Voters Approve Condued From Page One
Voters approved tax rate increases and bond issues in multiple districts. Wilson in Mississippi county voted 18 to 38 mills plus a $150,000 issue. Wells Bayou in Lincoln county and Collins Special No 2 in Drei county approved, while Cedarville in Crawford county rejected 9% to 18% for a boost. Amendment 40 plus 1949 legislation permits higher millage and bonds.
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Mississippi County
Wells Bayou bin
Lincoln
Collins
Drei County
Cedarville
Crawford County
Ehore
Burned Youth to Go Home After 17 Months in Hospital
Truiph' Mebane of Piggott Ark to return home this week after 17 months in Memphis hospital following a burn from an oil tanker accident near Rector Ark on April 27 1948. He endured more than 50 operations and over 60 blood plasma treatments and was near death for months with limited arm and head use.
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Memphis
Truiph’ Mebane
Piggatt
Ark
Rector
Paragould
Mebane
Truman outlines welfare programs as general good
President Truman speaking from the White House on a radio program says housing health education and welfare measures rest on constitutional duty to promote general welfare. He rejects elitist plans and insists Congress must enact and states must implement the social program with both national and local government support.
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Bayle
Kansas City
J. Howard McGrath
Truman
Washington
White House
Democratic Party
Congress
British Socialist Government Faces Greatest Crisis in Devaluation Debate
A London reflection on Britain's Labour government under Attlee, facing a major crisis over pound devaluation and the public and parliamentary debate. Churchill leads Conservative critique, while Cripps seeks to offset inflation with a higher profits tax, aiming to prove the government's competence and integrity to both Parliament and the nation.
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Britain
House of Commons
England
AllIne
Rewime
Stafford Cripps
Caimens
Sterling Wade
Adllee
Gommens
Truman and Barkley to Visit St. Louis on Thursday
The article notes President Truman and Vice President Barkley will travel to St. Louis arriving at a local airport this evening and staying at a city hotel. Tomorrow they will address Missouri lodge officers and participate in events including a testimonial dinner in Kansas City.
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Truman
Yorn
Pruman
Musivipal Airport
Missouri Museme Grand Lodge
Sheraton Hotel
Murray Mmormhing
Hotel Statler
Another Mrs Simpson to Wed Royalty
London reports the Marquess of Milford Haven announced engagement to Romaine Dahlgreff Pierce Simpson an American divorcee 26 to wed in Washington in November He is a great great grandson of Queen Victoria and a cousin of King George VI His public handout sparked press attention and concerns over royal permission amid connections to Princess Margaret Rose
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Marquess
Milford Haven
Simpson
Washington
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George VI
Edward VII
King George
Margaret Rose
George
Seminoles Consider Leaving Everglades Settlement
Clewiston Florida September 21 Seminole Indian families in the Everglades village face pressure to move to the white man’s world as a severe illness hits nearly all their young. Twenty four children from eight months to twelve years are treated at Sugarlands hospital after a weekend outbreak of streptococcal infection. Most patients breathe easier now though a few remain ill. Mothers keep constant vigil. Johnny Cypress a tribal elder warns the relocation may be a mistake, while Kenneth Marmon of the U S office of Indian affairs notes the Cypress reservation is unsuitable for the children.
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Fin
Everglades
Sugarlands
Bedardoey
Johnny Cypress
Kenneth Marmon
Florida
U. S. Office of Injava Affairs
Cypress
Cypr
Woman Calm After Penny Machine Mouse Sighting
In Little Rock a crowd gathered when a penny weighing machine sparked unease as a mouse lurked under the fortune telling glass. Onlookers noted one man recalled an earlier sighting but chose to seek medical advice before speaking.
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Little Rock
Sharman Douglas Daughter of U S Ambassador to Britain
Sharman Douglas, the daughter of American ambassador Lewis W. Douglas to the United Kingdom, is noted in connection with her family’s diplomatic posting in London.
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Sharman Douglas
Britain
Lewis W. Douglas
Two Americans Among 25 Killed in Plane Wreck
A DC-3 crash on Popocatepetl snow slopes killed 25 on September 26. Rescue crews reached the wreckage. no survivors. Among the dead were Mrs Eugenia Goldsmith and Mrs George Graham, American tourists from Miami Beach, Florida.
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Mexico City
Special Mountain Rescue
Aqlads
Mexico
Popovatepetl
Eugenia Goldarmith
George Graham
Miami Beach
Fla
Indian livelihood shifts amid disease and scarce game
The article notes a 20 acre requirement to support a single family and scarce wild game drives Indians to frog legs and cate ile raising. Many prefer swamp life near whites, considering leaving for outside jobs, but illness strains medicine supplies and may push change, with Cypress describing staying then returning.
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Cate Ile
Cypress
Memphis Negroes to Take School Problems to Court
West Memphis residents announce they will pursue federal court action after a $250,000 school bond proposal for Negroes was rejected by a three to one vote. Harold Jowers, Pine Bluff attorney for local Negroes, says a Linn vs the school board suit remains, and new plaintiffs will seek redress in federal courts. The Halvert West Memphis School district had faced long standing controversy over segregated schooling, including past crowded conditions and improvised classrooms.
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West Memphis
Harold Jowers
Pine Bluff
Ae Linn
Halvert-West Memphis
Life
Peggy Bong Shows Quiet Charm and Lingering Presence
A brief note highlights Peggy Bong as an appealing figure described as short in stature yet memorable. The item notes a lingering impression, portraying a personable, discreet presence.
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