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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1951
Page
4
Dallas editor denounces national finances as the driver behind public works. He urges halting the Millwood dam project on the Lower Red River, arguing scarce domestic funds and taxation hinder dam construction while praising large-scale river improvements in theory. The piece links Congress actions in 1946 to today’s budget pressures and political policy.
Anna Di Bona, 22, ran from a courtroom crying that her baby was kidnapped. Police calm her and locate eight month old Dona asleep in a couch in the city hall corridor, found playing with officers. The incident ends with the baby safe and the mystery resolved.
Detroit July 28 William G Evans resigns as Detroit Tigers general manager and executive vice president as the club struggles this season. Charley Gehringer, former Tigers star, will assume vice president duties October 1 and will take over Evans general manager responsibilities in his spare time.
County Agent Oliver Adams announces a farm meeting at the McDavitt farm east of Hope on Highway 87 Tuesday at 10:00 AM to discuss current cotton insect problems with University of Arkansas entomologist Gordon Barnes. Attendees include growers, agents, teachers, dealers, and other interested individuals.
Dallas July 2 Army engineers recommend building the original Millwood dam to control floods on the Little River below Fulton rather than six upstream dams. Cal Lewis W. Prentiss, Southwest Division engineer, says the Millwood option provides needed protection and will be sent to Maj. Gen Lewis A. Pick for decision. The project would create a large reservoir extending into southeast Oklahoma, with an estimated $47.69 million cost.
Washington July 28 Southern Democrats in Congress await any belittling move by President Truman as the signal for a political finish to the fight in 1952. A Truman remark on civil riots or criticism could trigger a stalemate, while Dixie leaders see the FEPC as a potential end to segregation. Humprey’s 1948 convention shift and civil rights plank fuel Southern resistance to a national fair employment practices commission.
Federal authorities arrest eight men described as members of a $3,000,000 yearly Italian French counterfeit drug ring. King Charles Lucky Luciano named head of the Italian link. Seven arraigned after a sting at a Manhattan hotel found fake money with a face value of 100 dollars. Authorities say the operation mixed narcotics and counterfeiting, with a monthly counterfeit output up to two kilograms. Eleven suspects identified or jailed. one more man and a woman detained later.
Philander Smith College in Little Rock plans a July 28 graduation on campus. Local graduates include Neva Ivory Carmichael Edna Benton Conway Mark Yerger Cooper Thomas Jefferson Lowe Hugh Meadows Barfield Wright of Fulton Hindmag and others from Hope and Jews community.
Washington July 2 The president of the minor leagues held a hearing with the Atlanta Crackers manager and a league umpire after a heated dispute over a June 29 forfeiture in a Southern Association game against Mobile. Dixie Walker faced 80 days’ suspension and a $100 fine.
Defense officials testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee disclosed a U S troop level aim of 400000 in Europe by 1962 doubling prior estimates and revealed a UN combat unit withdrawn from Korea. Officials confirmed a May offensive by Chinese forces and an on the record briefing outlining the Eighth Army counteroffensive.
In Belle Fourche a rancher Pete Rasander, a 54 year old cripple, showcases a fur bearing cow called Grabmale bred from Buffalo hulk and Brahma stock. He now raises 16 of these half breed creatures along with 23 buffalo, explaining their heat tolerance and meat quality while noting his stubborn 100 acre claim and ongoing trials to prove profitability.
Nine plane flight of the Fifth Air Force tactical support wing hit gun positions and destroyed enemy trucks and caves northwest of Chovu n in central Korea. Major Frank C Malone, Major Daniel J Noble, and Captain Terbert Ge Ragiggle described fuel trucks igniting fires and rockets pounding cave mouths as they hit multiple targets and reported no enemy resistance remaining.
President Truman criticized Soviet arming of satellites and military buildup near Bulgaria Hungary Romania and along borders with Yugoslavia and Manchuria. He warned against aggression while citing steps toward peace and growth of defenses, ohne naming individuals. He urged the middle way between world war and surrender to communism.
Averell Harriman, visiting Tehran and London, says a negotiated solution to the Iran dispute is possible if talks with Britain and Iran proceed. He plans formal discussions with Prime Minister Attlee, Foreign Secretary Morel, and Chancellor Gailey, while Iranian and British officials seek assurances on oil workers’ freedom from interference.
An estate valued at 910,000 was awarded to Allan Lee Woods, a Negro chauffeur, after a court decision in Los Angeles. The case involved Mrs Norton and complications around the deceased Victor Parka, with filings and mental examination influencing the outcome.
UN and Korean negotiators clashed over a buffer zone across the Korean peninsula amid tense talks at the United Nations. Brevity and military courtesy framed the first meeting as both sides held firm on positions, with possible withdrawal talks and discussion of prisoners and foreign troops on the agenda for tomorrow.
Medical students to serve patients at the state hospital, with seven students assigned to duties. The fragment references hospital service by students and a local medical program, indicating early expansion of student involvement in patient care.
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