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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1955
Page
2
The speaker recalls attempts to uncover truth behind a hand injury with evasive answers. Questions focus on the bandage and alleged causes. A man claims someone broke a hand. the narrator notes people seek sensational detail over real truth.
Ambassador Ahmed Hussein arrives at the State Department to protest. Israel under the 1949 Mutual Defense Assistance Act may receive U S military equipment with cash on delivery terms. Since 1952 about one million dollars worth of radios and signal gear have been sold. free arms are not available under foreign aid. Eban urges a credit friendly deal with lenient price terms.
A playful exchange unfolds as a man admits to striking his hand on a wall to dodge turkey carving. A secretary's sympathetic pat elicits gratitude and a tongue in cheek editor's note declares the tale true, lampooning workplace vanity.
Legal Notice No 7814 in Chancery Court Hempstead Ark warns Dorothy Ann Murphy to appear within thirty days and answer Charley Murphy's complaint. Witness dated November 98 1955 with clerk Garrett Willis and attorneys Weisenberger Wilson Comer Boyett Jr. Nov 10 17 24 Dec 1 1955.
Subfreezing conditions lingered across Arkansas with Fayetteville the coldest at 14 degrees. A warming trend is forecast to begin today and continue through Saturday as highs reach the high 40s to low 50s and nights stay in the 20s to 30s.
Egypt today rejected the United Nations plan calling for completion of Sinai-Negev frontier marking and further withdrawal of troops in both zones. It seeks a return to ceasefire terms of the 1949 armistice with a demilitarized Israeli triangle and a defense zone on the Egyptian side.
The Post Office in Columbia, S C reports its first 1955 letter to Santa Claus from Susan who asks for clothes for herself and her doll and an Eastern egg.
Northwest market shows demand very light for broilers and fryers at 21 to 22 cents with mostly 22. Batesville Floral area steady with light demand and broilers at 22 to 23. Prices are fob farm 18 to 23, commercial and good 15 to 18. Sheep steady to higher with mixed good to prime wool lambs 17.50 to 19.00, most choice shorn lambs at 19.25. Ewes 3 to 4.50.
New York trading saw a mixed session with prices oscillating in a narrow range near the record high. Aircrafts and motors moved differently while steels and radio-televisions advanced, and several sectors including oils and chemicals softened or held steady.
Live poultry steady with caponettes the only exception. Receipts in coops 850 yesterday, 1 052 coops, 143 001 lb f o b. Prices unchanged across heavy hens to turkeys. Eggs steady to firm with receipts 14 585 and wholesale prices mostly unchanged to higher.
Cotton futures were irregular with profit taking and hedging causing losses before mill buying and short covering trimmed losses. Late afternoon quotes showed gains of 30 cents to 40 cents a bale from earlier levels, with December at 33.99, March 33.11 and May 32.55.
Chicago grain futures edged up late after earlier losses as traders covered shorts. Wheat finished mixed, soybeans steady, corn down, oats little changed, and rye higher amid modest export demand and cautious cash bidding.
At National Stockyards Illinois hogs totaled about 15 500, prices mostly 12 25 to 13 00 per hundredweight with several lots above 12 85, noting the low end since February 1942. Cattle and calves totaled 2 800 with stocker and feeder steers 12 00 to 17 00, commercial and good 15 00 to 19 00, cows 9 50 to 12 00, canners 7 00 to 9 00, bulls 11 50 to 13 50, high choice and prime dealers 24 00 to 27 00.
Stores emphasize turkeys for weekend shoppers with prices up about five to six cents per pound from last year due to reduced production. National Turkey Federation assures ample supplies, while other meat specials include prime ribs and sirloin steaks lower than last week. Fryers cost more, and vegetables stay reasonable with a broad selection. Coffee prices drop after wholesale cuts.
John Gilbert Graham’s arraignment on charges tied to the airliner bombing that killed 44 was postponed 11 days to allow adequate counsel. Judge James N. Noland urged prompt counsel. about 100 spectators filled the Durango court as security and orderly conduct were emphasized.
The report notes cows on lush pastures produce milk but tend to lose weight without extra feed. It emphasizes the importance of supplemental feeding to sustain proper body condition and milk output.
Central Arkansas expects fair and warmer conditions this afternoon and night with possible thundershowers Friday. Northwest Arkansas stays fair with increasing clouds and warm highs in the 40s to 50s. Northeast and Southeast regions show fair to partly cloudy skies with highs near 40s to 50s and cooler nights. Southwest Arkansas forecast incomplete.
J. Bush Binley age 64 of Little Rock longtime public official and former state land commissioner died in a local hospital. He was appointed to fill an unexpired term in 1942 by Gov. Homer Adkins. He was not married and is survived by a sister Mrs Emma Jane Lucy of Helena.
Ty Cobb 68 wins a damages suit ruling 9 to 3 in Oroville California. Former player Elbert D Felts of Chico testified Cobb was drunk and struck him last year causing a back injury recurrence. Felts played three decades ago with the San Francisco Seals.
A historical note asserts Lake Titicaca in South America is about half the size of nearby Lake Ontario, highlighting a regional comparison of large lakes.
The National Geographic Society reports more than 70 000 Navajo Indians versus 7 000 in 1867 and notes Australia and Formosa each around 8 percent of a million in population despite vast land areas.
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