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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1949
Page
4
A short feature reviews how industrial machinery reshapes work and daily life. It contrasts traditional crafts with mechanized production, noting efficiency gains, skill shifts, and social implications for workers and communities.
The Wall Street Journal notes rising yields per acre from fertilizer and machinery, with corn at 43 bushels, cotton 411 pounds, and potatoes 212. It contrasts past labor shares, now 92 percent machines, 4 percent animals, 4 percent men. The piece then recounts a short-change artist scam involving a fake bill exchange.
Large crowd attended the opening day ceremonies at Prescott studios of KAAB and KJAR. Mayors, chamber leaders, and station staff spoke as the Kirwanis Quartet, Mrs Johnson, and Mrs Elgin entertained. Hoyt Martin announced programming and a quiz contest followed by prize awards from local merchants. Programs include Nevada County Roundup and Morning Devotional with daily broadcasts listed.
Saturday June 18 a local merchants and Hope Chamber event hosts a Father s Day contest with prizes for oldest father farthest distance most children and most daughters. Register at the Chamber office before 2 pm Saturday. fathers must be present at 3 pm for announcements.
An automobile driven by A. L. Harris collided with Roy Prather of Centralia M1 at Main and Third yesterday causing property damage. City Police investigated the minor accident and filed a report.
A weather forecast for Arkansas notes partly bloody conditions this afternoon and tonight with a change in temperatures. The reading is unclear but indicates unsettled patterns through Timesday.
An explosion seven miles west of Irvington Kentucky injured several people while laying a gas pipeline for the Texas Gas Transmission company. Coroner Robert Hall of Providence and Hughes De Jarnett of Cloverport reported two men killed and a list of injured including Dale Robinson of Hardy Arkansas and John Hawkins of Welford Arkansas with cuts bruises and shock.
Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Eddie Waitkus was shot in a Chicago Edgewater Beach Hotel room by Ruth Ann Steinhagen, a 19 year old who said she had built up an urge to kill. She described him as a target of a long fixation and claimed psychiatric treatment. Waitkus survived initial surgery but was unconscious for hours. Steinhagen, later identified by police, said she fired to relieve internal tension and had admired Waitkus since seeing him play in 1946. Police re-enacted the shooting, detailing the confrontation and the plan to stab, then shoot as he entered the room.
President Truman described a paper weight containing an Arkansas diamond as the nicest gift he had ever received. Governor Sid McMath presented the gift on behalf of Arkansans at a Marion hotel breakfast for Battery D, 129th Field Artillery.
An Associated Press wire reports a mid June heat wave and drought threaten crops and raise forest fire fears in the Northeast while floods and storms in the Southwest claim lives. Pacific Northwest faces fire danger from dry conditions as rain tempers Midwestern crops. New Jersey endures drought with emergency water shortages.
Proctor and Gamble launches a eight week program inviting non profits to raise funds by collecting box tops and soap wrappers. The company will redeem tops for one cent and wrappers for four half cents, offering 1101 cash prizes including a top award of 1000 dollars for the largest collection and 10000 rewards of ten dollars for the next largest groups.
The article notes Rev Samuel Goldbern, a Hobie Christian minister and missionary, will speak at Hasson Baptist Church at 8 pm on June 19. It mentions his Russia birth, Orthodox Jewish parents, and traditional rites before converting to Christianity.
San Angelo Texas reports twelve new polio cases this week raising the yearly total to 154 as the epidemic continues in the West Texas area. Shanna Memorial hospital treated 65 cases as city authorities urge crowds to avoid theaters and pools while spraying DDT disinfectants.
The 1930s style census begins Monday for business establishments in the United States Alaska and Hawaii. Census takers will collect information on sales volumes payroll employment and distribution systems from listed counties and offices in Hempstead and El Dorado Arkansas with district supervisor Forrest R. Dunvin.
In Judith Coplon espionage case Harold Ickes and Dr. Edward Condon with Emilie testifying faced lengthy questioning. Judge Reeves limited material relevance and warned counsel to avoid prejudicial matters as testimony proceeded. Continued on page two.
About one million civil employees walked out in a 24hour warning strike across France, targeting government ministries, post and telegraph offices, monetary exchanges, the mint, tobacco and match industries, and telephone service. Public services like hospitals and mail were cut back, while Paris transit largely operated. the walkout faced government threats of penalties and was backed by the Communist General Confederation and allied groups.
A press agent hunting material for a film found a supposed guillotine execution order signed by Joseph Fouche, chief of police under Robespierre, in the French Quarter's Cabildo. Louisiana State Museum curator James Fortier confirmed authenticity though the mass of old papers is under investigation.
Arkansas marks its 113th birthday as a state since joining the union on June 16, 1836. The piece highlights hot springs, the Pike County diamond fields, and the Ouachita mountains, noting significant early explorers and the state’s rich natural resources.
HAL BOYLE reports from Shannon on a flight back from Europe as Irish landscapes unfold beneath the plane. He blends humor with nostalgia, noting Ireland’s green farms, stone walls, and a people who left for America yet carry memory of home, including a view of two rival dairies Bushmills and John Jameson.
Washington reports the budget deficit for fiscal year 1949 may reach between 1.2 and 1.5 billion dollars, far above the June projection. Officials cite delayed income tax receipts and ongoing wartime measures as key factors, with spending cuts and additional revenue needed to limit red ink by July 1.
Peter McLaren, a renowned axeman famed for decades of stage and vaudeville work in Australia and America, will present a chopping demonstration Friday at noon. The event will feature a local chop-off to crown the top axeman, with an autographed Champion axe prize for the winner. all are invited to attend.
Washington report indicates Harris and Rep. Jones discuss bills to authorize barge lines to operate on the Black and Ouachita rivers, with consideration of extending to the Tennessee Cumberland rivers. Harris aims to sponsor a nine foot navigation channel on the two rivers as part of the legislation.
The newly formed Chamber of Commerce Jaycees convenes tonight at City Hall at 8 o'clock. All members are requested to attend, with officials confirming the gathering and outlining agenda.
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