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The Courier News from Blytheville, Arkansas • Page 5

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The Courier Newsi
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Blytheville, Arkansas
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I MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1949 Two ECA Officials Freed by Reds Americans Released After 81 Days as Prisoners in Korea SEOUL, Dre. 12. 4P-Two emfrom aclated officials were back American das North confinement Korea today after 81 They were returned by Communists. Soviet- -backed regime yesterday. indicated The had given up tempt to get some 011 its form apparent United atthe recognition in exchange for States Economic Cooperation Admin1stration aides.

who were delivered to them by a mutinous shin's crew Albert Willis. 40, of N. and Alfred Bronklyn, I. Meschter. 29.

blonde. Kinderbook. N. shocked Willis' little mile with their pearance. apMrs.

Beatrice Will's estimated her and lost elinost a pound a day husbanet sent it would take a lot af cooking to undo the damage. she "My said today. sank when 1 lonked saw hem," almost human skeleton. Why, his clothes tell off of hamlet weighed 190 pounds when must have 60 Usan. He pounds." Aeschter said the two men were reasonably fit--especially compared the week before when the Communists started feeding them well in preparation for their return, They were not physically mistreated, said.

The surrounding monntalas bristled rival with earthen emplacements of guards. Meschter said, but not. a shot was heard during the border He negotiations for the pair's release. did hear faint shouts from one North Korean calling on members of the rescue mission to foresake the South Korean republic and the northern regime. join The greeting party remained with gasoline car, a halt mile south of the negotiations conducted ty Embassy First secretary Harold Noble dnd Col.

W. the Seoul embassy's Fraser. military attache. He wore civilian clothes for the occasion. McMath Boosts State On Eastern Tour LITTLE ROCK.

Dec. 12. (T, home Governor Medfath has returned after Arkansas week of promotiug and talking with Democratic. Party leaders in and New York Washington. He thinks he got in some licks for the state.

zood For one thing, he and other bers of his party discussed memthe state's resources with eastern industrialists and the young believes "we were able to convince them AI1 investment In Arkansas wonld be sound and sale." The National Geographic Society says American craftsmen have. recaptured the lost medieval methods of staining glass. 1 TIE IS CAST A fractured vertebra and four months in a heavy cast haven't dulled the humor of Army recruit Wittiam Barnes. 17, at Letterman General Hospital, San Francisco. The shirt and bow tie on Barnes' cast are done in phosphorescent paint, giving them a bright glow at night STAR LAST MAY First Shon ing MONTGOMERY LAMOUR The Glial CALK LAUGRTON Manhattan.

ALSO WATT DISNEY'S 'DUMBO' Technicolor LAST DAY A AR VEIN CATE co MaX BLYTHEVILLES ONLY ALL WHITE THEATRE Last Day 2 Big Hits Glenn THE Return Terry MOORE 6 October A ten Lassie in "Hills of Home" (ARK.) COURIER NEWS FIVE "Beating About the Bush" Started as English Game CHICAGO The expression, "beating about the bush." is derived from the old pastime of beating about the bush. World Book Encyclopedia rescarchers say the began Ins the In England, and It resulted in many A night out tor men who hunted birds and were known as battowlers. It adds: balfowlers. armed with light Rad a weapon reembling baseball bat, cautiously surrounded large bush. Then butter aould beat the other stall bushes nearby to frighten the birds in tise large bush.

Dazzled by the light. birds floundered about while the hunters swung their clubs, trying to render the birds senseless with A blow on the noggin, It WAS from this 'sport' that heating A- bout the bush' wormed its way Into our language." Negro Deaths Funeral services for Lucrndle Harden, 36, who died at her home in Armorel last week, were conducted Sunday nt Nehemiah Temple Church by Elder M. Jones. Burial was 121 Carr Cemetery, Armorel. She Is survived by her husband.

Ed Harden. six sons. Ave daughters, twu sisters and one brother. Gaston Funeral Home was in charge. Foueral services for Mattie Welchance, 57, were conducted at 1 p.m.

Coxiay at the True Light Baptist Church by Rev. L. D. Davenport, pastor. Burial WAS in Zion Cemetery under the direction of the Horne Funeral Home.

She died her home Thursday night. Survivors include three sons of Blytheville and A daughter of Detroit. Michigan, Livestock NATIONAL STOCKYARDS, 111.. 12. 10,000: market active: weights 180 Ibs 10 to 25 higher: hulk 180-240: barrows and 15.50-75; few under 1 1210 16.00: 1bs 250-300 15.85-16.00; 14.50-15.25..

extreme top lbs 150- 170 Ibs mostly 15.50-16.00 few 130- 140 Ib5 15.25-50; 50W8 400 lhs down mostly 12.75 heavier 60WS 11.00-12.75: stags 9.00-11.00. Cattle 7000: calves 1600: medium to low good steers 21.50-25.50: load I mostly average choice 35.00; vealto low good heifers and mixed year1.00 lower: several loads medium lings 22.00-26.00; common Around 18.00; common and medium bool cows mostly 14.00-15.50: Sew 10 17.00: canners and cutters 10.50- spot 14.00. BULOVA AMERICA'S GREATEST WATCH VALUE! BULOVAR LADY BULOVA 17 (owele expansion bracelet $42.50 A CHOICE $42 TAEASURER 17 jewels expansian band $42.50 What would THe like best?) MEN PREFER: 8P FRATERNAL RINGS EMBLEM RINGS for every fraternal order enough to suit any brother! Fashioned by mastercraftsmen, cach in heavy, 10K gold mountings. Pat O' ant Jewelry Main Second Blytheville FEINBERG'S! his archer 11. B.

Umbaugh al Angola, shot DO into the air, they fell to earth on the Angola's other side ol Christens towering In so doing, they solved the town's monument. attached problem by carrying over pieces of decoration twine strings of lights, Umbaugh will spend the next few weeks Aguring how to get the lights down again without having la climb the statue. Bulgarian Reds- Pay Homage to Late Leader SOFIA, Bulgaria, Dec. 12. (A)--- Bulgarian Communists today Aled in homage before the embalmed body of their lute prenter, Georgi which was on view yesterday in Sofia's Ninth of September Square.

The body, like that of Nicola! Lenin in Moscow's Red Square, was embalmed by a sceret Soviet process which the Russians sald would preserve it indefinitely. glass coffin. les atop a black marDimitrov's encased in a hir podium, in 3 high-celinged robin, 12. feel square. The body is dressed 19 black.

A colored light glows above it. Dimitrov, who fathered Bulgarla's postwAr Communist government. Moscow of diabetes last July. He was 67. The Bulgarian press sald the sccret embalming process preserves the body's freshness, color and Seatures at ordinary temperatures.

Arkansas Student Wins Rhodes Scholarship PRINCETON, N. Dec. 12--67) -A farmer baseball catcher and Army paratrouper from Arkansas is nne or the 32 winners of Rhodes scholarships to Oxford England. He is Charles L. Hamilton, 21.

Little Rock, senior at Hendrix Cotlege. He plans to become a history instructor. The 32 winners, selected from A field of 412 competitors in the United States, were announced last night. They were selected on the basis of intellect, character, personality and personal vigor. The scholauships are valued at $1.400.

Blytheville Student Heads College Class David Pile of Blytheville, junior al the' College of the Ozarks at Clarksville. has been elected president of that class in a student election, it was announced today. Ernest Gray of North Little Rock Is Senior Class president: Fritz Ehrun of Helena. freshman president And James Brassee or Little Rock. president of sophomore class.

Former Mayor Dies CLARENDON. Dec. 12. (P) Former Mayor Hubert Pearce. 75.: died here yesterday.

He was ASSOciated with his son In the and heating contracting plumbing business. Another of his three sons Is the Rev. Hubert Pearce, Methodist pastor at Itever Springs. RITZ THEATRE Manila, Ark. Monday Tnesday "SORROWFUL JONES" with Bal Hope and Lucille Ball Warner News Cartoon NEW Box Opens Week Dass 7:00 p.in Matinee Saturday Sundays 1 p.m.

Cont. Showing Manila, Ark. with John Wayne Also Shorts Tuesday "HE WALKED BY NIGHT" Also Shorts PRE mas Clearance OFF ON OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF 4 Wool Coals Choose from our entire selection of the season's smartest coals. the fashion-wise classics with -flowing lines, or, its companion in chic, the smugly belted coal. Check these clearance prices: $35 VALUES $39.95 VALUES $45.00 VALUES 3600 $49.95 VALUES 39" Aly Khans Expecting Arrival of Heir Soon LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec.

12. Aly Khan's spokesman says he thinks Rita Hayworth may have her baby this week. The spokesman, Chude Payol of the Lausanne tourist office, said hadn't been taken into lie COILIplete confidence of the expectant couple. But. said he, he thinks the birth inminent.

Rita, who married the prince May 27; has been awaiting sthe baby in Lausanne since Nov. 5. has been liviug quietly and left her hotel suite yesterday tor the first fie in five to visit Prince Aly'slers hall brother. Prince Sadraddin, the outskirts of Lausanne. been' Payot said he thinks A date has set for Rita to enter the hospital.

But be, said he liadn't been told the dale. DRESSES ES Date dresses dance dresses. casual dresses coat dresses dresses for every occasion are now greatly reduced for this big -Christmas event. You'll find beautiful plaid wools, smart galardines, sparkling crepes. In all sizes lovely colors.

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