28 Nov 1955
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1955
Page
1
In the Our Daily Bread column by Alex H. Washburn, a Cotton Battle unfolds as readers are drawn into a tense clash over textile supply and regional trade. The piece highlights key figures and outcomes shaping local economic tensions and community response.
An economics class helps students grasp price supports by a professor’s parable. The government acts as a doting uncle who borrows to buy from nephews at high prices, keeping producers in profit to supply goods the government itself buys.
The piece argues farm price supports aim to steady rural prosperity but clash with rival claims from old and new landowners. It cites Texas cotton acreage fights as example of regional greed undermining a national policy. It warns industry price hikes and wartime profits strain farming and calls for unity to temper industry and government spending.
City Police investigated three crashes over the weekend. On Saturday at Third and Washington Harry Robinson and Jerry O'Neal collided causing light damage. A charge of failure to yield the right of way was filed against Bob Champion after his car wrecked with Lige Evans's vehicle. Yesterday on High Day 4 Mary Ida Adams driving for Arliss Adams veered into a ditch with no other vehicle involved and no serious injuries.
Nine floats and four bands enter Yale's annual Christmas parade set for Friday at 7 p m with Santa Claus leading and aluminum garlands lighting the display. Organizers Carl Johnson Vic Cobb Jack Fielding and Jack Simpson supervise setup while Hope High Prescott High Verger High and Junior High bands perform. Prizes total 50 30 and 20 with checks available at the Chamber of Commerce Saturday morning.
L H Mitchell 73 longtime Hope resident died at his home Saturday night He is survived by wife Letha Brockman Mitchell a son Robert two daughters Mrs John B Jordan and Mrs Dale Howell all of Hope two brothers Willie and Quitman of Willisville two sisters Mrs Sam Waters Willisville and Mrs H W Taylor Hope and four grandchildren Funeral services set for 2 30 p m today at Union Church Nevada county Elders Howard White Wesley Thomason and D O Silvey to officiate Smith Funeral Home in charge
The Hope Star launches the Mystery Farm Contest with 52 aerial farm photos around Hempstead County. Readers guess the farms for cash and theater tickets, while operators receive free enlargements after identifying their farm. The project highlights farming as a major local business and connects advertisers with readers.
A severe Arctic air mass swept the nation from the Rockies to the Appalachians and from the Canadian border to the Gulf Coast. Cold wave warnings covered Virginia West Virginia Ohio Kentucky Tennessee New York and Pennsylvania as Nebraska saw temperatures drop as much as 45 degrees and many northern areas fell to zero degrees.
In California, more than 40 state patrol and sheriff deputies scoured the Sierra foothills for James Woolsey and Ronald Lloyd Garrett, both 18, after abducting Sheriff Lester McFall and Deputy Russell Leach from Amador County jail and taking them toward Jackson. A third suspect, Luis Cervantes, 24, was recaptured. McFall and Leach escaped unharmed.
G H Baber aged 78 lifelong Clark County resident died Sunday at the home of daughter Mrs J G Ksger of Hope Route Two. Survived by son Tom mie of Oklahoma and four daughters Mrs Paul Bain Hope Mrs Edwin Hewitt Arkadelphia Mrs M J Schenbly Little Rock and Mrs Leon Willis Liberty Mo. Funeral at Center Grove Methodist Church near Okolona 2 p.m. Tuesday.
In Colma California burglars robbed the L Bocci and Sons Monument Co over the weekend escaping with 287 dollars. The combination to the safe was written on a paper tied to the safe.
New York Paris based interview with John Huston reveals he believes wealth would extend his life and improve pleasures. He would not retire from filmmaking, preferring play and work, and would use funds to pursue hunting, travel, and owning castles and estates across Ireland Austria Scotland Kentucky and France.
Mrs. Sarah Annas Bradford aged 80 died Saturday at her daughter’s home in Malvern. Survived by three daughters from Luxora San Pablo California and Ft Worth two sons from Masonic and Dallas a step son Artesia N M two sisters two brothers and a half sister. Services set for 10 30 a m Tuesday at Union Grove Baptist Church Prescott with Kidder Funeral Service of Malvern to handle burial at Union Grove Cemetery.
Pro-segregation leader Jim Johnson claims 80 to 100 families in Hoxie are ready to fund a private white school to avoid integration. Officials dispute the claim noting only one student left for a parochial school, while court action seeks to oust school board members over alleged irregularities and failure to meet with a citizen committee.
The Arkansas Supreme Court today handed down decisions including Joe Hardin vs State affirming the Miller Circuit Court, Dewey Hall vs S P Milham reversing Saline Chancery Court, Raymond Feazell vs Rosemary Feazell partially affirming and partially reversing Baxter Chancery Court, Annie Mae Sissons vs J A Hancock affirming Union Chancery Court, J W Cooper vs Dorothy Cooper affirming Columbia Chancery Court, W W Orr vs Harold Bergemann reversing Washington Chancery Court, and Arkansas Independent Oil Marketers Association Inc reversing Sebastian Chancery Court.
Five young girls executed a well rehearsed ruse to trick matron Eula Bonham and flee the Summit County Detention Home in Akron. Bonham, 59, was found strangled and suffocated after being bound with belts. two accomplices later surrendered.
The U S Army reported four Americans including congressmen were detained at gunpoint for four hours in Berlin by Soviet and East German authorities. Rep Edward Boland Mass Rep Harold Ostertag R N H and Lt James Mullins S C were escorted during the incident. Maj Gen Charles L Jr U S commandant said a protest would be made to Gen P A Dibrova over the mistreatment as Berlin authorities claim the group violated East German radio rules.
A man wanted in Chicago in an attempted gun slaying may have killed himself by ramming his car into an oncoming Greyhound bus in Belvidere Illinois. Authorities said Ralph Rowley possibly chose death to escape police. Rowley was killed. 23 passengers injured and bus driver Harold Marquardt survived.
Denver held a second continuance until December 9 for the arraignment of John Gilbert Graham 23 charged with murdering his mother one of 44 killed in the United Airlines DC 6B crash on November 1. He appeared with his three court appointed attorneys before District Judge Edward J Keating to enter a plea.
Republican National Chairman Leonard W. Hall after a private White House talk with President Eisenhower said he is very encouraged about Ike seeking reelection. Hall stressed he sees no other candidate and that Eisenhower did not reveal his decision. This was Hall’s first political meeting with Ike since his heart attack and their first since Sept. 10.
Gov. Faubus re appoints Dr. Edwin Dunaway of Conway as chairman of the Arkansas Racing Commission after a mass resignation by 10 of 11 commissioners. The new board is to decide on Southland Racing dog track at West Memphis and a horse racing bid at Hot Springs, while the governor withholds names of the remaining appointees.
All interested residents are invited to a Turkey Shoot meeting tonight at 7 30 in the Chamber of Commerce office. Local cotton buyer Tom Kinser reports W W Hughes of Saratoga earned 45 05 cents per pound for seven middling bales, totaling 1706 on Coker Wild variety. Also notes TV expansion with KSLA Channel 12 and KTHV Channel 11 promising four stations in Hope. Bill Burke of Hope named runner up in the Southwest District Farm Family of the Year contest. Marines conduct Operation Sioux along California coast with local guards Pfc Richard R Chism and Pfc Jesse M Duke. New Air Force graduates Forest Dale Hartsfield and Charles R Prescott from Lackland Base, San Antonio.
The Associated Press reports at least 18 people died in Arkansas through Sunday midnight. Nine died in traffic accidents, five in fires, three in personal crises, and one in a shooting. Details include the fatal truck collision near Stephens injuring Langley family. Langley’s 13 year old son unharmed.
The following named Selective Service members in Lee No 28 Hope Arkansas have mailed Orders to Report for induction on December 5 1955 Luther Anderson Biddle Darnell Calvin Carton Cummings Tavis Jones John Kenneth Harris Delton Dean Carruth Henry Singard William Campbell Luther John Earl ONeal Arlee Richard Sam Stuart and others are listed in the notice.
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