Revival At Mt Cavalry Baptist Church Opens Spring Event
Thought For The Day invites reflection as Mt Cavalry Baptist Church at North Andrew Street hosts a spring revival. The event runs ten nights starting Monday April 26 with Rev Black preaching from Texarkana. Public invited. Rev P E Turner, pastor. Hopewell PTA to sponsor Father and Son Banquet Friday April 20 in the lunchroom. Admission 25 cents per couple.
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Mt Cavalry Baptist Church
Mt. Cavalry Baptist Church
North Andrew St
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Texarkana
Arkansas
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Hopewell Pta
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Hope Pta
Jockey Billy Pearson Seeks $64,000 on TV Quiz
Pasadena, Calif. jockey Billy Pearson will appear on a New York TV show for the $64,000 question. He will be accompanied by California friend Millard Sheets, an artist who has known Pearson for years after Gala Mac rode at Hollywood Park. Sheets praises Pearson as well informed and well prepared for the quiz.
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Billy Pearson
New York
Billy
Pearson
Sheets
Gala Mac
Hollywood Park
Chicks Rally Past Little Rock 5-1 in Minor League Action
The New Orleans Pelicans beat Mobile 7-6 in 10 innings as John Powers, a left handed slugger, sparked the offense with a homer and a bases loaded single. Gibb Dickens and John Romano added key hits while Little Rock lost 5-1 amid cold, wet conditions and delays.
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Associated Press
John Johnny Powers
Ind
Williamsport
New Orleans
Mobile
Powers
Memphis
Little Rock
Birmingham
Atlanta
Nashville
Chattanooga
Vols
Lookouts
Bill DuFour
Travelers
Russ Burns
Chicks
Joe ‘Pully
Gibb Dickens
John Romano
Newerleans
Andy Cohen
Bily Joe Davidson
Pelse
Innning
Emil Panko
Moore Disposes of Parmentier in Quick Fashion
Light heavyweight champion Archie Moore overwhelmed George Parmentier in the third round of a scheduled 10 round non title bout in Seattle. Moore weighed 193 pounds and dropped Parmentier three times in the third round, with the referee stopping the fight after two eight counts. Moore, preparing for a June title defense in England against Yolande Pompey, started slowly but wore his opponent down with sharp left hooks in the second round.
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George Parmentier
Moore
Eureka
Calif
Parmentier
Yolonde Pompey
England
Parmentey
Band Clinic and Festival Honors 1956 Arkansas Groups
Under the direction of Mr. B. W. Carter bands from Walker High Columbia County High Magnolia Lewisville Lafayette Stamps and Yerger High Hope competed on April 4 in Lewisville Arkansas. The second regional festival occurred April 18 at Walker High and Columbia County High Magnolia with Yerger Walker and others. The event was non competitive. Bands included Yerger Haynesville and others. Obituaries note Mrs Elviria Brewer of Rosston died April 14 1956 and Mrs Mary Hudgins died in Nashville Arkansas with funeral plans pending.
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B. W. Carter
Lewisville
Arkansas
Walker High
Columbia County High
Magnolia
Lafayette High
Stamps
Yerger High School
Hope
Walker High School
Columbia County High School
Ark
Lewisville High School
Haynesville
Louisiana
Elviria Brewer
Rosston
Hicks Funeral Home, Inc
Mary Hudgins
Hutchinson St
Nashvilles Ark
Bengon’s Nursing Home
Nashville
Hicks Funierale Home
Ine
Major Leagues Open Baseball Season Today
Major League Baseball launches the 1956 season with openers across eight cities. Key questions swirl around the Yankees, Dodgers, and Red Sox as rosters and pitching rotations face early tests.
Army Irish Game Moves to Philadelphia for 1957 clash
Army will play Notre Dame in Philadelphia at Municipal Stadium on October 12, 1957, ending a decade long break. Officials cited Philadelphia's larger seating capacity and expected revenue, with New York unable to match the gross gate. Mayor Wagner and officials note need for a bigger New York stadium. Philadelphia has hosted recent Army Navy games and Yankee Stadium capacity limits influenced the decision.
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Philadelphia
New York
Yankee Stadium
Blackshear M. Byran
U. S. Military Academy
Robert Wagner
George Weiss
New York Yankee Baseball Club
Yankee
Wagner
Broklyn Dogers
Harriman
Manhattan
AP&L President Won't Comment on Rate Ruling
R. E. Ritchie, president of Arkansas Power & Light Co., declined to comment on the state Supreme Court ruling against the firm’s bid for a rate increase. He said AP&L attorneys were reading the opinion and it would be several days before deciding the next step.
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Little Rock
R. E. Ritchie
Arkansas Power & Light Co
Supreme Courts
Ritchie
Ap&l
Background on Trouble in Middle East by James Marlow
James Marlow outlines Middle East roots of conflict, tracing nationalist dreams from lifting Turkish rule to Zionist claims and postwar mandates. He details Britain and France mandates, 1947 UN partition, Israel’s 1948 declaration, Arab wars, and Nasser’s rise in 1952 as leaders clash over a divided Arab world.
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James Marlow
Washington
Middle East
Israel
West
Mediterranean
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Lebanon
Britain
France
Palestine
Turkey
Germany
League of Nations
Jorda
United Nations
Republic of
Israle
U. N
Kingdom of
Farouk
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Baseball Standings and Results Snapshot
Standings show Memphis leading with 2 7d and New Orleans 4 3 .871. Birmingham and Mobile both 2 3 .400. Yesterday Memphis beat Little Rock 5 4 while New Orleans edged Mobile 7 6 in 10 innings. Birmingham at Atlanta and Nashville at Chattanooga were postponed due to weather. Memphis visits Little Rock and Nashville travels to Chattanooga.
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Associated Press
Memphis A
Nashville
New Orleans
Birmingham
Mobile
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Memphis
Bamen
Court Docket From Hope Arkansas April 16 1956
Municipal Court of Hope Arkansas lists multiple defendants with offenses and penalties including for fesed cash bonds and fines. Names include Dick Hamilton Melvin Beliford James Wingfield B Evans Mable Brown Bush Haislip Cecil Trent James Palmer Gracie Lee Williams Willie May Palmer Claude Simpson Jr Roland H Piggee Willie Brandon Lillie May Howard Helen Johnson Joe Johnson Jack Cannon Charlie Johnson T B Elliott Daniel Brewer Perry Ware Helen Hill Wayne Couch Frank Joseph McGill Herman Flenory Harry Tatum Jim Hilton and Charles W Stuart with offenses ranging from drunkenness lack of license speeding and carrying weapons to intoxicating liquor violations and driving while intoxicated.
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Dick Hamilton
Melvin Beliford
James Wingfield
B. Evans
Mable Brown
Bush Haislip
Pat Easter
Cecil Trent
James Palmer
Joe Johnson
Jack Cannon
Charlie Johnson
T. B. Elliott
Daniel Brewer
Perry Ware
Helen Hill
Wayne Couch
Frank Joseph McGill
Cease-Fire Efforts in Algeria Stall Amid Clash
In Algiers sporadic fighting persisted as France and rebels pressed for a cease-fire after years of guerrilla war. A major rebel faction demanded independence before halt. A clash near Gravem between Constantine and the Mediterranean left French and rebel casualties. French numbers cited rose to 59,000 plus guerrillas, with 200,000 troops in Algeria ready to expand. The Mollet government reported limited local cease-fire talks, but no success to date.
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Algiers
Algeria
Gravem
Guy Mollet
Suuts
The
Front of National Liberation
Local Docket Reports Fines and Forfeitures in Alcohol Case
Intoxicated plea guilty fined 40 dollars and one day in jail for Jodie Johnson. Forfeited 570 dollars cash bond and one day in jail for John Ray Ponder. Reckless driving and wreck resulted in 25 dollars cash bond forfeiture. J H Davis failure to give hand signal. case tried and dismissed. Civil docket covers Ferrell Baker dba Bakers Food Store vs Harry and Jean Lauterbach for 75.48 on account. plaintiff default judgment for 19.99 and costs.
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Jal
Jodie Johnson
Cdl
John Ray Ponder
J. H. Davis
Ferrell Baker Dba
Baker's Food Store
Harry E. Lauterbach
Jean Lauterbach
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