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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1950
Page
3
A fragmented May 23 record discusses proposed tax policy changes including a possible 1 percent rate and incorporation tax. It notes projected revenue impacts of about 1.08 billion and a 175 million reduction in year revenues, with suggestions for three new revenue sources to offset losses.
Prescott readers receive a schedule of community activities for Wednesday and Thursday. The Presbyterian church hosts a pot luck supper at the church, the First Christian and Central Baptist churches hold midweek services and study periods, while Kiwanis features a music program by Mrs. Vivian Moore Gowin and her relatives.
Washington reports the government opened union management talks to avert a June 1 strike on 10 Western railroads. The Switchmen's Union demands a 40 hour week with current pay, plus time and a half for Saturday and double time for Sunday. Other unions press parallel demands as mediation convenes.
Washington lawmakers balk at the post office rule to cut home city deliveries. Postmaster General Donaldson seeks 2.235 billion but the appropriations committee trims it, ordering slower service and one daily delivery in cities. Officials claim 75 to 80 percent of city mail already goes on the first trip. unions decry the plan as inhumane.
A national organization of Missionary Baptists will form at a two day meeting in Little Rock on Thursday and Friday. Dr D N Jackson pastor of Park Place Baptist church among host churches says about 120 delegates from 15 states are expected.
Winnipeg braces for relief after the Red River flood crested then slowly fell from 29.9 feet. 86,000 homes damaged or destroyed, greatest flood in a century for the valley. Dikes hold, epidemic risk if flooded houses are occupied, Army warned, runoff may be rapid with no heavy rain expected.
American housewives under 30 have chosen yellow as their favorite color for clay tile kitchen wall coverings, according to the Title Council of America.
President Truman urged Congress to expand river basin development beyond the army engineers citing Arkansas White and Red basins across eight states. He urged other agencies such as Agriculture and Interior be involved and criticized the act for lacking state consultation while endorsing the bill’s long term value. He pledged remedial action via further legislation.
Seven people died violently in Arkansas during the first two days of the week. Three fatalities occurred near Hope. R. M. Bruner, 57, a car and paddle manufacturer, was among the victims.
Sequences of happy girls and women report relief from functional periodic cramps by taking Cardus monthly. The remedy claims to correct painful organ-muscle contractions and restore normal rhythm, offering a tested relief for simple functional disturbances. If pains persist, request a bottle of Cordus. You’ll bless the day you first tried this relief.
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