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El Dorado Times

Location

El Dorado, Arkansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1964

Page

4

Obituary notices for Holloway Hicks Nelson in Arkansas

Obituary notices report the deaths of Mrs. W. H. Holloway of Griffithville, Mrs. J. W. Hicks of Athens and El Dorado, and Mrs. C. M. Nelson of Atlanta Texas. Holloway’s services set for Thursday at Judson Memorial Baptist Church in Griffithville with burial at Des Ark Cemetery. Hicks was a former El Dorado resident, charter member of several organizations, with services in Athens after her death. Nelson is survived by son Waylon Nelson and others. funeral at First Baptist Atlanta.

W. H. Holloway W H. Holloway Griffithville W. C Wood E. Main St el Dorado Searcy Judson Memorial Baptist Church Des Ark Westbrook Funeral Home Beebe J. W. Hicks J W. Hicks Athens Ala Athens Eme J. W Hicks Hicks Robert Rosamond Daughters of the American Revoltion Self Culture Club First Methodist Church Henry G Bunn United Daughters of the Confederacy Dick Dumas C. E. McLain C. M. Nelson C M. Nelson Atlanta Tex Waylon Nelson Helena St Leon Blakey J. B. Mew Williams Bryan Maude Collins Poteau Okla First Baptist Church of Hanner Funeral Home

Charges Filed Against Five Road Workers

In Forrest City Arkansas three former state Highway Department workers were charged with taking money to procure fraudulent overpayments on an Interstate 40 sodding and watering project in St Francis County. Four contractors facing charges were named, and extradition may be pursued if they do not return to Arkansas.

Forrest City Ark State Highway Department St Francis County Savoy Chancellor Willam P. Way Crawfordsville John Eliot Grisham West Memphis Nelson Jacobs Clifton Tex Coy Hinds Kingston Okla Clyde Smith Claremore Clay Wilson Chickasha Fletcher Long Highway Department Arkansas St. Francis County Long

Italian satellite San Marcos I orbits Earth for 95 minutes

The San Marcos I satellite, built by Italy and launched from Wallops Island, Va, whirls around the Earth every 95 minutes. Weighing 254 pounds, it studies the ionosphere and atmospheric density at high altitudes. Italy becomes the third nation to orbit a satellite, with NASA and Italian Space Commission cooperation under a no funds exchange agreement.

Washington U.S A U.S. Space Agency Wallops Island Italy United States Soviet Union Sergio Fenoaltea Hugh L. Dryden U.S U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Italian Space Commission NASA Italian Commission

Burial Insurance Sold By Mail Offers Quick Coverage

A mail order burial policy targets ages 40 to 90 promising $1000 plus in coverage without medical exams. It emphasizes self cancelation rights and free information from Old Line Legal Reserve Life Insurance, with a tearout reply to Central Security Life Insurance Co. Fort Worth Texas.

Legal Reserve Life Insurance Central Security Life Insurance Co West Rosedale Fort Worth Texas

Soviets Expel Congolese Envoy and Charged Affairs

The Soviet Union ordered Moise Tshombe’s diplomat in Moscow to close the Congolese legation and leave. Congolese chargé d’affaires Gaston Ngambani was summoned and told to depart, with no departure date set. Tass accused Ngambani of hostile activities and slander against the USSR amid broader disputes over Congo aid and Cold War alignments.

Moscow Soviet Union Moise Tshombe Tass Ngambani Tshombe Congo Us.s.r Pravda Communist Party Germany Italy West Germany United States Belgium

Faubus Presses Bond Plan Despite Opposition

Governor Faubus said a $150 million bad bond issue would release interest to the public once known and that sealed bids could attract brokers from other states. He plans to present the program in the January legislature and will push for more information for voters and lawmakers.

Little Rock Goverval E. Faubus Arkansas Faubus

Grass fires plague El Dorado department in busy Tuesday

The El Dorado Fire Department logged its sixth grass fire of the day at 6:25 p.m. on South Field Road near the city limits, a small area burned on a vacant field with undetermined origin and no damage reported. Police investigated a parking lot accident at Doctors Building between a Buchanan car and a Lester vehicle. Several smaller fires occurred across town including trash barrel, incinerator, and grass fires with minimal or no damage. The Senior Citizens Club at the TAC House featured a 12:30 musical program and a paper on Old-fashioned Christmases. A son was born at Warner Brown Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Jerold Gosvenor and another son to Mr. and Mrs. Jory Faulkner.

el Dorado Brady Greenlee el Dorado Police Department Doctors Building J. G. Buchanan Dixie Dr Katherine Lester S. Parkway St Buchanan Lester S. O. Davis E. Monroe St Highway 15 Parnell Inc H. T Larzelere Calion Rd W. N. McKinney Virgil McGough Robin Rd Senior Citizens Club Tac House Don Cameron Lou Summerville Wayne Shelton Fannie Hunsicker Jory Faulkner Route One Warner Brown Hospital

Leone Leads In Italian Balloting For President

In Rome on the first ballot to elect Italy’s fifth president Giovanni Leone led with 319 votes, 323 short of the two thirds needed. Umberto Terracini ranked second with 250, Giuseppe Saragat third with 140, while six other candidates shared the remainder. No winner on this initial ballot.

James M. Long Rome Giovanni Leone Umberto Terracini Giuseppe Saragat Leone Terracini Saragat

Faubus Seeks Birth Control Device For Unwed Mothers

Governor Faubus urged extending a plastic coil birth control device to unwed mothers to lower illegitimate births. Health officer Dr. Herron said the device is distributed to married women and a pill program already operates in several counties and at the University of Arkansas Medical Center in Pulaski County.

Little Rock Orval E. Faubus State Health Department J. T. Herron Sebastian County Jefferson Nevada Hempstead Conway Clark Lonoke University of Arkansas Medical Center Pulaski County Herron Faubus

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