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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1949
Page
2
Property address listed 10B E Second Street Phunenet is shown for estate and financial services including real estate, insurance, and loan offerings. The brief item mentions Foster Elis Teal as the contact or business name associated with these services.
Arkansas powered to 12-4 over Tulsa in Fayetteville as 11 runs came in the eighth inning. Marvin Stedel belted a four run homer after an eighth inning rally, while Harald Cox earned the win for the Razorbacks. Tulsa turned a triple play in the seventh, their third winless streak against Arkansas this season.
A dense 1940s style radio and TV schedule fragment lists programs and hosts including Superman Captain Midnight Tom Mix and various music and news segments. It covers morning and afternoon slots with shows like Dance Music Mutual Concert Hall Inside of Sports and Kate Smith entries, reflecting a broad lineup.
The latest Hooper ratings show Walter Winchell maintaining first with 26.4 percent and Radio Theater in second as the top programs. Jack Benny climbs to third, with Fibber McGee and Molly dropping. Godfrey and Falent Seouts fade to lower positions while My Friend Trauma and Stop the Music advance. Amos and Andy rise to tenth as Abeast Tonight airs NBC at 6 80.
Robby Feller lasted five innings as the Cleveland Indians lost 5-1 to the St. Louis Browns. He allowed one run on three walks and a triple by Jack Graham, while Ned Carver scattered seven hits to win for the Browns before 12,817 at Sportsman’s Park. Other openers saw Rin Sewell beat the Cubs, Lou Brissie replicate his rookie form for the A’s, and Brissie’s club catch Sam Chapman’s key play to stay even at 1-1. The day also featured Johnny Groth’s two homers for Detroit and a power Dodgers attack at Ebbets Field, plus a big Cincinnati crowd witnessing unearned runs in a Reds victory.
In the Cotton States league pennant opener, Greenwood, tipped to win the Class championship, fell 1-3 to Greenville. Hot Springs beat Pine Bluff 10-5 as Eddie Albrecht struck out 13. Clarksdale lost to Helena 13-199 and Natchez edged Dornta 8-5. Upcoming games include Greenville at Groom, Hot Springs at Pine Bluff, Clarksdale at Helena.
A scrambled list shows station blocks and times for NBC ABC and CBS programs. Mentions include Chameleon County cancer society program Bridges cloackroom segment and Crosby Vallee acts with various time slots and titles across 7 8 9 9 4 30 for Thursday programming.
American League schedule Washington at New York Boston at Philadelphia Chicago at Detroit Cleveland at St. Louis. National League New York at Brooklyn Pittsburgh at Chicago Philadelphia at Boston. Yesterday results New York 3 Washington 2 Philadelphia 8 Boston 2 St. Louis 5 Cleveland 1 Detroit 5 Chicago 1 Brooklyn 10 New York 3 Cincinnati 2 St. Louis 1 Pittsburgh L Chicago 0 Boston 4 Philadelphia 4-2. Southern Association Nashville 22 Chattanooga 5 Atlanta 9 Birmingham 5 Mobile 8 New Orleans 7 10 rings. Little Rock 12 Memphis 4 Texas League Tulsa 7 Oklahoma City 4 Other games postponed.
Georgia Tech coaches see promise in William Bodie of Pine Bluff Arkansas as a 140 pound freshman. Bodie impressed in a recent intrasquad game and a scholarship was set aside for him. He will play safety on defense while contributing speed and agility on offense.
Little Rock’s Travelers remain early-season Southern Association contenders as coach Jack Saltzgaver cites surprise at a quick start. Memphis hosts a 12-4 defeat as Ralph Schwamb leads a stifling pitching effort and Bob Regsh collects four hits. Barna drives in nine with three homers for Nashville and Atlanta Creepers beat Birmingham 10 to 5 in a crowd of 15,105.
Johnny Greth of Detroit slugged two homers drove in two and scored in a 5-1 victory over Chicago. Rip Sewell, veteran Pirates pitcher, yielded eight hits in a 1-0 win over Chicago.
North Heights beat Hope 4 to 3 at Texarkana, handing the Bobcats their first defeat. Edsel Nix limited Texarkanians to four hits, struck out 12, and hit a double. Flaherty allowed eight hits and struck out one. The National Wildlife Federation cites about six million big game animals in the United States.
New York hosts the first full major league schedule with a reported 222,204 attendance across openers. In New York, Danny Garetta submits a petition seeking immediate reinstatement.
Edward A. Conger presides over a case where vnla organized baseball is rejected by federal authority. In golf, Harvie Ward, defending champion from Tarboro North Carolina, leads favorites into the second round of the North-South Amateur at Binehurst, North Carolina.
An advertisement by Economy Drug Co owner Joel Wright promotes GEO MINERAL, claiming eight months of use on Geo-Minerva produced record improvements for rheumatism arthritis weak kidneys and stomach ailments. It asserts dramatic bowel and kidney waste changes, urges trial with a 160 percent guarantee and refunds any dissatisfaction.
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