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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1957
Page
2
Business opportunity notice invites either man or woman to own a new venture refilling and collecting money from bulls machines in the local area. Requires $720 cash to secure territory and inventory and 41 hours weekly. Expected monthly net of about $350 with potential to grow to full time. financial assistance available. include phone in application. Slope Stir, Box X
Herb Score looks like the season’s ace for Cleveland as he fires seven strong innings, allowing two singles and fanning seven in a 4-3 victory over the New York Giants. The Indians’ pitching also features Early Wynn’s injury, Don Drysdale’s nine innings for Brooklyn, and other spring results across the league.
The Aller Guild club of BeBoe Memorial C. M. Church will meet at Mrs. Dan Hamilton's home Sunday at 4 o clock. All members are urged to attend. Local residents welcome guests Mr and Mrs Thomas Morris of Chicago are visiting Mr and Mrs Bert Pearson and will depart Sunday April 14.
Yerger High School students travel to Jefferson City Missouri with three adults for Lincoln University Journalism Workshop April 9 6 diverse divisions Newspaper Yearbook and Photography featured students Ruth Love Annie Bell Yerger M V Minor Ruel White and others. Highlights included campus tours Governor’s Mansion State Capitol House of Corrections and a banquet with evening shops for attendees. 4-H club officers and leaders meet April 14 at Yerger High Auditorium to plan county and state activities. TV Talent Night at Harris Gym March 39 featured Hopewell Elementary School dance routine Tea for Two and will appear on KOMG TV Thursday April 4 at 4 pm. Participants include Charling Edwards Nancy Fowler JQ Ann Wright Rosie Tuven er Clarence Philips Galvin Mularew Perry Jackson Earl Bradley and others.
St. Louis Hawks face Boston Celtics in a pivotal NBA playoff game with the series tied at two games each. Bob Pettit fuels the Hawks as Bill Sharman and Bob Cousy lead Boston while Bill Russell chases a playoff rebounding record.
Fragmentary score notes show Brooklyn, Milwaukee, Kansas City tied at 4 in a foggy entry. Detroit posted 2 in another line. Baltimore and Ravenna are briefly listed with 4 points.
The Harlem Globetrotters pulled away in the second half to beat the College All-Stars 81 to 68 in Seattle. It was the Globetrotters ninth win in eleven meetings with the Crilegains. Early on, the Trailors led 24 to 14, then 30 to 20 in the second quarter.
Boston Red Sox legend Ted Williams singles out hitters over pitchers for 1947, praising Score and other newcomers. He lists top five pitchers Score, Billy Pierce, Bob Lemon, Whitey Ford, Frank Lavy and names Mantle, Kaline, Harvey Kuenn as the best hitters, predicting the batting champion will be Mantle, Kaline, or Kuenn.
In Fort Smith the Kansas City Athletics beat the Little Rock Travelers 4-2 in an exhibition. Hector Lopez homered to spark the Athletics, and a seventh inning rally with Lopez and Bob Carr singles and a Milt Graft double steal produced two more runs. Rip Coleman earned the win while Bob Spicer took the loss as Little Rock hosts Memphis in the Southern Association opener tomorrow.
Vincent Shomo 16 from New York City claimed the Best Boxer honor at the National AAU Boxing championships held at Madison Square Garden. The George Washington High School junior earned the award after a TKO in the 1430-pound final, defeating Joel Patrick of Indianapolis. Shomo, boxing since age six, also secured a quarter-final win and earlier a decision victory to reach the final.
A garbled New York item references the New York Yankees and an unclear outcome with mentions of rivals and penalties. The fragment lacks coherent details, but implies a sports or team remark with a misread name and unresolved result.
An injury to outfielder Bob Nieman prompted the Baltimore Orioles to trim spring road games and head home early. Nieman suffered a possible hairline fracture of the right shoulder making a diving catch in Dallas. X rays and exams in Memphis aimed to confirm the ailment as a small crack in the scapula, with Nieman expected to be ready for the season opener in Washington.
MIAMI Fla Davey Moore 23 a minister's son from Spring Held Ohio won a clear decision over Gil Cadilli seventh rated from San Francisco in a featherweight bout. Judges Sherrard 98 93 Sarro 99 93 Margelis 99 93 AP 100 92. Moore a 1952 AAU champion and Olympic team member attacked Cadilli from the start and blooded him from a cut over the right eye. A hard right to the jaw dropped Cadilli in the sixth and a ninth round right to the head left Cadilli on his knees twice. Moore weighed 128 1 2 pounds Cadilli 128 1 2. No round by round TV scores were provided though there was talk of testing the idea on a network program.
The Associated Press reports the 1957 minor league season begins with five Pacific Coast League games and delays in other leagues. Southern Association starts tomorrow, Texas League Sunday, International League Monday, and American Association Tuesday. West Coast clubs eye possible major league moves as opening day unfolds amid optimistic attitudes. San Francisco hosts Portland while Seattle visits Sacramento in early matchups. Vancouver meets Los Angeles tonight. Tourist dollay boosts Arkansas economy as traveling expenditures reach notable levels.
A fragmented score note mentions Boston and Kansas players with unclear names and figures. The text references a score around 100 for one side, brief betting style figures, and an odd price value of 2.08, but details are garbled and names are uncertain.
The Dallas Women's Open weekend opens with a fourball feud among top contenders Patty Berg Marlene Hagge and Betsy Rawls. Berg won last year in a playoff with Hagge and Rawls, Hagge just captured the Babe Zaharias Open, Rawls shot even par in pro am, Marilyn Smith led the pro-am with 72 and $100 prize.
New York viewers weigh a hour long matinee show on NBC. Producer Albert McCleery notes Hollywood strengths in talent, props, and costumes, while acknowledging New York limits. He argues Hollywood offers fresher talent and avoids the harsh stage style he dislikes.
Ex Texas grid star Bud McPadin, 29, former Texas All American lineman, was shot and critically wounded at a Houston country club he manages. Sheriff’s Lt. Warfield said a sworn statement from Kenneth O’Connor, 28, claims the pistol was brandished in a joke and discharged while McPadin took the gun, hitting him in the abdomen. O’Connor was not held.
Paris opens a grand celebration for Queen Elizabeth's state visit with riverbank pageantry, fireworks, and parties across the city. Crowds fill streets despite a late night, while dignitaries and locals join in the festive mood and official ceremonies to honor the monarch.
Hope Senior and Junior track teams travel to Nashville this afternoon for a three way meet with DeQueen and Nashville. The Bobcats have competed in two meets this season finishing fifth in both, while the Bobkittens placed fifth and fourth in their two runs. The Hope squads will next go to Pine Bluff on Friday, April 15.
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