Little Rock and the fight over home rule in Arkansas
A digest of editorials in Little Rock papers during the 52 general election shows Little Rock opposing constitutional amendment No. 43 aimed at broadening city taxing power for all towns while supporting No. 44 defeat. The Arkans Gazette charged that Little Rock’s charter is antiquated and inefficient, while critics argue the city’s stance fuels statewide resentment and keeps municipal government constrained for years.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Arkansas Guaule
Arkansas Denverwt
Big Little Rock
Arkans Gavette
Hope
Value of wood management benefits farmers and businessmen
Approximately 100 attendees at the Monroe Samuels farm near DeAnna heard demonstrations on selective cutting begun in 1943 with help from Oran Lumber Co and Soil Conservation Service. Foresters discussed profitability, fire detection, deadening methods, planting seedings, and the Arkansas Tree Farm System recognizing Hempstead County owners including Monroe Samuels and others. prizes were awarded in a Timber Estimating Contest.
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Sound
Monroe Samuels
DeAnna
R. Samuels
Oran Lumber Compay
Soil Conservation Service
Russel Mobery
Ozan Lumber Company Forester
al Herrington
International Paper Company Forester
Samuels
Buster Denton
Harold Howell
George Brown
G. H. Brotherton
K. Bemis
Forest Industries
Bemis
Hempstead County
Vincent Foster
Ray Mc Powell
Gunter Lumber Company
J. F., Owen
B. J. Ellis
J. R. Henry
Mildred
Chiang's Cabinet Quits in a Dispute Over Subsidy
Taipei dispatch reports Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist cabinet resignations tied to subsidies for General Claire Chennault's Civil Air Transport. Chiang reportedly accepted the secretary-general's resignation while denying mass resignations. Acting secretary Hsu Ching-chi named, with speculation Wei Pao-ming may take the advisory post.
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WILLIAM MILLER _ TAIPEH
Fornesa
Chiang Kai-Sheks
Clairne L
Overrules Motion to Dismiss Case in Arkansas Suit
TEXARKANA A defendant's motion to dismiss a case in UW 8 District Court Western Division Arkansas Cotton Farmers Mutual Insurance Association Jrs W W Andrews was overruled Tuesday by Judge Harry Lemley The suit by the insurance firm accuses Andrews of failing to account for premiums while serving as the companys agent at Hope In two other cases a fence along Highway 71 near Lockesburg was ordered removed at the expense of Dierks Lumber Company The suits were Dierks Lumber and Coal Company vs Frank McKeltar and James Tollett et al
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UW. 8
District Court
Western Division of Arkansas
Cotton Farmers Mutual Insurance Association Jrs
W. W. Andrews
Harry Lemley
Andrews
Hope
Jointy
Lockesburg
Dierks Lumber Company
Dierks Lumber and Coal Company
Frank McKeltar
James Tollett
Hope Joniny High School Honors Roll list announced
The Hope Joniny High School principal Mrs Frank Mason announced the first nine weeks honor rolls. The A honor roll includes Sth grade Jo Ellen Bary Linda Gilbert Mary Jean Sparks Larry Martin and Barbara Powell. 7th grade members are Mary Sanford Anna Cole and Polly Anna Allen. The Merri Roll lists 45 names with A and B grades and 90 to 109 honor points.
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Hope Joniny High School
Kane
Frank Mason
Jo Ellen Bary
Linda Gilbert
Mary Jean Sparks
Larry Martin
Barbara Powell
Mary Sanford
Anna Cole
Polly Anna Allen
Aso
Bevelyn Ball
Barbara Bright
Della Barwich
Sheila Foster
Charles Irvin
Dixie Green
Jane Helms
Glenda Huckabee
Dinpie
Ray Stanley
Wade Stevenson
Marylin Reece
Webb Lester IT
Bill Lawrence
Violetta Matthews
David Pearson
Claudia McCorkle
Smily McBay
Polly McCorkle
Dawana O.steen
JimaryLauterbach
Norma Lou Hughes
Gladys Mattios
Judith Lynn Percell
Judy McDowell
Judy Rateltt
Donna Reyenga
Sandra Chism
John Connell
Francine Allen
Mary Daniels
Billy Sue Brown
Janet Cox
Judy Ann Weaver
David Watkins
Reba Russet
Ella Stevenson
Anna Whitman
Jimmy Tate
Judy Grifffin
John Robert Graves
Barbara Ann Gaines
Kay Highfill
Albert’ Hargis
Brenda Hamm
Billy Anderson
Dulles Says Russia Fears the People
Secretary of State Dulles argued Russian rulers avoid dialogue to maintain control over people behind the Iron Curtain. He urged free nations to sustain initiative, warn that conference should not imply approval of Kremlin rule, and said progress in the free world can erode Soviet hold without urging violent revolution. Continued on Page Three.
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Dulles
Builes
CTO
Free Nations
Europe
Asia
Kremlins
Free World
World Front
Warning to American Men Ant May Lose Vest and Shirt
HAL BOYLE reports a whimsical tale in which a young ant proposes a two-piece suit to revolutionize male clothing. The grandfather ant, a tycoon, imagines a future where old fashions are discarded for efficiency as humans watch from below.
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Hal Boyle
New York
A.C. Kirby
Sardis Union Church
Hope-Patmos
Memorial special speaker at Garrett church tonight
Memorial Baptist Church in Garrett hosts a special speaker tonight at 7 30 Rev M C Barham of Prege is invited to share remarks about the memorial service and its significance for the congregation.
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Garrett
Anterett Memorial
Five Negroes Perish When Home Burns
A farm tenant house near Gould burned yesterday killing five girls, daughters of Lean Hunt. The children aged from frail to seven years perished as Hunt and his wife Lee worked in a nearby cotton field. The fire, likely from an overheated stove, was first reported as four deaths, later revised to five.
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Lean Hunt
Hunt
Lee
Lota
Negotiators Report Some Progress In Korean Peace Talks
Allied and Communist negotiators reported partial progress in arranging the long-delayed Korean peace conference. The Communists rejected an American plan to invite neutral nations yet proposed a neutral third party to foster a harmonious atmosphere with limited voting power. Arthur Devil Sail, the U A special envoy, sought clarification on the plan and asked a series of questions.
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Bam Summerlin
Panmunjom Lm
Mewtals
Russia
Reds
U. A
Arthur Devil
Korea
Iidian
Can't Balance Budget Next Year
Washington President Eisenhower shuns a balanced budget claim and signals difficulty meeting a balanced budget in the next fiscal year. He says Congress may resist tax cuts and argues agency expenses need scrutiny while unnamed reasons are cited for fiscal restraint.
Churchill May Offer Plan for Russian Truce
London sources say Prime Minister Churchill may propose a staged armistice with the Soviet Union as a first step to ease Cold War tensions. Backed by mutual nonaggression pacts, the plan would suspend offensive defenses while leaving room for future settlements with the Kremlin. Some say it abandons faster complete peace but could reduce immediate obstacles.
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London
Wiiston
Churchilliay
Eisenhower al Ui
Pkay
Kremlin
Paisley Observes National Book Week With School Play
Fifth grade students at Paisley School presented a program in the auditorium on Tuesday morning led by chairman Bobby Pate. Cast included Charles Wren Carolyn Lewis Pam Asin Muagh Burwleh Charles Ray Clark and others in an original play Dream. Slyvia Yocum was Mother teaser in Visit of Book Characters. Patrons donated $100 to the library from Paisley P. T. A. to add books.
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the Childeen
Jimmy ‘Tompkins
Bobby Stewart
Charley Wren
Darry Hatfield
Margaret Fillsichard McRoy
Norra Jean David Violet Townemaker
Pamela Astin
Janie May
Rosanne Vreeman
Je “Carnlyn Lewis
Penny Roberts
Para i
Leland Fant Wan
Ben F Wilson Dies at Spring Hill Home
Ben F Wilson aged 46 or 40, a Spring Hill resident and longtime Hempstead follower, died unexpectedly at his home about 3 am Wednesday. He belonged to the Methodist Church and Whitfield Masonic Lodge No. 232. Survived by wife Mary, daughter Mrs Earl Downs of Magnolia, and sister Mrs Tom Vickers of Texarkana. Funeral at Spring Hill Methodist Church at 2 pm Thursday with Rev. Claude Clark. burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Hope. In charge of Masons.
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Ben F. Wilson
Spring Hill
Hempstead
Methodist Church
Whitfield
Rose, Hill Cemetery of Hope
Snyder Involved by Spy Group and FBI Probe Tied to Hoover
Disjointed report notes alleged Snyder involvement with a spy network and a claim by J. Edgar Hoover that Truman impeded an FBI investigation. The item cites various locations and individuals, including Rotary officials and a Paris convention, with unclear chronology and several garbled phrases.
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Snyder
Hoover
Truman
FBI
Committee Says Arkansan Backed Glassen
A Senate subcommittee report cites an Arkansan backing Glassen amid investigations. It references the internal security committee’s ledgers and prior statements as it outlines links to figures such as Dexter, White, and Hoover era actions. The piece hints at broader financial and international fund concerns.
Hope City Council Holds Routine Session Discussion
City council met for a routine session with members reviewing summer delays in Heath department personnel and a missing payment to a local participant. Officials discussed a well drilling machine option and Wade Warren's rate adjustment request as the body weighs purchases and fiscal moves.
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Hope
Emaneat-O'Neal
Ong
Aleiren
Wade Warren
Thien Ander
Ton
Crash in Which 15 Die Probed at Bragg NC
A crash involving a Flying Fortress over Bragg North Carolina left fifteen paratroopers dead or injured as the bomber stalled in a tight turn to avoid parachutes. An Air Force board of inquiry from Lawson Base, California, was appointed to investigate the disaster's cause and range.
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VOR
Bragg
Mage Alton
Plat
Air Force
Lawson Air Force Base
Calli
Speech Sparks Firestorm in Des Moines Rally
In Des Moines a volatile speech by a Truman ally drew protests and praise. Mrs Noskins supported the former president, saying she was glad the opponent’s plan failed, though she called the event intense and contentious.
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Des Moines
Truman
Winton Hoskins
Noskins
Hopeful Spy Issue to Clear Soon in Washington
The article reports hopes that the Hopeful Spy issue in federal government would fade rather than intensify controversy. President and investigators avoid confirming or denying specifics about Harry Dexter White as questions linger during news briefings. The chief executive pledged vigorous action against any leaks while denying that disclosures require immediate end to individual liberties.
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Wastington
UPL
Preakdent Jisenhower Uinliy
Harry Dexter White
Seaid
Hs Agliandatiene Fan
Ibertien
Rialto Opens At 7 P M Friday For Winter Run
Rialto will open at 7 P M each Friday and operate seven days a week through the winter months. The Drive-in Cheathar was shown Sunday for the public. construction is planned for Jonesboro with the Floury City Box Car of Minneapolis starting the main plant in about 60 days. Chronicles of Commerce President Emerson Bentley said the firm is expected to employ 400 to 156 workers.
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Cheathar
Jonesboro
Minneapalls Willbegin
Chronicles of Commerce
Emerson Bentley
Hempstead Farmers Attend Ranch Field Day Friday
Hempstead farmers plan to attend a pasture field day at the Gerard Hereford Ranch of Benton on Friday November 20. A daylong program with lunch is offered. The item notes various community figures and local events including farm loan officers and a stockholders meeting in St Louis. Savings bond sales in Hempstead show a $403 214 total with $10 901 25 in the latest phase.
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Gerard Hereford
Benton
Barney Smith
Nashville
Sid Purtle
Prescott
National Farm: Loan, Association of Arkadelphia
Clark, Hempstead
Hot, Springs
Howard
Nevada
Pike and Sevier
Federal Land Bank
St. Louis
Aie
High School Honor Roll Announced
A long list of students from multiple grades named for the Merit Roll with seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen recognized for high averages and honor points. The noted names include Mary Lott, Hyanees Nash, Paula Raley, Zant He Blder, and numerous others across Senior, Junior, and Sophomore groups, detailing the 15 top scholars and extensive roll call.
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Joa Ama
Eer
Ias
Eae Bu
Awa Od
Mary Lott
Cornathig
Zant He Blder
Dane Cunninghame
Allee Gentry
Louise F Gin
Sybil Worthey
Lavlene Whiliye Willams
Byrtha Richardae Dale Zlnn
Barbara” Har Wolla Nutt
Charles Mitteos
Toain
Ieaut PO Baller
Kye Vey Senlora
Dracus Frazier
Bonja Newhorn
Sybie Shirley
Kenneth Cillara
David Giffin
Albert Greeves
Halen Jeans
Lee Ola Jorn Joye Hartsfield
Alia Mae Marls
Juyly Maore
Judy Moses
Bet Owen
Deloys Kateliff
Gary Ralitt
Marijerie Richarson
Bobbie
Bobbie ‘Nulli4
Mary “Gow Weaver
Joe
Don Willly
Mary Wills
Joanne Bremneger
Jerrine Jowers
Carolyn Coty Fee
Belly Boroughs
Millie
Brow Lyla
Brown
Ile Barrett
Tan le Barr
Bille Baler
Pas
Juanita
Gilbert
Lughan
Patsy
Calhoun
Din Haynes
Judy May
Jack Keolky
Suigi Arnold
James
Barnes
Chi Fog
Viviun Ross
Melba’ Bine Celal
John Tayloy
Janelle Yoeo
Ty Ann Russell
Danttu Rowe
Shieley Wilson
Judy Harrmons
Ernegene Fuller
Patay Hollis Doubutelabee
Lvelyn
Agamy Alice Anthony
Margaret Arebe
Linda Betts
BU Bridgers
Vie Right
Jeky Forster
Glanha
Caves
Carolyn ‘Sue Mieke
Huuckabee
Jimmy Bewlsy Johnson
Bonne” Kennedy
Megjuean
Mae McRae
Lenora Miser
Linda Moore
William Perkins
Joe Polk
Laura Rowe
Carol Storwart
Stend 'Phornton
Bobby'Tew
Richard Wright
Marion Bowdu Alten
Jerry Byers
Bobby Garrett
Virginia Fincher
Key
Mary Ann Jones
Jo Ann Horned Hartsfield
Frances
T Myra Grisham
Tonk
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