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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1947
Page
6
Wheat futures edged up after a late session rally as deliveries were mostly steady. Corn fell to 1132 37 8 while oats held firm amid good shipping receipts and 165000 booked futures sales.
A terse OCR fragment notes mixed price hints with numbers such as 25.96 and 25 N nominal. Mentions 38 up and 12-low and references Patd 26 12-low 25.96 with unclear context. No clear event or entities emerge beyond market pricing terms.
The New Orleans cotton market rose as buying and short covering pushed futures higher. May and October contracts showed gains with mixed intraday highs and lows before closing steady. specific prices noted include May around 32.54 and Oct near 27.15, reflecting a cautious but firmer session.
An ultrasophisticated scale model depicts a proposed 230000 mansion for Michigan governors designed by Alder B Dow. The three story building aims to offer private family space, guest rooms, visitor quarters, household staff and chauffeur accommodations with a 29 by 50 foot banquet area on the over floor.
Rex the battle seasoned war dog with a Purple Heart is pictured signing up as a member of Pittsburgh's Variety Club Post American Legion. He is aided by post commander J S Misrach and retiring commander James G Balmer as he becomes part of the organization.
Trial continues over alleged bond corruption in which Blytheville attorney T J Crowder claims Judge Bond used county road machinery to develop swamp land near Gilmore worth far more than its $1.50 to $60 per acre designation.
Eleven gravediggers laid Capone's casket in a snowbound Mount Olivet grave as mourners and former lieutenants arrived separately. Monsignor Gorman led a brief rite noting penitence and sacraments. Capone's family attended, with no monument planned above the grave, his name to be carved on the family plot stone with birth and death dates.
A lawmaker criticizes the National Labor Relations Board for industrial strife and unmasks a proposed bill to amend the Wagner Act. He argues the act harms the economy and would deny protections to workers when strikes occur for non wage reasons. He opposes outlawing the closed shop and signals openness on foreman bargaining rights.
At a regular Tuesday meeting last night Leo Robins led a quiz about the city of Hope. Members answered questions and prizes were awarded for correct responses.
Arkansas House Committee on Revenues and Taxation endorsed in principle the Arkansas Teachers Association demand for an average 300 dollar annual raise for teachers, while delaying action on an ABA bill. A public hearing at the Hotel Marion followed with consensus for higher pay but reservations to gather more data before decision. The panel also eyed governor sponsored education reforms and a revenue law revision to fund teacher salaries.
In Jerusalem Haifa and Tel Aviv thousands of Jews and Arabs protested requisitioning orders that will evict residents. British forces plan billets for troops and officers as homes in the security zones are evacuated by Thursday noon.
Mrs R L Pipcarr hosted Circle 1 of the Woman's Society of Christian Service of the First Methodist church meeting Monday afternoon at Mrs R L Broach's home. Leader Mrs Buford Poe called the session to order and the program proceeded as planned.
Mr and Mrs Charles Rea spent the weekend with Martinsburg Virginia relatives vacationing in Hot Springs Arkansas. Charles A Armitage will be in Little Rock Friday and Saturday to attend a Commercial Secretaries meeting.
Mr and Mrs W J Greenwald of 2860 Devon Drive Corpus Christi Texas announce the arrival of daughter Martha Ann born February 3 at Julia Chester hospital. Mrs Greenwald is the former Miss.
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