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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1948
Page
4
A scathing column recalls the State Department broadcast scandal over biased remarks about America and a harsh critique of Britain's policy toward Israel. It contrasts American recognition of Israel with British abstention and pro Arab sentiment, arguing for UN cooperation to curb a growing global conflict.
A fragmented note describes the Hope lineup for a visiting day at the Experiment Station with names like Ad McPaddin A Graves Luther Cole and Harvey in attendance. It mentions 6060 visitors last year and an expected 10000 this year and notes speakers including U. oOsident Dr. 3 C. Fut rall.
A Texas plane crash claims three lives as officials report the fatalities. The incident occurs amid district court proceedings and political maneuvering as attorneys discuss judicial nominations and replacements for a justice position. An advisory meeting leads to a unanimous resolution urging Adams, a Democratic state committeeman, to seek the court vacancy as the district considers two chancery judges.
Rep Chenoweth calls for a break or termination of Voice of America broadcasts amid congressional probes into alleged slander of the United States. He suggests shifting supervision to the Commerce Department if continued, while officials warn discontinuance would be tragic and that shortwave radio penetrates the Iron Curtain. President Truman orders probes to find fault as Senate groups join investigations.
Harry Hawthorne, commander of Leslie Huddleston Post, calls on Hempstead county veterans to wear a poppy on Poppy Day to honor fallen comrades and support those in veterans hospitals. He notes the national observance falls May 20, the Saturday before Memorial Day, with auxiliary members and other organizations participating.
Funeral services for Mrs. William J. Cox 43 Hope woman killed in an automob ille accident near Brownwood Texas will be held at 1 30 am Saturday at Murray s Memorial Chapel Arkadelphia by Rev Jay Cooper pastor First Methodist Church of Hope Burial will be at Hart s Chapel cemetery near Curis Directly after Texas she r family announced The Cox family includes her husband and son plus four sisters and two brothers with several relatives in Arkadelphia Malvern Hemphrey Mercyde Los Angeles and Ruthers B E L sid Russ Heli of Malvern
David Allen Massey a longtime Palestine postmaster aged 67 died after a brief illness. He served as postmaster for many years and was widely known in the community. Massey is survived by a sister and other relatives. Funeral arrangements were not immediately released.
William Foster, leader of the American Communist party, told the Senate Judiciary committee the Mundt Nixon bill would create a fascist police state and that his party would not register. He argued the measure forces Communist groups to bow to government control and would expose members to persecution. Rep Vita Marcantonio and Sen Ferguson joined the debate amid opposition to the bill. Washington branded about 30 more groups as subversive, expanding a loyalty list used to assess federal employees.
Mrs. Joe England of near Hope spoke on the WBAP Fort Worth radio program Farm News. The 6 a.m. show featured a tiephone exchange about cattle watermelons crops and the Hope area. England was invited after a letter to the station.
The United States backed a Soviet proposal for a UN Security Council order to stop Jews and Arabs from fighting in Palestine within 36 hours or face punishment. Warren R. Austin favored the Soviet plan over a British backed four week cease fire with arms and manpower bans. Eban warned the Brit proposal favored Arabs and could provoke noncompliance. Austin criticized Arab aims and asserted Arab aggression against Israel’s provisional government.
VFW and American Legion units plan a joint Memorial Day service Sunday at 2 30 PM to place flowers on the Hempstead Memorial to War Dead at the courthouse. Public invited. Post office will have limited mail service with one delivery Monday morning and no rural or window service.
San Antonio Texas May 2 11 Secretary for Air W Stuart Symington predicted congressional action within a month on creating West Point of the air He said Randolph Air Base near here is a favorable place for an air academy Symington stressed air power as the decisive element of national defense during a luncheon speech He and a party of Texas congressmen planned to visit Longview today.
Washington AP report traces Charles Lindbergh as the catalyst prompting FDR to form the atomic energy effort. Sherwood relates Lindbergh’s warnings on European power and his influence on Dr Vannevar Bush to propose a plan leading to the National Defense Research Council and the atomic studies tied to national defense.
New York May 28 There is a view that aging reduces value as youth dominates. yet many septuagenarians and octogenarians excel in law finance politics and arts, challenging the notion there is no place for the old. The piece argues the only truly indispensable role remains the U.S. Supreme Court with Felix Frankfurter at 83 as emblem of continued vitality.
Roy Adams a 14 year old boy confessed to killing eight year old Nancy Schuler in his bed with a rhubarb stalk after a quarrel over comic books. He said he piled pillows over her head for about five minutes and later stacked a bookcase and a chair to ensure she stayed still. Police captured him around 5 AM on a Howard Street elevated line after a witness observation and pursuit. He denied luring her with the rhubarb and claimed the girl came to borrow comics before the incident. He also said he took $13 from another’s purse and left the apartment.
Dolphus Whitten, principal of Hope High School, elected to the sectional council of the Student Christian Association. The SCA includes YMA and YWCA groups and Whitten serves as sponsor for Hendrickson Teachers College unit, where he is director of extension and associate professor of history.
report from Broken Bow Oklahoma states Ross Gillespie III was suddenly stricken yesterday locals say Herndon Cornell ambulances arrived early this morning to transfer him to a medical facility in nearby Hope.
Cairo May 28 British and Arab sources report the end of two weeks of combat in the old city of Jerusalem as Jewish forces claim victory. The Arab Legion, bolstered by British officers, held most of modern Jerusalem while two Arab villages were reported captured. Fewer than 400 Jewish fighters reportedly remained in the last stand.
Savannah man Meyer Haysman filed in Chatham County Superior Court claiming Dr French performed a minor operation with a local anesthetic that left his wife permanently unconscious. He alleges negligence in the operation and drug administration led to brain damage and a life in a nursing home, with the wife now fed by tube and unresponsive. He seeks $50,000 damages and $12,461 expenses, noting extensive medical efforts without success.
Columbia Missouri May 28 veteran advertising professor E Johnston of the University is jailed on sodomy charges. The university board of curators will determine his position as he is relieved of duties pending further action. Four men implicated in the case remain in jail and bond talks were active as officials confer with highway patrol leaders.
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