Court Upholds Counties Use Of Professional Property Appraisers
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday upheld counties hiring independent professional appraisers for property assessments. The ruling supports the 1955 reassessment program, enabling ongoing valuation efforts crucial to local schools and government. N P O Neal is remembered for his public service and support of local projects including the Bankhead Highway and the Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station.
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State Supreme Court
Arkansas
General Assembly
All America
High Court
Russia Ignores Invitation to Chief of Staff
Washington reports Moscow sent a formal invitation only to Air Force Gen. Nathan F. Twining to attend Soviet Aviation Day in Moscow June 24. The invitation did not cover all Joint Chiefs of Staff members, though prior hints suggested they might visit Russia. The Air Force says Twining’s invitation is under consideration.
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Warren Rogers JR
Washington
Moscow
Washgarion
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Russia
Joint Chiefs
Air Force
Nathan F. Twining
Woth
Pentagon
White House
Army
Navy
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
New Farm Bill Signed Into a Law
President Eisenhower signed the new farm bill late yesterday amid acknowledged shortcomings and debated benefits. The administration will implement the measure, with a soil bank program worth 1.2 billion dollars annually. Details on crop year funding depend on forthcoming decisions by the administration and Congress.
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Ovida
Martin Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Southland Hopes to Race Next Fall
Southland Racing Corp. aims to run 80 days of racing at its dug track in West Memphis next fall. Cecil Ray Edmonds, Southland president, said a mailed folder to stockholders answered questions on track status. The folder, from Newark, ties into an unsettled court and notes no spring meeting due to wind damage to the million dollar plant.
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West Memphis
Southland Racing Corp
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Newark
Cecil Ray Edmonds
Southland
Edmonds
New York
Hope Squadron CAP Receives National Charter
Hope Squadron Civil Air Patrol gains organizational charter from the National Board. The unit is authorized to perform all acts to accomplish the CAP mission including civilian aviation promotion, civil military coordination, Cadet program, and search and rescue. Activities include a ground observers test flight and radar system study. cadet opportunities feature Summer Encampment and drill competitions. Arkansas Wing earned national notice for a Conway Cadet Conference earlier this month. CAP is highlighted in National Geographic. Local unit meets at Hope Airport Field on Sundays.
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Hope Squadron
Civil Air Patrol
National Board of Cap
CAP
USAF
Ground Observers Corps
Arkansas
Conway
National Geographic Magazine
Hope Airfeld
Badettes Sing at Regular Lions Meeting
Rinard Young led the regular Lions Club gathering Monday noon and featured Mrs. Thomas Silvey with the Badettes, Miss Elizabeth Butler, and Miss LaDon Warder in a duet. The group has appeared on radio and TV, performed pieces such as Muskrat Ramble Ivory Tower It’s Almost Tomorrow 24 Hours A Day and Warder sang Razzle Dazzle. They are available for engagements and were invited to sing at Lions Club Ladies Night.
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Rinard Young
Lions Club
Thomas Silvey
OSI Accused of Exceeding Authority in Secret Order
Rep Moss labeled a partially unveiled directive from the National Security Council an attempted power grab by OSI He said the order aimed to restrict information flows from federal agencies and demanded the Commerce Department establish the OSI as part of internal security measures.
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Lewis Guli
Washington
Rep
Moss
D-Calif
Office of Strategic Information
House
OSI
National Security Council
Commerce Department
Public Urged to Help Fight Cancer Hope Arkansas Drive
The American Cancer Society faced a funding gap last year with only two of every three dollars met for research. Public help is urged to raise funds for Cancer Drive to complete Hempstead county’s $1500 quota in Hope, Arkansas, supporting early diagnosis, treatment, and education.
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American Cancer Society
Hempstead County
Hope
Arkansas
Judge May Run for City Municipal Judge Even Outside City
An Arkansas attorney general opinion holds Act 36 of 1953 allows county wide election of municipal judges. Any qualified candidate from the county may run for the office. Qualifications include two years Arkansas residency, six years law practice, a valid license, good moral character, and age at least 25.
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Little Rock
MUA
Arkansas
Attorney General's Office
Justice of the Peace
George Smith
Clarksville
Hood
Writer Finds If You Are Born in Mountains You Can't Put Them Out of Your Heart Soul
HAL BOLE SLVA reports on John Parris a mountain reporter who rose from North Carolina roots to New York city feature pieces then London war work. His drive to distant fields led him from Newark to Allied invasions to diplomacy with the AP before returning home. Continued on Page Four.
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Hal Bole
SLVA
John Parris
John
Coastal Plain
North Carolina
New York
London
Africa
Newark
Associated Press
United Na
Page Four
Expansion of Atom Weapons Urged by the U S
President Eisenhower asked Congress to authorize expanding the atomic energy program to produce more weapons and widen peaceful uses. He seeks 112 500 000 for fiscal 1947 starting July 1, to fund weapon design testing production and military propulsion reactors plus civilian reactor development and plant expansion.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
Atomic Energy Commission
James C. Hagerty
United States
Hagerty
Farm Housing Loans Now Available In Hempstead County
W M Sparks county supervisor of the Farmers Home Administration announced funds are available for farm housing loans through June 20, 1956. A $5,000,000 appropriation backs the program to furnish safe dwellings and essential farm buildings for owners unable to secure credit elsewhere. Loans up to 33 years at 4 percent interest, secured by farm mortgages and other real estate, with plans inspected for sound construction, will be issued to qualified farm owners on condition they can meet obligations and live in the United States. Applications are at the county FHA office in the Hempstead County Courthouse, fourth floor, Hope Arkansas.
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W. M. Sparks
Farmers Home Administration
Eisenhower
United States
Sparks
County Partners Home Administration
County Fha
Hempstead County
Hope
Arkansas
Next Chapter, Please The Bible’s Acts Chapter 21 Ends with a Comma
A note on scripture punctuation identifies Acts chapter 21 as the sole Bible chapter not ending with a period. The verse ends with a comma, prompting continuation into the next chapter's opening.
Final Rites Set Today for Farmer of McCaskill
William Henry Hile 67 a farmer of McCaskill Route One died in a local hospital Sunday His funeral was set for 2 30 p m Tuesday at the Church of Christ in McCaskill Burial would be in Harris Cemetery Survivors include his wife Lula a son Hubert C Hile of Silsbee Texas two daughters Mrs George Ball Odessa Texas and Mrs J L Rowland Hopes four brothers Leonard Hile Murfreesboro Henry Columbus Frank McCaski and Tom Hile Texarkana and a sister Mrs W H Cransford Little Rock
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William Henry Hile
McCaskill
Church of Christ
Harris Cemetery
Lula Hie
Hubert C. Hile
Silsbee
Texas
George Ball
Odessa
J. L. Rowland
Hopes
Leonard Hile
Murfree
Idle Workers Must Pay Tax on Income
The government ruled that idle workers must pay federal income tax on new supplementary unemployment benefits. SUB plans negotiated by the United Auto Workers with General Motors Ford and Chrysler provide up to 65 percent of take home pay for four weeks and 60 percent for 22 weeks, with benefits funded privately and not subject to withholding or social security taxes. Unemployed workers must report SUB payments as nonwage income on their annual tax return.
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Washington
Russell C. Harrington
Internal Revenue
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler Motor Companies
Library Has Run on Top Sports Books
With baseball season underway Hempstead County Library reports rising demand for practical guides on improving play. Available titles include Play Ball and The Real Book About Baseball, plus team histories like The New York Dodgers and The Chicago White Sox. Biographies of Babe Ruth Stan Musial Joe DiMaggio and Ty Cobb are offered, along with reference works such as The 1956 Baseball Almanac The Official Encyclopedia of Baseball and The Encyclopedia of Sports. Also featured are Little League titles like The Official Encyclopedia of Little League Baseball and Little League Champs.
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Hempstead County Library
New York Dodgers
Cleveland Indians
Washington Senators
Chicago White Sox
Babe Ruth
Stan Musial
Joe DiMaggio
Ty Cobb
America
Frederick Lieb
Official
Arabs Back Hammaskjold Peace Efforts Continue
The Arab world favors extending Dag Hammarskjold's role in Middle East peace talks. The United Nations Security Council debates Britain's proposal as it resumes after the secretary general's absence. Hammarskjold will report on ceasefire progress with Israel and Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon.
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United Nations
Britain
Dag Hammiatrskjold
L-Nation Security Council
Middle East
Hammarskjold
Israel
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Lebanon
Four Additional Soviet Officials Are Executed
Moscow reports reveal four top Azerbaijani officials executed for counterrevolutionary activity. Lead defendant M. D. Bagirov, former Azerbaijan Communist Party secretary and premier, linked to Lavrenty Beria as a close collaborator. Trials held publicly in Baku April 12 to 26.
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Lavrenty Borla
Baku Worker
Moscow
Baku
M. D. Bagirov
Azerbaijan Communist Party
Council of Ministers
Azerbaijan Republican
Bagirov
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Salin
Soviet Union
Beria
Moscow Radio
Azerbaijan
Berla
Father Kills Son Over Use of Automobile
Cincinnati police report a two day quarrel between Charles Miller Sr. and son Charles Miller Jr. over use of a car. In elder Miller’s Reading suburb home the father shot his son after an argument at a bait shop he and his son ran. The father was held without charge as investigations continued.
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Cincinnati
Charles’ Miller Jr
Charles
Miller
Missouri Goes for Symington at Democratic Nominating Meet
Missouri delegates backed Sen. Stuart Symington in the Democratic nominating convention. Symington condemned Eisenhower defense policies, saying the country is not prepared to defend itself if attacked and criticizing the administration's aim as the second best air force.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Stuart Symington
Dog Fails Sent Duty for Gamblers
EAST ST LOUIS ILL A German shepherd guarding a gambling game failed its duty when two officers baited it with a hamburger. Lt Cedell Mosely and Detective Curtis Smith reported raiding a shed and discovering 15 men playing cards. They arrested two men who admitted running the game.
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East $Y. Louis
Cedell
Mosely
Curtis Smith
Confirmation of Seaton Is Certain
Washington observes swift Senate confirmation for Fred A. Seaton as interior secretary in Eisenhower's Cabinet. The 44 year old Nebraska newspaper and radio executive has been deputy assistant to Eisenhower in charge of administrative affairs and was chosen after initial backing for Clarence A. Davis faded amid McKay's resignation to run for the Senate.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Swift
Senate
Fred A. Seaton
Eisenhower
Seaton
Nebraska
White House
Hisenhower
Tnterior
Clarence A. Davis
Douglas McKay
McKay
Sen
Morse
D-Ore
Morses
Neu[pesger
Eidenhower
Italy center parties take lead in midway provincial vote
Rome Italy moderates held a lead of over a million votes at the halfway count in nationwide provincial elections as Communist and Socialist allies gained in Genoa and Bologna. Local ballots for mayors and councilors lagged, but overall national trends echoed the 1951-52 pattern. The election marks the first Western European poll since Moscow promoted coexistence, though it appears to barely dent Italian Reds’ strength.
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Rome
Italy
Genoa
Bologna
Europe
Moscow
Kremlin
Woman Sues MOP for $25,000 in Federal Court
A Pine Bluff woman, Mrs. Loisi Johnson Fautett, filed a $25,000 personal injury suit in federal court against Missouri Pacific Railroad claiming negligence at the Fourth and Main crossing. The complaint alleges no whistle or flagman when the train struck her car.
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Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Loisi Johnson Fautett
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Fine Bluff
Potato vine bears three tomatoes on McCaskill row
All Around the Town reports HW Curtis from McCaskill Route One sent in a potato vine that bears three tomatoes, a first for the Star office. Barbara Taylor of Crossed formerly of Hope earned a $500 senior scholarship from McAlester Fuel Oil Co. at Southern State College in Magnolia. Ralph Edward Burke, son of Mr and Mrs Burke of Route 3 Nope (DeAnn), earned a BA in social science from Southern Methodist University in Dallas in May. Charles E. Thompson, son of Mr and Mrs Earl C. Thompson of Washington Route One, returns from Japan after 23 months and will have a 17 day leave. Road work on Hope to Belvin is underway with paving expected soon.
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HW. C. Curtis
McCaskill
Ray McDowell
Star Office
Curtis
Barbara Taylor
Giho Taylor
Crossed
Hope
McAlester Fuel Ol Company
Southern State College
Magnolia
Charles E. Thompson
Earl C. Thompson
Washington
Route One
United States
Japan
Passage of Big Highway Bill Seems Certain
The mammoth highway construction bill moves to the Senate voting stage with expectations of passage by afternoon or night. It would authorize a 13-year program to develop about 40,000 miles of interstate and expand federal state road funding, with total federal aid around 64 billion dollars in peak estimates and a House version proposing 14.8 billion in highway user taxes to support the program.
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Joe Hall
Washington
Seti
Higtory
House
Dollaga
Counstry
Sen
Tallahassee University boycott over walking dispute
A fragmented report describes a boycott at a Florida university sparked by a dispute involving a student and a transit company. The account notes the protest drew attention but had limited broader impact.
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Tallahasshy
Southern
Sboycott
Cote
Wil
Charles
Orleans employer linked to brutal family tragedy
Police in New Orleans report four bodies found in a residence, with a butcher knife recovered near one victim. Yi Yuen, 58, and Eula Mae Smith, a longtime employee, along with a stepdaughter and a man identified as Woodling, were slain in a shocking case. Investigators described multiple wounds and noted heavy precipitation in the area as they probe the killings and missing person Yi.
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New “Orleans
H Yuen
la Butcher
Eula Mae
Smi Phone
Spretwee
Yuen
Hood Drugstore
K Woodling
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O'Neal
University of Arkansas
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Old Hope Brick Co
Hope Brick Works
Brick Works
Hope Squadron of
Lawman
Farmer of
Tony
Symington
Ralph Edward Burke
J. ©. Burke
Scauthe@r Methodist University
Dallas
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