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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1948
Page
7
Washington reports unions ready to push fourth round wage increases as prices remain high. The AFL urged worker employer cooperation to boost productivity and curb costs to enable pay raises without triggering new price hikes. An industrial relations firm notes early signs of renewed demand and pressure.
The National Foremen's Institute and the Bureau of Labor Statistics report postwar wage hikes averaging around nine to thirteen cents hourly and a few dollars weekly, but real earnings drop due to price rises. Consumers' cost of living for middle income families rose about 40 percent over three years as wage gains failed to keep pace.
Senator J William Fulbright clarifies a 1946 proposal to resign and let Republicans take full control. He notes his regret over widespread misunderstanding and says there was no personal criticism of President Truman.
A reflective piece argues Americans favor peace but fear a Soviet cold war. It asserts Moscow does not want shooting war yet aims to spread communism, requiring continued military preparedness and barriers to halt Red advances until oppressed peoples revolt.
A dense listing of radio programs across stations with time slots from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and continuing into the night. Featured are adventure parades, superhero and western programs, newsreels, musical performances, talk shows, farm and market broadcasts, variety acts, and sports updates. Names include Superman, Tom Mix, Gabriel Heatter, Ray E. Fulton Lewis Jr, Kate Smith, Eddy Arnold, Ozark Valley Volks, and Bill Henry. Also listed are scheduling blocks for New York broadcasts, noon editions, and multiple daily parades and quizzes.
Boy Scout Troop 40 of First Baptist church plans a Friday morning departure for Preston Hunt. Leaders Gilbert and Hickman will accompany the group as they travel with quilts, blankets, and food for four meals. The camp includes adventure, advancement, campfire songs, and outdoor cooking activities for the Scouts.
Ottawa reports that Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King plans to resign after more than two decades in office. The letter to the Canadian Legion outlines his retirement date amid political turmoil and shifting party alignments.
The listing notes Abbott and Costello on the first nighter with a summer replacement and a 8:30 time slot. Other items include Mysterious Travelers and The Thin Man while domestic references mention a cat and Cleveland. The piece also mentions a noted American waterfowl, the Greenland duck, in passing.
American and French troops held low key Armistice Day observances abroad while Britain marked Remembrance Day with a single ceremony. U.S. and RAF losses were commemorated by a plaque in Much Wenlock. all American Army cemeteries in Britain remain closed for disinterment as bodies are returned to the United States.
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