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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1947
Page
1
Hempstead county launches its Red Cross drive this week with a 7 PM event at the Hotel Bar. The goal is 5036 dollars, lower than wartime totals, but funds are urged to be raised promptly to uphold a Christian American duty.
Rep Talbot Feild withdraws a bill to seize Pike County diamond mine for a state park after findings reveal American owners rather than British control. Mrs Ethel Wilkinson and family now intend to operate the site and open it to visitors, with preparations under way.
President Truman lands in Mexico City to begin a three day official visit. A 211 gun salute greets his arrival as guards, troops, and a decorated platform welcome the U S chief executive and his party.
Hempstead County Red Cross tonight plans a kickoff dinner at Hotel Barlow as the drive launches. Frank McLarty leads the campaign aiming to raise 5036 dollars this year with chairmen named for Industrial Business District Residential Public Schools Public Agencies County at Large and more.
A group from A. and M. College attended a Forestry Demonstration in Crossett Arkansas on Friday February 28. Attendees included Calvin Caldwell of Columbus and James Arnold of Hope, sons of Mr. and Mrs. T. J Caldwell and Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Arnold respectively.
Harrisburg March 3. Pennsylvania plans to regulate babysitters via state licenses and bonded compliance. William R. Douglas, chief of the Labor and Industry division of private employment agencies, outlines proposed controls.
The 80th Congress enters March with limited progress as draft law deadlines loom. A presidential message on the draft may come early, with expectations to let the draft act expire on March 31. Labor law prospects fade as Hartley signals delayed hearings, while Senate and House panels race to craft separate measures amid likely extended floor debates.
The Arkansas 56th General Assembly moves toward final adjournment in 8 1/2 days with many bills awaiting action. Budget measures dominate the agenda as lawmakers debate economy cuts and approvals for Game and Fish and the military. One proposal seeks a $0.50 to $1 driver license fee hike for state police, and another would mandate local option liquor elections on each biennial general election. Continued on Page-Two.
HAL BOYLE reports that Cuba's capital Havana suffers a severe housing shortage affecting cemeteries. the wealthy secure above ground lots, others rent three year tombs or are buried in the ground, bones later moved to a common pit, while caretakers like Miguel Gonsalez tend tombs amid a city of one million.
In Little Rock the Arkansas Senate approved a bill to raise the driver's license fee from 50 cents to one dollar, effective after this year, by a 23 to 6 vote. The measure, sponsored by the state police department, would fund 29 additional patrolmen to boost 24 hour highway patrol. Opponents criticized the increase, with Senators Smith and Lookadoo arguing the police leadership and tax burden. The bill moves to the House after a three day interval.
Florida farmers reported minimal crop damage as frost and winds to 30 mph spared citrus and tender vegetables. Temperatures ranged from 25 degrees in Gainesville to 59 in Key West with mid-twenties expected tonight. A recent cold wave disrupted sport events and delayed Broward fair, while central Florida saw the season's first snow flurries in 30 years.
Police sought two felons who escaped from State Hospital at Little Rock by tunneling through a wall and descending from the third floor on a blanket rope. Two other escapees were recaptured. names include Clarence Williams and James Green.
A blast at the corner of Van Buren and Wells in Chicago’s wholesale and financial district killed two people, injured 35, and smashed a three story office building. Glass rained on nearby streets as investigators probed a gas ignition source from a first floor restaurant.
Rep. James A. Gipson of Saline county proposes diverting $800,000 from a state stadium appropriation to hospital construction. He will amend the stadium bill to fund a criminally insane ward and a new dormitory for the state hospital, citing an escape incident. The dormitory would be at Benton or Little Rock, and the location of the ward remains undecided.
British officials report 22 violent deaths in Palestine over three days as martial law expands across Jerusalem and surrounding Jewish communities. Isaac Poli, 30, shot while bicycling in Tel Aviv after not halting for soldiers. a four year old Jewess and her mother wounded. Army raids target underground groups amid curfews and searches in Mea Shearim and coastal towns.
The Laneburg High School PTA sponsors Amateur Night on March 7 at the gym. Prizes will be awarded to participating students from grade and high schools. The public is invited to attend.
A veterans group plans a Wednesday membership meeting at Pine Gap. The notice specifies a VFW or VFEW chapter hosting the event and invites local veterans to attend.
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