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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1949
Page
5
The article discusses a city owned pool project with 40,000 public dollars funding. It highlights the creation of a facility to teach swimming, recalls past near drowning incidents, and reflects on wartime employment growth and public concern over government influence and taxation.
Joseph D. Beenson of Chicago states that the AFL plans a million-dollar campaign to unseat four senators and eight others in 1940. Keenan of the AFL announces the Massachusetts federation of labor meeting backing the drive to elect congressmen aligned with AFL aims.
Fragmented OCR text reports a debate on arms compromise with references to projected yeas and government funding. The passage mentions leaders and factions, hints at a presidential context, and includes garbled lines about budgets, alliances, and policy stances without clear outcomes or dates.
A fragmented weather notice offers unclear wording about partly cloudy conditions and temperatures. The readable text mentions general terms but lacks usable dates, places, or reliable forecasts.
Washington reports signs of a breathing spell in the 1949 downturn though longer term prospects remain grim. An official group of economists projects mid year activity holding steady into July and August, with a possible September uptick, while longer range readjustment may keep employment, production, and prices drifting downward into mid-1950. Confidence shifts, easy credit, and stock gains are noted as factors easing pessimism though reversal is not guaranteed.
New York August fourth defense lawyer in the lonely hearts murder trial seeks to end hours of questioning on Mrs Martha Beck sanity. Rosenberg recalls testimony about episodes and heartbreaks as psychiatrist Hoffman testifies, aiming to show she was insane at the time of widow Janet Way's Jan 4 death.
This week's violence and accidents in Arkansas rose to thirteen fatalities. The incidents include drownings in the Arkansas River and other rivers, a logging ton structure blast, shootings, falls, electrocution, and suffocation. Names and ages of victims appear in scattered reports from Associated Press updates.
Morrison Colorado August 4. Two Topeka Kansas women denounce French bathing suits as “the most sex provocative things in existence” at the national nudist convention. About 500 sun-lovers gathered as the four day event continued near Deer Creek canyon despite rain. A peeping Tom was caught watching through a telescope and forced to join the nude activities in a local kangaroo court.
Fair and pleasant weather was in prospect for most central states with hot spots in the east and western regions. Atlantic coast states reported cloudy skies and humidity while some areas saw more than one inch of rain. The Rockies and northern plains experienced heat, except eastern Colorado, with rain in parts of the hot belt.
Prosecuting Attorney James H. Pilkinton of Hope writes to Attorney General Ike Murry about a Pennsylvania lawyer seeking the buried gold coins. The exchange suggests sending Hope watermelons to test the claim and locate the supposed cache in southwest Arkansas. Continued on Page Two.
The government starts moving millions of bales of 1948 cotton from interior warehouses to seaports and mills. About 3,625 bales valued at roughly $150 each are taken over under price-support loans by the CCC. The surplus, about 74 percent of domestic supply, will be placed in a pool for growers’ benefit.
The Patmos store of Luther Rider was reported robbed Wednesday night. Prosecuting Attorney James H. Pilkinson's office reported the incident today. Officers have gone to Patmos to investigate.
Hal Boyle interviews quiz show producers Mark Goodson and Bill Todman about selecting contestants. They favor pleasant, confident, nonbrash people who appear relaxed and relatable. Households with young fathers or aspiring doctors may help, while flashy jewelry or selfish motives deter selection.
Arkansas counties eye a county vehicle license plan to fund rural road work with bonds while litigation on the Lee county tax and a rift between judges and officials over Gov. McMaths proposal stir debate. Lee county voters approved a vehicle license levy expected to raise up to 60 thousand dollars a year, matching federal funds to build several miles of roads as counties assume responsibility for rural routes.
The Arkansas parole board granted 44 paroles and recommended one pardon eight furloughs and four communications of sentence. Recipients include Ray Baker from Greene County sentenced May 23 1940 to 21 years for burglary and grand larceny. Louise Boxley from Sebastian County March 36 1948 to three years for grand larceny. Edward Henderson from Union November 1 1848 burglary two years. Dorothy Evelyn Holtz Sebastian June 15 1947 forgery and uttering four years. James M. McCracken Sebastian November 20 1948 carnal abuse two years. Johnnie Mitchell Phillips May 1948 involuntary manslaughter two years. Robert Southard Mississippi November 6 1947 grand larceny five years. Dayle Williams Volusia October 1 1946 grand larceny two years. Alfred Ray Lamb Greene September 1948 burglary two years. Thomas Knighten Union October 23 1948 burglary five years. Arthur Wallace Mississippi March 20 1947 second degree murder seven years. Joseph Waller Columbia October 13 1947 grand larceny five years. W. D. Willis Jefferson County 18 1945 kidnapping five years.
James H. H. Jones, Hope superintendent, announces the Educational Caravan will visit Brookwood school on Tuesday August 9 with a display of modern instructional materials. County patrons are invited to attend the program featuring State official Taylor and Hope elementary supervisor Sue Mawper, plus a tour of exhibits and a soup lunch.
William Geddes, 67, sought his son Harold Geddes, 44, since 1906 when he vanished from Rochester New York. A worn Detroit telephone directory bought for 25 cents on a San Francisco dock revealed a Harold Geddes, enabling a brief phone call from a San Francisco hospital. The elder man, a former railroad engineer, served in the Pacific during World War II and suffered a heart ailment after the war. He planned to travel west or have Harold visit Detroit after his condition improved.
A report from London notes Adm. Denfeld and Norwegian leaders seeking staff talks on a broad Atlantic defense arrangement. British and Scandinavian officers met U S commanders to address arms aid and potential coalition plans amid uncertainty about headquarters and member nations.
Princess Elizabeth sails from Cowes in her new Dragon class gift sailboat named Bluebottle. Shielded from spray by a GI jacket, she enjoys the brisk breeze as her band leader and a friend handle the gear aboard the 29 foot boat gifted by the island sailing club of Cowes.
A large crowd of boy scouts and visitors from Nevada, Howard, Lafayette and Hempstead counties attended Hope Fair Park events. Winners include Benny Johnson, Kirk James, Dorsey Collins and others across swimming and relay contests. Judges were Hen Spraguins, Martin Gebling, and James Moore. guests included Loun Essemr Cantwell and K G Bute.
Little Hook August 4 The Arkansas health department reported 30 polio deaths for 1949 with Haskell Boyd Sullivan dying at his Ravenden Springs home yesterday. The state total of polio cases for the year was released.
Hope plans a large style show at Saenger theater on August 24 and 25 featuring matinee and evening performances each day. Miss Dorothy Henry directs with Earl Young and Mrs. C. O. Thomas handling publicity for the B. P. W. club. The event aims to be Southwest Arkansas’ largest style show to date.
The Hempstead county Tuberculosis Association thanks 3449 attendees of the recent X ray clinic run with the Health Department and County TB Association. Gratitude goes to the chamber of commerce health and recreation committee and many volunteers who registered and operated stations. The mobile X ray unit will return to Hempstead county in October with locations announced later.
Mrs J F Snell of Emmet dies at home in Emmet aged 77. She leaves husband J F Snell, a daughter Mrs Noon Cofiell, and several sons including Harvey Snell of Malvern. Her brother J M Melarland died recently in DeLeon Texas. Funeral set for 2:30 Friday at Emmet Baptist with Rev S A Whitlow, burial in Snell Cemetery at Ermey.
President Truman voiced support for a proposed international fair in the United States next year to spur international trade. He described the idea as very fine and said the matter is under official consideration, but he offered few details at his news conference.
Mitchell Young, director of water safety for the Texarkana Cross, will lead a swim school at Fair Park pool in Hope from August 6 to 12, offering classes for beginners, children, and adults. The program, with eight evening sessions, aims to expand swimming skills and safety, building on a record year where 675 people learned to swim in the Texarkana area.
President Truman said it is impossible to repeal any excise taxes this session after a news conference noting extensive research by the House taxation committee and treasury officials. He indicated repeal would come at the next session, aligning with leaders who supported delaying action.
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