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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1956
Page
3
The Junior Annal Strong Club hosts a talent show on Tuesday February 28 at 8 p.m. in Yeager High School auditorium. Sponsored by the Arkansas Association of Colored Girls the event features instrumental vocal and oratorical numbers from club members with winners advancing to regional and state meetings. An invitation extends to the public.
GRAND UNION, Tenn. The National Bird Dog Championship neared its midway point with a pointer and a pair of setters rated the dogs to beat. Braces for the afternoon hunt include Tyson owned by C. A. Rugg of Jamestown New York and Wholesaler owned by Dick Dumas and Ned Wilfong of El Dorado Arkansas. Turnto owned by George Feltman of Union City Indiana and Wampanoag Inspector owned by Anthony Imbest of Philadelphia are among the favorites.
James Marlow analyzes how Khrushchev Bulganin Malenkov Suslov Mikoyan and Kaganovich at the 20th Congress attack Stalin after his 1953 death arguing the new Kremlin leaders must shed the old image and pursue less confrontational, more open methods to win the Cold War.
Gov Orval Faubus appointed the Governors Advisory Committee on Education to organize a statewide one day conference next Thursday in Robinson Auditorium Little Rock. County groups will be organized at the meeting to prepare a report for the White House Conference on Education.
Warren Page examines fishing and hunting guide talk and its tall tales. He argues guides and anglers inflate stories to build tension and sell gear, noting hunters and fishermen eagerly embrace the buildup and enjoy the adrenalin rush regardless of the truth.
A confession from Nellie Tweed reveals she killed Alice Osborn to stop her from taking Wilbur, tracing a web of jealousy, blackmail, and murder. Sheriff Abney Cornwallis intervenes as tension eases and relationships shift with renewed clarity.
United Press reports on brief remarks by President Eisenhower aide Hagerty about a public decision and an atomic observer’s take on peaceful uranium use. Publisher William Prescott Allen recalls sympathy from fellow prisoners after a grand jury refusal. Washington coverage includes Rep. J. James remarks.
A 20-year-old Memphis man was arrested and held for questioning in Pine Bluff Arkansas after a liquor store robbery and abduction of a woman clerk. Tony Julino identified Harold Woodrut, an electrician, as the suspect. The clerk escaped after a wild ride in a Gulomobile, ending in a ditch near Stuttgart. the clerk was unharmed.
AP summary of Class A and B basketball quarterfinals and semifinals across multiple districts. Notable scores include Newport over Drew Central 39 36, Leachville semifinal 51 44 over Marshall, Hope 44 Newport 43, and Emerson 32 Texarkana 23. Also reports senior girls and junior boys brackets, plus college basketball results across the Northeast and Midwest.
CBS launches a 12 member roving unit to cover the 1956 political story with TV and radio reports from New Hampshire Minnesota Wisconsin and the South The Campaign Cavalcade will include reporters film crews and engineers to provide in depth on site coverage and analysis of candidates and voter impact.
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