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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1949
Page
1
The piece argues against a two thirds vote rule to end debate, warning that expanding majority rule undermines minority protections and the constitutional structure. It recalls the Senate as a federal body of diverse states and criticizes French democracy as a cautionary tale.
Doe Jones of the American Legion says progress is made on installing baseball lights at Fairpark at a cost over 3000 dollars. The aim is to let Tape and surrounding area see night games and develop local talent with a Hope team. The Legion will vote the plan at Thursday’s regular meeting and seek city council approval tonight.
Mullins-ville company of Columbus Ohio distributes the new Hope city directory a bound maroon edition with supplements for homes. It lists public buildings and all businesses and details of Hope and adjacent territory. Population listed as 10 127. If you work or live in Hope you are included.
Virgil W. Christian of Hope was sentenced by Judge Lenley in federal court at Texarkana to 18 months in prison for stealing a car and driving it from Texarkana to Lewinville where he was arrested. The report notes national motor vehicle statistics in a brief aside.
Hope Chamber of Commerce directed a series of community clinics that led to the top city project focused on street and sidewalk improvements. J. F. Touhey coordinates Build Your Home Town with plans to form committees to implement the proposed work while George W. Robison thanks him and outlines next steps.
John L. Wilson Jr. announced the 1943 Hempstead County Red Cross fund drive workers. The roster lists precinct appointments across Business district Ward 1 and multiple other wards with numerous chairmen and delegates, including Miss Mable Elbridge in Ward 4 and Mrs. John J. Wilson in Friendship. The article notes the time of the Negro Banquet will be announced later.
In Boise on March 1 Rep Edwin Snow asked Rep Edith Miller from Ada if she would yield to a question and proposed marriage after Speaker Mills. Miller, 42, and Snow, 35, entered the romance in the house records, saying they will discuss policy differences before any plans.
The death sentence of Albany Thomas, a Mississippi River ferryboat operator, was reduced to 21 years by the Arkonsag Supreme Court. Thomas was convicted in a plantation slaying involving Villar Buckworth, after an unsettled debt dispute and a pistol shot at close range. The ruling affirmed a Sebastian Chancery decree in a separate tax case, noting complex appeals and tax payment issues surrounding Schmuck and Schmuck.
Paris dispatch reports 10 Communist spy suspects arrested as part of a government drive to root out traitorous elements in the forces. Ten arrests include four army officers and six civilians, under Interior Minister Tutesfoch’s direction amid tensions after Maurice Thorez’s wartime declarations. Major Louis-Georges Theulery, among the first two officers, faces charges for divulging military secrets to a foreign power. he was moved to Cherchemidi prison after arrest at Bordeaux.
Tide, a Procter and Gamble product from Cincinnati, debuts this week in Hone stores. The wartime research backed formula boasts oceans of suds, color-safe cleaning, and unmatched dirt removal, with broad distribution in over 40 states and Taiwan. It also claims dishwashing power and gleaming glassware.
Communist leaders in France Italy Germany and Britain sharply escalated rhetoric today signaling support for a Soviet invasion. British, French, Italian and German spokesmen, framed as a central directive, urged readiness to assist a Soviet advance and to organize strikes or councils of action in event of war against the United States and Britain.
Due to curtailment of enlistments the U S Army and U S Air Force Recruiting Station in the city hall Hope has been closed for an indefinite period. Sgt Herman Wy Smith the station Commander announced today. Seek enlistee information from the U S Army and U S Air Force Redrafting Station 212 Post Offices Biulletin Texarkana Ark.
Bethel A M Jb church will begin Lenten services Wednesday night March 2 led by Rev A Morris pastor. A CME church in Myce will also hold services each night of the Lenten season with a sade Ubs the Rev. A Morris.
Washington reports show government agencies clashing over Gen. Lucas D. Clay’s proposal to let West Germany build and operate ocean going ships. The plan, tied to Potsdam limits and Cold War tensions, faces opposition from U S ship operators and unions and could go to President Truman for decision.
Five-member state land committee nominees were submitted to the Senate. Listed are George N. Geedaw, Panesberg, Oscar Wells, Salem Cue ton Wade, Jo Byran Goodson, John G. Tye, Louis Watts, F.C. Caw, Pom Kidd, and Lee Reaves.
Senator Lucas leads the push to limit Senate debate with a two thirds vote while Senator Connally carries a Dixie filibuster against a rules change. He seeks Republican support to upend prior rulings and push a cloture petition before Barkley rules on debate limits.
The Arkansas senate passed a bill to create a state monopoly on wholesale alcohol sales excluding beer and send it to the house. If the house and governor sign, a central commission would regulate outlets and liquor dispensing, with wholesale stock liquidation rules and a 90 day stock-liquidation window. The measure faced opposition and rejected two amendments. The session also advanced a bill to reduce the Arkansas Legislative Council to 22 members.
The United States orders a Russian repatriation mission to depart from a U.S. zone in Germany by midnight, with Russia signaling likely border escape. Informants say Russians called the first eight-man group deserters as Ukrainians Latvians Estonians and Lithuanians seek repatriation to Russia amid Allied talks. British sources discuss Berlin blockade and Communist pressures across France Italy Germany. Talks aim to include Communists in Finland’s cabinet while Baltic and Nordic states weigh defense pacts and new bases. Arab talks with Syria and Lebanon progress.
Smith Reed, director of industrial development for Missouri Pacific Lines, told officers in Little Rock that Arkansas is a fertile field for industrial growth. He cited 425 clusters in Arkansas with $27,116,301 invested and highlighted a new plant near Jacksonville manufacturing fractional horsepower motors that could employ 200 to 400 workers within weeks. C. W. Pace noted the railroad’s importance to Arkansas as a major tax paying employer, with state taxes and road levies totaling over $1.4 million in 1948 and payrolls near $26 million. The group discussed future joint ventures with Kansas State Economic State Chamber to lure more industry and expand Missouri Pacific’s Arkansas footprint.
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