29 Sep 1949
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1949
Page
1
Police dispersed crowds as angry residents blocked streets and streetcars near the post office wall scene. Officials reported damaged posters and petitions for World Series tickets amid a chaotic scene referencing the Cardinals and pennant race.
A jury found Rob Ferman guilty of murder with an accomplice verdict for Inez and two women, while Mrs Brennan and Robert face is hanging as the governor weighs mercy. The case centers on a Dover shooting linked to a lonely hearts romance, with bodies disposed in a pigpen and on a city dump.
The engagement of the Marquess of Milford Haven to New York divorcée Romaine Dahlgren Pierce Simpson rekindles calls on royal norms. It recalls Edward VIII’s abdication over Wallis Simpson, Britain’s older code of divorce, the church’s role, and Queen Mary’s steady distance from the Windsor name.
A Confederate veterans reunion closes after a parade along the route Truman used. Biloxi, Miss., is chosen as the 1960 site, ending a Charleston bid amid a plan to keep annual meetings alive. The event includes a grand march, with SCV backing Biloxi for its ties to Jefferson Davis.
Detroit Sept 29 A Ford company plan outlines retirement rules for millions of workers. Eligible workers may retire at 65 or earlier with 39 years of service earning about 100 monthly, supplemented by Social Security, with Ford topping up the balance. Those with shorter service receive reduced benefits. permanently disabled workers aged 50 or older get 50 monthly. Joint union and company boards will administer the plan.
Two Italian aviators John M Brandeiro and Camillio Borriulo reportedly missing since Sept 17 in a nonstop Azores to New York flight are believed adrift near the Bahamas. Coast guard and army planes were alerted. a blind Italian marine radio message said they were alive, drifting with insufficient food and no search planes sighted.
The panel considers evidence from page one in a case involving Eva Elana Ham Hubbard. Wharton urged the probe after an autopsy on Sept. 16 suggested a death cause different from the hospital's record. Autopsy found head and body injuries. hospital cited cerebral hemorrhage and uremic poisoning. Hubbard died Sept. 14 at the institution after five years as a patient. officials noted convulsions and a fall but disputed some injuries.
Dying 4-H cancer patient Coy Hopper Jr. of Monticello Ga triumphs in a junior jersey dairy cattle show at the Mid-South fair in Memphis. His year old heifer Silver Creek Jay placed seventh among 65, funds were raised to send him and his father to the exhibition. Coy vows to be present in spirit as he returns home to Monticello for the doctors prognosis of imminent death.
The listing shows a dense Saturday evening of programs on Mutual Network including Dance Music M Morning Devotional Newsreels and various music shows. Highlights include Captain Midnight Kate Smith Speaks Gabriel Heatter Parade and a Bob Poole Show lineup with Rhythm Ranch Hands and Swing Time along with News and Sign Off segments.
Radio listings across NBC ABC and CBS show Meredith Willson and Perry Como leads on NBC with Father Knows Best and The Feed War ing Show continuing. ABC features First Hundred Years Ted Mack and Name the Movie quiz. CBS carries Ma Perkins Hilltop House You and Hum Hoedown party.
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