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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1947
Page
1
Abilene Texas city faces a humorless snag after enacting a 300 foot rooster crowing ban. City Attorney E M Vershiner handles a call from a man who asks what to do about a rooster that has not crowed yet.
In Hope, readers are urged to unite on how to handle parking along U.S. 67 as the city weighs keeping the route versus bypassing traffic. Proposals include prohibiting parking east of Shover and west of Louisiana and limiting it to one side in the business district to ease downtown congestion.
President Truman weighs marching beyond wartime limits to intervene in Greece as Britain withdraws its commitments. A $250 million aid package with potential $100 million over five years is likely, aiming to stem Communist expansion while aiding Greek forces. Key lawmakers meet at the White House to consider the move.
New York reports J. P. Morgan died March 13 1943 at Boca Grande Florida leaving a net estate of 4 642 791 after taxes debts and expenses The gross estate was 16 021 482 with federal tax 7 384 309 New York tax 2 064 414 and debts and expenses 1 929 968 The estate includes 35 655 000 in gifts to charitable causes including 14 750 600 to the Pierpont Morgan Library.
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin arrived in Moscow by noon after a four day European train journey for the Big Four conference on Germany and Austria. He was met by Soviet officials at Byelorussian Station amid crowds and cameras, with Bevin noting there are many cameras everywhere. The conference opens Monday. George C. Marshall and Georges Bidault are due shortly, with Marshall seen as the key new actor influencing Molotov and Bevin.
Keys off Key West have long drawn presidents and writers to its waters for sport and color. Truman Hoover and Roosevelt fished here among 600 fish varieties while Hemingway sought local color. The island’s history blends Bahama and American influences with pirates wreckers cigars and boot leggers.
The Health Department outlines why Hope restricts outside milk imports under 1939 ordinance. It cites strict farm to door inspection, protects local herds, and notes outside supplies could threaten local dairy operations. Borden Company seeks permit after meeting procedures. Texarkana inspectors helped with review and hearing planned.
A long list of donors and contributions to a Red Cross drive appears, naming individuals and businesses with amounts ranging from one dollar to several dollars. The entry includes many private names, companies, and a note that the list continues on page four.
Washington March 8 The government will ask the Supreme Court to issue its mandate against John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers to prevent a soft coal stoppage on March 31. Officials say the ruling should come promptly to avert a walkout while negotiations stall. Senator Taft warned of a potential strike July 1 when government mine operation authority ends.
In Springfield Illinois on March 8 a struck city bus drivers’ strike led Mayor to urge motorists to give pedestrians rides. George B. Casey picked up a dejected walker in deep snow and offered help. The passenger, a striking bus driver, asked to be let out.
In Little Rock on March 8 the Arkansas Senate declined to confirm several gubernatorial appointees including Reverend Harold Sadler and Ralph McDonald of Weldon, with 40 appointments still confirmed to 13 state boards. Also signed into law were Acts 178 through 191, enacting school bond provisions, penitentiary costs reforms, insured property loss actions, biennial appropriations for several state agencies, and emergency measures funding state programs and improvements.
Chicago report: John Peterson, 29, facing a disorderly conduct charge, sang and danced before Municipal Judge Victor A. Kula. He explained tavern customers bought him drinks for his singing and dancing. Peterson performed a song and tap routine, then was discharged.
Election officials announced a general election for Hope on the first Tuesday in April to fill seven city offices. Democratic nominees were chosen in a February 27 runoff. Candidates must file by March 18, two weeks before the vote.
An editor explains who must file an income tax return in this eleventh of twelve installments. The piece outlines various taxpayer scenarios and filing obligations to help readers navigate the income tax process.
Washington notes that March 15 is the due date for estimated 1947 taxes for those with wages over five thousand dollars or with other untaxed income. Four quarterly payments follow, with detailed thresholds for exemptions and joint or separate filings.
Washington March 8 former New York mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia urged Congress to merge labor and industrial unions into four national departments Transportation Mining Professional and executive workers and all other skilled labor He proposed a joint congressional labor study committee to review this plan and existing labor laws with a report due by October He warned against hasty action and called for safeguards to prevent strikes that threaten public safety or the economy The discussion followed mixed signals from lawmakers amid ongoing coal strike tensions and uncertainty about government intervention plans
A man arrested in Texas last night was brought back today and will be charged with robbing King Stewart's Jewelry Store, about $125 in seven segments. Police reported the suspect, Beans, 26, seen with a watch valued at $35.
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