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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1953
Page
3
A fragment from Our Daily Bread by The Editor Alex H. Washburn recalls dog anecdotes and humorous newsroom experiences. It discusses editors, parody listings, and contrasts humor in railroads with national jokes, noting how readers push back on revisions and the enduring pull of comic bits in American culture.
Kansas City reports patrolman Dolan of St. Louis was to testify before a federal grand jury amid the Greenlease kidnapping case. The jury investigates possible perjury in ransom handling as Hall and Heady faces earlier indictments. Dolan and Lt. Louis Shoulders, who made the arrest, claim only about $300,000 was found in the St. Louis hotel room.
Rescue units raced to a glacier near Reykjanes as a U.S. Navy bomber, believed to be Lockheed Hudsons, crashed en route to Keflavik. Three crew members reportedly survived. rescue planes, ships, and Icelandic ports aided a grim search amid winds and ice. The glacier lies 50 miles southeast of Reykjavik and stands about 1 mile tall.
The Presbyterian Church choir will present The Manger of Bethlehem at five o'clock Sunday afternoon directed by Mrs R L Gosnell. An open vigil invitation is extended for all to attend and enjoy the cantata.
Frankfurt dispatch cites Joachim von Ribbentrop memoirs claiming Hitler admired Stalin and would keep him in a German castle if captured. Ribbentrop says Stalin’s defeat at Stalingrad showed what one man can mean for a nation. Memoirs, written in prison, aim to whitewash foreign policy role.
Hospital notes list admissions and discharges in Hope with multiple residents named from Garland Grant to Mrs Chas Sloan. Separate notices announce births to Mr and Mrs Terry Owens of Wichita Falls and to Mr and Mrs William Wilson of Fulton with dates in the 1930s/1990s garbled.
A rescue attempt near Malvern failed to save a young swimmer missing after diving from a deer stand in a White River area. Fire and wardens searched the river all day for the missing child, while rescuers worked from a sandbar and shore. The incident occurred Tuesday near Walson Dyeing. Authorities expected continuation of the search the next day.
United Press report describes a deep cold wave gripping two thirds of the nation. Temperatures plummet with 29 below in Bemidji and sub zero readings across Minnesota North Dakota Wisconsin and Michigan. Snow flurries arise in the Great Lakes region and Appalachians while southern areas face frost risk and ice on lakes.
Arkansas farmers may buy cottonseed meal, pellets and cakes at about half market price under a government drought program. Nolan McGhee of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service said yesterday's orders would exhaust government supplies, while corn and wheat remain available. Orders will still be taken for out of state hay shipped into Arkansas under a related program.
The Arkansas Medical Board will hold a hearing on the validity of a Corning physician's license on May 11 in Little Rock. Gen. Tom Gentry urged a faster timetable, citing public health concerns, while the board questioned the scope of his investigation into Dr Jacob Sass Schirmer, hospital director, and noted uncertainties in the inquiry.
A 19 year old Tessie Wright was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his mother Mrs. Wright. The jury found him guilty of first degree murder after the shooting at their home near Bee Branch. Prosecutor Alton Biddle indicated possible later charges. Wright’s defense plans no immediate appeal.
Department store sales in the Federal Reserve District fell for the week except in Little Rock Arkansas where they rose 2 percent. The district showed a 4 percent weekly decline overall, with Memphis 8 percent down, Louisville 5 percent lower, and St Louis area 4 percent down, plus seven smaller districts. Year to date sales were down 1 percent from 1952.
President Eisenhower will address the nation on Christmas Eve in a roughly three minute TV and radio appeal for world peace. He and Mrs. Eisenhower plan to speak from the White House at about 4 3 p.m. EST, then attend the traditional White House Christmas tree ceremony.
John Hamilton aged five died Friday in a Lope hospital and will have final rites Sunday at 2 p.m. at the First Methodist Church of Gordon. Officiating will be Ta. E. C. Tate Dr. la T) Lawrence and Rev. R.O. Beck. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery at Mone. He lived in Gurdon for years and moved to Hope three years ago. Survived by wife two daughters Mrs. K. C. Jones of Alexandria Louisiana and Mrs. John B. Lowe of Mupe four brothers the Rev. Jess Hamilton of Arkadelphia No M. tlimilton at Little Rock Mike Tfurnitlon of Arkadelphia with Rev. A. W. Tumion of Gite Rock Mike Mamilton of Arkadelphia and Rev. A. W. Hamilton of Murkeysboro three sisters Mes. Stella Burrow of Washington Mrs. Allen Potter of Voxark and all Mrs. Wes Roberts of Allens Ark.
A $400000 well fire off the Gulf coast near New Orleans damaged equipment and left two oil workers with severe burns. Fire spread over mud flats as workers attempted to tow barges and contain the blaze with dynamite considered. Drill foreman Warren Gourkeais and casing man Roy Ford received first and second degree facial burns. both are not in critical condition.
Cold weather swept into the East as temperatures plummeted below zero from the Great Lakes to northern Appalachians. Snow flurries spread east and west of the lakes while the Northwest saw milder conditions, and light rain fell in southern Texas. Alexandria and Rockford reported subzero readings early morning with readings near 7 below. New York City logged sixteen degrees.
The article notes Ike and McCarthy on schedule for today’s conferences to debate anti communism policy. It cites Gol Senator McCarthy pushing hearings on government abuse of evidence and expanding witness testimony while Eisenhower emphasizes a bipartisan legislative program ahead of the next elections.
Twenty two American prisoners in Panmunjom awaited a last appeal from the UN Command urging them to refuse repatriation as an irrevocable mistake. A 12 page letter to each prisoner urged careful consideration of staying with the ieds, with delivery notes to Lt. Gen. Thimayya. The five nation MRC must approve the home letter before the Monday deadline, as officials hoped for a breakthrough despite slim chances.
David Stephen Hogg 70, engineer and educator and former college president in the 1920s, died in Atlanta after a lengthy career. A native of Lockesburg, Arkansas, he led three colleges, founded an engineering firm in 1926, moved to Atlanta in 1948, and earned an Army Navy ER Award for WWII engineering work. Funeral arrangements are listed.
Arkansas agricultural report shows 1.1 million broilers produced in the week with 214,000 chick placements by northwest Arkansas poultry growers. The state crops service notes prices for chickens remained steady as markets climbed yesterday. A tally indicates about 650,000 chicks hatched from the week’s placements and 79,000 chickens shipped to the livestock trade.
The White House released an audio recording of a presidential news conference with Dwight D. Eisenhower, enabling quotes by newspapers for the first time. Officials described the move as a milestone toward broader access, with networks broadcasting a trimmed 30 minute version and TV outlets participating in the new practice.
HOLLYWOOD The Mississippi Supreme Court upheld Mrs Lois McCaskill’s petition for a one third share of Malcolm McCaskill’s fifty million estate. She will receive about fifteen million dollars but plans to continue working as hostess and manager at the California restaurant where she has been employed for years.
A chaotic session at the Palace of Verullos as the National Assembly and Senate vote in a fifth attempt to elect a new French president. Despite Joseph Baniel’s weak lead, ballots drifted between Lani and alternative candidates with many lawmakers casting blank or noncommittal ballots amid a stalled process and shifting party tactics.
Chicago reports a wage agreement ending a major railroading dispute. The settlement raises pay for about 2000 workers, includes an escalator for cost of living, and adds a week of pay for longer service. Union leaders credit quick negotiations and reduced intervention as a turning point.
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