27 Feb 1948
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1948
Page
1
A fragmented report describes a disturbance at a residence near Ptah street ending with a fall and nearby kin hearing the incident. Paraphrased, the casualty initially recovered before medical staff arrived, with unclear details about the outcome and timing around ten thirty last night.
Hope Armitage and Lecree, manager, will headline the annual Trade Banquet at Gordon Night. The talk will address human eye changes linked to curvature, a key focus of the event.
Washington reports State Department experts predict Russia may move to incorporate satellite states into the USSR after spring elections in Czechoslovakia and possible moves to convert Finland, as Western powers seek to resist Communist advances in Europe. The three Western powers denounced the new Czechoslovak government as a disguised dictatorship imposed by the Communist party.
Democratic National Chairman J Howard McGrath called Hoffmans proposal brazen and contemptible while GOP leaders push legislation to anger Southern members and sway voters. Senator Brooks forecast Senate approval of a House tax bill affecting seven Southern states as the party ions the strategy. Also mentions Benjamin Franklin bifocals and underground air gas content.
A provisional statement by leading nations warns of a renewed “crisis” as France faces likely Communist agitation this spring. France and Italy are singled out as targets for unrest while American officials say a strong statement only helps so much under Communist pressures. They hope events in Czechoslovakia bolster Marshall Plan support in Congress.
Gospel Tabernacle hosts a Pre Easter Revival starting Sunday February 29 with morning service. Evangelists Clarence Smith and Oscar Rogers of Granite City Illinois bring sixteen years合作 gospel pairing. They recently concluded a Dallas three week revival and plan Fort Worth Michigan Flint tours.
The Prague government faces a cabinet crisis as 12 anti Communist ministers resign over rules affecting the state security police. In Prague districts action committees seize worker housing and distilleries. Boy Scouts and Girl Guides nationalize assets. Professors at Charles University are fired for party ties. education ministry says the action is not permanent and will review qualifications. The president pledges democracy amid tensions with Munich critics.
Three Iowa inmates escaped from an Iowa prison farm and were captured by Arkansas State Patrolman C. E. ont. KarMocy near Blytheville Arkansas. They were Clifford Bouslaugh 23 serving 5 years Pete Smith 21 serving 5 years and Russell Crews 29 serving 8 years. They were held in Mississippi County jail awaiting Iowa officers arrival after officers spotted them near Highway 61. The patrolman halted a Pontiac and a Ford with two prisoners in striped uniforms and one man at the license plate. He radioed for help from Forrest City Blytheville and Mississippi County authorities.
Market report from Chicago and St. Louis stockyards details on poultry, cheese, butter, carrots, eggs, and hogs. Hogs and cattle prices mixed. grain and provisions rally after late losses. Cotton futures and New York stocks show modest activity with scattered gains and losses.
The Hope Star Star of Hope 1899 rest 1927 consolidated January 18 1929 listing staff and addresses. Editor Washburn Paul Jones managing editor George Noxmor business details and advertising manager. Includes publication facts, postal note and Associated Press membership.
Moscow radio reported that Russia asked the United States Great Britain and France to allow Czechoslovakia Poland and Yugoslavia to participate in planning Germany’s future. Western powers discuss Western Germany while Benelux delegates join talks. Czech Poland Yugoslavia had warned against any merger of western zones. Soviet notes cited by Moscow stressed these points amid ongoing conferences.
A Soviet economist Dr Varga argues capitalism not tottering and no inevitable showdown while Stalin endorses U S cooperation despite differing systems. The article notes Varga’s fall from a high post and Soviet tensions over reconstructions loans and policy toward capitalism.
Diplomatic officials note three countries Poland Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia back discussion for consultation between occupying powers in Germany and United Nations governments on the German question. Potsdam declaration cited as context. Czechoslovakia's potential move toward Communist rule may affect western efforts to use Germany's economy in the Marshall Plan.
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