Court Docket from Hope Municipal Court Arka sas City
The docket lists numerous pleas and fines including Arless Huntley for driving with no license and for driving while intoxicated, George Perry for reckless and gambling offenses, and John D Backer for disturbing peace. Several defendants forfeited cash bonds and licenses were suspended. cases involve drunkenness improper brakes and assault charges with several dismissals and not guilty verdicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arless Huntley
George Perry
Lcense
John D. Backer
Disturbing Peace
al Ross, Jr
Alberta Sherman
H. L. Caan
Johnny
Sliger
Elbert Ray
Patterson
Bon Jon Wilson
Henry Lee Reed
Johnny Stiger
Willie Smith
Motion City Attorney
Martha Perry
Disturbing the Peace
Robert Gordon Guderian
Naracotics
Zelma Bell
Leila Nelson Jones
Goodman Machinery
H. Dawkins
Letters to the Editor in This is Your Newspaper
A reader invitation to write letters critiquing editorial policy or commenting on news content. Emphasizes sign name and address, encouraging public discourse in the publication.
Literacy test move sparks Arkansas voting rights clash
A Star letter attacks Rep Talbot Feild Jr and Rep Paul Van Dalsem for proposing an amendment to revise Arkansas voting registration with a literacy test. The writer calls the plan a backsliding step toward disfranchisement, urging the House to reject the measure and defend constitutional rights. The letter laments poll tax remnants and warns of dangerous precedents set by “demagogic” action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
America
Free World
Arkansas
Talbot Feild
Hempstead County
Feild
Paul van Dalsem
Perry County
Field’s
State Supreme Court
Jug Ta
Dr Pruitt's Body in Private Office Confrontation
Matt Bacon presses detective work on Clif Johnson in a private office as he ties together a murder thread. The confrontation centers on a pistol, a missing motive, and a scheme involving Rispin, Pruitt and a 3-D tube idea. Johnson’s alibi begins to crumble as Matt links lunch and patent tensions to the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Matt
Fred Bernard
Bacon
Mildred
Rispin
Bradley
Hispin
Thim
Belle Pruitt
John Ison
Clif
Pruitt
Buzzard
Chet
Kenneth C. Hay
Avon
Retired Public Figure Acknowledgement by Jim Atkins
Jim Atkins thanks readers as he announces retirement from public life. The notice, dated February 8, 1963, references 199 E. Division St. City and closes with a farewell and appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. City
Forest Fires Still Pose a Danger in Arkansas
The Arkansas Forestry Commission reports drying forests due to cold, windy weather and a high fire hazard. Eight fires burned 57 acres across the state on Tuesday, with the north and southeast timber areas especially dry. No rain was expected to relieve danger until the weekend.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
State Forestry Commission
Truck weights and unemployment bills move in Arkansas Senate
In Little Rock the Arkansas Senate rejected amendments to a truck weight bill and kept the measure alive with an emergency clause. Support grew for higher weight limits while opponents warned of hasty action. Separately, hearings advanced proposed unemployment benefits and employer tax increases, with fiscal details outlined for future votes.
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John R. Starr
Little Rock
Senate
Robert Harvey
Swifton
Max Howell
Howell
Harvey
Merle Peterson
Dumas
Peterson
Horwell
Sen
Morrell Gathright
Pine Bluff
House
Perry County
Paul van Dalsem
House Roads and Highways Committee
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Gathright and Son
Knox Nelson
Arthur Deckieman
Drew County
Deckerman
Arkansas
Capitol
Burglars Crack Safe in Harrison High School
In Harrison Arkansas police report burglars cracked the safe at Harrison High School Tuesday night, forcing open the wooden door to gain entry and stealing $423. Police said the break in occurred after hours and no suspects have been identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison, Ark
Harrison High School
Births in Hempstead Last Month Reported in Hope Area
Local birth notices list numerous newborns with parents and addresses in Hope Emmet and Columbus. Names include Whit Bernard Myers Jerome Drake Biddle Brewster Caston Tolleson Graves Scroggins Armstrong and Vaughn among others. mix of boys and girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead
Mark Bernard Myers
Texarkana
Renee
Marion
Teague
N. Main
Hope
Wayne
Douglas Jerome Drake
S. Main
Stephen Jerome
Carlos Albert Biddle
Emmet
Terry Lynn
Charles Albert
Steven Scott
Charles Edward Caston
Tony Lynn
William Ellis Tolleson
Emily Ann
Billy
John Burke
Jay N. Hervey
Tamira Lay
Autry
Vaughn
Columbus
Howard Glent Dale
George Graves
Alesa
Luther Lee Scroggins
N. Dairy
Betty Joyce
Benmid Stewart
Fallon
Ideal
I. V. Armstrong
Del
McCaskill
Hiawarthie
State to Create Capitol Building and Grounds Commission
A 1961 proposal sets up a 1.6 million fund and exempts seed and raw farm produce from the state sales tax. It would require screening of automobile graveyards visible from a state highway and transfers authority over capitol buildings and grounds to a new State Capitol Building and Grounds Commission composed of constitutional officers. The secretary of state currently manages the building and grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Capitol
Secretary of State
Close Grading Said to Be Harmful
AP reports that overzealous correction of student themes harms writing confidence. Education expert Paul B. Diederich, ETS, says encouragement beats harsh markup and urges using trained housewives as theme readers to praise progress and guide improvement. He notes rising student numbers and falling English majors among teachers.
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G. K. Hodenfield
Pittsburgh
Paul B. Diederich
Educational Testing Service
Diederich
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Municipal Court of Hope
Arkasas City
Ussr
Soviet Union
Russia
U.S
Steel Magazine
DR. Pruitt
Kenneth O. Hay
Coppright
Navini Comite Assa
Miss Stevenson
Mr. Johnson
Jim Atkins
Edward Maddox
Morrisburg
Murphy
Maddox
B. K. Selph
First Baptist Church
Benton
Hot Springs
T. M. Carroll
Greater
Cancer Policy
Eva Aee
Roy Anderson Insurance Agency
Duffis Booth
Roy Anderson
George Frazier
Harold Hendrix
Hope Yard
Prescott Yard
Toth & la
Hwy
Barlow
Barlow Hotel
Hope Star
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