New Chamber of Commerce Manager Here
B N Holt former Harrison mayor and chamber leader has accepted Hope chamber of commerce secretary manager post. He arrives January 1 and begins duties January 2. Holt brings extensive civic, business and Rotary service plus Red Cross leadership and Methodist church roles. wife Marie Jacks Holt is a Hope English teacher.
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B. N. Holt
Harrison
Hope Techamber of Commerce
Hope
Holt
Harrison Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Boone County
American Red Cross
New Drugs Aid Mental Sickness
Atlanta reports five new tranquilizing drugs likened to mental penicillin for certain illnesses and the blues. Dr Nina Toil of Middletown notes dramatic improvements and renewed interest in life as patients who had long suffered find relief and insight through fren quel.
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Atlanta
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Nina Toil
Middletown
Conn
Clinton Youth Dies in Wreck Near State Line
Glenn Hubert Cooper, 19, of Clinton, died when his car overturned on Highway 65 two miles north of Omaha near the Arkansas Missouri line. State Trooper Tommy Goodwin said he might have fallen asleep or lost control on a curve. Cooper was alone and was thrown from the vehicle.
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Harrison
Clinton
Glenn Hubert Cooper
Omaha
Tommy Goodwin
Cooper
New Crest Adds to California flood troubles
A new crest from the Feather River sent floodwaters through a 600 foot gap in the Yuba City levee, flooding the town for a second time in less than a week. Three inches an hour rise, with debris strewn over streets. as many as 100 feared dead, while guards barred returnees with passes to curb looting. The Army Engineer's Marysville office confirmed the crest would cover most areas already flooded.
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San Francisco
Feather River
Yuba City
Gumtree
Iit
Cersons
Army Engineer
Marysville
Stanley Pierson
Civil Defense
Milder Weather Outlook Across Nation This December
The nation faces fairly mild late December weather with cooler conditions in the Middle Atlantic and a hard freeze in New England and Michigan. Temperatures were about 20 degrees lower than a day prior, with the freezing line stretching from northern North Carolina to central Montana. A Midwest warming trend is seen while the Pacific Coast receives light rain.
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Middle Atlantic
New England
Michigan
North Carolina
Kentucky
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Montana
Midwest
Pacific Coast
Dionne Quintuplets Split From Family Over Outsiders
North Bay Ontario report notes the Dionne parents blame outsiders for changing the quintuplets after they left home and at 21st birthday money. Oliva Dionne says the sisters did not Christmas card or greetings to their siblings. Two sisters train as nurses in Montreal, others recovering from health checks.
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North Bay
Ont
Dionne
Oliva Dionne
Yvonne
Cecile
Montreal
Marie
Annette
U S Copter Rescues Japs From Sea
A helicopter from Kansas City pilot Lt. Herbert G. Gates rescued 14 Japanese seamen from a breaking freighter Honda Maru off northeast Japan after 65 mph winds and 40 foot waves. Three more sailors were saved by the destroyer Ozbourn. six other ships were reported missing. Rescue crews battled 30 knot winds, with Japanese villagers cheering at shore.
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Tokyo
Japan
Kansas
U. S
Ozbourn
Hachinohe City
Martime Safety Board
Herbert G. Gates
Kansas City
Kan
Air Force
Gates
Harry T. Hedges
Tulsa
T-Set
William J. Tanski
Worchester
Mass
Tracy J. Peterson
3Rd Air Rescue Group
Peterson
Congress to Get State of the Union on Jan. 5
President Eisenhower will send the State of the Union to Congress January 5, two days after lawmakers convene. The White House said the speech will be read by clerks as the president recovers from his heart attack. Dulles and Gen. Twining attended a conference with the president.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
Dulles
Nathan Twining
Air Force
James C. Hagerty
Senate
House
Pius XII
Hagerty
Necktie facts hide in seasonal sales and habits
Reader mail reveals surprising stats from a holiday season. About 75 million neckties sold, 85 percent bought by women, with lengths from 47 to 54 inches and an average of 50. A survey cites men lose 48 million dollars a year from pockets, including 6 million in taxi fares, while wives drain similar sums.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Morning Mail
Nation's Heart Responds When Needed
Betty and Herb Smith polio patients in Ventura County General Hospital became the focus of nationwide support. A stream of letters, cards, and gifts from 31 states arrived after an Associated Press story. Family members joined their Christmas reunion as nurses read messages, pinning origins on a map in the isolation ward.
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Ventura
Calif
Betty
Herb Smith
Vetura County General Hospital
Jody
Debby
Smiths
United States
America
Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
New York City
Butte
Mont
Chicago
Abilene
Kan
Kansas City
Minnesota
Spokane
Wash
Earnest Hix
Betty Smith
Herb
William Smith
Santa Maria
Smith
Wallets Beat the Grinches at Socio Pottery Plant
Ohio workers at Socio Pottery Co received a Christmas bonus and pay raise. Scott Reese, plant head, said bonuses total 120,000 dollars for 1,659 employees. The average hourly wage of 1.55 dollars will rise by 22 cents.
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CADI
Ohio L
Socio Pottery Co
Scott Reese
Oil Output Soars Russians Claim Budget Slashed
Moscow reports a surge in oil production as the Supreme Soviet discusses a 1956 peace budget. Finance Minister Zverev reveals a 10 percent cut in defense and a plan to boost consumer benefits as Evseyenko predicts an 85 percent rise in oil output since 1950. Atomic power expansion is announced with pilot and larger stations. Western observers note restrained rhetoric toward the West.
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Henry Shapiro
Moscow
Supreme Soviet
U.S.S.R
Arseny G. G. Zverev
Mikhail A. Evseyenko
14 Killed in Arkansas Accidents Weekend Toll Rises
The Arkansas Christmas weekend toll reaches 14 with a high school principal killed in a car train crash at a Jonesboro crossing and a widow found dead in her bathtub in Jonesboro. Other fatalities include a drowning a shooting a driveway child death and a farmer gored by a bull. Nine highway deaths exceeded police predictions.
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Associated Press
Tc Arkansas
Arkansas
Albert Buchanan
Paragould
Jonesboro
Buchanan
Green County High School
Stanford
Vivian Love
W. C. Craig
Arkansas Weather Update Across Regions
Central Arkansas reports partly cloudy skies with warmer temperatures into Wednesday. Highs in the upper 50s to low 69, tonight near 40. Northeast and Northwest Arkansas share the partly cloudy trend with similar warming, while Southwest Arkansas tops near 60s and falls to the 40s. The whippoorwill’s distant song brings mild charm, but sounds harsh up close.
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Central Arkansas
Northeast Arkansas
Northwest Arkansas
Arkansas
Sheriff Says He Shot in Self Defense
Newport coroner jury heard Sheriff Jake Winningham testify that he fatally shot sailor Francis J. Callis at a night club after Callis refused arrest and advanced threateningly. Winningham said he backed up and fired once when Callis climbed into a car and threatened to kill everyone who tried to take him to jail. Callis died three hours later from a bullet wound between the eyes.
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Newport
Jake Winningham
Winningham
Francis J. Callis
Batesville
Callis
Newport Hospital
Prosentor
W. J. Arnold
Safe With 2436 in Cash Stolen at Station
LITTLE ROCK detectives report a safe containing 2436 cash and 350 in checks stolen from a Little Rock service station owned by Carl Vines. A diamond ring valued at 250 remained in the envelope torn open. the safe was recovered minus cash and checks on the west outskirts. Officers noted burglars entered by removing a side door and left insurance papers and canceled checks.
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Little Rock
Carl Vines
Accidents and a Shooting Mark Holiday Incidents
Hope City Police investigated multiple accidents over the holidays including a Christmas Eve crash at Third and Haze with Jess Atkins and T. J. Tompkins both charged with driving while intoxicated. An Andrew Jones crash on South Maine led to a DWI charge. A Christmas Day collision near Lawson's Garage involved Albert McCorkle and James Palmer with heavy damage. George Primus was shot in the leg during a breaking and entering at Clara Lee Tate's home, treated, and jailed on the charge.
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Hope City
Jess Atkins
Hope
T. J. Tompkins
Little Rock
Atkins
Andrew Jones
South Maine
Jones
Lawson
Paul Street
Albert McCorkle
Ft. Worth
James Palmer
George Primus
Clara Lee Tate
Primus
Savannah Blaze Guts 3 Buildings
A downtown Savannah fire gutted three buildings causing about 250000 in damage. Firefighters from Selmer Waynesboro Pickwick and Corinth joined Savannah crews in a three and a half hour battle. The blaze began in the De Berry Building owned by Hank Deberry's widow and spread to Porter and Walker Smith properties. The cause was not immediately determined.
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Savannah
Tenn
Selmer
Waynesboro
Pickwick
Corinth
Miss
DeBerry
Hank Deberry
A.L. Porter
Walker Smith
All Around the Town Christmas Crime and Police Report
The Sheriff State Police and City police noted a quiet holiday period with small incidents. A Black man shot another intruder in Hope, a few drunks were jailed though fewer than usual, and mail boxes plus a stop sign were damaged near DeAnn. Chris Petre entered Oklahoma A&M Diesel Mechanics, and M. M. Cornelius celebrated 57 years of marriage. Arkansas reported 14 fatal accidents by midmorning Tuesday as traffic reached record levels with cautious driving.
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Sparks
Jimmy Cook
DeAnn
Motorsaitors Race Way to Traffic Death Record
The Associated Press reports a sharp rise in holiday traffic fatalities tying to the Christmas weekend period. The year’s final tally reaches 605 deaths in traffic and related incidents, with nationwide chaos and warnings from the National Safety Council as drivers push into the New Year.
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National Safety Council
Council Presid
M Dearborn
Associated Press
Chicago
Los Angeles
Bullet Pierced Pick-up Found in West Memphis
West Memphis police found a bullet pierced pickup with a .22 rifle and Army boots bearing the name inside. The truck, registered to Gertie Hale Wolford of Prairie Missouri, contained papers and a billfold. Elton Harold Hale, 38, of Brinkley and Forrest City, was last seen in the vehicle Saturday night and is believed to be carrying about $500.
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West Memphis
Harold D. Holland
Forrest City
Hale
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Alex Kerr
Ascot
England
Kerr
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Chris Petre
Oklahoma A&m School of Technical Training
Okmulgee
Chris
M. M. Cornelius
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