24 Jan 1956
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1956
Page
1
Fragmentary notes describe a planned event at Smithfield involving housewives and a protest. The text references a Soiree event, a union, and tensions around participation and political themes. Unclear details remain about dates and speakers.
An unclear OCR passage discusses Congress and the Federal policy on autos and consumer goods. It mentions anticipation, prosperity, price increases, and budget surplus, with garbled phrases about public welfare and national aims. Key entities are unreadable due to corruption.
Markets in Little Rock and Batesville show steady to moderate demand with broilers and fryers trading around 20 cents. Chicago USDA live poultry prices remain steady, with hens and roosters mapped against weight brackets. Stock markets advance, led by steel and aircraft sectors, while US hogs and cattle show mixed but mostly steady price ranges at National Stockyards.
In Richmond Virginia five Southern governors discussed pooling attacks against desegregation in public schools They considered interposition resolutions or joint legislative programs Republic Governors Griffin of Georgia Hudgins of North Carolina Ting of South Carolina and Coleman of Mississippi attended The idea grew from telephone talks and follows a 1954 meeting in Richmond seeking coordinated action
State police report a rape and murder case near Jacksonville involving Leggett. He allegedly assaulted a girl, killed a hitchhiking King, and attempted to dispose of evidence before fleeing to Little Rock. Two sisters, including Leggett’s victim, were hospitalized with injuries.
Police sought to solve how two year old Vickie Davis survived an icy cottage collapse with her unconscious grandmother. Her body temperature dropped to 30 degrees, a record low for a child who lived, then rose to normal as doctors at Evangelical hospital reported signs of recovery. She even sang Davy Crockett for her parents yesterday.
A secret gathering of church leaders in Little Rock planned a state wide campaign to outlaw parimutuel betting and end horse and dog racing in Arkansas. The meeting at Central Presbyterian Church was closed to newsmen with no public announcements.
The weather report notes cloudy and cold conditions across Central, Northeast and Northwest Arkansas with snow or freezing rain possible late today into tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures range from the upper 20s to low 30s, with tonight’s lows in the low to mid 20s and tomorrow’s highs near 25 in some areas.
Anti gambling sentiment builds into an organized campaign as Southland Racing Corp seeks a West Memphis dog track. The Arkansas Racing Commission rejected the bid and promoters have sued. the case remains pending. Oaklawn Park’s 31 day horse season in Hot Springs is the state’s only racing. An enacted ban on parimutuel betting could close the horse track and stop dog tracks.
Washington reports the Agriculture Department sees most farm product prices edging higher in the past weeks, stopping a five year decline. Early this year may average above December lows, as controversy over farm policy continues to influence thinking.
Wednesday forecast references Southeast and Southwest Arkansas with cloudy conditions and mixed precipitation. Southeast Arkansas expects drizzle, rain or freezing rain this afternoon tonight and Wednesday with highs in the 30s and lows around 20s to 30s. Southwest Arkansas reports cloudy skies with rain and temperatures in the mid to high 30s.
Norma Brasselle, 20, sues Keefe Brasselle, 32, in Los Angeles for divorce alleging extreme cruelty and humiliation. They wed December 4 1942 in Cleveland and separated December 17 last year. they have a 12 year old daughter.
The department reported no specific price figures for January with a formal mid January price report due January 31. It noted January 1 gains followed seasonal peaks, with hog prices rising about 5 percent and cattle prices up around 1 percent in Chicago. It also said farmers received 29.2 billion dollars in cash from all farm product marketing last year, a decline of a percent from 1954.
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