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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1952
Page
4
A list of radio shows scheduled for New York on April 30 including comedy, drama, music, and talk programs. Notable entries include ABC evening lineups with Marlene Dietrich and other performers, plus variety and game segments across stations.
Listed results show varied scores including Baltimore beating opponents 8 to 0 in 12 innings, San Francisco and San Diego with different results, plus postponed games at Oakland and Houston. Other notes mention Milwaukee Indianapolis wagering, Texas League action, and several city matchups such as Tulsa, Dallas and Houston.
The report lauds Patty Berg for a 2034-4 score over a 6200 yard Richmond, California course as a landmark achievement in women’s golf. It notes her comeback from a car accident and compares her feat to great male exploits, while highlighting ongoing baseball ties and local sports angles. The piece also mentions Bobby Ross as a budding athlete in the Texarkana circuit.
Reports list Southern Association games with notable mismatches and several teams scoring in different cities. National League results show New York and St Louis dominance. American League highlights include Chicago and Detroit performances. A stray incident details a theater rescue in Awchesboro after a sleep event at an early hour.
Stanky takes lineup control for the St Louis Cardinals in a game against Brooklyn, introducing changes after becoming manager. He walks and doubles, leading to six first-inning runs as Schoendienst moves to third and Stanky to second, with plans for a more active role and a lingering question about his impact. The Cardinals rally behind Staley’s win as Westlake and Slaughter shift, while other league results unfold across the American and National leagues.
Retired golf pro Juits Oscar Ackerbloom, 46, died today in a Little Rock hotel where he resided. He had retired due to ill health after long service at Fair Park and other clubs. Survived by brother Ed, mother Mrs. Ackerbloom, and others. arrangements incomplete.
Williams belted a 284th homer for the Red Sox in his final appearance, amid a roaring crowd of 24,764. The moment capped a festive pregame send off as fans cheered Williams’s last turn at bat, before possible departure for military service.
Midwest spring heat wave continues with warm weather expected across most Eastern states. National temperatures dip below freezing in Northeastern Maine while readings stay cool elsewhere. New date records set yesterday in several Midwest cities. Minneapolis reached a midsummer high while Madison and Rochester logged lower values.
May 1 report shows Gov. McMath saying at least 16 million of the new 32 million highway program will be let this year while Chief Highway Engineer Alf Johnson claimed only 8 million would be contracted. McMath added prior-program work would be let within 60 days, and Johnson noted cleanup of earlier projects. In Conway County, Mrs. Herbst White was appointed probate clerk, succeeding Ansel Swain.
Multiple local notices list gospel singers at Mt. Zion CME Church on May 3 and Rising Star Baptist Church on May 4, a pastor’s 12th anniversary April 28 to May 4, and a City Wire Junior singin moved to Rising Star Church. Verger Elementary May Day Drive concluded May 30 with prize totals and winners, plus announced May Day Coronation on May 3 at 1 30 p.m. with Mary L. Andrew and Thedrick Milne as royalty.
In Soestijk Netherlands on April 30 Queen Juliana watched as hundreds of youths formed a giant map of the Netherlands on the palace lawn using thousands of tulips. The tribute marked her 43rd birthday with 23 trucks transporting the tulips from the producing area.
The Forties tale centers on Leonie amid a damaging unsourced rumor about her with Calvert. Henry pushes to confront the Calvert clan while Heloise worries for Leonie’s reputation and a potential impact on Lincoln Calvert. The family debates what action to take.
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