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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1955
Page
14
Washington reports the cost of living rose one tenth of a percent last month led by higher prices for 1956 autos and related items while food costs fell. The average factory take home pay hit a new record for the third straight month and purchasing power also rose to a new peak.
Twenty seven candidates for top posts in the Arkansas Education Association were nominated by members. Nominations will be narrowed to two per office in a preferential election Feb 3 or 4, with final voting on April 6. Nominees for president include L H Autry James Abraham notes.
A Christmas TV and radio round up notes NBC and CBS lineups. NBC asks viewers to enjoy It's A Great Life Sunday 7 p m and There Is A Santa Claus next Sunday. Navy Log on CBS Tuesday recalls a WWII officer who paddled ashore for sand. Mentioned candidates include Fort Smith official J. R. Kennan and Curtis Love along with Mrs. Laramy Carpenter seeking district board seats.
Arkansas and four other states will send Farm Bureau leaders to Memphis on January 6 to review a seven point program from the American Farm Bureau Federation aimed at strengthening the cotton industry. Arkansas President Charles B. Shuman and Legislative Director John C. Lynn will attend for the national group. The plan urges government action to reduce cotton surplus by recapturing a fair share of exports and letting farmers who cut acreage below allotted levels buy surplus cotton at reduced prices.
A Navy Log drama centers on how sand samples reveal invasion details from tank treads to assault boats and shore defenses. The piece highlights the unusual method used to gauge landing conditions and defensive expectations.
The plan would create a price support system tied to crop quality, curb rising cotton goods imports, and mandate labeling of all textiles by fiber content to inform consumers and regulate the market.
A note explains that the term panther is used for both the leopard and the puma. The article clarifies common usage and regional variation in naming these big cats.
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