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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1950
Page
2
Little Rock June 18 The Arkansas Public Service Commission authorized DeQueen to supply natural gas to 150 customers outside city limits. The city intends to build a municipally owned gas system with a pipeline from Okay, to Howard, connecting nearby areas and adjacent towns.
New York June 73 a reporter discusses media scrutiny and the smear culture surrounding President Roosevelt and his son Elliott. The interview covers claims of financial manipulation and the ethics of reporting, with tensions rising over historical allegations and public perception.
Memphis reports a 29 year old sailor Wesley Ames from Ashland Nebraska was sentenced to three to ten years for housebreaking. He pleaded guilty to breaking into People’s State Bank Millingon April 29, tied up an attendant, fled when another employee arrived, and was captured a few minutes later after a car pursuit.
Pine Bluff leads the Cotton States league with Monroe closing to one game behind and Hot Springs within 1 1/2 games, after last Tuesday results. Monroe beat Pine Bluff 1 7, and Hot Springs beat Natchez 7 4, tightening the race and leaving Clarksdale and Greenville in conference.
June report from Little Rock notes several behind the scenes turns in the Arkansas Amateur Golf Championship. Defending champion Charlie Woodard troubled by illness lost to Ted Darragh, while Fort Smith veteran Ben Mayo suffered a wrist injury in a first round versus Paul Collum. Ex-champions Bubba Smart and Johnny Busick competed, but no former titlists remained after the second round. Selection for 1951 host city hints El Dorado or North Little Rock as sites, greens proved fast, and Nick Overstreet won a default when his opponent Willie McCrotty was unavailable in heavy rain, then posted two rounds and a semi-final finish.
A compiled sports snapshot from AP notes covers games in the Katanga Congo area to Arkansas towns. Clarksdale split with Greenville 5-4 and 6-2. Greenwood beat El Dorado 4-3 as Dodgers swept. Pine Bluff and Monroe tied 7-7 before late Sports scoring. Hot Springs-Natchez featured nine errors. Cleveland, Clarksville, and Natchez are noted with pitchers Wartfel Duren Strickler Nichols and Nordgren. Tonight’s schedule includes Clarkdale at El Dorado and Natchez at Hot Springs.
By Hugh Fullerton Jr. a lettered sports column notes Loyola Chicago has an invitation from Brazil’s Flamingo club for a three week tour and is weighing it carefully. The piece also mentions Lynn Patrick leaving New York, Joe as the last NY hockey link, Leeman joining Lehigh as assistant, Riggs courting Drobny for next season, Amos Melton joining TCU as athletic business manager, and Paul Brown’s Massillon story leading to a Columbus path. It closes with Patty Berg and golf names in Denver and a note on Clinton baseball.
National League games include Chicago at Brooklyn and St Louis at Philadelphia with night matches, plus Cincinnati at Boston. American League features Philadelphia at Detroit and New York at Chicago among others. Yesterday's NL results show Chicago beat Brooklyn 8 6, St Louis 6 Philadelphia 3, New York 7 Pittsburgh 3, Boston 5 Cincinnati 3. AL results include Chicago 0 New York 5 and Detroit 6 Philadelphia 5. Minor leagues report Memphis 7 Atlanta 3 and New Orleans 4 Chattanooga 3. Other leagues note Syracuse 4 3 Montreal 2 2 and Jersey City 7 Rochester 2. Postponements listed among several games. Minor details include Louisville 9 8 Kansas City 1 41 and Dallas 6 Shreveport 5 in 14 innings.
The standings include Kell leading Detroit with a .378 average and 76 hits, Williams of Boston with 62 RBIs and 18 home runs, Stephens of Boston with 52 runs and 62 RBIs, and Dillinger of Philadelphia with 5 stolen bases. Pitching leader Byrne of New York at 7 1/2? 83, Stobbs of Boston 51? 839. Musial and Slaughter top batting averages for St Louis, while Jethroe leads Boston with 41 runs and Musial 30.
Yankee notes show Detroit's strong form after sweeping Boston and winning 19 of 21 since a look at Briggs Stadium. The Yankees face pitching shortfalls with Johnson sidelined and seven hurlers on roster while Detroit leads in pace and home strength as trades loom.
Hope nine, led by pitcher Denvis Ross, faces Camden Krafts in a Southwest Arkansas League game at Legion Field. Manager Buddy White said the test follows a recent loss to Camden and Ouachita County trails Hope by one game in the standings. Friday night the Legionnaires host Springhill, La.
Secretary of State Dean Acheson told a Dallas audience that peace-loving Western democracies must keep military economic and moral defenses unified to avert a third world war. He warned Russia’s military build up could push weak nations toward communism and said using an A bomb as a preventive measure is unthinkable. Acheson spoke at Southern Methodist University in a Dallas Civic Federation event before about 4000 people and urged solving problems without war.
In the West Leo Durocher’s squad hold steady at an 8-4 pace while Philadelphia trails by 11.2 games and sits third by 21-2. Chicago rises above .500 in the Giant series and sits fourth, with Brooklyn opening the schedule. Boston starts strong on the road in Pittsburgh but slips to fifth after a 5-7 West run as Cincinnati leads a three game invasion. All games tonight feature arc lighting including St Louis twilight doubleheader.
The defendant Katroyn May Key must appear within thirty days to answer the complaint filed by plaintiff Charlie Harris Key. Witness the clerk and seal of the Chancery Court of Hempstead County Arkansas dated June 19 1950. Omera Evang Clerk.
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