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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1951
Page
4
The feature reflection titled Automobile Picture hints at a historical vignette on car culture and daily life. The piece, credited to The Editor Alex. H. Washburn, surveys how automobiles shape routines, markets, and perception in everyday scenes.
The Automobile Reads and Figures 1950 report shows 40,176,706 highway vehicles in the U.S., with 40,315,175 private passenger cars. It notes high car ownership, work use, and the spread of road networks, comparing Rhode Island and Arkansas, and criticizes tax diversions from highway funds, urging vigilance against funding shifts away from maintenance and construction. Arkansas has two constitutional amendments restricting road tax diversions.
Emmet Club under Mrs Otis Townsend announces a Halloween Carnival at the club house on Wednesday night October 31. Committees for Decorations Games Booths and Queen's Contest are named with numerous members. Candidates from multiple grades compete for Queen with a King escort to crown the Carnival Queen. proceeds fund landscaping and improvements to the club house.
Hope division of practical nurses discussed state and local bylaws and heard Dr. F. C. Crow. Quarantine, roll call and treasurer’s report highlighted the business portion. Meeting adjourned to Mrs Eldridge Cassidy’s home for refreshments.
Dewey Putman takes over the management of Putman's Cafe on East Third Street and invites friends to visit. The cafe will operate on the same hourly schedule as in the past.
New York markets show December cotton at 36.95 with March 36.67 and May 36.55. July stands at 36.32 and October at 35.00. December closes at 34.85, with March at 35.00.
Allied forces press the central front near Kumsong as UN infantry sit two miles from the Communist stronghold. Bombardments intensify with planes, tanks, and infantry striking Chinese positions while Reds resist on multiple sectors. Talks aim to resolve two issues on the Panmunjom trace site: a security corridor along the Kaesong to Munsay road and whether planes may operate over the protected area.
Texarkana reporter details a man who claimed to have killed Kansas City figures Charles Binaggio and Charles Gargotta. Attorney Preston Dowd and police described threats against Dowd and his wife. The investigator said the man, Bob Costello, sought to surrender but warned violence if reported early. Police searched Dowd’s office as the case unfolded.
About 60 people were rescued early today when a fire swept the top story of a crowded Negro tenement just north of downtown. Police Sergeant Jesse J. Miller estimated that 24 of those saved by firemen were children. One person was injured, Mrs Johnnie Boyd, 42, possibly with a broken right leg. Firemen said the blaze started in a trash bin on the top floor of the three story brick building and several escaped via a fire escape and ladder.
A North Korean communique broadcast from Pyongyang radio claimed the United Nations destroyer Stormes was sunk in Wonsan harbor. Allied sources offered no confirmation of the sinking, noting only U N warships bombarded the port daily with Red shore batteries silenced in part.
Estelle Kekipi, 17, testified in a divorce case involving Valentine Kekipi, musician, noting he earned his nickname by volatile temper. She explained he would fly into rages whenever she spoke with other band members. The couple’s marriage ended yesterday.
Washington on October 19 reports lye diet policies influence lifting ceilings on beef cattle within weeks if Congress fails to restore slaughter quotas. With adjournment near, experts fear removal will boost cattle flow to packers, raise prices, and widen market disparities amid fears of black markets and misused byproducts.
Arkansas Electric Co operative Corp won permission to appeal a PSC ruling suspending bids for a northwest Arkansas steam generating plant at Ozark. The project would cost about 10.4 million and span 444 miles of transmission lines funded by a Rural Electrification Administration loan. Opponents seek reversal of the injunction blocking bids while the appeal proceeds in the state Supreme Court.
Second Lieutenant William E Basye son of Mr and Mrs Guy Basye of Hope is stationed about six miles north of the 38th Parallel on Central Front in Korea about 60 air miles northeast of Seoul He serves as assistant to the battalion surgeon Basye entered the armed services June 5 after six weeks training at Fort Sam Houston and two weeks at home he left for Korea August 10.
The Hope Chamber of Commerce notes the Price Stabilization Office visit by Mr Swain and Mr. to discuss price regulation with local merchants. The representatives aided merchants and the Chamber pledged continued cooperation with the program. Continued on Page two.
The House passed three measures raising postal rates and boosting pay for postal workers and civil service staff. The I R B suspended three New York agents while Congress reviews bureau testimony amid scandals. The UN Security Council paused its British Iran air dispute debate awaiting a world court ruling on its jurisdiction. British troops sealed off the Suez Canal Zone from Egypt.
HAL BOYLE tells of Alphonse Nutria, a proud beaver who accepts a position to help others. His dam building unbalances nature and prompts hunters to seek beaver extinction. Beavers plot against him, and Alphonse is killed, leaving a cautionary tale about honesty and steadfastness. The moral: you can never whip an honest eager beaver.
UN Security Council weighs authority on Iran oil case as the International Court may decide. Demonstrations spread from Tehran to Damascus over Mossadegh and the United States while Syria backs Egypt. Lebanon passes a resolution urging Arab states to support Egypt against Britain. British and French troops dig in near the Suez Canal amid Sudan budget disputes.
The Hope Lions Club with Radio Station KXAR plans a Radio Auction on Nov 6 featuring merchandise donated by local firms. Items will be described on air and bids taken by phone, with proceeds aiding the Lions Christmas Relief fund. display dates to be announced.
Searcy Oct 12 delegates to Harding college forum hear Dr Walter H Spahr say the nation lost control of the public purse when the gold standard ended in 1933. He warns government now holds purse strings, and voters must demand accountability via ballots and financial reforms. About 150 leaders attend.
Late yesterday searchers found Rhetta woman who had been missing almost 48 hours. She was identified as Ida Glimore, M. Officers located her in the woods about a half mile from her home off Highway 29, about ten miles south of Hope. Physicians planned a mental examination today. she appeared to have suffered no injuries.
In Michigan City Indiana authorities narrowed a case of a missing infant from St Anthony hospital. A former Beatty Mental Hospital worker and her husband were sought after a letter postmarked Sioux City Iowa reached Beatty hospital. A nurse with a baby was detained briefly in Chicago before being cleared. The effort centers on a woman in white seen near the nursery carrying a child. The Lyons family, including ten year old daughter, awaits answers as detectives pursue the lead.
Washington Oct 30 senators debate adjournment with talks of ending Congress tonight. A revised multi billion tax boost passes the Senate after earlier compromise. House veto looms and could force recall or renewed negotiations on foreign aid military construction and other spending.
Local co op head Jack Templeton and associate received prison terms after pleading guilty to larceny in a Garrall Electric matter. County officials said the case involved embezzlement of funds from the cooperative and related charges.
The House met an hour earlier but delayed action on a nearly six billion dollar tax boost. Lawmakers instead pushed other measures, approving a bill to fund a food program at four thousand five hundred dollars annually before sending it to the Senate. Local readers faced a slow voting day amid broader policy rows.
Chicago jurors convict George Lettrich, 37, of sex murder in the death of a 10-year-old girl. The second trial after a mistrial, Lettrich is sentenced to death. His wife Susan Lettrich and mother Pauline Lettrich show emotion or restraint during the verdict. The case centers on a confession and testimony alleging sexual assault and murder.
A Chicago case involving a slain girl aged about 16 is under trial. Chief Justice Thomas presiding, jury heard testimonies about the youth’s death and the alleged actions of those nearby. The proceedings touched on the incident’s severity and questions of responsibility amid conflicting accounts.
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