Assessments Rise Urged by Star Editor at Hope Club
The Star editor and publisher Alex H. Washburn urged Hope Kiwanis members at Hotel Barlow to raise property assessments, arguing higher taxes are needed to fund public schools and maintain a free press. He recounted Arkansas tax history, urging government accountability and responsible journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex H. Washburn
The
Star
Hope Kiwanis Club
Hotel Barlow
F. C. Crow
Washburn
Southern Newspaper Publisher Association
Hope Man
Baron Lytton
Richelieu
Republic
Arkansas
Little Rock
George W. Donaghey
John E. Martineau
Martineau
el Dorado Daily News
Francis Cherry
Cherry
Orval Faubus
Governors Hit for News Withholding
The Southern Newspaper Publishers Association charges a growing tendency among government officials to withhold information from the public. It adopted a resolution urging protest to Congress and pledging to fight secrecy and censorship of government activities at all levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Congress
GOPS Hopeful of Control of House in 1956
Washington July 1955 Republican leaders expect to win about 233 House seats despite President Eisenhower's illness. Richard M. Simpson, GOP Congressional Campaign Committee chair, says the campaign will proceed as before while preparing to adjust tactics in marginal districts that failed in 1954. The party shifts to tailored, district by district efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Livingstone
Washington
Eisenhower
Richard M. Simpson
Pennsylvania
GOP
Congressional Campaign Committee
Eiisenhower
Bearden Ordered to Merge Schools in Integration Plan
Federal Judge John E. Miller ordered Bearden public schools to integrate by the start of the next school year. He stated the court will not sanction racial discrimination and noted Bearden’s enrollment mix and limited current capacity. The suit, filed by Alvin J. Matthews, seeks racial integration or equal facilities, and future construction must reflect the Supreme Court ruling against segregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Dgrado
Bearden
John E. Miller
Miller
South Arkansas
Alvin J. Matthews
Tom Ford
Federal District Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Former Hempstead Resident Dies in Texas
Clyde L. Livingston aged 48 of Galveston Texas died unexpectedly Monday night in Orange Texas. He was a former resident of Prescott and Hempstead county. Survived by wife and father Gordon Livingston of Nashville one daughter Mrs James Burke of DeAnnason and Jimmy of Inglewood California. Funeral at Holly Grove Methodist Church Thursday at 10 am. Rev Joe Hunter of Emmet officiating. Arrangements by Herndon Cornelius. Active pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde L. Livingston
Galveston
Texas
Orange
Prescott
Hempstead County
Gordon Livingston
Nashville
James Burke
DeAnnason
Jimmy
Inglewood
Calif
Holly Grove Methodist Church
Joe Hunter
Emmet
Herndon Cornelius
J. F. May Jr
Ryal Stroud
Harlan Morton
Ralph Brown
Allison Hembree
Charles Salesbury
Eastman Announces 1956 Democratic Congressional Run
Robert Eastman declared his candidacy for Congress in the 1956 Democratic primary during a hearing on a charge he ran a red traffic light. The timing was deemed opportune by Eastman amid the proceedings in Mt. Clemens Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Clements
Mich
Robert Eastman
One Good Purpose of National Newspaper Week
HAL BOYLE reflects on National Newspaper Week noting the lack of parades or editor changes and arguing a paper serves as a community alarm clock. He cites the paper as a mirror of local smugness or a watchdog for the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Vs Mae
Hlang
Bids Opened on 67 Repair Between Hope and Prescott
The Arkansas Highway Commission opened bids for road and bridge work including 12 jobs across counties. Notable bids: Crittenden 1.38 miles on Terrell connection $19,908.81. Hempstead and Nevada 3.7 miles of Highway 67 between Hope and Prescott $119,137.60. others include County and contractor details with bid sums ranging from about $49,000 to $365,788.85.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas Highway Commission
Crittendtn
West Memphis Asphalt, Co
West Memphis
Crittenden
Valley Contracting Co
Paragould
Montgomery
Mount Ida-Washita
Reynolds and Williams
Jackson
Cache River
Fairchild Construction Co
Warren
White — Barbers Lake
Mississippi Valley Contracting Co
Prairie
Benton
Flint Creek
A. K. McBrdie
Fort Smith
Craighead
Jonesboro Nettleton Road
Bucton Construction Co. Hazen
White and Cleburne
Panburn-Hiram
Folgren Bros
Hempstead
Nevada
Hope
Prescott
Campbell Construction Co
Shreveport
Knight Would Split With Mr Nixon
Gov Goodwin Knight said he will head California delegates to the 1956 Republican National Convention even if it means backing a fight with Vice President Nixon. He would seek control of California's bloc as a favorite son if Eisenhower does not run, signaling a tense intra party battle ahead of the June primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
Goodwin J. Knight
Californa
Richard M. Nixo
Eisenhower
Knight
Nixon
California
Lumberman Is Found Murdered In Bluff City Office
Pine Bluff police report J. N. Robinson 70 owner of Bluff City Lumber Co. was beaten to death in his office last night. A pickup truck seen leaving the yard is being investigated but robbery is ruled out as a motive. Coroner Reed places death between 6 and 6 10 p m with a heavy blunt instrument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Bluff
J. N. Robinson
Bluff City Lumber Co
Robinson
Norman Young
Frank Reed
Young
Reeds
Evan Reed
The
Lumber Company
City Council weighs lake site and bonds savings in session
The council discussed a Prov ing Ground lake project and a hardwood mill plan with 2,500 in equipment needs and city savings from recalled bonds totaling 20,735. RAM Woods seeks sewer access for a 12 to 16 acre lake for testing water skis and recreation while land around it would be fenced for grazing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proving Ground
Horace Anthony
Wilson
SPG Lake
Leo Ray
RAM Woods Products Co
Ray
Eddie Whitman
Gulf Bulk
Chamber of Commerce
First Christian Church
Mid J. Porter
Greenshaw
Five Killed in Truck Train Collision at West Newton
A runaway lumber truck rolled down a hill and collided with a moving Baltimore and Ohio train near West Newton. Five people died including Claude Brandt, 31, of Warrenton North Carolina, and four others. Explosives were in derailed cars but did not detonate. The crash damaged the Casale Fruit Store and a hardware store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Newton
Pan
Baltimore and Ohio
Claude Brandt
Warrenton
N. C
Casale
Jacob Casale
Sheryl Ross
Sheryl
Dora Whiteman
Industry
Martha C. McConell
Greek Crisis as Nation's Hero Dies
Athens reports a political crisis looming after Premier Alexander Papagos, 71, dies from heart exhaustion and related complications. Field Marshal Papagos, wartime victor over Italy and Communists, had led Greece and faced party divisions within the conservative Greek Rally. Stephanopoulos had been named provisional premier during illness, a designation now halted by Papagos's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dimitri Travlos
Athens
Greece
Alexander Papagos
Papagos
Greek Rally Party
Greek Rally Party Planned To Meet After His Funeral Frriday
Pagagos
Stephan Stephanopoulos
Bishop Brown consecrated as Episcopal coadjutor in Arkansas
The Rev. Robert Raymond Brown was consecrated today as bishop coadjutor of the Arkansas Diocese. He will assist Bishop R Bland Mitchell and will automatically become bishop when Mitchell retires. Brown, 45, from Garden City Kansas, was elected May 5 at a diocese convention in Little Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Robert Raymond Brown
Arkansas
R. Bland Mitchell
Mitchell
Protestan Episcopal Church
Mr. Brown
Garden City
Kan
Richmond
Arthur R. McKinstry
San Antonio
Tex
Delaware
Frederick D. Goodwin
Virginia
Brown
Texas
Clinton S. Quin
Houston
West Texas
Everett H. Joes
Joseph L. Brow Jr
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Arkansas Education Plans Seek 58 Million Fund by 1965
A 600 member committee for the White House Conference on Education says Arkansas operating funds could reach 58 million dollars by 1965, lifting per pupil spending to the national average of 250 dollars. They urge priority for teacher salaries, local district reorganization, more and better teachers, and a preliminary program outline before the 1956 elections. The group conducts part of a nationwide study requested by President Eisenhower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Arkansas
Eisenhower
Deaths Around the Nation
Stan Baumgartner 61 longtime Philadelphia Inquirer baseball writer and former pitcher dies. Born Houston Texas he played for the University of Chicago. John Volney McAlpin 72 retired naval dental officer and personal aide to Presidents Harding and Coolidge dies in Florida. Born Bradford Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Stan Baumgartner
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Star Athletic
University of Chicago
Houston
Tex
Bay Pines
Fla
John Volney McAlpin
Naval
Harding
Coolidge
Bradford
Paddy Keough Wins $16,000 On The $64,000 Question
Patrick Keough of St Louis answered the $16,000 question on CBS The $64,000 Question. He identified the Indians ending DiMaggio s 56 game hit streak and named the correct starting and relief pitchers with assistance from host Hal March. Keough advances toward the $32,000 question next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Patrick
Paddy) Keough
St. Louis
Cleveland Indians
Joe DiMaggio
al Smith
Jim Bagkty Jr
DiMaggio
Hal March
Keough
St. Louisiana
Don E. Self Jr
el Paso
Tex
Long Island
Poultrymen Hear Talk on Fowl Pox at October Meeting
The Hope Poultry Producers group welcomed Dr. J. W. Patterson from Louisiana Tech Diagnostic Laboratory Ruston as guest speaker. He spoke on Fowl Pox in broilers and laying flocks, covering prevention and vaccination methods. Attendees included numerous members and their spouses, with the group meeting the first Tuesday of each month at the Catholic Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Poultry Producers
J. W. Patterson
Louisiana Tech Diagnostic Laboratory
Ruston
Louisiana
S. C. Anderson
K. T. Beckman
O. B. Hodnett
Jack Lowe
Jesse Powell
J. W. Riley
L. D. Springer
Archie Smith
Elmer Joerder
Sid Riley
Malcolm Hirston
Dick Johnson
Lynn
Girl Killed as Truck Reverses At Newport Home
Three year old Brenda Kay Whaley, daughter of Mr and Mrs W W Whaley, died at her Newport home when a pickup backed over her. State Trooper Don Wilcox said she was playing behind the vehicle driven by her uncle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Brenda Kay Whaley
W. W. Whaley
Don Wilcox
Second Round Polio Shots For Local School Children
Mrs Kathryn Lou Franks announces a Monday second round of polio immunizations for local school children, with third grade and second graders slated to receive shots and the third dose next spring. The local vaccine comes from a company with a strong safety record, amid new government caution. William Camp, president of Kappa Psi at the University of Arkansas School of Pharmacy, is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Lou Franks
William Camp of Hope
Kappa Psi
University of Arkansas School of Pharmacy
Moroccan Nationalists Struggle in Rif Attacks as Faure Aides Debate
In the Rif mountains French forces endure a fifth day of relentless nationalist guerrilla raids. Nationalist leader Hammed Lyazidi warned terrorism may worsen if France accelerates reform plans. A Moroccan regency and self rule proposals surface amid government tensions. General Boyer de Latour Mouline seeks a throne solution. Fez tours follow rebel activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hartman
Rabat
French Morocco
Riff Mountains
Ed Faure
Hammed Lyazidi
Faure
Lyazidi
Remey
Mohamm Moulay Arafa
Aman Regency
Pierre Boyer de Latour Moulin
Geral
Boyer de Latour
Fez
New Freedom Endangered by U S Suit
Richard W. Slocum leader of the American Newspaper Publishers Association warned at the annual convention that a government antitrust suit against major publishers could silence papers and impede informing the public. He urged opposition to any action that harms press duty to the people.
Contempt Trial Moves Through Second Day of Hearing
The contempt trial of O Connor entered a second day as Sen McCarthy questioned him on his 1953 refusal to testify before the Senate Investigations Committee. O Connor, author of Meltons Millions, argued his writings and opinions are protected by the First Amendment rather than invoking the Fifth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chadwick Washington
Congress
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
O'Connor
Melton
Senate
McCa
Nist
Depa
O'Conner
Belvidere men rope a flood-escape crocodile sighting
In Belvidere New Jersey Edgar Schoenberger and Poul rad use a lasso to capture a reptile seen sunning near the Delaware river after it escaped from a zoo during recent floods. The men, ages 23 and 45, respectively, assisted in wrangling the animal during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belvidere
N.J
Edgar Schoenberger
Dungington
N.Y
Poulrad
Delaware River
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Hope Star
Co. D. Willis
Dele Wilson
C. D. Ellis
Western Union
W. D. Wilson
Mr. Wilson
J. D.wilson
J. D. Wilson
Missouri Pacific
Dale
Hope Citizens
Mr. Nixon
Morrie Landsberg
Federal State Crop Reporting Service
Bishop Brown
Paddy
U. S
Uss
Valley Forge
Wiliam W. Moseley
USN
W. H. Moseley
Beth Brickell
Camden
Lisbon
Portugal
Hillery W. Powell
New Freedom Endangered
U.S
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