18 Feb 1950
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1950
Page
1
The ceremony at the First Methodist Church was led by Reverend J. M. Hamilton. The bride wore a gray gabardine suit with navy accessories and a corsage of pink carnations. The couple resides at 218 South Pine Street and observed a family night on February 22.
Students and relatives gather for weekend visits as a group of Creighton, Martindale, and Southwest Junior College attendees travel between Arkadelphia Waxahachie Dallas and Fayetteville. Miss Marian Mouser arrives from Dallas to stay with her parents, Mr and Mrs R N Mouser, while others join family weekends near Henderson State Teachers College and surrounding towns.
GB Cooper registrar at H. S. G. Arkadelphia announces honor roll names. Those with all A and B averages include Charles Comer Baynett Nancy Camp Malcolm Darrell Crank Hope Jo Ann Carrigan Virginia Ann Magness Emmet and Lester Davis Springer Hope. Those with B average are Jarvis Bell Betty Ann Benson Jack Lloyd Burke Mary Edminston Pastricia Ann Ellen Betty Jean Murphy Delia Ross and F B Wardall Hope Charles Middlebrooks Columbus and Billie Jean Cremer Blevins.
Hospital notes list admissions and discharges for Julia Chester Nina Gene Walker and Mrs C W Johnson Patrhos Ark plus Mrs W C Tolleson and Mrs BoC Bates Blevins. Birth notices report a baby girl born February 17 and a son born February 17 to Mr. and Mrs T C May Patmos Rt 1 and Mr. and Mrs W C Tolleson Hope.
The men's downhill at the 150 world ski championships today showcases 61 racers from 13 nations. They tackle a 1.1 mile course on Aspen mountain’s north face, threading 10 gates while dropping 2 400 feet toward sea level. Course setter Friedj Piviter estimates typical runs around 90 seconds, demanding speeds near 60 mph throughout the course.
Federal agents locked the Plasticraft factory in Hot Springs amid a tax charge against owner Lee Roy Neal for unpaid employee withholding and social security payments. The Arkansas Education Department dispute and other local notes follow in Little Rock reports.
This explainer outlines when married couples may file joint or separate tax returns for 1949. It details exemptions, income splitting, and the impact of a spouse's income or nonincome on the joint tax result, including special cases for death, divorce, and late-year marriages.
Bid results show Turner of Pine Bluff submitting the low bid of 57,420 to upgrade a cut off for the Arkansas river below Morriston. Other bids range from 185,530 to 263,500, with the government estimate at 184,250. In separate items, General Electric of Little Rock to supply transformers for the Norfolk dam at 1,255, Fayetteville announces Rob ert McCord North Little Rock as editor for the Arkansas Traveler newspaper. Patricia Pierce Cherry Valley named editor of the 1950 yearbook.
Churchill proposed a high level three power meeting with Russia Britain and the United States to seek atomic control and an East-West truce. Bevin dismissed it as a stunt while Truman said he would not meet Stalin but open to consultations. Observers warn Moscow could see such talks as appeasement.
At MacCarth Air Force Base Alaska on February 17 searchers found tree snagged parachutes and snow tracks west of Princess Royal Island. Eleven men were brought to safety and a twelfth was being flown out. Traces suggest the escape route from a B 36 bomber crash last Monday off the northern British Columbia coast.
Sen Byrd (D Va) assailed President Truman calling his fair deal a nonstop high speed highway to socialism as Republicans challenged the issue in November. Byrd named proposed programs including socialized medicine, Grannah farm subsidy, and extension of socialized housing as proof of a drift toward socialism. He warned the nation would be irrevocably committed if these proposals pass congress.
Margaret Truman says she has no plan to join the Metropolitan Opera and will continue touring as a soprano. She notes no romance, stays focused on music, and plans to visit Texas Arizona Ohio and other states before returning to Washington in April while celebrating her 26th birthday.
Muriel Halleck reveals a California movie job offer to Alice Crowther after a tense day. Confessions surface about a storm night and a troubling past, as Brent Halleck leaves for Providence and Alice contemplates a fragile future in Hollywood.
Church notices list mass times confessions and catechism for Our Lady of Good Hope and multiple area congregations. Ash Wednesday services at Our Lady of Good Hope mark the start of Lenten observances with ashes distributed after mass. Details include schedules for Rock of Ages broadcast Sunday school and morning worship, Baptist and Methodist activities, Presbyterian events, Unity and Holiness services, and church women’s World Day of Prayer plans with various pastors and lay leaders.
Judith Coplon dismissed Archibald Palmer and appointed three new attorneys Sidney Berman Samuel Neuberger and Leonard Boudin to defend her in the espionage trial following Judge Sylvester J. Ryan's adjournment and a noted shift in defense strategy.
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