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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1950
Page
10
Manila report states wreckage of a four engine C 54 military transport with 37 aboard sighted by search planes on a 9324 foot mountain top 140 miles northeast of Manila. No survivors. Plane en route from Okinawa to Clark Air Base. Ground access may take days. Parachute drop failed due to sharp ledge and sheer drop.
Cal Clemmons a 60 year old Lawrence county farmer denied today he hid a sack of money at his home near Smithville. He said a Memphis police tale claiming he was marked for robbery by three youths caused the scare, but he only had 2.40 in his pocket and a few dollars in a sugar bowl. He mentioned a squirrel rifle as a personal item. High winds prevented helicopter entry as wrecked plane names remained unclear.
Governor G Mennen Williams met President Truman at the White House to receive congratulations on his reelection. The President praised Senator Arthur Vandenberg R Mich for supporting foreign policy. Vandenberg, ill for months, remains in Grand Rapids and has not indicated when he can return to work next month.
In Altoona Pennsylvania a 11 year old, Tommy Ebbert, survivor of a deadly fire that claimed his mother and siblings, awaits Christmas with an electric toy train already secured. Donations pour in from across the U S including money for living and education funds, while he expresses a simple wish to see Margaret Truman and her father, reflecting a poignant holiday relief amid recovery from serious burns.
Governor McMath said the national emergency likely blocks new bonds for a $24 million state hospital and medical center project. He reaffirmed support for reconstruction and said funds could be found elsewhere. About $2 million in private endowments was noted for the medical center. highway bonds totaling $28 million would not be affected.
Mrs G H Black hosted the Hinton Home Demonstration Club for a December 11 gathering with Christmas decor. President W Berlin Jones led roll call and minutes, officers were elected, gifts and crafts were shared, two birthdays celebrated, and refreshments served, with January's meeting set at Mrs Brown's. The page also notes a brief aside about cigars from the Spanish West Indies.
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