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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1946
Page
3
Washington reports the OPA boosts top veal grades by seven eighths cents per pound with Oct 14 effective date. Ceilings on beef pork and lamb were recalculated by store groups. Posters will appear Oct 14 and changes may cause small price shifts overall due to an ongoing economic crisis.
Producer Robert Bassler delivers a spectacular Technicolor Western with stunning scenery and stirring effects. The film Smoky promises fast-paced unfolding drama from start to finish and is pitched as a rare, all ages cinematic treat.
In Little Rock on October 10, Clyde E Byrd says an entrant must shine in beauty, personality, western dress and horse quality to win the rodeo queen title at the Arkansas Livestock Show. Fifteen entrants so far, with the winner to preside over ten rodeo contests aboard a well furnished horse.
Garl Bell notes Texas and Arkansas remain undefeated after three weeks as they face stiff tests. Texas meets Oklahoma in Dallas with 45,000 expected, Arkansas faces Baylor in Fayetteville, SMU hosts Texas A&M, TCU plays Miami, Rice hosts Tulane, and LSU meets Texas A&M as predicted in a packed Southwest weekend card.
Prime Minister Attlee hosted a high level dinner at No 11 Downing Street in London attended by Winston Churchill and 18 others including 10 top military and air force commanders. Field Marshal Montgomery Admiral Cunningham Viscount Portal and other senior officials joined civilian guests Herbert Morrison Anthony Eden and Harold MacMillan. Ernest Bevin could not attend due to Paris peace conference duties.
Washington reports the White House faces meat shortages that threaten the November social season. President Truman may need to intervene to secure meat as ambassadors cabinet members and their guests prepare for a calendar of formal dinners and receptions starting November 26 and running through February 18.
Broward County authorities connected a Texarkana Texas double murder case to the Dania Beach killing of athlete Lawrence Hogan and Elaine Eldridge. A shell from a Detroit man's pistol linked to a Hollywood arrest surfaced as investigators sifted ballistics and suspects from Florida to Massachusetts.
The text discusses White House hospitality options with guests choosing between informal black attire or formal white tie tails. It quotes Mr. Truman hinting at wearing tails, suggesting guests would source tail coats. It also notes rubies and sapphires are made of aluminoid oxide, real or synthetic.
Deputies brought Boris Karroll Ellen Drew and Mae Crane in for questioning after Barker report. Barker said the pistol found in the four peers driving was not the murder weapon. Authorities weighed motives, but no enemies or clear connection known. A Michigan suspect described as an unimproved drifter reportedly cleared his gun and slept in his car near the beach in Florica. Two men held on grand larceny charges in St Augustine face further questioning. Union of South Africa is AU Square trains in Arc the size of the United States.
The Nuremberg trials, lasting over ten months, clarified that planners and perpetrators of unprovoked war are individually guilty of crimes against humanity. The proceedings, though dramatic at times, affirmed international law and world opinion against Nazi violence, serving as a moral hinge for future peace efforts.
An estimated eighty men, part of a failed north Portugal uprising, were jailed in Lisbon as Salazar’s government tightened security. Troops were alerted, phone lines cut, and most leaders remained unnamed. A government communiqué said the motive was unclear. Surrender occurred at a crossroads near Santa Combadas, about twenty miles from Salazar’s vacation spot. Madrid reports said over 900 arrests in Lisbon, but the capital now quiet.
The Nashville Scrappers fall to the Hope Bobcats 12 to 0 last night at Nashville Territory. Hope’s Bell and Sutton score after halftime as Nashville’s limited ground game stalled. Crowd of Hope fans witnessed a defensive battle with few Nashville threats and no first downs on the ground.
Washington reports a possible Sunday night radio address by President Truman on meat control and the stabilizing program. Officials differ over whether to modify ceilings or adopt a certificate plan while imports from Argentina and removal of a hoof and mouth ban are discussed. The Agriculture Department cites higher midwestern cattle shipments and a potential shift to plainer fed cattle for future slaughter.
Washington October 12 The hotel strike adds to idle thousands as 5000 AFI workers wage a cafeteria style picket outside 18 Washington hotels while 10000 guests cope without regular service inside. Negotiations failed over Sept 30 contract expirations with wage demands of 18 and 10 cents. hotels offered 5 and 2.5 cents and a government conciliator urged compromise to 11 and 4 cents, which the hotels refused.
Berlin reports 23 year old Anny Maria Christian Heinke the daughter of a concentration camp victim has been granted the first exit permit for a German girl since the war under the GE fiance law to travel to the United States to wed Robert J Lanenstein 23 of St Louis a Justice Department civilian employee. The pair who became engaged in Desau Germany last December plan to marry soon after arrival in St Louis on November 10 and the permit follows a June act expanding the law to Germans.
Washington takes steps seen as prodding UN reform as General Assembly set for September debate led by Herbert V. Evat of Australia. The veto rules, matching the Big Five, require consensus for Security Council actions and stand opposed by Russia in recent votes.
Reporter Roger D. Greene details two separate plane crashes resulting in 26 escapes from peril. The piece outlines circumstances, locations, and the resilience of passengers and crews as investigations begin.
Lt Gen Waller B Smith told the Paris peace conference the United States would back a bilateral transfer of about 200000 Magyars from Czech territory to Hungary if necessary to reduce forced displacement. He urged voluntariness and restraint, warning harsh terms could trigger Hungary’s economic collapse amid debates on the Hungarian settlement.
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