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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1947
Page
1
The column argues Mississippi voters should judge Theodore Bilbo for senate, noting federal seating battles and urging caution about tax cuts versus defense needs. It cites Eisenhower comments about nonpartisan army and warns against undercutting military strength in pursuit of quick tax relief.
James Hrash er argues the United Nations will spark a new architectural debate as its home is built on 18 acres in Manhattan. Skyscrapers may define the complex, blending New World style with global hopes, and despite quarrels, the UN site could symbolize world brotherhood among diverse nations.
A massive cold snap drives subfreezing temperatures from Texas to Georgia and beyond while the Midwest recovers from blizzards. Oklahoma City records 6 below zero and drivers face icy highways as Kansas and Missouri dig out, and Texas crops face damage fears from the chill.
Professor E E Kimberly says he has reasonable evidence that his 20 year old daughter Mary Virginia Kimberly was drugged during a two day auto trip with ex convict Robert H Hemming from Cleveland to Columbus. Hemming denies forcing or drugging her and says they planned to marry. Police hold Hemming on a suspicious person charge as Kimberly pursues additional charges.
James H. Jones, superintendent, announced schools will resume Monday January 6 after a two week vacation. All buses will run according to schedule.
The writer argues that a Soviet western democracy clash dominates 1947 affairs. He tracks shifts from security to political realignment, fearing world revolution by communism unless Western democracies and Moscow pursue clear, two-fisted policies and steady diplomatic strategy.
Republicans quickly elected Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts Speaker of the new House 244 to 182. Senate organization stalled over seating Theodore G. Bilbo as Mississippi senator amid Democratic obstruction and Republican resolutions. President Truman watched via in office television as the chamber debated and prepared to hear the State of the Union.
Arkansas parole board granted 31 paroles and recommended furloughs for nine more plus pardons. Names include Jesse Avers Jefferson County. John Biggerstaff Sebastian County. Ed Campbell Pulaski. Leland Crabtree Mississippi. Edward Cummins Craighead. plus others from Craighead Ouachita Union Pope and more with sentences ranging from one to 21 years for offenses such as burglary grand larceny assault and voluntary manslaughter.
Reverend William Hardegree is named area director of publicity for the Crusade for a Christian World Assembly to be held January 20 1947 at Robinson Auditorium Little Rock. National church leaders will participate and about five thousand Arkansas and Southwest Christian Church members are expected to attend. Reverend G Gerald Sias joins as director of the Assembly.
A Social Security Administration representative will visit the U S Employment Office in Hope at 2 00 p m on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month for six months. Those with claims or seeking Old Age and Survivors Insurance information may contact him then. The program notes O A S I is based on wages in covered employment. The next visit to Hope is January 7 1947.
Leslie L. Biffle of Arkansas presided over the Senate as parliamentarian snarl over seating Theodore Bilbo persisted. The longtime secretary to Truman allies was temporarily in the chair and later slated to become executive director of the Democratic Policy Committee.
Washington January 4 The Wagner Act author said anti labor proposals threaten a reactionary era and urged a three man federal mediation board with more funds to ease management labor relations. He opposed compulsory arbitration while Republicans push revisions to balance union and employer protections.
J L Williams eighty year old Sheridan lumberman who ran a mill in Hope for years lies in a Pine Bluff hospital in critical condition from complications after a fall.
A reporter details a helicopter flight near Bridgeport, piloted by Jimmy Viner, Igor Sikorsky’s nephew. The trip climbs from a fogbound takeoff to hover and glide along Long Island Sound, with acrobatics and a snowy landing described in vivid but neutral terms.
Following the coldest night, light snow greeted the morning as the sun appeared around 10 o clock. The temperature reached 15 degrees with a high of 32 degrees for the period. The previous seasonal low stood at 16 degrees.
Senators McClellan and Fulbright and Congressman Harris say Hope’s bid for a permit to rebuild the burned Saenger theater will be reconsidered. Fulbright will take up the matter with CPA officials. McClellan says more information is needed and a letter to the architect will be sent. Harris telegrams Hope that the priority permit is being reconsidered in light of new information.
Sam Rayburn of Texas said the Democratic minority will cooperate with Republicans on a sound legislative program. He emphasized cooperation with the executive and lawmakers for the public good and not opposing for opposition's sake. He noted Democrats will review GOP proposals and Truman's state of the union before acting. The idea of White House discussions with GOP leaders circulated.
Chairman Knutson of the House Ways and Means Committee backs a 20 percent income tax cut for brackets up to 300000, aiming for rapid passage with limited hearings. He predicts no revenue loss and long term gains from increased business activity.
Alsey J. Hunter, 83, former publisher of the Times Picayune and Scotte weekly in Amity Arkansas, died in Wasseeny at Aladeia. Hunter led Amity weekly papers and influenced local press for decades.
In Washington on January 4, Republican leaders faced a Bilbo stalemate as they weighed a marathon Senate session to oust Mississippi Senator Bilbo. They planned a morning caucus to find ways to cut debate and gain a two thirds majority for cloture. Taft warned of a continuous session while Democratic leaders floated a temporary seating compromise if Bilbo’s supporters quit filibustering.
NCAA and allied groups plan discussions on eligibility subsidies and betting at a conference in New York. Sessions follow a Chicago meeting as college sports face postwar issues and pressure from recent gambling disclosures involving Army Notre Dame.
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