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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1950
Page
4
The Korea front dominates headlines as U S soldiers push back North Koreans and escape capture. Washington debates federal finances as military needs rise and civilian benefits face cuts to fund defense. Taxes stay near wartime peaks while the government runs annual losses over 3 billion dollars.
East German refugees made a strong showing in the British zone Schleswig Holstein election, polling about 25 percent and becoming a key force in the 69 seat parliament. Final results show the right wing bloc with 31 seats, Social Democrats 18, refugees 16, and South Schleswig Voters Union 4, with potential shifts toward a Social Democrat refugee coalition.
Birmingham, Alabama, July 10 reports Public Safety Commissioner E C Connor says known Communists lack visible means of support and will be arrested on vagrancy charges. Sam Hall Jr., head of the Alabama party, was arrested Saturday with more arrests expected. He notes about 400 Communists are believed to live there. Also noted, the National Geographic Society cites Port Moresby New Guinea as a major export destination for dried sea slugs.
Weather forecast calls for considerable clouds with a few scattered thundershowers this afternoon tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures show little change through the period.
A garbled dispatch describes American and South Korean forces in retreat and counterattack near Chonan and Umsong. It mentions General MacArthur and a two division unit, with references to enemy pressure and ongoing fighting along a front south of Kit? and west of Umsong.
Chicago July 10 with one major rail walkout ended and others loom as three unions prepare to strike for shorter hours and higher pay. Federal court orders 1,500 Rock Island switchmen back to work after army seizure while Truman vows to keep transport arteries open.
Police withheld details of two weekend fights in Hempstead pending investigation. One incident at Crossroads involved Clarence Gilbert and Willard Adams with Adams sustaining a severe head injury and Gilbert turning himself in. A second clash at McNab saw William Henry Jackson questioned after a knife slash on a Black woman named Cheatham.
Kinard Young announced today that Boy Scout Troop No. 62 will not meet until further notice, delaying their scheduled gathering. The notice provides no resumption date and outlines no additional details.
Meat and coffee prices surged in Little Rock and Hot Springs over two weeks amid Korea conflict fears. T. W. Wells of Cudahy Packing Co. reported pork prices up 32 to 40 cents per pound, while Little Rock Black and White stores planned a 20 cent pork hike. Hot Springs chains raised pork by 10 cents and coffee by 4 to 6 cents per pound, with grain and sugar also expected to rise as suppliers hold back. A chain buyer cited possible cash price ceilings as a reason for stockpiling to push prices higher.
Omaha reports five dead as 13.15 inches fell in seven hours causing a flash flood north of Fullerton and Beavers Creek floods in York. Beav er Creek overflow swamped one fourth of York’s 8000 residents, National Guard deployed, Red Cross mobilized, shelter set in the city auditorium.
Washington reports the army is pulling in the five division mobile striking force, sending the 2nd Infantry Division and other units from the reserve to the Far East to speed aid to South Korea as North Korean forces advance. The move highlights manpower strains and questions over deployment and the potential use of drafts or national guard deployments.
A fire severely damaged a frame house at 425 Howard Street Sunday about 3 20 pm. The building was unoccupied and the alarm was delayed. Firemen reported the interior gutted. Separately, sea slugs fetched about 1000 dollars per ton at Canton China before the war, per the National Geographic Society.
In Bogota on July 10, a weekend sequence of four earthquakes killed at least 123 people in North Santander province, destroying towns and crippling communications. Officials reported telegraph and telephone lines down and roads split by deep crevasses. troops and police aided victims as medicines and tents flown from Bogota supplemented aid.
The Associated Press notes eight people killed violently in Arkansas over the weekend. Three died in traffic crashes, two drowned, one suicide, and one unexplained gunshot death. Two Conway brothers, William Estell Martin aged 30 and John Miles Martin aged 22, perished Sunday when their car left the highway. Continued on page Two.
Hope Ark sergeant Austin G Roberson, gunner on a B 26 piloted by Capt Dale P Simpson of Sweetwater Tex, took part in a bombing strike against North Korean troops near Chonui. The four plane flight, also with AP correspondent William Jorden aboard, dropped 1000 pound bombs on Red troop concentrations and tanks while clouds obscured the target. The mission returned to base in Japan as darkness fell.
The Watermelon Festival on Wednesday July 19 at Patmos aims to be the largest yet with many events including the crowning of a watermelon queen. Contestants aged 15 to 25 may enter regardless of marital status, modeled in blue jeans and a cotton dress, judged on beauty and character. No entry fee. entrants must notify J. I Lelblong at Patmos by July 15 and provide costumes.
HAL BOYLE recalls the Second Infantry Division known as the Indianhead outfit. Alerted at Fort Lewis to deploy to the Far East, the unit carries a storied wartime record from Argonne to Normandy. Veterans recall fierce defense near Siegfried Line and the division’s enduring fighting spirit.
Bodies of seven U S soldiers were found with hands tied behind them after their party, advancing ammunition forward, was ambushed in territory retaken from North Korean forces. Lt. Gates reported four killed in action and three mortarman men killed. two jeeps and two tanks were involved. General MacArthur warned of punishment for atrocity makers and promised humane treatment for captives. leaflets had warned North Korean troops of similar treatment.
A taxicab driven by Louis Crain and an automobile driven by Sara Atkins, both with injuries, collided about 8 am at Hazel and Division Street. Atkins was hospitalized with head and shoulder injuries. Crain had an arm injury. Both vehicles were badly damaged. City Police investigated.
Congressman Oren Harris outlined his itinerary covering Hempstead and Nevada County with appearances in Bingen Ozan Spring Hill Waldo and various towns from July 17 to July 20. The schedule lists specific times and places including Fulton Columbus Washington Hope Blevins McCaskill Patmos Willisville Waterloo Rosston Bodcaw Lewisville Sutton Laneburg Emmet Boughton Bluff City Prescott and other stops.
Imogene McCelland twelve year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Morrison McClelland drowned Sunday afternoon while swimming with three other girls in a pond on the family farm seven miles southeast of Prescott. Two companions narrowly escaped. a fourth girl rescued them. The farm lies on the Prescott Camden highway.
The American Legion will hold its regular meeting at 7 30 Tuesday night. AU members are requested to attend as new officers will be elected.
Fragment text describes a county watermelon event with open activities, a quartet, and singing. Mentions Queen’s revue and ion ceremonies with a 4 pm start. Includes a luncheon offering large sandwiches and cold items.
A terse note from Burnett May Estate in Ada County records a Kennet Casing mishap. The fragment indicates a defective will or settlement action with an unclear outcome and no injuries reported. Further details are not legible in the existing clipping.
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