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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1954
Page
4
Arkansas Senator John L. McClellan is highlighted as a restrained force in the McCarthy hearings. Mary McGrory notes he avoids personal clashes, expedites proceedings, and stands as McCarthy’s temperate, rule‑bound ally. His strategic questions and insistence on relevant evidence mark him as a stabilizing figure amid the clash.
The proclamation designates May 26 as Music Week in Hope and urges citizen participation. The Fifth Annual Music Festival is set for May 4 at 7 50 P.M. at Hope High School Stadium, with residents encouraged to attend and support musical activities.
Oscar Van Riper aged 78 died Sunday at his Washington Star Route home. He belonged to the Washington Masopie Lodge and is survived by his wife Rhoda Van Riper and two sisters in El Dorado and Texarkana. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. at Liberty Church with ministers Rev Olmstead McCauley and Auld officiating. Interment planned at Washington Cemetery.
Five masked robbers, dressed in Mardi Gras costumes, broke a three-ton safe at Schwegmann Brothers supermarket in New Orleans. They bound the night watchman, siphoned cash, checks, and watches, then fled after a three-hour operation. Police report $35,000 cash, $80,000 in checks, and watches valued at $70,000 taken. Two bandits forced the guard to a wooded area while others emptied the strongbox.
Royce Weisenberger announces resignation as Deputy Prosecuting Attorney of Hempstead County after seven years of service under Lookadoo and Pickerton. He says he left to pursue the race for Prosecuting Attorney, pledging impartial support for the successor and thanking officials, jurors, citizens, newspapers and radio for cooperation. He states continued commitment to law enforcement regardless of election outcome.
A Sunday storm with heavy rain and lightning caused minor damage across the area. C C Spraglins suffered cuts from shattered mirror glass and received treatment at Branch Hospital, with a blood transfusion. he was to be released soon. A bolt started a small fire at W E Bruner’s home, quickly contained. Minor damage reported in Bedcaw and Blevins. Hope saw slight harm. The Water and Light plant lost a transformer and lines damaged lambs.
Arkansas residents approved an average mill increase in school district taxes in the March 20 elections. The state Education Department reported an average rate of 84.42 mills, about 10 mills higher than the 1999 level when the levy began its rise. Eighty seven percent of districts voted to raise milage, while four districts defeated proposed increases.
Ned Ray Purtle son of Mr and Mrs Ned Purtle Hereford Breeders of Hope led dairy judging at the University of Arkansas invitation Arkansas Colleges competition. He earned the University of Arkansas gold watch as high scoring individual and is a Southern State College Dairy team member and Hempstead County 4H alumnus. As a freshman in 1953 he was high scoring in beef cattle judging in the same Arkansas Colleges event.
Scattered frost was forecast for tonight in north Arkansas as a storm system moved through after heavy rains and high winds. At least one death was attributed to the storms and a child drowned when his bicycle entered a rain-swollen creek. An elderly woman was critically injured in a separate rainstorm auto crash. The Weather Bureau in Little Rock warned of frost in the northeast and northwest with lows near 28 degrees in the northwest.
Hope merchants distribute Hope Bonus Bucks on every purchase from May 4 to May 20. One dollar earns one bonus buck, with a $60 purchase capped at $50 in bonus bucks per item. The public auction Thursday May 20 at 4:30 at Second and Main features hundreds of dollars in prizes led by a Westinghouse Automatic Electric roaster.
The Order of the Rainbow Girls will hold an initiation tonight at 7:30 at Masonic Hyde. All members are urged to be present.
A new color motion picture titled The Life of John Westey will be shown tonight at 7 30 at the First Methodist Church. All members and friends are urged to attend.
Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens told Senate investigators he would not cover up for anyone in subversion cases. The exchange occurred during day eight of the Army McCarthy hearings as Stevens defended the Army against McCarthy’s charges of obstruction and discussed Maj. Gen. Kirke B. Lawton’s discharge and the Peress case. He recalled no notice of McCarthy’s approval for actions and noted he had no information backing some dispatches about Schine’s social life.
The Arkansas Supreme Court issued rulings on multiple appeals from various circuit and chancery courts. Decisions include affirmations, reversals, and remands in cases such as Paul Hagan vs Grady Knowles, George Coffey vs Cora Coffey, Farish vs Ben M Hogen and Perry, Joe B Rye vs Garland Chancery, Lite et al vs Catherine Griffith et al, and others from Hot Spring Bradley and Garland courts.
A weekend of violent storms along the Mississippi Valley left at least 27 people dead across eight states. Severe tornados struck towns including Grandfield Shawnee Stroud Meeker Pawnee Tipton Dale Davenport Big Spring Snyder Sparks and caused major flooding and road closures. One drowning occurred near Minco Oklahoma and another in Cardin Shaw, with extensive property damage and emergency rescues reported.
Five days of rainfall totaling four to five inches drenched Hope while a chilly 48 degree morning brought out boats downtown. A Texarkana SSA rep will be at the Hope Employment Office at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Marine recruiter James W. Clark will be at the Post Office May 5 from 11 a.m. to 1:40 p.m. Washington reports Carlisle P. Robarts named chief rifle protector of Hempstead Rifle and Pistol Club with officers Charles Graham, John Gary, Charles Gough, Diane Helms. Youth division restricted to under 10. George Yates of Ashdown bought a young Guernsey sire from Birdsong Acres. Boy Scouts planning under Caddo Area Council with Chester Anderson, Papa Willis, and Ray Tutner involved. An electrical storm caused injuries to C. C. Spraging and a nearby fire to Bruner home. delay in Fire Department contact due to downed lines. Winfred Huckabee and spouse left for Rockaway Beach Missouri for a week, returning from Narrows yesterday.
Vietminh halt third assault on Dien Bien Phu as French defenders resume supply drops into the besieged fortress. Early communique notes night fighting with artillery and mortar harassments. Rebel pullback remains unconfirmed while Vietminh artillery presses in the northwest stronghold.
Washington dispatch notes primary elections Tuesday in five states Ohio Indiana New Mexico Alabama and others with local issues dominating ahead of national headlines. New Mexico features a Republican senatorial primary with Gov Mead’s ally Meechem facing factional opposition while Clinton P Anderson in Democratic race stands unopposed. Republicans contend to split Mechem’s hold.
An eight member military panel began deliberations on Corporal Edward S. Dickenson, 24, of Grubers Neck, New York, accused of collaboration and informing while a prisoner in North Korea. The court opened with a 46 minute charge and adjourned to 1 a.m. EDT for possible verdicts, with a finding required of at least seven votes for guilt or innocence.
In Little Rock a Kansas Supreme Court ruling reversed a divorce granted to Dr. George Coffey of Hot Springs. The case involved alleged collusion and indignities, with the High Court dismissing the trial court’s decision and affirming the chancellor’s decree.
The United Steelworkers Wage Policy Committee meets Thursday and Friday to finalize a contract demand package. They expect wage increases and improved insurance, amid seven bargaining rounds this year as industry leaders caution on wage outcomes. The committee signals tough bargaining with the big steel employers, aiming to set terms for the nation’s steel industry.
A fragmented report describes extensive wind damage estimated at about a million dollars with mentions of impact on homes and properties. Specific locations, dates, and named responders are unclear in the readable text.
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