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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1949
Page
3
A doctor friend shares a pamphlet from the American Medical Association arguing against compulsory health insurance. It claims such plans are not true insurance, rely on payroll taxes, lack guaranteed benefits, and resemble taxes rather than protections. The piece contrasts voluntary coverage with state programs, cites England, and cautions Americans against broader federal health mandates.
A Clinic for Women in Business will be held in Texarkana on Saturday November 2 with K Hanks of Texas A M College as speaker. The 4:30 to 5 pm program, sponsored by the Texarkana Business and Professional Women's club, will focus on marketing products and developing talent for businesswomen.
The Little Rock Tigers crushed the Hope Bobcats 45 7 in a hub conference game. Spann connected on two touchdowns and 135 passing yards while Wayne England intercepted a Hope pass. Hope failed to mount offense, managing 3 first downs to 13 for Little Rock, as the Tigers prepared for the district title showdown with Pine Bluff.
Mrs. N. Toland fractured her hip after a fall at East Dielto Street. Arkadelphia’s gas supply was cut for about an hour yesterday when a defective valve on a mains feeder caused outages citywide. Gas service resumed by early evening with Ouachita and Henderson colleges and many homes without fuel until late.
Jim City and Colteen Cuffee will sing several numbers at the regular Monday noon Mupe Lions club meeting. They will be accompanied by Mrs Alva Reynerson. Great Britain's first adhesive postage stamp was made in 1840 and bore a portrait of Queen Victoria.
Arkansas forecast calls for fair conditions this afternoon and tonight with a turning colder. Low temperatures around 28 degrees and winds light, with frost possible in some inland areas.
Mrs Bessie E Dunaway mother of Pulaski Prosecutor Edwin E Dunaway left a $30 000 estate to her three children Her will filed in Little Rock names Elizabeth B Mensy and James M Dunaway as heirs Both reside in Little Rock Arkansas and the document notes the date Allen Schwith was appointed associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
Caracas officials report at least 20 dead as a flash flood from heavy rains swept through Caracas suburbs including El Paraiso and El Donde. Residents searched for missing family members while authorities warned banks of the Guaire river area, with damage estimates around 10 million dollars.
Charles A. Rea aged 33 and a construction engineer with Southwestern Bell Telephone Co died of a heart attack at his home 300 Edgewood. He served the company 27 years and is survived by his widow, a brother J Bark Rea of Tulsa, five sisters Cynthia Martin Edith Wieche Jewel Hamilton Iona Austin and Pearl Alleman in Kansas Wichita Los Angeles Terre Haute and Nevada Kansas. Funeral plans listed as pending.
Lille Huck Nov 3 News officers of the Arkansas 4 H congress were to be elected today at closing sessions of the town day convention The outstanding members of the state were named at a banquet last night The youngsters Gene Shacum 21 Massard Sebastian county Bobby Haynie 1 Prescot Nell Jane Stulin Mugashe Logan county and Wanda Brewer Gif ford Hot Spring county will represent Arkansas at the national 4 H club camp in Washington next June District winners famed for outstanding farm and homestead work included Franklin Waters 17 Hartford Sebastian Co Delia Sue Welch 16 New Hope Sebastian county Mary Margaret Copeland 17 Philadelphia Philadelphia county Mutles Littell 2 Hughes Francis county Beatrice Bitcly 17 Jefferson county Roland Andres 17 Stanley Arkassas county and Muss Sasany Crawfiid 35 Ak aldelphig
In Atlanta on November 5 UPI reports the birth of triplet girls to 29 year old Thelma Gibbs and husband Joan Gibbs. The three newborns weighed 3 9, 3 10, and 3 10 1/2 pounds at birth and are unnamed. The mother previously had six children and had twins earlier this year. The father works for a local used car firm.
Travis England and Helen Kent of Shower Springs and Burrel Joe Smithce of Patmos travel to Little Rock for the Arkansas State 4-H Club Congress as county champions and a State Dairy judging team member. Delegates from all counties attend registration at Hotel Marion, state council nominations at the State Capitol, tours, and a banquet before the Saturday wrap with awards and a statewide broadcast.
New York reports detail an alleged east to west betting scheme tied to a fixed Rockingham race on Oct 24. The Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau says De tails show sponges placed in six horses nostrils to slow them, enabling Crisis to win at nearly 3 to 1. Frank C Wilson of Hollywood and unemployed Axel Weaver face seven counts of malicious tampering. Weaver, 33, confessed and is jailed in Salem. Wilson denies knowledge and involvement.
HAL BOYLE reports on the rise of dog themed images in magazines squeezing out cover girls. Grace Downs, founder of a modeling school, notes thousands of models now work in ready wear and fashion with salaries rising from $10 to $73 weekly, while many become traveling saleswomen or move to related careers.
In Cleveland on November 5 the CIO executive board moved to test nine left wing nominees for board seats under a new eligibility clause. The clause bars Communists or sympathizers from the 11 member board and could force expulsions among unions led by suspected pro communist leadership. Ben Gold of the fur and leather workers was specifically barred by CIO President Philip Murray.
Local Future Homemakers of America members celebrated National FHA Week with a Tuesday meeting led by Belly Tulie and Sara Lauterbach. Students wore red and white ribbons, presented roses to officials, wore red and white dresses, and distributed red yearbooks with white slips as part of the observance.
San Diego recorded its most serious damage from a recent quake with cracked waterfront structures including the harbor department building and Coronado Light House. The tremor was felt across Southern California and northern Mexico with a main shock near Tijuana and a follow up quake later that night.
AP editors gathered in Fort Worth heard Seymour Topping warn that conflict may reach the Orient and Balkans by 1952. Larry Allen of War saw Poland predicted Russia would have atomic bombs, distrust Americans in an election year, and end of Marshall Plan aid would allow Moscow to advance. Lee Hills elected AP president. C. G. Wellington elected director. 1950 convention site to be chosen.
New York reports a Bulgarian VO A translator killed a Chinese clerk after a rejected affair. Mrs Mushana Blanska Zolyak, 30, and Wei Huan Kuo, 42, were found in an upper Broadway hotel room. Police say Wei stabbed Zolyak then killed himself, a note suggesting motive. Mrs Zolyak, separated from her husband John, had feared for her safety amid late night calls.
Funeral services for Edward D. Bauder who died in an airplane accident on November 3 in Tulsa will be held Sunday at Herndon Cornelius chapel at 2:30 PM. The funeral will bury him in the family lot with honors.
The Associated Press reports another steel firm moved toward settlement amid ongoing coal walkouts. Republic Steel and Lukens Steel hinted terms are company financed with minimal detail, while Timken Roller Behring and four Ohio plants joined the walkout. Mediation and Taft-Hartley actions loom as White House weighs emergency steps.
A district meeting in Texarkana reviewed Farm Home Administration housing aid for 18 counties. About 27 million dollars are available for farm loans, with 1.286 million tentatively allotted to Kansas for farm building construction and repair next June. A Hempstead county committee will advise on eligibility and loan amounts, with loans aiding construction and repair of farm houses and other buildings for those lacking private financing. The program aims to boost farm housing, create rural trade, and improve health and sanitation. applications will be accepted soon after the meeting.
A Winona Minnesota bakery reports a faux Reverend case when a man identifying as Rev Carl Miller orders 48 dozen doughnuts for a First Baptist church supper but no Rev Miller or church exists. the clerk notes the suspect used a fake identity and a confiscated check leads to no church connection.
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