Safe driving campaign urged by traffic safety committee
The Presidents Committee for Traffic Safety launches a 21 day November drive through December 11 to cut traffic deaths and urges lifelong safe driving. Post Office materials from Robert M. Wilson highlight that children die in traffic more than major diseases and stress driver responsibility and vigilant pedestrian habits.
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President's Committee For Traffic Safety
Post Office Department
Hope
Robert M. Wilson
St. Louis
Post Office
Progress of Medicine Is Discussed at Hope Kiwanis
Dr. Jim McKenzie and Dr. Lynn Harris spoke before the Hope Kiwanis Club at Hotel Barlow on the rise of medicine over 20 years. They traced changes in medical education, the increased cost and time for degrees, and the impact of new medicines and techniques on death rates, childbirth, and heart operations.
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Jim McKenzie
Lynn Harris
Hope Kiwanis Club
Hotel Barlow
Kiwanis Club
McKenzie
Harris
Star to Observe Thanksgiving Day
The Star will suspend publication for Thanksgiving Day as in past years. The paper also observes July 4 and Christmas and will resume regular publication on Friday.
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Star
Riday
Passport decisions barred from secret data by judge ruling
U S District Judge Luther Youngdahl banned use of confidential information in passport cases. He said department actions must be based on record evidence and that hidden bases undermine due process. The ruling came in Leonard B. Boudin's challenge to Passport Regulation 51.135 barring some applicants for alleged Communist ties.
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Washington
U. S
Luther W. Youngdahl
State Department
Department
Passport Office
Youngdahl
Community Auction Proposal Discussed by Hope City Council
Hope City Council held a postponed session and weighed a weekly community auction at the old Beverly Johnson site. Lou Haggerman requested a permit to auction secondhand items from residents and local dealers, with no new merchandise. The panel accepted Hope Auto Co. bid for a police department car, delivery expected today. They also overhauled a Water and Light Plant truck and debated needs for a new water well and hospital water rates but took no decisive steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope City
Police Department
Lou Haggerman
Texarkana
Beverly Johnson
Haggerman
Hope Auto Co
Hempstead Memorial Hospital
Colder Weather Spreads Across U S Into Plains and Texas
The cold air from western Canada moves south through the central and southern plains and Rockies reaching the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma with 10 to 20 degree drops. Meanwhile eastern areas from the Ohio Valley to the Gulf states see warming with 20 degree plus gains. Southern Texas reports summerlike weather with a high near 90 at Mineral Wells.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Canada
Plains
Rockies
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Glasgow
Mont
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Mississippi Valley
Gulf States
Alabama
New England States
Texas
Mineral Wells
Arkansas State Faces Real Test Tomorrow
Arkansas State, strong this season against out of state teams, hosts Arkansas Tech in Jonesboro closing the college gridiron season. The 3 game card includes Arkansas A M and Southern State at Magnolia and Ouachita and Hendrix at Conway. State, favored slightly, features a freshmen and sophomore reliant squad with quarterback Tommy Spiers nursing a bruised kidney but expected to play.
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Associated Press
Arkansas State
Arkansas Tech
Tech
State
Jonesboro
Arkansas
Arkansas A&m
Southern State
Magnolia
Ouachita
Hen-drix
Conway
A&m
AIC
Tommy Spiers
Austin Peay
Tennessee
Spiers
Two Wrecks Hurt Three People Near Hope
Two accidents near Hope left three people injured in the past 24 hours. At 10 25 on Highway 67 east O E Jennings Mountain Home forced to cut back while passing and hit Henry Champney Contoocook N H auto trailer. Mrs Champney injured back and brought to Branch Hospital. Jennings charged with improper passing. Heavy property damage. Last night a loaded truck Paul Massey Lewisville collided with Lucy Faucette Hope on Columbus road. Massey charged with driving on wrong side. Woman injured leg and her 10 year old daughter had teeth knocked out.
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Hope
O. E. Jennings
Mountain Home
Henry Champney
Contoocook
N .H
Paul Massey
Lewisville
Lucy Faucette
Columbus
Downing
Massey
Winter Month Cold Spike Sparks 15 Million In One Day
New York columnist HAL BOYLE notes reader letters reveal diverse curiosities from perfume use and deodorant sales to vermouth ingredients and dog welfare. He cites a 15 million in one day cold risk in winter months and other amusing tidbits.
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New York
Metropolitan Opera
Kurt Baum
Prague
Max Schmeling
Kurt
Flu Epidemic Likely This Winter Warns NIH Expert
Washington report states Dr. Dorland J. Davis of NIH and WHO influenza center predicts a fair chance of a national influenza epidemic this winter. He notes cycles and that if it occurs it will likely be mild like 1951 and 1953 but could still bring misery to thousands, especially the elderly. He explains influenza's two main virus types A and B and mentions a vaccine exists.
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Washington
LLP
Dorland J. Davis
Davis
National Institutes of Health
World Health Organization
United States
Bodcaw Man to Return to Face Charge
Tilmon B. Benson of Bodcaw Nevada County faces a federal robbery charge for the $57 575 Inland Empire Bar robbery at Matilla Oregon August 22 He signed a waiver of removal and will be transferred to Oregon by the U S marshal at Fort Smith Benson was arrested at De Queen last week A second man is being sought in the case
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Texarkana
Tilmon B. Benson
Bodcaw
Nevada County
Inland Empire Barx
Matilla
Ore
Oregon
U. S. Marshall
Fort Smith
Benson
de Queen
V Middlebrooks Dies at His California Home
Verde Middlebrooks aged 64 died yesterday at his Los Angeles home. He formerly operated a gin and farmed in Hempstead. Survivors include two sons Wilton and Bruce in Los Angeles, two brothers Oscar and Tom in Hope, and a sister Mrs. Marion Hubbard of Hope. Services in California, body to be brought to Hope for burial. Oakcrest Mortuary service at 3 p.m. Sunday, burial Macedonia Cemetery.
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Verde Middlebrooks
Los Angeles
Calif
Hempstead
Wilton
Bruce
Oscar
Tom Middlebrooks
Hope
Marion Hubbard
California
Oakcrest Mortuary
Macedonia Cemetery
Hope Lions Plan Christmas Auction in Hope Arkansas
The Hope Lions Club outlines plans for its annual Christmas auction with local merchants donating items displayed at the former Routon building at Second and Elm. A year’s supply of coffee and various goods are to be auctioned, with Santa rider on the Lions float for the parade and auction broadcasts on KXAR December 5 to 7.
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Hope Lion's Club
Second and Elm Streets
C. F. Routon and Company
Lion’s Club
Lion's Club
Cecil O’steen
First National Bank
Santa Claus
Santa
Lion's
Mommy
Daddy
KXAR
Should Jewish Parents Keep Adopted Girl in Court Case
Massachusetts Supreme Court heard a request from Melvin and Betty Ellis of Brookline to review Norfolk County Probate Court orders regarding their four year old adopted daughter Hildy McCoy born Catholic. The Ellises have hidden for five months to avoid surrender and face possible arrest. A New York Post report quoted Ellis saying the family feels hunted and haunted.
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Boston
Hildy McCoy
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Melvin
Ellis
Brookline
Hildy
Ellises
New York Post
John V. Spalding
Norfolk County
State of Siege in Brazil May Be Declared
Rio de Janeiro Congress moves toward declaring a state of siege to block any Supreme Court action reinstating Jose Cafe Filho as president. Senate and Chamber of Deputies reject Cafe's bid to return, while Ramos seeks a siege decree to nullify court rulings. Cafe remains effectively under house arrest as tensions rise.
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Brazil
Rio DE Janeiro
Supreme Court
Jose Cafe Filho
Nersum Ramos
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Cafe
Congress
Ramos
Case
37 Marooned in Storm Are Home Safe
Thirty seven visitors marooned for five days on a Texas tower off Cape Cod reached the mainland aboard the tug El Sol led by Capt. Patrick Carlough. The operation with a crane basket occurred amid 25 foot waves and strong winds, with all men unhurt after transfers from the tower to the tug.
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Boston
Texas Tower
Cape Cod
Patrick Carlough
UA Shortage Discussed by Arkansas Officials
A reported five thousand dollar shortage in the University of Arkansas petty cash bank account was discussed in Fayetteville by university officials and state auditors. The meeting followed a secret session of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee in Little Rock and yielded no new light on the discrepancy. State Sen. Y. M. Mack of Morfield chaired the committee, with Legislative Auditor Orvel M. Johnson and assistant T. E. Arnold present.
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Fayetteville
University of Arkansas
Little Rock
Y. M. Mack
Morfield
Legislative
Orvel M. Johnson
T. E. Arnold
From Brown to NLRB A Journey of Steve Bean
Stephen Sibley Bean, a former Brown University football player who faced Jim Thorpe, has been appointed by President Eisenhower as one of five members of the National Labor Relations Board. Bean, 63, served six years as a trial examiner under both Truman and Eisenhower, handling over 60 hearings with few reversals.
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Norman Walker
Washington
Brown University
Jim Thorpe
Carlisle Indians
Steve Bean
Stephen Sibley Bean
Eisenhower
National Labor Relations Board
Brown
NLRB
Bean
Truman
Sheriff Reports Yearly Activity to Court
The Quorum Court heard the sheriff’s annual report. Sheriff collected 1955 ad valorem taxes for 1954 amounting to 415156.18 dollars. Law enforcement convictions covered many offenses including drunk driving and burglary. The county operates four radio equipped cars and four field deputies. Municipal Court disposed of 583 cases and funds totaling 24313.40 dollars went to the Municipal Clerk, with 16368.38 dollars to the county treasurer.
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State Hospital
State Penitentiary
Countty
Winners listed in Lion Oil essay scholarship contest
Miss Carolyn Lewallen of Hope wins a 25 dollar Lion Oil Co scholarship with High School sponsor Mrs. Joe Amour. Paula Raley of Henderson State, Jagrons aid man Doyle Huckabee, and Charles Wilson, former Bobcat, are noted among local students and staff. No grade school game before the Hope Nashville game.
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Lion Oil Co
Carolyn (Cissy) Lewallen
Hope
Joe Amour
Lewallen
Pvt
Doyle R. Huckabee
A. L. Huckabee
Hope Route One
Oc Can
Charles Wilson
R. T. Wilson
Bobcat
Wolfe City, Texas High School
Wolfe City
30000 Soldiers Observe Turkey Day in Korea
More than 30000 American soldiers camped in the hills south of the armistice zone will share turkey meals with trimmings including shrimp cocktail and dressing. Most dine in Quonset mess halls while some on duty at bunkers overlook the DMZ and Communist North Korea. Soldiers express relief it is not a shooting war and many plan to help or recall happier Thanksgivings at home.
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Korea
Armistice Zone
Bac
B. Fallon
Fallon
Fort
Spokane
Wash
Generals Clash Over Helicopter Use in War Games
Washington. A dispute over doctrine in Sagebrush War games pitted Army and Air Force officers. Secretary Quarles ordered Gen. Weyland to rescind a ruling that would bar the Army from using its Skycar helicopters for reconnaissance in enemy territory. The Skycar unit, with 38 helicopters and light planes, would support a broader exercise involving more than 1,200 Air Force and Army aircraft.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
Wilber
Donald Quarles
Quarles
Gen. C. P. Wi
Weyland
Aerascreed
Air Force
Living costs steady as may 1950s reports show
The cost of living held steady last month with price rises for new cars and houses offsetting food-price declines. Factory workers' take home pay rose to a new record level in October, boosting purchasing power since living costs were unchanged. Meat poultry and produce saw substantial price cuts in several cities, with poultry and fish prices at their lowest since April 1950.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Hal Boyle
National
Dog Welfare Guild
Papa
Mississippi
Pacific Northwest
South Atlantic
Far Southwest
By Michael J. O'Neill
Bodcaw Man
V. Middlebrooks
Madrigal Singers
Henderson
Pine Bluff
Paula Raley
Paul Raley
Paula
503D Airborne Infantry Regiment
Spring Hill High School
Europe
Hope- Nashville
Reon
Turkey
Gene Kramer
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