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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1964
Page
3
Yerger High School Music Department presents a talent program on Friday night February 28, 1964 at 3 o'clock in Harris Gym. Teachers perform vocal and instrumental music dances side splitting jokes and poems in Spanish with interpretation. Admission 15, 28, and 35 cents.
HOT SPRINGS Ark AP Attendance and betting showed sizable gains over last season at Oaklawn Park. In seven days attendance rose about 14 percent to 74 836 from 65 655 and mutuel handle up 16 percent. Unofficial figures show $3 990 518 wagered this week versus $3 575 318 a year earlier. Ronnie Campbell leads with nine wins after seven days, four on Saturday. Larry Spraker has seven wins and Robert Nono five.
The Dairy Bar announces return to operation offering curb service from 4 to 11 pm. Hamburgers remain 25 cents or five for a dollar. Weekend specials include milk shakes and sundaes at 19 cents each. Call ahead or bring the family to Highway 67 location managed by Mr. and Mrs. James Bobo and Trenner, PR 7-512.
A list of candidates appears for county offices including Jimmie Griffin for Sheriff, A. G. Garrett for County Judge, G. Gent Rateliff, Orie G. Byers, Dick Turnage for County Clerk, Carter Sutton for Tax Assessor, and related race entries.
Yerger Hopewell School menus list meals for the week. Tuesday offers turnip greens, potatoes with cheese sauce, onion rings, peach cobbler, corn bread, and milk. Wednesday features turkey pie with vegetables, corn, sweet potato and marshmallow, yeast biscuits, and milk. Thursday serves great northern beans, combination vegetable salad, onion rings, rice pudding, corn bread, and milk. Friday ends with fried chicken and gravy, steamed rice, green beans, gingerbread square, white bread, and milk.
Gerry Lindgren, 17, from Spokane’s John Rogers High, led Clarke to an indoor record in the three mile as Clarke posted 13:18.4 at the 76th AAU indoor championships in Madison Square Garden. Lindgren placed third behind Clarke and Pete McArdie with 13:37.8, while Bartier and Hayes tied a 60 yard dash mark and other indoor records were set by NC College print medley relay and Detroit’s Hayes Jones.
Dodgers outfielder Tommy Davis received a $15,000 raise, boosting his 1964 contract to about $49,500 after signing over the weekend. Davis, who won consecutive batting titles and tied for the crown last season, trails only Cobb Wagner Hornsby Musial for three straight titles. Roberto Clemente joined Pittsburgh as Davis remained a top contender in the annual batting race.
Florentino Fernandez outpointed Rocky Rivera in San Juan Puerto Rico Cuba Argentina Mexico City Miguel Castro stopped Ernesto Barrera in Mexico City Bantam weights Osaka Japan Leading trainers are W Hal Bishop Robert Holthus and J M Hart each with five winners Others with four winners include W R Tennessee Wright Steve Ippolito J Cavin Jr and Dick Posey
The Arkansas Committee on Voter Registration voted to sponsor an initiated act for permanent voter registration in the November general election if the legislature approves a bill it deems unacceptable. Led by Rep. Hardy Croxton, the group proposes a model registration bill with county clerk control and no party designation, though passage is viewed as unlikely. The panel will present the measure during the upcoming special session, differing from the Legislative Council bills mainly on registrar designation.
East results feature St Joseph over Villanova 69 63 and Yale over Penn 74 64. Delaware? Noted games include Connecticut 100 Colgate 62 and Duke 84 Maryland 63. West shows Michigan 103 Wisconsin 59 and Kansas State 70 Kansas 46 with multiple close scores.
NY AP report outlines tariff concerns for the 15 million dollar U S paper industry as it eyes record production 40 5 million tons amid expanding economy. Exports have nearly doubled since 1958 with Canada Sweden Finland and Norway as key rivals while England lowers duties for Scandinavian producers and other measures shift trade flows. Groups on a committee include the League for Women Voters Arkansas AFL CIO American Association of University Women and the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce.
Hope Star outlines weekly publication after noon and lists staff positions. Subscription rates show various monthly and yearly prices for carriers and mail in Hope and surrounding counties with multiple out of state addresses. The paper notes AP membership and reprints rights for local news and AP dispatches.
Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman says he may wait for Congress action on wheat and cotton bills before setting the 1964 soybean price support. The article also lists scattered high school scores and locations.
Freeman said any cotton price support measure could raise soybean plantings. He noted land diverted from cotton might be put to soybeans, influencing this year's soybean output and the government's price support obligations, regardless of whether the cotton bill passes or fails.
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