McClellan Funds Favored for Ozan Creek Project
Senator John L. McClellan reports progress on the Ozan Creek project with a Senate Appropriations Committee item of 57500 dollars. He expects the bill to pass the Senate and hopes the House will accept it and start work soon.
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Appropriations Committee
Senate
House of Representatives
John L. McClellan
Peter Harkins
Arkansas Publicity & Information Department
Little Rock
Bend
Northwest
Arkansan
Narrows
KATV
Channel 7
Frank Brey
Camden
Dsew
Hempstead Native Emma Yocung Dies in Beaumont Hospital
Emma Yocung 78 native of Hempstead County died Thursday in a Beaumont Texas hospital. Wife of the late John W. Yocum of Texarkana she was daughter of the late John Pilkinton and Lucy Lane Pikinton. Survived by son J W Yocum of Texarkana four daughters Mrs Eddie Spragins Mrs T J Olds both of Texarkana and Mrs W R Varuter of Beaumont two sisters Mrs Lula Mareh of
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Emma Yocung
Hempstead County
Beaumont
Texas
John W. Yocum
Texarkana
John Pilkinton
Lucy Lane Pikinton
Yorum
J. W. Yorum
Eddie Spragins
T. J. Olds
W. R. Varuter
Beaumont, Texas
Lula Mareh
McCarthy Subpoenaed For Files On Sehne Work
Senate investigators served a subpoena on Senator Joseph R. McCarthy for all files on cases involving G. David Sehne. McCarthy announced the subpoena and urged a similar demand for Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens relating to Maj. Gen. Kirk B. Tawton’s Fort Monmouth command. The White House challenged McCarthy’s claim to power, reaffirming executive branch primacy in law enforcement.
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N. J
Karl Munndt
Carthy
Ray H. Jenkins
Volew of America
Overseas Information Service
Government
Printing Office
Washington
White House
Joseph R. McCarthy
James C. Hagerty
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Eisenhower
McCarthy
Hagarty
Wisconsin
Army-McCarthy
Executive Branch
Hagerty
Charles F. Wiggins Dies in Memphis Hospital
Charles Tester Wiggins aged 58 a longtime Hope resident died Thursday in a Memphis hospital He is survived by his wife two daughters Charlene of Hope and Mrs C J Kirbrought Jr of Philadelphia two brothers and two sisters Funeral services were set for 3 p m at Herndon Carmelius Funeral Home Chapel with Reverends Virgil Keeley and A Whitlow Burial will be at Rose Hill Active pallbearers named Dale Jones Clyde Monts Tom Wardlow CHIE Stewart Ray Turner and C Coleman
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Charles Tester Wiggins
Hope
Memphis
Wiggins
Charlene
C. J. Kirbrought Jr
Arkadelphia
Herndon-Carmelius Funeral Home
Virgil Keeley
A. Whitlow
Rose Hill
Dale Jones
Clyde Monts
Tom Wardlow
Chie Stewart
Ray Turner
C. Coleman
Summer School Classification Offered at Hope High School
Summer school classification will be held Monday and Tuesday May 81 and June 1 at the Hope High School office. Students who failed subjects or are behind in classification are urged to take advantage of this chance. Subjects offered will be those most requested for grades 7 through 12.
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Office of Hope High School
May 2 to June 1 Forecast for Arkansas
Extended outlook shows average temperatures 1 to 4 degrees below normal across Arkansas. The period covers spring into early summer with cooler-than-normal conditions and no major heat spikes indicated.
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Arkansas
Sox
Hempstead County Leaders Plan School Reporting Revisions
Representatives from Hempstead County elementary and high schools convene Tuesday at 8:30 in the County Supervisor's office to examine revision plans for the county reporting system. The group aims to start a standardized testing program with State Department staff assisting the effort.
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Hempstead County
State Department of Sonesta
Tha Plano
Family Picnic Week Opens with Free Pool Monday
The Retail Merchants Committee and Parks Director Charles Gough announce June 7 to 12 Family Picnic Week with free admission at the Municipal Swimming Pool from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Activities include a free opening day and shows, a Little League opening night, a double Pony League and Legionaires home season opening, rifle range events, and renovated picnicking facilities ready for summer use.
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Retail Merchants Committee
Parks and Recreation
Charles Gough
Little League Peiieve
Pony League
Legionaires
Bible School Starts at Garrett Memorial Church
A Daily Vacation Bible School begins Monday May 31 at Garrett Memorial Baptist Church and runs to June g. Sessions run 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. with theme Pioneering With Christ. Teachers and helpers cover preschool to young adult groups, with music, crafts, refreshments, and mid-morning meals for all attendees.
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Garrett Memorial Baptist Church
Christ
James Breeden
David Frith
Jewell
Sull
Herbert Hartsfield
Arthur Dougan
Tom Duckett
Elbert O' Steen
Lowiy Smith
Martin Green
Ted
Porter
Paul Church
Dorsey Collins
Waddle Cunningham
Dale Tennemaker
Dwight Ridgill
Elbert O'Steen
Lyle Allen
Lloyd McClellan
Dalton Dragoo
Grady Hairston
Grocer Charged With Arson in Paragould Fire
In Paragould Deputy Pro nitor Howard Mays filed arson charges against James C Adams after a fire on May 19 destroyed the building housing Adams grocery. Adams signed a statement admitting setting the fire to collect about 7300 in insurance. Deputy McEuen estimated the damage at 7000 to the concrete block building. Mayes quoted Adams as saying he needed the money to pay off DUG.
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Paragould
Howard Mays
James C.adams
Adams
Mayes
Hae
Rayhmond McEuen
Man Held in Slaying Probe
Police investigated a slaying after Marvin C. Boyd of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, admitted in a signed statement that he buried the body of Miss Virginia Gosherk of San Francisco near the desert outside Mexicali. Chief Val Russell said Boyd claimed his war wake led to the crime and that his female companion aided.
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van Buren
Taday Ae
Snd
Val Russell Spic
Marvin C. Boyd
Lebanon
Virginia
L. Gosherk
San Francisco
Mexicali
Key Disagreements Hold Up Indochina Cease Fire Plan
In Geneva a two hour expert session after early talks by nine nations surfaced two major areas of agreement and three sharp disagreements. Representatives of rival commands would oversee a cease fire and plan troop regrouping, but main disputes block progress toward ending the Indochina war.
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Geneva
Indochina
Australian Voters Go to the Polls
Australian voters head to the polls for general parliamentary elections to decide if the country remains under free enterprise coalition rule or shifts toward socialism. Prime issues center on government formation in the House of Representatives as eligible residents, now including new citizens, must vote.
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Gordon Tait
Sydney
Australia
House of Representatives
Robert
Cherry Praises Agri Teachers at Arkansas Vocation Meet
Gov. Cherry told Arkansas vocational agriculture instructors that no education program has stronger roots than theirs. He cited $858,000 spent last year on vocational ed and $1,034,000 planned this year. He pledged full support for farmers during another drought and praised the joint federal state drought relief program as exceptional cooperation. The convention runs through Saturday.
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Little Rock
Cherry
Arkansas
Wil
Texarkana Bank to Pay 100 Percent Dividend
TORXARKANA The State National Bank of Texarkana plans a 100 percent dividend on common stock pending stockholders approval at an upcoming meeting. Directors say the payout totals about $500,000 from undivided profits and will likely be distributed in June. The June 11 meeting will also consider reducing par value from $100 to $10 per share.
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Torxarkana
State National Bank of
Texarkkna
Juno Il
Stuart Wilson
Wilson
New Strike Threat Looms After Waterfront Vote
New York faces the threat of a waterfront strike as an ILA union election outcome sits undecided. William V. Bradley, ILA president, warned members could quit if the NLRB moves to enforce ballots, following the board’s invalidation of a pre-Christmas vote margin amid challenges over intimidation and polling.
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New York
New ‘York
William V. Bradley
International Longshoremen's Assn
National Labor Relations Board
Bradley
NLRB
Fiat Rites for Murray McLeod McLean
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. at the First Methodist Church in Little Rock for Murray B. McLean 60, former revenue commissioner and executive secretary to Gov. Homer Adkins. He died yesterday at a local hospital.
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Little
Death Toll on Carrier Bennington Rises to 94
The Bennington explosion on the carrier Bennington raised the death toll to 94, with Navy officials warning it could rise further. The incident disrupted the U S Navy's operations and drew attention to the ongoing accident inquiry. Victims included Ray Army, chief radio electrician, and other crew members as reports spread from Washington to Detroit and Montreal.
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Carriny Bennington
Navy
Washington
Gamuel . Ansell
Giaite
Tha
Radio
Ray Army
Boramond C. Demers
Donnn Coljocs
N. C
Na Demers
Norfolk
Detroit
Len Shaw
Detroit Free Press
Rhode Island
Wednes- Montreal
Victor Dore
Switzer
Oo Iland
Austria
Henry J. Strecker
Stecker Paper Box Co
National Association of Paper Box Manufacturers
French regroup to meet Viet Minh threat in Indochina
French Union troops abandoned and blew up outposts along the Red River delta to form mobile units capable of countering an expected Viet Minh offensive around mid June. Authorities expect a major push toward defense cities like Phu Ly and Ninh Binh as Paris tightens the siege lines near Dien Bien Phu.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Red River
Dien Bien” Phu
Nguyen Nely
Phy Ly
Nain
Phong
Gtap
Singer
Dien Bien Phu
Jones to Address Employment Convention in Asheville
Teddy M. Jones of the State Employment Security Division Hood office is slated to speak at the International Association of Employment Security annual meeting in Asheville May 31 to June 4. Keynote speaker will be U S Secretary of Labor James P F Mitchell. Meyer Feynman of Washington staff development chief, and Robert Goodwin bureau director, will attend as general chairman and forum retreat facilitator.
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Teddy M. Jones
State Employment Security Division
Hood
Ker
International Association’ of Employment Security
Asheville
Ninys
Jones
U.S
Cody Ton
Meyer Feymian
Washington
Federal Bureau of Employmenturity
Bureau
Robert Goodwin
Térum
Ees
Town politics and local notices blend with Memorial Day plans
The town faces a loud scramble as four county candidates fail to file corruption pledges, risking court action. A candidate defends the process while another suggests a mutual restraint. Memorial Day will see post office and draft board closures with mail and stamps handled as usual. Local youths receive recognition. Jimmie Willis becomes Rainbow Girls adviser, and Army awards and service updates surface for Hope residents with Melvin Thrash headed to Ouachita and Pedron among top scholars.
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Democratic Central Committee
Hope Postoffice
Melvin Thrash
Thrash
Hope
Ouchita J
Melvin
Ouachita
Thomas Adrian Pedron
Raymond Peds
Pommyipsions Ag
Nea
Navy board probes Bennington blast fate of ship
The Bennington disaster spurred a Navy inquest as a special board searches the gutted carrier for the cause of the second peacetime catastrophe. Capt Raborn and other survivors will testify as Adm Carney and Navy officials inspect wreckage and assess damage and casualties.
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Paul 8
Tondo
New Brittam
Conn
Stanley Capletoow
Burlington
Lamob
Pugh
Navy
Nald
Navy Board of Inquir
Bennington
Wwiliam
F.raborn
Robert
Carney
Magé Cucel
Asada
Leyte
France seeks terms as Indochina talks shift
The note discusses French Indochina morale and pay offers to recruit forces, with hints of Geneva conference implications. It says France may not go on alone without support from the United States, and that Paris and Washington discuss possible changes to strategy amid war weariness.
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Phu
Binoy
Sury
Indochin
Geneva
France
Jmitmonte
Poultry Group Meeting With Powells Scheduled
A June meeting of four poultry producers is set for Tuesday night at 7 30 at the home of Mr Jeage Powell Route 0 Hope Founded today by the group to organize local poultry interests and cooperation
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Jeage Powell
of Hope
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