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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1953
Page
4
A clipped essay and a Madras style note discuss Chelsea Mass and teen driver insurance pressure. A Montgomery Advertiser piece on the jaunty blue jay relates warning signals from jay and crow species, with reflections on bird behavior and winter display.
Henry Ausin Wattterson of Hope dies at a local hospital at 66. Survived by wife Rosa and sons Jonel and Markaran, brothers Marvin Ivin Will, sisters Kite Tanner and J. B. Whitten. Funeral at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Standady Street Church of Christ, Rosewood Cemetery. Pallbearers named Tom Walitlaw Ray Turner Jesse Brooks Ernest Davis Jim Cole Dale Jones.
The Fostence and Hempstead Draft Board will close Wednesday November 1 for Armistice Day. Local banks will also close, with no curb or city delivery or window service. Mail will be dispatched and boxes used as usual, stamps available in lobby machine.
An extended forecast from Arknsis predicts temperatures about 20 degrees below normal with a slow rise and little precipitation. In Kalamkoo, Michigan, a 14 year old John Garside killed a youth three years older, and claimed a mallard with a leg wound and a 1Pa6 stamp.
United States officers may continue questioning 22 American prisoners who refused repatriation as the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission urged restraint. General Thimayya said interviews should not coerce or link with the large scale repatriation talks, and no explanation sessions are planned for the anti Communist prisoners on Wednesday, the start of the 90 day come home program.
In the 24th California District special election the nation watches as turnout nears 40 percent, about 66 000 votes. GOP and Democratic factions back Glenard Linscomb and George Arnold respectively, with John Collier and Irving Markheim also in the field. Arnold is tied to notable figures. Markheim a veterans service officer with past campaign bids.
Manila reports Dr Magsaysay gaining a strong lead in the Philippines presidential election marked by violence and terrorism. Early unofficial returns show Magsaysay at 72,169 to Quirino 25,004 in Manila and various provinces. Vice Presidential candidate Garcia leads nationally over Liberal opponent.
All dairymen are invited to meet in the Agricultural Extension Office in the county house Thursday evening November 12 at 7 o clock. The purpose is to form a study group for mutual understanding among commercial dairymen. A group met last Thursday considering forming an active dairy organization.
In Jonesboro a father trying to rescue his 5 month old son Ricky Joe Williams died as a blaze broke out near Needham. The parents and a 5 year old child were in a cotton field adjacent to the house when the fire started.
E W Jones of Lynwood sends Herald American page with pictures of a 4 ½ year old Bill Galt and a 130 pound watermelon. Missouri Pacific Trailways lists a new 41 passenger air conditioned bus from St Louis to Brownsville with air suspension and no springs. Hope elects Sunny Eden as freshman class president at Southern Station. deer season yields about 1900 kills in Hempstead. Corbin Foster family returns from Dallas Spring Style Show. Armist Day closings noted. post office, banks and draft board close while others stay open.
In Petosky Michigan a fueling attendant recalled a black Oldsmobile delivering a $20 bill as payment. Police investigated a Missouri plated car tied to the Greenlease kidnapping ransom money. An FBI presence and multiple money trail leads spanned Michigan, Indiana and Illinois as investigators seek to tie recovered bills to the Hall-Heady case and the $600,000 paid for Bobby Greenlease.
In the Retail Merchants Committee meeting plans were finalized for the Employee-Employer Party to be held Thursday evening November 19 at the high school cafeteria. Hugh Sehnel and Lewis Graves will keynote, with Tango by the High School Dance Orchestra, floor show by local talent, and meals for about 600. Tickets available at the Chamber of Commerce office.
A fragmentary report from New York describes congressional actions against President Truman regarding alleged un-American activities. The article mentions Atty. Gen. Brownell, the Independent Republican critique, and a subpoena aimed at Truman through the House committee in Washington. The piece ties the investigation to Cold War anxieties and political maneuvering ahead of 1948 campaigns.
A disrupted early report states that President Hisendawer Premier Chore Chit and Premiers Tanlel plan a Three Power conference aboard Bermuda. The article notes U S Secretary Dulles and Foreign Minister Bidan plus British and other officials may attend.
National Democratic Chairman Stephen A Mitchell labeled Attorney General Herbert Brownell a man without a conscience over the Dexter White spy case. In a statewide speech, Mitchell condemned Truman and Marshall Plan defenders, calling Republican tactics desperate amid Cold War tensions.
The Gann and dish Commission radio operator Bob Meyers reports more than 900 deer killed by about 90,000 hunters during Hampstead County openings. Notable entries include T. A. Walker with six points at 160 pounds and Benny Cowell with nine points at 100 pounds.
A special class for exceptional children will start Wednesday at the Yea om at Pilsley School, announced today by dames A. Jones, superintendent. Parents should accompany children on the first day, with ten or more attendees anticipated. Mrs. Elbert May will lead the class, and the appeal seeks games, building blocks, and number toys for use. PTAs and other school patrons are urged to contribute.
New York milliner John F. P. John claims men often know what styles suit women better than the women themselves. He urges husbands accompany wives on shopping trips to his hat palace on the West Side to guide hat choices toward simple, modern looks and away from memory of past fashions. He notes wives often resist but are guided by their husbands and the shop’s strong-minded service.
Treasury faces a tight squeeze as debt limits constrain borrowing. Officials estimate tax receipts of about 12.1 billion will cover government obligations for now, with a projected shortfall exposing the risk of spending gaps by January.
A county agent outlines schedules for vaccinating cattle against Bangs disease. The plan targets heifers eight months old or older and includes admission of recipients by mail requests. The vaccination period begins in August with visits by Hempstead Vaccinator Joe Hammet.
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