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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1948
Page
2
The report notes wartime production with about 50 million horsepower available in tiding and processing and 87 million horsepower from agricultural output. It highlights the scale of industrial effort and the role of U. S. manpower in sustaining supply chains during the conflict.
The 1949 census reported 18.43 percent of all gainfully employed Americans worked in agriculture and 24.30 percent in manufacturing.
Washington February 1 The Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously backed creating a $20 000 two year independent Marshall plan administrator to run European aid. The post would rank with cabinet members, be guided by a 12 member private citizen board and report to a 14 member congressional watchdog. An ambassador and special missions would monitor Europe’s use of aid. The plan faced House and State Department objections but was hailed as stronger than prior proposals. Wherry warned over exact powers, while Republicans seek broader authority for the administrator.
Flint Michigan report shows 96.8 percent of Buick cars produced in the last decade remain in operation across 48 states. Harlow Curtice notes record ownership levels and cites high quality manufacturing. Older model retention ranges from 90 to 98 percent, with several prewar years near 97 percent.
London February 11. A foreign office spokesman said security for Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin had been intensified after an anonymous telephone warning to the British embassy in Paris. The caller said Bevin was in grave danger and he appeared last night at a dinner with the usual Scotland Yard guards.
A home demonstration article warns thawing pipes can spark fires and cause property loss. It urges leaving faucets open, wrapping pipes, pouring hot water carefully, placing heated bricks, and thawing from the faucet outward while using protective measures to prevent freezing. It also recommends placing pipes below frost depth, insulating, underpinning with ventilation, and keeping exterior faucets dripping in cold months.
Beverly Hills Calif Feb 11 Stephen Morehouse Avery prominent fictionist and motion picture writer died unexpectedly at his home from an apparent heart attack. Avery came to Hollywood about 12 years ago and worked with Warner Brothers among other studios. Born 1893 in Webster Groves Missouri he studied at the University of Missouri. His stage plays include Wharf Angel Our Little Girl The Gay Deception Tina Rollé Farewell One Rainy Afternoon The Gorgeous Fussy Four Mothers and The Male Animal. The island of Trinidad in the West Indies is a little smaller than Delaware.
Tens of thousands witnessed the immersion of Mohandas K. Gandhi's mortal remains into the Ganges Jamna and Saraswati at Triveni Sangam near Allahabad. Prime Minister Nehru and central government members attended the ceremony after a morning train arrival. A guard of honor escorted the urn as cannon salutes, conch horns, and a solemn hush marked the rite.
A military procession moved out with an escort as it passed the Anglican Cathedral of All Saints a quarter mile from the station. The cortege paused without a crowd as a hymn favoring Gandhi was noted, and a refrain echoed softly in the air. The fragmentary text records a solemn military parade scene near a church and mentions a hymn.
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