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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1948
Page
2
Newspaper radio timetable lists programs for May 3 and May 4 including Adventure Parade Superman Captain Midnight Tom Mix Newsreels sports segments and music shows with times and host names across morning and afternoon slots. Several program titles repeat across day parts and include branded segments and variety acts.
Central Standard schedule notes NBC CBS and ABC listings for May 8 Monday night. Programs include Thunder at the Hudson and Voorhees Concert at 8 30, Quiz Show at 6 30, Paul Whiteman and Gary Cooper segments, and Red Skelton on CBS with Double or Nothing on the air. Special safety council Shaw and Ovvie mentioned.
Little Rock on April 29 articles of incorporation were filed with the secretary of state by Luckett and Suns Contractors Tac 40 to operate a general construction business in Springdale Authorized capital 46006 Incorporators Wey Luckett Hattye Dickett and Courtney C Crouch
Westbrook Pegler critiques a Civil Liberties Union report on the New York stock exchange clash, condemning rioters and police violence while attacking government officials and labor leaders. He asserts police force should be absolute in emergencies and questions the integrity of federal appointees amid New Deal era politics.
May 3 report from Little Rock details Arkansas high school Big Six football conference electing officers for the Class AAA division. J L Patterson Pine Bluff president Lewis Mahoney Hot Springs vice president Fr Wright North Little Rock secretary Jefrank Jones Fort Smith treasurer Herbert Schwartz North Little Rock statistician. Members listed include Little Rock Fort Smith North Little Rock Fort Dorado Hot Springs and Pine Bluff.
An organizational softball meeting is set for 7 30 p m Wednesday at Hope City Hall. Supervisors Nolan Tollett and Lawrence Martin call the Softball Association into existence and plan to form a Teague team and begin play soon. Directors listed include Charles Armitage Bari Clifton and Claude Titer y. All interested are invited.
Hot Springs Bathers remain half a game ahead in the cotton States League after a wild Sunday. Natchez racked up nine homers in one game to beat Pine Bluff 8-3, with two games called due to curfew and darkness. Greenwood defeated Helena 6-1 as Trice Leonard faltered early and Rene Solis starred for Greenwood. Clarksdale routed Greenville 14-1 to claim their third win.
A fragmented wartime report recounts violent clashes in Chicago with May Day massing by Communists and police counterattacks. It notes lax postwar enforcement, political influence on the coast guard, and debates over how cops handled rioters amid Labor struggles and civil unrest. The narrative questions accountability and highlights the tension between authority and workers.
State College Pa May 3 The experts back Penn State as the Easts top reading power for 1948, coach Bob Higgins noting he lacks tackles but optimistic about strengthening the line. Also, AAU Gym meet drew about 4,000 daily fans, Notre Dame targets 20,000 for war veterans game May 5, and plans swirl around the Billings Pioneer League's home opener with Crosby, Stanwyck, and Taylor in attendance.
Louisville May 3 UP The Derby winner Citation looks toward a Triple Crown and a money record while observers eye Calumet’s Comet’s chances to surpass Stymie. Arcaro praised the Derby winner and Belmont prospects as trainer Ben Jones ties Derby record with his fourth victory at the U.S. mint Calumet Farm.
Carl Lindquist notes Pirates fans seek a fresh start under manager Gilly Meyer after an eight of twelve start. Ralph Kiner stars with two homers against Ewell Blackwell and a left field catch that helped a game finish in Pittsburgh. Multiple NL and AL results follow, including Duke Snider’s two homers and a Phillies win at Philadelphia.
Britannica cites India as home to specialists who made ropes only for horses and elephants. A separate line mentions overactivity of the thyroid gland as a cause of cure trouble.
National League matchups include Chicago at St. Louis and New York at Cincinnati with night games in both leagues. American League features Philadelphia at Washington in a night contest. Yesterday’s results show Brooklyn 9 Philadelphia 0 and 6-2 Philadelphia over Brooklyn, New York 4 Boston 1, plus Pittsburgh Cincinnati 4 with incomplete final details.
Alexander edges to National Capital Open title with four rounds in the sixties and a final 68 in rain for a 271 total. Bobby Locke is runner-up at 277, Ben Hogan third at 280, Demaret 28th for fourth, while Middlecott and Keiser tie at 283.
Little Rock reports the death of Elizabeth Pierce Lyman 89 longtime organist and choirmaster at Trinity Cathedral. Daughter of late Archbishop Henry Pierce, she was a Mobile native and served the Arkansas Episcopal diocese for 30 years.
Notice filed in Hempstead County Arkansas shows a petition signed by qualified electors of Ozan School District No. 8 seeking dissolution of Gran Seha District and annexation to Nashville District No. 1 A and Clow District No. 18. County Board of Education will meet at the Hope County Court House at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday May 18 1948 to consider the petition. E B Brown, County Supervisor of Education, May 2 16.
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