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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1953
Page
5
A severe cold wave swept Arkansas causing record lows across the state. Cited reports show Fay- etteville and other towns experiencing extreme temperatures while travelers faced dangerous road conditions. The weather system extended from the plains to the Appalachians, with sailors urged to monitor forecasts for shifting conditions.
In Vemassiles France an overseas minister Louis Jagquing replaced Premier Joseph Laniel as the independent party's candidate for the presidency. Socialist Marcel Edmont Naudelon remained the other leading candidate as parliamentary ballots continued in a weeklong, fruitless voting. Laniel withdrew late Sunday night as it became clear he could not gain broad support, and independent party voters chose Jonquinot, a veteran of many cabinets, to lead toward a successor to the outgoing president Auriol.
Regular monthly worship services will be held at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, December 27, at Centerville. The public is invited to attend.
Funeral services for Claude Daegis are rescheduled from Thursday to Saturday at 2 p m. in Maribrogs Church. The event is to be observed on December 6 with decedent Harris Funsraf noted as organizer or related figure.
The Star will suspend publication on Christmas Day as one of the three annual holidays. Regular issues resume Saturday December 26.
Rich ard B. Lovser, 34, director of a local theater group, died in an accidental hanging during a stage effect in Grass Valley California. Deputy Coroner Shirley Brat tin said a breakaway slip knot failed as he stood on a box, causing the noose to tighten but fail to hold. Police noted the rope’s roughness prevented proper function of the planned device.
Washington reports plans to discuss extending federal pink bollworm quarantine rules to Arkansas at a January 14 hearing in Memphis. The Agriculture Department announced the hearing to evaluate expanding the regulations to Columbia, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Nevada, Hempstead, Miller and Sevier counties where infested stations have been found. The rules limit movement of cotton and cotton products from affected areas. The region is already under site quarantine.
Three fatalities were reported during Christmas week from traffic incidents. In Chicot County near Lake Village John Burker Freddie Black and Will Sheffield were believed drowned after their boat capsized in Paradise Lake and a four hour search found no trace. In Des Arc C A Calhoun and Thomas Petty were killed in a three vehicle wreck, with Johnson, the 47 year old Hickory Plains postmaster, and his wife critically injured.
A federal grand jury indicted George D. O Briens and members of his family for participation in a daylight robbery of an armored truck 21 months earlier in Danvers, Massachusetts. The group allegedly relieved the vehicle of about $681,700, leaving only $70,000 in silver. The older O Briens' wife Margaret and son George D. Jr., MIT engineering student, were charged with receiving stolen money.
The text states that in colonial times 85 percent of the U S population lived and worked on farms. It claims Tibet is the highest country in the world per the National Geographic Society, and notes Rhode Island had 400 whiles " vot, costline.
Richmond nd OM reports two Southern Michigan prison escapees, Rannn Usiondek and Robert Dowling, recaptured after a dawn arrest linked to a Detroit stolen car. Dowling, 27, faced charges of larceny and breaking and entering. Usiondek resisted during capture but was subdued by Richmond Police. The pair were among 13 who escaped Jackson prison last Saturday night. 11 others already jailed.
Chairman Dewey of the Armed Services Committee ruled out an early military pay raise despite a defense survey recommending a cost of living boost. He signaled possible steps to attract service careers, including restored fringe benefits, expanded government shipping for household goods, and better housing. The committee will consider an Air Force service academy and a new military construction authorization for Nike missile bases to defend about 34 cities, with Sedalia, Missouri as a potential site.
In Arkansas markets the chicken market remained steady with fair demand and adequate supplies. Northwest top quality chicks sold one cent per pound lower, at 22 cents, while higher grade poultry had been 32 cents previously. Batesville Floral market had insufficient sales to establish a price. The decline began December 11, blamed on eastern competition and weak consumer buying.
The Agricultural Department reported no proof of above normal profits by beef and cattle processors and distributors over the past two years. The inquiry, begun under Secretary Benson, reviewed consumer complaints that beef prices did not fall as fast as live cattle prices. The study noted generally stable marketing margins and linked high slaughter rates and regional distress sales to price movement.
Bulletin reports a bank robbery at Winshite Bank in Vian Oklahoma with 32000 stolen and a dawn investigation. Other items cover a Washington cost of living drop in November, a Brooklyn waterfront disruption, a Marquette fire tragedy, and former economist Douglas urging countermeasures against a potential recession.
London report says a Christmas note from Guy Burgess, missing diplomat with Donald MacLean, reached his mother in the West End. The letter, mailed in southeast London and dated November, gives no clue to their disappearance on May 2 after a trip from MacLean's country home to London, then to France.
Sebastian County Judge P. Stracher, who retired last December after twenty years on the bench, died yesterday near Hartford Texas. The obituary notes his long service and residency in Fort Smith.
Weatherman nailed it with 40 degree high as piercing winds cut the day. Downtown commerce was slow though shoppers lingered briefly in the cold. Local youngsters braved the chill selling crackers in alleys. Texarkana’s TV station joins cable at 4 p.m. December 31 with live shows and a January 1 Oklahoma Maryland game, December 27 pro game, early year schedule to follow. Congratulations to Louis Graves, Nashville News publisher, on growing family and Arkansas Henderson tournament hopes. The Nashville Bobcats enter tournament play after a recent win, with Garnie Hatch limited by injury and team aiming for steady improvement.
The United States plans to issue a fresh diplomatic note to Moscow via its channels. Officials say the message will outline U S evaluating steps and seek to ease tensions while coordinating with allied partners.
Brig. Gen. Belfort Taylor said McCarthy hearings damaged morale and eroded respect for law. He backed congressional investigations but urged a new internal security committee with strict ethics and immunity measures to compel testimony when needed.
City awards about 140000 to relocate a 16 000 ton 10 story building on a 120 foot move in what officials say is the heaviest moving job in history. Original cost 450 900 in 1920 for highway right of way. Printing company occupants will continue work with a two week interruption.
FBI agents pursuing a bearded gunman on a Maryland Army post captured a daylight bank robbery scene. He herded three women tellers into a vault and escaped with more than $20,000. Dressed in Army clothes he posed as a customer triggering police alerts minutes after the holdup yesterday.
Hope Woman named chair of a state committee amid a political push. The report notes Mrs. Patterson's leadership roles within local clubs and county home defense groups, highlighting her influence in organizing a university event and future county council leadership.
A female student from Washington High School in Washington Ark won fifty dollars in the statewide contest sponsored by KALK and the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company. The winning essay praises American values, education, and duty, ending with a pledge to contribute to the nation and pursue a meaningful life. Judges include Arkansas Supreme Court Justice H. Metcalf and state officials.
Unclear OCR suggests a rise in unemployed persons in a state area with figures around 10 524 and a claimed 89 1 percent increase over November 1952. Bayard Taylor and Ava Webb are named in relation to the unemployment statistics but the passage is garbled and partial.
PANMUNJOM Korea Thursday United Nations plan to repatriate prisoners fails with refusals from 22 American and South Korean detainees. The fate of the men sparked talks in Tokyo and Washington as families await outcomes. One prisoner, Richard Ayson, drew attention with his insistence on nonrepatriation amid broader debates on reintegration and pay arrangements for selected detainees.
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