Sliced Thin by The Editor on Prosperity and Dollars
A columnist argues against relying on dollar figures for prosperity, explaining that real wealth lies in produced goods and labor. He cites devalued dollars, government manipulation, and a 1940 linotype price as examples, urging readers to compare commodities with dollars and focus on tangible assets.
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Sam Dawson
New York
Pine
America
Hoover
Roosevelt
Truman
Sixth Grade Insect Study Planned at Local Schools
Gar land Brookwood Paisley and Ful ton sixth graders choose insects for a class project. They note that some insects are harmful yet many are beneficial. They study creatures like the doodle bug and dragon fly, emphasizing birds as key insect killers and displaying insect collections and posters in sixth grade rooms.
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Garland
Brookwood
Paisley
Fulton
Find Money or Close Schools Bonds Declares
Arkansas Education Commissioner A B Bonds told about 1,500 teachers that public schools may close unless 4.5 million dollars is raised. He cited a 6.5 million dollar deficit and a 29.5 million dollar operating need for the year. He urged support for constitutional amendment 41 to divert 32 million dollars of state funds to education.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
A. B. Bonds
Bonds
Spooners
Arkansas Education Association
Extended Forecast For Oct 13 To Oct 18
Extended forecast for Arkansas eastern Louisiana Alabama Mississippi northwest Florida shows temperatures near normal with a 2-4 degree rise in the southwest portion. Normal minima 50-56 north and 58-6 south. Normal maxima 78-82. Cooler northeast on Monday and Wednesday. Little or no precipitation expected.
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Arkansas
Louisiana
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Writer Ernest Haycox Dies at 31 in Portland
Ernest Haycox, famed writer of western frontier stories, died today in Portland at age 31 from cancer. His novels such as Union Pacific Stage Coach and Canyon Passage were popular and adapted into several films.
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Portland
Ore
Ernest Haycox
West
Union Pacific
France asks faster U.S. arms to Indo China defense
French defense minister Jules Moch pressed Secretary Marshall for quicker U.S. arms deliveries to Indo China, seeking bigger postwar shipments including fighter bombers, artillery, landing craft and vehicles. Paris plans to ask about 7.7 billion dollars to boost France’s defense in 1951 as 150,000 French troops face Communist forces.
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Washington
France
Indo-China
George Marshall
Jules Moch
U. S
Moch
Maurice Petsche
State Department
Marshall
State Acheson
Treasury Snyder
Mustard seed producers span major global regions
Mustard grows widely and key producing countries include the United States Britain Canada Denmark Italy the Netherlands and Poromy a.
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U.S
Britain
Canada
Denmark
Italy
Netherlands
Rainy Weather Boosts Arkansas Strawberry Acreage
Rainy summer and early fall increased Arkansas strawberry acreage for 1951, with Miles McPeek of the U S Department of Agriculture estimating about 17 500 acres to be picked next year, up from 14 000 last year and above the 10 year average of 12 460.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Miles McPeek
U. S Department of Agriculture
McPeek
Hempstead 4-H Delegates To Kansas City American Royal Show
Hempstead County 4-H Club delegates Burrel Joe Smittle and Sara Jane McGee of Patmos will travel Saturday to Kansas City with supervisors Oliver Adams and Irma West. They join Arkansas peers and other state representatives for the Royal 4-H Conference with tours, livestock judging, and exhibits.
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Hempstead County
Kansas City
Burrel Joe Smittle
Sara Jane McGee
Patmos
Burrel Joe
Sara Jane
Kansas City Southern Railroad
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Arkansas
General Livesock
Mariana
Lee County
Res
American Royal
Butter Joe
Hope City Hall
Travis England
Shover Springs
Helen Kent
Joe Woodson
Blevins
Emma Louise Downs
Columbus
John Lile Foster
Geneva Smith
David Timberlake
Bertha Barr
Hope
Large Group of Youths Can Fill Draft
Washington reports that 10 million youths in the 16-year-old group could be a rich source of manpower for the armed services, per Selective Service Director Hershey. He noted 18-year-olds register but cannot be inducted until 19, and warned Congress may face this issue. Deferments exist for war veterans and those who served between 1940 and 1948.
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Washington
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Armed Services
Hershey
American Veterans Committee
Congress
AVC
Garrett Church Names New Officers
Garrett Memorial Baptist elected a slate for the coming year listing church officers and teachers. Names include church clerk Lyle Allen and treasurer Mrs. Lyle Allen, with assistants across numerous classes and roles such as Sunday School Superintendant Grady Hairston and Choir Director Wade Warren.
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Garrett Memorial Baptist
Lyle Allen
Ted Purtle
Grady Hairston
J. W. Frith
W. P. McRee
Ruth Johnston
Hershal Taylor
Eula Roberts
Ruth Taylor
Florine Booth
Larkin Bohannan
Buddie Stark
Elwin Salisbury
Gladys Roberts
Travis Vann
Mildred Toland
Dale McKinney
Verla Allen
Wade Warren
Waddie Cunningham
Mont Allen
Hunter McCorkle
Elbert O'Steen
Waddle Cunningham
Esthher McClain
WP. McRee
Roy Thrash
Ralph Warren
Dale McKinnel
Carrie Dragoo
Baptist Training Service School
Melba Sinclair
Treasure
Duane O'Steen
Janelle Warren
Dana Lou Cunningham
W.T. Somers
Ted Puble
Eld. Elbert O'Steen
Old Ironsides Still Holds Commission as Warship
The cutter remains an active U.S. naval vessel despite age, continuing to carry out official duties and be listed in the naval register.
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Ironsides
U.S
France Abandons Another Indo China Frontier Post
Saigon reports the French abandoned Thatkhe, the third frontier post lost in a month, leaving about 300 miles of border exposed to Viet Minh forces under Ho Chi Minh. The withdrawal shifts toward Langson, with garrison units reaching Nacham and Caobang's loss earlier intensifying fears of further retreats along the China Indo China frontier.
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Saigon
Indochina
Thatkhe
Ho Chi Minh
Langson
Nacham
Tangson
Dongkhe
Caobang
Fhatkhe
Thatkhy
China
North Vietnam
Moncay
Laokay
Lunghai
Two Arkansans Liberated Are Enroute Home
Tokyo reports the first group of 32 liberated U S prisoners from Korea includes two Arkansans. Pfc Samuel E. Hyde of Van Buren and Sgt Allen H Jamison of Fayetteville among those being flown from Haneda to Fairfield Suisun Air Base California, after liberation at Namwon the 28th of September with the U S 23rd Infantry division.
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Tokyo
U. S
Korea
United States
Haneda
Namwon
Chinju
U. S. 23Rd Infantry Division
Fairfield-Suisun Air Base
Calif
Samuel E. Hyde
van Buren
Ark
Allen H., Jamison
Fayetteville, Ark
Britain HMA Threatens 19000 Doctors Over Pay Rise
In London the British Medical Association led a revolt threatening to pull 19,000 general practitioners from the free medical program unless pay is raised. The plan includes mailing boycott forms on Nov 1 and December meetings to consider resigning from the scheme. The move echoes a 20 year old tactic that previously won higher pay, with Bevan's health ministry investigating the pay scale.
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London
British Medical Association
British Medical Guild
BMA
Health Ministry
Aneurin Bevan
Unclear Source Fragment on U S and Lie Interpretations
Fragmentary text mentions United States and Lie expressions over a two year period. No clear event, person, or organization details emerge to form a factual card. Further readable material needed to identify entities, actions, and context for a proper summary.
Probers Shift Investigation to Philadelphia Spotlight on School Racket
Senate crime committee moved from New York to Philadelphia to probe a $100,000,000-a-year numbers racket preying on schoolchildren. Kefauver cited the overall take and planned hearings include Richard Samuel, Judge Sloan, Sam Rosenberg, police officials, Frank Palermo, and other witnesses. He noted currency flows reaching Luciano in Italy and said U. S. sources aid the transfer. Korea supplied about a third of prewar global graphite.
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Philadelphia
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
New York
Estes Kefauver
Richard Samuel
Bernard Samuel
Joseph Sloane
Common Pleas Court
Public Safety
Samuel K. Rosenberg
Howard P. Sutton
Frank (Blinky) Palermo
Ike Williams
Rosenberg
Palermo
Samuel
Sloan
MBS
Kefauver
U. S
Charles
Lucky) Luciano
Vice Overlord
Italy
Luciano
Truman Opens Way for Imports of Egypt Cotton
President Truman announced a proclamation easing import quotas to allow 7 500 bales of Egyptian type cotton by January 31. The action was taken on tariff commission recommendation after hearings last September 28. The White House released the decision to avert possible shortages in cotton supplies.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Trumags
Yegter
Tariff Commission
Jenga
Unable to determine a clear headline from fragmented text
The readable fragments mention theft and official correspondence with references to tomorrow morning. No coherent event or entities can be confirmed for a proper summary.
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