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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1950
Page
4
A column frets that the war era shift will push readers to scan Page One first while comics hold their place. It jokes about parking meters with alarms and muses on Editor & Publisher warnings about ECA dollars inflating Canadian newsprint costs, noting rising Hope delivered prices and looming Canadian paper shortages.
Parking meters caused confusion for motorists as police issued tickets and accepted a nickel if paid within an hour. After that fines rose to three cents per hour. Police hired F. B. Ward, a former officer, to supervise meters temporarily following the December 1 release of two men.
The wife of Robert G. Cook and J. J. Spruell were badly injured Saturday night when their car collided with another on Highway 67 near Sheppard. Nancy Spruell drove the vehicle. state officers investigated. Two minor city accidents followed on North Hazel Street and South Main Street with minor damage.
The Birthday Calendar sponsored by the Hope High School P T A is now on sale. Proceeds from calendar sales and ads benefit the Home Economics Department. Patrons are invited to visit the office to view improvements and request refunds for any spelling errors.
Flood waters breach western Nevada and north central California as a cold wave slows thaw and threatens overflows. In Illinois, Greenville and Mt Olive report property damage over 750 000 with three dead and about 20 injured from Saturday tornadoes.
In the Negrev Desert Israel and Jordan followed a United Nations cease fire order after clashes on a disputed road. Two Arab legion armored cars were knocked out by Israeli forces in a brief engagement, with the mixed armistice commission scheduling a meeting and the U N representative ordering a cease fire and withdrawal. Jordan said it would refrain from firing unless Israeli troops molested traffic and had withdrawn, while Tel Aviv reported Israel also agreed to the cease fire but did not mention withdrawal.
The Negro Goodfellows launch their annual appeal to aid needy negro families in Hope with W L Holbert leading and backed by the Hope Civic Improvement Association. Residents are urged to donate money clothing toys or other items at Yerger Barber Shop 2035 Haze or arrange pickup by calling Jones at 125 d.
Secretary Snyder told the Senate Finance Committee that government outlays may rise by about 50 percent to 67.5 billion dollars in the next fiscal year starting July 1. He attributed the surge to large defense costs and urged enactment of the President’s 4 billion dollar excess profits tax. He warned the 1952 budget outlook is far more serious than earlier estimates and emphasized the need for substantial tax increases to finance defense.
City and county officers discovered Mrs. Ward at the Finley Ward residence on South Mary Street with a scalp wound from a 38 calibre pistol. Four shells fired. She was alone, taken to Julia Chester hospital in critical condition.
Florence Shriver, sister-in-law of Mrs. Juhn Shiver of Hope and wife of W. J. Shriver, died at her Chicago home last night. She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Dick Dickinson of Chicago, as a surviving relative.
Little Rock report on December 4 details the Arkansas Oil Dealers association accusing Governor McMath of deflecting from key issues in a feud over highway spending and gasoline pricing. Association secretary Scarborough argues retailers pay taxes and fees that raise Arkansas prices, while McMath claims dealers set higher prices than neighboring states. He notes $40 million pledged for highways versus only $30 million contracted, with much work unfinished or 40 percent complete.
New York report on December 4 notes diplomats Sir Benegal Rau of India and Wu Hsiu-chuan of China conducted a several hour secret conference aimed at pacifying the Korea crisis amid deteriorating military actions. US officials prepared for UN action while officials in Washington weighed options.
Osceola reports a well to do planter William R. Dyess 27 his wife and their two children and a visiting boy died in a fire that destroyed their temporary home. The blaze followed a gas explosion blowing out a wall and collapsing the upper floor. Also killed were Mr and Mrs K V Sanders on the lower floor in nightclothes. Dyess was son of W R Dyess Arkansas WPA administrator who died with 24 others in a 1986 plane crash.
AP photographer Frank Noel, famed for front line work, was captured near Koto six miles south of the Changjin reservoir in northeast Korea. Marine Capt. Michael Capraro reported Noel dragged away by Chinese Reds while a convoy sought aid after an ambush. Noel, 52, had volunteered to fetch help as Reds pressed in from multiple sides.
HAL BOYLE reports on American and UN forces withdrawing from Korea in a grim, costly retreat. Troops and refugees move along frostbitten roads toward an uncertain homecoming as the Eighth Army withdraws behind a growing Chinese threat. The scene unfolds with solemn, cinema-like imagery of grey skies, snow, and exhausted columns in olive drab.
British Prime Minister Attlee arrives in Washington for talks with President Truman to align policies amid global crisis. Attlee, aboard the four engine Cathay airliner, meets with senior U.S. officials at the National Airport and later heads to the British embassy. He stresses unity between Britain and the United States to uphold peace and resist aggression in Korea and worldwide, warning against Communist propaganda attempts to drive a wedge between allies.
In Korea near the Changjin reservoir sector, 27 wounded American soldiers were released by Chinese Reds. Commanders say some officers remained missing, while Maj. Joseph Gurfein notes the returns as propaganda, yet 27 men were recovered. Chinese claim to take officers back to Manchuria.
Fire Department logged 53 runs in November 48 grass fires and 7 house fires. Grass fires were common from trash burning with a monthlong patrol underway. Chief Willis urged caution and noted one curtain fire at Dr. Walter Sims’ residence caused minor damage and was quickly extinguished.
Bob Franklin of the Franklin Real Estate Company at 104 South Main announced that R. D. s Son Phillips joined the firm in the Ural's stall effective December 1.
The first industrial enterprise on the American continent involved a four grade glass furnace built to manufacture eads for hadi.
West Berlin delivered a high turnout of 90.4 percent in municipal elections. Socialists led with 659,974 votes but lost a third to Christian Democrats and Free Democrats. Five Western splinter parties failed to win seats. East German talks with Bonn on all German unity were noted by the Soviet zone agency. Police reported 303 jailed Communists as the city enjoyed a quiet Sunday.
Cpl Paul W. Howard of Hope, son of Mr and Mrs J A Howard, Hope, is stationed near Pyongyang Korea serving as a surgical tech in Medical Company 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team after being relieved from the front daily On Oct 20 Cpl How parachute jump behind lines off the
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