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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1948
Page
4
A young man was killed at the Elms street crossing on the Missouri Pacific line through Hope, renewing calls for safety upgrades. Critics urge 24 hour safety gates at key downtown crossings and legal action to build a downtown underpass, with buses and pedestrians vulnerable at night.
Local Air Scouts Squadron 2 will sponsor a dance at the Elks Hall on Friday night January 23 from 7 30 to 10 80 pm to raise funds for a meeting site. Assistant Leader Harold Wabier has resigned to attend college. Swiss railways test rubber tires on coaches lighter than current cars with spring 1949 readiness.
George Harald Hartsfield aged 27 employed by Hope Municipal Water and Light was killed when his truck was struck by a Missouri Pacific passenger train at the Elm Street crossing in downtown Hope. He died en route to a hospital. gates were not operating. He was a church member and is survived by wife, son, and multiple relatives. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
The Associated Press reports a break in severe cold that killed 50 people across 17 states. Temperatures rise in many areas while snow and winds persist in northern regions. Schools closed due to snow and freezing rain. Deaths attributed to the cold spread across Pennsylvania and other states including Kentucky Connecticut Illinois Tennessee Massachusetts Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin North Carolina South Carolina Alabama Georgia Missouri Mississippi Maryland and West Virginia.
Boonville Mo Jan 26 Two strangulations in cells at the State Training School for Boys prompt a demand for inquiry. Senator Ralph Brown urged Governor Donnelly and Attorney General Taylor to investigate chaotic conditions cited by officials. Casings include Rolland Barton 16 found strangled in segregation, with two cellmates charged.
A man was charged by warrant following a theft case near Clarksville at the Private Coal Co. office. Reported to have cashed two checks totaling $14 and bought a watch in Little Fock. Police say the suspect We cashed checks and bought a watch, with the case proceeding in court.
The steam towboat Kokada passed Helena at 9 04 a m in a race upriver from New Orleans to St Louis. Crowds braved ice and snow as Kokada, 16000 ton sugar carrier, led by almost 100 miles after Helena paused for repairs at Greenville harbor. Helena continued after midnight toward St Louis.
J W Strickland a Hope businessman announces his candidacy for Hempstead County Tax Assessor subject to the Democratic Primary. He cites thirty years as a county resident and vows capable administration and honesty, asking voters for support and their vote.
Filing deadline passed leaving four city offices with opposition. Incumbent John P Vesey faces Glen Walker for city attorney, Alderman Joe Jones of Ward I is opposed by Pete Shields. Mrs Charles Reynerson seeks public office for first time as city recorder. Other incumbents unopposed: Ward 2 Bob Cain Ward 8 Harvey Barr Ward 4 Dale Jones. Committeemen listed by ward.
Little Rock January 20 An Arkansas Republican press release states General Douglas MacArthur will be entered in the Republican presidential primary by petition. Harold Stassen of Minnesota backs the move while Wisconsin and Arkansas primaries are planned. Robinson, representing Alfred O Gara, says MacArthur may run if the people ask him and notes his age eight as a point of interest.
A historic clock in Honolulu restarts service six years after it halted following a Pacific Harbor day incident. Painters finishing work on the tower caused the mechanism to stop, but technicians have now brought it back to operation and reinstalled its hands.
A Brownsville Tennessee couple with two young children told city police they were beaten and robbed of 185 dollars by four gunmen while traveling from Shreveport. The car followed them from Texarkana and a second vehicle with four attackers stopped them near the border. The family was treated at Josephine Hospital. The suspects drove a dark 1946 Ford and wore cowboy attire. Investigations by city and state police are underway.
Severe winter conditions hit Arkansas with sub freez ing weather and snow. The state highway department warned of dangerous travel near Camden Lewisville Prescott Fouke and in Harrison and Fayetteville where snow and ice covered roads. Snow was reported in Norfolk Booneville Fort Smith Calico Rock and Ozark with two tenths of an inch at Ozark. Lows ranged from 17 to 29 degrees across cities including Gilbert Wesrison Murrition Arkadelphia Camden Batesville Ozark Little Rock and Texarkana.
Two defendants H Lee Martin and Gwen Bolen both UMW union organizers testified they did not participate in the beating of a black man following surprise testimony by Texarkana union members Clarence Bean Dan Ryan and W B Jackson who claimed they and not the organizers carried out the attack Owen Bolen admitted driving the car and possessing the gun and chain used in the beating but said he did not know the chain was used in the assault The trial moved into Hempstead County from Miller County over alleged intimidation fears tied to the case <END>
The Kiwanis Educational Committee led the regular noon program at Hotel Barlow with Elmer Brown chairing. Bill Mudegett spoke on Kiwanis International objectives, Henry Haynes and James Gunter discussed membership classification and attendance, and James Gunter also covered committee reports. Guests included Jack Clark Texarkana Russ Hannible Little Rock and Cecil Biddle Hope.
President Truman’s three years in the White House are marked by assertion of authority and bold personal growth. Reports from White House correspondents describe his informal yet precise manner, briskly answering eighteen questions in a press conference and projecting confidence as he approaches the peacetime year and potential reelection.
Ray mond Rebsamen and Attorney General Guy E Williams publicly signal potential runs for Arkansas governor after Governor Laney declines a third term The War Assets Administration assigns about 35000 acres in the Southwestern Proving Ground for resale or lease via the Farm Credit Administration with priority to federal agencies RFC and veterans and former owners plus tenants and nonprofit groups.
In Green Cove Springs Florida a 60 year old treasure hunter G J Mobley and investor Dr H H Humphries push a large scale dig for a rumored 4 000 000 pirate cache. Yellow metal chunks found by a sailor sparked excitement as workers battled wet sand and police kept crowds back.
Saturday night’s jamboree at Hope City Hall for the infantile paralysis drive netted about $279.10. County chairman Jim LaGrossa thanked KNARK station manager Bob Mitchell the entertainers and the police department for supporting and making the show a success.
Manila based utility announces construction of a 56,000 kilowatt steam power station at Sweet 3 Power Road in the eastern suburbs. The project aims to boost capacity after dramatic growth in demand, with officials citing a sixfold expansion since 194.
Republicans on the National Committee voiced growing confidence that Henry Wallace’s entry into the 1947 race could cut into Democratic support and help the GOP win the presidency. They argued Wallace’s third party campaign may alter states, while some cautioned not to overestimate its impact.
In Washington Jan publican leaders push for tax cuts toward a 1948 plan while opposing a $40 living cost tax relief and supporting an offsetting excess profits levy. Knutson aims for a sweeping $5.6 billion cut with emphasis on personal exemptions to broaden taxpayer relief. Democrats may resist. A Thursday session will set the party line for the fiscal year starting July 1 as budget debates loom.
Oklahoma officials face a legal clash over school desegregation as Ada Fisher and Roscoe Dunjee lead NAACP efforts to enroll in the state university law programs. The legal team plans to appeal to the Supreme Court after higher education authorities resisted Negro admissions. The case centers on state policies that keep Negroes from attending the university law school.
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