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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1948
Page
2
The piece portrays Theodore Roosevelt as a highly versatile leader. It notes Britannica’s view of him as a naturalist, soldier, author, and historian, highlighting his wide reading and prominence among his era’s figures.
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin told a Labor conference that the real danger of a future world war lies in Russia’s war of nerves. He opposed aggressive action against the Soviet Union and urged diplomacy, Berlin stay, and a peace conference among wartime Allies. He noted Britain may seek a new loan from the United States to aid European recovery and warned against allowing Communists to seize power in Western Europe. Bevin described Western European defense talks as necessary for survival and urged adherence to normal diplomatic channels. The remarks referenced the Stalin Wallace peace letter and the need for lawful avenues rather than appeals to publics of allied nations. The piece also recalls the history of the baseball commissioner post and a comment about Saint Anne as patron saint of glovers.
Howard W. Blakeslee reports a seven foot long ten legged cannon shown at the international petroleum exposition. The device lowers into wells, fires pistons to deploy hollow legs that sample rock as they split outward, producing core samples for test analysis. A glass marble torpedo variant uses hardened glass marbles driven by nitroglycerine to probe old wells.
Fayetville May 20 Three gubernatorial hopefuls John Lonsdale Jr Bob Ed Lofton and Charles Fleming say delegates to the national Democratic convention should be elected by popular vote. They also support keeping poll taxes and oppose private toll highways and changes to the merit system. Fleming and Lofton back younger voters and tax and liquor policies. Lonsdale guards against home rule and voting age changes.
Washington May 19 Senate Republicans failed to craft a compromise on the draft bill amid a dispute over racial provisions. Senator Russell of Georgia argued against a plan requiring service regardless of race, while GOP leaders consider a substitute by Senator Lodge to resolve the dispute. The draft bill would revive selective service for men 19 to 25 for two years, with a reserve option for 16 to 18 year olds. House Rules Committee hearings on a separate draft proposal proceed with registration for ages 18 to 30 and a two year service obligation.
British physicist Sir William Crookes developed the first cathode ray tube, once seen as a scientific plaything. It spurred the invention of the X-ray machine and later became central to television imagery.
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