First Appraisal in Hempstead History Begun
Hempstead County Equalization Board reports on rising personal property assessments in the Hope District and outlines plans to appraise farm land. Jerome Smith resigns to become board appraiser, with Green Sheffield succeeding him. Board warns districts must meet 20 percent true value assessment by 1956 to maintain state school aid. Local teachers, officials, and students participate in a panel discussion at Hope Junior High School.
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County Equalization Board
Hempstead County Classroom Teachers Association
Hope Junior High
Hope
Equalization Board
iThis
Jerome Smith
Ozan
Federal Land Bank
Green Sheffield
McCaskill
Carl Hinton
Patmos
K. G. Hamilton
Frank J. Mason
George *Azier
Hope High School Girls’ Glee Club
B. C. Hyatt
Haskell Jones
Alva Reynerson
Frazier
Hinton
T. J. Gentry
Smith
Hamilton
Hempstead
General Assembly
James H. Jones
Elmer Brown
Jones
Manhunt for Slayer of Three Boys Grips Chicago
A massive chase swept Chicago as investigators hunted a sex maniac or tenaged assailants who strangled three boys and left their nude bodies in a ditch. The victims, John Schuessler 13 Anton Schuessler Jr. 11 and Robert Peterson 13, were beaten and strangled with signs of rape but not sexual assault. Names and families
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Chicago
John Schuessler
Anton, Jr
Robert Peterson
Bobby Franks
Nathan Leopold
Richard Loeb
Suzanne Degnan
William Heirens
Schuessler
Peterson
Bobby
Kiwanis Hears Fire Toll Figures and Prevention Call
Fire Chief A S Pap Willis told Kiwanis at Hotel Barlow that national fire deaths last year exceeded 38 000 with Arkansas suffering 139. He cited 870 million dollars in nationwide property losses and urged a city council or chamber safety committee to force preventive action while showing a film on gasoline and cleaning fluid dangers. Guests included Ray Yocum Robert Jewell Henry Clark and Melvin Harris.
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A. S. ‘Pap’ Willis
Hotel Barlow
Arkansas
Willis
Our
Chamber of Commerce
Ray Yocum
Hope
Robert Jewell
Henry Clark
Little Rock
Melvin Harris
Magnolia
Will of Ross Vardon Probate Reveals Humorous Epitaph
The Massachusetts will of Ross Vardon a retired teacher who died September 29 at age 85 was probated yesterday. It includes an instruction that his tombstone bear the epitaph No school session today. Teacher gone home.
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Cambridge
Mass
Ross
Vardon
City Approves Flood Plan and Traffic Measures
Hope City Council authorized a six step flood relief plan for South Main Walnut and Elm with underground storm sewers at an estimated 19 499 90, starting three phases over 6 000, using city labor. They also approved four way stops at Second Street intersections to slow traffic and adopt X ing style crossings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope
South Main
Walnut
Elm
C. O. Thomas
Madrid man in tale of Townsend Princess love
A man who arrived at the Madrid offices claimed he knew the Townsend Princess story's secret tied to his daughter in love with Townsend. Reporters dismissed his tale when an ambulance hauled him back to a nearby asylum from which he had escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
Townsend
Princess Margaret
TV Viewers Need a Program-Scanner Gadget to Filter Ads
Hal Boyle notes several market gadgets help mute TV commercials but fail to aid long time viewers. The piece describes fans tuning out boring ads, parents using commercials to quiet children, and a father’s observation of a child singing along to commercial jingles at later programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Hopalong Cassidy
Carr
Jomnin
Spring Hill Junior Class Presents Down on Abbie's Farm Play
The Spring Hill Junior Class will stage a three act comedy Down on Abbie's Farm Friday night October 21 at the school. Cast includes Shirley Stark Betty Foster Elaine Boyce Ernestine Bobo Glenda Cato Wendell Rogers Dale Flowers Jimmy Martin Martha Elam Jimmy Cox A G Martin Kenneth Kidd Promoters Shirley Vines Pauline Bobo Directors Jerald Yocum Bring Odom William Applegate announcer Kenneth Bobo Usher Cayle Cato Jerrie Due Collins Wanda McCoy Frankiene Lafferty Mrs Alvin W Huckabee directs Admission 40 and 20 cents Curtain time 730 PM.
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Abbie’s Farm
Spring Hill
Shirley Stark
Betty Foster
Elaine Boyce
Ernestine Bobo
Glenda Cato
Wendell Rogers
Dale Flowers
Jimmy Martin
Martha Elam
Jimmy Cox
A. G. Martin
Kenneth Kidd
Shirley Vines
Pauline Bobo
Jerald Yocum
Bring Odom
William Applegate
Kenneth Bobo
Cayle Cato
Jerrie Due Collins
Wanda McCoy
Frankiene Lafferty
Alvin W. Huckabee
Oaklawn to Fight Court Ruling on Hot Springs Franchise
Oaklawn Jockey Club will challenge an Arkansas Supreme Court order voiding its 10 year Hot Springs horse racing franchise. Attorney William J. Smith said a formal court response and a rehearing petition would be filed. If the court grants an immediate mandate the Arkansas Racing Commission could open sealed bids, including Oaklawn’s, for a new franchise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
William J. Smith
Oaklawn Jockey Club
Arkansas Supreme Court
Hot Springs
Smith
Oaklawn
Atty
Tom Gentry
Arkansas Racing Commission
Gentry
Supreme Court
John G. Cella
St. Louis
Eastern Racing Association
Easter
Suffolk Downs
Boston
Clyde Halk
Hot Springs Clothier
Eastern
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Actor John Hodiak Dies of Heart Attack at 41
Hollywood star John Hodiak died of a heart attack at his San Fernando Valley home. The Pittsburgh native and prominent leading man collapsed in his bathroom as he prepared for work on the film Trial. His latest role was an attorney in Trial, with On The Threshold of Space and A Bell for Adano among his notable credits.
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Hollywood
John Hodiak
San Fernando Valley
New York
Adano
Hodiak
Tarzana
Calif
Yuesteray
New Mexico
Pittsburgh
Dierks Hints Pine Bluff as Mill Site for Paper Plant
Dierks Forests Inc. may build a paper mill near Pine Bluff Arkansas. An Interstate Commerce Commission filing requests 19 miles of new railroad in Howard County to haul materials to the proposed mill. Dierks official Peter Joers offered no definite plant location, calling the filing only a preliminary step.
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Pine Bluff
Dierks Forests Inc
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington Today
Howard County
Ark
Dierks
Peter Joers
Mountain Pine
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Washington
Missouri Pacific
de Queen and Eastern Railway
Dierks Holdings
Nashville
de Queen
Connecticut Still Tallying Flood Damage
Connecticut, hardest hit among six floods, reports smashed homes and debris strewn factories as damage tallies progress. President Eisenhower pledged federal aid to New England and qualifying states including Pennsylvania Massachusetts New York New Jersey and Connecticut amid ongoing recovery efforts. The latest toll reached 42 dead or missing with 16 in Connecticut.
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New Haven
Conn
Connecticut
Denver
Eisenhower
New England
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New York
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Cotton Harvest Delayed By Rain and Labor Shortage in Arkansas
The Federal State Crop Reporting Service reported Arkansas cotton harvest is lagging due to rain and a shortage of pickers. Despite delays, many counties still report record yields, and about four-fifths of the rice crop has been harvested with excellent results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas
Federal State Crop Reporting Service
Bridge plan to span Mississippi near Helena on 11 million project
A proposed joint Arkansas Mississippi bridge over the Mississippi River would be almost a mile long with five cantilever spans totaling 5 207 feet. Col. E B Downing set November 17 as the hearing date for the permit to build the 11 million dollar structure touching the Arkansas side at river mile 658 1 about two miles south of Helena.
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West Memphis
Mississippi River
Arkansas
Mississippi
U. S
E. B. Downing
Helena
Five Die as Truck Plunges Down Mount Big Savage tragedy in Cumberland
A tractor-trailer racing down Big Savage Mountain with failed brakes killed five near Cumberland Maryland. Victims include two men and two women from Frostburg and a Pennsylvania driver. The runaway truck struck a car and another truck, causing a gasoline explosion and decapitation of Samuel Brenneman. Police identified the victims and noted driver Paul Myers survived with minor injuries.
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Cumberland
Big Savage Mountain
Frostburg
Pennsylvania
Clifford Fearer
Cumberland Steel Co
Francis X. Spearman
Nellie Thomas
Grace Evelyn Lloyd
Samuel J. Brenneman
Springs
Brenneman
U. S. 40
Paul Stewart Myers
Dover
Fearer
Myers
Japan approves two 83,900-ton tankers for Kobe yards
Tokyo reports the Ministry of Transportation approved construction of two 83,900-ton tankers to be built by National Bulk Carriers of New York at Kobe yards. Keels to be laid next November with completion about March 1957. Tankers built for Universal Tankship Inc of Liberia. No cost estimate given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Ministry of Transportation
National Bulk Carriers of
New York
Kobe
Japan
Reliable Commercial
Jiji Press
Universal Tankship Inc
Liberia
Four Way Stops Planned at Major Downtown Intersections
City council approved four way stops at Second and Elm, Second and Main, and Second and Walnut to calm traffic while keeping movement possible. Drivers must stop, yield based on arrival, then proceed. if unsuccessful a stop light may follow. Pedestrian safety and motorist courtesy are highlights. Also noted were district piano and voice contest at Henderson College October 22 with Hope sending a representative. Spending days at Del Monte Lodge Pebble Beach are Mr. and Mrs. Walter Verhalen II of Hope.
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Second
Elm
Main
Walnut
Henderson College
del Monte Lodge
Pebble Beach, California
Walter Verhalen
Hope
Yugoslavia Declares Run for UN Security Council Seat
Yugoslavia formally announces candidacy for a UN Security Council seat as the Philippines faces a tightening election. The race pivots after Poland’s defeat, with Britain and the Soviet bloc swinging support, while the United States sticks with the Philippines amid a tight, multi ballot contest.
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United Nations
N.Y
Yugoslavia
U. N. General Assembly
Agaist the
Phi
Alth
Phillipines
Poland
British Commonwealth
United States
Philippines
Security Council
Philippi
Carlos Romulo
U. N
Rom
Britain
Spok
the Pines
Hope Plans UN Tenth Anniversary Observance
Mayor John L. Wilson leads Hope's United Nations Tenth Anniversary Committee with Rev. Virgil D. Keeley as director. The group coordinates civic and religious groups to mark United Nations Day next Monday with events nationwide guided by the U S Committee for the United Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
John L. Wilson
Virgil D. Keeley
Methodist Church
Wilson
Hope
Mr. Keeley
Harrell C. Himerce
James H. Jones
Hope Schools
F S. A. Whitlow
Misterial Alliance
Alex Washburn
Hope Star
L. B. Tooley
KXAR
Thon
United States Committee
U Nations
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Robert T. Laughran
Hempstead County
Mills
Library Corporation
Mary Ann Schofield
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Houston
Texas
NEA Telephoto
Second Streets
Main Street
B. L. Rettig
Municipal
Bender
Proving Ground
A. W. Boirseth
Water and Light Committee
Third District Show Board
Police Department
Oakcrest Chapel
U.N
Max Harrelson
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