Ga. May 2. Lake T. Proctor, 50, visiting from Homestead, Fla., had long resisted flying. After a short ride, he attempted to stand as the plane rolled on the runway. A gust of wind pitched the craft, threw him from the plane, and he was killed in the fall.
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Man Held for Staying at Harrisburg
Harrisburg May 23 sheriff J Tee Wright said Casey South 130 in Lunsford is held on a murder charge connected to the fatal stabbing of a young plants farmer yesterday. The man allegedly killed Arch ie Owens the 10 year old. South will go before Justice Elmer Roberts in Tru foaun Tuesday for a preliminary hearing. Services for Owens will be held today. He is survived by his parents eight brothers and sisters.
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J. Tee Wright
Casey South
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Archie Owens
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Justice of ‘the Peace
Elmer Roberts
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Forrestal suicide inquiry notes mental strain months prior
An inquiry into James Forrestal's death reveals a hospital battle with fatigue and psychiatric symptoms after intense wartime service. Reports say he leaped from Bethesda hospital and left a noteless scene, while politicians discuss his condition and media criticism linked to his mental state.
Three Concerts Scheduled for Hope Season
The Community Concert organization expressed thanks for campaign support and announced three concerts next season. Artists and dates will be announced later. Workers who gained tickets may resolve them with Mr W A Williams by paying the tax.
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Jaycee Drive Starts Here Tuesday Kickoff
May 2 marks the Hope Junior Chamber Commerce membership drive kickoff. Active members are young men age 6 to 35, with older men eligible as associates. The group aims to improve the city with civic help from other groups and citizens.
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