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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1947
Page
12
Strayed notice seeking a black mare mule and other horses with rewards. Descriptions include a 800 inds. horse, sorrel or brown smooth mouth, tied in a sack, and a radiophon signals. Contact Earl Ga Emmet Rt 1 or J L Davis Hooks Court Hooks PeAne G for rewards and return.
Feb 7 Fayetteville Arkansas Razorbacks face Baylor in a two game Southwest Conference basketball series tonight. Injured starters Roxie Rankin Jesse Wilson and Mel McGaha are out forcing coach Gene Lambert to use the university B team for reinforcements. Baylor, defending champions, has won three of six conference games.
The account details a political contest with Donnell being kept out of office for 44 days, a Supreme Court order on February 19, and a May 21 declaration that fraud reports were exaggerated. It notes Truman’s silence and Stark’s decency amid accusations of party manipulation and a contested inauguration.
Last night’s college basketball results include East Duquesne 51 over Quantico Marines, Harvard 62 over Northeastern 31, DePaul 54 over St. Ambrose 41, Akron 72 over Kent State 49, Ball State 47 over Earlham 35, Evansville 56 over St. Josephs Chicago 59, Parsons 57 over Penn Iowa 54, Missouri Valley 49, Southwestern Kansas 91, North Carolina State 47 over New York University 43, Duke 2 over Virginia Tech 40, West Texas State 62 over Texas Mines 38, Arizona State Flagstaff 65 over New Mexico Aggies 45, Arizona State Tempe 56 over New Mexico 54, Occidental 39 over Loyola Los Angeles 37.
Carl Lundquist reports Babe Ruth, gravely ill after 74 days in hospital, received many well wishers and letters from fans and famous figures including Cardinal Spellman and James Farley. A close friend says Ruth longs to respond to the thousands of youngsters who write him while his health and weight have declined from 285 to 195 pounds.
Meredosia Illinois February reports show farmers harvesting soybeans despite subfreezing temps and calendar constraints. About 1000 acres were left unharvested last October due to soft ground, but February conditions are favorable. Bean quality is good with about 20 percent loss from shatter.
The House Veterans Committee endorsed a bill to authorize a nine member War Memorial Stadium Commission to acquire land and build a stadium in memory of Arkansans who died in the world wars. An appropriation was not included. a separate bill to fund it may follow. Estimated cost near $800,000. University of Arkansas Athletic Director John Barnhill urged central state location and said the venue could host up to six home games. Other supporters included Hendrix Athletic Director Ivan Grove and VIW advocates, with petitions presented.
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