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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1962
Page
4
Inland Steel Co. announced it will not raise steel prices at this time, citing national interests and competitive factors. Chairman Roger M. Blough noted a possible later change but said it would affect peers if Inland and Armco Steel choose to hold or boost prices.
Washington AP The Pentagon ordered defense contractors and suppliers to shift steel purchases to firms without price increases. Secretary McNamara warned a steel price rise could add a billion dollars yearly in defense costs, jeopardizing overseas forces without an improved trade balance. President Kennedy directs a study of substitutes as iron and steel prices rise since 1937 while nonferrous metals climb less.
F P Holt 92 a Hempstead County lifelong resident and retired farmer died Friday in a local hospital. Survived by daughter Mamie Holt grandson Don Holt of Tallahassee Florida granddaughter Mrs W B Mc Maher Ir of Shreveport three half sisters and a half brother. Funeral 2 20 p m Saturday at Herndon Cornelius Chapel Rev George Ballentine burial Rose Hill Cemetery. Active pallbearers Mack Parsons Duh Flowers Jimmie Jones F Statton Earl Downg Jack Beaty.
March precipitation totals 2.72 inches and year-to-date 14.85, compared with 13.91 last year. Experiment Station 24 hour ending 4 a m Friday shows high 78 and low 33. Central Arkansas forecast: mostly clear this afternoon, tonight, and Saturday. cooler today and tonight. warmer Saturday. northerly winds light to moderate, then light and variable. Sunday cloudy with rising temperatures. outlook Saturday to Wednesday cooler, then warmer early next week. Continued on Page four.
Odell Dorsey of North Little Rock plans to seek the Democratic nomination for governor. He will announce on two Little Rock TV stations at 10:16 p.m. Saturday. He is the third officially announced candidate, joining Rep. Dale Alford and Kenneth Coffelt. Dorsey has not held office before and says government should run like a business with voters as stockholders. He lives near Sheridan with his wife and three children.
Talbot Feild Jr filed for re election to the office of representative. He stated Hempstead County is a privilege he represents and noted his recent selection to the Legislative Council where he can represent interests more effectively. He solicits voters for support, continued confidence, and faithful service to the best of his ability.
Leona Turnipseed, 82, died Thursday in a Hope nursing home after a long illness. A Lafayelle County resident for years, she survived by a stepson T. E. Turnipseed of Lewisville, five stepdaughters including Ruth Powyell and Helen Beard of Hope, Ester Jones of Texarkana, Thelma Formby and J. M. Kitchens of Lewisville, a brother George McClean of Stamps, and two sisters J. E. Gilley of Shreveport and Matlie Adams of Hope. Funeral 2 pm Saturday at Mt Nebo Church with Rev. James Shadidax. burial Mt Nebo Cemetery under Smith Funeral Home of Stamps.
A spring storm blankets northern Midwest with up to a foot of snow while rain and snow mix dampens the Ohio Valley and Atlantic coast. Mississippi and Alabama face floods as Tallapoosa River swells. Tupelo factories shut with 10 inches in 24 hours. Minnesota postpones AL opener amid heavy snow. Bemidji reports 16 degrees as colder air moves south. Florida enjoys 70s after a frigid night in the north.
AP reports department store sales in the Federal Reserve District surged 16 percent for the week ended April 7 from the prior year. Louisville led with a 25 percent gain while Memphis, St Louis, and Little Rock posted solid increases as the district four week period rose 4 percent from last year.
Welfare Commissioner Carl Adams predicted Governor Orval Faubus will likely stay in politics and run in the coming campaign. Faubus had announced retirement on March 31 but left the door open to a future run, addressing social workers via statewide TV.
Mrs J Dale Wilson aged a longtime Nevada County resident died Thursday in San Antonio Texas She was mother of the late Dale Wilson Western Union operator here for many years Funeral services will be held Saturday at Prescott.
Ouachita College board approves a 1,408,076 dollar budget for the coming year including a major pay raise for instructors. Honorary doctorates will be conferred May 27 on Rev. R. K. South and Arch W. Ford. Dr Ralph Phelps Jr. reappointed to a 10th term as president. Guy Nelson named registrar. An extension center will open in Camden this fall with plans for a new physical education building. details on latter projects were not given.
The year’s session of the Pastor’s Training Class for Children ends with a 7:10 PM Holy Communion at the Methodist Church. Forty three children enrolled. those seeking baptism will be baptized. Certificates will be awarded to fulfilled participants. Rev. Rufus Sarrells led the course. parents and teachers assisted.
The Hempstead County Singing Convention hosts sessions at Patmos School on Saturday at 7 30 PM and Sunday at 10 AM with several quartets slated. Spring Hill High School offers an Adult Education Program for those 16 and older out of school six months or more, with registration at the school from 7 00 PM to 9 00 PM offering math English and American Government.
An elderly Benton man, A. P. Troboy, 62, was killed and his wife critically injured when a stolen car crashed after a 16 block police chase in Little Rock. Four other youths and adults were injured as the escapees from Pineville Girls Industrial School swapped plates and fled, with authorities saying the group was missing since Tuesday.
The Arkansas governor race sees Melton, Holt, Dorsey, Alford and Coffelt active as speculation swirls over a Faubus comeback. Rockefeller weighs a run while Dorsey plans a late TV announcement. Paubus draft talk prompts comment from Gov. Paul and others as candidates position for May 2 filing.
Elizabeth Taylor left a Rome nightclub with Richard Burton in tears, an onlooker said. Burton stayed behind at the table while an unidentified friend escorted Taylor to her car. Burton later went to a nearby bar. a photographer noted a bruise on his forehead.
The United States and Brazil signed a 276 million dollar aid agreement under the Alliance for Progress. The plan aims to develop Brazil’s Northeast region, home to about 24 million people, with joint efforts to address chronic problems. Brazilian Foreign Minister San Thiago Dantas and U.S. Secretary of State signed the pact.
Lou Taylor Bailey, aged 2, a former Blevins resident, died Tuesday in Houston. Survived by brother R Taylor and sister Mrs Alice Atkinson. Funeral services were to be held at 2 p.m. at Macedonia Methodist Church with Rev DB Hapbare officiating. Burial in Macon Monta Cemetery.
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