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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1948
Page
2
The defender Lloyd Varnell and Thala Varnell his wife must appear within thirty days to answer the Texarkana Casket Company complaint. Court seal and clerk’s signature dated March 17.
Elderly white couple sought as companions in Indianapolis. Private living arrangement with utilities furnished at no charge. Contact Newt Pentecost at B. Ft Harm Motor Co. daytime and 241hwest 10th street after PLM.
The State Department refused to grant Max Schmeling a visa for an exhibition fight tour in the United States. Rep John McDowell announced the decision, rejecting the plan and blocking the German former heavyweight champion from returning.
Rocky Graziano defeats Sonny Horne in a full ten round non title bout. Horne sustains cuts above both eyes, while Graziano shows powerful but occasionally wayward punching. Graziano, controversial past, hints he needs more wars to defend his title amid external bans and past disciplinary issues.
Central Standard Time radio listings for New York on April 11 show NBC with Milton Berle and Bob Hope at 9 PM and early evening dramas on CBS and ABC including Studio One and Green Hornet. music and news blocks appear across networks with programs from PBS style and talk formats, plus sports and public affairs segments.
A veteran golf pro denounces lack of camaraderie after hours and suggests others could share in Masters earnings if members cooperated. Contemporaneous notes highlight Connie Mack and Clark Griffith racing from third to home, Exterminator sale, and Kentucky Derby lore. The report ties in boxing, college football, and wrestling news from Louisiana to Prague, with varied sports gossip and upcoming events.
Oklahoma A and M displayed top defensive form in national reports from the NCAA Bureau as Rhode Island State led in offense with 76.2 points per game and Kentucky boasted 69.0. The Rhode Island team went 17-6, totaling 7,743 points across 29 appearances, while Arkansas and North Carolina State showed varied offensive standings. Nim Free of A and M starred with five hits in seven plate appearances and five runs driven in as the team faced Stason and others in a broad report on college baseball and basketball balance.
Chick Harbert, recovering from appendectomy, is among the top contenders for the Masters in Augusta. He arrived from hospital to play the 72-hole national elite course, shooting 81 on the front nine after posting 72 in Paris style rounds. Ben Hogan remains a strong runner up as the field tests form in the winter tour finale.
Brooklyn Dodgers lead Grapefruit League action with 23 wins and 1 loss, gap closing toward a perfect slate. Manager Yippy Baracher’s squad split into two units, one at 19-0 and a second near perfection, until Charleston toppled the Brook team 10-3. Indians top the American League exhibit with 15–8, while the Yankees trail at 12–2.
Washington to Providence results detail numerous bouts across cities. Names include Maxie Shapiro Phil Burton Joe Dimartino Billy Bailey Frantie Adams Vinnie Rossano Sammy Secreto Rusty Payne Willie Roan and more, with outpoints knockouts and decisions noted by United Press.
Texas won two matches in straight sets to beat the University of Arkansas in a spring tennis meet at Mayetteville. Limgherns claimed a spotless record by sweeping her opponent in both sets.
Clarence, Mo. April. horseman Dale, active member of the Benevolent Protective Association, died unexpectedly today. He raced a stable at Coakhuvn Park since racing revived in 1984 and had one horse this year. Widow surviving. Funeral to be here.
The Hope Skeet Club announces its season opening shoot at midweek with Gib Lewis to operate. Invitations go to all. shooting begins as scheduled. The note also oddly interjects health statistics about physicians under 43 and later life mortality.
Boston April 6 All of the Arkansas champions at the national AAU boxing tournament opening were eliminated. D. Hightower of Clarksville won a first round TaG pound bout but lost a three round decision to Jamie Basanex of Honolulu in the next. Windy Morris of Clarksville fell in the 160 pound division to Bob Bessie of Des Moines in 17 seconds of the third. Leonard Alvarez of New Orleans defeated Jimmy Purvis of Little Rock in the 112-pound opener. Melvin Engleman of Chicago defeated Donald Mint of Clarksville in the 118-pound division.
Philadelphia Athletics retain the core lineup for 1948 with Connie Mack selling pitcher Russ Christopher to the Cleveland Indians for about 25 000 dollars. Rudy York returns at first base with Pete Suder Ba die Joost Hand Majeski in the infield and Sam Chapman Tarney McCosky Elmer Vale in the outfield. If Kerris Fain heals quickly by May 1 the club could field the same team that finished fifth last season, while new pitching will come from Rick Fowler Bill McCahan Paul Marchildan John Savage and possibly Leland Sissel.
Shanghai reports four U S Marines captured by Communist forces after an observation plane crash near Hungshiyai, 18 miles west of Tsingtao. A fifth Marine died from wounds. the crew waved from the downed craft before custody. Marines were on a routine flight when engine failure occurred.
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