Our Daily Bread Sliced Thin by The Editor
A brief note labeled Our Daily Bread Sliced Thin from the editor reflects on a failed idea. It critiques efficiency and cautions against overreliance on a single approach, urging reflection and adaptation.
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1953
Page
3
A brief note labeled Our Daily Bread Sliced Thin from the editor reflects on a failed idea. It critiques efficiency and cautions against overreliance on a single approach, urging reflection and adaptation.
The piece recalls early hype for news on records and phonographs and contrasts it with enduring business cycles. It reviews a large U.S. manufacturer’s annual figures showing 160 million in cash assets against 267 million in accounts payable, plus 147 million due from trade, and 221 million in inventories, illustrating the fragility of even major firms amid market ups and downs.
Residents report Lt. Charles T. Price a 1947 Hope High graduate and Buckner area native was seen in a Chinese prison camp after being shot down in Korea on February 7 1952. Parachute escape noted. War Department advisory confirms sighting.
Parks athletic director Kelsey Moore will convene at 7:40 in the Chamber of Commerce office with all youth baseball sponsors to approve rules and regulations. An appeal invites sponsors of girls teams to form a proposed softball league under the City Parks and Recreation program with Sunday School classes or other groups, preferably women. Details via Mrs. Dick Watkins.
A World War I casualty note states fourteen thousand Italian children were wounded in the conflict. The brief entry notes the human cost amid ongoing hostilities and reflects the broader wartime suffering in Italy.
Mrs. Benjamin B. Dickson of Cullen Louisiana died of a skull fracture after a pickup truck overturned on Highway 29 two miles south of Hope. Her husband driver of the auto and Robert Lee Dickson sustained injuries. State Patrolman Guy Downing and Deputy Sheriff Jimmie Cuol investigated. Two other weekend accidents included a Missouri Pacific mail boat collision at Hazel Street crossing and a minor crash between James Wylht land and Willie Cooper on East Thiet Street.
The Hempstead County TB Association and the State Board of Health mobile unit held clinics in Hope to screen residents. Over four days 1486 X Rays were produced, marking the most successful clinic yet, with volunteers from PEO Chapter Hope and Medieval Auxiliary aiding Thursday and Friday. A temporary X-ray machine issue prevented more scans.
The Arkansas Supreme Court issued rulings on eleven cases from various circuits and chancery courts. Decisions involved Arkansas Valley Royalty Co. vs Arkansas-Oklahoma Gas Co. Irene Trammendane vs We H Stringey Wilstee. City of Little Rock vs Fausett Co. Inc.. Frances C Dean vs tenorpionel Ty Dean. Yessie Carty vs Charles Quigne Carty. Warren Gren vs State of Arkansas. Gustaf Rose vs Black and White Cab Co.. Universal CIT Credit Corp. vs C. D. Crossley. City of Little Rock et al. vs AL RR Connerly et al.. Silzabeth Reed et al. vs w. CG Levins et al.. Keninger Accentoynee Corp vs J A Wippett.
Mrs. John Gibson Sr widow of Gibson Drug founder dies after long illness. Mrs OG Thompson aged 68 dies at home in Lexarekuna. Funeral services set near Alinta Texas at 2:00 p.m. Flooding along Calcasieu River threatens Cameron and oil fields. 15,000 made homeless, $15,000,000 damage, typhoid vaccinations underway with 40 cases. A lone bandit hits a Paragould grocer, escaping with nearly $500. An auto crash near McMeans claims a life after a Buick hood injures a driver. investigation notes rear end collision with a parked truck.
HAL BOYLE reports from London on Pan American Stratoclimber stewardesses Kay Langing and Evelyn Conlon. They have logged seven years in the air, flying three million miles. Aviation remains a man’s world, but women in the crew enjoy freedom, adventure, and wages from 250 to 450 dollars monthly.
Washington report notes the Supreme Court rejected a third appeal by Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. The court left the federal government free to proceed with the executions at Sing Sing. Defense plans further moves for clemency consideration if relief is sought.
House investigators allege Jul Snyder of the Treasury pressed the Internal Revenue Bureau for a favorable tax ruling on a 20 000 share Schenley Industries stock purchase. Louis Johnson, former defense secretary, was named as interested, while officials testified the decision should wait until after the stock was bought.
The New Orleans Tiny Picayune Publishing Co faced a Sherman Antitrust Act challenge over advertising rates. The Supreme Court majority, led by Chief Justice Vinson, found the record did not prove violations and reversed the lower court. Justice Clark issued a separate opinion reviewing facts and law, stressing the ruling applies only to this record.
LeMorte County farmers urged to apply all fertilizer at planting time to avoid maturity delays. University of Arkansas guidance warns against nitrogen side dressing on late plantings, which may cause extra growth and frost risk. County Agent Oliver T. Adams refrains from exceeding normal nitrogen recommendations.
Daily vacation Bible School is in progress at Emmet Methodist Church from Sunday through the following Sunday, 8:30 to 10:30 a m. Classes for primary junior and kindergarten met with teachers including Mrs Scott Moss Mrs Bob Magness Mrs Denman Wyle Mrs Olen Cox Mrs Rumy Garland and Mrs J W Rushing plus pianists Miss Jat Rosy and Patsy Allen. Open to all community children.
Residents of Towne ship are invited to McCas Kill School Tuesday night at 7 o clock for a meeting organized by the Redlandee Group to discuss local improvements and community concerns. The meeting aims to unite residents in planning actions and projects.
Nevada announces its first atomic detonation near Las Vegas today as a 23 kiloton device erupts in the desert. The explosion spawns a mushroom cloud rising to about 40,000 feet within minutes, with observers describing a pink-tinted tail and a colossal shockwave felt far from the test site.
Mrs. Powell aged 75 died from injuries after a May 10 car accident in Glenwood. A long-time member of the Primitive Baptist Church of Mayers, Arkansas, she is survived by one daughter, Mia, three sons Harvey Yollie and Marvin Powell, three brothers, ten grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Services at 2 pm Monday at Pu Cemetery with Minister Victor Elmer Mitholon officiating.
A meeting of the Ramsay Carlile VFW will be held Tuesday at Post Headquarters on Highway 7 in Mast. All members are urged to attend. new members owe obligations and delegates for the department encampment to be held in Little Rock next month. A plan for the Junior Baseball League Penns is sponsored by the Lost will be made.
Kiwanians plan a Go to Church campaign to urge Sunday church attendance. Local members will visit homes with plans to encourage participation and offer devotional services during the week.
The Nevada Supreme Court on April 6 ruled that Elizabeth Red and her minor child may sue WC Levins over the death of Arthur Red in a five year old traffic accident. The court found the consent judgment against Levins should not bar claims by the widow and child against the estate administrator Stuart Reed. The decision hinges on whether a prior judgment was improperly assigned and whether the widow and child are protected under state law.
Mrs Townsend 48 longtime Hope land resident died Friday at Camden Ark while visiting. Born April 15 1870 in Covington Monn she moved to Hope early. Survived by daughter Blanche White Texarkana another daughter Syd Belle Quillin Camden a son Calvin Townsend and Granville Townsend of Hope, a sister Mrs Alvile Dendy Springhill La two brothers Oscar Sutton Brighton Tenn Warren Sutton Memphis four grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Anderson Union Church lower Spring Hillhead burial Anderson Cemetery.
Local items report family moves as Dale Askew and Jack Ray attend anxious moments with the Jones family. Mike Kelly and Virginia Hosmer travel to Dallas market. Beth Bridgers chosen for Hendrix College Sophomore Council. Mrs W F Williams departs for Adak Alaska aboard. Navy and Air Force transfers and leaves noted. Farmers endure heat while plowing and planting. Town holds meeting to organize opposition to a Proving Ground proposal.
A Panmunjom briefing reports a long secret session on a proposed prisoner exchange and ceasefire terms. Allied delegate Lt Gen William K. Harrison and Col Milton Harr offered no concrete progress, with the session extended and scheduled to resume next week as discussions remained tight and unclear.
Fragmented text discusses Soviet and Western leaders with reference to Khrushchev era rhetoric. Mentions Churchill and U.S. President while condemning Western collusion and signaling opposition to further escalation of Cold War drama.
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