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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1951
Page
4
A lengthy Prescott news item outlines church services at First Christian Church on Sunday evening and City churches midweek prayer meetings. It mentions a Vacation Church School led by Reverend Spragens, a revival at local churches, and social events including a bridge gathering and a buffet supper. The piece notes a youth killed in a nearby incident and lists attendees and volunteers from various households.
Washington May report of Congressman Walter de Mihai Ohio accused of accepting illegal political contributions. A 19 member jury convicted on five counts after four hours eleven minutes of deliberation. Punishment could include prison up to years and fines. The trial also touched on a separate payroll bribery charge. another defendant was acquitted on one count.
Fire destroyed several cafes in Forrest City last night as flames spread rapidly through wooden structures. Fireman Lee Brunette sustained minor injuries and was treated on scene, while Fire Chief Roy L Meats reported the blaze began in one cafe’s rear area.
Pat Foy of Baush High School in Clarksdale has won first prize in the Sixth Lion Oil Scholarship Contest, earning a year of college support and eligibility for a $3,000 Grand Prize scholarship. Principal Smith and local sponsors celebrate Pat's persistence from earlier $100 awards to this major achievement. Miss Pat, known for baton twirling, expresses pride in being the "hickiest girl in Mississippi" as Clarksdale cheers.
Three educators named as judges to select the $3,000 Lion Oil scholarship winner. From left to right are Dr. C. E. Brehm president of the University of Tennessee, Dr. John D. B. Williams chancellor of the University of Mississippi, and Dr. Lewis Webster Jones president of the University of Arkansas.
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