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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1947
Page
1
The piece jokes about the shifting and confusing income tax forms that taxpayers face each year. It notes the endless rewrite of outlines and the imagined workout of filling out a tax return, using a humorously small calf analogy to critique the process.
AFL president William L. Green, 74, opposes restrictive labor bills while Sen. Irving Ives urges action. The exchange signals a shift as the public mood presses for change, with Ellender and others calling for a constructive path to curb harmful union practices without halting workers.
Local water dealer B R Hamm hooked a 6 pound 2 ounce big mouth black bass at Grassy Lake in Hempstead County. The 2 inch length bass is one of the largest here and is on display at Hamm Tire Alliance store in South Walnut before mounting.
Mrs. Mary Troilo, 65, mother of six and grandmother of four, protested today in Philadelphia that the army recruiting drive went too far. She displayed two letters inviting her to apply for army service, which the army said were sent by a family mailing list mistake.
Hot Springs March 1 A groom died and a dozen thoroughbreds perished as two Oaklawn Park barns burned at 1 am. The body of Junior Kendell of Hot Springs was found in a stable end. Several horses from Ohio and Dallas stables were missing or destroyed. track races continued as firemen fought the flames for two hours.
Luther Hollman named Hempstead County chairman for the Arkansas Association for the Crippled Easter Seals Sale. The drive runs March 6 to April 6 with the Lily Parade April 2 and 5. County goal 650 dollars. state goal 76000. In 1946 the group aided 317 crippled children in hospitals and 65 homebound children, funded artificial limbs, braces, transportation to clinics, and treatment for eleven adults.
A Social Security Administration representative will visit Hope at the U S Employment Office on March 4 1946 at 2 p m to discuss Old Age and Survivors Insurance benefits based on wages. Survivors of World War II veterans not receiving Veterans Compensation and not yet filing should consult the rep about the Veterans amendment to the Social Security Act.
Hempstead County house holders who paid the 3.25 DDT spray fee before February 1 enabled the county spraying plan to start March 12. Malaria control supervisor John Goodwin urged full participation for complete protection, noting the fee is due at the time of spraying and work will cover areas sprayed last year.
President Truman remains committed to Gordon R. Clapp and David Lilienthal despite a 7-5 Senate Public Works Committee vote against Clapp. White House and Democratic leaders promise a floor fight to overturn the committee's action while Lilienthal's Atomic Energy Commission nomination is expected to win Senate approval. Senator Kenneth McKellar hails Clapp win and plans further questioning of Lilienthal.
Palm Beach endures as a refined resort though society shifts toward quieter homes and cultural pursuits. Robert R Young brings rare railroad grandeur while British titles and new social dynamics reshape the winter scene.
The article outlines when to use the 1040 short or long form based on income and deductions. It walks through a sample case with a $4,800 total income, four exemptions, and $395 tax withheld, ending with a $57 balance due.
Nathan Schoenfeld sworn in as deputy prosecutor under a new bill expanding duties in Hot Springs. In Little Rock the House delays funding for the Resources and Development Commission and weighs anti strike law amendments. Two Texas convicts face robbery charges in Pulaski County. Fayetteville reports Arkansas Razorbacks baseball opens with 13 games and football schedule narrows with Sept 20 opener versus Northwest Louisiana State College and classic Southwest Conference opponents.
The highest and lowest continental points are in Asia with Mount Everest as the peak and the Dead Sea as the low. In the United States the highest and lowest points are in California and within the same county of that state.
In Little Rock on February 28 the Arkansas Senate blocked a vote on doubling the 50 cent license fee with a filibuster led by Sen. Smith of Reyne. Lt. Gov. Gordon ended the session hour to allow consideration, while Sen. Crew of Hope pushed to recede from two fuel tax refund amendments, leaving the measure in procedural limbo.
J B Powell 60 former editor of the China Weekly Notes, who lost part of both feet in a Japanese prison camp after capture in Shanghai in 1941, collapsed and died at the Lee Sheraton hotel following a Missouri alumni address. He had predicted Asia would gain importance in world affairs. Powell was born in Hannibal Missouri and was an alumnus of the University of Missouri.
The 1st Infantry Division nicknamed Fighting First and The Red One, originated from a WWI patch and served from Camp Blanding to Normandy. Under Generals Als,, Alien and Andrus, it fought from Africa to the Rhine, including Omaha Beach, Cotentin, Siegfried Line, and Remagen, ending in Karlsbad.
AP analyst notes six year parallelism in U S and Britain relations across military and economic fields. Britain, strained at home, funds occupation costs while seeking to hold its world position and asks for American help on Greece and Palestine, highlighting shared burdens and waning empire.
State Highway Commission awarded contracts totaling over 1.7 million dollars for multiple road and bridge projects across Arkansas. Projects include 13 originally listed, with White County, Hempstead, Newton, and other counties receiving bridges, grading, drainage, and base work. Companies such as Campbell Company of Port La, S. M. Dixon, E Evans Constructs, McGeorge Company, and others are named with specific bid amounts for sections along roads like Seareysonia, West Nashville, Rouge Creek, Van Buren-North, Searcy-Judsonia, Little Rock area, Dover, Walnut Ridge, Paragould, and more.
In Benton on March 1 R. B. Dean discusses the local hospital's evolution as a modern, efficient facility. The Little Rock unit serves about 2,200 patients mainly elderly and chronically ill, with 90 white tuberculosis and Negro tubercular patients. Dr. Asa C. Watson, assistant superintendent, oversees a 3200 acre system begun in 1936 costing under 1,000,000 aims to rehabilitate the ill while treating acutes at the capital facility.
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