Hope Railroad Circus Comes To Town At Frisco Crossing
The Hope region welcomes the big railroad circus arriving early tomorrow via Frisco Lines. Crews will set tents and prepare for afternoon and evening shows featuring acrobats, elephants, lions, and Hugo Zachiani the human cannonball. Performances at 3 and 8 with doors at 2 and 7. reserved seats available at Jack's News Stand.
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Frisco
Lousiana Crossing
Joe Horwath
Rex Williams
Hugo Zachiani
Jacks
Missouri Parish
Hot Springs
Hope Tomorrow
Connally
Dalley Bros. Circus
Proving Grounds Road
Marshal Gets Gun for Riverton Town Protection
Riverton Minnesota town board voted to provide a gun for Marshal Pete Gardoni, who had been unarmed for years. Gardoni warned that uncertain times demand readiness, as the Winds community of about 1,500 residents awaits the new measure.
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Riverton
Pete Gardoni
Central Winds
Prescott Rotary Club Luncheon Features Bill Newton Talk
Prescott Rotary Club met at the Lawson Hotel at 12 15 noon for its weekly luncheon. Rex Carpenter acted as presiding secretary in Guthrie's absence and introduced Bill Newton of Fairview Oklahoma who delivered an engaging address. Out-of-town guests included Oliver Adams of Hope and George Myers of St Louis. Mrs Charlie Tompkins drove to Texarkana for the day. Douglas Bemis and Mrs Hexvey Bemis shopped in Little Rock Tuesday. Mrs Kim Bush of Little Rock arrived to stay with Mr and Mrs Earl King Jr. Mr and Mrs John P Cox of Hope were guests of Mr and Mrs John A Davis Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs George C Cress of Little Rock will be guests of Mr and Mrs John A Davis through Thursday. Nodney Hamilton spent Tuesday afternoon in Texarkana.
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Prescott
Kim Bush
Little Rock
Earl King Jr
George C. Cress
John A. Davis
Johnson and Marshall swap in U.S. defense leadership Washington
Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson steps down at President Truman's request and General George C. Marshall is named his successor. The White House also forces out Munitions Board Chairman Hubert E. Howard amid changes after Johnson's controversial 18 months. Howard had urged resignation timing and praised Johnson as a top administrator.
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Washington
Louis Johnsom
Truman
George C. Marshall
Johnson
Pentagon
Navy Air Force
Armed Services
Munitions Board
Hubert E. Howard
Howard
White House
$20 000 Won't Mend Broken Heart
San Antonio Texas reports Air Force Cpl Sam Heiskell, a hillbilly singer since youth, won 20000 dollars from his sad song Tears of Sorrow about a broken romance. A record company will release it, but he says he may never hear it. Heiskell, 20, was inspired by losing love in Sweetwater Tennessee after leading a Hillbilly band in Athens, Tennessee.
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Heiskell
San Antonio
Tex
Air Force
Sam Heiskell
Tiizeieieievss
Heigelt
Athens
Heiskeli
Sweetwater
Tienn
Coolidge Calls for an End to Gang Rule
Boston reports Arthur W. Coolidge won the Republican nomination for governor, pledging to end gang rule on Beacon Hill. The 69 year old fourth cousin of Calvin Coolidge defeated Louis E. Denfeld and four rivals, while Gov. Paul A. Dever, a Democrat, secured another term. Coolidge trails in state history with past service in the Massachusetts House, Senate, and as lieutenant governor.
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Boston
Arthur W. Coolidge
Beacon Hill
Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
Paul A. Dever
Dever
Willam McKintey
Warren Harding
Ohio
Louis E. Denfeld
Thief of Naval Operations
Denfeld
Clarence A. Barnes
National Guard
Daniel Needham
U. S
Calvin
GOP
Truman's piano delivered to wrong address
Asheville dispatch reports the White House piano was misdirected to Greenville South Carolina after a truck driver from Chicago Ben Janoski left it and the trailer in Hendersonville. Police are seeking the driver and the piano as Greenville dealer confirms not receiving the correct instrument.
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Asheville
N. C
Truman
White House
Greenville
South Carolina
Ben Janoski
Chicago
Hendersonville
White ‘House
Oldtime Gang Runs Gambling Says Kefauver Seeks Help
Senator Kefauver declared a $15 billion illegal gambling industry is run by the same city gangs that terrorized the 1920s. He appealed for aid from the American Bar Association during its 73rd annual meeting as he heads the Senate committee investigating interstate crime.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Senator Kefauver
D-Tenn
Ae Kefauver
Senate
American Bar Association
ABA
Marshall to Answer Stooge Charge
Washington reports George C. Marshall faces Republican questions about defending his independence as secretary of defense. He testifies before the armed services committee on Truman’s nomination, while Kefauver and Saltonstall press for clarity on his autonomy and stance against criminal influences in government.
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Washington
Geli
George C. Marshall
Aehedon
Marshall
Bertdte Armed’ Services Committee
Louis A. John
Truman
Seticte
William O'Dwyer
New York City
Mexico
Quiry
Kefauver
United States
Acheron
Fromm
GOP Criies
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Stooge
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Congress
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Secretary of Defense
Saltonatall
Freshman Football Revival Planned at Pertin State
An article notes Pertin State will revive freshman football in 1850. The plan aims to reintroduce a lower-level program to develop players and expand college athletics.
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Pertin State
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