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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1951
Page
3
The piece compares US per capita debt from 1942 to 1951 and argues the nation is no longer rich, noting a national debt of $1690 per person and implying rising public obligations across federal state and local levels. It frames the era as a young generation facing inherited fiscal turmoil and calls for accountability.
The Hope Kiwanis club held a dinner and installed new officers led by Teddy Jones as president and J W Franks as treasurer. The eighth annual Greater Hope Kiwanis Minstrels are set for February 15 and 16 at Hope High School Auditorium with Dr. Emmett Thompson directing and a new scale of performances promised. Dr T J Willbanks of Texarkana spoke after the meal.
State police recovered a stolen car and arrested Billy C. Finley 17 Arkadiphia and Marvin J. Thompson 16 Robstown Tex for theft. The pair were taken to Arkadelphia for further investigation in a span of hours involving a chase from Little Rock to Clipper Crossing.
Dr. Don Smith tells the Star that a baby named Victoria Davis Muldrew was born at 1 30 a.m. January 3 to Adorothy Anderson, observed by Steve Anderson Muldrew, in Hope. The birth occurred earlier in the new year than previously reported.
Washington reports retail food prices rose in early December reaching near the all time July 1948 peak. The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes a 3.2 percent month gain, a 9.6 percent rise from a year ago, with eggs up 14.2 percent across eight cities. Policy debate grows as Truman contemplates farm price controls and a possible change in law.
Senator Fulbright announced Arkansas will be included in a southwest regional defense setup with Texas Oklahoma and Louisiana. Headquarters would likely be in Dallas and Arkansas lawmakers urged handling affairs from the Dallas office rather than Kansas City.
Non-Communist UN delegates divided as the political committee weighed Korea options. The United States urged a condemnation of Red China, while others favored another appeal for a halt to fighting before stronger steps. Twelve Asian and Middle East nations planned a meeting to decide their course. The cease-fire group proposed a set of principles for a Far Eastern settlement. Nasrallah Entezam, Sir Benegal Krishna Menon, and Lester B. Pearson led the three-man panel meeting without public results.
Miss Francs Benton of Hot Springs and Hope lineage is cast in a Broadway backed production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet starring Olivia De Havilland. The eight week tour includes Philadelphia Detroit Chicago before returning to New York on March 1. Benton has radio and TV credits with Ethel Merman Arlene Francis Dorothey Kilgulien and Barry Nelson and leads in a TV serial Flying Tigers. She studied in Hope grade school.
The Pilot Club of Texarkana sponsors two Broadway stage shows in Texarkana January and April. Harvey runs January 16 at Texarkana Municipal Auditorium, Born Yesterday set for April 1. A combination ticket costs $4.20 including tax, available by writing Mrs. Ernest Herndon Pilot Club Texarkana.
Eighteen enlisted men and two officers of the U S First Cavalry Division received Bronze Star “Y” medals for valor in Tokyo on January 5. The recipients include several Arkansas servicemen recognized for acts of bravery during combat operations.
Federal judge refused to dismiss the murder charge against Oscar Collazo in the attempted assassination of President Truman. Collazo, 47, Puerto Rican nationalist, faces a life trial set for February 18 after a fatal gun battle at Blair House. The defense argued the indictment was vague and inflammatory. the judge ruled the indictment proper and noted Torresola held the weapon that killed a White House guard.
Washington reports the defense department seeks to draft 18-year-olds and tighten deferments for 19 to 28-year-olds. Plans include extending draftees’ service to 27 or 30 months, with no women drafted. About 1.2 million books will reach 14 next year, and 800,000 may meet physical requirements for service.
The Associated Press reports six violent deaths in Arkansas since Monday. Nathaniel Bell, 22, was struck by a truck near Wynne on Thursday, marking the second traffic fatality of the new year. Mitzi Anne Humphries, six, died Wednesday night when a fire destroyed her family’s home in Eudora. Earlier fatalities included a fire, a traffic accident, and a fall.
William L. Humphries of Gitte Royele resigns from the Arkansas Highway Commission. He also serves as secretary of the Arkansas Wholesale Grocers association. Appointed by Governor McMith early in 14d, he cites private business as the reason.
Tulsa police seek a family missing since Friday after a car tied to the Mosser family was found abandoned with bullet holes and no prints. Officers chase a hitchhiker connected to a separate robbery as the Osage County deputy says the family may be dead and bodies could lie far away. The Mosser couple Carl and Thelma, aged 33 and 20, and their three children Ronald 7 Gary 3 Pamela Sue 3 vanished after visiting Carl’s twin Chris in New Mexico.
A Korea War report from Seoul describes civilians choosing between fleeing or staying as shells fall and Chinese and American forces move nearby. Kim Soon Pie weighs leaving his old wife and daughter in law with grandchildren as neighbors plead for aid and safety amid bombardment. The elderly women insist they will not abandon kin, while a widow thanks U N forces for aid despite distance.
European partisan press attacks Eisenhower as warmonger ahead of his Paris posting. Prague and Paris papers denounce him, calling for patriotic strikes and labeling him mercenary. French unions claim workers at St Denis Hotchkiss factory oppose his arrival, framing it as antiwar action against perceived aggression in Europe.
Fulbright proposes a Senate inquiry into the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. He calls for abolishing the five member board, installing a governor type administrator, and placing RFC loan oversight under congressional appropriation and control. The plan aims to tighten management and congressional oversight of the agency.
Allied air forces battled Red armies across Korea in the fifth day of a major offensive. Jet fighters and bombers reported thousands of enemy casualties, with Kimpo airfield targeted and Inchon nearby rail and river targets destroyed. Night bombers tracked heavy enemy traffic behind lines while soldiers bombarded units near Seoul.
The article outlines potential shifts in U S policy toward Formosa as the Korea crisis pushes reevaluation. It notes Truman and the State Department restricting equipment and advice to Chiang Kai-shek while avoiding American troops on Formosa, with debate in Congress about expanding aid and considering naval blockade and larger support for Nationalists and guerrilla efforts on the Chinese mainland.
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