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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1958
Page
5
The House Armed Services Committee approved an $23,90 pay raise plan by an 8 to 2 vote after defeating a delay motion. Chairman Carl Vinson said the measure will be voted on in the House Monday. The bill proposes a pay system linked to proficiency and would grant salary hikes to most officers and enlisted personnel except those in the lowest grades.
Guernsey High School presents the three act play Faith Nope and Flashy Friday night March 21 in the auditorium. Jay Woulias wrote the script and Alyin Hickebee directed with Rayford Fetassiit as student director. Admission is 25 cents. Cast includes Sally Pyersons Bithe Butler Tony Ly Nina Um as Uie Tings e kedpel Mrs Oligis Orkney Betty Geithe Cook Mamie Me Barkts Deree Assy Rai Crulspe Janice Metver as Mg 30 Crebbe and others. roles feature Deny Griffis Regete Van Pwilles Tommy McRoy Melvin Jones Gena Norvell and Jimmy Gray.
Weather data for two hour interval reads like a garbled report. Mentions high 07 and low 20 with total precipitation 7.77 for the year. credits United Press and Sanitation division with unclear attribution and a Friday note, plus scattered fragments about Friday and September related terms.
Argentine President Artur Frondizi said he will be unable to visit the United States before his inauguration May 1 but plans to travel to Brssel Chile and Uruguay before taking office. He hoped Eisenhower would extend an invitation, and he looked forward to talks with President Nixon at the inauguration.
City Board of Directors race ends with Hendrix Bradgins and Lagtune Williams tied at 161 votes each. Officials suggest another election may be required if one candidate withdraws, but no action was announced.
Cattlemen approve plans for a fall feeder calf sale in Hempstead County. A public meeting at Hempstead County Court House discussed organization, operations, and oversight by the Arkansas Agriculture Extension Service and Cattlemen Council. Plans include moving cattle from farms to sale pens, weighing and grouping by breed weight and quality for sale through local markets.
Washington dispatch reports a House effort to block President Eisenhower administration plans affecting farm supports and planting allotments. The measure would curb support prices, raise taxes on farmers, and impact Benson’s farm policy promises. Debate centers on controlling farm program costs and potential veto risk.
A Georgia confession was read in court in a first degree murder case. Prosecutor H B Manns noted the defendant Lamar Hans allegedly admitted fatally shooting Ray Woodall at a hospital employee’s home. The jury of eight men and four women heard the statement after defense counsel objected to the admissibility of the confession.
New York agency reports extreme temperatures across regions with highs around 85 and lows near 16 below. The Bureau cites widespread cold snaps and rapid shifts, noting May forecasts and regional readings from Villa, Arkansas to Colorado.
A vehicle collision on Highway 4 caused heavy damage and injuries. Officials described two drivers, one from Hope and another from Oklahoma City, as seriously hurt. The crash involved a Farm Co-op store trunk and a longvehicle, with authorities continuing to investigate.
A garment factory blaze in New York City killed 25 workers and left many missing. Fire officials and city leaders ordered a thorough investigation into safety lapses at the plant on Broadway near a main thoroughfare. Survivors described chaotic scenes as flames trapped workers on upper floors and the stairways, while investigators combed the wreckage for cause and the fate of several missing persons.
A garbled report describes an incident involving a Sawyer who loses three fingers in an accident. Names and local details are unclear due to text corruption but refer to individuals and a town context. The piece appears to recount the mishap and aftermath with several broken phrases and misread placeholders.
A native named Hope dies in California. The fragmentary note mentions Bowder and other unclear phrases related to California and a possible death notice.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference students and faculty involved in a recent activity at an unspecified location. No clear names, places, dates, or outcomes are readable. The item lacks sufficient detail to confirm event type or participants.
Amid federal unemployment relief debates Arkansas lawmakers and Gov. Orval Faubus oppose federal aid conditions. Arguments cite fear of federal control and public safety costs. Proposals favor state funded relief or alternative plans to address jobless workers without federal strings.
A fragmentary OCR item mentions Bleving Jubler and Glassin with phrases suggesting disbelief or alert. The readable text is garbled and noncontinuous, offering no clear event, date, location, or attributed actions to summarize into a coherent news item.
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