13 Mar 1956
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1956
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment mentions Pine Bluff in July 1954 and Magnolia with ASC, Morgatys, and an Agriculture Department investigation. It notes an anonymous letter prior to an office action and an unspecified response from a department, but readable details are sparse.
Public notice announces sale to the highest bidder for cash of 125000 of school bonds dated 1938 bearing interest. The bonds mature serially from 1957 to 1968 and are payable from building and tax funds. They offer an annual surplus pledge and are subject to bid requirements and certified check. Contact board address Hempstead County Arkansas for details Andrew Graves president and Mrs Gile McNell secretary.
Markets across the region show steady activity with fair to good demand. Poultry prices note broilers and fryers around 21 cents, Chicago butter receipts rise near 1,178,000, and U.S. stocks mix with steels and rails mostly down while livestock at St. Louis markets remains largely steady with hogs and calves trading within tight ranges and several price bands listed.
The article reviews 1950s property assessment ratios across Arkansas counties, noting rural ratios dipping to 6.15 in Saline and rural-urban totals led by Stone at 22.08 with Montgomery lowest at 6.77. It cites county variations, court challenges by railroads, and Pulaski and Mississippi County figures, linking 1955 General Assembly actions to anticipated school funding via property tax.
An inter rexpres sion indicates US Russian church talks may resume after years of stalled diplomacy. Patriarch Alexei and a sole interpreter were present, with Pr Blake stressing a shared mission beyond national diplomacy and denying government reporting obligations.
Director Alfred Hitchcock, aged 56, reflects on his career from Germany to Hollywood. He notes 45 to 50 films since his early work, talks of blocking every scene to cut costs, and highlights fame as a box office asset. He plans a film titled The Wrong Man about a musician wrongfully arrested, while joking about acting and producing.
Dr Blake cites crucial terms on the agenda at a news conference focusing on what churches in two countries have done and will do to promote world peace and the freedom of churches to fulfill their missions within each nation.
Gilbert Green, a leading Communist official, was found guilty of contempt of court for skipping bail five years ago. The 49 year old party chairman, previously sentenced to five years for conspiracy to advocate violent overthrow, surrendered to serve the term. Sentencing for contempt set for March 28 by Federal Judge Archie O. Dawson.
New York Times reports a five week survey of Negro white school integration across the South, with 17 state summaries and a DC section. It groups states as Integrating, Divided or Delaying, and Resisting, noting white opposition to change and regional tensions shaping race relations.
Delegations from Arkansas and Oklahoma plan a March 26 briefing to urge Congress to fund Arkansas River projects. Rep Hays and Rep Trimble expect large turnout with lawmakers, aiming to start construction of Dardanelle Dam in Arkansas and Eufaula Dam in Oklahoma, part of a broader river development program including a 9 foot navigation channel.
The editorial insists reporters were sent to observe and describe what they see, not to produce sensational accounts of strife and terror. It stresses the duty to seek facts and explain events with clarity and restraint.
Mrs. A L Kimball, 70, died in an Oklahoma City hospital from burns suffered at her De Queen home on December 2. Her clothing caught fire from an open stove. Survived by her husband and son Ray Kimball, publisher of the De Queen Citizen and the Te Queen Bee. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
The text notes several large dams and reservoirs for navigation, flood control, water supply, and power. Congress previously funded 450000 for Dardanelle and Eufaula, but no construction began. Eisenhower urged start of Eufaula reservoir and Dardanelle rock and dam, tying it to a potential billion dollar Arkansas River development.
The report states that about 24 million Americans are over five years old, indicating a broad age span and significant share of the population.
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