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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1949
Page
3
The Wall Street Journal analyzed 1920 22 and 1948 49 declines to show a gentler postwar adjustment. Industrial production prices and farm income fell far less in 1948 49, while aviation progress and the federal housing program debate draw public attention as officials push for long term plans amid cost concerns.
Los Angeles police press a major manhunt for a sex killer who strangled and mutilated Louise Springer. Detectives retrace her last hours and search the scene while USC labs test new acid phosphatase methods. A suspect was questioned and cleared.
Funeral services were held yesterday at Sardis for Tom Lamb, 62, of Nashville Route 2, who died Thursday in a Howard County hospital. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Rosa Green of Hope.
Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers in the north west tonight and Sunday. The forecast covers this afternoon tonight and Sunday with no significant temperature changes expected.
House Republican Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr says economy, not lobby pressure, drives GOP opposition to Truman housing proposals. He notes few if any real estate lobby contacts and argues the bill delays construction for 18 months, while Truman’s plan would fund 1,050,000 public housing units and urban and farm housing programs over seven years.
Washington June 18 FI The Hiss perjury trial enters its fourth week on Monday and will extend a week or more Whittaker Chambers claims Hiss passed secret state department papers while Chambers worked in Washington as a messenger Judith Coplon faces a lengthy trial for spying for Russia and collecting FBI reports to write a novel The 11 Communist party officials on trial in New York may drag on into the summer UN American Activities Committee eyes school book lists amid charges of socialist bias The Faris conference among Acheson and foreign ministers stalls and relations with Russia loom as a major story for warm days ahead
Camden gospel performer Five Clouds of Joy will headline a 3 p.m. service at Bethel A M E Church. Vocalists B C Blackmon and A Lightfoot join C Trimble and W M Park for a varied program. The Kings of Harmons Loyal singers also perform at 8330 Pum. Public invited.
Five people died in Arkansas this week from various accidents including a bus truck crash near Neuhardt in Crittenden County killing Joseph Williamson, a 50 foot fall at a span in Spadra fatally injuring John J Dobbs, and a drowning of 7 year old John Anderson at a nearby facility.
In New York a court proceeding for the Lonely Hearts murder trial was halted as Raymond M. Fernandez protested a line of questioning by his attorney. He objected to references about romance clubs and correspondence with women, then slumped and muttered. The session adjourned to Monday with ten jurors seated.
Stephens June 16 The oil fields in Stephens County mark four completions in less than a week. The latest is Arkans Fuel Oil company’s L V Williams C-section in 19-25-19, Tachita County, west of Hamilton area, with casing set at 3107 feet and 28 feet of Hogg Sand. The well, though not showing immediate production, could exceed 100 barrels daily once on pump. Other completions include Arkansas Fuel Oil Hamilton 19-15-1% in Petersen drill Wepfer 24-15-29 in Columbia County, said to be good for 200+ barrels daily, and Lloyd Wilson’s Hedge No. 1 9-19-19 in Columbia County, estimated 50-100 barrels on pump.
In St Louis on June 18 seven year old William Bognir confessed he shot his five year old brother Richard during a game of store. He said he did not intend to kill Richard and claimed the gun was unloaded though he pulled the trigger to scare him. William was held by juvenile authorities.
Magnolia A and M college political science head Dr Samuel Denny Smith died in city hospital this morning. The author of The Negro in Congress he had been ill for several months. A native of South Carolina he studied at Davidson Princeton and North Carolina. He is survived by his wife a son and daughter all of Magnolia.
An American veteran argues Luxembourg would be Europe’s strongest foxhole in a nuclear conflict. Amid 17 miles of ancient tunnels beneath Luxembourg City, Grand Duchy rulers and locals are wary of neutrality’s limits as German incursions, postwar ambitions, and American ties shape a tiny nation’s future.
Flash floods in the Potomac river valley isolate Petersburg and Moorefield West Virginia as 400 residents are evacuated from Petersburg and traffic to Moorefield is rerouted. Reports of missing persons surfaced as Red Cross disaster units moved in and water begin to recede.
Helen Kent of Patmos and Emma Louise Downs of Columbus led the 4 H club dress revue winners on Friday June 17 in the Hempstead county courthouse court room. First place in Best Dress went to Helen Kent and Emma Louise Downs won school dress division. Other top finishers included Kay Kent Sara Jane McGee and Mary England in various divisions.
Montgomery June 16 UP Gov James E Folsom acting on an executive order ordered Alabama law enforcement officers to arrest all terrorist groups in the state The measure aims to curb hooded gangs after violence in the Birmingham area and follows passage of an anti masking bill The order remains until the house acts and the bill becomes law It directs all highway patrol and county city officers to arrest mobs of ten or more violating the law.
The Nebraska Horse Clubs Association sponsors a commemorative Pony Express ride with riders from Scottsbluff and Pine Bluffs to Gothenburg, ending in Gothenburg after passing Near North Platte and Buffalo Bill Cody’s ranch. More than 500 people and as many horses take part in the relay.
Election of officers here today closed the 20th annual convention of the Arkansas Federation of Postal Clerks and the women's auxiliary.
Seven naval air reservists killed in a Santa Monica crash will be shipped to Memphis for burial. Navy orders will fly the bodies, as next of kin requested air transport. five victims are from Memphis, one from Little Rock, one from New Orleans. An aircraft will escort the funeral plane into Memphis with arrival expected tomorrow.
Two Texas airmen, T. C. Eling and nephew-pilot Ben Ferguson of Stephenville, died when their light plane crashed into a hillside in Ouachita National Forest county. Rescuers recovered the bodies and the wreckage was found about 12 miles north of Dierks after the May 28 flight from Hot Springs, Arkansas. Civil Aeronautics Administration investigators are probing the crash.
Washington June 1 A plan for direct payments to farmers faces scrutiny as Brannan seeks congressional authority to test production payments. Senators Aiken and others propose including eggs and hogs, arguing price supports should reflect traditional goods. Brannan notes egg support programs exist and that dried eggs sales under the program fetch lower prices.
Fayetteville reports the Arkansas newspaperwomen association elected Mrs. M. P. Jones of Searcy as president. Esther Bindursky of Lepanto is first vice president, Ray Kimbell of DeQueen second vice president, Mary Ellen Huff of Newport secretary, and Kate Gillespie of DeValls Bluff treasurer. 1949 board members are Mrs. Tom Allen of Brinkley and Mrs. Waller Raney of McCrory.
Memphis announces that Cat cago and Southern airlines will start daily service between Memphis and Venezuela beginning June 27. Authority for the flights was received from the Venezuelan government yesterday. The route, operated from Chicago and Southern, will proceed four times weekly via New Orleans with stops in Cuba and Jamaica.
In Fairmont Minnesota a violent riot broke out between unionists and their families near City Hall and St. Marys hospital. Police and guards reported injuries as clashes escalated involving CIO Mine, Mill and Smelter workers and local officials. Names linked to the incident include Joseph Petrosky Angelo Verdu and Joe Verdu among others.
A threatened clash looms as Gaullist forces schedule a 3:20 a.m. EDT ceremony to honor G LeClerc amid Communist strongholds on the south side of Paris. The event marks the launch of the French movement with participation by the Cont. party and allied groups. Helena and Ark. notes recap railway orders and ICC actions on Northwestern RailwayCo, including purchase approvals and service transfers.
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