10 Feb 1949
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1949
Page
1
A rain drenched gathering last night saw about 250 robed members pledge to the organization. The event, noted for its racial stance, took place in the south amid charged political issues and public scrutiny.
The West endures punishing storms with wind and snow as bacldozers clear roads and residents brace for floods in eastern Washington. In Dayton and Walla Walla, sandbag barriers rise while New York and Washington state record warm February temperatures. A new storm system forms near the Aleutians as weather disrupts rail passengers and airport shuttles may start if conditions allow.
Ex starlet Lila leads a jail sentence memoir plan while describing a rapid rise in Hollywood from Dodge City to MGM and Warner contracts. She recalls partying with Lana Turner era influences, plans to write in jail, and details on reefers use and her path toward fame.
The article surveys Republican leaders from Dewey and Taft, tracing their support for early New Deal style public works and farm programs while opposing Truman’s expansion of federal benefits. It notes party divides on taxation, social welfare, and labor legislation, with prominent figures urging restraint or rollbacks on spending and central control.
Little Rock February 10 UP a group of Arkansas attorneys and judges plans to discuss revising the state's court system. The proposal would merge the supreme court and circuit chancery and probate courts into a single court of justice with an appointed judicial council to oversee and discipline judges and map court reorganization.
Police pursued two calm gunmen after a First National branch robbed just before closing. One stood at the door with a drawn gun while the other forced employees to fill a sack with cash. Witnesses place them fleeing in a nearby car as a wide search spans west Tennessee. A highway blockade extended toward the Mississippi line.
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