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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1954
Page
3
Our Daily Bread editor reprints samples from the Razor Blade, a monthly University of Arkansas humor magazine not official to the school. It parodies college life with jokes about intoxicated frat boys, chemists of old, and a student quizzing a psychologist, reflecting student wit in A. D. 15d.
Miss Ann Hale Jr., descendant of Myles Standish and John and Priscilla Alden, is suspended from Wayland public schools after a school committee review cited possible Communist ties. Harvard football figure Endicott Peabody will seek a hearing to challenge the charges. Hale wrote to her second grade class urging love of country and justice, noting differing views but emphasizing liberty.
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co asks the state Public Service Commission to dismiss a petition by the Association of Mechanical Contractors of Arkansas that the gas company be barred from selling free appliances at retail. The association alleges a monopoly in retail gas distribution and claims unfair competition.
A presidential emergency board prepared to recommend settlement terms in a major labor dispute affecting about one million railroad workers. The panel, chaired by former Chief Justice Charles Loring, was formed after mediation failed and a possible strike threatened. The unions seek enhanced medical coverage, a $3,500 life policy, vacations, holiday pay, and free pass privileges for workers and families.
In January Ernest Hemingway was injured in two Africa plane crashes and burned while fighting a brush fire. Italian doctors in Venice say his injuries would have been fatal months ago. Now in Madrid for treatment, he recovers with scars and improved vision.
A 200-foot freighter Omar Babun of 1,275 tons ran aground after pitching in raging seas off Cape Hatteras. Coast Guardsmen rescued 14 crew members amid heavy surf and high winds as Captain Jen Zillle reported the vessel sinking and aground status.
A 1920s bank teller Frederick Bickel earned seven dollars for a silent film extra and left banking for theater. By 1937 Frederic March was a leading film star with earned income of 484 637, famed for Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and The Best Years of Our Lives. Now with Florence Eldridge, they seek quieter years on a Connecticut 15 acre estate, prioritizing family, writing, art, and a broader view of life and the United Nations.
Senator Fulbright charged columnist George Sokolsky with knowingly lying about his planned opposition to Senator McClellan in Arkansas. He cited a Washington Post column and Times Herald item alleging he would team with former Governor McCath.
In Engham Alabama a federal jury found brothers Fred N. Dial and Oscar Edwin Dial guilty of conspiring to hold workers in involuntary servitude on their Sumter County farm. The verdict covers forcing African American prisoners to work and beating a man who tried to escape. Sentencing was postponed to June 4. Oscar faces up to 10 years and Fred up to 15 years plus fines. Additional related defendants were dismissed or to be tried later.
A Cleveland Clinic blaze in 1828 killed 129 people due to poison gas from decomposing X ray films. The disaster prompted mandatory hospital sprinkler systems and changes in film materials, reshaping safety standards nationwide.
Differences surfaced between the United States and France as Indochina combat intensifies. Diplomats fear strain on French American cooperation in Europe and Asia. Secret talks planned in Paris between U S officials and French leaders to avert blame for the war’s course. Discussions will explore internationalizing the conflict and U S conditions for intervention.
Britons prepare for a coronation scale homecoming as Queen Elizabeth II steps ashore at 3 15 p m after a seven month world tour. The monarch faces a thronging London welcome with flags, guards, and a royal procession from the Britannia to Westminster.
Rep Brooks Hays says Congress feels urgency over the Indochina crisis. He accuses some Republicans of downplaying French and British support while Secretary Dulles works to push a full settlement. Hays warns colleagues move too fast to break with past Democratic foreign policies.
The Hope Business and Professional Women’s Club installed a new officer slate during a Rainbow Service. Mrs Louise Griffin, past president, presided as Miss Rosa Harrie became president and Opal Hervey and Charles Taylor were named first and second vice presidents. Wilton Garrett was named corresponding secretary, Ted Maryman recording secretary, and Travis Ward treasurer. Guests included Mrs Eugene Smith and Mrs Cline Pranks amid plans for the state convention in Hot Springs.
A countywide mobile x ray unit will operate May 17 to 21 visiting Fulton McNab Spring Hill Patmos Blevins McCaskill and Hope locations. Eligible residents fourteen and older may receive a free quick screening to aid early tuberculosis diagnosis.
Actress Miss Carroll, long linked with Hollywood, now appears in a radio series titled Story Hour while expressing mixed views on fame. She’s described as a fashionable suburban matron with a French Legion of Honor medal for war work. A six week overseas trip with husband Andrew Herskell is planned.
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