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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1947
Page
6
Classified note describes a new store building south on Lewis Highway near Bob Nichols location. Mentions a price slash of 750 dollars for a house at 810 South ioe Street and a partial sale description with odd formatting. No clear dates or full names due to OCR issues.
Notice to creditors. Letters of administration and testamentary issued to McRae Jr and others for the estates of Evelyn W Hubard and W E Brian deceased. Executrixes named with dates in 1947. Claims must be proven within six months or be barred. Ward esales.
The column reviews Dave Beck and colleagues in the Teamsters union, noting Beck’s ambition and intra union rivalries. It discusses Tobin's influence, potential succession, and the 1940s context of national conventions, patronage, and internal factionalism within the union.
Fayetteville reports the Razorbacks pushing to end spring sports with strong showings in track and field golf and tennis. Parker trackmen suffer first tri meet defeat at Stillwater but set new Arkansas marks as Aubrey Fowler Clyde Scott and Guy Baker lead in sprints hurdles and shot. Golfers sweep two meets led by Richard Bubbal Smart as tennis drops two matches ahead of the conference tournament in Austin. Baseball to play Oklahoma A&M in a two game series at home Friday and Saturday then another two at Stillwater next week.
National League results include Chicago al 6 Cincinnati 4 and St Louis 10 Pittsburg 3 in the second game seven innings. New York 3 Boston 1-11 Philadelphia 7-5 Brooklyn 3-4. Texas League Dallas 11 San Antonio 7 Houston 8 Fort Worth 2. Southern Association Mobile 12 Birmingham 1 Athinta 3-3 New Orleans 1-2 Memphis 5-1 Chattanooga 2-1 Nashville 9-3 Little Rock 5-6.
Len Hartman Fullerton reports from Detroit and Philadelphia on alumni resurgences in 1940s baseball. Philadelphia Phillies veterans Lynwood Rowe and Didehsenard, once aging waivers, anchor a late-season surge against Brooklyn Dodgers to close a pivotal weekend. Cubs and Braves win titles in uneven slates as the league races tighten. St. Louis and New York also post key results with early-season rhythm.
Associated Press report shows Atlanta Crackers winning 2-1 and 3-2 in New Orleans to surge to third in the Southern Association, behind Memphis and Mobile leaders. Chattanooga stumbled 3-2 and 5-2, while Nashville split with Little Rock and Mobile crushed Birmingham 12-1 as Charlie Trippi piled four hits to climb toward league batting lead.
Clarksdale pitcher Paul Meuloiain threw a one-hitter to beat Hot Springs Bathers 54 to in the first game of a doubleheader. Apt Hamilton sparked Hot Springs with an eighth inning homer. Wiloyd Foge collected three hits for Clarksdale. Greenwood and Greenville each won to stay in the race for second in the Cotton States League standings. Caseywood defeated Florida Dorado 4 to 1 and Cremville swept Helena 7 1 and 0 to 0. Seapartere fell further into last place.
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