Spectacular Arena Plans Spark Southwest Arkansas Stock Show
The Point (Miss.) Times Leader notes the ird District Stock Show Association in Fair Work is building a sweeping open-air arena in Southwest Arkansas. The 320 by 140 footprint includes a 220 by 400 area, aluminum roof with plexiglas, and seating for 3,000 to 6,000. Also referenced is a Chicago streetcar collision killing 33 and burning 20, blamed on a flooded underpass and an unscheduled turn, attributed to Mother Nature.
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District Stock Show Association
Southwest
Arkansas
Stocks Show Association
Chicago
Mother Nature
America
Christian Church Bible School Begins May 29
The First Christian church will hold a daily Vacation Bible school starting Monday morning May 29 at 9 o'clock. Classes run weekdays 9 to 11 for two weeks with the third year course All About the Bible and Junior New Testament. Activities include songs stories Bible instruction refreshments and attendance. All children from the Sunday school and visitors are invited. Minister Wm P Hardegree will direct.
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Pp — Christian Church
First Christian Church
Schder
Wm. P. Hardegree
Schol
Armadillo Captured Near Hope by Fletcher Easterling
Fletcher Easterling, a local carpenter, brought an armadillo to town this morning after capturing it last night near his home two miles south of Hope. A West Texas native, the armadillo sometimes ventures into this Arkansas section and several have been captured here frequently.
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Fletcher Easterling
Hope
T. 4
West Texas
Arkansas
Arkansas Weather Summary for Weekend
Cloudy and cooler this afternoon with a shower in the east. Tonight remains fair. Sunday looks fair with warmer temperatures especially in the northwest portion.
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Arkansas
U S Arms for Indochina Reported Ready on High Priority
Washington reports indicate first American arms for Indochina are being prepared urgently to aid France and the Indochinese governments against Communist guerrillas. Funds come from Truman’s 75 million dollar Southeast Asia program, with shipments focusing on transport and communications gear and other military support.
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Washington
Indochina
U. S
Trutman
China
France
Moscow
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Congress
Paul G. Hoffman
Southwest Asia
Hoffman
ECA
Harland Cleveland
State Department
Laos
Cambodia
End of gas rationing ends long wartime controls
London marks the end of almost 11 years of gasoline rationing as a king's order lifts restrictions. With two American oil firms accepting sterling, fuel sales surge, queues form, and car prices rise as motorists celebrate the petrol surplus during a holiday week.
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London
Britain
Philip Noe
Baker
House of Commons
Nevi-Baker
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
California
Texas ‘Oml
Bristol
London Daily Graph
Motourists
Ring Stolen From Home of Oscar Greenberg
A diamond ring valued at 175 dollars was stolen from the home of Oscar Greenberg between March 1 and May 12. Police were notified today. The band is white gold with a white setting.
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Oscar Greenberg
Whiteield
Weekend Warmth Eludes Most Areas in Nation
The Associated Press reports a cool belt across the central and western United States with below normal temperatures from the Western plains to Ohio and Texas. The Great Lakes stay chilly, Nebraska sees subfreezing readings, while the East and South enjoy mild to seasonal weather and few wet spots. Rain touched southern Illinois, Missouri, Texas, Nebraska, eastern Colorado, and southern Iowa, with some showers in the Carolinas.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Texas
Great Lakes
Nebraska
Pacific Coast
Illinois
Missouri
Colorado
Iowa
Carolinas
North Carolina votes on Graham Smith primary fate
Raleigh May 27. Senator Frank P. Graham, ally of President Truman, seeks the Democratic nomination for the unsettled remaining term. Willis Smith and Robert R. Reynolds also run. a runoff June 24 is possible. Election officials expect 425000 to 475000 voters as polls open at 6 30 a m and close six thirty p m. Ola Ray Boyd also runs as a perennial candidate amid debates over EPC segregation and alleged socialist trends in the Truman administration.
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Raleigh
N. C
Frank P. Graham
Truman
North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Willis Smith
Raleigh Corporation
Robert R. Reynolds
Smith
American Bar Association
Graham
Reynolds
Senate
Electia
Ola Ray Boyd
Trnian
AEA Drops Prattsville School District Battle
The Arkansas Education Association withdraws its appeal to the Arkansas Supreme Court over Prattsville's separation from Grant County rural schools. The case hinged on consolidation rules and eligibility for state salary aid, with Chancellor Guy E. Williams's ruling upheld.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Education Association
Prattsville
Arkansas Supreme Court
Pulaski
Guy E. Williams
Grant County
Warren
AEA
Prattaville
Gravevine
State Board of Education
Williams
State Board
Weiserberger to Teach Bible Class at First Methodist
Royce Weisenberger will teach the Century Bible class at First Methodist Church Sunday at 9 40. All members are urged to attend and bring a guest.
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Royce Weisenberger
Firs Methodist Church
Caudle Well at Badcaw Abandoned
The A. V. Caudle No. 1 wild rat well in Badcaw has been abandoned as dry by operators. The nearby Vo B May No. 1 was brought in last week as a 120 barrel producer by Burnett Drilling Co. Burnett plans a new location about a quarter mile away from the new producer.
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Badcaw
Burnett Drilling Co
Burnett
City Swimming Pool Opens Today
Municipal Swimming Pool at Fairpark formally opened today and will run on regular schedule through the summer months, announced by Mrs. Foy Hamm ons, manager.
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Fairpark
Foy Hammons
Baptists End Meet With Election in Arkansas Conference
The North American Baptist association completed organization in Little Rock with home selection and adoption of bylaws after a two day convention. About 1,200 delegates represented roughly 500 Missionary Baptist churches in 15 states that left the American Baptist alliance. The new body will convene next March in Laurel Miss.
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Baptists
Little Rock
The
North American Baptist Association
Ge Association
Missionary Baptist
American Baptist Association
Laurel
Miss
Arch Wylie Buys Glass and Salvage Firm
Arch Wylie today announced the purchase of the Bryan Glass and Salvage Company on West Third Street from Charles Bryan. He previously operated the Archer Motor Co. downtown with his brother Charles Wylie and invited the public to visit his new establishment The Wylia Glass and Salvage Co.
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Arch Wylie
Bryan Glass and Salvage Company
West Third Street
Charles Bryan
Archer Motor Co
Third
Charles Wylie
Wylie
Wylia Glass and Balvage Co
Boyle Against Creation of Mapes in Fair to the Apes
A New York columnist argues against cross breeding humans and apes proposing a Mapes hybrid. He warns it would create a slave race and favors leaving apes in their natural state. If such a hybrid existed a football star Mapey would face social collapse and crime, ending in homelessness and decline.
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Boyle
New York
Br.ly
Sydney William Britton
Universiity
Virginia
Anind
Pyosle
Investigations Probe Chicago Streetcar Crash Toll
Chicago conducts multiple inquiries into the May crash of a crowded streetcar into a gasoline truck. Officials dispute speed and fare counts as 82 killed and 30 injured. flames destroyed several buildings. Conductor William Liddell, 128, Negro, faced charges but was released on bond after testimony on rear-door attempts.
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Chicago
Stata Sireets
National Safety Council
Aml Ayere
Trally
William C. Liddell
Officers Study Second Case of Dynamiting Malvern
Malvern Arkansas May 27 officers studied a second dynamiting tied to labor disputes. A car owned by Charles Nugent and his father in law W L Sisney was exploded outside their home near the Acme Brick plant strike area. A dynamite stick was found in Nugent’s car and another dynamiting had occurred at Fort Smith at Tucker Duck and Rubber Co plant. State police conduct lab tests at local officials’ request.
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Malvern
Arkansas
Suike al
Acme
Charles Nugent
W. L. Sisney
Sisney
3. L. Nutt
Nugent
Fort Smith
Tucker Duck and Rubber Co
Man Convicted of Family Mistreatment Sentenced to 10 Years
Paragourd May 2 4th Judge Charles W. Light sentenced Cosmo Wilson to 10 years imprisonment after being convicted of family mistreatment and carnal mistreatment of his own daughter. Trial jury deferred punishment to the judge.
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Charles W. Ligh
Cosmo Wilson
Military to Play Big Part in U S Plan
Washington May 27 A new global economic program to succeed the Marshall plan will hinge on American military interests. Tracey Voorhees and Gordon Gray lead a government wide study to keep dollars with friendly nations after 1952. The project covers strategic materials imports, effects on Germany and Japan occupation, and protecting American defense industries from European competition. A top panel aims to report to the President by August with recommendations for a partisan program.
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Washington
Ameri ‘Ican
White House
Tracey Voorhees
Army
Frank Pace
Gordon Gray
Gray
United States
U. S
Germany
Japan
Som i
Production May Set New U S Record
Washington reports that May production may match the postwar boom highs of 1948 as the Federal Reserve Board notes April output at 189 percent of the 1035-89 average and forecasts a further rise to 191. Autos, appliances, and durable goods show strength while department stores lag and backlogs grow in heavy industry.
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Washington
America
Federal Reserve Board
Commerce Department
Asliess
Sats
Man Charged With Cruelty to Animals Arrest Report
Police report a man named Charlie Lee Laytermill Nogees arrested yesterday on cruelty to animals charges. Authorities allege he picked up a Hy Ace at Bruner Tyory. Further details were not released.
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Charlie Lee Laytermill
Nogees
Fragmentary OCR Note Mentions Bets and Interstate Races
Fragmented text references gambling restrictions and betting during races. Mentions New York and Bitsy, with unclear details on elimination of services or participation. Context unclear. the readable portion notes possible limits on wagers and race events.
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Washburn
Edgar Harris
Times
Christian Church
Armadillo
India
Weiserberger
Caudle
Arch. Wylie
Kindergarden
Alassome
Brooklyn
Brooks Brothers
Mape
Mapey
Cager
Ama
Bowery
Jett Lune
U.S
Hough
New, York
Nog Elim
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