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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1948
Page
2
The entry lists Foster Ellis Real Estate Insurance Loans at 103 East Second Phong with contact details and the year 2031 implied as a timeline note for business scope.
The fragmentary OCR shows a court notice listing Rebecca Clark and numerous Huckabee and Nichols heirs as defendants in a case filed by C. E. Nichols. It warns to answer within thirty days and bears the 17% day of April 1948 signature of Clerk C. E. Weaver and attorney details.
Match play opened in the North and South Amateur at Pinehurst North Carolina with Frank Stranahan, a Walker Cup star who earlier led qualifiers, drawing Dr. M. D. Buécela of Broomfield New Jersey. Stranahan shot 71 the only sub par score as 127 players completed yesterday's qualifying at the 6 879 yard No 2 course.
The Southern Association schedule moves to round two with Nashville at Chattanooga drawing focus after Nashville pounded Lookouts for 41 hits in two games. Birmingham faces Atlanta, Mobile vs New Orleans, and Little Rock swings with Memphis as teams pursue the league lead in a weekend set. Attendance hints at strong fan interest across Birmingham Mobile Little Rock Chattanooga and other cities as clubs seek a turnout near two million for the season.
Sagey’s out of the money finish behind Citation in the Chesapeake Stakes is blamed on lameness by trainer L F Ogel. Saggy, a chestnut colt owned by Mrs Stanley Sagner, finished fourth in the big race and may miss the Kentucky Derby in Louisville May 1.
Boxers from New York Newark Washington Holyoke and other locales met in a multi city night of action. Notable results include Archie Moore stopping Dae Williams in Mahwah and Eddie Yelloway outpointing Frans Graham in Baltimore. Frankie Cording was knocked out in Toronto and Phil Terranova was outpointed in New Haven amid a string of bouts across venues.
A dense listing of evening and daytime radio programs from NBC CBS and ABC. Mentions include Date With Judy Bob Hope Red Skelton The People Pride and Prejudice Studio One Green Hornet and the Boston Symphony Hour with multiple time slots and station notes across Tuesday and Wednesday. Includes references to Clevelandaires Battleship Texas Young Doctor and Bride and Groom segments.
In Norfolk, April 20, Walter Hagen recalls early golf days and the shift to longer drives with better equipment while Byron Nelson deals with a stubborn refund request from a fan in Honolulu. Norfolk fans also watch Vincent Knight and Cat Simmons in the midget league as Simmons bristles at easy high school play.
Bobby Locke led the Carolinas Open after the second round at Mid Pines with a five stroke edge over Johnny Bulla. The South African fired a 64 in round one and followed with an 80 for a two day total, while Johnny Palmer and Glenn Teal shared third at two under. Kip Alexander shot a 72 as Locke logged 24 putts and a string of one putts late.
Texas launches six pro baseball leagues with 36 clubs this week. The Class AAA Texas League began last Wednesday while the Class C Lone Star League opens junior action, highlighting a Texas sports surge.
National League games featured Brooklyn at New York Boston at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Chicago at St Louis. American League saw New York at Washington Detroit at Chicago St Louis at Cleveland. Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh 4 1 in the only NL game. Philadelphia won 5 4 Boston 4 2 New York 12 Washington 4. Texas League San Antonio 6 Houston 1 Oklahoma City 7 Fort Worth 5 Dallas 9 Tulsa 1 Beaumont 9 Shreveport 0 Southern Association no games scheduled.
Vernon Mitchell alias B Temnier and Frank Ernest alias Larry Gardner, both serving 36 year terms for robbery, escaped Missouri custody April 12 and were recaptured April 19 near Holeman’s Creek four miles east of Huntsville by Madison County deputies Virgil Weathers and Simon Woguuck. They are held in Arkansas for Missouri authorities. Early patrol led to ambush of the pair after a car with Missouri license tag was spotted. both prisoners identified themselves. Heeding officer Weathers reported no injuries. Hearing scheduled April 27 on oil and gas commission matters in El Dorado.
Philadelphia Athletics toppled the Boston Red Sox 5-4 in a Patriots Day doubleheader opener, with Phil Marchildon and Lou Brissie sharing the mound duties. Marchildon pitched 11 innings, Brissie limited the Red Sox to four hits, and Brissie drove in a run with a fourth inning single. A later tilt saw the Yankees defeat the Senators 12-4 as Truman attended the first ball, while Cincinnati’s Reds beat the Pirates 4-1 amid a field fracas and a 92,147 crowd.
A two day Boy Scout camporee was conducted at Dykes Springs near Hope with Scoutmasters Howard Pritchard and Ansley Gilbert directing troops 82 50 and 58 and 62. Arvil Hickman served as general director as Troop 83 of Spring Hill earned Superior while troops 58 and 62 achieved Excellent ratings. The event served as a practice for the council camporee planned at Camp Hunt May 7 and 8 7 miles east of Hex.
In St Louis on April 20, odds maker James J. Carroll raised the New York Yankees as 3 to 4 favorites to win the American League pennant after their opener. The Boston Red Sox were set at even money as co favorites, while the St Louis Cardinals led the National League at 8 to 5. The Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves saw revised odds in later adjustments.
The Rice Institute tennis team defeated the University of Arkansas 6-0 without losing a set in Houston. Singles results show Bobby Curtis over Jack Exall 6-2 6-0, Chick Harris over Joe Emergon 6-3 6-4, Bob Foley over Bil Heffelfinger 6-2 6-2, and Bobby Harris over Joe Adams 6-3 6-2. doubles saw Curtis and Harris beat Exall and Emerson 6-2 and Foley with Harris over Heffelfinger and Adams 6-1 6-4.
Pascoag in Burrillville suffers a second barn fire in a month at Lincoln Downs rivals. Unidentified groom is killed and about 39 thoroughbreds perish or are injured. two horses Quakertown and Black Bun die after entering today’s race. Fire destroys three barns and damages a fourth. Lincoln Downs judge recalls horses panicking and colliding with fire apparatus as crews battle blaze.
Parole director W. P. Ball revoked the parole of Louis Reed of Hempstead County who was serving a nine year term for second degree murder. Reed had been paroled September 5, 1945 after conviction in June. A vacation report cited leaving employment without permission and failure to file monthly parole reports.
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