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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1953
Page
4
An editorial tirade questions U S propaganda and the social strain during hard times. It argues the nation suffers from income inequality and class tension, blaming political rhetoric and a deep economic divide for unrest and disillusionment. It asserts democratic pain persists as wealth concentrates.
Hope City police filed driving while intoxicated charges against Lynn Norwood after a three vehicle crash at Hagel and Third Street. Norwood’s auto struck a parked truck owned by Duke and another car driven by Mrs. Kelly Walton, all sustaining Fender damage. An ambulance on an emergency run also reported minor damage on South Main.
Brookwood students will perform at the annual Music Festival in the High School stadium on Friday May 12. First and second graders will present two dances Deel for in Oysters and Winkey Dinkey with performers Ray May Nancy CarolynEd Bargentine Judy Ann Clingan Jimmy Carell Williams Mary Gail McRae Jimmy Jarrett Nena Walton David Potterfield Jun Nis dummy Clingan Rafer Johnson Karl Ray Murphy Pamela Parson Johony Schooley Sharyn Collier. Fifth grade pupils will present a square dance featuring Judy McDowell Jagan Holder Mary Angel Daniels Mike McNir rough Sandra Hobbs Buddy Ball Linda Purtle and Charles Blackwood.
Funeral services for Lucius Frank ah Sturgis aged 60 will be held at 2 pm Tuesday at the Mineral Springs Baptist Church. He died after a heart attack while at work at Midwest Dairy Company yesterday afternoon. Survived by two brothers Sidney of Saw Carolina and Ernest of Miners Springs and a sister Mrs Daisy Meverkte of Hope.
A large explosion and fire destroyed four businesses in Texarkana injuring no reported people. The blast damaged Mots Suit Shop Crone Do Stope and two Midi shops, shattered windows and a nearby garage. Witnesses described a terrifying shock as the blast traveled up to four blocks.
MILO FARNET reports seaborne and air units including New Jersey St Paul and destroyers shell Red positions around Wonsan harbor in the heaviest action in months. American ships bombard fortifications while dive bombers strike the city and bridges. Submarine Endicott sinks three enemy submarines as observers note the 153 mile front may be stably tense.
Harris Willians aged 79 died at a daughter’s home near Yosxarkana. He was a resident of Cooper Texas. Survivors include a brother Burton Harris of Blevins.
Yesterday Judge HE Pilkinton issued divorce decrees in several cases. Tom Seesgins vs Mary Scoggins grants custody to the plaintiff. Paliser vs George Palin grants custody of minor children. Sopha Westbrook vs Otha Westbrook grants custody to the plaintiff. Mary Helen May es Saher May grants custody of minor son.
Adlai Stevenson writes in Souls magazine that Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist Chinese army is not as strong as some think and has little chance to rally Communist-controlled China. He supports patience in Korea and Asia, warns a US backed invasion would require extensive planning, and notes the Nationalist force on Formosa averaging 28 years old.
Roosey F. Wagner former Democratic U S senator who sponsored the Wagner Labor Relations Act and other New Deal legislation died yesterday at 75 after a long illness. He resigned from the Senate in 1949 because of illness and died at his son Robert Wagner Jr.s home in Manhattan. Funeral services will be held Thursday. Wagner served nearly 25 years in the U S Senate but illness kept him from attending sessions in later Congresses.
Fulton youths will sponsor a church benefit dinner at the Fulton School on Friday May 6 at 7 30 p m. Mrs Cecil Cox teaches the Sunday school and plate niches are priced at 75 cents while hot dogs and cold drinks will be available. Proceeds go toward repairs for the church per reporter Mrs S H Sceymeur.
HAL BOYLE argues men avoid shopping and let wives pick outfits, noting husbands fear salespeople and buy what they do not want. He says both sexes display vanity, but men mostly defer to wives for clothing choices, citing fear and conformity as the main causes.
Washington U. Eisenhower administration asked Congress for foreign aid to bolster defense against the Soviet threat. President's message led by Gen. Headley and cabinet officials outlined plans to fund defense and aid for allies, arguing long term security hinges on these measures. Continued on Page Two.
Mrs Richards is on authority at Homeport and attends a local service. The text mentions neighbors and a council meeting at West Main Street and a local event at THE cord area. Researchers note names like Rainia Duvery and Neiphittiossy in scattered phrases without clear context.
The proclamation declares the 80th National Music Week and urges all citizens to observe and participate. It announces a festival on May 1 at the high school stadium in Pea, to celebrate modern life and community action, signed on the May 2 by the official.
Secretary of State Dulles urged Congress to continue foreign aid at about 5.8 billion dollars annually, a figure higher than many lawmakers favor. He led Cabinet members and Gen. Omar N. Bradley in the Eisenhower administration’s bid for major operating authority, with arms aid to U. S. allies under consideration. Republicans and some Democrats urged cutting Truman’s prior 7.6 billion forecast, seeking a lower start for the new year.
Thirteen Cub Scouts from Mope's Pack 62 joined the Texarkana Scout Circus on May 2. The highlight was a Storybook Lands show with a Hope Scouts stunt titled Cinderella featuring Mariha Allison and Sue Moore as riders. Cast included Stanley Laughlin and many others in the coach and animal roles.
The U S Weather Bureau in New Orleans predicts temperatures near or slightly below the 58 to 82 range through Saturday with light to moderate showers sporadically. Arkansans and locals should expect little rainfall overall and generally dry conditions between systems.
Taft urges further reductions in defense spending arguing for a comprehensive wartime role survey to trim arms costs. He says Eisenhower will pursue deeper cuts and stresses reorganizing the Defense Department to save, while opposing immediate large scale downsizing without a thorough review. He pushes for a plan to identify essential weapons and missions and to ensure savings without weakening national security.
Several cooperators of the Hempstead County Soil Conservation District began Coastal Bermuda grass nursery plots. Readiness notes list participants from Hope and surrounding areas. Emory Thompson says plots, if properly cared for, should furnish ample seed for other plots in 1954.
Eight witnesses testified that they did not observe any mistreatment of the child. The proceedings mention the body of a child and possible connections to a foster case, with references to detectives and continuations on page two.
An informed Bangkok source says the Reds push toward the Lao capital of Vientiane and threaten Prabang as they seek to capture King Sisavang Vong and topple the royal administration. The plan aims to seize control of Laos and force surrender of the government.
The Senate moves toward a vote on a bill to claim state ownership of offshore submerged lands, despite strong opposition arguing it would cede federal property. Amendments were debated and awaiting final passage, with supporters citing restoration of rights to states after 50 years. The vote outcome remained in doubt as opposition pressed legal and political battles into 1964 and beyond.
The Mackin Corps reports 69 Marines previously listed as missing are now believed held as prisoners of war. Names include Murphy of Mone Ark and Gravion Hicker of Peavh Orchard Av. The Corps cites department and law guidance and indicates efforts to forward letters.
Hoboken authorities report a waterfront shooting at the dock area. A dock leader, connected to the International Longshoremen Association, was killed. eight to ten men were questioned as part of the probe. The incident echoes prior waterfront violence tied to New York New Jersey port operations. The victim died at St Mary’s Hospital. Police chief John Ney led pursuit efforts as inquiries continued.
U S secretary of state in congressional testimony argues against pressuring allies to halt all trade with Communist nations. He warns internal forces within the United States could push an old leadership aside and questions broad bans, amid McCarthy era tensions over China trade.
State educational leaders will attend a conference for teacher improvement at Mendelson State Wouthers College on Friday. The program features a member of an inderette who will sing for the group, with loyal school personnel planning the outturn. Other notes include trout reports from the Game and Fish Commission near Narrows Lake, Mary Hardin Baylor College activity in Belton, and student recognitions at Yerger High School in the Kellogg Foundation program.
DANMUNJOM The Comand today accused Reds of smoke screen tactics in the Korean truce talks as Gen William K. Warleton resisted Allied pressure. Allied chiefs warned about 40,000 prisoners and the Reds’ stance offered no sign of concession, with the neutral nation role debated and North Korea calling the issue “important.”
In a murder case against his wife, head defendant cannot testify as the defense witness denial by the court is discussed. The trial opened with prosecutors and defense attorneys arguing over admissibility and potential prejudice amid jury selection. The defendant faces life imprisonment if convicted, with testimony issues shaping the proceeding.
In a Pacific airlift, three transport planes carrying 149 U S soldiers wounded and freed from Japanese prison camps landed in Honolulu and Hawaii with ten men aboard each group. The mission, including Americans, two Canadians and one Colombian, marked the third wave from Tokyo with injuries and medical needs. Zach Dean of Douglass and a Hawaii boy Travis Al-1Poi were among those freed. two liberants remained in Tokyo for further medical care.
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