20 Jan 1956
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1956
Page
1
Report notes President Eisenhower, weakened by fatigue, plans to skip his state presidential primary. The White House says he will monitor health and will not rush campaign decisions while advisers weigh options for the 1956 race. The illness prompts questions about party hopefuls and the timing of potential announcements.
Delmarva region markets report lower wholesale prices from 10 to 70 cents per pound for fruits and vegetables amid a severe cold wave. Oranges, lemons, and citrus goods show strong supply and value. Fresh produce, including lettuce and peppers, remains popular with notable discounts and specials despite frost damage.
Prescott news reports the First Baptist W M U meeting on Monday January 26 at the church with 16 present, plus notes on the Business Women's Fellowship at the First Christian Church. It covers devotions, missionary topics, speaker roles, prayer, and forthcoming February plans, plus miscellaneous church notices and member updates.
James Bennett seeks autopsy permission on Frank Osborn six months after death. Coroner Dick Jarretto resists. Mrs Osborn endures a tense phone exchange about the state inquiry and potential widow’s indemnity, amid doubts on the death cause.
Ten year old Richard Wynn said he just wanted to go and drove off in a Pennsylvania railroad switch engine while operators Ate in a nearby shanty. Crewmen Frecke and Richards chased the locomotive for about 1000 feet until it struck a parked engine and stopped without damage. The boy was captured after losing a shoe and was taken to juvenile detention.
In a tense exchange Mrs Osborn debates consent for an autopsy with Wilbur Tweed and Dr Dick Jarrett, revealing tensions over a postmortem to confirm Frank Osborn’s unexpected death. The conversation touches on a Christmas party, neighbors, and timing for the procedure while preserving Dr Jarrett’s role and Mrs Osborn’s grief.
The weather map shows cloudy to partly cloudy skies across Central and Northeast Arkansas with milder temperatures. Highs reach the mid to high 30s, lows in the upper 20s to low 30s. Showers are expected in parts of the state by Saturday night, with scattered showers and some thunder in East Texas.
Capitol Transit Co withdrew its threat to discontinue intercity bus service in Little Rock and North Little Rock after a city council inquiry into the firm’s finances. President P E B Askey said operations would continue indefinitely, despite a prior demand for fare increases and a midnight deadline.
Markets show steady broilers and fryers in Little Rock and Batesville areas with good demand. Chicago live poultry receipts and prices steady. eggs also steady. New York cotton futures declined amid Washington farm policy concerns with March at 34.50, May 23.70, July 32.42.
Livestock sale data from Louis Livestock National Stockyards Michigan shows hogs with varied weights trading around 11 to 18 dollars per cwt, sows and boars priced per weight band, cattle and calves steady with good steers 17.00 to 19.09, commercial and stocker classes 14.00 to 17.00, and overall tone indicating steady to higher cattle activity and mixed hog grades. Bulk lots include 180-230 lb hogs near 12.00 to 12.75, 215 lb hogs around 18.00, 240-270 lb hogs 11.50 to 12.00, and 270-330 lb hogs near 10.00 to 12.25, with heavier sows 8.50-9.25 and boars 5.75-7.50.
Senators Mundt Watkins and Eastland urged Congress to study who may declare a president unable to perform duties. President Eisenhower said the issue should be examined by Congress and the attorney general to resolve constitutional silence and increase certainty for the country. The piece also lists livestock market quotes, noting various cattle prices and ranges.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.