31 Jan 1951
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1951
Page
1
Local page invites youngsters to color and win free tickets to King Solomon's Mines at Saenger Sunday. Readers bring tins for prizes and join a drawing at dawn. A task force aims to showcase large-scale plans while a security crackdown is mentioned in broader context.
Weather across Arkansas brought sleet and freezing rain with hazardous driving. Schools closed in Polk, Dixie, and surrounding counties as temperatures plunged, traffic halted on south Arkansas highways, and flights were cancelled in Little Rock and Hot Springs. Fayetteville posted the state's coldest low as conditions lingered.
Allied troops advance along the central front near Kopong amid shattered infrastructure. The 10th Corps launches a daybreak assault against Chinese forces while reports indicate heavy bombardment, advancing 800 yards with limited resistance. Broadcasts note major hubs and supply lines disrupted as combat widens.
A brutal cold snap and snowstorm sweep the Rockies to the Gulf, with subzero readings in Minnesota and Caribou Maine. Texas endures its worst winter storm, roads blocked, schools closed, and natural gas shortages prompt conservation. Colorado cuts 1,400 jobs as gas supplies tighten and the Midwest sees moderated temperatures after record lows.
Rep M D Anglin of Carroll county withdraws a bill from committee that would require milled processors to post prices in advance of delivery. Hearing sparks charges of price fixing by Kraft and others in north Arkansas. House temperance committee moves to prohibit beer and whiskey advertising and creates an alcoholic beverage control board with confirmed appointments and hearings. The giant canal lock at Yamden Folland measures 112 feet long and 184 feet wide.
Nashville youth among Arkansas district FFA winners named at annual recognition dinner by the Arkansas Chain Store council. Hermitage Lakeside Conway and Calico Rock districts honored. College scholarships awarded to Lews Biola Lake Village Howard Gelffin Nashville Henry Fields Huntsville and Charile Key Brinkley.
Searcy Ark man K K King was nominated for president of the Tri state Association of Motion Picture Theater Owners of America at a gathering in Memphis Tenn. Other officers nominated include M A Light as treasurer and Max Connett of Memphis as secretary. Connett is retiring president.
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