10 Feb 1956
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1956
Page
1
A garbled diary like scrawl mentions October, a bank, work, and influence. It references Poulson, a hope for a job, and a blurred scene of people missing good news as they switch channels and discuss a theater or baseball context.
The Presbyterian and Baptist women groups meet in Prescott in February. Activities include prayer, Bible study on Isaac and Rebekah, sharing Christ, social hours with cake and coffee, and a playlet program titled New Faces for 1956. Guests from Modesto and Bartlesville visit, with local notices of members and visitors.
The next meeting of the commissions is scheduled for Hot Springs February 25. Oaklawn’s Jockey Club attorney general Tom Gentry demurred, challenging the chancellor's authority to hear an appeal of the Racing Commission. Gentry's challenge centers on the powers in his application. The commission rejected the permit request, citing concerns they could not proceed.
A 26 year old Birmingham secretary, the first Negro admitted to the state university, sues after being barred from classes amid crowd stoneings. She claims exclusion was solely due to race and seeks damages, dormitory room, dining access, and readmission, plus contempt charges against officials.
Campaign disclosures show CIO PAC contributions of 300 to McMath and 2000 to the McMath for Senate committee. A 386 gift to International Woodworkers Local 484 at Warren, and a 1444.25 campaign spend total labeled personal expenses, including a 1250 ballot fee due by April 26, are listed in the 1964 filing with Arkansas Secretary of State C. G. Hall. Milwaukee board weighs restraining ordinance for Braves vendors after incident involving a spilled beer and a ruined suit.
Southland challenged a chancery court ruling over dog racing, arguing it met all moral and financial requirements to operate a dog track under Arkansas law. The case centers on whether the state’s interests and regulations were properly applied.
Notice from the Probate Court of Hempstead County Arkansas regarding the estate proceeding. The document invokes official action in the matter of the estate of a decedent, initiating probate steps and notifying interested parties of required filings and deadlines.
The Highway Department will obtain retroactive Social Security coverage for its aging staff with ages ranging from 63 to 85. The pact, signed by State Comptroller Kelly Cornett, covers salaries up to 4200 dollars and costs an estimated 280000 dollars in total. Deductions began in January as the effective date was set for January 1, 1955, with Washington confirming the earlier date despite a January 26 request for 1956.
Three Russian balloons recovered in Japan and handed to American authorities carried meteorological gear and a short wave radio transmitter. The containers bore Russian markings and were intended for atmospheric observations. No cameras were found. Moscow protests say US balloons are espionage. US officials deny this, asserting the equipment served weather measurements.
Fairly steady prices marked a cautious gain across leading issues in the New York market with some losses later. USDA data from Chicago and National Stockyards showed hogs and cattle steady to lower, with varied prices across weight classes and product types.
Senate committee, after a long session, backed the alternative price provision by a 9-6 vote to preserve the higher of two parity formulas. Ellender predicted a Feb 20 Senate debate and a major fight. The move could end the flexible 75 to 80 percent support system and undermine Eisenhower’s soil bank proposal intended to curb surpluses and raise prices to normal levels.
Teams from 16 colleges and universities opened the 26th annual Mid-South Debate Tourney at Henderson AR. Participants include schools from AR and neighboring states, competing across multiple divisions for top honors.
Wilbert Coffin, a 4 year old backwoods handyman, was executed in Quebec for the murder of Richard Lindsey, a 17 year old hunter, near Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania. Coffin maintained innocence, was convicted of ambushing the trio on bear hunt in Gaspe, and died after his appeal failed.
A debate tournament opens today at Henderson State Teachers College with the question should nonagricultural industries in the United States guarantee an annual wage. Debaters present arguments on economic policy and labor issues, and the event continues through tomorrow.
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