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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1949
Page
5
A jumble of local items cites a traffic halt near Hazel street by two derelict locomotives, Nash ville roads, and rail lines. It notes a $200,000 Millwood dam survey appropriation near Saratoga, and references a Pentagon memo controversy over Cedric Worth and an Army Navy clash.
President Truman said the coal and steel stoppages have not reached a crisis level. John L Lewis accepted a government sponsored peace parley, and Cyrus Ching noted the situation nears crisis. Talks focus on mediation, synthetic fuels research continues, and a two word telegram from White Sulphur Springs said the UMW will attend.
Attorney General Ike Murray ruled that textile mills making cotton and fiber products in Arkansas are exempt from taxation for seven years. The decision, sent to Garrettnotrait, cited Packard Motor Car Co and Shanhouse and Sons Inc amid a steel strike impact causing plant shutdowns and idled workers nationwide.
Maxwell, a Hempstead County man, was convicted of raping a DeAnn woman last July and sentenced to death. Attorney Harold Flowers, Pine Bluff, departed with an appeal motion after a request for trial transcript. a reprieve is likely while Arkansas Supreme Court reviews the conviction.
Arkansas dried out after up to nine inches of rain over four days with Clinton recording the heaviest total and several towns stacking five inches plus. Showers and cooler air were forecast, while rivers rose but no major floods reported. Livestock shows, cotton picking contests, and highway work suffered as the Ouachita River backed up in Pine Bluff and Ely Dorado area towns.
Malvern October 6 Prosecutor W H McClellan found no mistreatment evidence in the death of Eva Hubbard 49 El Dorado at the Benton unit Sept 14 Deputy Wharton said a doctor reported infection from a scalp wound behind the left ear McClellan will mail a report to Wharton and will offer El Dorado residents a chance to present evidence to the grand jury Dr George W Jackson State hospital superintendent said records show Hubbard died from high blood pressure and a kidney ailment.
Persons interested in helping the Arkansas State Symphony should send contributions to Luther Hollatmen. It was originally planned to send the funds to Mrs. Talebot Feild Jr., Hampstead chairman.
The Jovst Masonic Lodge will confer a Magiers Degree at the lodge at 7:80 pm Friday. Members are urged to be present.
The forecast predicts partly cloudy conditions this afternoon across Arkansas with chances of showers expected Friday. Temperatures and exact timing unavailable in the fragment.
Hempstead county Singing Convention slated for Sunday October 9 at Spring Hill. All are invited. Officers include L. Hy Mitchell president C A Fuller vice president Mrs Lillian Roberts secretary Sid Skinner treasurer and G A Powell chaplain.
Robert J. Hannegan former postmaster general and once owner of the St. Louis Cardinals died at home in St. Louis on October 6 his health had been failing and he was 46 his wife was at his bedside A friend said the death occurred between 9 and 9 30 a.m CST He retired as postmaster general in 1947 to lead a syndicate buying the Cardinals and had served as chairman of the National Democratic Committee directing the 1944 campaign.
President Truman signed the 1.314 billion arms aid bill authorizing U S arms for 14 countries in Western Europe the Middle East and Far East to bolster collective security. He called the act a contribution to free nations and noted it supports UN led disarmament and international understanding.
The text asserts Miurbiehead, Mass. as the Navy’s birthplace, noting the schooner Hugintah was built and marked there and is claimed as the first American warship regularly commissioned on September 4, 1973 by Gun. Gare Washington.
Labor leaders claimed success in building farmer political allies for the 1950 congressional elections. AFL head George Meany said formal and informal farm group coalitions help influence rural districts. Joseph Keenan noted cross‑group cooperation with No onal Farmers Union Grange and farm bureaus. A drive to raise funds was approved with a $2 per member target of about 8 million members. Nine Republican senators were named for defeat in 1950, with more listed for House support decisions forthcoming.
Four people die in a truck collision near Murfreesboro raising Arkansas weekly violent deaths to ten. Victims are Wayne Gray about 20, his wife about 17, their one year old daughter, and Wayne's brother Thomas Gray 18 of Delight Arkansas. They rode in a car that struck a loaded gravel truck in an industrial accident. Remaining fatalities include six other deaths from a mix of accidents, homicide and natural causes.
Middlesex Oct 8 report of a collision involving a school bus and a truck near here. State patrol lists three dead and 15 injured, with several children taken to scattered hospitals. Rocky Mount hospital confirmed three child fatalities but figures vary. Authorities from Nash County Health Sout 18 noted four dead and about one injured.
The Dodgers defeated the Yankees 1-0 to even the World Series behind Preacher Roe who held New York to six hits. Jackie Robinson doubled for Brooklyn and doubled home Hoares on a clean single in the second inning.
Belgrade Yugoslavia October 6 authoritative sources say the government ordered the expulsion of five Czechoslovak embassy members and eight Polish embassy staff. The move follows denunciations of friendship pacts with Marshal Tito. Czechoslovakia had expelled the Yugoslav ambassador in Prague.
Harold Raymond Houchins a 23 year old medical student faces a first degree murder trial in Pulaski Circuit Court for the killing of Seth L Reed an Arkansas insurance man. Prosecutor Edwin Dunaway says Reed was struck after a hotel room encounter but Houchins denies intent to kill and Dunaway has not announced death penalty plans.
National Hat Week launches a big promotional drive by about 9,000 hat retailers and manufacturers in roughly 50 cities to boost hat sales after last year’s 2.1 million hats. Ads, TV fashion shows, and department store events highlight historic hats and famous figures, while certificates and giveaways target hatless men.
In Pittsburgh on October 6 the United Steelworkers expanded its walkout to two more plants as the steel and coal pension strikes widen. Kaiser Steel accepted contract terms retroactive to Oct 3, paying four cents per hour for insurance and six cents for pensions, the first such agreement since the walkout began. Government mediation steps up with a Washington meeting tentatively planned, while UMW officials criticize mediation and push for continued negotiations without outside help.
In Stemp stead Circuit Court cases disposed include Andrew Knighton assault charge affirmed with fine stayed for good behavior. James Hester assault and battery affirmed with fine stayed. W A Franks assault and battery fined 10 with fine stayed. Frank Childs drunk driving judgment affirmed, fined 20, 30 days, license suspended. George King grand larceny guilty plea, two year sentence suspended.
M S Bates and Circle B Ranch of Hope presented a string of state winners at the Arkansas livestock show yesterday. Bates won first prize with a yearling bull and two-year-old heifers calved between May and August 1947, plus second and third in Senior Heifers. Circle B exhibited several bred and owned animals, earning notable placings overall.
Thirty eight inmates were released yesterday by the Arkansas parole board in Little Rock. The list names Charlie Prince Coleman Jeffer son Ivy Hopkins Willard Johnson Jessie Morrison W Pinson Curtis Pool Charney Pope Odell Richardson Lee Roberts Al Sorrentina Albert Walker Aaron Washington and others with sentences ranging from one to twenty one years for offenses including second degree murder grand larceny assault to rape burglary false pretense homicide gambling and forgery.
Tennessee life term convict Frank Grandstaff, famed for composing the cantata Big Spring Cantata, was granted a furlough to hear his work at Big Springs during Lexington's 100th anniversary. He is to return to prison late today under Gov. Gordon Browning's authorization with Texas oversight for safety.
Army investigators probe the strangling death of Pvt. Elyia Jr. Vidvine Yo of Basile Louisiana at Punakeu academy campus. He was last seen in a downtown bar four hours before his body was found. A thin cord used in the strangling was not recovered. His wallet was missing and he is survived by his mother Mrs. Lowa Wirdbite.
St Louis October 6 Federal figures discuss a strike dispute involving McPacke. Gov Forrest Smith of Missouri called governors together to seek a settlement. Barrett, named by Judge Moore as special master, will hear the 262 claims and report to the court. Thompson as trustee faces potential court orders, though unions may not be parties to the proceedings.
A fragile French political scene shows President Vincent Auriol and Premier Henri Queuille amid cabinet shifts and inflation fears as Queuille resigns over opposition to wage freezes. Across the globe, Soviet arms policy shifts amid atomic questions, while East and West Germany test puppet dynamics and Chinese forces claim gains in Hunan. Washington launches a $1.314 billion arms program to assist allied nations and stabilize Cold War fronts.
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