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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1954
Page
4
A long reading spans editorials from Our Daily Bread. The note laments an American adventurer in Guatemala stirring Red-scare tensions, arguing such meddling endangers Western Hemisphere solidarity and U S diplomacy. It contrasts quiet voices with brash bravado.
Premier Mendes France prepared to fly to Geneva for a secret conference with Chinese Premier Zhou En Lai on Indochina. Informed sources said he would announce plans at his new cabinet’s first meeting after today’s sessions, amid urgency to end the Indochina war within 28 days.
Four year old James L. Pinney died early today from a gunshot wound suffered when a two caliber rifle held by his mother discharged accidentally. Police said the incident occurred at a farm home near Fontaine in Greene County. Mrs Everett Finney stated she was shooting at birds when the gun fired and struck the child in the back.
AAMA meeting in San Francisco absorbs a report from the American Cancer Society linking cigarette use to cancer and heart disease. Doctors warn habits may shift within a year while many attendees maintain regular smoking. researchers note higher cancer and heart disease deaths among regular smokers.
Cost of living rose three tenths of one percent in May, reversing a three month decline. Gains in food prices pushed the Bureau of Labor Statistics index to 113.3 percent of 1947-49 levels, near last October’s record. fresh fruits vegetables meats and coffee drove the jump.
Funds approved for flood control on the Little Missouri River and Ozan Creek totaling 535000. Conferees say vppis will cover channelization and completion of the projects, enabling full Little Missouri River work.
Des Moines and central Iowa endure the greatest flood crest in history with fresh rains increasing the Des Moines River strain. Floyd River is projected to crest again at Sioux City on Sunday. Over 1,000 families evacuated, and property losses and farmland damage rise toward millions. one drowning is reported.
Paris essay notes a twilight stroll to Le Petit Pied Chaud on the left bank. The narrator recalls chair marks of Ernest Hemingway and Oscar Wilde, a mauve chair, and the cafe’s sommelier Macques. Amid memories and wine talk, details drift to travel and longing.
Washington reports President Eisenhower plans a fresh appeal for his legislative agenda at a National Editorial Association event. The White House offered no details but notes focus on farm, tax, housing and social security measures. The nationwide address prior highlighted a balance of unity and division in news coverage.
Funeral services for D. C. Tippitt aged 74 who died Saturday at his Prescott home were held Sunday at Lael Street Church of Christ Prescott by Rev Oscar Smith Jr Burial followed in De Ann Cemetery He survived by his wife two daughters Mrs Charles Hacell of Hope and Nadine Tippitt of Prescott three sons Elmer Herman Blashard and a stepdaughter Mrs Byrd Tippitt all of Prescott
Exarkana Bowie County grand jury indicted 41 year old Thelma Jackson of Eylau on murder charges in the May slaying of Sidney Reasoner, 46, of Hope Arkansas. Jackson said Reasoner had threatened her, and a shotgun blast occurred in her front yard on May 27.
Centerville Home Demonstration Club hosts a pie pedal supper on Saturday night June 27 inviting the public to support the center. A separate note reports a contract award in Little Rock Arkansas for the Game and Fish Commission to furnish ten passenger cars on a low bid of $11,508 to a Pine Bluff dealer.
Arkansas forecast shows temperatures 2 to 6 degrees above normal for June 22 through 27. Overnight lows stay near normal with minimal changes expected. No significant weather events or extremes cited, and overall pattern remains steady.
Chilean students and workers burned an Eisenhower effigy as support for Arbenz style leftist governance rose across campuses. Uruguay's chamber condemned aggression against Guatemala by a narrow margin. Batista aides urged recognition of Arbenz opponents, while Chilean unrest focused on El Mercurio and Soviet veto reactions. Police kept order as demonstrations spread to Quito and La Paz with embassy guards and volunteer mobilization messages to Arbenz and Guatemalan students.
Stockholders of Packard Motor Car Co and Studebaker Copp vote August 7 on a proposed merger creating Studebaker-Packard Corp. Packard would buy Studebaker assets with James J. Nance to lead the new company and Paul G. Hoffman to become chairman. Detroit would host headquarters.
Mrs Gracie May Hicks aged 85 died Monday in a local hospital. She lived near Hope on the Colum bus road. Survivors include three daughters Mrs F J Prater and Mrs O D Powell of Ft Worth Texas, Mrs Mack Jeffers of Hot Springs, two sons Mack and Guy Hicks of Washington, a stepson Frank Hicks of Little Rock, a stepdaughter Mrs Creighton McDowell of Hope, and a brother Frank Shearen of Washington. Funeral services will be held in Hope with Herndon directing.
In Little Rock on April 28 the final date to place a candidate on the Democratic primary ballot for August was set. Tomorrow is the last date to withdraw. Candidates who left party loyalty and wish to drop out must resign to the Democratic State Secretary BU Bowen or to county party secretaries, depending on office.
French High Command says Communist assault with 1,000 troops against Tuy Hoa on the Annam coast failed. Four battalions attacked two Viet Nam units guarding Tuy Hoa. 300 enemy dead counted after withdrawal. Tuy Hoa had been seized earlier in Operation Atlantis to free 3,000,000 people from Communist rule.
United States recalled its Geneva chief delegate rather than accept a last minute price offer for peace from Red China. Western sources cited Premier Li En Lai and a proposed withdrawal of Viet Minh troops in Indochina in exchange for a cease fire. Under secretary Walter Bedell Smith left Geneva for Paris to brief Secretary of State John Foster Dulles on the conference, while Viet Minh officials signaled possible evacuation of volunteers from Laos and Cambodia. In a separate report, Mack Hunt, 11, died after a truck he rode in overturned near Heber Springs, Arkansas.
Fayetteville reports from the University of Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and the U S Geological Survey show substantial drops in ground water levels over 8 600 square miles from Crowley s Ridge to the Gulf Coastal Plain, with the largest declines up to 20 feet in Lonoke and Prairie counties over the past 10 years.
The Guatemalan delegation urged the United Nations to act as forces moved against internal unrest. In Washington officials reported Guatemala had withdrawn a complaint of foreign aggression lodged with the Inter-American Peace Commission, while sources cited seizure of war material including machine guns and explosives at Pucito Barril.
President Truman underwent gallbladder and appendix removal at Research Hospital and is not yet out of danger. Dr. Wallace Graham said he is expected to stay for about 40 days, while Mrs. Truman reads at his bedside and reports daily progress.
Hope area news notes Jo Anne Burroughs daughter of Mr and Mrs F J Burroughs won first place in the Southern Baptist Speakers tournament at Glorieta New Mexico representing the Arkansas Baptist Training Union. She competed against 44 contestants and spoke on What God Meant to Me. Also announced are Lions Club Ladies Night banquet details and changes to regular weekly meetings.
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