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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1950
Page
2
A letter argues about Miss Moyle and Miss Muir, critiquing McCarthy era tactics, media sources, and civil liberties. It questions investigations of political activity, immunity claims, and the accuracy of cited allegations. The piece weighs liberty, duties of reporters, and partisan labels in a heated national debate.
Arkiindis notes Arkanese Tech as defending AIC champions beat Central Oklahoma State 21 to 12 in Edmond Oklahoma Friday night. Albright threw two touchdowns to Richmon and Burris with a 48 yard catch, Elliott added the extra point. Delta State shut out Ouachita 27 to 0 in Cleveland Minnesota.
Golf professionals edged a tight Southwest tournament, with Sam Breed posting a 27 percent score to claim top play. Detroit's baseball sweep over Washington ten years earlier left the American League race tied, while Rogers and Hornsby reportedly signed a three year contract increase for St. Louis Browns management. A stray line mentions public health and a bite incident without clear details.
A nostalgic review traces dramatic late season chases across the American League from the merest margins in 1917 to the 1948 three-way finish. It recalls famous sprint finishes, pivotal plays, and shifts in lead as teams like the Yankees, Indians, Red Sox, and Browns battled for pennants, highlighting key moments and figures across decades.
Legal notice outlines a constitutional proposal to adopt municipal home rule for cities and towns in Arkansas. It details election timing, petition thresholds, duties of governing bodies, bond issuance limits, tax powers, and protections for existing state laws, with sections on powers, limitations, and implementation rules. It sets notice requirements and specifies the Secretary of State certification and dates.
Baseball star Ted Williams returns to the Boston Red Sox lineup after elbow surgery, homering and driving in runs to fuel an eight game winning streak and pull within 1 1/2 games of Detroit. Detroit defeated New York 9-7 behind Hank Borowy’s relief pitching as the pennant chase intensifies with Boston heading to Detroit for two games.
The text critiques reliance on clippings and letterheads to prove affiliations with communists and Front organizations. It notes risks of guilt by association, cites wartime and New Deal cases, and argues reporters should verify facts rather than assume blame based on associations. It references border politics and civil liberties contexts.
De Queen Leopards defeated Hope Bobcats 19 to 6 in a weather hindered opener. QB Bobby Benson starred, throw ing a 20 yard TD to Esa B Smith, while De Queen controlled most of the game with solid rushing and defense. First downs favored De Queen 15 to 8, net scrimmage yards 180 for De Queen and 144 for Hope.
Baseball results from AP show American League and National League games with Detroit, New York, Boston, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland, Washington, and more. Extra alerts include minor league playoffs, standings, and a note about Scallion's naming origin after Ascalon.
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