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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1948
Page
7
Washington outlines a busy summer agenda as Congress races to finish major work before party conventions. Key items include housing reform, income tax reforms, civil rights measures, the Reciprocal Trade Agreements act renewal, Tideland questions, displaced persons policy, and Atomic Energy Commission appointments.
A mother about 25 and three of her five children died in a Wilson North Carolina fire after an explosion in their home. Mrs A H Collins died at a Memphis hospital. Children Wayne three Jeweldine months and a two week old boy perished. Two older siblings survived. Husband worked nearby and arrived as neighbors prepared to transport Mrs Collins. Tenant manager C T Lynch said the fuel poured into the stove sparked the blaze.
AP analysis notes Bevin arguing a Western Europe economic and military union would not lead to war. It discusses the risk of inadvertent conflict, Cold War tensions in Europe, and the role of Communist ascendancy in blocking or provoking global confrontation. The piece cites General Eisenhower and Moscow’s strategy in Czechia and Italy.
Washington May 5 Senator Morse of Oregon accused some Republicans of resisting the reactionary tag as the party contemplates its national convention. Morse said he proposed a liberal group of progressives but was excluded from the initial meeting hosted by Senator Baldwin. He questioned party loyalty and noted several senators who had occasionally opposed party lines while discussing control of the GOP and adherence to traditional party principles.
Southwest Arkansas home demonstration councils plan National Home Demonstration Week events May 2 8. Radio programs in multiple counties feature style revues 4 H club exhibits and community get togethers. Clubs will sponsor chair upholstering a mail box painting program and a flower show in Pike County. Pajama donations for Aransas Children’s Home. stories and contests promote club membership and home demonstration work.
Harrison May 6 On support of a plan for restoration of the long idle Missouri and Arkansas Tailway is being clustered in towns along the portion of the line at Arkansas. The Harrison Chamber of Commerce is conducting a campaign to obtain pledges for the purchase of 100000 in stock of a corporation which would buy the line from its present owners and operate it between Neosho Me and Kensett Ark. Other Arkansas communities on the railway are trying to get pledges for 156000 in stock. The restoration plan was drawn up by Kelly F Gibson of Tulsa Okla and Eureka Springs Ark. Under the plan, his backers forming a corporation would seek to borrow 1250000 from the reconstruction finance corporation to purchase the line. They would lease equipment from the Kansas City Southern Railway and operate the M and A between Neosho and Kensett. The Gibson plan has been called the last chance for restoration of the M and A by former State Senator Roy Milwn of Harrison a leader in restoration efforts. The M and A owned by Salzberg and Co of New York has been idle since a walkout of employees in September 46. An Interstate Commerce Commission examiner has recommended that the line be abandoned and sold for salvage.
May 5 Fayetteville UP reports a Pulitzer Prize editor will address the University of Arkansas Press City banquet. May 18 Club President Seevest of Port Smith announced details. The event crowns a Miss Arkansas Traveler from journalism-minded coeds. Last year’s winner was Miss Carol Sekuen of Coffeyville Kansas. Little Rock May 5 UP notes former editor Houding Carter of Greenville Democrat Times won for anti Bilbo campaign.
A tornado struck Blocker Oklahoma and swept across several towns from Okemah to Ardmore. Four houses were destroyed and 16 damaged in Blocker with no deaths. Okemah reported roofs blown off shops and warehouses and two homes demolished. Damage estimates reached thousands of dollars in Blocker and about seven thousand in Okemah.
Sidney S. McMath gubernatorial candidate opened his campaign headquarters in the Capitol Motel here, signaling activity in Hot Springs at least until late in the campaign period.
A fragmented notice from Rogers Arkansas references April 19, 1847 events and mentions Mrs Miller with devotion to duty. It also notes a naming related to “First: the Year” in a chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, though details are incomplete.
A retail notice promoting Super Right meats touts value with pricing at 75 cents and 25 cents. The ad emphasizes affordability and quality in a compact sales pitch.
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