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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1949
Page
4
Our Daily Bread column abridged by editor Alex Washburn reflects on past times and modern changes. The piece contrasts nostalgia with current habits and notes how daily routines have shifted while retaining a core sense of bread time simplicity.
William Feather writes in Imperial Type Metal about his last sight of Paris in July 1949. He describes heat, language barriers, and a hard postwar city still grappling with scarcity, bureaucracy, and fatigue. He notes insects, dim hotel lighting, costly meals, and cautious taxi drivers as reflections of a city worn by war and change.
In Wilmington on October 24, authorities warn six escaped convicts from the state’s largest prison may break into homes to find refuge from cold and hunger as a four state manhunt intensifies. State police sweep the area with National Guard fighter planes ready to pursue and capture fugitives, with two of eight escapees already captured after a dramatic chase across the Maryland border.
A weather forecast for Arkansas calls for increasing cloudiness tonight with warmer days ahead. Saturday looks mostly cloudy with rain developing later, but exact timing remains uncertain.
Federal Judge Alexander Holtzaft ordered Rep. J Parnell Thomas to stand trial on November 7 for defrauding the government. The 54 year old New Jersey Republican, once head of the House committee on un American activities, has battled illness including a stomach disorder, with private physicians appointed to examine him. The court allowed reading of their report but denied a continuance. Thomas had been treated at Walter Reed Army Hospital, underwent surgery, and traveled from Allendale New York for the examination.
Washington reports President Truman signed a bill authorizing a quarter of a billion dollars for wind tunnels and labs to boost Supersonic aircraft and guided missile research. The plan includes a national air engineering development center, high speed wind tunnels, and funding for education facilities to train scientists. The center could cost up to 1 billion and span about 1 square mile with a self-sufficient community of thousands.
Revivalist Revervont Say OC Reeves of Elmo Baptist Church leads ten days of revival services starting Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock with daily morning and evening sessions. Evening services are set for 7 o'clock with dismissal times allowing students to attend their schools. Public is invited.
Oct. 28 Chicago reports warm spells with readings in the 60s and 70s across most of the country. Only scattered rain affected Washington coast, Texas coast, and parts of the South. New England saw the season's coolest temperatures with ground frost overnight.
Admiral Louis Denfeld, fired as chief of naval operations, told about 250 enlisted sailors that no service or individual will stop the navy. Sailors gathered outside his Pentagon area office while White House confirmed removal despite protests and no announced successor.
Paris Oct 28 Premier Georges Bidault formed a 17 member middle of the road coalition cabinet ending a 23 day crisis sparked by devaluation of the British pound. He won 387 to 183 in the national assembly with only the communists voting against him and about 70 rightists and De Gaullists abstaining. The new cabinet largely mirrored the former premier Henri Queuille’s lineup and pledged to restore open wage bargaining, curb prices with subsidies, and pay an interim $8.0 to low wage workers while aiming for a $42 monthly minimum.
Greenville Mississippi tolls on the Greenville Lake Village river bridge may end sooner due to four new natural gas pipelines. Tennessee Gas Transmission asks the Federal Power Commission to approve the Pipelines crossing the river. Greenville would receive 250000 dollars yearly rent until tolls are removed in about four years.
The Southwest District of the Arkansas Federation of Music clubs meets in Hope on Saturday October 29. A 10 a m business meeting precedes a luncheon at the Christian church. At 2 p m a Cine Arts program at the high school auditorium features a varied vocal and instrumental program with many named performers and accompanists.
VEW Auxiliary kicks off its annual membership drive Tuesday November 2 at 7 30 pm at the VFW hall on Heron High Way 6 East with a hamburger supper and games to follow. All eligible veterans and their wives are urged to attend.
Blevins P T A will sponsor a Halloween carnival in the school gymnasium Monday night. The event will crown a king and queen and feature a prince and princess with candidates listed by grade from first through twelfth, including Romana Ann Stephens Jimmy Di Vis William Pidding Shirley Morton Larry England Lin da Lou Coupwood Joe Beil ulan Dick Arnold Sth James Noller Wendy Woorthey fth Bh Delvert Johnson Nell Jean Hands Ruth Lambert Norma Jean Miller Elbert Mears Sth Wayne Cromer Eva Dell Moses Sth Dee Coffee Patsy Samuels Join K Harris Lila Jones Monroe Yarberry Lula Bea Rhodes Hershel Sowell ituthal Avery.
Spring Hill PTA sponsors a Halloween Carnival in the school gymnasium at 7230 9th Pr. Monday Oct. al. Guests will enjoy prizes and many activities from the program. The public is invited to attend and support the event.
An annual Halloween Carnival sponsored by the Parente Teachers Association will be held at 7 p m Monday night at Fulton School. Festivities include a fish pond house of horrors treasure hunt and more events.
A9 Brooklyn Dodgers fielded 12 players with the club when it saved the Yankees in the 147 World Series, highlighting a compact roster in a pivotal moment of baseball history.
Washington reports September saw a half per cent rise in consumer prices, the largest monthly increase in a year. Food and fuel led gains while clothing fell flat. The overall index stood at 169.6, still below the 1935-49 average targets, with rents continuing to climb as ceilings spread and rent surveys are widened.
U S diplomats abroad back a policy to widen the breach between Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union. George V. Allen named new ambassador to Belgrade as Cannon resigns. France ends a political crisis with Bidault becoming premier and cabinet presented to President Auriol. Chinese nationalist spokesperson notes improved outlook with communists holding/losing towns on the southwestern front.
DeQueen Ort 28 A workman was injured when liquified gas exploded in the basement of a newly built home. Leon Hines 24 suffered second degree burns and severe hand lacerations after turning on an unprotected light switch. Three explosions ignited the gas and started a fire damaging the basement and stored furniture. remainder of the house remained intact.
President Truman reiterates no immediate Taft Hartley action. He says the 28 day steel and coal strikes have not created a national emergency yet. Officials weigh when to invoke emergency powers, with Taft and Wherry advising caution while some urge action before conditions worsen.
A minor accident occurred on South Walnut in front of the Star building when Mrs. Bryan Camp and Mrs. Luville Ward collided. Mrs. Camp's young son sustained a head injury. witnesses say half the Whidshield put is not seriously injured. Police investigated the city street incident.
Campbell of Little Rock reported to Hope Police that a vacuum cleaner valued at 73.75 was stolen from his automobile parked on Kim Street last week.
Contralto Mary Van Kirk will headline the first Community Concerts day at the high school on October 32. An Oberlin alumna, she studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music and appeared as a guest artist at Ghiv Hiuiseal Gatherings. She sang at Old Stone Church in Cleveland and earned praise at Berkshire Festivals. Critics called her a second Schumann Heink.
Paris reports confirm a Paris to New York Constellation crashed in the Azores. All 48 aboard perished including French boxer Marcel Cerdan and noted American and Walt Disney figure Kay Kamen. Rescue efforts continued for eight hours as weather hindered search.
Moscow report notes Dmitri Lysenko, Russia’s top biologist and Michurinist theory proponent, awarded the Order of Lenin for work on heritable traits. The honor also goes to 13 others as the nation marks the 20th anniversary of Michurinist science.
Fragmentary police report from South Pasadena lists names and alleged incidents including burglaries and disturbances. Text is garbled and names are partially unreadable. no clear actions, dates, or outcomes can be determined from the readable fragments.
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