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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1947
Page
3
Circle No 5 of the W S C S meets Monday at 7 30 p m at Mrs Lamar Cox home with Mrs Lyman Armstrong associate hostess Circle No 1 meets Monday at 3 p m at Mrs Charles Harrell home with Mrs E W Copeland associate hostess
Mrs L M Lile plans a Jackson weekend with daughter Miss Alice Lile a Belhaven College student. Friday night guests include Miss Betty Robins Miss Gywn Evans and John Asher Fighson. Miss Marjorie Braden leaves Saturday for Houston Texas to begin a new position.
The article notes hip fractures arise from minor injuries in people over 50 and require traction and X rays before surgical nail fixation. Recovery emphasizes early bed rest when possible, gradual mobilization, and potential shortening after surgery while aiming for useful function. A separate Q and A advises consistent sleep schedules to treat insomnia without drugs.
Central Standard Time New York May 2 Two broadcasts on the Kentucky Derby are on the CBS schedule for Saturday. A preview at 3 30 p m and the race for 4 30. Hoover poll shows Jack Benny at 27 7 percent climbing from seventh. Bob Hope leads at 31 1 for the fifth straight time. Fibber and Molly third. Fred Allen up to fourth from eighth. Others in top ten include Radio Theater Charlie McCarthy Red Skelton Amos and Andy Screen Guild and Walter Winchell. Tonight NBC airings list NBC CBS ABC MBS programs with specific hosts and times. Saturday items include Home is What You Make It National Farm and Home Country Journal American Legion Memorial program Wake Up and Smile Youth mass Government Pro Arte quartet Villa Victoria Academy choir.
At the two day conference delegates warned that cuts to rivers and harbors funding would harm the national future. Dondero of the House committee proposed halting many survey projects and may push another bill to drop some construction ready projects.
The commission proposes a 12-member court panel with four judges, four lawyers, and four lay members, elected or appointed by specified bodies for four-year terms. The plan aims to shield judges from politics, secure tenure, and provide a pension, with staggered elections and appointments to start this year. Named members include Harrison of Batesville, Ward of Batesville, Cum mings of Fayetteville, Wofford of Fort Smith, Auten of Little Rock, and others.
A list of wind type names used in different regions includes Born Chinook Foehr Mistral Simeon and Sirocco. The note signals diverse regional wind terminology without further details.
Washington reports that on or after October 15 1967 seven grandchildren of Evalyn Walsh McLean will decide the fate of the Hope diamond. The gem will remain in executors and trustees custody until then and may be shown in a museum or kept in a vault. Mrs McLean died last week at age 60 and left her estate in trust for the seven grandchildren with jewelry valued highly and the Hope diamond among the items.
The Roger Bros. 3 ring circus sets up at Fair park showground next Saturday May 3 with shows at 3 pm and 8 pm Doors open an hour early for a free vaudeville and band concert prior to the main event The act list features Buck Owens with Stormy plus hundreds of performers and animals including acrobats analysts and clowns Schools dismiss early for a special matinee event
In Atlanta on May 1, L. E. Butler finished a 12 foot stretch fence costing 120 to block out his sister Mrs. R. N. Quinn and his mother Mrs. Hattie Cannon amid a sanitation dispute. Butler and neighbor Earl Gunner were jailed on a disturbing the peace charge after a dispute over dishwater disposal. Quinn and Cannon threaten legal action to tear down the fence.
At tea time Godfrey Mansbridge pressures Bridget the maid with flirtatious remarks and a kiss danger signals rise. Bridget fears exposure and seeks to leave but Sophie confronts the scene and orders restraint while affirming the household’s standards. The incident ends with Bridget apologizing and Sophie declaring the matter closed.
A State Oil and Gas Commission report shows Arkansas wells have produced at least 15 million barrels of oil since 1922. The Smart field in Ouachita county has 7 million barrels since 1941 with 125 producing wells. Wesson field started in 1945 with about 1 million barrels. Pace City two wells yield about 200 barrels daily. Stephens pool accounts for 8 million barrels since 1922.
In 1929 Edwin Dickinson's painting The Fossil Hunters received $500 second prize at the National Academy in New York City despite being displayed hung upside down.
The Hope Chamber of Commerce board met at the Hotel Barlow to address a fund shortage. They need 2800 more than pledged to date and are selling new memberships to support ongoing and planned programs. Directors give time from business to promote the community and urge businessmen to view dues as advertising expenses.
Detroit May AP Mrs Marie Kay Scawectan a Detroit businesswoman mailed a certified check for 600 to Phyllis May Wood an Australian war bride mother offering to exchange her right eye for funds to pay passage back home Woods husband disabled veteran will use the money to travel with her three year old son to Australia Scawectan praises the young woman and her courage
A reader asks Dorothy Dix how to handle a wife who constantly sucks her thumb, claiming no desire to quit. Dix says the habit often stems from immaturity and humorlessness, making change unlikely.
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