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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1948
Page
4
A year after dirt shoulder reshaping on U.S. 6 sparked by winter rains, numerous accidents occurred as cars skidded on loose dirt. Calls grew for asphalt replacement over wet dirt, with Governor and state police urged to halt shoulder work until spring and to post danger signs along the roadway.
Twelve thousand railway workers walked out in Shanghai Nanking and Hangchow halting all rail service demanding pay in yuan amid a rice shortage. Prices surged with rice at 1500 gold yuan and pork sausage up to eight dollars a pound as mobs looted stores while Communist forces claimed advances toward Tientsin.
Kiwanis Club announces Layne the Fumes Magician and Company will perform November 15 in the high school auditorium. The show features the acclaimed magician and pianist in a program with Mildred the Xylophone Artist and a set of mystifying acts. Public attendance is urged for what promises to be a major entertainment event.
A damaged fragment describes a vehicle colliding with the Star Barbershop on South Main Street. Readable text mentions bystander reactions, emergency response, and subsequent movement of debris. The remainder of the passage is garbled and difficult to parse for specifics.
Washington November 9 ARKANSAS school superintendents and the Veterans Administration may patch up their dispute over the GI farm training program Rep Brooks Hays of Arkansas said the VA agreed to try again for a settlement The issue is Arkansas paying superintendents 25 monthly to supervise GT farm training VA officials call this gratuity while Arkansas says the superintendents oversee training for about 19 000 veterans Hays said VA vocational education director H V Stirling will contact Arkansas education officials to settle the dispute
Tokyo reports a Far East war crimes tribunal verdict sustaining aggression charges against Hi Jeki Tojo and 24 co defendants. The court said Japan prepared to invade Soviet territory, drawn up plans for governing Siberia, Manchuria, and outer Mongolia, and signed the pact against Russia as proof of aggression.
Ottawa reports a plan to broaden the North Atlantic Defense pact inviting all nations to join a common front against communism. The move would bolster the United Nations with an international police force and redefine aggression amid postwar tensions. Leaders in London and Washington discuss preliminary talks as the draft evolves.
Washington reports Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt urged the Democratic Party to permanently oust Southern Dixiecrats and purge States Rights supporters. National Chairman J Howard McGrath saidHouse and Senate members will decide chairmanships, implying any reprisals would be unlikely under Truman’s pending legislation.
General Trygve Lie assigned top UN experts to study Berlin currency questions as Western and Soviet marks circulate in divided Berlin. Neh policies stalled last month, with Moscow favoring Soviet marks as legal tender. Lie instructed his counsel Pellur to draft a currency report while Wells and a UN spokesman denied any negotiations. The UN issued a brief statement denying involvement in negotiations and urged careful study of Berlin currency issues.
Washington Nav. Hous ing Mepeditor Tighe Woods to assume new Congress for tighter rent controls at least another year. A spokesman said the housing expediter favors criminal penalties for violations and closing loopholes. Proposals include evictions control, triple damages for overcharges, and jail or fine penalties.
A Michigan report identifies George Riley Jones as the Arkansas fugitive linked to a murder case. The inquiry notes Jones was arrest and extradition proceedings begin, with fellow officers detailing the pursuit and timeline from November 16, 1946.
Winter's grip spread through northwestern Arkansas with snow and cold in several towns. Fayetteville reported 6 degrees at dawn, Morrison saw heavy snowfall by 9 am, and Harrison area temperatures fell to 34.4 degrees. Springdale had light snow mixed with sleet, while Mountain Home reported no snow and overcast skies. Springfield also noted light snow, with showers forecast and near freezing lows in extreme northwest. Yesterday's highs ranged from 66 to 74 across Batesville to Camelon. morning lows varied from 36 to 57 depending on location.
The American prosecution urged death for 21 members of Hitler’s wartime foreign office at Nuremberg. Prosecutor Robert W. Kempner argued defendants bore heavy culpability, citing violations of the laws of war and attempts to cover up diplomatic dates. Lead defendant Ernst von Weizsäcker figures among the officials named.
Members of the siwarts Clube shared a travel feature titled Alaskan Highway Scenes. The film covered Alaska and Yellowstone Park with color footage described as dandy and well received by attendees.
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Tel Aviv reports Israel formally asked the UN truce headquarters to probe claims that inconsequential numbers of British troops entered Trans-Jordan and Palestine. Britain denied troop movements while accusations of rearming Iraq and Trans-Jordan arouse Arab fears.
Gen Lucius D. Clay reports that the Soviet blockade has crippled West Berlin’s economy with 20 percent output in one western sector and 89 000 jobless, while British estimates show 45 to 50 percent of pre blockade production. Unemployment rose about 10 percent. many workers borrow or sell possessions to meet obligations as pension payments stall and city funds are frozen in the Russian sector.
The annual Boy Scout Drive breakfast at Hotel Barlow framed plans to recruit 500 Hempstead County Scouts. Caddo area Council leaders including Clifford Franks and Oscar Cantwell outlined 12 dollar per boy annual costs, expected gifts from the Larger Gifts Group, and extensive volunteer solicitor participation across Hempstead and surrounding counties in Arkansas and Texas.
A blaze in Helena Arkansas killed two brothers and left a third boy missing. Firefighters arrived as smoke blocked access to the building where the family lived, and a hydrant supplied water for the rescue attempts. Services for the two deceased were planned for the 28th.
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