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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1957
Page
3
A fragment notes the first Arkansas college location at Spring in Hempstead County. The readable bits indicate historic placement but lack full details or dates.
Harvard football coach Ulwyd Jordan faces dismissal as Harvard considers replacing him under the Faculty Athletics Committee. Jordan, 18-year veteran and former Amherst coach, says the committee claimed 'no teaching' was the reason for the vote while his teams posted a 24-1-3 record. He earns about $12,400 annually.
The Bee Bee Memorial C. M. E. Church will observe Family Day on Sunday January 6. Morning worship will feature a sermon directed at family relations and all members are urged to bring their entire families. Rev S Stearns, Pastor.
SMU opens Southwest Conference title chase with a 79 win over Baylor as Baylor battles to slow SMU guard Krebs. The Mustangs plan to watch the rest of the league test its strength while Rice Texas A&M and others start play at College Station.
SMU defeats Baylor 79 to 64 as they open defense of the conference, shooting over Baylor’s zone. Vanderbilt, William and Mary, Auburn and Alabama also win in a busy night of college basketball with several notable performances and season highlights.
Lenny Moore, Penn State alum and Baltimore Colt star, topped the United Press rookie poll for 1950 with 10 votes, beating Preston Carpenter and Sam Huff in a field of NFL newcomers. The Reading, Pennsylvania native led Baltimore in scoring with 54 points, rushed for 649 yards, and had a 7.5 yard per carry average, including several long scoring runs.
Fire at Charity Hospital Jodey attic floor broke out around 4:20 am. Twenty nine patients were moved first to the ground floor, then to Ghatham Memorial Hospital as water rose. Two firefighters were hurt. blaze under control just before 8:30 am. Damage to the Negro hospital and its facilities rated considerable, mostly from water.
Okolona swept Ouachita with three wins on January 1. Senior boys won 58 to 38 led by David Stewart with 19 points, while McDaniel and Rowe added 12 each. Senior girls prevailed 98 to 38 paced by Judy Mateam with 48. Junior girls won 1 to 22 with Lincs Sprathin scoring 124 points.
Mobile Alabama reports that Senior Bowl coaches start assembling offensive units for Saturday's game with only two days remaining. North squad leaders Kuharich and Brown oversee drills as players from TCU, Baylor, Tech, North Carolina, Clemson, Miami, Texas A&M and Tennessee rotate at quarterback, back and fullback positions, while major names like Dawson, Bomba, Junker and Majors mix with college standouts.
Manama Bahrein oil men report a storm wrecked a 1 million dollar offshore drilling rig killing or missing 20 Arab workers. The Shell Oil Co platform, a 1200 ton steel floating tower, stands but salvage seems unlikely and experts doubt full recovery. Shell invested over 25 million in the search. A two year steel supply gap complicates salvage and may force offshore drilling reassessment in the region.
Death notices across the United States and Canada report prominent figures passing yesterday including Vice Adm. Wilson Brown in Cronton Connecticut. Leroy Lowles former University of Utah president near Chester Utah. Robert P. Sensenderfer Philadelphia drama critic and sports editor. William Chars Man Peter New York industrialist. Percy Hampton Johnston Chemical Bank of New York executive. Dr Erwin F. Lowry Lighting division leader at Sylvania. J C Bowson former Alberta deputy governor. and Ruth Bowen editor’s daughter. Lake Chicot described as Arkansas’ largest rural lake at 46 miles with 60 cycles of shoals.
New York bulletins report Gene Fullmer defeated Sugar Ray Robinson by unanimous decision over 11 rounds to seize the middleweight title. Fullmer, praised for a fast start and powerful exchanges, earned $20,802 to Robinson’s $149,080 and a potential rematch within 90 days is discussed, with both fighters signaling interest.
In Little Rock last night, thieves robbed a drug store operated by James A. Harrison. About $400 in coins was taken along with other items. Witnesses reported the bandits brought fried chicken into the store and drank a quart of milk from the refrigerator.
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