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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1949
Page
1
Our Daily Bread notes tongue twisters from World Wars, mail label woes, and the Bethlehem steel settlement as a fresh sign of progress. It highlights the move toward postwar production, the pending miners agreement, and general reader correspondence about reading matter and address labels.
Bath England reports a drug that supposedly eliminates the sex urge in men within 14 days, with desire returning after treatment ends. Demonstrated on 13 male offenders serving jail terms, the drug could be injections or pills and may be costly. Arthur Holley, convict in Tavres, admitted to treatment after a guilty plea.
Fayetteville report states bedridden 18 year old Jessie Lee Keller died in a house fire caused by an overheated stove. Mother Dee Keller, visiting next door, entered the burning home to try to rescue him and suffered severe burns. The fire left the son dead and the mother injured.
In Los Angeles California Nov. falls a report states Giants manager Leo Durocher and actress Laraine Day told police they were robbed at their home. A purge containing 77 in cash and 75 worth of jewelry was taken from a bedroom.
Local air scouts plan a 7 o'clock gathering at the City storage building on Division Street. The site is the former Heed Motor Co location, now repurposed for scout activities.
Forecast calls for warm conditions across Arkansas this afternoon and tonight with continued warmth into Wednesday. Expect continued mild temperatures and light winds as the region remains mostly dry.
Washington reports Senator Edwin Johnson predicts a tough, economy minded next session. He expects broad spending cuts, no tax increases, and austerity measures while urging Europe to trim barriers and guard Marshall Plan aid. He cites a single appropriation bill due by April 15 and warnsCuts in government manpower.
Wayne Bell an 11 year old of Blevins is confirmed to have polio. Taken to Little Rock Baptist State Hospital on October 28 for examination the case is described as light. He lives with aunt Mrs Lester White. This raises Hempstead polio victims to eight this year with most on the way to recovery.
The PTA at the focal high school will present two hours of entertainment on the school auditorium stage. On November 4 at 7 30 p.m. students, teachers and parents plan musical numbers by the Glee club and band and acts by each class. Admission 15 25 40 cents with proceeds for PTA school projects.
Powell Farm about two miles northeast of the station will host a corn study Wednesday at 3 40 with 40 varieties under R S Ayers of Little Rock leading. The study will test disease air insect resistance and yield while offering details through the county Agent's courthouse office.
Funeral services for Roy L. Daley Jr. 41 were held today at the First Methodist church in Prescott after his death Sunday at home. He was a Prescott High School graduate and business manager for the Curley Wolves football team. He is survived by his parents and a brother, James Edward Duke, of Prescott.
A broad freezing line stretched from the Great Lakes to the West Gulf states and parts of New York and Pennsylvania. Temperatures fell below freezing in Arkansas and Mississippi, near 32 in Tennessee, Louisiana, Kentucky, and Texas. Chicago recorded 26, others near 32. Warmer air expected to move eastward tomorrow as mild conditions spread from the Great Plains to the Pacific coast. 90s reached Los Angeles and Fresno yesterday. Most regions had clear skies with light rain in parts of the Southeast, Upper Michigan, and far northern Minnesota. Clouds dominated the Atlantic coast and upper Mississippi valley.
Reports from California Institute of Technology and UCLA warn of a hidden layer of oxygen molecules sixty miles up that may transform ultraviolet rays into infrared heat. If the atmospheric shield is breached, life could vanish under intensified sun rays. Researchers describe life and death rays as ultra-rapid light variants affecting viruses and cell growth.
In Bombay province nearly 3,000 residents petitioned Governor General C Rajagopalachuri to commute the death sentences of N. V. Godse and N. D. Antony who faced execution on November 15 for assassinating Mahatma Gandhi. The petition argued Gandhi valued non-violence and would not have acted violently in response.
A CBS color TV demonstration at the Biltmore hotel filmed by 23 blocks away from Meritorial hospital showed Dr. Alexander Bernsewig perform a televised cancer operation. A dying patient, identified only in part, consented to the event to aid doctors, with Notre Dame defeating Navy 40 to 0 later that day. The piece reflects on TV’s value in teaching surgical techniques and the patient’s brief relief from pain.
Miss Pengy Blair who taught last year in Aberdeen Scotland spoke to sixth grade classes at Brookwood Fulton Garland and Paisley schools and Columbus school visitors Friday morning sharing first hand experiences living with locals. She described daily life foods and customs including traditional attire and school routines sparking interest among students.
Fire and a series of blasts struck the federal postoffice department building on Pennsylvania Avenue injuring three people. Crews poured water through the eighth floor as smoke and debris filled the limestone structure. the cause appeared to be an electrical transformer room explosion with extensive water damage and ongoing checks for trapped workers.
Hundreds of newspaper editors gathered in Fort Worth to discuss simplifying AP news for readers. The five day meeting covers a three year study on accuracy and clarity, with leaders Kent Cooper Frank Starzel and Alan Gould leading AP executives.
Hollywood Neb 1 UP Veteran entertainer Al Jolson announced he left NBC to join CBS in an exclusive radio and provision contract. He will appear on the Bing Crosby program next month with Jack Benny Edgar Bergen and Amos n Andy as he begins CBS work. A radio revision show for Jolson is in planning, CBS said.
Officials cite a steel agreement approach as a model while Bethlehem workers push for company financed pensions. The dispute centers on worker equity, retirement protection, and aimed dates for adopting a pension plan amid steel industry negotiations.
Washington reports the compromise farm bill became law for at least one production season as President Truman signed it. The bill sustains price supports near wartime levels and shifts away from the Aiken plan, with Brannan’s approach favored by insiders as a political issue for next year’s campaigns.
President Truman vetoed by pocket action a bill to provide 1600 automobiles to about 15 000 severely disabled veterans including World War I and II recipients. He warned the measure would set unsound policy and threaten the disability compensation balance, noting potential costs and broader eligibility.
Farmers of Clow and surrounding communities meet with the Soil Conservation Service Division of Glimpse County on Wednesday November 2 1949 at 2 20 pm Ira W Harris vocational agriculture instructor Crow Training School Ogan Ark announces Means for discussion renew old agreements plan new agreements and a motion picture on Soil Conservation The aim is to awaken farmers to the need for conserving and improving soils for balanced agriculture
In Galveston Texas a 10,000 strong longshoremen strike was averted as union and ship owners moved toward a new contract just before a deadline. The AFL union pressed for a wage boost while shippers offered a one cent per cotton handled raise and new welfare considerations. Talks stretched past the mid90s hour deadline as both sides weighed concessions.
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