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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1948
Page
4
In a Homespun chapter of travel writing the narrator recalls meeting notable figures in the tri state area while visiting the Horning house in Wexford Iowa. He describes a grand old home, its century spanning extensions, and the sense of enduring family life amid mountains of slate and stone. The piece blends social recollection with a portrait of regional life and hospitality.
Regional notice reports distribution of fire coverage to advertise the melon festival. Mrs Knuna Hamilton and Mr Elsie Allan assist installing a Rebeka line at Mal experiment station homes on the farm near Hope. Charles Curtis chosen GOP running mate of Herbert Hoover Melin Growers detect Stavey Y-d with Lev Robins leading the baling aback.
United Nations pilots supplied by the United States patrol the Palestine coast to inspect ships bringing immigrants and supplies. Folke Bernadotte reports air support and surface ship patrols, with truce posts at Bab El Wad and Allenby Ridge to curb arms movements. He says ration policies for Jerusalem will be fixed by the truce commission and clarifies Britain’s position on ships and planes for UN observers.
The Senate spent about 10 minutes considering a House repeal of oleomargarine taxes, then shifted to other bills. Fulbright pressed to attach the oleo measure to the farm bill, as Lanfor offered an anti lynching amendment. debates to shape price supports for 1948 amid potential filibuster and farm legislation timing.
Reporters describe the Tokyo tribunal's verdict preparation as likely to confine over one hundred clerical personnel and guards for weeks. A UN spokesperson said the war crimes defendants were in hearings, with judgment not yet scheduled.
Philadelphia June 15 UP The Republican National Convention arrangements committee met for final plan tweaks ahead of the start next Monday. Taft supporters claim 342 votes on the first ballot if needed while Dewey backers predict the governor leads the initial vote. Chairman Carroll Reece opened with a radio broadcast denouncing Truman as politics befitting the Pendergast era. Continued on Page two.
A House Expenditures Subcommittee reported that the Voice of America broadcasts were mishandled due to State Department negligence and NBC safeguards lapses. The panel urged appointing citizen experts, English script checks, and reduced Latin America broadcasts to ensure accurate foreign information.
The Vacation Bible School at Gospel Tabernacle opened Monday morning with 149 participants and over 200 more expected to enroll before two weeks end. The program runs 8:00 to 12:00 daily, Monday through Friday, with staff including Principal J W Manny and director Rev S Joseph Geno.
Officials of United Building Supply Company discussed plans for a 140 story 1366 foot structure in Houston that would exceed the Palace of the Soviets and New York’s Empire State. The tower would include the world’s largest department store theater and hotel and occupy 6,060,000 square feet of space with an estimated cost of 25 million dollars.
South Carolina Governor Thurmond announced a pre convention caucus of southern states to oppose Truman. Seven southern governors met privately in New Castle to discuss candidates and invite western delegates, signaling a push against Truman and backing Dewey for GOP nomination. Attendees included Jester, Caldwell, Muck, Clements, Laney, and Wright. the effort frames a state sovereignty argument beyond a purely regional clash.
Washington reports Soviet Russia accepted an American proposal for a ten nation conference on July 30 to secure free navigation on the Danube. Moscow withdrew opposition to Austria’s participation and proposed inviting Austria in a non voting capacity. The Soviet note suggested Belgrade facilities would be difficult and proposed holding the conference in a Soviet bloc capital.
Whitfield Lodge No. 260 will hold an election meeting tonight at the lodge hall. Members are urged to attend to select officers and review upcoming fraternal duties.
The article recalls Papa Moneta, a famed chef who helped define early 20th century dining on Mulberry Street. It contrasts his era of leisurely meals with today’s fast food culture, and notes his retirement in 1942 after a career spanning Italy, France, Germany, and the United States under Escoffier.
A. J. Glover, AFL Switchmen's Union leader, told a Congressional committee that President Truman pressured unions to accept an emergency board’s recommendations. He cited Steelman’s May 7 meeting and the rail seizure on May 19, saying the president’s latitude hindered a settlement.
Federal flood control and navigation spending totals 25.5 million for Arkansas projects as part of an approps bill. Major items include Bull Shoals reservoir at 14 million, Red River levees, Bayou Bodcaw, Norfork and Conway county districts, and Little Rock area works. The measure, totaling 9973,000,009, awaits White House action.
Secretary of the Army Kenneth C. Royall and Gen. Omar Bradley urged the Senate appropriations subcommittee not to cut Army funding. They cited a proposed reduction from more than 600 million to about 492 million of the budget, arguing that a strong military program is essential amid global tensions. The Army sought 7.16 billion for the coming year. the House trimmed it to about 6.61 billion for 18 divisions, with 12 regular Army and six National Guard divisions planned and more could be added to reach 25 divisions.
Reports say Governor Dull may shift Pennsylvania’s 73 convention votes to Vandenberg if his Michigan bid falters. Taft allies expect Dull to back their man Duff, who argues Congress records will drive the campaign. Truman in Los Angeles pressures Congress on price controls and social programs as Pennsylvania’s bloc drifts amid a convention deadlock.
Atlanta reports Mrs Maude Ethel Pope an amante 24th pregnancy sought relief at a city hospital for backache from digging a well to build a house. She and her husband Bill support a large family of 17 boys and four girls amid housing troubles and poverty.
Kiwanians heard a program on the Salvation Army’s purposes and aims presented during a meeting. Speaker Guy E. Basie outlined campaign details with local participants Moss and Portex from Texas providing supporting notes.
Washington June 15-47 House lenders said the draft bill may not pass by nightfall. Haleck urged an early session tomorrow to dispose of the measure and send it to a Senate-House conference. Debate opened with a plea by the Ju be Committee chair for defeat while Allen argued national security may require action. Despite clashes, leaders predict approval tonight though actual inductions await Senate-House compromise and a formal proclamation by President Truman.
At a New Hampshire governors conference an informal poll of 15 Republican chiefs showed Dewey as the front runner for the GOP presidential nomination. Vandenberg received two votes Taft one and Stassen one with several remaining undecided. Democrats leaned toward Vandenberg though Truman was expected to be renominated.
X B Miller aged 63 retired rural mail carrier died suddenly at his home near Highway 67 today. He had been in ill health but was found sitting in a chair. He is survived by his wife, a son James C, a daughter Mary Rose and two brothers Walter C of Hope and W E Miller of Auntville. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at Herndon-Cornelius Funeral Home at 4 pm with Whitlow and Rev Silvey officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
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