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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1949
Page
3
On the fifth anniversary of D Day the piece argues Americans must study war causes and seek preventions. Omaha Beach is cited as a costly proof that a foothold in Europe saves lives, urging readiness and policy to deter future conflicts.
Moss, field representative from Memphis, told the Hope Lions Club at the Barlow Hotel about last year’s Salvation Army aid. Needy families received groceries clothing medicine hospital care and transport to Little Rock. transients gained food lodging and travel. The local committee includes Basye Jones Whitlow Holdridge and others. A second annual drive aims for 2400 dollars with letter requests this week and a later push to businesses and homes.
Stuart aged 66, a retired Arkansas Revenue Department employee and former Pike County Sheriff for two terms, died at his home near Murfreesboro Saturday. Survivors include a sister Mrs. Bill Marlar of Hope.
New York police report thieves raided the hotel apartment of multimillionaire William Hess and escaped with 26000 in gems from Adrienne Heis at the Hampshire House. Officers noted 106000 in additional jewels left unstolen in another drawer and a second fortune remained untouched. Hess is the oil and shipping magnate's 2 year old daughter.
Arkansas forecast calls for cloudy skies with a few thundershowers in the north this afternoon and tonight. Temperatures expected to shift little, with a mild to cool trend as the system moves through the region.
President Truman nominated Georgia Neese Clark of Richland Kansas as the United States treasurer, making her the first woman to hold the post. Clark, 49, a Democrat and former banker and business owner, would succeed William A. Julian who died in a car crash. She travels to Washington after a push from Mrs. India Edwards of the Democratic national committee.
New York Chicago Juceb Whit taker Chambers, ex Communist courier, testified he had another source in the state department besides Alger Hiss. Under cross examination he said the source worked in the trade agreement section. Chambers admitted he lied under oath before the House committee on un American activities and at the grand jury. Hiss faces perjury charges for denying he passed papers to Chambers for a Red spy network.
Dr Herbert Rogers assumes duties as health officer for the city of Hope. A native of Stamps and graduate of Texas A&M School of Nabbinary he will lead the health department from Davis apartments on East Third Street with his family relocating to Hope.
Final payments of the 1948-49 Teachers Salary Aid were distributed by the Arkansas Education Department over the weekend. The fund totaled 1,396,38 or 10 percent of the total with Hempstead receiving 23968, Nevada 1648, Howard 14656, and Lafayette 87207.
West Memphis officials meet Gov Sid McMath to discuss the proposed new approach to the bridge under construction across the Mississippi River. Mayor P M Dacus and city council represent the city. The meeting is open to the public with many businessmen expected to attend. Officials protest the plan as bypassing the city to dodge traffic congestion.
Senator Hickenlooper charges an Atomic Energy Commission employee with serious derogatory information and suspension after an FBI check. The AEC board heard the case, clearing the man with security, while Lilienthal defended continued employment for some with doubtful records under wartime control, amid a broader probe into alleged mismanagement and emergency clearances.
Omaha Beach scenes recall June 6 1944 as veterans, officials, and mourners observe D day plus five. Brig Gen Joseph O Hara and Capt Smith Huron represented the United States alongside a French guard and American Legion post 1 in Paris. Of note, George R Clemens of Vicksburg recalls his unit’s anti aircraft fire and a B 17 dropped petals overhead.
Johnny Brannan left last week for Chester West Virginia to spend the summer at Hillcrest Ranch. He will assist in showing cattle in Milwaukee Indianapolis and Columbus Ohio. During the summer he will join Dr and Mrs Al Darlow and family of Oklahoma A M College where Dr Dayton is head of the animal husbandry dept for a vacation trip. In the fall he will return to Okla A M College to resume studies.
A car driven by Bob Turner struck a sand pocket on Highway No. 4 near Washington and overturned. Turner and his family escaped with minor injuries while the vehicle suffered heavy damage. Earlier, a Gibson car near Patmos collided with a Smith truck on South Main causing little damage.
At least 12 people died over the weekend in Arkansas in drowning, boating accidents, traffic crashes, a box tragedy near Walnut Ridge, a gunfight in Jasper, and a suicide at a Stuttgart rice mill. Names include James Delbert Chastain two, Joyce Ann Chastain nine, Shirley Ramsey six, J M Everett 34, Bob Kackley 36, Clyde Felix 27, George G McKinney 25, Oscar L Stone 46, Billy Webster 20, Jeanette McCray 8, Hloyd Kilgore 40, Paul Springer 40, Arthur Perkins 52.
Vernon Texas June 6 Donnie Woodward ten year old farm boy died today after a monthlong battle from burns covering about 70 percent of his body. He had shown moments of recovery, talked to his parents about his pet cow Old Jersey and his dog, and expressed a wish to live despite serious injuries from a gasoline accident while burning weeds.
A wartime dispatch from St Lo recounts the costs of liberation, noting Americans and Allies killed friends to defeat the enemy, and praising mutual aid and forgiveness. The piece insists liberty is worth sacrifice, pledging rebuilding of St Lo and a freer world through shared faith and cooperation.
Washington notes the U S budget deficit could top 1932 levels when the new fiscal year begins July 1. Senator Byrd urges trimming waste while House GOP cuts clash with Senate spending, as some lawmakers push a 5 percent reduction and economists tout cautious optimism for fiscal restraint. Senator Millard E Tydings expresses guarded confidence in a real start toward economy this session.
Hollywood. Orchestra leader Don Sylvia accuses Margaret O'Brien of jealousy wrecking his marriage to the star's mother Mrs Gladys O'Brien. Sylvia plans to annul after a three month marriage. The child star may retire from acting. Disney Alice in Wonderland deal is off.
In Galveston Texas a young Chicago man identified as Robert Emmett Benjamin heard a sermon on faithfulness and shot himself in a beach front apartment hotel. His companion Mrs Martha H Pfeiffer 27 a Crystal Lake divorcee said he spoke of life’s futility then fired a heart wound. She attempted suicide with a Czech revolver but survived. Police detective chief William J Burns identified the dead man. The couple and other guests heard the shot and found Benjamin dead.
Searchers hunting a rugged mountainous area near here have failed to locate a plane missing for a week. The aircraft carried two people from Stephenville Texas and departed Hot Springs May 29 for Blephenville. Reports of distress spurred hopes of a crash near the region.
Niagara Falls resident Joseph J. Franey testified before the House committee that an FBI agent said the State Department wanted to appease the Soviet purchasing agent Andreas Schevechenko. Franey and his wife described their roles in feeding information to the Russians under FBI supervision, including photographing documents and delivering them to the spy in New York. The witness noted multiple film deliveries and meetings arranged via Empire State Building postcards, with two delays requested by the FBI.
Walnut Ridge officers moved the investigation of three child deaths to a tar paper shack near the farm where the bodies were found in an old ice box last Friday. Sheriff Spades said nine neighbors have been eliminated after late-night questioning, with one suspect admitting self. The children were found after mother Ed Chastain returned from the fields around 5:30 p.m. Federal authorities and state officials, including Gov. McMath's appointees, joined the probe. Investigators lean toward accident theory as high winds may have shut the ice box door, possibly trapping the children who may have climbed inside out of fear. The box was moved for scientific tests to determine survival time.
June 6 circuit court affirms contempt finding against Lewis and the United Mine Workers over a strike. Goldsborough imposes $1.4 million plus $20,000 on Dewis Papeete and a $1004 fine on Lewis for contempt. Ruling centers on whether workers must obey temporary orders and the strike’s pension dispute.
Floridians reported a bright ball of fire streaking across the night sky last night. Police and authorities investigated as hundreds called in from Daytona Beach to Pensacola, with sightings from Tampa Bay to Eglin. Reports described a fleeting explosion and a luminous gas trail lasting about 25 minutes, with officials noting meteor or aerial phenomenon possibilities.
Robert Willam Hitt, 72, died Saturday night in Prescott. A lifelong resident, he served as a deacon at the Baptist church for 30 years. Survived by his wife Mildred, five children including Mrs. Charles Irvin and Robert of Conway, and brothers Henry of Hope and F Rhodes of Prescott. Funeral services set for 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Baptist church.
A company owned truck was stolen at night on Highway 61. The incident left damage to the vehicle and unclear details on suspects or motive as local authorities begin inquiry.
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