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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1950
Page
2
Pine Bluff reports Ace Barbee a 41 year old bus driver died at the wheel after a fatal attack while driving. He steered the bus gently into a ditch but none of the passengers were harmed. The incident occurred yesterday and the driver perished at the scene.
Fragmentary OCR text shows names and phrases without coherent event. Likely garbled notes referencing individuals such as R. L. Wood and a daily record. No verifiable actions, dates, or locations can be established from the readable portions.
Officials report faster mobilization to move cars in position, with 24 hoppers and 8 tail points ready. Railroads fear slow-dangling cargo worsens shortages of equipment. Interior department plans MEA to manage petroleum gas coal and power priorities, starting on standby.
Washington opinion column argues for General George C. Marshall as a repeated choice for critical posts including secretary of defense. It notes his past service, health retirements, and the political hurdle of changing a law prohibiting former officers from serving within ten years of leaving the service. It weighs civilian control versus wartime needs and questions whether Congress will amend the rule for Marshall.
Westinghouse Electric's bulb plant at Little Rock to add 100000 square feet with completion targeted for next April. An unnamed GSA official cited in Washington said Arkansas chosen for an aluminum ore smelting plant due to cheaper electric rates. Apex Smelting of Chicago had suggested Arkansas or Oklahoma as potential sites.
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