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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1960
Page
2
Fragmented report describes a basketball game with overtime periods and multiple players scoring. It names several players and teams, mentions free throws, and references a late rally, but many names and actions are garbled, leaving the main outcome and specifics uncertain.
Finals draped County Tournament as Blevins and Saratoga clash in girls and boys sections. Blevins senior boys defeated Baratoga 76 to 68 while Guernsey teams clinched titles by beating Saratoga 27 to 23 and Blevins 44 to 93 securing both championships.
Four persons died and two were seriously injured when a car crashed into a sycamore tree on a parkway drive in Indianapolis. The deceased were Lewis Robertson 27 Samuel Evans 25 Rudy Peyton Bales 25 and Vir dint Shepard 37 all of Indianapolis. Six others were hospitalized with serious injuries.
A truck driver died from injuries after an accident near Leslif Arkansas yesterday. William Woodward, the driver, was killed in the crash. Survivors include his wife and three children.
Smackover and Barker scorers led by Ray Murphy 24 points as the Junior Babents beat Magnolia Panthers in a high scoring game. David Poyterfield and Jones contributed, while Hope Ted Ski and other seniors helped edge Smackover in the third quarter. Next, Senior and Junior teams travel to Magnolia for another conference game.
Sailors increasingly prefer synthetic lines like nylon dacron and polyethylene over manila. Nylon offers 60 to 100 percent more strength per size and resists rot and mildew, while dacron holds shape and resists shrinking. New blends and stretch-resistant nylon flax ropes appear, with polyethylene aiding water skiers and dinghies.
In a downtown meet near Warren and Water Streets, Orin Applegate confronts Gideon Weeks over a staged medical show fraud involving a boy with fake disability. Weeks deflects, warning of violence while a somber “monk” assistant and a dispassionate sidekick observe as Applegate demands truth.
Michel Debre then France's prime minister faced a torn role as he sought to defend De Gaulle's Algeria policy. He flew to Algiers to win army loyalty and calm settlers, then returned to Paris amid rumors of resignation, underscoring tension in France's handling of Algeria and self rule.
Solunar periods from John Alden Knight’s tables outline major periods lasting about 1.5 to 2 hours and shorter minor periods for optimal fishing or hunting. The printed times for several days list bold major intervals and regular minor intervals with specific start times and durations.
Two guards from an American Can Co payroll pickup were shot and wounded in Brooklyn when two armed men robbed a Brink's truck outside the plant. The bandits fled in a black sedan with a third accomplice. Guards Leo Dolan and William Feeney were hospitalized with neck and shoulder wounds.
An influenza outbreak led Siloam Springs public schools to shut down yesterday at noon with 262 students and 17 faculty among 1300 in the district ill. John Brown University stayed open as nearby Dardanelle and Fort Smith areas also reported temporary dismissals. state officials say no epidemic exists.
An elderly farmer Mayhan Long about 70 and his wife Louise about 65 died when a pilotless 1943 jet trainer crashed into their rural millbrook home, igniting a fire. Lt Col R H Turnquist from Andrews AFB parachuted to safety after stopping to refuel at Muswell AFB en route to Randolph APB.
Mrs Eisenhower will not accompany the President on the planned four nation South American tour next month due to ill health as advised by her physician Maj Gen Howard M Snyder. White House secretary James C Hugherty announced she will remain in Palm Springs to visit her ill mother Mrs John Doud and plan to return to Washington with President Dwight D. Eisenhower after his Denver stop.
Community notices report a Thought For The Day on peace and truth by Henry, plus a series of church and social events. Feb 7 gospel program at Mt Cannan Baptist Ch Uplift topics and a Feb 14 Valentine party at Mrs Mae Caple’s home with 10 to 15 cent admissions. Also a Magnolia gospel singing at Mt Pleasant CME and Hempstead County Teachers meeting at Verges High School with focus on Good Citizenship and student standards.
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