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17 May 1947
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Hope Star in Hope, Arkansas
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1947
Page
1
Investors Ignore Bargains as Stocks Slump and Dividends Rise
AP notes the market sees value in shares 5.3 to 8 percent yielding but public demand remains weak. Analysts cite doubts about sustained dividend rates, higher costs, and weak demand, with cash preservation favored amid economic storm warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Stock Exchange
New York
Interviews With Women Are Tough
Grant Charter a Georgia veterans service claims rep explains how husbands typically ask about maternity benefits for pregnant wives. He recalls one tense encounter with a visibly pregnant mother-to-be who pressed the $64 question and forced a pause before answering. He later reflected on the awkward moment and noted the doctor's June timeline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Soroka
Atlanta
Grant
Carter
Georgia Veterans Service
UN Security Council Greek dispute overheats with Yugoslav clash
In the United Nations Security Council a heated exchange erupted between Andrei Gromyko and Herschel V Johnson over the Greek question. Yugoslav delegate Sava Krasanovic was allowed to speak after arguments over procedure and order, as Colombia's Alfonso Lopez Lopez struggled to keep debate within one aspect of the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Manning Lake
United Nations Security Council
Andrei Gromyko
Russia
Herschel V Johnson
United States
Sava Krasanovic
Yugoslavia
Border Commission
Balkans
Johnson
Warren R. Austin
Krasanovic
Greece
Bulgaria
Albania
Gromyko
Soviet Union
Alexander Cadogan
Kasanovic
Alfonso Lopea
Colombia
Truman rushes to bedside of ailing mother in Missouri
President Truman flew from Washington to Grandview Missouri to be with his 94 year old mother Mrs. Truman who is described as very serious and weakened by a heart condition The former president was joined by secretaries Charles G Ross and Matthew Connelly as he traveled by air to care for his ailing mother and her fractured left hip has healed but the heart remains the chief concern
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview
Truman
Wallace Graham
Graham
Mary Jane Truman
Washington
Charles G. Ross
Matthew Connelly
Mr. Truman
Marathon Bridge Game Record Seeker Retired Lombard Worker
Irygve E. Meyer, a Lombard retiree with 36 years of daily Chicago commutes, claims a bridge record. He estimates 18,720 bridge games and about 468,000 miles traveled, playing in a four during each trip to and from work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Irygve E. Meyer
Lombard
Meyer
Basket Plant Union Reach New Contract Agreement
Cooper's International Local 78 and Hope Basket Company reach a contract after negotiations yield hourly wage increases from 24 to 10 cents based on seniority. James O Rowe announces signing next week as Local 78 claims 75 percent of workers are union members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper’s International Local 78
Hope Basket Company
James O. Rowe
AFL
Rowe
Local 78
Compny
Hannegan Rees quarrel heats up over Post Office
Washington May 17 AUP Chairman Edward H Rees of the House post office and Civil Service Committee says he wants to learn if Democratic national Chairman Robert E Hannegan interferes with Postmaster General Robert E Hannegan. He stresses no partisan motive but a need for efficiency and plans to probe political appointments impact on the postal service. He notes the department employs more people than any other and should focus entirely on its duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edward H. Rees
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Robert £. Hannegan
Robert E. Hannegan
Kansas
Post Office Department
House
Rees
Postal Service
Post Office
Teachers Ride Bus to Do College Work
Plans are under way to provide a school bus for teachers traveling to Arkadelhia for summer college work. Teachers near Hope and Hempstead counties want shuttle service to Arkadelhis a campus. Notify E. R. Brown County Supervisor of Schools now if interested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkadelfaia
Hope and Hempstead Co
Bac
Arkadelhisa
E. R. Brown
County Supervisor of Schools
Hope
Philander Smith College
Social Security Rep to Visit Hope Arkansas May 20
A Social Security Administration representative for Old-Age and Survivors Insurance will be at the U S Employment Office in Hope Arkansas on May 20, 1947 at 2 p m. Benefits depend on wages earned in insurable employment. A postal card is available to request a statement of wages credited to your account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Administration
Hope
Arkansas
U. S
Social Security
Steps to Break Farm Boom Are Being Studied
A June 9 conference by government and private lenders and farm leaders will seek ways to slow farm real estate gains. President Truman, citing land prices 92 percent above 1935 39 averages, urges action to prevent a repeat of wartime farm collapses. Invitations go to the Fed, Farm Credit, banks, insurers, and major farm groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Anderson
Truman
White House
Agriculture Department
Shale Cliffs May Supply Future Fuel
In Rifle Colorado the first day of a government oil demonstration plant is shown as Commodore W C Greenman outlines plans to use shale retorts to assure America of fuel in emergencies. He describes the plant as part of a program to prevent national shortages when natural petroleum may fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rifle
Colo
West
America
Oday
Colorado
W. C. Greenman
USN
Naval Petroleum Reserves
United States
Chanute Kansas Creates Debt Free City Powering Liberty
Chanute Kansas operates as its own utility owner and financier, yielding a debt free city with no tax levy since 1930 and about 350000 to 400000 dollars in treasury. City clerk Ross Cooner notes utility rates stay average while funding municipal costs of roughly 125000 dollars annually. City ownership expanded via buyouts and bonds since 1893, turning water gas and electricity into public services that fund government and a growing airport, building, library, pool and memorial. The program now includes a 500000 dollar plan to expand power output into rural areas and four nearby communities. Citizens experience prompt service with strict collection and disconnection rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
Chanute
Kas
America
Kansas
Florida
Nevada
Civic Ledger
Ross Cooner
Threa
Earniings
Vate Electric Power Company
Cooper
Telephone Strike Ends as Union Accepts $4.42 Increase
Southwestern Bell Telephone settles for a weekly wage rise of about $4.42 for nonsupervisory workers in five states Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma Texas and parts of Illinois The NFTW affiliated unions will be respected and some fringe items and job classifications are adjusted while a union shop and certain other issues remain unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Southwestern Bell Telephone
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Everett Cotter
Southwestern Bell Telepho Workers Union
Pany
NFTW
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Illinois
Louis
Cotter
Decla
Belley
Mock bombing raid over three eastern cities entertains cautious praise
United Press reports SAC officials pleased with a long distance B 29 demonstration over New York Philadelphia and Baltimore despite fog and low clouds. Gen Kenney called the raid pretty good and said more training is needed while noting no real defense was shown and costs exceeded 37.5 million for planes with gasoline topping 123 thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Aviation
Washington
Strategic Air Command
SAC
New York
Army Air Forces
Philadelphia
Baltimore
George C Kenney
United Press
Jack V. Fox
Marom.sa
Sener
Kenney
Manhattan
Eastern Seaboard
ABC
U. S
Ft. Worth
Tex
Tucson
Ariz
Reparations Put On Hold For Italy And Hungary
Congress urged President Truman to ask Russia to forgo reparations from Italy and Hungary while U S relief channels needy nations. The instruction was added to a 350 million dollar post UNRRA relief bill approved by a Senate House conference committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Steele
Washington
Congress
Truman
Russia
Italy
Hungary
U. S
Senate House Conference Committee
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
House
Efficiency Experts Surveying Salt Lake County Operations
Two efficiency experts surveyed Salt Lake county government for three months. The period expired with work incomplete, prompting a county commission letter from Robert S. Herman earning 350 dollars monthly and Tom Metos at 300 dollars monthly. They urged completion and offered continued services for time available. The county commission accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake County
Robert S. Herman
Tom Metos
County Commission
U S May Lock Door on More Foreign Relief
Washington reports indicate that Congress may approve 350 million dollars in foreign relief, affecting funds for rehabilitation and aid to war‑hit nations. Korea and Europe are discussed as potential recipients, with a special fund for medicine and relief operations and a cap on American contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Congress
Senate Reign Relations Committee
Truman
Korea
Senate House Co
United Fund
Europe
Hungrydren
United States
Austria
Gary
Poland
China
Lipton's Tea Sale Spur On Mincing Lane Trade
A murky clipping notes Sir Thomas Lipton plans to push a tea trade off Mincing Lane amid renewed selling activity. The item hints at Lipton’s involvement in a branded tea product and market movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lipton
Mincing Lane
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Lnvitations
Federal Reserve Board
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American Farm Bureau Federation
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National Grange
National Farmers Union
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Germany
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By Dewitt MacKenzie
AP Foreign Affairs
George Marshall
Big Four
Stalin
Britain
France
Bevin
House of Commons
London
Georges Bidault
Winston Churchill
Churchill
United States of Europe
Bidault
Central
By Jack Bell
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