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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1953
Page
2
The page lists a series of local events and notices including a musical program sponsored by a church youth group and a Brotherhood society of the Verwer school with performances on March 1 and 2. It also notes funeral services for Mary Royal and other obituaries, with details on locations, times, and ministers.
A fragmented report notes a meeting about skins and game progress. It references fly shots, complete conduct, and a vote against a prior recommendation. The text is garbled but implies a discussion on a conditional event and possible outcomes.
A highly garbled sports roundup fragment references racing, betting, and phantom figures with scattered names and implied investigations. The text is largely unreadable, spoiling coherent teams, events, or outcomes.
Southwest Conference football talk centers on studious planning as coaches seek players and systems. The piece notes Arkansas names and SMU interest, with coaches admitting rough returns and limited game-ready talent while adapting practice intensity and playbook focus for the spring.
A scrambled recap lists various college and university basketball results with scores and opponents including Kansas State Oklahoma Tulsa Westminister St Benedicts Midland Arkansas Rice Baylor Purdue and Henderson. The noisy OCR cites teams and partial scores like 70 48 69 80 76 65 104 54 and 68 amid mismatched names, suggesting a roundup of multiple games from a single issue.
Summary unavailable due to incomplete or garbled source text. No clear names, events, or locations could be identified for a concise T and S.
Out of Doors notes on trout preference for red foods and colored corks, with trials using green yellow and brown corks attracting bites while plain corks fail. Advice includes pebble scattering before hatchery setups, slow reels after a strike, and caution about sun tan lotion near fish.
Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys beat Arkansas College 64 53 to extend their perfect season run in Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference play. C O Neale scored for the Winning side while Hendrix led Hendrix with 22 for the losers as Henderson and Quadilla contributed for a 64 53 final.
TCU remains in the Southwest Conference title chase as Rice battles for position. Rice Owls edged closer to the top with a key road win while Texas Christian and other rivals face late-season tests.
Hone Bobcats beat Ashdown 85 to GA in a first overtime of the season. Garnie Hateh led scorers with 15, Bier 1B and Yoeam 15. Ashdown’s Smth scored 20. Ads Adams Trone senior girls lost 26 to 20. Nearby Trescott split two games as Juniors won 7 368 to 26 and Jnca 70 to 2. Barry Waldquist led Wolves with 29.
In Arkansas a move to double soft drink prices was withdrawn as delegates to the convention did not support the proposal. The session ended with Texas Christian defeating Southern Methodist 82-27, led by Henry Ohlen with 26 points.
The Guernsey girls basketball tournament runs February 12 and 13 with junior and senior brackets. Thursday features Guernsey vs Birvins and Hope juniors. Friday hosts junior matchups and a Guernsey Blevins senior clash. Finals set for Saturday night at 7 40 with Hempstead tie.
A bolt of lightning is suspected in the crash that killed up to 40 passengers and crew, with civil and airline investigators seeking explanations. A sea-air search was halted by darkness as authorities began the grim task of identifying mangled bodies brought to the coast by the authorities.
Memphis downtown traffic woes drew about 250 bus and streetcar executives from 17 states for a regional meeting. H W Arnold of the American Transit Association opened proceedings and urged speed in reducing private car use, saying streets are for people, not vehicles.
Comely Misa Carol Marston travels from Engand to New York and Palm Beach for a Felton’s Department Store job. On the Queen Mary she meets Thelma Felton and Derek Amleton, rival plans and romance unfold as wealth, jealousy, and enterprise collide aboard. Jason Felton complicates matters, hinting at secrets and distant Florida work.
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