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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1955
Page
2
NBC TV broadcast Nightmare in Red presents a grim factual account of czars and communists, tracing 64 sources. Producer director Henry Salomon guides viewers through Czar Nicholas II private life, World War I Eastern Front, and 1919 counterrevolution, offering new historical context.
The Hope Country Club calendar lists a New Year’s Eve gathering starting at 9 p m on Saturday December 31 hosted by Mr and Mrs Jack Gardner Judge and Mrs Lyle and Mr and Mrs E P Young Jr Mrs J W Manney of Wynne will teach the Jett B Graves Sunday School class of the First Methodist Church on Sunday January 1 all members urged to be present
The Hope Band Auxiliary schedules a Cannon Hall gathering Monday January 7 at 7 30 p m. The WSCS of the First Methodist Church sets a January 3 meeting at 3 p m with Mrs Reese and associates. The Lilac Garden Club plans a January 3 2 38 p m meeting at Mrs Herbert Stephens’s home with Mrs P C Stephens as associate hostess.
Mr. and Mrs. A M McDowell and Wallace of Fort Worth returned after Christmas holidays with relatives. Mrs. Josie Smith and son Joe of Texarkana visited Mr. and Mrs. J S McDowell on Wednesday.
Quotable remarks from test pilot John Cumtlingham about the Comet II flying from London to Hatfield in Hertfordshire. In Washington, Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson predicts Republican criticism will intensify over foreign policy as the administration faces heightened scrutiny.
A reflective piece traces a man returning from World War II to peacetime, noting he and others sought stability yet felt unease. He married, worked steadily, and earned more, but questions linger about the future and whether peace will endure amid shifting alliances and global tension.
A thief who took Walt Whitman’s priceless diary returns it to oilman Charles Feinberg Wermestay after 10 months. He apologizes for the delay and notes the book was not stolen for profit. In Acapulco Mexican navy comments on pirate attempt against a private yacht off the Spanish Main, warning tourism impact.
Khrushchev launched a direct attack on President Eisenhower as Moscow criticized Western disarmament and satellite policy. Observers note the blast signals Soviet concerns over control in East Europe and hints at greater tensions after Geneva talks and in the Iron Curtain frontier.
In the campaign over North Africa policy, France faces allegations that a gendarme shot a rebel suspect in Algeria to aid a photo shoot. L Express first reported the charge, with Faure denying it before an Interior Ministry claim that Fox Movietone bribed the gendarme. Fox Movietone disputes the bribery charge as its Paris office defends neutrality. The incident worsens Faure and Mendes France’s rivalry ahead of the January National Assembly elections.
The narrator reflects on Cold War tensions as Khrushchev attacks U.S. policy while professing regard for Eisenhower. He notes governments build bigger bombs to destroy each other, while ordinary people seek simple security and life until old age. The worry about immortality remains unresolved.
Former Prescott High School classmates gathered at the Broadway Hotel for coffee in a Monday morning reunion. The column also notes engagements and upcoming weddings, with Phyllis Denty and Lt. Frank Edmonson planning a January ceremony. Numerous regional visitors and relatives are listed alongside social calls and travel reports.
A Washington agriculture department poultry expert humorously reports finding a mirthless egg after a local housewife complained she broke an egg and found no yolk inside. The incident underscores odd egg anomalies and public curiosity.
Tulare County Sheriff Sanday Robinson urged deputies to watch for carrier pigeons carrying dry leaves as flood waters receded. The bulletin was issued from Visalia and referenced Noah on the ark in a humorous warning to colleagues.
A 19 year old convict, Fred Lee Yates of Forrest City, died at Tucker Prison Farm when a tractor overturned during a sharp turn at high speed, pinning him beneath the vehicle, Deputy Sheriff Buck Oliger reported.
Dorothy Dix recounts three years of marriage with a husband away in Korea. The wife built a home with a baby on the way, facing poverty, no furniture or bank account, while her mother in law pressured daily visits and duties and sparked disagreements with her husband through letters.
A young wife vents about her mother in law who refuses visits and gifts, while her husband’s family pressures him for help. A columnist advises firm boundaries and ending catering to the relative, plus guidance on handling his trip for work.
The article notes a TV ratings clash between Perry Como and Jackie Gleason on Saturday nights. NBC credits Trendex showing Como ahead for two weeks, while Gleason faces continued competition from CBS amid sponsor pressure and audience metrics. A sidebar mentions Prince Charming and a 21-year-old groom in London.
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