19 Feb 1954
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1954
Page
1
A fragmentary notice references a complaint filed by Ah Eeeian Carr Efradt Wills Clerk warning within thirty. The readable text names the official and mentions a deadline, indicating a formal clerical or legal action pending.
Chicago markets showed steady to firm tone in soybeans and broilers with demand firm and offerings light. Wheat edged lower as dust storms spurred brief buying then faded. corn and oats declined slightly while rye and beans moved within small ranges. National Stockyards reported active hogs with steady to lower prices. cattle and calves mixed with mostly steady to lower bids. sheep small offerings with lambs around twenty plus dollars.
The annual school election will be held by the Hempstead County School District No. 3 on Saturday March 20 from 6:00 am to 6:30 pm electors vote a 24 mill tax for debt and general fund for operation of the district. Two board members will be elected Post No.1 for five years and Post No.2 for two years. Polling places remain as designated. Signed E R Brown Secretary of School Board February 12 18 26.
The annual school election will be held by qualified electors of Hempstead County Ble gins School District No 2 on Saturday March 20 between the hours of sunrise and sunset at the district voting places. Ralph Boyce secretary of School Board.
Voters will decide a 25 mill school tax for debt service and general fund to operate Hope School District No 1 A. Board members will be elected for Posts 1 2 and 3 for 3 years and Post 4 for 1 year. Polling places remain as previously designated. Signed Secretary of School Board. Beb.6 12 19.
Mary Pickford recalls her career and insights on cinema in a reflective reminiscence. She names Gone with the Wind as a personal favorite among all pictures and Tess of the Storm Country as her best personal work. She praises Chaplin and Disney as great geniuses, notes Irving Thalberg’s early death, and laments changes from silent to sound cinema while emphasizing the universal reach of silent pictures.
Western leaders rejected Molotov's call for a 32 nation European security treaty excluding the United States and warned against creating a Communist Germany under a joint provisional government. They defend NATO and the EDC as the path to security, while also opposing Austria's independence terms and Russia's new five point proposal. Talks aimed at a Big Five conference with China failed to yield an agreement.
Covenant Sunday February 21 at the First Methodist Church in Hope kicks off an Attendance Crusade. Members and visitors will sign a Covenant Loyalty Card to commit to attending at least one service each Sunday through Easter. Friendly Visitors will contact absent members to collect signatures. Team Captains Syd McMath and Paul Lewis lead a visiting group of over 10 adults and youths meeting at 2:30 p.m. Sunday to begin outreach.
Fragmentary text references the Chinese of the Big Four the Chinese Reds and other interested states in a partial discussion. No clear event date or outcome is discernible from the readable portion. The note hints at geopolitical or organizational framing during a historical context.
Radio listings for New York show NBC with Dinah Shore at 7:30 and Bob Hope, Phil and Alice. CBS books Julius La Rosa at 6:30 and Godfrey Digest at 7:30 with Capitol Cloakroom by a Senator Douglas. ABC carries Qzaie and Harriet at 8 and Horatio Hornblower at 8:30. MBS features Starlight Theater at 7 and Have a Heart Quiz at 8:30. The note mentions a U S Capitol clone printed every four years.
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