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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1948
Page
3
A fragmentary report notes unrest in Colombia from April 9 to April 21 tied to a rebellion. It mentions casualties among ethnic groups and Red Cross officials, with sparse details on locations or organizing bodies.
In Ashtabula on April 21, Senator Robert A. Taft opened northeast Ohio campaigning with a jab at Harold Stassen. He challenged the Minnesotan governor’s liberal claim, arguing opponents avoid proposing specifics. Taft praised GOP policies, noting reduced expenditures and taxes, rent controls relief, and labor-relations balance.
The city of Bogota reels after the assassination of liberal leader Jorge Maicer Gaitin sparking mobs riot. Authorities report 1,200 killed in the capital and 300 elsewhere, with about 2,500 wounded and damages in the millions of dollars.
Willard D. Billingsley of Little Rock was named grand commander of the Knights Templar in Arkansas after being chosen at the conclave. New officers include J. W. Williams Osceola deputy grand commander Fred Duke Fort Smith grand grandissimo O. E. Nichol Hot Springs grand captain general J. Miles Roberts Pine Bluff grand senior warden Charley In Fred Fayetteville grand standard bearer John MM Jonesbare Fort Smith grand sword bearer John W. Vaile Fort Smith grand warder C. L Newsome El Dorado grand captain of the board
Bishop E. J. Cain of the Negro Church of God announces a south wide campaign against civil disobedience plans opposing any “Jim Crow” draft. The initiative aims to educate Negroes about this propaganda, with meetings planned in Beaumont Port Arthur and Orange Texas as the first in a series.
President Truman nominated Charles Sawyer of Ohio to be secretary of commerce. The 61-year-old Cincinnati lawyer has a long White House relationship and previously served as ambassador to Belgium. Sawyer’s selection may strengthen the cabinet ahead of the 1048 campaign, with discussions of Rosenman aiding speechwriting and Clifford remaining as special counsel.
The Third Annual Meat and Keg Show drew over 100 attendees at Yerger High School. Awards across categories went to Lawrence Beene Pearline Cheatham Pearfrierson C. G. Washington Charles Jones and BL Hicks for canned meats sausages ribs backbone ham shoulder white and brown eggs. Vocational teachers led by Harris Claw Millar aided the event.
The Hempstead County Council of Home Demonstration Clubs held an all day session in Hope City Hall on April 20. Grace Wackabee presided, with 13 clubs and 62 members present. They voted a $100 donation to the 4 H clubs Building Fund, approved chairmanship for a concession stand at the Experiment Station, and planned ticket sales for an upholstered chair to be given away June 24 during Visiting Day. Plans for National Home Demonstration Club Week May 2 to May 8 were approved.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin reports Robert McLean was re elected president of the Associated Press yesterday in New York. Other officers named by the Board include M Dealey of the Dallas Morning News as first vice president Buell W Hudson of the Woonsocket Evening Call as second vice president and Lloyd Shannon re elected secretary.
The text notes candidates for state senate in the 29th district including Thomas J Carter Evening Shade and S Th Richardson Walnut Ridge with a corrupt practices pledge. It mentions the incumbent Dr. A lof Reyno and district composition of Isharp Lawrence Randallph leauntics Smith, with incomplete details.
Streator report of Mrs. John Cole a 27 year old electrician's wife who says she may be the nation’s youngest mother with ten children. All births were single and her brood ranges from four weeks to 16 years in age.
Qualifying rounds in the Arkansas Laguna Texas golf tournament begin at Shreveport County Club with Bobby Reivel of Houston and Bud Brook sharing the spotlight. Reigel, former Walker Cup and Texas amateur champion, leads as Tim Brook’s crown favorite after winning last year for LSU.
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