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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1950
Page
4
In Little Rock a special referendum rejected parking meters 5095 to 2410 across all 23 precincts, despite newspaper debates. YMBA and City Council backed meters earlier. the vote hints at eventual adoption amid broader regional parking regulation concerns.
A religious film Like A Mighty Army will be shown at the Presbyterian church tonight at 7:18 o clock. Produced by Cathedral Films for the United Lutheran church it runs 45 minutes and portrays a self-satisfied congregation becoming fervent in faith. Open to all denominations and the public is invited to attend.
Weather forecast shows cloudy skies with warmer temperatures and possible rain this afternoon. The outlook calls for mixed conditions through Thursday with increasing chances of rain in the eastern areas.
Washington March 15 a broad price support compromise advance would allow a government potato giveaway program financed by transportation costs to non profit and international groups. The bill boosts 1950 cotton plantings by 1 25 million acres and peanut acreage by about 100 thousand mostly in Alabama and Texas. Wheat adjustments are deferred to later legislation.
In Iowa City on March 15 jurors continued to be questioned for the murder trial of Robert Bednasek, 24, a University of Iowa student. Attorneys predicted jury selection could last through Friday as both sides probed prospective jurors about family size and potential views on capital punishment. Bednasek is charged in the strangling death of Margaret Gee Geel Jackson, 20, a fellow psychology student, whose death last December 1 occurred at the roving house where he stayed. The defense may argue the death was accidental. The state asked jurors if they could impose the death penalty if instructed by the court.
Most Antarctic sea spiders feed by sucking juices from seaweed or small organisms. These Arctic marine invertebrates rely on fluid extraction to obtain nutrients, with a preference for easily accessible red algae and diminutive prey found in the cold southern ocean.
Temperatures were headed toward normal levels across most of the eastern half of the country with cold lingering in the north central region. The mercury fell to eight below zero at International Falls Minnesota. Warmer trends appeared in the South Atlantic coast area with light rain in parts of Texas and Oklahoma and snow flurries near the lower Great Lakes, northern Idaho, and western Montana. Skies were clear in most other areas.
Vernon Whitten announces his candidacy for the Seventh District seat held by Oren Harris. The Magnolia, Arkansas lumberman decries farm distress, argues for a sane farm program, decentralization, and a world peace role for the UN. He cites 13,600 votes against Harris in 1948 and outlines goals for local control and individual freedom.
Elc Jeff Welch will present mission related pictures from Central and South America at 7:30 PM. He and Mrs. Welch recently toured South America and will share firsthand experiences followed by a brief message. The public is urged to attend the service at Unity Missionary Baptist Church tonight.
Washington lawmakers pressed Senator McCarthy for additional names to back his charges of communism in the state department. He asked for sleep before proceeding as he documents cases, while Dorothy Kenyon denied any communist ties and defended her loyalty.
Little Rock voters rejected proposed installation of parking meters again in a special election yesterday. The tally was 6,995 against and 2,410 for, out of 8,405 total voters. In April 1948 the meters were defeated by 2,387 to 1,849 with 4,518 total votes.
Washington reports the government targets tax dodgers ahead of the 1949 income tax deadline. A $500,000 informer pool funds tips to uncover fraud, while grand juries rush 1943 war profit year cases. Rewards to informers topped $449,984 for $8.19 million recovered, with motives cited from patriotism to personal grievances. The piece notes 40 million taxpayers. Sea spiders swarm the Antarctic Sea.
Herbert Fischbach, 31, Manhattan builder, heads a $12,000,000 luxury apartment project on Riverside Drive for 851 families. He bought the Schwab chateau cornerstone silver trowel collection and aims to finish by Nov 1. The project showcases high end amenities and a push toward expansive city living amid rising costs. Fischbach built his firm from a $500 start, attracting Prudential financing after a cash bid beat rivals. He owns about 20 silver trowels, kept safe from his wife who jokes about cake knives.
Poland confirms withdrawal from the World Bank and likely from the IMF, denouncing the bank as under U S influence and repudiating the Marshall plan. The Polish envoy cites refusal of a 200 million dollar loan as the catalyst, condemning Western Germany's economic role and U S control in European reconstruction.
On March 18 an impressive candlelight ceremony organized by Hope High National Honor Society members welcomed seventeen new Yerger Chapter initiates. Superintendent James H. Jones spoke March 10 on the society’s merits. co sponsors Blanche M. Alston and Torrence oversee Yerger’s NHS chapter.
Watermelon festival committees from Blevins Spring Hill Patmos Fulton Washington DeAnn and Hope will meet Tuesday night March 21 at 7 30 in the Chamber of Commerce office here. They are expected to work out details for an annual festival to be held sometime during the me OD BEAROR.
Arkadelphia attorney J E Still formally announced today as a candidate for Chancellor of the Sixth Chancery Circuit. Still, a Clark County native, served as City Attorney and Clark County Probate Clerk, with ties to Henderson State Teachers College and Magnolia A and M College. He noted the circuit’s crowded dockets and pledged to use his best talents to serve the district, inviting scrutiny of his record.
Director Emmett Thompson reports strong ticket sales for the Seventh Annual Kiwanis Minstrels with two packed shows planned Thursday and Friday at the High School Auditorium. All cast members urged to attend dress rehearsal tonight. Net proceeds benefit the Youth Center of Hope.
A disjointed report describes an attack and alleged vendetta after a trio was jailed in Attala. It cites a 21 witness tally, notes Harris 50 paralyzed by a bullet, and mentions Verline Harris recovering in court. The text references a 1890 Grenada County case with racial terms, linking to a fatal older incident in Mississippi.
The Bleving Training PTA reports progress on school sanitary fountains. The project, begun last year, aims to install seven fountains in buildings and surroundings. The school board supported the initiative and completed installations at the most convenient locations.
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