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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1950
Page
4
The Memphis Censorship Board rules against showing the Ingrid Bergman film Stromboli, blocking its presentation in the city and sparking debate over artistic expression and municipal control. The decision reflects local standards and tensions between cultural offerings and public morality norms.
New York dispatch reports a crucial stage as a nationwide telephone strike looms with a deadline under 48 hours away. Mediation leaders from Mrs. Sid A. Law to Cyrus S. Ching pace talks with Western Electric and CIO, while Arkansas debates a statewide liquor prohibition in the general election.
Billy Gunter is business manager and Mac Hooper stage manager for the Seventeen Is Terrific junior class play to be staged February 17 in the focal high school auditorium. Assistant business manager is Gretg Caston with a large committee including Kelly Marlar Nancy Hays Bob McPherson Shirley Ann White and Ralph Warren among others. The U S Department of Arts culture notes holly trees may affect farming in some cases.
The forecast notes considerable cloudiness and mild temperatures through this afternoon and tonight into Tuesday. Expected conditions remain generally quiet with no significant precipitation expected. Highs and overnight lows are unspecified but the pattern favors comfortable, mild weather across the state.
Joe Hamilton of Emmet acting for Dr Campbell state preternarian started vaccinating calves for Bangs disease around DeAnna in Hempstead County today. Heifer calves four to eight months old slated as herd replacements are vaccinated at no charge. County agent Oliver Le Adams says calfhood vaccination is the best defense against losses from Bangs disease. Livestock owners who have not requested vaccination should contact the county agent now. The program may take two weeks or more to finish. Over 500 heifer calves were vaccinated last fall when service first became available, Adams reports.
The DeAnn Civic Club elected new officers for 1950 including Irvin Burke as president and Monroe Samuel as vice president. Richard Arnold was named secretary treasurer, Mrs. Ralph E. Burke reporter, and G. C. Clark trustee. Committees were set with Lilac club members handling entertainment and membership drive. The club will meet every three months with the next gathering on Friday night May 6.
Pianist Samme Sorin and violinist James De la Fuente appear Friday night at 8 in the High School auditorium. Both Juilliard alumni married fellow students Edith Wise and Helen Bacchus. De la Fuente later taught in Conway and Litt le Rock, served as Arkansas Philharmonic director, and joined USO tours in the South Pacific ending with Japan’s wartime surrender.
A weekend in Arkansas saw 14 deaths from violent mishaps, with six from traffic crashes. Harley M. Moffett, a student and boxer, died after his car hit a service station near Jonesboro. Raymond Rutledge drowned when his boat overturned near Marianna. Asphyxiation claimed Mr and Mrs William W. Keaton of Little Rock. C C Coffman and Join Paul Holt died in a two car collision near Harrison. Ben Lewis was fatally injured as a pedestrian in Little Rock. Fay Childers died after a car crash near Sbridge Jan. One teen, Odisa Lavon Thomas, died after attempting to save a dog during a hunting incident. The week ended with 26 violent deaths and 80 prison deaths for the year.
City police reported a weekend spree of three attempted burglaries none successful. Steuart's Grocery back door pried but nothing taken. The Old New Theater building broken into with nothing missing. A Break-in attempt at Bruce Black's home 605 N Walnut thwarted. Prober calls responded but nothing found.
Jonesboro reports the death of Marley Moffett a 21 year old Arkansas State College student and amateur boxer from injuries after a Sunday morning auto crash He was alone in his car which struck a service station at Herrisburg corner at the intersection of highways 63 and 114 last night in Jonesboro leading to his death at a local hospital
More than 600 attendees at a Saturday night barn dance at Fairpark raised funds for the March of Dimes polio campaign, with VEW sponsoring and turning the total over. Tomorrow Kiwanis and Lions clubs plan a basketball game at the school gym to support the drive, with advance tickets sold. A womanless wedding was also billed as an added attraction.
Tokyo February 6. Chiefs of staff inspected Okinawa, a vital base on the Asian defense line. Gen Omar Bradley, Gen J Gawton Collins, Gen Hoyt S. Vandenberg and Adm Forrest Sherman left Japan after talks with General MacArthur. Plans stress continued control of Okinawa, more air and ground forces, faster restoration of the economy, and typhoon resistant facilities.
Arkansas State Police traced a suitcase note titled death by own action found on the Little Missouri River bridge. It was a hoax used to frighten a wife into a job transfer. The note referred to a family quartet and involved Sgt Z H Porterfield. The family resided in Gurdon.
HAL HOYLE argues that urban growth will swallow rural areas, with farms paved into vast road networks. Population shifts, automated farming, and city-farm fusion reshape America as cars flood the countryside, erasing traffic issues while parking remains a new burden.
The February walkout spreads across states as UMW leaders press for Lewis terms. Officials report 360,000 plus miners idle in several regions with roving pickets and rail lines near coal pits. Truman poised to invoke Taft Hartley act. some states report still uniting production and unsigned mines face closure. wages and pension fund contributions rise for those under new contracts.
Washington February 6. A House Small Business Committee report says small firms face cold-shouldering by federal purchasing agencies and fear antitrust enforcement. It calls for a top to bottom FTC reorganization, criticizes red tape and tailored specifications that favor single manufacturers, and targets armed services for padding procurement reports. The panel warns government contracts will remain out of reach without fixes across agencies.
Mrs. 5. A. Simpson, a former Hope resident, died at her Springfield home. Survivors include three daughters Bernice Dixie Simpson and Mrs. Dave Bowser of Springfield, two sons Spencer of Shreveport and Henry of Hope, two granddaughters Mrs. Herbert Arnold and Mrs. G. Cook of Hope, four grandsons Jack Jim Simpson of Hope Major Simpson of Shreveport and Bert Mauldin of Manchester Center Vermont. Body to be returned to Hope for burial at Shover Springs.
The International Shoe Company announced a 44.4 percent fall in net profits for last year, cut 2,000 jobs, and closed three factories as it moved from scarcity to abundance. The annual report cites readjustment and predicts ongoing high prices.
An unclear account hints at Tonge and Lou Neal Logan in a rising Light team clash. The fragmentary text mentions a game moment and player names, suggesting a regional basketball or athletic event but lacks concrete details or outcomes.
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