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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1947
Page
3
Market notes show wheat steady to higher on demand while corn drops slightly. Futures: March soybeans steady as hog futures rise. receipts listed at 18 cars and 165,000 bushels booked for shipping. oats firm with 24,000 bushels shipping and 11 cars received.
A fragmentary market note from 1948 records varied bids and quotes such as 26.2 up for middling grades and 25.96 for low middling quality. Mentions last 26.02 up and nominal IBN figures, reflecting unstable commodity pricing in brief column.
The New Orleans cotton market today showed steady advance as mill and interior buying supported futures. May and October contracts posted higher highs and closes, with notable activity in short covering and modest gains across key months.
A scale model shows an ultrasophisticated mansion design by Alder B Dow for Michigan's governor. The proposed $230,000 house features 12 bedrooms across three floors, a banquet room, private family space, visitor quarters, and ample staff accommodations including a chauffeur.
Rex a battle seasoned war dog with the Purple Heart joins Pittsburgh Variety Club Post American Legion. He is pictured signing up aided by post commander J S Misrach and retiring commander James G Balmer in a candid moment that marks his new membership.
Reports on bond administration alleged corruption involving Judge Bond and swamp land deals near Gilmore with county road machinery. Also notes Dougal Russell named Nebraska football assistant. arrests in Jonesboro for burglary tools. dog per capita tax bill in Arkansas House. and a Feb. 22 hearing on anti closed shop bill with public testimony.
Chicago observers report Capone received a brief, undecorated funeral at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Eleven gravediggers worked in freezing conditions as his casket was laid to rest in a temporary vault. Relatives and gang figures attended. no monument planned, but his name to be inscribed in the family plot with dates.
A lawmaker criticized the National Labor Relations Board for industrial unrest and touted a bill to amend the Wagner Act. He argued the act harms the economy and proposed denying protection to workers who strike over issues not tied to wages or hours. He opposed outlawing the closed shop and favored open bargaining rights for foremen.
At the regular Tuesday meeting last night Leo Robins led a city themed quiz program in Hope. Members answered questions about the city and prizes were awarded for correct responses.
The Arkansas House Committee on Revenues and Taxation endorsed in principle the Arkansas Teachers Association demand for an average 300 dollar annual raise for teachers. Action on an ABA sponsored bill was postponed pending further investigation after a public hearing at the Hotel Marion. The committee may hear Governor Laney's bill, opposed by the AEA as inadequate, and both measures propose revising the 1945 revenue stabilization law. Witnesses supported the proposed plan, while no opposition was registered. The panel also debated a 380,000 dollar appropriation for a state veterans affairs commission, recommended a public hearing, and returned the bill to the veterans committees. A dairy cattle breeding program at the University of Arkansas was earmarked for 35,000 dollars sourced from the general revenue fund.
Thousands of Jews and Arabs march on district offices in Jerusalem Haifa and Tel Aviv against orders that would evict residents for security use. Evictions extend to 700 Arabs and Jews in Jerusalem as homes are requisitioned for troops and officers. Europeans and local crowds watch, while British authorities fortify posts and move furniture to temporary quarters.
Mrs. R L Pipcarr hosted Circle No 1 of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at the First Methodist Church. The gathering opened with leader Mrs. Buford Poe leading the session and most likely proceeded with the planned agenda.
Mr and Mrs Charles Rea entertained relatives from Martinsburg Virginia vacationing in Hot Springs Arkansas over the weekend. Charles A Armitage will attend a Commercial Secretaries meeting in Little Rock Friday and Saturday of this week.
Mr and Mrs W J Greenwald of 2860 Devon Drive Corpus Christi Texas announce the arrival of a daughter Martha Ann born February 3 at Julia Chester hospital Mrs Greenwald is formerly Miss
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