22 Jul 1949
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1949
Page
1
A rambling, mixed set of quips and anecdotes describes a moving van outside, license plates, a dog chewing hose, grammar quarrels with a Washington niece, and political jabs. It touches on civil rights, farm policy, and a strained remark about a Chinese term linked to Maoist rhetoric, all conveyed in a casual daily note style.
New York July 22 Francis Cardinal Spellman criticized Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt for opposing federal funding of parochial and private schools in a letter to the former first lady. Spellman accused her of antis Catholicism and urged that misstatements be challenged. Mrs Roosevelt’s aide at Hyde Park declined to comment until the letter arrived.
Fragmentary OCR text mixes names like Luciano and Lovdra with places such as Rome and Sicily. It hints at freedom or rights across regions, mentioning figures, dates, and scattered locations, but the garbled content lacks a coherent narrative or verifiable details to form a precise summary.
Fragmented weather item unreadable in places. readable bits mention forecast region and conditions but essential details are missing.
National polio figures show 1949 ahead of 1947 by 6 percent with 27,850 cases that year and 4,895 through July 16. Oklahoma remains hardest hit with rising cases, while North Carolina and New York City show gains but not epidemic levels. Arkansas reports rising polio activity with two deaths and 396 cases to date, as hospitals add isolation capacity.
Seattle police report the discovery of the bound and shot bodies of an elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. Davey Lasley, found in a wooded area east of Leuriehn, Kouduesi. Investigators described a violent scene with bruising, bullet holes, and signs of a break in at their home. The couple had been missing for days, last seen near their residence, and the investigation notes possible trespassing and an active suspect in the vicinity.
A terse report notes a charge filed against a Black individual in a disputed incident near Maxwell and New Dosa. Details are unclear due to damaged text, but the record references a suspect, an alleged assault, and an arrest near an unidentified location.
Mississippian farmer Hinton faces the electric chair after being convicted of ordering the murder of Sheriff Nelson and three relatives on December 14. The defense claimed mental illness and inability to distinguish right from wrong. Jury deliberated 1 hour 35 minutes. An appeal for a new trial is planned.
Washington notes reveal Hunt's Dairy as a source tracking five percenters in a Senate expenditures subcommittee inquiry. The dairy diary, about 1000 pages long, allegedly lists influential figures and their connections to government contracts. Government officials confirm the diary's existence but refuse discussion. A Massachusetts manufacturer paid Hunt for help in securing contracts linked to the probe. The investigation has already led to suspensions of top army generals and may see Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan testify at public hearings.
UAW moves to authorize a wage strike by Ford production workers as Michigan mediation boards prepare a two secret poll of about 75 000 Ford employees amid earlier strikes. A union vote approved pensions and wage demands totaling about 100 a month while idle for days in May. Balloting aims to meet state labor law requirements before any work stoppage, with possible action by the UAW executive board pending mediation board results.
Moscow radio charged that Roman Catholic excommunication of Communists was a Vatican bid to split a united peace front. The July 13 decree was described as part of a broader anti peace campaign. The broadcast urged Catholics to join a common front with workers to resist aggressors.
In Tacoma Washington a woman attorney represents 24 year old escaped convict Charles Seiber of Clinton Tennessee in a court bid to block extradition to Florida. Seiber says road camp guards threatened to shoot him upon return after two escapes and recapture in Ohio. He joined the army during AWOL and later was held at McNeil Island before Florida sought extradition. Attorney Mary Morton said she will defend him citing alleged harsh Hillsberg jail camp conditions.
The toll from violent deaths in Arkansas this week rose to 13. Deward Eaves, 9, a dairy farm worker near Jonesboro, drowned Thursday in a farm stock pond. Frank Olhoff, 68, was killed when his rifle discharged in a pasture near Salem. Earlier tallies include four traffic deaths, four homicides, two suicides, and one train death.
London dock workers voted to return to their jobs Monday after a June 27 strike that tied up export cargoes and provoked a national emergency. Over 35,000 workers walked off, costing about 406,000 pounds in wages, with troops unloading food ships to avert shortages amid wartime inflation and the CSU linked action with Canadian ships. The Moscow radio denounced excommunication of Communists as part of Cold War rhetoric.
Pine Bluff arsenal may dismiss 425 civilian employees after 30 day notices. Colonel W A Copthorne said the plant will absorb some workers into other activities as scrap demand declined. The arsenal currently employs 1348 civilians.
Mrs. Manic HMehnecker works as a color tester in Meriden Connecticut, changing her hair up to ten times daily to assist a lab testing hair dyes. She explains the process and social aspects of dye testing, noting most women are never fully satisfied with color results.
Washington July 22 UP A crushing house defeat ends administration hopes for Brannan farm subsidy plan on eggs potatoes and wool. The House 239 170 rejected the plan and voted 383 25 to extend wartime price supports at 90 percent parity while Senate moves seek compromise as next year looms. Repeal of the price support law was approved without a record vote to permit drops if surpluses occur.
Washington reports the White House will send to Congress on Monday a foreign military aid plan to support the North Atlantic pact. President Truman aims to secure authorization of about 1.43 billion dollars for foreign aid, with roughly 1.18 billion for NATO associates, and to secure passage before September 1. The message, 2,400 to 3,000 words, will come to the Capitol rather than be read in person.
L A Union pledges moral and financial support to a labor leader found in contempt at a Washington county court. Jon Folsom, president of the Port Inilding trades council, seeks to appeal the penalty outside Washington county. The case involves picketing after a court order.
Carl M. Holt, 29, a boilermaker's helper, was convicted of morals offenses against his two and a half year old daughter Carol Elaine. He received one year to life in San Quentin. The judge ordered psychiatric treatment during imprisonment.
Los Angeles police and sheriff investigators linked shotgun shells used in the assault on gangster Mickey Cohen and three others to riot guns common in city police work. The sheriff's crime lab confirmed shells contained g g buckshot while Chief William Worton noted officers may have plotted the attack to avenge disclosures prompting a grand jury probe into police-protected vice in the city.
Ogden Utah July 22 Wad of paper jammed down the throat of 17 year old Shirley Gretzinger a Sunday school teacher found dead beneath a willow near a suburban Mor mon chapel. Pathologist said possible sexual molestation but no rape. Sheriff Wade called the slaying the most heinous in the community. A trap set by Wade failed to catch a heavy voiced man who lured Gretzinger to an unknown street corner for a baby sitting job.
The Spring Hill School District No 10 board led by president R A Sowler and secretary Hugh Gir Her will meet at the school on July 24 to discuss finances. The 1930 31 budget and levy details will be made public. Attendees from the community are invited to join the discussion.
Washington July 22 Overwhelming approval of the North Atlantic treaty cleared the way today for President Truman to ask Congress for arms aid to Europe. The plan calls for more than a billion dollars in arms for 12 months. The President’s message to Congress faced minor delays, with plans to permit arming European allies while preserving the energy act. Senate ratification stood at 62 to 13, with reservations debated by Taft Wheary and Watkins and rejected 74 to 21.
Louis Kermin, a 43 year old blind newsdealer, trusted his step count on a routine ride to the subway. He miscounted on the platform and was struck by a northbound express train as bystanders rushed to help.
The Hempstead County Library announces Dr G E Cannon as librarian leader after a group meeting. Nancy Rutherford was appointed to a local panel, with Rutherford employed in the States Tier Commission office at Little Rock. Details mention Pine Bluff and Monticello in relation to library work and regional offices.
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