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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1949
Page
2
A jumbled list of radio programs and times appears, naming shows, hosts, sports events, and music segments. Numerous garbled entries and stray letters obscure exact broadcasts and durations, with several program titles partially legible and others resembling station identifiers and ad hoc notes.
New York joey Atria defeated Tony Vit in a 134 pound bout. Gene Burton stopped in Reading. Royan outpointed Clix in Lowell. Bob Stecher stopped Al Lemire in Portland and Manchester results note. History of 19th century glassware by American craftsmen described.
Pichurst, N C November 4 A slam bang finish loomed for the 47th North and South open port tournament 38 hole windup Leader Sammy Snead clung to a one stroke edge after 36 holes tallying 138 six under par over the Pinehurst Country Club course His rivals include Johnny Bulla Gary Middlecoff Dick Mayer and Har ric Ward among others with a $7500 purse and Snead seeking a 1941 repeat of the title
New York veteran Gerry Coleman a 25 year old second baseman from San Francisco won the American Leagues rookie of the year award. He was a key contributor in the Yankees pennant chase and World Series win over the Dodgers. Coleman led a strong ballot with 83 votes for Roy Sievers and 3 for Alex Kellner.
James S. Kemper resigns as treasurer of the Republican National Committee citing dwindling reserve funds from 832,000 in 1948 to about 60,000. He criticizes fundraising and expense policy and aims to help elect a Republican Congress in 1950 and a president in 1952. He notes a $35,000 operating expense check and a remaining balance near 90,000.
On November 4 1942 Jonesboro area will discuss forming a Class D base ball league with representatives from Forrest City West Memphis Jonesboro Helena Blytheville Batesville Newport Paragould and Stuttgart. The effort follows Helena losing its Cotton States League franchise to Monroe Louisiana last month with invited attendees from Caruthersville Missouri and Dyersburg Tennessee.
Hope High School football heads to Little Rock tonight to meet the Tigers at 8 15 p m with Edsil Nix out nursing a sprained ankle and Roger Neal uncertain after practice. Little Rock holds a heavy favorite edge while both teams carry one defeat and Magnolia notes a prior 13 0 Bobcats loss.
Dr. Karl T. Compton announced plans to wind up his role as scientific chief of staff warning that high level investigations and attacks can cripple vital military research. He did not directly refer to a recent congressional probe but said inquiries can overburden research agencies with controls.
Frosty air moved from the Great Lakes into Dixieland with readings near freezing in Tennessee Mississippi and Alabama Nashville logged 31 while Memphis Birmingham and Vicksburg hit 32. Los Angeles reached 95 the warmest November day in 16 years with rain across New England and the Appalachians and light snow flurries reported in the region.
In Detriot Wayne county prosecutors questioned hospital staff after parents charge emergency oxygen was cut off from their eight month old son who died before doctor could reach him. Father Charles Hislop said a city assigned doctor delayed four hours and that the baby was moved between hospitals when welfare status was learned. Dr Nathan Jaffe faced suspension as the incident unfolded.
A Sitlbert Press survey shows nationwide hoarding and false shortages driving coffee prices up to 76 to 70 cents per pound next week. Dealers in several cities expect emergency supplies to go rancid in sealed cans. buyers ration and seek substitutes as grocers report surging sales and misinformation from coffee firms.
New York reports the Boston Braves facing training camp problems including travel and lodging chaos in Bradenton and Sarasota. The piece notes hotel and bus arrangements for players, mixed reviews from staff, and mentions Duke and Connecticut athletes in a broader sports-cultural thread.
In Port Orchard Washington Margaret Pratt 24 admits hiring two men Hollis Scott 23 and Wallace Mottern 22 from Bremerton to murder her husband Wilford Pratt after years of marital strife. Pratt pleads he wants to trade places with his wife in jail while authorities state Scott and Mottern face grand larceny by embezzlement charges.
Mt Ida November 4 Officers nabbed one suspect in a highway robbery of a salesmen on Highway 270 north of here. A 19 year old youth identified as Gene Morris of Waynesburg was arrested. A second suspect Jacob Giles of Sapulpa Oklahoma is being hunted. The robbery occurred when Hay Childress of Baxter Springs reported being robbed of $3. a woman was described as a possible accomplice. Morris parolee status noted. vehicle later found abandoned in the woods near the scene.
A fragmented Arkansas death toll report notes four killed in violence on Thursday. An unidentified male perished when his truck overturned and caught fire on highway 69 near Wake Village. Mrs. Rona Rensley, 75, of St Clair County, died after being struck by a westbound train near Forest City. A Veterans Administration worker died in Little Rock from wounds. A death by self-inflicted act is listed in Rogers.
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