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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1948
Page
4
Hope chamber delegation meets officials to demand a durable solution for Third Street, arguing the current light concrete base cannot bear U.S. 67 traffic and a new concrete slab may be required. The piece contrasts local finance and eventual bypass plans with the need to repair properly.
Twenty years ago today ex service men planned a banquet at Hotel Barlow as the first of two countywide dinners. The South Arkansas Chamber of Commerce met in Hope with Secretary Luther Ellison of Camden in charge. Several home clubs planned a May dress making route walk. Miss Lillie Middlebrooks of Hope announced her candidacy for county treasurer. A Masonic program in Fulton featured Mary Jett June Orton Dorothy Moses Mildred Adams Dorothy Rogers Chas Rowland Berkce Fay Seymour Carlotta Moses Mary Roberts Ruby Walters Audrey Cox Iain Weaver Lynn Harvel Mona Buecklin Van Joes and Charlie Wede Waflecs.
United States leaders scramble to avert a national rail strike before dawn Tuesday. White House meetings and cabinet talks chart efforts to prevent widespread disruption as unions press for action. Seizure authority remains undeclared, with officials stressing last-resort options and hopes for an agreement.
The Hope Council of Church Women will host a May Fellowship luncheon and program at the First Christian Church on May 21 at 12 30. The program theme God design for children emphasizes every child in the fabric of fellowship with Rev Neill Hart of Camden Methodist Church as speaker. Tickets are available through local churches. all church women are invited. Mrs J E Cooper is council president.
An annual Valentino seance at Baleuns Lair, Valentino's estate, drew 30 mediums who claimed messages from the late actor. The circle sat around a table as it swayed and tapped, but other attendees doubted any genuine manifestation. Lokanatha, a Buddhist monk in a gold robe, attended as guest of honor.
Mrs. Sallie E Murphy age 78 wife of the late Pivivy R Murphy died early today at her home in Ozan She had lived there 60 years a native of Union county survivors include two sons H C Murphy of Ozan E BE Murphy of Texarkana a daughter Mrs Q C Rabims of Ozan two sisters Mrs J A Hooker Nashville Ark Mrs Josie Pritchard Oklahoma City Okla three brothers Tom Waller and Lownie Gathright all of Saratoga five grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral services will be held at St Paul Church at 2 pm Saturday with burial in St Paul cemetery near Ozan
Twenty four Hempstead veterans in firm training received firsthand information from act demonstrations. John Keck of Soil Conservation presented terrace tines last month in Spring Hill while Wea assistant state forester John Peters lectured and demonstrated forestry and management yesterday on a Gunter Lumber Co tract.
A long isolated US post office at the bottom of the Grand Canyon serves an Indian community with mail still delivered by horse. The remote facility remains among the few in the nation where foot travel or pack animals are the only means to reach homes and carry mail letters.
Edward Curti reports that on May 7 1 9 2 9 British mandate ends at midnight as HaAnsh militia claims seizure of Sejera and Arab El Fidha between Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee and a hill near Safad. Casualties cited on both sides. typhoid cases rise in Acre among Arab refugees. inoculations ordered.
Washington May 7 The House Un American activities committee probes the Federal Communications Commission following Rep Hebert request to determine if the PCC is part of a Red network Hebert cites Edward Lamb of Toledo with expansive Communist ties Lamb denies being a Communist FCC Chairman Wayne Day says no evidence supports the charge The inquiry aims to uncover any links or influence within the commission
HAL BOYLE reports from Rapid City on Sioux culture and language noting Sioux avoid profanity. The piece contrasts native restraint with English swearing while recounting impressions of Black Hills tourism and historic figures like Coolidge and Melchior.
A Hope Rotary luncheon featured Carl Smalley detailing modern building codes and enforcement challenges. Local officials and chamber delegates discussed U.S. Route 67 repairs, SPG Road deterioration, and coordinated with state and county offices for a resurfacing and base replacement plan.
Chicago May 7 41 A near complete tieup of the nations 225000 rail system appears likely if the strike by three operating unions starts next Tuesday morning Three major measures are being taken by the carriers in preparation for the walkout by some 180000 key workers engineers firemen and switchmen They include embargo notices on freight shipments notices to non striking workers of possible layoff and notices to passengers of risks in traveling during the strike Some roads announced plans for complete layoff of workers if the strike becomes effective and major carriers said they would not run trains without strikers The strike schedule prompted talks of service cuts and possible discontinuation of operations on several routes to minimize disruption by the possible walkout
Fragmentary OCR note describes a route to the Supai Aviz community at the rear of the Grand Canyon area. It mentions an uplifted trail approximately 4,800 feet from a gangway in the first mile and a bend of rocks along the route.
Detroit May 7 UAW quits talks with Chrysler calling a strike inevitable as mediators push to avert a walkout by 75,000 workers. The union seeks a 40 cent wage hike plus fringe demands while Chrysler offers six cents. Bonnie-Tripp law looms but UAW argues cross state plants complicate coverage.
An authoritative U.N. sourced report says Britain will not appoint a mayor for Jerusalem. Britain notified UN officials that it will end its mandate and transfer authority to a neutral commissioner. US efforts to mediate a peace plan continued amid Arab Jewish tensions and upcoming deadlines.
Washington May 7 Sweden and Luxembourg qualified for Marshall plan aid as aid shipments totaling 4,000,000 plus were approved for four other nations Denmark Austria Greece Netherlands and Western Germany will be represented by letters. The total allocations approved amounted to 110,629,237 dollars as part of a 3,300,000,000 euro package.
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