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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1956
Page
2
Lightweight promoter notes a likely televised middleweight clash as Sugar Rey Robinson faces Bobo Olson Friday night. The contenders bring title pedigree and punch for a hard fought bout in a closely watched match.
Notices report local church activity at White Rose Chapter 416 0 E S election May at Waters Crossing Hope with officers Joe Ella Moss Bennie Holt Elizabeth Henderson. Funeral for Elizabeth Henderson May 12 1950 announced by Hicks Funeral Home. James McDonald 13 preached first sermon at BeBee C M E Church BeBee membership adds 37 new members. James from a family of five has not seen his father since age two, mother sole caregiver for 11 years.
Landy, the Australian mile great, plans a brief Miami stopover after two sub four minute miles in seven days during a U S goodwill visit. He won the Fresno West Coast Relays by over 74 yards, then suggested the mile may be his last, intending to focus on the 1500 and possibly the 5000 meters for Melbourne 1956 before retirement.
Brooklyn veteran Carl Erskine credits a steel ball drill for softer muscle tension and improved control as he tosses his second no-hitter of his career, defeating the New York Giants 3-0. His 11-8 record last season left him seemingly forgotten in the Dodgers World Series triumph.
The St Louis Cardinals, aided by new pitcher Dickson and Herman Wehmeier from a recent trade, swept a doubleheader from Chicago 2-1 and 14-7. Harvey Haddix struggled for Philadelphia as Pittsburgh beat them 11-2. Dodgers swept the Mets to take third, while the Yankees held a one game lead over Cleveland after splits.
Don Finsterwald, 26, from Bedford Heights Ohio, wins the $25 000 St Louis Open at Sunset Country Club for 274 14 under par earning 5 000 and moving to No 2 on the money list He led wire to wire with rounds 65 71 69 69 amid strong winds in a four round 6 277 yard par 84 88 72 course Finsterwalds third tour victory tops his 1952 pro start and adds to Fort Wayne and British Columbia opens Maxwell Berke Casper and Bach share second at 277 with 2 160 prize money and Souchak leads PGA earnings.
In a candid interview, Eri Skine describes doctors advising winter rest from exercise, the spring efforts to loosen a persistent stiffness, and how a steel ball exercise aims to ease lingering tightness despite a modest career record.
In Newark Ohio three youths rented a motor boat at Buckeye Lake on Saturday night. After ten minutes the boat was found adrift with its motor running. Deputies worried they had drowned before the trio explained they tied off the boat and left without turning the motor off. They were not identified.
Baseball and other results show leagues standings and tonight schedule. Notable: St. Louis leads NL with 15-7 record. Milwaukee 11-4, Chicago 4-13. Brooklyn 12-09. New York 9-19. Tonight games include Chattanooga at Atlanta and Nashville at Birmingham.
Texas Tech begins steps toward joining the Southwest Conference as a committee is named to meet rivals in Dallas. Athletic director DeWitt Weaver, away from Lubbock, comments Tech will need many athletes for a tough league while Border Conference participation may continue through next spring.
Barons beat New Orleans 7-1 behind Jom Gebhard sixth win and fifth complete game as Birmingham solidifies slim lead. Memphis slimly ahead of second place, while Nashville, Mobile, and Chattanooga post varied results in a busy Southern Association schedule.
James T. Mangan, who has claimed all outer space, said it is okay for Ford Motor Co. to invite his bailiwick. He gave an official go ahead to Ford plans for guided missiles and possible space exploration.
Notice states the partnership Hope Furniture Company between R V Herndon Marl Cornelius Herndon and Terrell S Cornelius dissolved. Terrell S Cornelius sold his interest to R V Herndon and Rufus V Herndon Jr and the remaining partners continue as Hope Furniture Company. Debts and obligations remain payable to the new firm. Witnessed May 10 1956.
St Louis Cardinals General Manager Frank Lane and manager Fred Hutchinson confirmed a delayed trade involving Solly Hemus and Bobby Morgan. The swap aims to add versatility and power, replacing pitchers Harvey Haddix and others sent to Philadelphia for Murry Dickson and Herman Wehmeis.
The document proposes Amendment No 44 to the Arkansas constitution. It outlines a levy of an additional real and personal property tax after voter approval, specifying up to five mills total, with limits for general purposes and a designated pension fund for retirement salaries and widows and minor children. Details cover levy methods, eligibility, payment timing, and legal framework. The notice includes approval by March 24, 1953, and dates May 7 to October 29, 1956.
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