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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1948
Page
2
Reward offered for return of a female hound described as blue and black spotted with a collar bearing J HW Bailey Rosston Arkansas to Rt 2 Rosalon 3-Bt. Contact H Bailey for information.
Henderson College Alumni Association seeks current addresses from graduates and former students to update records. Due to wartime staffing, many emigrations were not tracked. a coordinated effort now aims to locate them. Send a card or letter to Joe Hill, president, Mendelson College Alumni Association, Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
Two separate crashes last night killed 16 people and injured seven. An Air France DC-4 from Brussels crashed on approach to Le Bourget Paris, 19 aboard died including three Americans Mrs Jane Wallace Garrett John Power and Logis 81 Air France. A British Airways Viking hit a tree near London, pilot killed and six of 14 aboard wounded. Americans listed among dead include Mrs Burrell a visa clerk at the U.S. embassy and salesman Site Power of Animes Trading Co. of New York.
Pegler critiques actors and public figures, arguing they distort culture and politics. He recalls Percy Hammond and laments the impersonation and vanity of performers, noting how prosperity bred impudence and public demand for entertainment influenced policy and society.
New York January 7 Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio each received substantial raises after standout 1947 seasons. Williams agreed to $80,000 for 1948, up from 1947, while DiMaggio signed for $65,000, an $11,240 bump. Williams led the league in batting, home runs, runs batted in, and runs. DiMaggio had a strong comeback with a notable increase after six years since his last raise.
Lonoke businessman John Malone has mailed 500 sentiment-sounding letters to civic leaders across Arkansas as part of a behind the scenes push in the 1948 gubernatorial race. He cites issues from spending and taxes to schools and roads and may decide on a candidacy based on responses, naming several possible contenders.
The revised purity or blandly called "purity" code for college athletics aims to ease enforcement while allowing college officials to approach athletes under strict limits. NCAA president Karl Leib and secretary-treasurer Kenneth Wilson expect a majority vote though some Southern and Southeastern Conference factions oppose broader off campus recruiting. The convention runs as coaches and associations meet, with debates on subsidies and enforcement shaping the outcome.
The American Legion post led by Harvey Hawthorne reveals Hope Legionnaires basketball schedule for January. Independent and college teams visit Hope High School Gym for games including Ouachita Independents, Henderson College, Emmet Texaco Sky Chiefs, North Heights Independents, Starships Independents, and Ouachita College Independents. Captain Jed Reece leads the squad, coached by Hugh Hope.
Bepril 6 meeting of Pack No 83 at City Alsaditerium featured new officers and mothers introducing den chiefs. Awards were presented to Val Boore W C Broner Bitkett Wyle and others while new members Daury Stowers and Coue les Chambless earned Bear Cat pins. A science note explains yeast as a series of plant like bodies with particles under one three thousandth of a meter.
Last night’s AP scores mix appears garbled with numerous misspellings and stray phrases. Notable readable items include mentions of Columbia, Marvard, St Johns, CCNY, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Washington State with inconsistent period markers and stray names, rendering a coherent result unlikely.
Detroit reports United Press story lists multiple boxing results with knockouts and outpoints across venues in Detroit Toledo Manchester and Chicago. Notable bouts feature Aurela Dade Bobby Jack Angeles Chet Aliea Ray Jackson Hermie Freeman Vince Callahan Luther Burgess and Jesse Underwood with various judges scores and hometowns.
Eight teams enter the third annual high school basketball tournament at Conway College for senior day. Jett Farris announces kickoff tonight with Harrison facing Crasset, Leslie against Brinkley, and other first round pairings. Defending champ Brinkley won in 1907, with rivals Mansfield Crossett Morrison among favorites.
A cluttered OCR listing several programs and hosts on KXAR Mutual Network 1490, detailing evening and morning lineups with shows such as Hop Hartigan, Captain Midnight, Tom Mix, and news blocks. Mentions include Five Star Finer News Today in Sports, Arthur Gaeth Dinner for Two, and various orchestras and musical segments.
The radio host will sign a new sponsor and return after a month away, ending talk of CBS. The programming slate tonight features Davy and Crosby on CBS, Vox Pox and Abbott and Costello on ABC, and musical segments on MBS and NBC with Waring and Smith on morning time slots.
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