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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1948
Page
3
Our community calls for action on Fair park roadways to support summer activities. The piece highlights plans for softball, tennis, picnics, and the municipal pool, urging cooperation among City of Hope, Livestock Association, and Chamber of Commerce to fix essential park roads.
National guardsmen with fixed bayonets escorted thousands of workers into the Swift Company packing plant at South St. Paul Minnesota as crowds shouted boos curses and Nazi salutes. Guardsmen held the line as 34 trucks and ambulances arrived along with military detachments to guard the facility amid a weeks long strike by CIO United Packinghouse Workmen.
President Truman urged a new reciprocal trade program deemed necessary for America's world leadership. The Ways and Means Committee approved a Republican backed bill extending the tal tal tal taltal for one year with an amendment curbing presidential authority over tariff levels. Democrats said the measure would sabotage the trade program while secretary of state enjoyed calls to maintain current terms.
Purchase of Morrilton Cotton Mills in Arkansas by Arkansas Cotton Mills Inc is announced by owner C. Y. Duke of Little Rock. Articles of incorporation filed with the Secretary of State list several Virginia and Wisconsin names and cities including Richmond Staunton Charlottesville and Waynesboro.
The Arkansas Association of Insurance Men plans a meeting in Hot Springs on May 1 to express support for federal tax relief and discuss equality. A resolution urges Arkansas delegates to seek party commitments on those issues at the national convention. Minutes indicate Miles and Litsle Books among attendees.
HAL BOYLE reports that Andrei Gromyko, longtime UN figure nicknamed Grom, will depart for Moscow ending a three-year stay. The 36-year-old diplomat shaped Soviet strategy, delivering vetoes and speeches in English or Russian, while becoming a famed, aloof presence at Lake Success.
The choir of First Christian Church will present a Musicale on Sunday night May 16 at 7 30. A varied program includes solos duets quartets and choir numbers with offertory and postlude. Performers include Warren Jones Ted Jones and F Howorth among others.
Arkansas hospital director Moody Moore reports tentative federal aid for about half of 14 projects. Total program cost around 3.36 million with two thirds funded by locals. federal money 1.964 million yearly for five years. Beginning by July are West Maimplus Malvern Mena Crussett Monticello beds ranging 30 to 150. Additional units planned for Little Rock and Benton with broader approvals in Wrine Atlkadelphia Siloam Springs and others to replace overcrowded facilities.
Mrs. Turney Hamlet state president of the American Legion Auxiliary spoke at the district meeting in Hone Friday about aiding five Veterans hospitals. The group turned out 5000 trained and 7500 untrained workers last year and promoted the Christmas Gift Shop with a personal gift for each veteran. They tagged, wrapped and mailed 3000 packages for Ft Root veterans and 500 for Fayetteville, at no cost to the veterans. Officers and new units were announced, with Hope and Horatio units forming and Mrs. J. C. Arnold chairing the DeQueen event.
President Truman told Republicans to keep foreign affairs out of the 1944 campaign while asserting Democrats will win in November. He criticized Congress for curbing domestic powers and lauded a united front behind the United Nations program, stressing that foreign policy should end at the water’s edge.
A federal jury in Texarkana awarded Cree Gunter administrator of Donald W. Gunter of Hope $14 833 in a dam ages case against Strick and Transportation Co arising from Donald Gunter’s death in a January car crash north of Gordon. The estate sought $91,000. verdict reached after lengthy deliberations. The court schedule notes three civil suits and May court actions.
S/Sgt Vernon B Schooley finished a year of US Air Force duty in Japan. The report notes his service with the Airways and Air Communications Service at Johnston Air Force Base. Details include prior entries about training and postings, with references to Wiesbaden and other locations, indicating a broader Allied assignment history.
A column assesses potential outcomes of a nascent Jewish state facing Arabs. It weighs invasion risks, possible two nation division, guerrilla warfare, and the threat of a broader world war, noting Jewish military strength and Arab supply challenges. It highlights UN mediation and the impact of U.S. recognition.
Little Rock May 15 The state income tax filing deadline looms with midnight approaching. Individuals earning $23,806 or more must file, while married couples with $3,500 incomes also owe returns.
Washington May 15 The switch to recognizing Israel was seen as likely to push immediate end to the Palestine arms embargo though officials warned the ban might stay if Israel faced Arab danger. President Truman called for a truce and de facto recognition was praised by Senator Vandenberg while debates focused on discouraging Arab invasion and competing with the Soviet Union.
Cadet Lt Wade N Powell of Patmos graduates to solo flight after a highly supervised session marking his progress toward working the wings. He is the son of Mrs W A Powell of Patmos.
Msgr. Edward J. Flanagan, founder of Boys Town, died at 2:05 a.m. Berlin time at the 279th Army Station Hospital during a visit to study youth conditions. He collapsed at Harnah House after a dinner, reportedly of coronary at dection. Attending were his underling Patrick Norton, his nephew Patrick Morairby, and doctors. Funeral plans to be arranged with Boys Town officials. the body to be sent to Omaha or Boys Town by air. Flanagan, named a monsignor in 1937, founded Boys Town in 1917, building it from a ramshackle shed to a large, inclusive community for boys of all backgrounds. he also served as an expert consultant in Japan in 1947 for General MacArthur.
Donald T. Stearn, a Veterans Administration contact representative, will be at the Hempstead county courthouse in Hope on May 21 at 9:30 a.m. to assist veterans with benefits. He will advise on education and training, hospital, medical and dental care, life insurance, loans, disability compensation, pensions, and vocational readjustment. Information will also cover benefits administered by other agencies.
Tel Aviv and surrounding areas faced sudden air attacks as Egyptian and Arab forces struck settlements. Haganah reported planes dropped devices and fired on targets, one plane downed and an Egyptian pilot captured. Egyptian statements claimed battlefield gains near Gaza and Bethlehem. Haganah reported evacuations at Attarot and Kafandia airport as Arab offensives pressed along the coast and frontiers.
Gwendolyn Frith and Laura Hodnett received certificates and lapel emblems from Farmers Home Administration for long service in the Department of Agriculture. W. Highfill, Arkansas state director, noted this was one of many such awards across Arkansas and the nation, with three 20 year and several 10 year recognitions.
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