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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1961
Page
2
The sultan of Johore appointed his second son Prince Abdul Rahman crown prince amid the elder brother Prince Mahmud’s plan to wed a second wife. Abdul Rahman becomes heir to Malaya’s wealthiest state while both rulers are noted for not practicing polygamy, despite Moslem law permitting four wives.
John C. Satterfield a 57 year old lawyer from Yazoo City Mississippi becomes president of the American Bar Association. He has served as president elect for a year as the ABA ends its 84th annual convention today Whitney North Seymour of New York transfers the gavel to Satterfield amid 102000 members in the association.
Solunar times listed by John Alden Knight across a weekly page segment with minor and major peak periods. The table shows daily moon phase indicators and fishing or hunting windows, though OCR errors render some numerals unclear.
A television beauty lesson prompts Henrietta Bedlington to pursue inner beauty through daily tasks and a cheerful routine. Roswell Revere’s program urges thoughts of beauty over mere surface looks, and Henrietta maintains a bright demeanor through housework, family, and routine until her husband’s sharp remark ends the tale.
Chancery docket lists Nortline Martin Calhoun versus Hollis Calhoun, and Donald I Hollis versus Patsy Lavone Tribble Hollis as divorces. Civil docket includes Blalock GMC Inc versus He W. Jones, Walter J. Hugchison and Bob Perry with property recovery and damages sought. Marriage licences issued to several couples, including Ben F. Davis II and Altha Sue O DELL, plus James Landes and Bonnie Higgens among others. Charles Flowers of Hope and Gloria Ann Jeter of Magnolia appear in licenses.
Calumet Farm's Beau Prince, a rising 3 year old by Bull Lea, surged to victory in the Travers at Saratoga after an American Derby win at Arlington Park. He challenged Katherine Price's star status as Inaction and injuries test Carry Back's hold on the color racing crown amid a weekend dominated by 3 year olds. Guadalcanal and Ambropoise followed in close.
Carolyn House is named to lead the youngest U S swimming squad for top international competition. At 15 she won the national meet’s 200, 400 and 1500 meter freestyle titles, leading a group that includes Robyn Johnson and Laurel Watson. The selection follows standout performances at the national AAU championships with the team to compete August 16 through September 5 aboard.
Ruths mark pace in 1927 as Maris Mantle chase Babe Ruth with 45 homers. Yankees split with Senators. Detroit, Minnesota, Chicago, and other teams post key performances including Aparicio’s four runs and Koppe’s grand slam. Atlantic City stakes highlight English-bred Opus finishing ahead for jockey Sellers.
A weather summary notes continued periods of showers and thunderstorms with little temperature change. Central highs in the 80s, southeast and southwest mid-80s, northeast and northwest mid to high 70s. Lows mid to high 60s central, 60s north and west, near 70 southeast and southwest. Arkansas sees cloudy use with showers through Tuesday, highs mid 70s to mid 80s, lows 60s to 70s, Tuesday highs mid 70s to low 80s. Louisiana remains partly cloudy and warm through Tuesday with scattered thundershowers, nightly lows 70 to 76, Tuesday highs around 86 to 90.
Annie Wilkerson Rivers mother of former Georgia Governor Ed Rivers died in a Little Rock hospital. Born in Center Point Arkansas she had lived in Lakeland Georgia. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
In the National League Los Angeles maintained a 21 game lead by blanking St. Louis 8-0 while Cincinnati beat San Francisco 4-1. Milwaukee defeated Chicago 3-1 and Pittsburgh crushed Philadelphia 13-4 as Washington halted a long lay with six runs in the sixth. Chuck Hinton and Jim King homered for Washington, Bob Johnson doubled twice, in front of a 27 368 crowd. Boston and Baltimore tied 3-3 after nine with a 10th inning run each. Boston gained another in the 11th but a misplayed sacrifice bunt by Earley allowed two runs to score on Russ Snyder’s bunt error. Mike Corniles took the loss.
New York Times tests show modern baseballs are slightly different in size and weight but not decisively easier for home runs than Babe Ruth’s 1927 ball. Seven balls from various eras were analyzed by engineers and chemists, including Ruth’s 1927 ball, with no conclusive evidence of a significant difference.
Arkansas colleges anticipate new record enrollments for the upcoming fall term led by the University of Arkansas seeking about 7,000 students in 10 schools. Arkansas State College Jonesboro expects 4,400, Arkansas State Teachers 2,000, Arkansas Tech 1,600, Southern State 1,000 plus.
Ghana President Kwame Nkrumah arrives in Peiping for an official visit to Communist China. The stop follows recent high level talks and signals growing African ties with Asia amid Cold War tensions.
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