Desert Song column notes and millwood project at Texarkana
The column discusses merit in local opinion pieces, a Shreveport conference with L R Matthias about reactivating the Millwood dam project, and its implications for Red River valley water rights. It cites Eisenhower administration recommendations, Millwood as a flood control project, and Texarkana’s water interests, plus a film note on The Desert Song at the Saenger.
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Bogle
Sebolsky
Star
Jay 1
Florida
Aules
Red Sun Ny
Pegier
Sukolsky
Paul Jones
Ray Lawrence
Livblong
Shreveport
L. R. Matthias
Red River Valley Association
Millwood
Matthias
Eisenhower
Corps of Engineers
Public Works
Sramt
Red River Valley
Conurlments Narrows
Texarkana
Millwoodlong
Hope
Nashville
Presott
Red River
Lee
Ed River Association
Hillwood
Urse
Deval
Jury Probes Deaths In Icebox Tragedy Near Crittenden
Crittenden County Grand Jury met in Shelbyville to investigate the deaths of five children from an icebox accident on the Yallmans farm last August. About 20 witnesses were subpoenaed as jury officials weighed possible fault. Parents, Mr and Mrs A Hallman, suspect murder despite police listing the incident as an accident. Victims were Edward 8, Isley 4, Barbara Ann 2, and year old twins. The session may last a full day or more.
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Inig
Cei
Zal Harrison
Ysheville
Dren
A. Hallman
Edward
Isley
Ann
Andie
Tommy
Yallmans Farm
Eisenhower to Visit Boston for Speech Amid Criticism
President Eisenhower travels to Massachusetts for a Boston speech likely to answer criticism of his administration. He is accompanied by staff and officials including Secretary Weeks and Mrs Weeks, Mrs Katherine Howard, and a delegation to the United Nations. They plan to drive from Westover Air Force Base to the Springfield Exposition grounds before continuing.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Massachusetts
Boston
Adlai K.stevenson
Trotstatt
Secretin
Commerce
Sinsclair Weeks
Aiken Ur-Vi
Cabot Lodge
United Nations
Katherine Howard
Republican National Committee
Colorado
Westover Air Force Base
Springfield
Hincheon
Gov
Soviet Call for Unconditional Ban on Hydrogen Weapons
In a major policy address at the United Nations, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky urged the General Assembly to impose an unconditional ban on the production of atomic and hydrogen weapons. He warned that the U N must act to curb Western tension and criticized US policies, asserting NATO seeks to weaken the U N. The speech also pledged to press for reinstating neutral states as Korean peace conference participants.
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United Nations
N.Y. M
Russia
General Assembly
Foreigh
Andrei
Vishinsky
United States
Germany
Stalin
Georgi Malenkov
One Arrested One Sought in Fulton Burglary
Sheriff Cy Cook and State Officer Pod Porterfield announced a Fulton burglary case is solved. Don Haywood, 15, admitted involvement in the McGill's Service Station break in near Mandeville, with Lewis Edward Rateliff still at large. Police said the youths stole cash and merchandise and took an auto from Hinshaw Motor Company in Texarkana before abandoning it near Mandeville.
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McGill
Fulton
Cy Cook
Pod Porterfield
Don Haywood
Lewis Edward Rateliff
Sam McGill
Haywood
Boyd and
Gibson
Mandeville
Cook
Porterfield
Hinshaw Motor Company
Texarkana
Rateliff
Southwest Meet of Farm Bureau Scheduled Here
Ned Porte of Hempstead County leads a Southwest Arkansas Farm Bureau meeting in Hope County Courtroom to boost member participation in policy development. Arkansas Farm Bureau reports 53 000 member families, the largest in its history, with officers urged to attend to help shape agriculture policy nationwide.
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Courtroony
Hope
Arkansas
Farm Bureau
Far Bureau
Ned Porte
Mepe
Hempstead
Arkansas Farm Bureau
Independent Farm Organization
Purtle
Recession May Ease Dollar Policy Says Banker
Roy L. Reierson of Bankers Trust Co told ABA delegates that a business downturn would prompt a rapid easing of credit while the Eisenhower administration keeps a mildly restrictive policy during growth. He noted rates may peak but decline is not imminent and warned a downturn could tighten credit further in early 1954.
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Washington
Eisenhower
American Bankers Assn
ABA
Roy L. Reierson
Bankers Trust Co
New York
Federal Reserve Boards
Reierson
Coast Guard Continues Search for B29 Crew in Atlantic
The Coast Guard pressed on with the hunt for seven missing members of a B29 hurricane hunter crew after a Friday crash in the Atlantic. Fifteen survivors, nine from a damaged rescue plane, were due to reach New York aboard the Nassau later today.
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Charleston
D. C
Atlantic
Coast Guard
New York
Nassau
Aoe
Look at a Baby Shines as Parents Embrace Rapid Growth
Hay Boyle reflects on aging, watches a 3 week old adopted daughter Tracy, and jokes about naming options on birth certificates. He and his wife Frances marvel at a baby’s quick development while fearing the day she grows older and may drift away.
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Hay Boyle
New York
Tam
Butt
Frances
Tracy
Margaret Tracy
Ann Kathleen
Skeptical Officials Question Beria Escape Report
Washington officials voiced strong skepticism about a Senate inquiry claim that Lavrenty Beria, ousted Soviet security chief, escaped from Russia and seeks asylum in the United States. Senator McCarthy said he is not convinced and a subcommittee source indicated investigators may report in days.
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Uder
Senate
Lavrenty Borda
Russia
United States
Sen
McCarthy
H-Wist
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Berla
Subcommittee
Beria
Berta
Eurapanyl
Doctor Who Delivers Quads Doctor Dies in Murfreesboro
Dr. Melvin Dewey Duncan who delivered Arkansas quadruplets near Murfreesboro last year has died of a heart attack. Practicing since 1920, he arrived Jan 14, 1952 at the Ponder farm to deliver three boys and a girl. The quads Dewey Ray Danny Kay Dickie Gay Donna Fay now live with their parents in Nashville hospital care. Survivors include his widow and two children.
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the Seetoy
Murfreesboro
Melvin Dewey Duncan
Duncan
Leonal Ponder
Nashville
Dewey Ray
Danny Kay
Dickie Gay
Donna Fay
Hoy, Ark
Katesas City Medical School
Richard
Lite Rock
Victor A. Miller
Randallstown, Md
Annual Tour to Advertise Livestock Show
The third District Livestock Show tour on Sept 2 through Oct 3 will be led Wednesday Sept 23 with 20 to 25 cars. Members meet at 7:30 at the Coliseum and ride in the parade at 10:40 a.m. to open the Nevada County fair in Prescott. Stops include Nashville, Gordon, Chichester, Camden, Stephens, Magnolia, Waldo, Buckner, Stamps, and Lewisville. return to Hope around 4:40 p.m. Camden Chamber of Commerce plans lunch at Camden Hotel. Dewey Baker chairs the committee with C. C. Lewis, Herbert Burns, Emil Kaden.
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Coliseum
Nevada County
Prescott
Nashville
Gordon
Chichester
Camden
Stephens
Magnolia
Waldo
Buckner
Stamps
Lewisville
Hope
Chamber of Commerce At
Camden Hotel
Dewey Baker
C. C. Lewis
Herbert Burns
Emil Kaden
Two Weekend Auto Accidents Reported by City Police
Police investigated two weekend accidents with minor damage. On Walnut Street Kenneth Braith’s car struck a parked truck owned by Irvin McFadden. On Walnut and Third Carl Stewart hit a stopped car driven by Bobby Hampton. both fronts sustained damage.
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Kenneth P. Braith
Irvin McFadden
Compton and Rowe
S. Walnut
Carl Stewart
Bobby William Hampton
Patmos
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Anderons
Stewart
Radio Station to Award Trophies to Young Exhibitors
KWKDI Shreveport will award three Champion showmanship trophies at the Third District Livestock Show from September 26 to October 3. Eligible all junior exhibitors, awards based on show performance and grooming, presentation at rodeo Friday October 2. Henry B. Chay of KWKI will present trophies on behalf of the radio station.
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Kweki Shreveport
Kwkie
Hight
Henry B. Chay
Radiy
Kwkips Farar
Conservation program must be carried out in Hempstead County
The county urges farmers with prior approval for conservation practices to complete them promptly or risk losing set aside assistance. Substitutions are allowed with time, and several practices are listed for the remainder of the program year, including pasture improvement, cover crops, green manure crops, terraces, drainage ditches, stock ponds, woodland improvements, tree seedling planting, and soil amendments. Purchase orders for seeds and soil inputs are available, with the county PMA office open for information.
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Hempstead
PMA
Reds Claim Most of 3 404 Allied Missing Not Captured
PANMUNJOM The Communists said today most of the 3,404 Allied troops listed as missing have never been captured. They demanded counts for 98,742 North Koreans and Chinese captured by the Allies. The Reds asserted many never were captured and pledged to comment after a Joint Military Armistice Commission meeting.
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Lang
Dappenerdt
Robert Tuckman Panmunjom
1St
Demilitarized Zone
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U. N
Hoe
North Korea
Fire Department Extinguishes Three Blazes This Morning
Fire crews battled a workshop fire at Henderson Spraying, 222 Edgewood, with smoke damage described as light. Earlier, two grass fires were reported nearby, believed started by burning leaves, and were extinguished by the department.
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Hendrix
Edgewood
N Korean Pilot Brings Red Jet to the Allies
An unclear report notes aMapped event with scattered names and places including Tamale Bolter Ann Ada and Ray Gresham. It references Shave the Ma Mesthyatenday and a livestock show, with local figures such as Mrs. Sam Andrews and ministers among participants.
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Mape
Tamale
Bolter
Ann Ada
Ray Gresham
Toby Joes
Olver Adana
Peas
Carpeke
MIG 25 Intercepted North Korean Plane Reported
A North Korean MIG 25 reportedly engaged a jet over Seoul as U S officials consider a $100000 reward. The incident involved a Spokesman from North Korea denying details and unclear officer identifications amid ongoing war coverage with two 37mm and two 20mm guns noted. The report mentions Sunan and Pyongyang in connection with the pilot’s alleged flight from a Sunan airfield, with continued coverage on the matter.
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CIA
Seoul
Nya
Noheim Sule
Fle
Sunan
Red i
Pyongyang
Ousted Egyptian Premier and 12 Aides Jailed by Special Court
A special Egyptian court began hearings on a three year emergency period ban and corruption probes. Ousted premier Mustafa Nasib and his wife, along with 12 associates, were placed under house arrest or detained by military police amid political repression and the purge of former monarchy era figures.
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Caime
Egypt
Farouk
Nusbas
Wwufew Amifl
Marouks
Whey
Ibrahim Abdel Tadi
Saadist
Sea Otter Slaughter Reaches Grim Toll Across Years
Sea otters faced drastic declines as populations were slaughtered in mass killings, with historic estimates suggesting as many as 40,000 killed in a single year, signaling severe ecological impact and ongoing conservation concerns.
Murphy Returns From POW Release in Korea
Lt. Max Murphy, released after 16 months as a prisoner of war in Korea, arrived in San Francisco with plans to return home soon. He was wounded before capture and may undergo a hospital checkup. his parents Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Murphy await more details.
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H.C. Murphy
Max Murphy
San Francisco
Murphy
Korea
Max
Bodcaw PTA School Meeting at Bodcaw High School
The Nevada County PTA holds a school information meeting at Bodcaw High School on Thursday September 4 from 10 am to 3 pm. A luncheon will be served to all PTA officers and members.
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Nevada County
PTA
Bodcaw High School
Arkansas Tax Settlements Reduce Large Incomes to Pay Debts
Federal officials report 11 Arkansans reached income tax settlements totaling 54 030 dollars, far below the initial 133 HL claimed. Settlements spared forced sales by noting that revenue would not cover the government claim, with many spouses involved in fraudulent returns or struggling to support families as the Arkansas cases settled for reduced sums across various towns and individuals.
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Washington
Arkansas
Internal Revenue Bureau
Tshmael
Aubrey le Pullinton
Vito-O-Ray Milling Co
Faelleville
Claud Jackson
Wilma ‘Nelson
Texarls
McClurkin
Magnolia
Fel L
Pluma Hot “Springs
B. Johnston
Booneville
Tom and Paulmener
Mena
O. Kimbrough
W. Bradley’ Grough
Richard A. Kimbrough Warren
Ozark
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