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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1956
Page
5
In a House of Commons debate Prime Minister Eden says Britain and the United States will act with force if needed to prevent changes to Israeli Arab boundaries. A Western Big Three pledge guides Middle East policy as tensions rise in Palestine.
Roy Anderson & Co Insurance marks 25 years at 210 South Main Street with 500 guests. Host Roy Anderson and partners Mary Sue Hans and George T. Frazier welcomed visitors as Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Frazier served refreshments amid abundant floral displays. The firm has operated in one location since January 1931, offering 12 nationally known insurance lines. Five door prizes were awarded by Keyney Dietz and Syd McMath to guests, including two $25 savings bonds and three gasoline prizes.
Military sources say Osan Korea construction aims to deploy three anti-aircraft groups by the end of 1846 to counter increasing air attack threats from the Communist foe.
New Delhi reacts to SEATO endorsement of a U N plebiscite in Kashmir as Pakistan seeks international backing. Reports from Karachi say Dulles and SEATO ministers urged settlement via the U N or direct talks, without judging each side’s claims. Indian papers condemn SEATO for involving Kashmir.
Arkansas Public Service Commission denies AP&L bid to add 1 million dollars a year to a 4.2 million dollar temporary increase. AP&L vows appeal to Pulaski Circuit Court while noting a 5.88 percent return on permanent rates and seeking 6 percent justification. Continued on Page Four.
Alfred R Globus defied his physician father to pursue chemistry and became a prominent American chemist. He saved money from lunch to fund experiments and gained early royalties for a new iron recovery process. His father, an immigrant doctor, urged medicine while Alfred built a rising career in chemistry. Continued on Page Eight.
SEATO ministers in Karachi accused Soviet leaders of trying to heighten tensions and sow divisions among Asian communities through recent statements and interventions. The six page communique named no individuals but referenced Khrushchev and Bulganin's Asia tour and reaffirmed SEATO’s view that Pakistan’s sovereignty includes the Pushtoonistan area within its borders and within the Manila treaty area.
Youth Center at City Hall elected a Student Board to manage center affairs. Each grade from 7 through 12 is represented with officers Perry Purtle chairman Bobby Meyers vice chair Mary Eppler secretary Sue Houston treasurer and Wayne Johnson assistant. Members meet first Monday each month at 4 pm with citizens invited.
Automobiles driven by Sidney Rogers and W E Bruner collided on South Main St yesterday causing considerable damage to Bruner’s vehicle. City officers reported no injuries and are investigating the accident.
Review of state Public Service Commission orders shows Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. granted a $7,000,000 yearly revenue increase, while Arkansas Power and Light Co. faced two rejections totaling $3,200,000. The piece traces Fort Smith gas investments by W. R. Stephens, past rate battles, and legal appeals through Pulaski Circuit Court and the Arkansas Supreme Court, noting industry and domestic rate disparities and the Fort Smith Gas Corp. history. The article links rate changes, tax depletion benefits, and prior political connections to ongoing litigation and implications for gas pricing.
Mrs Jennie Katherine Shiver aged 62 and widow of the late John Shiver died unexpectedly at her Magnolia home. She formerly lived in Hope for years. Survived by son Frank Shiver of Texas City, stepsons Ernest of Magnolia and Harry of Hope, two sisters Ethel Hendricks of Fi Smith and Paw Glenn of Springdale. Services at 10:30 a m Friday at First Baptist Church with Rev S A Whillow. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery by Herridon Cornelius.
Truman Allen’s wife testified yesterday that the 33-year-old packinghouse worker did not wait for a court to divide their community property. She said he removed chairs and a sofa, dividing them into two equal piles, and moved a dining table to the hall.
A state work order was issued for Highway 29 in Hempstead County starting March 5. Graves Brothers of Pine Bluff won the contract for about 14.12 miles of grading and paving, with a 75 foot reinforced concrete span bridge, at 235,016.31 dollars, to be completed in 200 working days, beginning at junction of Highways 32 and 29 north of Hope and running to Blevins. W. L. Oliver will supervise. County judges urged annexing a county road from Hane to Buckner into the system, but the commission reaffirmed its policy to focus on existing system roads.
An 82-year-old Poingett County woman, Mrs Vanteen Dean Smith, paroled after 26 months for second degree murder. The Parole Board released 40 others and recommended sentence commutations for five inmates. Smith killed Harold A. Dean in Rivervale cafe, death initially reported as pneumonia but autopsy showed strychnine poisoning.
London labor member of Parliament from 1942 to 1955 Uyury Thorneycroft died yesterday at age 4. Major General Leo Richer LaFleche, 87, former deputy minister of national defense and Canadian ambassadorial posts, died yesterday in Montreal.
Washington reports the White House rejected claims that President Eisenhower plans to shrink the presidency after his heart attack. Assistant Press Secretary Murray Spyder said Eisenhower has not reduced constitutional duties and has no intention to do so, while Democrats including Senator Sparkman and DNC Chairman Paul Buller argued health issues could influence the campaign and balance of government.
Roy Thrash of the Hope chamber of commerce announces a 2 p m Saturday meeting of Southwest Arkansas watermelon growers at the chamber office. Attendees may vie for a $1000 cash prize from a San Diego firm for the largest melon. Discussion will cover reviving the festival tied to the third district livestock show on September 26.
Close cooperation between Hope and Texarkana chamber of commerce demonstrated here recently. Texarkana plans a Washington group to boost employment at Red River and Lone Star ordnance plants, with Hope and Hempstead residents benefiting. Local band members head to Conway for an all state band. new officers of Rho Signa pax include secretary Whitlow and sergeant at arms Blake. Intramural festival at Southern State College Magnolia March 20 features Miss Jean Rosg. Frost and freeze threats worry fruit trees as Experiment Station conducts tests.
Senate debate centers on a compromise to farm price supports linking to World War II levels. The proposal would limit restoration of flexible price supports to the election year, with administration defenders arguing for retention of the current system despite criticism of political pressure.
FBI reports a bank robbery attempt in a Nassau County suburb connected to Federal agents. A man named Jed Paisner and an associate were detained after a plan to steal a trunk containing valuables failed. a female accomplice was questioned. Police recovered a stolen auto. no one was harmed.
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