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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1948
Page
4
May be a clipped notice referencing Alex H. Washburn or Hope and SPG with likely archival context. Readable fragments suggest a local notice or obituary item without full details.
The federal government transfers the former South Western Praving Grainsa industrial area to the City for 37500 down, then to Hope Development Corporation to complete a 209000 contract. Local investors back plans to build wall board from wood waste and attract manufacturers, with the March of Dimes drive aiding Hempstead county. The piece also notes a discussion of Marx and Lenin, contrasting utopian ideals with Soviet reality.
Twenty years ago today Jan 24 192 A drive to exterminate vats in Hope begins under Miss Helen Caldwell heading a corps of government health seekers The second year of Hope Public Schools to start Monday Many notes on local market prices used car values and a high school football game score Patton juniors lost to Hope peers 10 9 in a close contest
France devalued the franc to improve export competitiveness despite protests from Britain and the International Monetary Fund. In London Sir Stafford Cripps stated Britain would not devalue the pound, while Paris announced the change through Mayer's plan and the IMF noted global currency risks. Premier Schuman promised a fuller explanation in the National Assembly as markets reacted with stock declines and price pressures at home.
General Douglas MacArthur said he would remain in Japan until his mission is finished unless an extraordinary occurrence calls him away. On his sixty seventh birthday he repeated his aim to return to the United States after his job in Japan ends, and he offered no detail on Winchell's report of a March homecoming. He showed no plans to run for president.
Washington January 26 Gen Omar Bradley was formally nominated to be chief of staff to succeed Gen Dwight Eisenhower. The nomination sent to the Senate awaits approval before Bradley can assume command. Bradley, 54, has led the Veterans Administration and commanded the 2nd Army Group in Europe during World War II.
Local Lions Club officials reported the polio fund drive was far behind its Hempstead county quota. A noon meeting featured an Infantile Paralysis Foundation film, with Jim LaGrossa noting only about 400 dollars raised locally toward a larger county goal. A Friday night dance at Hempstead High School Gym will raise more, with proceeds to the polio fund and J.T. Luck’s band providing music.
A misattributed note claims Nostradamus as the Aearitid wine of Mishel de Notredamey the French astrologer and author of hyimed prophecies who died in 566.
A series of strong earthquakes rocked Iloilo City on Panay Island in the central Philippines, killing 27 and driving thousands into the streets. Fires, landslides, collapsed walls, and exposed water mains worsened the fear as aftershocks continued through dawn and into noon. Local officials warned the death toll could rise while residents fled to the countryside seeking safety.
Carter Drilling at 2400 feet reports Nora Carrigan No 1 wildcat in 18-13-23 SW NW as drilling. Placid Oil M Modest Estate No 1 25-18-46 SW SW near 4150 feet. Christopher Oil Co No 1 spudded in Prescott week ago, Peterson Drilling Co of Shreveport, on 9-11-22, 160 acre block. Will drill to 3000 feet. first deep test in years.
New York humorist notes annual January frenzy as men flood shops for bargains on shirts ties and suits while wives reluctantly endure the spree. He recalls the chaos of displays pre civil war style and the habit of hiding purchases from Pravda style scrutiny.
Washington Jan. 26 Harold E Stassen announced a bid in Ohio for the May 4 Republican primary to test Taft's policies, as Taft supporters plan an April 13 Nebraska run. Stassen seeks a head on comparison of foreign and domestic policy, while Dewey and Eisenhower forces shift strategy. Snow and sleet plague Arkansas with schools closed and hazardous roads as storms spread.
City police reported two minor auto wrecks occurred over the weekend on Highway 29 underpass and South Walnut Street. Edward Simpson and Haugh Sharp collided under unclear conditions causing minor damage. A second crash involved L. Co. Bostic driving a car that struck a parked vehicle owned by Mr. Covey, resulting in considerable damage. Bostic was arrested on drunken driving charges.
Researchers Dr. Harry E. Wrisbie and Dr. James Nuckolls of the University of California College of Dentistry report producing tooth decay in a test tube for the first time. Using a Syrian hamster molar and decay organisms from a decayed hamster tooth, they show decay can occur in a solution with minimal sugar and alkaline conditions, enabling controlled study of the process.
A Brownsville couple Mr and Mrs Luther Wilkins reported a gunpoint robbery between Hope and Texarkana on January 20. State and local police found the couple had been implicated in a Bawle County fight, with the sheriff noting drunkenness and a pistol incident. they were arrested but posted bond. The pair and their two children sustained facial cuts in the episode.
The Ways Committee moves to line up GOP votes for a substantial tax cut bill as debate looms in the House. Knutson and other leaders discuss expected support while arguing the proposal would lower rates and allow families to split income for brackets. Democrats warn of political risk ahead of key votes.
Merrill Michigan date unknown reports say the father of 11 year old Joquin testified the suitor William Mayer 29 is charged with kidnapping after abducting the girl from the Peloquin home and taking her to Detroit. Authorities say Mayer broke into the house dragged the girl into a car and attempted to flee before being intercepted and arrested. The girl warned him to return her home and Mayer was later found with the girl and brought back toward the party's home in a subsequent sequence of events.
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