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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1955
Page
2
A speaker recounts nearly two decades of marriage, hardship and thrift. He recalls bread and milk years, cheerful resilience, and a growing nest egg saved for illness. He describes his partner's strength, refusal to quit, and care as cancer took its toll.
Northwest area prices show broilers and fryers around 22 to 23 with steady demand and light activity in the Floral area. Sheep and lamb prices hold, with good to prime wool lambs at 20.50 and utility ewes 3.00 to 4.50, while cull to good sheep run 10.00 to 19.00.
National Stockyards Illinois reports lighter hogs active with higher bids and mixed tone. Hogs mostly 120 to 260 pounds range 13.75 to 15.60 with several lots at 15.25 to 15.50. sows 13.25 to 14.75. boars 8.25 to 11.50. Cattle and calves total about 6,700 head with yearlings around 23.00, cows 10.00 to 13.00, canners 8.00 to 10.00, and bulls 11.00 to 13.00. a few prime calves at 27.00.
Hal Boyle records Max’s reflections on his late wife, their two daughters, and memories from their life together. Max recalls the wife’s care and happiness, his grief over her death, and pride in their children as he drives lonely passengers and urges them to stay healthy.
U S Under secretary of State Herbert Hoover Jr and ICA director John B Hollister arrived from Formosa to confer with President Ramon Magsaysay on common interests and defend a free way of life. Hoover called Filipinos and Americans closer than ever, stressing mutual commitment to liberty. In Seoul typhoon Nora delayed a flight carrying 12 mixed race children adopted by American families, with four bound for Michigan Oregon and Texas.
JTUTTGART Germany 50 000 American British and French soldiers will start a five day NATO exercise to test defense strength in an atomic war. The maneuvers will use guided missiles free flight rockets and the U S Army atomic cannon for the first time in a major drill.
Advance units of six Red Chinese divisions withdrew from North Korea and crossed into Antung on Monday. Radio Peiping said the withdrawal units were inspected by a team of Swiss and Polish members of the Neutral Nations Inspection commission.
Gen Lemuel C Shephert Jr, United States top Marine officer, arrived in Tokyo for a first hand look at Marine Corps units in the Far East. The report follows geopolitical moves in the Asia Pacific region.
The weather was generally fair with showers and steady rain in the Pacific Northwest. Temperatures ranged from the 40s to 50s east of the Continental Divide, while the Gulf Coast saw 60s and 70s.
A rookie at Ft. Dix New Jersey got a package from home. His parents believed the Army had removed his name and the parcel was addressed to U. S. serial number 510360460.
Paris. The National Assembly opens a three day debate on Prime Minister Faure plans to suppress nationalist violence in Algeria. Communists the only faction backing Algerian nationalists. Faure expected to win support for military action. Algeria remains part of France unlike Tunisia and Morocco protectorates.
About 170 representatives from Arkansas colleges are expected to attend the eleventh annual Arkansas Conference on Higher Education at Petit Jean State Park on Thursday and Friday. Key topics include motivating freshmen to higher intellectual achievement and determining how the exceptional student can be best served.
A helicopter will be used to fix a broken 21st floor penthouse window. An insurance official said using the copter saves 400 dollars by delivering the new glass plate to the floor instead of another method.
The text notes disparities in representation with 1,230,000 residents of European origin electing 16 deputies to the French National Assembly while Muslims, though more than six times as numerous, name only 12 deputies. It highlights colonial voting dynamics and minority political weight.
A 25 year old transit policewoman Dorothy Ubhnak confronted and overpowered a mugger at a lonely subway station. After luring the assailant with help nearby she broke free, disarmed him and held him until officers arrived. John Thomas Bishop 21 of Brooklyn was booked on felonious assault attempted robbery and weapons violations.
Margaret Anne Haywood runner up in Miss USA plans a trip abroad starting today to attend Miss World in England. The 20 year old from Jonesboro will visit Paris and Italy after the contest and will make radio and television appearances in New York and Chicago before traveling to England.
Gov George N Craig orders martial law across Henry County New Castle Hagerstown and Richmond with 600 plus guardsmen moving into New Castle and 350 more into Richmond area to contain a CIO UAW strike at Perfect Circle. Liquor sales halted mass meetings banned and barricades set around key towns as rioting sympathizers spread unrest.
More than 250 interpreters will assist at the Melbourne Olympic Village for the 1956 Games. They will cover over 40 languages including three Chinese dialects and several Arabic tongues. Authorities permit carrying weapons only for officials. No curfew is in effect.
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