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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1949
Page
3
A reader laments highway revenue gaps from interstate truckers using reciprocal licenses. He urges Arkansas to enforce receipts, issue licenses, and raise funds to maintain roads amid rising interstate competition and fraud. He warns of millions in losses and calls for fines and licensing requirements.
A large number of property owners on South Walnut South Walker East 1th Street East 14th Street and South Main met at City Hall to discuss forming a paving district. Officials outlined costs not exceeding 1.25 per front foot and urged action for spring work. Residents agreed to seek voluntary participation before pursuing a formal district under two thirds of assessed valuation.
Hempstead Circuit Court awarded a $1,500 judgment to plaintiffs against multiple defendants including Attia Insurance and Maytford Cy. The case arose in a day’s session with a noted court appearance scheduled for Tuesday April.
Fayetteville Arkansas announces six study days at the Univ. of Arkansas Experiment Station near Hope. Dr. Lippert S. Ellis, director and dean, invites the public to observe progress in agricultural research across multiple branches. May 11 marks Negro youth and adults, May 12 Veterans Day, June 29-30 4-H club members, July 1 open to the general public.
Western diplomatic observers in London report Dimitrov may have fallen out with Moscow as he travels home for medical leave from the Bulgarian leadership. Bulgarian officials said he left Sofia for the Soviet Union for treatment after being granted leave, with rumors of purges and internal splits in Bulgaria's Communist Party tied to Moscow’s influence.
A gun explosion on the destroyer Hollister near Pearl Harbor killed three American seamen and injured 11, with two in critical condition. The blast shattered the gun mount as the crew conducted anti aircraft drills about miles from Pearl Harbor. Captain Ohne and several other officers died or were mortally wounded, and most injured sailors were treated at a naval hospital.
Good Friday closes major securities and commodity markets nationwide. Banks mostly open. livestock markets operate. New York Stock Exchange, American Exchange, and Chicago Board of Trade to operate on Saturday. Cotton exchanges in New York and New Orleans remain closed through Saturday.
Fullerton, Calif. April 13 Dick Riedel and Bill Barris race toward a world endurance record of 1,060 hours aboard Sunkist Lady with a cross country leg to Miami Their 727 hour mark at 6 p m PST yesterday earned unofficial credit They are backed by the local chamber of commerce and 2,000 spectators attend the test flight to highlight airport needs.
The Wempstead County Home Demonstration Council plans events for National Home Demonstration Week including family gatherings cake walks dances fishing trips and window displays. Clubs across the county from Liberty Hill Victory and Peace will participate with activities aimed at engaging more than 3 million women in the United States.
Therese Neumann, a 51 year old German peasant, reputedly endures Christlike stigmata each Good Friday since 1926 in Koennersreuth. Crowds of about five to six thousand gather, counting devout locals and curious onlookers, as she lies in bed bleeding from eyes and limbs and later recovers by Saturday night.
Professor Martin Wisendanger and his wife Margaret lead seven University of Tulsa students on a two day expedition to Harrison Arkansas to explore a legendary sink hole said to be a gate to hell. The party includes three girls and four boys with parental permission and carries cameras shovels ropes and climbing gear in pursuit of prehistoric bones and answers about the fire spitting pit.
Easter services at Patmos Baptist Church will be held Sunday with the Rev Theo Adkinson delivering the sermon at 11 a m The public is invited to attend
Arkansas observes Holy Week with Governor proclamation and statewide Good Friday and Easter sunrise services. Hot Springs leads with a 200-voice youth chorus. Hope hosts a 6:30 a.m. sunrise service. Stuttgart, Pine Bluff, Osceola, and others organize choral events and Easter oratorios. Community churches plan afternoon and night services with citywide egg hunts in Little Rock and other towns.
A columnist collects worker ideas on how bosses could court favor with employees to win raises. Suggestions include small favors, personal attention, and gestures like buying gifts, while a few warn that mutual flattery should go both ways and that serious trust matters beyond surface niceties influence raises.
Washington reports House members headed home for a ten day break before resuming April 23 to push labor legislation amid a record appropriations week. The Senate stays on duty,久 pursuing civil rights, foreign aid, and housing, while leaders tout progress and warn of upcoming battles over schools, minimum wage, taxes, health, and civil rights.
Frankie Salute, a 36-inch midget clown with Ringling Brothers, entertained 17 blind children from ages 3 to 6 at Lighthorse Nursery School in New York. He wore bay attire with boogey trousers, handed out balloons and jelly beans, pulled a white rabbit from his hat, and waved goodbye after an hour of games and laughter.
Robert Walter Elway, 26, pleaded guilty in Albuquerque to robbery connected with the theft of a $15,000 safe from Camp Chaffee Arkansas. He received a $10,000 bond and was linked to two other soldiers held without formal charges. The safe was taken Sunday and found in a gravel pit near the camp.
May close five Veterans Administration contact offices in Arkansas after July 1. Arkansas Regional VA manager James A. Winn said the shutdown may be necessary to stay within the appropriation and that a five person reduction in regional staff would accompany the closure. He asked for a delay to July 1, 1950. Existing VA offices include Texarkana El Dorado Arkadelphia Pine Bluff Forrest City Blytheville Batesville Harrison Fayetteville Fort Smith Russellville Helena Hot Springs and Fonsoverro.
The Civil Aeronautics Administration outlines a plan for 1949 totaling 8.3 million dollars for Arkansas airport construction and improvements across 96 sites. Arkansas would receive about 4.9 million federal funds with sponsors contributing 5.3 million. The plan lists 11 new airports and improvements to three existing ones, detailing classes by runway length and naming airports such as Arkadelphia Blytheville Camden Conway Dorado Fayetteville Fort Smith Helena West Helena Flippin Got Springs Jonesboro Little Rock North Little Rock Magnolia Malvern Paragould Pine Bluff Stuttgar, and proposed seaplane bases for Hot Springs Lake Village Little Rock Mountain Home Ola.
Harrison notes April 15 discussion on reopening the M and A line between Kunsett Arkansas and Neosho Missouri. Arkansas and Ozarks company sponsors seek 1,239,009 sloan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to operate the 235 mile segment. Interstate Commerce Commission already hears authority requests. Corn substitutes for corn meal in abrasive sounds cited by USDA.
New York retailers brace for a postwar Easter surge as digital economy shifts reshape shopping. Early figures from Bradstreet show varying weekly gains and cautious consumer spending, with merchants emphasizing low prices to attract customers while managing inventories and timely restocks.
Army governor Lucius D. Clay ordered the release of Mrs. Ybarbo, serving a sentence for shooting an army sergeant in Massachusetts. Her son Jimmy was flown to live with relatives in the United States. Originally jailed 26 years, a board later cut the sentence to five years.
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