20 Jul 1949
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1949
Page
1
Patricia Blatt 22 and her sister Jean A. of New York faced police after breaking streetlights to win a bet. Blatt received a 15 dollar fine and a 15 day suspended sentence. both sisters were questioned as bystanders fainted during the incident.
President Truman said he has not received backing from any liberal media and challenged the New York Times chief Sulzberger over misrepresenting his Vatican contact. He recalled meeting Pope Pius XII in 1948 and defended his election prospects. Truman returned to Washington after a Chicago trip marked by late-night noise and celebratory bands.
Memphis officials said a Shelby county grand jury cleared a labor leader of murder in the death of union member Vernal Deal Sr. The panel indicted Robert Edward Montgomery for assault and battery. Deal died after an altercation with AFL carpenters. Autopsy attributed death to heart ailment.
In Nashville Arkansas this week peach harvesting progresses amid favorable weather. Dr. L Mason of Arkansas College of Agriculture reports disease damage down to about ten percent of last year, with improved fruit quality and quantity despite bacterial spot.
Washington reports senator Ballwin O Connell urged swift action on the North Atlantic treaty. He argued for an international police force under the pact and warned the United States must avoid entangling obligations to arms other nations’ ships. Several senators weighed implications for alliances and fortifications as the vote nears.
The text reflects a speaker lamenting the danger of isolation and the loss of allies, trade, and future prospects for world order. It emphasizes choosing peace and justice and the potential formation of an international world organization based on law and fair dispute settlement.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports van A. Rittner longtime organizer for the American Labour movement died last night at Mercy Hospital after a long illness. He served as president of a steelworkers group and worked with UMW and related unions. Fellow leaders expressed shock at his passing and noted his role in organizing drives within the labor movement.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Judy Flagvisem and an incident involving own devices and engineers. Details are unclear but suggests a company setting with invitations in May and a noon incident at a place referred to as Unie hyd Xpiipd of Quaieler.
Des Wscunta, 73, tax collector for the Ar Houisas Revenue eupurenignt eice l1us4, died at his home in Joe Hehnfynt. The state were of Les IBiberties We Peiy We Wall Wanvtuit tis Our ed ee Righty.
Edward W. Condon urged Congress to safeguard a person’s right to present his case after time and reputations are involved in an investigation. He cited his experience with the Senate Committee on Un-American Activities, noting he never received a hearing despite requests and a March 1, 1948 subcommittee report accusing him of untrustworthiness.
Groveland Florida July 20 71 A special Lake county guard unit is summoned to meet today as about 220 national guardsmen patrol the area to deter terrorism against the Negro population by roaming mobs of white men. Circuit Judge T G Futeb called the jury to a nearby station while State's Attorney W Hunter said he would ask jurors to mainly consider the reported rape of a 1 year old white woman by four Negroes and also to probe any other related matters in the rape case.
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