Economist Edwin G Nourse resigns council chair November 1
Washington official Edwin G Nourse, chair of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, announces resignation effective November 1. He cites failure to keep the Economic Council as a strictly factfinding body and warns against deficit spending during prosperous times.
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Washington
Edwin G. Nourse
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Nourse
Economic Council
Utics
Nurse
Citizes
Tes
Toney
Mayer to Form a French Government After Assignment
Paris reports President Vincent Auriol assigned Rene Mayer, former finance minister and radical socialist, to form a government. Mayer prepares to seek a vote of confidence after meeting the National Assembly, as Henri Queuille’s moderate coalition fell apart over wage policy. Jules Moch quit the premiership amid cross party ministerial deadlock, while Queuille’s cabinet collapsed in the wage policy dispute.
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Paris
Vincent Auriol
Rene Mayer
Qto
France
Mayer
Henri Queuille
Ational
Jassembly
Tunins
Jules Moch
Polution
Queuiile
Athletic Dinner at Laneburg Thursday Night
A large crowd is expected at the Laneburg school cafeteria Thursday at 7 45 p m for an athletic banquet. Sponsored by the local P T A, about 100 tickets have been sold. Proceeds fund athletic equipment for senior basketball teams with complete outfits for boys and girls. Proceeds support the project with community backing. tickets are 75 cents per plate.
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Janeburg
Comemonosty
First Community Concert Scheduled for November 7
The initial Community Concert will be held Monday November 7 featuring Mary Vanick, a noted contralto and Metropolitan Auditions winner in 1940. She has toured the United States and appeared on major radio networks. Her program blends violin solos with vocal numbers in a unique half instrument, half song format.
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Mary Vanick
Eontralte
USA
Volos Mary van Kirkis
Arkansas Weather Forecast Cloudiness with Thunderstorms
Arkansas forecast calls for cloudiness with thunderstorms Thursday. Expect gloomy skies today with unsettled conditions tonight and cold air Thursday.
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Arkansas
USO Baby Checking Service Supports Military Families
USO clubs now serve 1,600,000 servicemen including sailors and airmen with more married troops and military babies. In Rantoul Illinois 12 HOD airmen from Chanute Air Base and families from 48 states use USO facilities for childcare, laundry, and recreation as volunteers seek funds, aiming for 164 dollars from Ray Lilek, campaign chair in Hope County.
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USO
America
Rantoul
Til
Chanute Air Base
Ser
Junior
Mom
Pon
Ray Lilek
Hope
Mediators Balked in End of Steel and Coal Strikes
The Associated Press reports government mediators failed to advance efforts to end the steel and coal strikes affecting about 1.06 million workers. Talks with CIO and United Steelworkers, and with Alcoa, produced no progress. John Lewis denounced AFL President William Green for opposing a $2.5 million weekly strike fund and criticized Green's inertia while planning European travel with AFL executives.
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Green
Associated Press
Truman
Tuuman
Taft-Hartley
SH Cyrus H. Ching
New York
M.S. Stel Corporation
Ching
Arthur J. Goldbert
General Coundel
CIO
United Steclworkers
United Mine Workers
White Sulphur” Springs
Bluefield
IW. Va
Washington
United
John Lewis
AFL
William Green
Philip Murray
Murray
APL
U. S
Renty
Europe
Miners Union
Greco
London
World Labor Federation
Jene Cio
Government Workers to Get Pay Hikes
Washington reports that President Truman is expected to sign legislation boosting pay for 1,383,000 government workers. The Senate approved measures to raise civil service salaries and post office wages, with compromises from earlier House and Senate bills. Civil service raises total about 25 million dollars annually, while postal increases apply to regular and postal workers on a percent basis.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
House
Judge Cullet in Walter Reed after attack in Washington
Judge John C. Cullet of Kansas City remained in serious condition at Walter Reed Army Hospital after an attack in Washington. A brief report issued after 1:30 a m by Charles Ross indicated the federal circuit judge was injured Sunday upon arriving for a visit. The DuPont Company says it has 7000 competing chemical rivals, all American, in the sector.
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Washington
John C. Cullet
Kansas City
Walter Reid
al Acare Altack
Charles Ross
Truman
Federal Circuit
DuPont Company
Baptists Plan Special Building Service Sunday
First Baptist church construction advances with reinforced concrete piling completed and grade beam pouring underway. Footing and inundation costs near twenty thousand dollars. finance committee plans equalizing funds for above ground work as members anticipate moving into a new house of worship.
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First Baptist Church
Ciigimade
Gelber
First Baptist
Aneautiul New House of Worship
Vandenberg Defends Air Force B-36 Build Up Before Congress
General Hoyt S. Vandenberg told the House Armed Services Committee that cutting strategic bombing would let Russia focus on offensive power. He argued B-36, B-47, and B-50 fleets deter Soviet aggression and force defensive industrial shifts, despite Navy calls to emphasize tactical air power for ground support. The hearing featured Vandenberg, Air Secretary Symington, and senior officers, with naval leaders criticizing strategic bombing policy.
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Washington
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
United States
Russia
Vandenberg
Air Force
Fer
House
Armed Services Committee
Navy
Aad
van Denberg
Soviet Union
Vinson
Air
Symington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Louis Denfeld
Naval Operations
Joint Chiefs
Strategic Air Command
Vandengerg
Optometrist Buys Building Moves Offices in Hope Area
Dr. Emmet Thompson and Dr. H. M. Brents moved their optometry offices to 11 W 3rd Street, in the former Cannon building. Thompson bought the property to expand services, continuing a long standing practice dating back over thirty years begun by Dr. Mills. The firm serves Prescott, Nashville, Lewisville, Gordon, Camden, Texarkana and surrounding regions in Hempstead County and beyond.
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H. M. Brents
Thompson
3Rd Street
G. E. Cannon
Cannon
Hope
Brents
W. A. J. Mills
Prescott
Nashville
Lewisville
Gordon
Camden
Texarkana
Louisiana
East Texas
Hempstead County
Livestock Group to Elect New Officials
A general meeting at Hope City Hall at 7 30 pm on Monday October 24 invites all interested persons to name next year's officials for the Tired District Livestock Show. The district represents several authorities and representatives are expected from each.
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Hope City Hall
Council Postpones Meet Until Wednesday Night
Hope City Council postpones the restulng session to tonight due to illness of the mayor and a council member. The delay shifts agenda items and expected actions to the midweek meeting.
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Hope City
Bobby Williams Not Badly Hurt Reports
Family reports Bobby Williams not badly hurt after incident last night. Williams attended school today, with minor head injury noted but overall return to routine as legal guardians confirm. Local officials have yet to release full details of the event.
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Bobby Williams
Bobby Willigins
Bubcat Or
Youth Held for Slaying Father in St Louis Area
An 18 year old runaway from Ohio, James Nairy of Fairview Village, Cleveland, admitted killing his foster mother, Mrs. Iva Nairy, 50. He was arrested in St. Louis county while en route to Texas, described as frail with blue eyes, 5'7 and 120 pounds. The boy had prior auto theft charges, had been on probation, and was found armed with a .22 caliber pistol. Ohio officials were en route to question him as details emerge.
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St. Louis
Ohio
James Nairy
Fairview Village
Cleveland
Texas
Neghbor's Park
Pairview Park
Nairy
Louis J. Nairy
John Marshall High School
Ethel Miller
Bureau
Cincinnati
Shamrock
Houston
Naity
Corpus Christi
Momay
Cay
Rice Market Firmness Tightens Amid Rail Strike Delays
Rice markets firmed slightly as offerings tightened due to harvest weather in Louisiana and Texas and delayed marketing in Arkansas caused by a rail strike. Trading was active in rough and milled rice with bids advancing for quality. Zenith and Bluebonnet prices ranged across Texas Louisiana Arkansas with barrels varying from about 5.75 to 8.40 dollars.
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Dallas
U. S. Department of Agricutre
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Zenith
Oil Commission Orders 15 Percent Hike in Production
The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission ordered a 15 percent production increase after a period of excess demand. Authorities estimate next month’s output at about 2116,000 barrels, with September production about 423,000 barrels.
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Oil Commission
EL Dorado
Stale Oil and Gas Commission
Action on Newly Put Together Farm Bill Asked
Congressional leaders urged swift action on a new farm bill that would give the government broad power to support crop prices near current levels. The compromise measure, produced after hours of haggling, directs supports for six basic crops at 60 percent of parity next year, with varied levels thereafter, while allowing other crops to move with supply.
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Washington
Congress
Agriculture Department
House
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannall
Jasticulture
Winter Weather Sweeps West With Mixed Conditions
A wintery wave spreads across the West as snow dusts the northern Rockies and stretches to Utah Colorado Nevada Idaho and Northern Arizona while Montana and Wyoming report heavy snows and drifts. Eastern areas see mild temperatures with a temperature drop along the snow belt and Texas records the hottest weather with highs near 70.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Utah
Montana
Wyoming
Colonado
Nevada
Idaho
Arizona
California
Nebraska
Federal Weather Bureau
Midwest
Butte
Cut Bank
Boteman
North Dakota
Washington
Oregon
Hollane
Tridge
Los Angeles
Hesota S
Texas
San Antonia
PTA and Lions Club Appeal for Cooperation
Funeral services were held for a husband wife and two sons killed in a Sunday traffic accident in Louisiana. The PTA and Lions Club appeal for wholehearted cooperation in a non profit drive to aid families in Hope, with a goal of raising funds despite challenging conditions.
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Stutgart
Louisiana
PPAS
Coett
Robert Louis
Campalan
Arthur Edwin
PTA
Union Goffers Plan to End MoPac Strike
The Southern District of the Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle will convene Tuesday, October 23 at the Legion Community Hall in El Dorado. Orchid Grove No. 541 hostesses and a roster of state and local officers will attend, with Lucille Wall announced as the New State Manager. The gathering includes balloting, initiation, election and installation of officers, plus a banquet chaired by Olye Ward with Dorogthy Bishop and Mary Gray among organizers.
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Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle
Legion Community Hall
el Dorado
Orchid Grove No. 541
Florence Holden Jensen
Omaha
Nebraska
Rommie Wheatley
Hot Springs
Dora Meador
Texarsana
Nettie, Wiggins
Hope
I Isa Kinard
Estelle Waterston
Eva Forrest
Texarkana
Carrie’ Carcell
Mary Lee Barnett
Lydis BE. Agricola
Arkadelphia
Cosiatte
Lucille Wall
Waterson
Dorogthy Bishop
Mary, Gray
Vivian Dugan
Olye Ward
Rail Settlement Hinges on Dozen Claims
St Louis reports that railroad officers propose a plan to end the Ma elfie strike by settling about a dozen claims. The settlement hinges on resolving remaining grievance disputes through direct negotiation or an impartial panel, with a count to determine how to dispose of the unresolved claims.
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St Louis
Nognes
Trucks Collide Killing Two Negroes in Arkansas Incident
Two trucks collided near Lent on October 19 killing four year old Jeti Heltem of Memphis and a man identified as Oliver Payeil who died in a Memphis hospital. Arkansas State Police reported one rig carried 21 cotton pickers and the other was owned by Little Rock Packing Co driven by Garland Lee Smith, 50, of Little Rock. Nine others were injured in the crash.
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Jeti Heltem
Memphis
Oliver Payeil
Arkansas
Little Rock Packing Company
Garland Lee Smith
Little Hoek
Burke Child to L. A. Polio Is Feared
A Hempstead County family sent 9 year old Frankie Joe Burke to the state hospital in Little Rock for polio testing and accompanied him with his sister Alice Nell. Other Trempstead children report light polio cases this year, including William Scott and Gordon Maxwell, with Reggie Turner and Jim Osborn among those recovering in hospital or at home.
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Hempstead County
Frankie Joe Burke
Bill Burke
Near Hope
Little Rock
Alice Nell
Trempstead
William Scott
William Baker
Gordon Maxwell
Reggie Turner
Ray Tyner
Air i
Jimmy Osborn
Civil Cases Now Being Heard in Circuit Court
Haipstead Circuit Court entered its third week and began civil suit hearings today with D. Bowen versus Arkansas Motor Freight Lines Inc and D. Cc. Reed now in progress. Court expected to run through Friday.
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Haipstead
D. Bowen
Arkansas Motor Freight Lines, Inc
D. Cc. Reed
Shipping Endangered by Storms Off Halifax Coast
Coast guard rescue units were alerted as a powerful North Atlantic storm battered off Halifax. A passenger liner carrying about 10,000 people including the Queen Elizabeth and Nieuw Amsterdam faced hurricane‑like seas and heavy winds while moving toward Newfoundland. A freighter near Cape May was assisted by tugboats as ships diverted from the coast to find safer seas. Weather authorities warned of worsening conditions along the North Atlantic coast with gale winds and high seas.
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Halifax
N.S
Ayro’ Coast Guard
Cape May
Hute
Newfoundland
Elizabeth
Amsterdam
New York
Atlantic
Delaware
Caen
Josie
Coast-Guard
Ald Ahy
United States
Block Island
Dela
Capa
Body Recovered In Arkansas Town
The body of John Storch, a bakery employee, was recovered from a pond on Hes highway after a search began when he failed to return home. Storch, a former resident, is survived by his daughter, two brothers, and sisters.
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Little Rock
John, Storch
Storch
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Lions Club Appeal For Cooperation
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