22 Apr 1948
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1948
Page
1
April 22 report notes work resumed at a plant described as Willens Rafting pany. The text is fragmented but indicates ongoing labor or production activity at the site after a period of disruption.
A mangled ad-like passage touts a tonic sold at drug stores claiming to boost vigor, digestion, and vitality. It markets a “potent activating” formula with non-organic ingredients and promises improved strength, blood quality, and overall health through widespread bottle sales.
Fragmented report notes U S officials warning Russia may intend to kill. Berlin meetings on Kommandantur slated session to session, not monthly, with officials suggesting a crippling process or paralysis. A Maryland academy uses gas to protect rare plumage. Ouachita Chancery Court orders mass picketing halted and confines protest to plant gate, affecting about 125 workers with unclear rest of workforce status.
Chicago market report details butter eggs and live poultry prices with changes described. Hogs calves sheep and cattle futures and spot prices given, with nationwide grain and oil export news affecting wheat corn oats soybeans. Cotton prices in New York show declines then partial recovery amid market activity.
Bernarr MacFadden. 79, plans to marry Jonnie Lee, 42, a New York interior decorator and grandmother, after applying for a license in Miami Beach. He will marry in a church wedding and continues his Florida governors bid while saying the union won’t affect his campaign. Lee, mother of two with one grandchild, says he proposed a month ago and she accepted last week.
Pope Pius expressed gratification over Italy’s election results, calling the day memorable in Malian history. He noted a global turn to God and urged peace, while Baillie said the pope appeared pleased after the anti Communist trend. The Vatican audience included Myron Taylor and international press officials.
Little Rock moves to release Jonas Fitzpatrick, 38, after nearly 12 years in Arkansas penitentiary for burglary and robbery. He will be freed next month only to stand trial in Tatulah Louisiana for robbery of a Tri-States Bus Company agent in 1938. Market activity on the steel sector sees U S Steel cut prices by $600,000 and shares close up despite broader declines.
New Orleans April 22 cotton futures fell from the long side while prices remained steady for some contracts. Notable figures show highs and lows across the board with declines of roughly one to three cents per bale in several quotes. Participants watched bids slip as the market closed with mixed results across several delivery months.
Van Horn argues the plan to fund pensions for miners 62 years or older is illegal under Taft Hartley. He says Bridges had no legal right to vote on spending, and the Lewis Brid Bes plan would pay pensions for contributors who have not funded the fund.
The article notes the General Assembly may reject the trusteeship proposal at its meeting this month and questions why the U.S. would deploy troops to maintain order under trusteeship but not pursue a broader partition plan. It mentions a crusade for health and beauty and a remark about seeking a woman with glamour and intelligence.
Premier rejects Togliatti’s charges of church intervention, saying the church acts in moral and spiritual matters outside government control. He notes eight million Popular Front supporters voted freely, while about 18 million voted against the Communist-led front, implying they held differing judgments.
Hollywood reported that Ronald Reagan and wife Jane Wyman have reconciled after a trial separation that began in February. Reagan said they have smoothed their differences and renewed their marriage.
Fields convicted as accessory after second degree murder for the stabbing death of Taft Hornsby, 44, at a state hospital. Jury deliberations resumed after initial failure to reach a verdict. Roy Capes, also of Booneville, previously convicted and sentenced to life for first degree murder in Hornsby’s death.
The Regans were married Jan 26 1940 and have two children Maureen seven and Michael three, marking a family milestone reported in local notices.
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