Letter on Cotton Loan Sparks Farm Program Debate
W C Johnson of Dallas sends a clipping from the Dallas News to discuss the federal non recourse cotton loan and acreage regulation. The column cites Lynn Landrum and K G Hunt arguing the program harms Southern agriculture and storage totals rise, while producers debate switching from acres to bales to curb overproduction. The Star invites reader letters on the federal farm program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blevins
W. C. Johnson
Dallas
Dallas News
Fedral
Mr. Johnson
Lynn Landrum
K. G. Hunt
The
Dallas Cotton Exchange
United States
U. S
Texas
Hunt
Landrum
Department of Agriculture
Bill Routon
Washington
Mid-West
Star
Associated Press
O’mahoney
D-Wyo
General Motors
Turncoats May Sue Over War Crimes Jailed in Korea
Three former soldiers from Mississippi Georgia and Texas discuss filing a damage suit against the Army for jailing them on charges of collaborating with the Communists while POWs in Korea. They spoke with lawyer George T. Davis after release following the Supreme Court ruling. The men planned to fly to Portland to visit the Wings of Healing temple run by Evangelist Thomas A. Wyatt while outlining their plans.
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San Francisco
Army
Korea
George T. Davis
Cowart
Portland
Ore
Wings of Healing
Evangelist Thomas A. Wyatt
Family Fight Ends in Fatality at Little Rock Scene
A family quarrel in Little Rock ended with 72 year old Dodson A. Mayhan dead from a chest wound and clubbing. His wife and 19 year old stepson John Mayhan were hospitalized with knife injuries. A 16 year old, Charles E. Mayhan, faces a homicide charge.
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Little Rock
Dodson A. Mayhan
John Mayhan
Mayhan
Frank Holt
Charles E. Mayhan
Holt
Charles
John
Henry. High
Today Likely Ike's Last in Hospital Today Likely Ike's Last in Hospital
President Eisenhower spends his 48th and last full day in Fitzsimons Army Hospital as doctors report his heart healing well. Tomorrow he heads to Washington for a welcoming home reception with wife Mamie and aides noting a joyous mood among staff and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Denver
Eisenhower
Fitzsimons Army
Washington
Sherman Adams
Postwar economy pits big business against farmers
Twenty years of Republican policy pushed business into large units to cope with labor unions, taxes, and heavy record keeping. Falling farm prices and a leveling national economy spur industry to raise prices, angering farmers and nonfarmers as federal taxes fund farm subsidies that boost production. Big Business, Big Labor, and Big Government collide over the 1955 price scene.
Lumber Truck Overturns on Pine Street
An E. J. Walters Lumber Co. truck driven by Paul Smith of Emmet overturned on Pine Street near the second street intersection this morning after lumber shifted in the load. The driver escaped unharmed as the windshield blew out and the engine caught fire, quickly put out by the Hope Fire Department. Lumber spilled onto the street and curb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Walters Lumber Co
Paul Smith
Emmet
Pine Street
Hope Fire Department
Five Bail Out of Plane Four Picked Up In Rescue
A Pa C-119 crew of five bailed out after engine trouble 459 miles northeast of Honolulu. The Floyds Bay rescued two, the navigator and flight engineer, leaving three missing as a mass search with 38 planes and 16 ships pressed on through 6 to 10 foot seas and a tropical storm.
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Honolulu
T. H
Pacific
Floyds Bay
Air Force
Kearsarge
Rod
Deaths Around the World Hollywood Actor Powers Dies
Tom Powers, 65, veteran Broadway actor turned film TV player, died yesterday after moving to Hollywood 12 years ago. Born in Owensboro Kentucky. Montreal obituary Lilian DeHart Powell, 74, former child star of American stage and vaudeville with husband John Powell. Born New Brunswick New Jersey. Died yesterday.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
Tom Powers
Owensboro
Montreal
Quebec
Lillian DeHart Powell
John Powell
New Brunswick
N. J
Patmos Church Plans Sunday Singing Service
Singing services set for Sunday November 3 at Patmos Baptist Church starting at 2 p m. Everyone is invited to attend this community church event.
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Patmos
Patmos Baptist Church
Segregation Stand to Be Campaign Issue
Little Rock candidates face a targeted push by pro segregation leaders. Amis Guthridge and Jim Johnson say a pro segregation candidate will be drafted if none emerges to challenge Gov. Faubus and Atty. Gen. Gentry, with plans to mobilize 90 percent of voters on the issue and curb school integration via legislation. Faubus is viewed as weak on segregation and urged to call a special session to preserve segregated schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas
Amis Guthridge
White America, Inc
Jim Johnson
Crossett
Arkansas White Citizens Council
Guthridge
Johnson
Orval Faubus
Tom Gentry
Faubus
U. S
Former Hempstead Resident Nancy Hansford Dies in Hot Springs
Nancy E. Hansford, 77, a former Hempstead County resident, died at her Hot Springs home. She is survived by her husband Mark Hansford and brothers W. T. Bain of Hope and I. E. Bain of Little Rock. Funeral services will be at Holly Grove Friday afternoon, conducted by Herndon-Cornelius Funeral Home.
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Nancy E. Hansford
Hempstead County
Hot Springs
Mark Hansford
W. T. Bain
Hope
I. E. Bain
Little Rock
Holly Grove
Herndon-Cornelius Funeral Home
Veterans Day Observed With Limited Services
Tomorrow November 11 marks Veterans Day. Hope Post Office will close with no deliveries and no window service though mail will be placed in boxes. Hempstead County Draft Board at Hope City Hall will be closed all day.
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Hope Post
Hempstead County Draft Board
Hope City Hall
Obedience schools for wives proposed in playful letter
New York reader suggests obedience schools for wives to teach self discipline and deference to husbands. The letter praises pets training and imagines wives learning to greet, remove shoes, refrain from interrupting, and handle finances, noting potential bankruptcy risk. Continued on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Curbstone
Plato
America
First Free Memphis Vote in Years Draws Broad Candidate Field
Memphis voters cast ballots for the first city election since 1927 not led by the Crump machine. Following the 1954 death of E H Ross Crump and Mayor Frank Tobey, 40 candidates vie for 13 seats including the mayor and four commissioners, all Democrats.
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Memphis
E. H
Ross) Crump
Crump
Shelby County
Frank Tobey
Reds Fire Four Builders for Fancy Work
Moscow reports the Soviet government dismissed chief architects Vlasov and Chenchlin for prioritizing ornate decorations and skyscrapers over housing needs. Polykov and Boresky were stripped of Stalin prizes.
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Reds
Richard K. O
New York
A. V. Vlasov
Academy of Architects
Soviet Union
New York Times
The
Herald Tribune
Alexander V. Vaslov
United States
the Times
Viasov
Vlasov
Victor Zegal
Washington
Delega
Democrats Pick Farm Income as Top 1956 Issue
Democratic leaders surveyed party officials and prominent figures and named falling farm prices the lead campaign issue for 1956. Tax favoritism for the rich and public power giveaways followed, with other concerns including misconduct in government and rising living costs.
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Washington
Giveanys
Paul M. Butler
Truman
Butler
Democratic Digest
Democratic Party
Eisenhower
National Committee
Adlai E. Stevenson
Brinkley Truck Wreck Kills One Man
A collision of two trucks on Highway 39 near Brinkley killed J. P. Boshears of Clarendon Arkansas and injured Fred Caplena of Brinkley. State Trooper L E Gwyn reported dust on the gravel road contributed to the accident.
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Brinkley Wreck
Brinkley
L. E. Gwyn
J. P. Boshears
Clarendon
Ark
Fred Caplena
Highway 39
Judge orders $5 weekly support for estranged wife
In Chicago a judge directed James Lauris sen, 39, to pay five dollars weekly support for his estranged wife along with patents.
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Chicago
LLP
James Laurissen
Faure Stakes Cabinet On New Vote In Paris
Premier Edgar Faure again stakes his government on a revision of how deputies are elected to the National Assembly. The Saturday vote could decide whether his plan for December elections survives and whether he must resign if defeated.
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Paris
Edgar Faure
National Assembly
Faure
Assembly
Baure
Pierre Mendes-France
Molotov proposes open skies and arms cuts at Geneva talks
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov submitted a disarmament plan at the Four power conference proposing arms reductions and an Open Skies aerial inspection. He echoed Eisenhower’s plan while indicating no new Western disarmament proposals would be offered at the meeting. Western ministers pressed for closer alignment with existing plans and urged returning the issue to the U.N. subcommittee.
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Geneva
Eisenhower
Vv. Molotov
Nikolayanin
Dent Eisenhower
Suman
Dent
Votain
France
U. N
V. Molotov
El Dorado Man Held in Slaying Probe
El Dorado livestock buyer Bill Smith is held on murder charges in the slaying of Vernon Buck Lane. Prosecutor James Lider said a murder charge was filed. Lane’s body was found Oct. 30 near here. a coroner’s jury cites gunshot or blunt force as the cause. Lane carried about $400. less than a dollar was found on him.
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Fordyce
el Dorado
Bill Smith
Vernon
Buck) Lane
James Lider
Smith
Layne
Here
Ike Seeks to Keep Peace in Middle East
President Eisenhower presses for Middle East peace through economic aid and security guarantees while avoiding an arms race. Dulles backs loans for refugees and water projects and talks of treaty commitments to stabilize Israel and Arab borders. Geneva discussions with Macmillan explored funding Nile river development.
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Warren Rogers JR
Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Near East
Denver
Dulles
New York
Middle East
U.S
Israel
Geneva
Harold Macmillan
Egypt
Nile
Salvation Army Drive Starts Soon
Salvation Army Local Service Unit holds annual meeting at Hotel Barlow. R C Daniels named chairman Elmer Brown secretary treasurer Claude Tillery and Jim Cole elected as co chairs for the 1955 fund drive starting Nov 29. The goal is 2000 with two thirds sent to the International Service and the rest used locally in Hempstead County. All officers serve voluntarily.
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Salvation Army
Barlow
L. B. Tooley
Fred Gresham
R. C. Daniels
Elmer Brown
Claude Tillery
Jim Cole
The
Hempstead
Housing Needed for Visiting Baptist Groups in City
Arkansas Missionary Baptist Association plans a November 13 to 16 gathering at City Hall Auditorium drawing 500 plus visitors. Pre-association services will be held at Unity and Garrett Memorial Churches with the main meeting at 10 am on November 15 led by moderator Elder Jewell McCrackin of Benton. Public invited. due to hotel shortages, housing in private homes is requested. Contact numbers Prospect 7-3746, 17-2343, 17-4533, or 7-2065 for offers.
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Arkansas Missinaroy Baptist Association
City Hall
Unity and
Garrett Memorial
Jewell McCrackin
Benton
Ark
Prospect
Bill Moore
Unity
Elbert O’steen
Deer Season Opens With Local Checking Stations Listed
All Around the Town notes deer season opens next week with warden Earl Barham listing checking stations at Hope City Police Station State Police Station Columbus F O Middlebrooks Store Columbus J K Harrell Fulton Nash Stanton Grassy Lake and G E Stanton Saratoga. Also reports praise for Auxiliary and Poppy Day efforts and a list of local residents involved plus a deer incident near Waldron and election changes in Hope.
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Earl Barham
Hope
F. O. Middlebrooks
Columbus
J. K. Harrell
Fulton
Nash Stanton
Grassy Lake
G. E. Stanton
Saratoga
Local Group Attending CC Workshop in Little Rock
United States Chamber of Commerce program held at the Ette Hotel in Little Rock features discussion leaders Dwight Havens Boyd Campbell Walter Vage John Miles James Roberts and Lester Flesner. Attendees from Pine Bluff Hope and nearby areas include Cartan Thrash Kinney Baker Lieblong Ollie Olsen and Bill Wray.
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Thambe ‘ Makbick
Sguitoraey Tee Chamber
Ee Ae
United States
Basin Chamber
Cakneg
Ee Ette
Little Rock
Carl Bryan
Chamber of Commerce
Dwight Havens
Chamber of Commerce Service Department
Boyd Campbell
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Walter B. Vage
John R. Miles
Education
James G. Roberts
Lester G Flesner
Rom Hope
Manager Cartan
Roy Thrash
Frank Kinney Baker
J. I. Lieblong
Ollie’’ Olsen
Bill Wray
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Otho Bell
Hillsboro
Miss
William Cowart
Dalton
Lewie Griggs
Jacksonville
Tex
U. S. Supreme Court
Ike
By Tom Dygard
By Harvey Hudson
Russia
C. E. Taylor
American Legion Auxiliary
Mary Hamm
Poppy Day
Brenda Hamm
Cookie Jones
Margie Herndon
Ann Watkins
Mary Beth Allen
Mary Daniels
Elaine Thomason
Nancy Frazier
Mary Calhoun
Ann Cole
Sue Moore
Ann Roach
Kay Gresham
Carroll N. Parson
J. C. Parson
Prescott
Saudi, Arabia
Thomas’ Kinser
Stuttgart
Ters
Kansas City
Kinser
Hope High
Tom Kinser
Hope Route 3
DeAnn and
Blevins Road
W. M. Thompson
Scott Ross
B. W. Price
J. B. Johnson
Ramy Garland
Robert Magness
L. C. Martin
Frank Prescott
Otis Townsend
Louis Klayman
Tyler, Texas
Johnny Brannan
Waldron
Johnny
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