Arkansas Drenched in Progress and Heritage
Edward Emerine-WIU recounts a 1930s Arkansas road trip from Poplar Bluff to Texarkana along U S Highway 67. He notes lush rice and cotton fields, vast timber, rising buildings, friendly people, and strong state pride. He covers history from Quapaw and Osage origins to statehood, oil fields, tourism, and Roosevelts Booneville visit praising Arkansas as a future playground of America.
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Edward Emerine - Wiu
Arkansas
Poplar Bluffs
Texarkana
Corning
Walnut Ridge
Newport
Seardy
Little Rock
Arkadelphia
Ozark and
Ouachita Forest
Arkansas River
da Soto
Spain
France
United States
Louisiana
De Soto Quest Sparked Arkansas Exploration Mission
Arkansas was among the earliest Mississippi states to be explored. Hernando de Soto, the Spanish explorer, first touched Arkansas soil in May 1541 and traversed a vast wilderness seeking gold. After a harsh winter on the Ouachita, he died in the Mississippi River, with Spain profiting little while France moved south along the Mississippi.
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Arkansas
Arkansas Post
Little Rock
Big Rock
Arkan
Mississippi States
Hernando de Soto
Mississippi River
Rio Grande
Great River
Meschacebe
Mississippi
de Soto
Boston Mountains
Arkansas River
Dardanelle Rock
Quachita
Ouachita
Juan Ortiz
Hed River
Spain
Mississippi Valley
Ands
St. Lawrence River
France
First Public Farm Lands Opened to War Veterans
In Sacramento California the Tule Lake sector of the Klamath irrigation project opens 7,527 acres for World War II veterans. More than 16,000 veterans expected to apply for 83 farm units, each 60.8 to 141.38 acres. Units average 87.5 acres with varied sizes. Public notice details entry qualifications and selection method posted in Klamath Falls and mailed to veterans. Applications due September 16. local examining boards, a public drawing, and appeal rights govern the process. Qualifications include citizenship farm experience minimum $2 000 capital and physical ability for manual farm work. service must be at least 90 days with honorable discharge.
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Reclamation Bureau
Department of Interior
Klamath Project
Oregon-California
Sacramento
Calif
G.i.s
China
Elbe
Tule Lake
Klamath
Califonia
California - Oregon Border
Klamath Falls
Ore
Bureau of Reclamation
Klamath Fells
Bureau
Good Children Cost Less Survey Shows
INDIANAPOLIS IND It costs less to keep a good child than a bad one according to figures cited at the Central States parole conference in Indianapolis Reports indicated the city pays 7 cents to keep a child out of trouble and 75 dollars to care for a child in trouble Main item in the citys program to keep children out of trouble is an athletic program in which 75000 Indianapolis youngsters have participated this year Cost has been Approximately 7 cents a child A delinquent child turned over to juvenile aid division for care costs the taxpayers 75 to cover expense of administration investigation and disposition
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Indianapolis
Ind
Hoosier Capital
Juvenile Aid Division
Sailors Embrace Atomic Cloud Tattoo Trend in Honolulu
Style trends in tattooing keep up with time as Operation Crossroads draws sailors to local parlors. Many seek full color chest tattoos reproducing the atomic bomb cloud. The aerial test leads, but the underwater blast tattoos are rapidly gaining popularity.
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Honolulu
Not Publicity Stunt Publicity Man Insists
Richard Hageman publicity director of the Kangas City chamber of commerce suffered the worst injury when a glass panel shattered as he walked into his office door. He said he did not cause a stunt and that the door was not closed by him. An office clerk witnessed the second pane crash while cleaning up debris from a previous door incident.
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Kansas City
Richard
Hageman
Kangag City
Haggman
Russia's mistakes threaten world peace after VJ Day
Washington notes Soviet policy has isolated Russia in Europe and angered the United States, turning many nations against it. The piece argues a strong UN-centered, deterrent approach is needed to prevent war, warning that miscalculation could trigger a global conflict.
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