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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1949
Page
3
A compact note on Our Daily Bread with credit to The Editor Alex A Washburn hints at a federal study in the art of concise writing. The fragment suggests a literary or editorial essay examining craft and structure in federal contexts.
RFC director Harvey Gunderson told the House Senate Economics subcommittee that ending double taxation of corporate dividends would free equity capital and shrink loans to business. He argued the policy favors bonds over stock, hindering new ventures while taxes raise costs for ordinary citizens.
The Yer ger High lunch supervisor lists meals for Hope High and local grade schools detailing weekly menus. Entries include meat and tomato sauce, mashed potatoes, green beans, corn bread, and jello for Monday. liver and mashed potatoes for Tuesday. baked chicken and dressing on Wednesday. and junior high options like Boston baked beans, cheese wedges, and hot biscuits. Also listed are turkey and dressing with cranberry sauce, prunes, and peaches, plus a separate set of items for Yer ger High including Italian spaghetti, stewed tomatoes, and baked chicken with giblet gravy.
The Ministerial Alliance of Hope sponsors a Thanksgiving service for the city and surrounding community. Dr W A Barham evangelist will deliver the Thanksgiving message. The service will be held next Thursday morning November 24 at 9 80 o clock at the Tabernacle.
Forecast calls for warmer conditions across the state with rising afternoon temperatures. Tonight and Sunday are expected to stay mild with continued warmth and increasing afternoon highs.
Magnolia Panthers erased a 21 point deficit to tie the Hope Bobcats 21 all after recovering four Hope fumbles inside the Bobcat 15. Key plays included Beasley’s early Panther score, Boggess center plunge and Farrar to Perry pass for Magnolia. Bobcats suffered multiple injuries as Neal, Garrett, Watson, Huddleston and Bruner limped off. Neal remained hospitalized for observation.
Lincoln Fitzgerald a prominent Nevada and Michigan gambling figure was critically injured by shotgun blasts in an ambush in Reno at midnight. Police doubt robbery and call it possibly revenge. He was found by his wife at his garage after the attack.
The report states that oil and gas wells now yield about two billion barrels of crude oil and six trillion cubic feet of gas annually. This marks a major increase in energy production and highlights the scale of U. 8 resources.
The Saratoga Okay P T A met November 17 at Okay grads school with prayers and student programs. A radio string band may visit Oxay Saratoga, a December 15 Christmas party was planned, and birthday calendars to be sold. The group agreed to provide a free Thanksgiving dinner for Okay Saratoga students on November 23.
President Truman told a state dinner with Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi that the United States should aid Iran to form a strong Western flank against communism. He and the Shah discussed expanding U S aid as Iran seeks to bolster its 115000 man army. Secretary Acheson attended the dine-and-discuss session.
Teresa Kenly of Artington Virginia said she acted to prevent assault by Charles Ellyett 22 after he threatened dynamite and tried to force relations during a 63 mile ride. She admitted firing his own pistol and was charged with manslaughter, released on 1000 dollars bond pending a hearing.
Final plans for Patmos Homecoming Tuesday night November 22 at 6 o clock are set. The Patmos group has grown from thirty to 100 members with new ones admitted each meeting. Congressman Owen Harris will speak. Carl Hintom will MC. guests include Nevada and Lafayette county senators and many local officials. Three string bands will provide music. leaders Sum May and A G Dorman and the Whellington Bros. from Stamps will lead. Everyone is expected at six.
Mrs. Lois Lewallen, four miles east of Highway 67, presented a mustard green weighing in as the largest single specimen ever seen in the office. The leaf measures 28 inches long and 20 inches across, nearly large enough for a meal.
The American Legion Moore-Harris Post No 279 at Blevins will break ground for a new hut on Monday at 10 am north of Blevins school. District Commander Dean Murphy will lead, with 80 paid members and a 70 member quota. Public admission. post members urged to attend.
Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery, arriving to confer with American leaders on fortress Europe defenses, is praised for victories like El Alamein and Normandy but valued as controversial within British circles. He is seen as a bold attacker yet cautious when gains are not assured, earning both admiration and skepticism.
Newlyweds Alben and Jane Barkley headed South for a honeymoon after their wedding at St Johns Methodist church in St Louis. Reports place them crossing into Illinois then toward a private destination described as Shanghai La with eventual plans to reside in Washington.
Thirteen students at Wope High school earned the A honor roll for the first nine weeks under principal Forney G Holt. Named from ninth through twelfth grades are Power Moses Barbara Taylor Weisenberger Baker, McMath Compton Coleman Hawthorne White Mitchell Smith and others. Fifty five students made Merit Roll with all A or B grades and minimum high point thresholds across grades, listing names by grade.
Harry Whitworth of Hope died last night in a Memphis hospital at age 82. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in Cabot.
London reports reveal Winston Churchill wept with despair during World War Two. Virginia Cowles, former war correspondent, notes the moment occurred December 1, 1940, at the christening of Winston Churchill Jr. at Chequers as London endured Luftwaffe bombing.
Suspects are questioned after the murder of seven year old Glenda Joyce Brisb ois whose body was found in a canal. Police say the killer is a strong man who tossed her across an irrigation ditch. The same week records another child murder and two other arrests in Los Angeles and Detroit.
Moscow reports say the Soviet government demands Yugoslavia recall its top diplomat, with note that relations remain formal yet strained. Latinovic and Mrazovic were not in Moscow when notes were delivered, and Belgrade counters that charges are unfounded. The UN building dimensions are noted in the same dispatch.
Washington reports the U S Air Force grounded part of its B 29 fleet as investigations begin into a series of crashes that killed at least 120, mostly in the past 12 weeks. General Hoyt S. Vandenberg announced the action amid recent losses including five crewmen on a failure to reach a base and more than a dozen other deadly incidents. Officials say about 60 B 29s may be lost yearly and plan for replacements is under review as a detailed inspection by technical experts proceeds.
A fragmented schedule lists Miss Christmas appearances visiting stores, radio programs, and Santa's headquarters from December 1 to December 26. It notes church and community events, column notices, store hours, and Christmas party details, with multiple references to Miss Christmas and Santa alike.
Miss Ann Wollerman a missionary to Brazil will speak at the fellowship hour at the First Baptist Church Wednesday at 7 30 p m. She is a native of Arkansas and attended Ouachita College. Public invited to attend.
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