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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1950
Page
4
A burglar raided the Star building, taking records and books but sparing intricate printing machinery and tons of newsprint. A $100 cash reward is offered for information or return of parts. Governor Sid McMath announced state aid to local schools will match last year's funding for 1950-51, with local taxation filling any gaps.
Hope High school auditorium hosts Dr. Gaffney celebrated magician in a Lions Club event to aid Boy Scouts. Tickets available through Scouts. selling all tickets admits each Scout free. Lions purchase a portable barbecue barleymaster as a prize to the top sellers.
Local scout troop leaders Mary Lewis Ann Adams Betty Jane Burroughs Shelby Riley and Sue Ann Smith will join a 38th anniversary radio broadcast Tuesday from 6 to 6 15 p m Mrs William Routon leads the program inviting the public to tune in for the Girl Scout observance on the air lasting a quarter hour.
Oilmen boosted national oil reserves to a new high as debates over using up U S resources continued. The report notes the surge amid wartime demands and strategic energy concerns. In a separate note, the National Education Association estimated that in January 1950 at least 250,000 city children were in school only part time.
Forecast shows fair skies and milder temperatures this afternoon. Tonight and Wednesday expect increasing cloudiness with warmer conditions across Arkansas.
The Hope Star building was entered during the night with filing cabinets searched and circulation records, office receipt books, and letters stolen from the publisher's desk. Cash receipts remained in the safe, while a $100 reward was offered for information leading to arrests. Entry likely through the front door. investigators from city and state police, the sheriff, and the prosecuting attorney are on the case.
Retail price increases of up to five cents a ton are expected today in the Pittsburgh area for most soft coal grades. A post‑strike survey shows dealers anticipate a ten cent per ton wholesale bump by Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co, with a total retail rise around 25 cents a ton.
Kiwanis Minstrel rehearsal set for 7 30 p m at the high school with public performances Thursday and Friday nights March 16. A parade of queen contestants lists Betty Roberts instead of Patsy Roberts, per club spokesman. Proceeds fund the Hope Youth Center, a Kiwanis sponsored program.
Arkansas Supreme Court denied Southern Newspapers Inc’s damage claim for a linotype machine damaged in transit. The ruling affirmed a Garland county circuit court finding that the claim filed within the bill of lading terms was not timely.
A list of donors contributing to the Boy Scouts shows amounts ranging from 1 to 600 dollars. The total donations listed sum to 1,553.50. A side note mentions U S Marines using hand grenades in the Revolution under John Paul Jones.
Quebec jurors begin deliberations in the case of Alfred Guay a 32 year old jeweler charged with planting a time bomb to kill his wife Rita and others aboard a Canadian Pacific airliner that crashed on September 1 The prosecution says Guay sought a $10000 life insurance payout and to pursue a romance with 18 year old waitress Marie Ange Robitaille while the defense argues against the murder charge with the need to consider all evidence and testimony presented by both sides
Harold Christoffel once Milwaukee labor leader was sentenced to two to six years after a federal jury found he lied to the House labor committee about ever being a Communist. He had been convicted previously on a perjury charge.
Patmos High School junior class presents Who's A Sissy a three act comedy by Austin Goetz Friday at 8 oclock. The cross section of small town life promises humor and seems ready for top performance. Admission is 20 cents. Public invited.
Burgess Garrett is named business manager of Hope High School's senior class play Our Town to be staged April 6 and 7. His assistant is Larry Moses, with a business committee including Linda Foster, Marcell Smith, Billy Gunter and Richard Bruner. Other committees will follow.
Washington reports that the state department faced accusations from Senator McCarthy alleging a former Spanish Republican army officer Gustavo Duran as a Russian agent and claiming poor security in state posts. McCarthy also charged Dr. Harlow Shapley with affiliations to 30 communist fronts while Brewster urged ousting policy makers with Communist leanings.
Lion Oil Company runs an ad puzzle on page 2 inviting readers to choose the best ad that conveys Lion Oil's efforts toward economic improvement in the South. After judging, readers compare with a panel of experts on page 6, with another chance next month.
Navy Recruiting signals stronger volunteer enlistments monthly for both specialized training and general service. Ex servicemen, new recruits, and ex-students with educational backgrounds have open paths to training at San Diego, with options to serve on the east or west coasts. Texarkana recruiters will interview applicants in Hope each Monday from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. Coeducation in Japanese universities was virtually unknown before the war.
The Soviet weekly New Times is banned in all French territory by order of the interior ministry. The action cites persistent attacks on France. Times is distributed globally in several languages.
Washington March 14 At least one of President Truman's 21 new reorganization plans drew opposition as discussions began. Some members opposed stripping Robert N Denham of authority at the National Labor Relations Board while others questioned abolishing the maritime commission and shifting its duties to the commerce department. The President argued the plan would end jurisdictional confusion from divided responsibility. Denham and the NLRB have clashed, with Denham labeled pro labor or pro employer by different sides.
Winter continues to drop heavy snow across much of the United States. Temperatures remain cold with below normal readings from the Midwest to the Northeast. The freezing line pushes into the South as central Canada air chills North Dakota Minnesota and parts of the Dakotas. Snow covers New England New York western Pennsylvania West Virginia and northern Alabama Tennessee and surrounding areas.
A partial OCR reads like a court or attorney statement about income, service, and dealings with parties. The readable text is fragmentary and lacks clear names, dates, or outcomes.
Avieption of the Q Attorneys for Thoma electrocuted. Last Friday, successfully sought a jury in Little Rock courts upheld Hensl Tusal for their client.
A garbled clerked notice indicates law enforcement actions against offenders in a residential area. Claud Sheriff Roy Welss and Atty propose desist orders and protection measures, with focus on telephone lines and local safety.
The Larry Crabbe Sigs in Shreveport La present a Thursday night program at 7545 oclock to raise funds for the new Blevins project under construction. The American Legion sponsors the event and proceeds will go to the effort.
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