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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1951
Page
3
A column recalls Andrew Jackson as a towering figure and quotes his mother’s 19th century guidance on integrity, self restraint, and avoiding legal quarrels. The piece links Jackson’s public status to a Romanesque sense of dignity taught by his mother, urging steadiness and composure.
President Truman, at a Society of Business Magazine Editors dinner in Washington, compared Soviet Premier Stalin to Hitler and Mussolini, saying there is no difference among tyrants who enslave common people. He warned of aggression and inflation but asserted that freedom will prevail, recalling ancient tyrants for emphasis. He noted that even senators would act to keep the United States a free government.
Hope Ark February 1950. Mrs David A Griffin voices concern over a bill amending the Initiated Stock Law to let livestock roam on secondary roads and in towns while avoiding hard surfaced roads. She warns against unequal application and urges a uniform law benefiting all farmers and cattlemen. The letter notes the bill has passed the House and awaits Senate and governor action to override the public vote.
Director Emmett Thompson announces the Sth Hope Kiwanis Club Minstrels at the High School Auditorium on February 15 and 16. Production chairs Mike Kelly and Charles Tarpley oversee plans with 22 girl glee club led by Mrs. Paul O Neal backing musical numbers. End men promise fresh jokes and scenes, with local members Lawrence Martin Frank Horton Guy Grigg Eddie Whitman Jimmie Miller and Lyle Brown involved, and Thompson likely serving as Interlocutor.
The Garratt Memorial Baptist Church on N Ferguson Street hosts a regular afternoon singing this Sunday January 21 at 2 39 p m. The public is invited to attend.
Washington senator Connally objects to any limit that would bind the President in emergencies. Senator Taft argues for an overall troop ceiling while warning that quick action may be needed for Europe. The Senate debate centers on limits for sending ground forces to Europe amid the Korea? era strains.
Will iam T Cook Jr, a confessed killer tied to the Mosser family murders, is en route to a federal court in Oklahoma City charged under the Lindbergh law with kidnapping and murder. He admitted slaying the Mosser family of Atwood and Seattle salesman Robert H Dewey within five days, with other robberies and kidnappings linked to his alleged crimes. He was captured in Mexico, transported under heavy guard to Los Angeles, then to Oklahoma City by train, remaining silent to the press.
A Louisiana college student, Eddie Howard of Rougier Ville, La., was killed when his car collided with a large transport truck near Carlisle. Russell Miller and Leroy Summers, both from DeWitt, Ark., were seriously injured. Truck driver Hansa Rothwell escaped injury after swerving to avoid a pedestrian.
A sergeant defends hazard pay for troops beyond direct battle, citing repeated enemy attacks on a regimental command post in Korea. He recounts frontline battles near Taegu, the Naktong, and the Yalu, where heavy casualties and acts of valor earned medals. The piece notes many CP personnel faced danger, with embedded stories of officers and men amid intense shelling and counterattacks.
A long letter recalls a 1908 Columbus baseball game against Washington. The writer A H Price describes the dramatic inning where bases were loaded with nobody out, and he struck out three batters to end the inning, amid debate whether he pitched to fill the bases on purpose. He lists players from both teams and asks for old lineup details.
U S government weighs arming Chinese Nationalist guerrillas to counter Communist forces in China and Korea. Reports say arms could flow to Chiang Kai-shek's bands, with debate in Washington over risks of widening conflict. Officials consider a broader defense plan as Beijing presses on in Korea.
The ten outstanding young men of 198 are honored at an awards banquet in Roanoke Virginia tonight. Representatives from varied professions are included among the nominees aged 1 to 35 with Ernest Gross, deputy U S representative to the United Nations, as principal speaker.
Allied reports describe heavy Red forces attacking Wonju from north, east, and west as MacArthur vows to hold positions in Korea. U N troops and Korean forces engage along the mountainous front with patrols advancing near Yongwol and Ogan amid ongoing bombardment and shifting front lines.
Eisenhower neared the end of a whirlwind tour of Germany and Europe. The survey covered controversial factory plans and Germany’s role as ally against a stronger Europe. Uncertainty persisted as powers debated Reich arming and alliance options during the consultative mission.
A garbled Washington dispatch from January reports figures and phrases about economic stabilization efforts and mobilization plans. It mentions Johnson, Valentine, Wilson, and a few fragmented terms related to wartime controls and credit measures, with unclear context and dates.
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