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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1959
Page
7
A Revenue Committee hearing featured about a dozen speakers arguing against a proposed highway plan. Critics warned that higher fuel taxes and car fees would burden motorists and threaten interstate funding, while supporters claimed the program delivers needed federal money despite rising costs.
Experiment Station reports 24 hours ending 7 am Friday with high 94 low 27 and no precipitation. Total through January 2.17 inches, vs 4.75 inches last year. Red River readings 06 feet, 12.6 at Fulton. Little River 18.3 and falling fast at Horatio, 21.6 at Whiteciffs, Denison Dam discharge 44% cfs, Exarkana Dam 0 cfs. Arkansas forecast: clear, cold tonight, partly cloudy Saturday, highs 36 to 40s, lows 15 to 27, further warming later in the weekend.
Washington AP tally shows NASA and military space programs facing soaring costs. Officials testified to a Senate subcommittee that total spending for this year and next could reach billions, driven by plans to launch satellites and rockets while meteorology and communications advances offer future value in the billions.
By Luis Noli Panama AP thousands marched on City Hall to denounce the elected city council and President de la Guardia amid clashes at a radio station. Ramon Pereia, a radio commentator, led the march accusing council members of corruption and calling for resignations. The protest followed an alleged assault at the reporter’s station, with police detaining one of the council member’s brothers.
Police recovered about 0.090 in a vagrant named James George Heeves during surveillance at a trailer court. FBI agents reported a burglary case tied to a Bank of Lexington cash deposit loss, with roughly $2,000 missing. The suspect is held on vagrancy charges awaiting further determination.
Washington AP states the House Interstate Commerce Committee approved a bill amending the Land and Deed Act to allow the use of citrus dye on imported oranges. The dye is said to help color Texas and Florida fruit red No. 92. the BBA deemed it potentially hazardous.
A Wisconsin style debate centers on reducing property taxes with proposed reassessment and a study group. Senators Williams Risles and Oakes push for local discretion and a two year interim committee to review reassessment while opponents warn of shifting taxes and growing inequities. A Thursday deadline for proposals and a two year study plan were set by the committee.
Ike T Bell aged 90, longtime Hope resident and Hempstead pioneer, died at a local rest home. He was a WWI era resident, member of St Mark Episcopal Church. Funeral services planned for Sunday at 2539 Pay at St Mark Episcopal Church with listed pallbearers. Burial to follow in Busy HIM County.
A 1959 Cotton Meet will be held in the Mamp stead-emity courtroom on Tuesday morning February 24 at 10 o'clock. County ASC Administrative Officer Gulliple and Oliver L. Spimeccotlan will discuss production practices and possible nonseasonal cotton allotments and support for farms. William B. Woodall and others will present information covering legislation and industry outlook. All interested individuals are urged to attend the meeting.
In Little Rock the Arkansas Legislature debated a three million dollar budget bill as amendments caused sharp exchanges in the House. Jer Joby Bethell of Prairie County moved to amend the bill which was held for reconsideration. His attempts to suspend rules and personal privilege were rejected as the House pressed to act on the measure. Continued on page two.
The text describes Greek and Turkish tensions during Cyprus demonstrations and political shifts, mentioning Cypriot leaders and exiled archbishops hinting at the island’s path to independence. It notes reactions from Athens and British observers regarding future governance and regional stability.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower wraps up talks with Mexican President Adolfo Lopez Mateos in Acapulco. The leaders discussed a proposed binational irrigation and development plan along the Rio Grande, financed by both nations, amid broad talks on international friendship.
A handwritten note from Mrs. Edythe Tider of Patmos hints at a spring supply of bear seed. Hempstead County reports include 13 names for agency statistics and notable births and deaths. Henderson State College honors list features local students, while Hope Post Office observes Washington’s birthday with limited service and no mail delivery that day.
A garbled AP report describes Massachusetts withholding tax start ups causing taxpayer anger and confusion. It notes employees may face double withholdings each pay period until taxes align, with concerns over retroactive timing and cross state workers paying to multiple states. Local workers worry about delayed refunds and revised income figures across wages and dividends.
Hope Church tops Magnolia in a Sunday School and Teaching Union contest. Hope Church now leads by 18 points as the next event approaches on the third Sunday. Members of the Sunday School and Teaching Union, along with visitors from Wipst Baye Ust Church, are invited to attend.
The Hepp Squoy High Band directed by Don Burburowy will perform Sunday at 2 30 in the high school auditorium. Admission is 1.00 for adults and reduced for students as public support for the band to the state contest is being sought.
A correction shows department store sales climbing with gains across cities including Memphis, Louisville, Little Rock, and St Louis. The report notes increases in multiple districts versus the prior week, with monthly totals signaling ongoing consumer demand through regional departments.
New York report states the Senate hearing examined Uhlman Guterma and associates over alleged banking connections and fund movements behind the Iron Curtain. Officials questioned implications of loans and pledged assets with Swiss houses as part of broader financial investigations.
A grand jury indicted Miss Weiss, 48, on charges tied to a murder-for-hire plot involving Joshay Mueni Grillan, 59, of a suburban area. Prosecutors say Weiss confessed to conspiring to hire a killer, with an alleged $225 payment and other details amid ongoing investigations. The indictment also references a third party and related counts, with possible prison penalties if convicted.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a Labor Bureau index and several names misrendered. It mentions November, a price or cost concept, and an undefined “Index” with historical framing, but readable factual details are severely garbled.
A potent winter storm brings heavy snow and sleet from the Great Lakes to the Deep South. Temperatures plunge below zero in parts of Minnesota and Iowa while strong winds gust to 40 to 60 mph across several states. Snow accumulations and travel disruptions are reported from Louisiana to New England, with several inches in many areas and pockets of zero degree chill elsewhere.
Joe A Ease aged 88 a resident of Emmet dies at home after illness Survivors include one daughter Mrs P Stephens of Blevins one sister Mrs Ida Moor Emmet and grandsons Olga Paul Stephens and other relatives Services will be Saturday at 2 PM at Methodist Church in Emmet with Rev Clydy Sovitt officiating burial will be at Swell Come with Herodum Cocielius in charge
The Polled Hereford sale returns to Magnolia Fairgrounds on Saturday February 21 with buyers from three states expected. Local breeders from Illinois and Iowa participate, and the event is highlighted by a cattle show and auction.
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