27 Mar 1956
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1956
Page
1
Senator Kefauver travels through Los Angeles Orange and San Francisco areas promoting a fair open convention. He cites past pressures and asserts Truman’s backing could ease his bid while campaign teams meet with workers and attend breakfasts and gatherings.
A Prescott weekday page records Cub Scout Den 4 meeting at Mrs. Mack Roberts home planning a skit for the pack’s monthly gathering. Den 6 met at Mrs. Carroll Bratton’s home with plans for arrow points and badges. A Lions Club meeting at Nevada County setup seeks to form a chapter, with John Burgess of Berryville visiting and officers to be elected. Social notices include bridge club hostesses at Mrs. O W Watkins’s home with spring decor and a salad course, plus various local visits, guests, and a hospital announcement for a newborn Jonathan King born Thursday at Cora-Donnell Hospital to Mrs. Stark formerly Kay King.
Officials say there is no known plot against President Eisenhower but seek to determine if ginger ale aboard Chessie 29 was poisoned or if illness came from food. Nine people from crew and relatives dined together. several suffered stomach upset after consuming beverages. Tests in Baltimore and Charleston await results as maintenance and cleaning proceed. Materials show no definitive cause yet.
The section reports ongoing partisan clash over price supports for crops and dairy. Benson is invited to speak before the House forum, but Chairman Cooley canceled the session, saying he would not allow the secretary to use the committee as a platform for mission work in support of party aims. The House committee remains divided as opposition to administration persists.
California has more automobiles than any other state at 4,879,210, with New York second at 3,893,980. Missouri records 7,739 miles of railroad, per the compiled figures.
Northwest area markets steady with demand for food items. broilers and fryers at 22 cents. Batesville Floral area market steady with fair to good demand and broilers and fryers at 22 cents. Cotton futures volatile on Washington developments with new crop months up early then retreating. May 95.62 July 83.44 October 52.31. Hogs at National Stockyards higher with mixed grades, most around 14.78 to 15.00, sows and boars varied. Cattle and calves broadly steady, prime and high quality listings, stock steers and heifers showing strength. Sheep steady with good and utility grades mixed in.
Wheat and corn prices listed with various lots and grades. Soybeans and byproducts noted along with barley and feed figures. New York stocks show copper weakness spreading. several issues gain while overall market trends down slightly. Poultry and produce updates from Chicago USDA reports with live poultry counts and price ranges. Butter markets ease with wholesale prices lower and quality grades quoted.
Central and southeast Arkansas forecast shows mostly cloudy conditions with possible thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Temperatures in the mid to upper 70s today, cooling to the 50s in the north and 60s in the southeast tonight. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures across the state with highs in the mid 60s to upper 70s and widespread cloud cover.
Afternoon and tonight expect thunderstorms and cooler air. Wednesday turns partly cloudy with cooler highs in the 60s to 70s, and night lows mainly 40s to 50s. Strong winds shift, then diminish by Wednesday, with panhandle readings around 45 to 60s in the extreme south.
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