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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1950
Page
11
Washington report says most farm foods will stay under current price ceilings for a time. Parity rules cap ceilings below or above recent market prices, with only cotton, cotton seed, wool, tobacco, beef, veal, lambs, rice above ceilings. Farmers receive about 18 to 70 percent of a dollar spent on food.
Washington reports President Truman and congressional leaders met to map emergency actions and a nationwide speech to prepare the public for wartime sacrifice. Discussed were broader defense production, expanded manpower, and possible military force goals amid calls for mobilization. Critics weighed ground forces versus air power and economic controls.
A DeWitt MacKenzie analysis notes UN forces are committed to stay in Korea until victory or evacuation by sea. It cites Attlee and Moscow reports, detailing Allied positions, potential pressure from Chinese manpower, and the likelihood of continued heavy combat and possible strategic withdrawals.
Local Army and Air Force recruiters urge volunteers to support Korea and emergent needs. Prior service options include Armored Forces and multiple divisions. those without prior service may join Airborne or Regular Army. Sergeant Short at Hope City Hall Room 102 asks all veterans and non veterans to consider volunteering now.
Rep Mills of Arkansas stated that direct controls appear inevitable after previously hoping indirect measures would suffice. He remarked in Washington that developments have made direct controls unavoidable.
New York reports a sharp fall in egg prices with retailers cutting 11 to 16 cents per dozen and wholesale prices down 12 to 15 cents. M. C. Bohack Co. and Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. lowered top grade large eggs from 95 cents to 81 cents per dozen and mixed large eggs from 28 to 19 cents per dozen. Declines follow unusually high prices, aided by Canadian shipments and sunset of price supports December 31.
The note states Louisiana uniquely lacks English common law in favor of the Napoleonic Code. It discusses aims to boost production and military manpower, implying a policy focus tied to this civil law foundation.
Chicago December 13 A wildcat strike by yard workers curbed freight and delayed passenger trains across major lines. The Carnegie Steel South Chicago plant faced shutdown as Elgin Joliet and Eastern belt service faltered. Railroads including Pennsylvania Santa Fe and Soo Line reported affected yards and crews. Kennedy said union leaders would protest nationwide action.
Memphis reports that an Arkansas Supreme Court battle over L. H. Carruth’s will, valued at 700000, seeks to overturn the document on grounds of mental incompetence. Mrs. Mary Carruth alleges improper influence by cotton man Frank G. Barton, a principal heir. Attorney Will Davis says an appeal will follow Chancellor Franklin Cherry’s ruling upholding the will.
Rison and Atkins will meet in War Memorial Stadium for the Class B title. Siloam Springs and Wynne will contest the Class A championship at Siloam Springs Friday night. The report also notes a wage hour dispute with a union demanding 48 hours pay for 40 hours worked.
A fragmentary notice discusses the death of an heir and the contested will. It references Sadie Cherry Carruth and Evie and notes a mental health assessment as part of the case. The document hints at decisions against certain heirs and a complex testament.
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