Forrestal’s death shocks nation. Roosevelt Jr moves in politics
In a broad column the author recalls James Forrestal’s suicide at Bethesda Hospital and naval service, lauds his wartime leadership, and discusses political thoughts from Arkansas highway bond rulings to Franklin D Roosevelt Jr’s presidential prospects, including personal anecdotes about birthplaces and constitutional law.
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James Forrestal
Navy Hospital
Bethesda
Allan
Roosevelt
Truman
New York
Hugogs
Adky
Defense
Army
Navy
Air Corps
Forrestal
Etary
Summer School to Open Here on June 6
Plans are set for summer school opening on Monday June at the high school. Students intending to enroll should report to the Principal's office this week for registration with late registrations accepted at 8 o'clock Monday May 6. Two credits may be earned across both summer school semesters.
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Ofte High School
Exams Open for Postmaster Job at Columbus Arkansas
The United States Civil Service Commission announced an examination to fill a fourth class postmaster vacancy at Columbus Arkansas. The exam will be held in Hope Arkansas with applications closing June 24, 1949. Salary listed at $1930 per year. Examination date shown on admission cards after applications close.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Columbus
Arkansas
Hope
Weather Forecast for Arkansas Partly Cloudy Showers
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. South portion may see lingering activity tonight and into Wednesday. Temperatures will not be as warm tonight.
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Arkansas
South Portion
Senate probes missing uranium and external expert search
Washington May 24 a Senate House committee on atomic matters moved to hire an outside expert to verify the missing uranium case as part of the Capitol Hill inquiry into Atomic Energy Commission security. Senators pressed for independent judgment while reviewing AEC grants and loyalty questions amid a fellowship funding controversy.
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Washington
Senate-House Committee On Atomic Matters
Capitol Hill
Atomic Energy Commission
Appropriations
Commission
Isador Edelman
AEC
Tellawan
Congress
House
Hickenlooper
Rtown
David
Lilienthal
Michigan
Vandenberg
Congressional
McMahon
D- Conn
Joint Committee On’ Atomic Energy
Chi'eng
W. H. Zinn
Argonne National Laboratory
Zinn
MacMehon
Oa Ridge
Tenn
Ouachita College Main Building Destroyed by Fire
A 61 year old main building at Ouachita College in Arkadelphia was destroyed after a lightning bolt struck its tower during a storm. Firemen fought the blaze into the morning. only the first two stories remained, and the three story brick structure must be replaced. Loss estimates were not immediately available. authorities had debated replacing the building for sentimental reasons. The fire disrupted final exams for undergraduates as classes continued with an extra week of study forthcoming.
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Arkadelphia
O Main
Ouachita College
Chemical Laboratories
The
Baptist College
Transient Praises Local Auto Film
M. W Sausse of Los Angeles commends Nunn McDowell Motors Co of Hope Arkansas Chrysler dealers for honest courteous efficient service on a New York to Los Angeles Plymouth trip. He praises the drope Ark dealer as a fine dealer in the organization and notes exemplary merit after extensive driving and visits to many places.
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Chrysler Tonic
Chrysler Corp
M. W .Sausse
Los Angeles
Calif
Nunn-Mc- Dowell Motors Co
Hope, Ark
Chrysler
New York City
New York
Finel
Nunn-McDowell Motor Ca
Drope
Ark
Frankfurt Man Confesses Forcing Boy to Pray Before Slaying
German police say a 90 year old Frankfurt man, Walter Huegel, confessed to forcing eight year old Sigmar Schuster to pray for “eternal world peace” and fatally harming him with an oxen in a fatal act linked to the dying child’s wish. Huegel is in custody as the investigation continues.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Polleg
Walter Huegel
Sigmar Schuster
Nationalists Retreat Looms as Reds Press Shanghai Showdown
In Shanghai the Communist drive gains ground with a key push through the southwestern defenses near the 35 mile wooden fence. Naval assets are sunk in the Whangpoo and ships near Woosung threaten escalation as Nationalist forces, while battered, withdraw slowly. civilians flee with household goods as martial law warns of death for aiding Reds.
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Shanghai
Yangtze
Waosung
Canton
Lunghwai
Woosung
Kungao Road
Lunghwa
Shangal
Aosbody
Pooltung
Iight
Texas Company
Tank Farm
J. S. Marshall
Shipping Department
Pre-School Clinic at Courthouse Announced by PTA
The PTA will hold a pre-school clinic at the courthouse from to 12 a.m. Mrs. E. S. Alexander, the president, announced the event. Parents with children entering school next September are urged to bring them to the clinic.
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Parent Teachers Association
E. S., Alexander
Hope City Hall
Guernsey Negro School to Graduate 11
Saccalaureate services for graduates of Guernsey Negro High School will be held Thursday night May 26 at 8 15 p m Commencement exercises will be held at 4 15 p m Monday May 3 with the principal address by Prof E Lb Halmes of Texarkana Diplomes will be awarded to Roy Wtha Burton Beverly A Carrington Helen V Cooper Meércian B Cooper Melvin O Jonson Clyde W Mefaddin Arretha B Simmons Arvenia V Simmons Jarvis B Wright and Cartie Mae Marton
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Guernsey Negro High School
E. Lb. Halmes
Texarkana
Roy Wtha Burton
Beverly A. Carrington
Helen V. Cooper
Meércian B. Cooper
Melvin 0. Jonson
Arretha B. Simnons
Arvenia V. Simmons, Jarvis &. Wright and
Cartie Mae Marton
CIO Rubber Workers Fire President
United Rubber-Workers Union fired international president L. B. Buckmaster in a trial by the general executive board held April 25 to May 20. H. R. Lloyd of Akron became international president, with T. F. M. Dickenson of Memphis advancing to vice president.
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Philadelphia
United Rubber — Workers Union
L. 8
Buckmaster
Robert Cruden
Cruden
URW
Pottstown
H. R. Lloyd
Akron
Lioya
MM. Dickenson
Memphis,Tenn
Publisher Charged After Threat With Deadly Weapon
West Memphis May 24 Publisher Coughlin co publisher of a weekly paper was charged with drawing a deadly weapon to prevent service when he allegedly fired a shotgun at a city light worker and threatened to shoot unless power lines were not cut. Bond set at 1600 and trial date pending.
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West Memphis
Pete) Coughlin
Walter Rimer
City Light and Réifier Department
Coughlin
Rimer
Dick Raines
Heald Rimer
Emmett 2Elvin
Arkansas
J. Ge. I
Jack) Coughlin
More People Take Their Lives in Cold War Than in War
HAL BOYLE argues that more individuals commit suicide in peace than in war, citing James Forrestal, John Winant, and Jan Masaryk. He explores motives, personal tension, and the social context of leadership, suggesting pride, purpose, and religious conviction influence self-destructive acts.
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Hal Boyle
New York
James Forrestal
John G. Winant
Britain
Jan Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
Forrestal
Winant
Masaryk
Rome
Germany
Japan
Brutus
Adolf Hitler
Tojo
Wi- Nant
Henry Thoreau
Bruner Forms New Industry at Hope Industrial Area
R E Bruner announces a new Hope Paddle and Oar Co to manufacture paddles and oars from 2 to 20 feet. The plant, in Hope Arkansas Industrial Area, will start with about 10 workers and $20,000 in machinery. Bruner cites low costs, utilities, gas rates, and available buildings as factors. The firm plans to market through jobbers.
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Hope
Hope Paddle & Oar Co
Arkansas
Pras
Sing Grounds
Vincent Foster
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Hope Paddle and
R. E. Bruner
Bruner
Poster
Foster
Cotdwood, Inc
Klipsch and Associates
Hope Paddle and Car Co
Iquelry
Shreveport Hosts Weeklong Holiday It Dixie Pageant
Shreveport welcomes visitors to Holiday it Dixie a pageant week with events across the city May 2 to May 17. Highlights include a costume ball with Ted Weems orchestra a large pageant Guy Scott Water Ski Follies and a nationwide broadcast of Queen for a Day. Special invites go to Pat Clewyne Chapter UDC members for a Friday gathering at Mrs. Sam Pankey’s home in Shreveport.
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Shreveport
Theyuay
Lfe
Ted Weems
Sam Pankey
Emmet
Pat Clehywne
UDC
Charles D. Smyth
Berlin Railway Row Sparks Western Police Ultimatum
U S Brig. Gen. Frank L. Howley ordered expulsion of Soviet controlled railway guards from American sector stations in Berlin after riot violence left two dead. Western Berlin police were to restore order as British and French officials resisted endorsing the move.
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Berlin
Umm
U. S
Frank L. Howley
Howley
West Berlin
Howsey
Rail’ Union
Wess
Rat
West Barks
Howiey
Zoo
Ana West
Lupion
Zo Hy
Tryine
West Kreuz
Western Berlin
Apa
Bersan
Iuyed
Blevins Area Struck By High Winds
High winds around 3 am damaged Blevins causing downed telephone and power lines. Plate glass windows broken at Stephens store and a garage, several outbuildings toppled, and damage to homes estimated costly to repair. No other areas reported serious damage.
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Blevins Seemi Ty
Stephens
Retail Merchants to Meet at C of C Office
Hope merchants plan a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce office tomorrow at 2 30 p m. Merchants are invited to attend. Probable topic is Father s Day with other subjects open for discussion.
Arkansas governor outlines bonds to fund highway program
Governor McMath proposes a bond issue totaling 7,000,000 annually to finance road-building over four years with federal funds and state revenue, aiming to improve highways and reduce tax burdens. He cites an A rating on bonds and notes contracts already in place, with monthly costs around 2,000 and 5,500 in other expenditures.
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Arkansas Supreme Court
McMath
Sten
State Highway Commission
Little Rock
Little Roc
Oh Sat Senor
The
Arkansas: Supreme Tenday
Amos
Arkeangag
Kasenkina drama in New York of asylum and funds
Oksana Kasenkina, 43, seeks asylum in the United States after a dramatic escape involving a paid settlement of $10,000 for expenses and a $2,050 sedan. She lives alone in a furnished apartment in Jackson Heights Queens, saying she fears Soviet reprisals and has hired a private defender. The case highlights tensions over forced returns and political asylum during a volatile period.
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New York
Oksana Kasenkini
Nots Politiéai
CIO Awaits Ford Decision On Arbitration Offer
Detroit May 24 UP CIO United Auto Workers awaits Ford Motor Company's reply to the union offer to arbitrate the dispute that sparked the old Ford strike. Industrial relations chief Burgas would comment only after he had it fully clarified. Reuther reiterated the union's position that arbitration is essential to reach a settlement.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
Spe
John
Burgas
Reuther
Lion Governors Elected in New Arkansas District
In Little Rock on May 24 a Kansas Lions club convention elected several governors as the state splits into three districts. Names listed include Iman, Doyne, Cari, and the Rev Ralan Row among others, with Monticello mentioned in connection to the annual convention.
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Little Rock
Tkansas Lions Club Mem
I Iman
Ae Doyne
Cariisop
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