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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1953
Page
4
A reader warns that dumped town cats in autumn hunt birds and small game, harming quail and doves. The piece argues unwanted pets should be mercifully destroyed rather than released into woods to prey on wildlife.
In Washington, Senator Sem Hunt and Senator Williams offered opposing views on cutting taxes without harming defense. Hunt warned against lowering taxes amid urgent security needs while Williams argued taxes could be reduced and the budget balanced without endangering national defense. Their comments followed a three hour closed session of the National Security Council addressing Russia’s hydroe bomb claims.
Kansas real estate man G. O. Deming told the Arkansas Home Builders Association and Little Rock Real Estate Board that profits must be reduced to survive. Deming urged targeting buyers in the 3000 dollar annual income range and predicted the current slowdown in home buying is temporary due to population growth.
Eighteen persons are applying for postmaster positions at Batesville Arkansas and Hot Springs National Park. The Civil Service Commission listed the names of the hopefuls, including John D. Weaver Jr and E. Wren at Batesville and Hart N. Adams Ruey Ault Wene Caley Wilbur Clark Connely William Hoper Pay Francis Carl Einemann Norman W. Jones Otis Suliven and others at Hot Springs National Park.
At the United Nations Maurice Schumann proposed negotiating peace in Indochina with the Vietminh. He urged broadening the projected political conference and inviting India to participate. He warned the Korean talks could spur diplomacy on Indochina and cited unofficial signals from the Soviet Union and China toward a negotiated end to the war.
East Germany announces the first batch of prisoner releases under a Moscow accord with Premier Geogi Malen sov and Otto Grotewohl. The statement gave no release count and cited continued detentions for Germans deemed to have committed crimes against peace and humanity.
Two Arkansas ex prisoners of war returned home as Army Sgt. Clifford Lee Nel reunited with his wife and six children in Memphis after 38 months apart and shared the story of a pet puppy saved from soup in Korea. Lt. Max Murphy was greeted in Hope by about 3000 residents including his parents and his fiancée.
During the fair week the Hope Youth Council and the Park and Recreation Commission will run a parking lot on Life League baseball diamond grounds to raise funds for the Youth Center Campaign. All proceeds support youth programs with attendants on duty and clear signs guiding parking.
Fred Eugene McManus, 19, a Marine veteran, faces possible death or life imprisonment after being convicted in Ontario County court for the first degree murder of Hobart College student William Braverman. The jury recommended life imprisonment, with Judge Van Dusen to decide tomorrow on the death penalty or life term.
Rain persisted in the Southeast with showers in parts of Iowa Wisconsin Illinois and Missouri while Mississipp i Alabama Georgia Tennessee and Louisiana saw ongoing rainfall. Temperatures ran above seasonal in the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes, with clear sunshine from the Northeast to the Pacific. Burwood Louisiana recorded over 31 inches in the last 24 hours as Yuma Arizona hit 107 degrees.
The Monticello Chamber of Commerce announced that Root Manufacturing Co of Baxter Kansas will open a power mower plant here. A 25000 square foot building will be constructed and 50 workers will be employed when production starts.
New York writer HAL BOYLE presents a lighthearted look at how a pampered dog Towser grows neurotic when a baby joins the family. Abner Whimzy tries psychology and then verbal talks to Towser, who admits to neurotic impulses and fear of babies. Continued on Page Three.
At Panmunjom the five nation neutral commission remains deadlocked on how to interview prisoners who refuse repatriation. The dispute stalls the plan to persuade stay-behind men to choose homeward, with an Indian spokesman signaling possible indefinite delays and a 90 day limit on holding detainees.
The Defense Department will investigate how some former American prisoners of war in Korea reportedly made false confessions or informed on others to curry favor with Red captors. Secretary Wilson said inquiries will examine what happened to the men, the duress they endured, and the effect on fellow prisoners, noting most resisted Communist pressure. He stressed fairness and individual accountability under military conduct rules.
Two young fugitives from Muskogee Oklahoma, James F Everett and his brother John, both from Elkton Maryland, were arrested in Little Rock while hitchhiking. They were being transported for burglary charges with four other prisoners when they escaped. They are held at the county jail awaiting Muskogee authorities.
The Explorers Scouts of Troop vO advanced to Star Scout at a Monday night board review. Johnny Nix and Orville Brannon earned First Class rank during their summer in Tynae and have since worked hard toward Star Scout. The reviewing committee listed needed active status, Scout oath adherence, and citizenship criteria as requirements to qualify for the next steps.
In St Louis the AFL convention nears a Windup with a tentative no raid pact to be approved by AFL and CIO delegates. The plan would bind subscribing unions for two years to arbitration on raids and aims at an AFL CIO merger while signaling limits for certain unions and future talks on job rights and dispute machinery. Former President Harry Reed attended memorial services for the late AFL head William Green.
An explosion at a Southwestern Proving Ground project injured a worker. Attending physician Dr. M. Tille reported a shattered leg as the victim was rushed to Chester Hospital. police investigate the incident while authorities detain several witnesses and search for others involved.
Washington dispatch reports the United States pushing a tougher stand in the pre conference wrangle over the makeup of a peace conference with Communist powers. The U S signaled willingness to discuss with Chinese and North Korean Communists directly, a shift from the two sided table plan to include neutrals, risking breach of the truce agreement.
LITTLE ROCK The Bond of Trustees of State hospitals decided to ask the Attorney General's office for information on Arkansas laws pertaining to labor organizations among state employees. The CIO seeks to organize a local among employees of the hospital units at Little Rock and Benton. Milton Murray of Washington, secretary treasurer of the CIO Government and Civic Employes Organization Committee, met with the board. Dr. Muck Smith of Hot Springs said two Saline County factions are in a dispute about the Benton unit. Circuit Judge Ernest Maner of Benton has ordered an investigation of alleged job selling at Benton.
Judges Pilkinton and Brown attend the governor’s division of greetings at an Arkansas event with notable attendees including Feanela Cherry and other judiciary figures. The text records a ceremonial visit and introductions across state leadership circles.
A Tulsa mother dies after battling cancer, content she delivered a premature baby by cesarean section at 110 am. Colleen Alford, aged nearly two months, left behind her husband and family. The infant Cloak Wong Alford arrived weighing five pounds, born by cesarean in a Hellethera conedition hospital. The mother had wished to celebrate her 20th birthday with the baby within days of birth.
A bank in Paragould Arkansas was robbed by a man about 30 years old wearing brown coveralls and a dark hat. He forced the manager to open the vault, locked him in, and fled with currency hidden in a cotton sack. The manager C W Wayfor and two nearby men aided in his release.
Hundreds of local residents gathered yesterday afternoon to honor Lt Max Murphy with a reading and speaking program at Main and Second Streets. The crowd, though distant from the speaker, showed clear appreciation despite faulty sound equipment and a general venting about speakers who dominate meetings. The piece also notes a planned Dale Carnegie program in Texarkana, updates on theater staff, a football roster mention including former players, a DAR district meeting correction for Arkadelphia, and Southern State offering weekend degree courses aimed at in-service teachers from Camden and nearby cities.
A young boy died after a beating. a man is detained by police. Hospitals reported the child succumbed to injuries. The incident occurred in Chicago as investigators probe the assault and motive. The motive and exact timeline remain under inquiry.
A dangerous hurricane channels toward the Gulf Coast with winds near 120 mph. Advisories place the center about 540 miles southeast of Mobile and forecast a northward turn, threatening Mobile, Pensacola, and Grand Isle with gale winds and possible landfall this weekend. Authorities urge precautions to protect life and property.
Two youths, Don Haywood age 20 of Fallon and another Texarkana youth, were bound over to circuit court under bonds of 1,500 dollars each on charges of grand larceny. They allegedly stole a car from the Hinghaw Motor Co. in Texarkana on September 13 and drove it to Fulton, where it was driven into Sam McGill's station. Both are set to be tried in Hempel Circuit Court Tuesday on burglary charges.
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