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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1955
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR shows a city notice with names and numbers unreadable due to damage. It references a superintendent and a public entity possibly connected to the “Doves” and “Tigers” terms, with unclear dates and locations. Further restoration needed for clarity on persons and actions.
In the eighth annual Sun Bowl basketball tourney Eastern New Mexico hosts a field including Southwestern Oklahoma Southeast Missouri West State and others. Eastern New Mexico rallied from an eight point deficit in the final minutes to edge Fort Hays State while West Texas State Arkansas State Southwestern Oklahoma and Southern Illinois led by strong performances before today’s second round matchups. Don Beterbing and F Eichrobst contributed key plays for the winners as upset hopes fade for Colo State.
Classified ad details include copy rules for publication old rates and deadlines. Entries reference real estate livestock and services like rooms with board and furniture repair. The fragment mentions Moore Bros customs slaughtering and a gun pistols purchase.
Holiday visitors include Mr. and Mrs. James Charles Witherspoon and five children en route to California. Mrs. Josephine Davis Brown visits relatives in several cities after Christmas. Dinner guests at Mrs. Zadie Jones’s house include the Boozer families from Phoenix and Chicago, with other relatives. Squirrel dinner hosts Mr. and Mrs. F N Pigges entertain Dixon, Pentecost family, and Savage. King Hiram No 14 of the Mason Order elected and installed 1956 officers led by W M H T Trent and others.
San Francisco aims for a record 36th straight win as UCLA advances to meet the Dons in New York's Madison Square Garden. The Dons trimmed Holy Cross 67 51 behind Bill Mallen while UCLA beat Duquesne 72 57 to set the title game. Brigham Young dominated Detroit 99 77 to win Detroit's Motor City event. Other tourney action saw Rice and Texas in semis and Temple racking 42 points on Rice.
Babe Zaharias, the famous golfer, was hospitalized at John Sealy in Galveston with pneumonia after a Christmas vacation in Fort Worth. Attendants reported her condition satisfactory and resting comfortably. She told reporters she likely contracted the illness from exposure while outdoors for TV cameras.
New York reports Rocky Marciano, unbeaten heavyweight champion from Brockton Massachusetts, named fighter of the year by Ring magazine. This marks his third time winning the award after 1952 and 1953, trailing only Joe Louis who earned it four times.
Several college teams posted results in holiday tournaments. Notables include UCLA defeating Duquesne 72 to 57, St John’s NY topping Fordham 97 to 85, Washington State beating Louisiana Tech 60 to 56, Georgia 85 over South Carolina, LSU 95 at Richmond, and SMU 67 over Arkansas 62.
Norman Oklahoma report says Elliott, Oklahoma back field coach, will become Nebraska head football coach with George Dickson of Notre Dame set to succeed him. Both sides indicated no definite news until after Oklahoma's Orange Bowl game with Maryland on January 2 in Miami.
Arkansas Razorbacks edged by SMU 67-62 after a late comeback attempt in the Southwest Conference tournament preview. Manuel Whitley scored 20 and Jerald Barnett 17 for Arkansas as Pete Butler shone on defense limiting SMU center Jim Krebs. Rice’s Tucker set a tourney scoring record with 43 as Texas A&M fell to Rice 110-81.
The Chancery Court of Hempstead County Arkansas by decree dated December 12 1955 directs a public sale of described real estate in Hope Arkansas at the courthouse front steps January 20 1956. Purchase on three month credit with bond and 6 percent interest. lien retained to secure payment.
In Miami Beach, Willie Pep defeats Andy Arel by unanimous decision after a tough bout. Pep required four stitches to close a gash above his left eye and warned he may be out about a month, praising his 22-year-old rival from Messera, New York as a tough challenger.
Charles Mercer reflects on how Christmas has become a performance in modern America. He notes excess in consumption gifting and lights, with radio and TV repeating seasonal cliches and Dickens works, while the public mood carries mixed relief and overindulgence.
Jack Dunne scored 17 points and made the decisive plays as Southern California rallied from a first half deficit to beat Baylor. O'Neal added 29 points for the Trojans in a back and forth victory.
Two teenage girls confessed they laid barbed wire across highways eleven times to punish a jilted lover. They planned to injure motorcycle riders but no one was hurt as alarms tripped by early motorists. Police traced the scheme after writing tests flagged suspects. Foreign Minister Martino headed to a two week trip to Pakistan India and Ceylon.
A flash flood in the southeast Colombia border town of Algeciras swept away 50 people, drowning an estimated thirty as rescue work continued today. In Tokyo Cardinal Spellman sent blessings from Pope Pius XII to Roman Catholic chaplains and servicemen for Christmas. Manila officials reported U S Navy Secretary Thomas and Admiral Radford arrived for talks with American and Philippine defense leaders.
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