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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1955
Page
4
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Real estate listing describes a two story frame house on a large shaded lot in Cornelius Heights at 13th and Walker. It features a large master bedroom two additional bedrooms a roomy kitchen with dishwasher and disposal a living room dining room and den with a grate floor furnace attic fan attached garage and screened porch. Financing available and owner offers pay balance like rent with owner equity.
Mr. Allen Brown dies at home on South Walker Street. Funeral plans await his son Ellis Brown of Chicago. Hicks Funeral Home to announce arrangements. Verger PTA hosts December 4 program at Hope City Hall featuring the Inspirational Choir of Pine Bluff directed by Mrs. Z. H. Pierce. Choir has 35 members, 23 scholarship students at A M N College, funded by Youth Inc. Admission fifty cents to one dollar. Pfc. Deleon Weston visiting from Ft. Louis Tacoma during 14 day leave. Tragedy in the Davis family noted with prayers for T C. City Hall program Friday night features Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
Paddy Young is reported to have passed away in Chicago in a UP dispatch. Details are sparse but the brief confirms the death at night.
Chicago light heavyweight prospect Spieser improved to 17 wins in 20 career fights by stopping veteran Paddy Young at 2 45 of the second round after flooring him with a left hook in the opening minute. Young, with 64 pro bouts, weighed 171 to Spieser’s 168.
The Stephen Hornets travel to Lewisville to face the Red Devils in a 7 B conference game. Stephen aims to finish 4 6 on the year and avenge last season's defeat as Lewisville sits at 5 5 overall and 5 4 in conference play with starters Smith Brong Huskey Long White Roberts Long and backs Willis Hutson Steed Hill set to start.
Yerger High Tigers B team traveled to Nashville and won 12 to 0. Hope scored in the first quarter after a kickoff return with George Boamer on the tally. In the third Moss threw a 30 yard pass to Morrison for Hope’s second touchdown. Nashville threatened but could not score. Milus, Boatner, Morrison, Moss and Moore starred.
The Yerger Tigers travel to Little Rock on Friday November 18 to face Horace Mann High School in a pivotal Big 8 conference game. Both teams carry one defeat and the winner may share the state title or advance to a championship playoff with Hot Springs or Pine Bluff.
New York Yankees traded Tommy Byrne to St. Louis for Stubby Overmire in 1951. Byrne later starred with the team, winning 16-5 in the regular season and 4-1 in the World Series against Brooklyn, earning 80 of 99 votes for the American League Comeback of the Year in 1955. Roy Campanella won the National League honor for Brooklyn.
Arkansas fans focus on beating LSU to honor John Barnhill, boost chances for the Gator Bowl, and chase Henry Moore's single season rushing mark. The column also notes Cotton Bowl implications for TCU vs Rice and lists numerous high school and college games and expected outcomes.
Arkansas A&M quarterback Jack Allen tops the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference total offense through Nov 12 with 832 yards in five games 808 passing and 24 rushing. Season totals show 1019 passing yards and nine TDs on 68 completions of 118. Ozarks’ James Woolsey is top ball carrier with 295 yards on 34 carries and Davis of Arkansas Tech leads receiving with 21 receptions for 446 yards and touchdowns.
Governor Orval Faubus proclaimed Saturday as John Barnhill Day in Arkansas. The dedication honors John Barnhill, former Tennessee lineman turned head football coach and longtime athletic director of the Razorbacks. Arkansas players had already dedicated the game to him.
New York prediction column lists expected winners for major games. Michigan over Ohio State Baylor over Texas Christian University over Rice UCLA over USC Texas Christian over Rice Arkansas over LSU Stanford over California Oregon State over Oregon Colorado over Iowa State Wisconsin over Minnesota Duke over Wake Forest Florida State over The Citadel Miami over Alabama North Carolina State over William and Mary Arizona over New Mexico Oregon State over Oregon Stanford over California Washington over Washington State
Brooklyn right-hander Don Newcombe and Dodgers VP Buzzy Bavasi discuss his salary but deny talking 1956 contract. Bavasi says Newk’s raise is due though not at $30,000. Newk asserts he wants $90,000, while Podres attends the meeting and weather and other topics prevail.
In Ann Arbor the rivalry decides the Big Ten crown and Rose Bowl berth as Michigan battles Ohio State. The Buckeyes seek to spoil Michigan and send Michigan State to the Rose Bowl, while Michigan eyes both titles with star Howard Cassady leading OSU.
Pitt lineman John Paluck credits teammates for his Associated Press Lineman of the Week award after a standout performance against West Virginia. He forced two fumbles, recovered one, and helped his Panthers score three touchdowns in a 27 7 win that halted the Mountaineers' comeback. Paluck’s wingman Joe Walton also recovered a fumble and the duo sparked the decisive scoring sequence.
Donald M. Campbell steered the 4000 pound Bluebird to a 216.2 mph world speed record on Lake Mead, surpassing the 1930s mark set by Sir Malcolm Campbell. The run, measured over a kilometer at 23.95 and 193.0 seconds, will be submitted to the Union Internationale Motonautique. Campbell noted the danger of jet craft and praised his British crew as essential to the effort.
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