Seized Little Rock Grid Betting Cards Reported
In Little Rock authorities seized approximately 8,000 grid betting cards linked to a betting operation. The promoter claimed shipments would go via an express route to future consignments. Cards were addressed to several street locations including Central Avenue, Springs Cinder, and 745 Central Avenue. Police continued inquiries into the scheme and potential accomplices.
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Lilia Rack Mint
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Central
Lewis Novelty
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Sian Agar
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Earena
Vie
Markham
Prosecution Aims In Officer Slayers Case
Fragmentary early report describes authorities seeking to prosecute those linked to the slaying of a police officer. Names and affiliations appear garbled but indicate involvement of multiple individuals and possible military or wartime context. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
U S Strong While Warning of Cold War Risks
New York reports emphasize U S defense and wartime production as essential to meet Soviet challenges. Speaker Charles B. Wikson warns against complacency, urging unwavering resolve to stay strong and deter aggression in a rising cold war.
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New York
Charles B. Wik
United States
Wilson
New York Heralds ‘Tribune
Feruda
U.S
Husgia
Wityon
Ministers Rally Against Envoy Nomination to Vatican
The Greater Little Rock Ministerial Alliance adopted a resolution opposing President Truman’s choice of General Mark Clark as ambassador to the Vatican. The document, sent to President Truman and Arkansas figures Fulbright and McClellan, claims the appointment breaches church state separation.
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Little Rock
Truman
Mark Clark
Vatican
Arkena
Fulbright
McClellan
Alliance
Nurses Open Convention in Arkansas State Years
Nurses convened in Arkansas with state organizations and public health groups opening sessions. Registration and board meetings filled the opening day as delegations from state associations and national nursing leagues gathered for the convention.
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Tvalt
Walt Walshe
Arkatsas
Forngas League
Arkansas State
Parole Board Set To Convene With 55 Applications
The Arkansas board of pardons will meet to review fifty five parole requests at its monthly session. In addition, the board will consider all applications for paroles from the state penitentiary, with ties to Maplewood and Penitentiary cases noted in the agenda.
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Penfonce Vanity Dans
Fire Hits Rice Mill at McGehee
A fire at McGehee injures the McPherson McPherson Rice Milling Co plant destroying 10 000 to 11 000 bushels of rice and causing about 840 000 in losses. Firefighters worked three hours to control the blaze, with owner McPherson stating partial insurance recovery. Another plant blaze last April caused 320 000 damage and reconstruction continues.
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McGehee
Biremon
Tadee
Sumas
Wok McPherson
No Survivors by Will He Was No Survivors by Will
An excerpt conveys a Civil War era battle scene paintwork with vivid, non-graphic action. General Custer appears severely wounded and determined, while officers discuss responsibility and retreat amid heavy casualties. The text centers on leadership, sacrifice, and the chaos of combat.
Plan to Merge Two Colleges Abandoned
The merger plan for Arkansas Presbyterian colleges at Batesville and Clarksville was dropped by the Southern Presbyterian Synod of Arkansas. The committee cited inability to agree on a site as the reason. The Arkansas synod will review the decision at a December meeting. proponents favored placing the new college in the town controlling the current Arkansas college.
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Ous
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College of the Ozarks
Clarksville
Marlon Bougs
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Daint
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McMillan
Arkadelphia
James A. Millard
de. J. M. McColgan
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John Marrow
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Railman Acquitted of Murder Charge in Fort Smith
Fort Smith Oct 3 a Sebastian Circuit jury found Railman T Tamils not guilty of first degree murder in the fatal shooting of used car lot attendant Raymond Mitchell 52. Taub testified he shot Mitchell in self defense after an attack. The witness described the incident lasting about two and a half hours. The narrative notes the location extends 800 to 1,200 miles west of Portugal.
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Lamb
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Custer speech amid last stand chaos described in fragment
Fragmentary memoir recounts Custer and his officers under Sioux fire at the doomed engagement. The speaker recalls orders to retreat on foot, riders attempting to rally, and the desperate scene as Benteen and Reno approach from opposite sides while frontline troops hold. The narrative preserves names like Tom Custer and Autie Reed amid the chaos.
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Ute Autie Reed
Cuseter
Buster Custer
Tom
Autie Reed
Custors
Calhoun
Renu
Benteen
250 Hospital Patients Escape Blaze
Dallas October 24 fire swept the roof and top floor of the last wing of St Pauls hospital forcing about 230 patients outside into the chilly morning. No injuries reported. Sisters doctors and staff aided the evacuation as nurses wrapped blankets around walkers and pushed beds and tables out. About 23 newborns were moved to the nurses home and a mother in pre labor was carried to an adjacent building. Firefighters confined the blaze to the west wing by 2 10 am and had it under control shortly before 3 am. A priest gave last rites to an elderly cancer patient near the main entrance while the evacuation continued.
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Cooke
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Nere
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Alberta
Tran
Fire Department
Mary Joe Wilson
Dental School
C. N. Penn
Arkansans Named Oil Directors At Industry Convention
Several Arkansans named oil directors of the Independent Petroleum Association of America at its Houston convention. The list includes Jack Carnes Camden Ralph D Curtis El Dorado Ed Hollyfield El Dorado H P Dayner Magnolia B R Warnock Jr Magnolia and B L Ogtlin Magnolia. The piece also describes hospital evacuations with beds moved, ambulances, and a preliminary damage estimate of 125000 dollars by Fire Chief C N Penn.
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