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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1949
Page
3
A first person scene unfolds in a restaurant as a clever Negro boy tries a smooth approach to a late clerk. The clerk claims the office is closed at month end, explaining the need for someone to stay late. The boy departs with dignity, leaving the narrator curious about his possible actions.
Lakeland Florida researchers Dr Boris Sokoloff and Dr James B Redd of Florida Southern College report a Vitamin P derived from citrus waste that protects capillary walls from radiation damage. In animal tests 20 died without Vitamin P, 40 percent died with small doses, and only 10 percent died with large doses. They aim to scale production and evaluate medical uses for fragility of the capillary system and potential high blood pressure treatment.
A Wisconsin war widow, Sybie Albert, 26, who lost three children after her husband’s overseas death, was found dead from a bullet wound in a Miami hotel room. Identified by a worn social security card, she had registered under an alias and left bank records tied to Milwaukee. Friends said she became despondent after her child deaths.
Forecast notes cloudy skies and cooler temperatures this afternoon in south central portions of Arkansas with continued cloudiness into Saturday afternoon. Strong emphasis on cooler conditions and unsettled weather through the period.
Chancery Judge Will Steck handed a new opinion in William McClendon vs City of Hope after oral arguments. The ruling questions a city ordinance governing milk sales at the Borden Plant in Texarkana Hempstead county and bars the tax on all plant output. McClendon may appeal. attorneys include James H. Pillinton for McClendon and City Attorney John P. Vesey with W. B. Atkins for the city.
Dr Morris Fishbein resigned from the American Medical Association his retirement as editor of the AMA Journal and Hygeia followed trustees trimming his powers He will teach at the University of Chicago and Illinois and stay as consultant for the Red Cross the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and the National Research Council He served 87 years with the AMA including 23 as editor.
The Hope Bandmothers announce the band building at the high school is 75 percent complete and needs about $2000 to finish. They plan a cash project or fund drive to raise the funds and thank local businesses Anthony Lumber Co, Gunturimber Co, Hope Brick Co, Hope Builders Supply, Cox Brothers, Paul Lewis, Hugh Garrett, Billy Duckett, Duffie Hardware, Hope Hardware, and Mempsteust Hart for their assistance.
Local ministers express strong support for Boy Scouts of America, praising scouting as a key youth ideal. They commend leaders and call parents to encourage sons to join the city troops and sustain the program.
In New Orleans, Lois Andrews, ex-wife of George Jessel, sued Club Manhattan for $120,000 claiming loss of patronage and damages. The club countered with $7,230.50 and an accord totaled $840 for both sides. Andrews alleged slander and mental anguish while the club alleged her behavior was arrogant and disruptive.
A religious film What Can I Yu will be shown at the Presbyterian church during the Vesper Worship service Sunday at 5 p.m. The film, new from the Presbyterian committee of Religious Education, previews the committee’s work and distribution of teaching materials. Running about 40 minutes, it invites all church members and especially Sunday school officers and teachers to view it.
A winter front moved into the Midwest dipping Duluth to two below zero while Michigan held at around 14 above. Snow and wind extended from Illinois to Wisconsin and southern Lower Michigan, with parts of New York and Ohio noting storms and the overall nation remaining mild elsewhere.
A conference vote unites Texarkana and Prescott districts into a single Hope District with headquarters in Hope. Parsonages at Texarkana and Prescott to be sold while a Hope parsonage is to be bought or built for Superintendent Rev. J. D. Galloway. Boundary shifts followed earlier changes this year.
Catania residents faced a shower of volcanic dust as Mount Etna rumbled for hours starting before dawn and ending around 9 30 local time. Cracks opened around the volcano mouth while smoke and cinders rose high. no damage reported.
Allentown Pennsylvania reports a gas main explosion at a downtown corner near Athens and Liberty streets around 12 15 a m EST. Officials estimate damage will exceed one million dollars with many foundations examined. over a dozen homes evacuated and gas and water service disrupted city wide.
George A. Belt, 31, executed in Missouri penitentiary gas chamber for taking part in a gun battle that killed six, including a policeman. The incident began when police went to arrest Belt’s brother William for disturbing the peace at a Kansas City apartment house on Sept. 20. Four officers and a bystander died in the exchange.
The Alger Hiss perjury trial features a top secret 1938 state department cable describing French, British, and Soviet maneuvers to form a prewar accord with Germany. The document cites Yvon Delbos signaling French hope for U S help to reconcile with Berlin and notes Germany's apparent willingness to terms.
A community sing is planned Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock at Unity Missionary Baptist Church. The public is invited to attend.
HAL BOYLE reflects on youth vanity and aging in a humorous memoir of a boy who believed he was plain at 13. He recalls longing for a pretty classmate, the sting of early insecurities, and the eventual realization that homely beauty grows with time while youth’s charm fades.
Pittsburgh reports a top industry spokesman George H Love faults John L Lewis three day mining week as destructive to the industry and workers earnings. Love accuses the UMW chief of monopolistic power while noting miners have lost days and earnings. Lewis’s three day week begins next Monday for 400,000 soft coal diggers and most 80,000 anthracite miners as he seeks new company contracts.
A Royal Airlines DC-3 crashed in rain at Hiberno Claro field near Sao Paulo while attempting a forced landing. Twenty of the 22 aboard died. a woman and her five-year-old daughter survived. The twin-engine plane was en route from Sao Paulo to Jacrusinho. No foreigners were aboard.
For two years Oglesby High School has run a magazine sale to raise funds for equipment. Profits buy drinking fountains, library books, flood lights, a card catalogue, and more. Young students gain sales experience and personal growth while the school benefits.
Arkansas man Alonzo Frank of Lepanto says he lost 3000 to a man known only as Shelton who promised a profitable machine to turn napkins into money. Authorities report disinn terfeiting charges related to the incident in Illinois.
Secretary Snyder told a Senate House subcommittee that the U S budget should be balanced now. He urged reducing spending and maintaining adequate tax rates to keep receipts and outlays in balance amid a peacetime record $43.56 billion in federal expenditures for the year and a potential $5.5 billion deficit.
Batesville reports former policeman Jess Long will be tried April 4 for first degree murder in the death of Pomr Williamson. The court delayed the trial to allow defense time and an additional attorney, following a special session seeking a sooner date. Williamson, 26, was shot on a Batesville street after a barbecue when a police stop escalated into a confrontation.
Arkansas farmers face government price supports with a maximum county allotment system for next year. State total 1 921 405 acres, to be divided by PMA county committees. Ten year average yields about 834 pounds per acre, projecting roughly 1 293 408 bales. Non cooperative farmers are ineligible for supports. Hempstead Lafayette Webada counties listed with 1948 and 1947-48 acreage figures.
In New Orleans a 25 year old man acquitted of murder received $104 from a jury after a dramatic trial. The case involved Donal Easterwood and Samuel Jones, with Jones's wife Patricia Land initially admitting involvement before retracting. police actions and a disputed confession by Hast wood were central, the confession later excluded as evidence.
Senor Arturo Sierra, Guatemalan agricultural engineer, visiting the Star office yesterday to inspect the automatic transmission system of the Southwest Arkansas Telesype setup. He is in the United States on a two year study program, stationed with the State Extension Service at Little Rock, and accompanied by Earl K. Rambo, aiding in locating proposed buildings for the Third District Stock Show at Fair Park.
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