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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1953
Page
4
A reflective column recounts a spring morning scene with a friend at a curb and hay-scented air, then pivots to local Oaklawn races and betting tales. It lampoons parking meters, hotel theater popcorn, and the shifting theater business toward popcorn culture, ending with a musing on hot popcorn.
A Boston surgeon described a simple method to open the human heart and work inside it while blood is trapped in a rubber well. In the Journal of the American Medical Association he reported the operation lasted up to two hours five minutes, used on seven children with interatrial septal defects, and noted four later died.
Moscow crowds lined two mile long queues to view Josef Stalin in state at the Trade Union Building center city. Citizens wept and prayed as his death at 9 50 p m yesterday ended thirty year rule. Stalin died at his four room apartment with family and government officials present.
Syracuse dispatch reports jurors in the Hetenyi murder trial spent a second night in jail dormitories after 9 hours 25 minutes of discussion with a 31 member panel and one woman. Justice Bostow recessed after continuous deliberations since noon. The defendant Rev George B Hetenyi 43 Amherst North Carolina Episcopal minister faces a fourth year since his wife Jean Hetenyi was found dead, with earlier juries reversing convictions on technical grounds.
In Little Rock the proposed severance tax increase on bauxite collapsed without a vote, defeated by a business labor coalition in the Senate. Senator Ellis Fagen urged amendments delaying any tax rise for two years and keeping the tax at the current rate of 10. Continued on Page Two.
Scout units in Hope plan a week of observances for the 41st anniversary with a special program on Saturday at 8:90 a m broadcast on KXAR and a Sunday open house at the Little House in Fair Park. Two Brownie and seven Junior troops participate as girls entertain parents and friends.
In Little Rock, a joint legislative committee approved sending Cay Cherry's comprehensive tax revision to a vote by the people after a three hour hearing. The panel also endorsed four other proposed amendments. The legislature may select three measures for the ballot.
The Arkansas House named members to the Legislative Council for the next two years. The Senate postponed action. The council acts as an interim research and budgeting body without lawmaking power but can propose legislation and oversee post audit of expenditures under Gov. Cherry's fiscal code. Rep. Gov. Cherry named one representative to the council.
HAL BOYLE argues postwar success is defined by expense accounts rather than salary. Rising taxes and prosperity create a privileged class, enabling lavish spending, travel, and gifts for family, shaping a new aristocracy.
Senate Armed Services Committee pressed Pentagon officials to reject confusing reports on Korea ammo shortages. Gen Van Fleet testified shortages included hand grenades, while Army officials denied critical gaps. Lawmakers demanded clarity and perspective as hearings continued with top military leaders, and Van Fleet agreed to testify again.
A historical clipping lists numerous donors and amounts to a county Red Cross fundraiser. Names include Mrs A My Key, Miss Elsie Brogch, Mrs C C Sprugins, Jaynes F Hunt, A M Slayton, Mrs C E Garrenting, Mr and Mrs F B Houston, Mr and Mrs Geo Grooy, Cc R McBay, and many others with varied contributions such as 15.00, 75.00, 26.00, and 4.09. The tally reflects a broad community effort with diverse individuals and households contributing.
Mrs Opal Shmmington from Dierks faced a 30 day mental health test ordered by Federal authorities after alleged bank falsifications. She was released from Worth hospital and then sent back for further evaluation as her mental condition was considered by Judge Leniley.
In Limite Rock and nearby towns, Rep. Hampton of Lee County voices opposition to a policy on liquor taxes while discussions continue on severance taxes affecting bauxite and other resources. Gov Cherry signals a broad tax revision battle as campaigns heat up. Prosecution updates concern Head's capacity in his defense. At the United Nations, Vishinsky delivers a farewell eulogy for Balin and departs. A Senate vote rejects adding another 2 percent liquor tax while approving a bill to remove feed seed and fertilizer from the 2 percent sales tax, aiding farmers and the poultry sector.
Mrs. Mattie Lloyd Wooten spoke at the 2nd annual Southwestern Council on Family Relations in Denton Texas at Texas State College for Women. Delegates from five states discussed outcomes from the National Council meeting at Rutgers University. Dr Hagel Lyhurna A&M moderated a pre-college prayer session and family discussion attended by representatives from Arkansas Louisiana Texas Mississippi and Oklahoma.
Fragmented dispatch describes Soviet leaders warning enemies as Kremlin power struggle intensifies after Stalin era uncertainty. Observers note heightened defense mobilization and international tensions with U S aims to seize strategic advantage.
Report from London notes general uncertainty after the German death announcement. Western diplomats see no immediate easing of tensions. Leaders warn a prolonged Cold War and potential for conflict overshadowing NATO and Soviet actions.
Allied forces clash with Chinese and Communist units across the battlefront. Reports say South Korean outposts held after stiff exchanges while Chinese and North Korean artillery and mortar fire pressed the defense. U S Eighth Army describes numerous Red casualties in patrol clashes and air strikes damaged enemy supply lines and equipment.
AP reports Joseph Stalin's death leaves the Soviet Communist Party with a looming leadership crisis and fears of a military dictatorship. Analysts warn the party’s control could topple as power shifts toward internal security and foreign policy risks. Continued on Page 1.
A Hoboken chamber of commerce voice questions government action on the new airport project. The draft notes a concern for publicity and the need for a clearer, tangible plan.
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