City Eyes Municipal Pool at Fughr Park Hope
Alex H Washburn urges readers to fund a $40,000 to $50,000 Hope municipal pool plan. He recalls Louisiana pools and calls for community gifts, noting a long hot summer season and benefits for area youth. The piece also covers Senate debates on postwar treaties with Italy and the risk of Soviet delay undermining peace efforts.
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Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Italy
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Vandenberg
Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Russia
Robbery Arrest of 13-Year-Old Boy Reported
Sheriff Clau Sutton announced the arrest of a 13 year old Black boy named Bobby Jones for the robbery of McWilliams Seed Store on Thursday night. He supposedly hid in the store before closing, allowed himself to be locked in, then looted the cash drawer and escaped through a toilet window. About $59.27 of $100 was recovered and checks totaling about $3200 remained unfound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claud Sutton
McWilliams
Rar
Bobby Jones
Sutton
Clyde Ships Face Worst Year In History 1931
Clyde Britain’s famed shipbuilding city endured its worst year in 1931 with business down 70 percent from 1930 and 80 percent below the 1913 peak, marking a dramatic collapse in output and employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde
Britain
Council Accepts New Proposal To Buy SP
City council, in a special session, approves writing a new War Assets Administration deal for the industrial area at the proving ground. It calls for a $100 down payment, a ten year 50 50 profit split, and a non interest balance, with a public vote if acceptable. The meeting also rewrites garbage disposal rules and funds a Fair Park playground project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Armitage
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
War Assets Administration
Proving Ground
City of Hope
W.A.A
Armitage
Fair Park
Romney Gets Sentence for Shortage in Funds
Kenneth Romney former House sergeant at arms was sentenced to one to three years in federal prison for concealing a 143863 shortage in office accounts. Judge Holtzoff cited long-ago timing and leniency for two others possibly involved, noting checks Romney cashed for John H Smithwick had not been paid and may account for part of the shortage though Smithwick cannot be charged due to limitations.
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Washington
Kenneth Romney
House
Federal District Court
Alexander Hozell
Holtzoff
John H. Smithwick
Dfla
Georgia
Romney
Smithwick
Smith
Church Council of Women Meet Friday May Luncheon
The Hope Church Women met at First Christian church for their May luncheon on Friday May 23 at 12 30 led by Mrs J E Cooper local president. Mrs Rauch kolb state president spoke on the recent International Convention in Grand Rapids Michigan describing delegates from sixteen countries and a world communion service. About 80 members from Arkadelphia Prescott and other areas attended.
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Hope Council of Church Women
First Christian Church
J. E. Cooper
E. J. Rauchkolb
Arkansas Council of Church Women
Grand Rapids
Michigan
State Council of Church Women
R. L. Broach
Jesus Christ
Arkadelphia
Prescott
Hollis Luck
C. C McNeill
Arkansas
Mother of Lynched Negro to Protest Jury Asquitta
Tessie Earle mother of Willie Earle will speak at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night protesting the acquittal of 28 white men charged in the Greenville South Carolina lynching. The NAACP sponsors the rally and says the verdict shows the law cannot protect Negroes in the South. Roy Wilkins notes state action cannot punish lynching.
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New York
Tessie Earle
Willie Earle
Greenville
S. C
Madison Square Garden
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
South
Roy Wilkins
The
Asociation
Hope High School Baccalaureate Service Sunday
The baccalaureate service for Hope High School graduates will be held Sunday evening May 25 at 7 30 in the high school auditorium. Reverend S A Whitlow will deliver the address. Seniors led by Jack Bell will be seated, followed by the junior class led by Carroll Huddleston with sponsors. The program includes prayers, readings, sermons, glee club performances, and benediction.
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Hope High School
S. A. Whitlow
First Baptist Church
Jack Bell
Joe Amour
P. L. Perkins
Carroll Huddleston
Brents McPherson
Lawrence Martin
Mia Luther Hoellamon
D. O. Silvey
Lord
Franck
Glee Club
H. P. Holdridge
J. E. Cooper
Bortniansky
W. P. Hardegree
Kathleen Gardner
Effie Hyatt
Early ruler of the animal kingdom trilobite claims
An undisputed ruler of life on Earth for over 100 million years, the trilobite was a lazy shell-covered crab-like scavenger. The ancient arthropod dominated early oceans before fading from existence.
U S Threatens to Knock Out Trade Parley
Washington May 24 A House vote to grant wool producers higher tariff protection is described as a possible knockout blow to the Geneva 18-nation trade conference. Rep Cooley says Truman may veto unless a wool price support extension is revised. The move would push import barriers higher and hinder negotiating leverage at Geneva as Australia and New Zealand demand wool terms be settled first.
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Washington
Geneva
Rep
Cooley
D-Nc
Truman
Senate
Commodity Credit Corporation
House
Tariff Commission
New Zealand
Australia
Will Clayton
Clayton
United States
Fetherolf Receives 347 Check Under New 1945 Law
Los Angeles report notes Frank Fetherolf 76, a Spanish American War veteran, was paid a discharge travel allowance of 347 dollars and 30 cents for his 1899 homeward voyage from the Philippines. The sum was issued under a 1945 law.
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Los Angeles
Frank Fetherolf
Fetherolf
Philippines
Largest oil refinery in Curacao with 10000 workers
The largest oil refinery in existence is located in Curacao in the Dutch West Indies. It employs about 10 000 people and has a daily capacity exceeding 295 000 barrels.
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Curacao
Dutch West Indies
Prospect of a Third World War Frightens Veterans
Hot Springs May 24 The piece surveys veterans who fear a future war while cherishing memories of World War II. It notes how veterans romanticize past battles for their children, despite acknowledging wartime horrors. It recalls Uncle Tony’s balanced view and warns that sentimental tales shape the next generation’s view of war.
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Hot Springs
Tony
Earth
Oreland
City Seeks Bids for Municipal Pool With Half Cost Subsidy
Hope city council met to call for bids on a municipal swimming pool estimated at 40 000. Civic groups will raise half the cost via public subscriptions. Pool plans include a 50 by 120 foot main pool with depths from 3 to 10 feet and a separate circular wading pool for children. Donations go to City of Hope Swimming Pool Fund at city hall.
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Fughr Park
Star
E. P. Young and I
el Dorado
Monroe
Louisiana
City of Hope Swimming Pool Fund
Hope
Fair Ae
City of Hope Swimming Pool
City Hall
Dale Jones
Dorsey McRae, Jr
Victor Cobb
Albert Fink
Frank Douglas
McKay
Cobb
Hana
Ope Atatorium Corporation
PWA
Lin Fair Gyda Dng-Wemure
Origina Group
Monticello
Pine Bluff
Kenneth H.verrell Cornelius
E. A Washburn
Dardanelles Security Key to U S Foreign Policy
The United States deploys a military mission to Turkey to train and equip its forces for defense of the Dardanelles, reinforcing a new policy to aid weak nations threatened by Communist expansion. A parallel mission moves toward Greece to bolster its defenses, all aimed at preserving the strait's strategic barrier between Europe and Asia and maintaining peace.
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Truman
Ankara
United States
America
Europe
Athens
Turkey
Dardanelles Strait
Dardanelles
Greece
Black Sea
Agean
Asia
Troy
Mediterranean
Germany
Russia
France
England
Briain
Strait
Gallipoli
Dardanelles Srait
Hitler
Fuehrer
Washington
Lumber Prices Fall as Mills Close Across the South
In Augusta on May 24 UP reported lumber prices fell from 75 to 50 per thousand feet since January, prompting about 250 southern mills to close. Owen R. Cheatham of Georgia Hardwood Lumber Co. said rising opening prices help the industry and questioned further price declines. He noted many closures involve low grade air-dried pine used for framing sheathing and sub-flooring, with OPA removal pushing relative price changes.
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Augusta
South
Owen R. Cheatham
Georgia Hardwood Lumber Co
Cheatham
OPA
Duncan-White Lumber Co Becomes Hope Flooring and Lumber
The Duncan-White Lumber Co was renamed Hope Flooring and Lumber Co after W W White and Fred Duncan sold the plant. John Wallace will be general manager, with about 60 workers employed at the Highway 29 South site near Hope City. Public inspection invited.
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Duncan-White Lumber Co
Hope Flooring and Lumber Co
W. W. White
Fred Duncan
White
John Wallace
Hope City Limits
Highway 29
Fayetteville Makes Bid for Vet Hospital
Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce officials pressed to place an eight million dollar Veterans Administration hospital in Fayetteville or expand Little Rock plans. VA officials said the Little Rock site is secured and the Fayetteville bid was too late. University of Arkansas trustees signaled willingness to discuss alternatives.
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Ha! Boyle
Associated Press
Arkansas Associated Pres
Arlington Hotel
Hot Springs
Boyle
C. E. Palmer
New Era and Sentinel Record
State Group
Fred D. Trout
Jonesboro Sun
Paul Hansell
Little Rock
Frank Gorrie
Kansas City
Washington
Veterans’ Administration
Veterans’ Hospital
Ark
Fayetteville
James Holder
Veterans Hospital
Horbert L. Thomas Fayetteville
University Boar of Trustees
Medical School Hospital
University of Arkansas
Board of Trustees
Arkansas City
Board of
Singing Service Sunday at Shover Springs
A singing service will be held at the Shover Springs Baptist Church at 2 p.m. on Sunday May 25. All interested persons are invited to attend.
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Shover Springs
Shover Springs Baptist Church
Longest Walk Record From New York To San Francisco
Abraham L. Monteveede of Mays Landing New Jersey set a walking record traveling from New York to San Francisco. The 415 mile trek took 79 days 10 hours and 10 minutes to complete.
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New York
San Francisco
Abraham L. Monteveede
Mays Landing
N. J
New Dehydrofreeing Method for Preserving Food
Washington May 23 UP The Agriculture Department unveiled a new preserving method called dehydrofreeing combining partial dehydration with freezing to reduce water damage and tissue loss in frozen foods. Dr Louis B Howard testified before a House appropriations subcommittee about the process saying it should appeal to housewives.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Louis B. Howard
Department
Bureau of Cultural and Industrial Chemist
House Appropriations Committee
Attic Snider Found High Above Sea Level
A fragment reports an attic snider located near Everest at extreme altitude. Details are unclear but the note suggests an extraordinary height and an unusual living situation. Further context or full text is needed for precise summary.
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Everest
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Church Council of Women
Jury Asquitta
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Hal Boyle
Tunisia
Paris
Eiffel Tower
Red Cross
Mademoiselle
Mama
Papa
Metz
U.S
By Dewitt MacKenzie
AP Foreign Affairs
Secretary of Agriculture
C. P. Anderson
Gover
Derson
Agri
Norris E. Dodd
Anderson
Gove
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