Cottrell elected Arkansas House speaker in tense vote
The Arkansas House elected Rep. J. H. Cottrell of Pulaski County as speaker 57 to 41, signaling control by the Old Guard in a split chamber. The vote followed a heated race with Rep. Ray Smith Jr. of Garland County, and Chief Justice Carleton Harris administered the oath. The Senate favors Sen. Fred Stafford as president pro tempore as Faubus pursues a broad agenda including road construction, potential tax shifts, and budget reform.
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Little Rock
Old Guard
Arkansas House
J. H. Cottrell
Pulaski County
House
Cottrell
Ray Smith Jr
Garland County
Smith
Arkansas Senate
W. R. Stephens
Grant County
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
Stephens
Senate
Sen
Fred Stafford
Marked Tree
Stafford
Nathan Gordon
General Assembly
Faubus
Longshoremen across ports begin 1962 strike over contract terms
The 60,000 member Longshoremen's Union strikes ports from Maine to Texas at 12:01 a.m. due to New York members rejecting a contract clause on gradual work gang reductions. Extra crews speeded ships out of port as many vessels were stranded awaiting labor talks.
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New York
L AP
Maine
Texas
Johnson
White House
Washington
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Association
New York Shipping Association
ILA
South Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Thomas W. Gleason
Asst
James J. Reynolds
Reynolds
Gleason
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Executive Council
Survey Starts on New City Directory
Local residents carrying Chamber of Commerce identifications are contacting firms and homes in the Greater Hope area for data for the forthcoming City Directory. Moorhead Directory Service, publisher of Hope’s last three editions, seeks cooperation at homes and offices for a complete, accurate listing with no charge. The survey, led by Enumeration Supervisor J. D. Watts, is to take about three weeks with delivery tentatively set for April 1, 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Greater Hope
Moorhead Directory Service
Hope
J. D. Watts
Weather Station Report For 24 Hours Ending Monday
Weather data shows high 41 and low 31 degrees with 2.90 inches of precipitation for the week ends. Data covers the 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. Monday from the Weather Experiment Station.
Longshoremen strike spans ports from Maine to Texas
The 60090 member Longshoremen’s union strikes ports from Maine to Texas as a government spokesman cites confusion behind the walkout. The AP digest notes related political and international items including Japan US relations and civil rights cases.
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Maine
Texas
Sato
Washington
Japan
China
Justice Department
Jackson
Miss
New Hampshire
Senate
Portsmouth Navy Yard
United States
Johnson
Congress
International
Five Die in Sterling Train Collision in Ohio
A head on crash between a Baltimore & Ohio freight and an Erie-Lackawanna freight at Sterling, Ohio killed five crewmen and left one injured in fair condition. Fires from diesel fuel destroyed cars, with 10 fire departments battling 150 foot flames for over an hour before control. Surviving brakeman Clyde Howard Masters, from Marion, reported radio issues and described the moment of the crash. The Virginian bound from Willard to New Castle and No 77 from New York to Chicago were involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster, Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio
Erie-Lackawanna
Sterling
Medina
Clyde Howard Masters
Masters
Marion
Ohio
B&o
Wooster
Cleveland
B&o's
Willard
New Castle
Chicago
New York City
Ketty Lester Charms Puerto Rico Night Club Crowd
Ketty Lester, a Hope High School graduate and son of Arthur and Pearl Frierson, gains acclaim at the Sheraton Hotel Salon Carnival in San Juan. The Des Moines editor Parker Mize notes her rise as a local product making good with a national spotlight.
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Alex H. Washburn
Hope Star
Parker Mize
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Des Moines
Evening Tribune
Washburn
Fil Dorado Daily News
Hope
Mize
America
Ketty Lester
Arthur
Pearl Frierson
Patmos
California
Miss Lester
Yerger High School
The
Star
Dinah Washington
Lena Horne
Sheraton Hotel
Pearl Bailey
Michael and
Paula
Bobby Cape
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Forestry Queen Delivers Talk at Rotary Luncheon
The Arkansas Forest Queen Miss Margo Dunaway of Conway spoke at the Town & Country Restaurant last Friday. Introduced by Ranger Jim Martin she highlighted forests economic value and ongoing wood research. She presented Rotary President George Peck a hickory walking cane from Split Hickory Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas Forest Queen
Margo Dunaway
Conway
Rotary Club
Town & Country
Miss Dunaway
F. H
Jim” Martin
Rotarians
Arkansas
Southwest
Rotary
George Peck
Split Hickory Company
Mr. Martin
Cecil Watson
Gene Keeney
Texarkana
Alfred Gronin
Oslo
Norway
Bob Wilhite
Lloyd McClennan
Bob Moers
Paul Klipsch
Smoking Declared National Catastrophe Amid Decline in Use
Surgeon General Luther L. Terry reports nearly one in four adult men stopped smoking since 1962 and women's smoking also fell. He cites Health Service data showing a downward trend despite some conflicting shipment figures. The interagency council urged stronger warnings and potential advertising restrictions.
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Washington
Luther L. Terry
Public Health Service
Terry
National Interagency Council On Smoking and Health
The
Health Service
An_ interagency
Vane
American Cancer Society
Maurine B. Neuberger
D-Ore
Interagency Council
Emerson Foote
Council
Malcolm H. Merrill
Chamber to Fund New Furnishings Through Members
The Chamber of Commerce held its first regular meeting in the new offices at 108 West Third Street with President Gene White. He announced a fundraising drive to cover 1593.96 for furnishings, with one third already raised. Contributions came from Wylie Glass & Salvage, Roy Anderson Insurance, Lewis McLarty Dept Store, and many others. The board postponed an Annual Meeting, approving quarterly dinners with guest speakers and suggesting Dyke Springs area cleanup as a potential park project.
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Chamber of Commerce
West Third Street
Gene White
White
Wylie Glass & Salvage Company
Roy Anderson Insurance Agency
Lewis - McLarty Department Store
Arkansas Machine Specialty Company
Talbot Feild, Jr
Tol-E-Tex Company
Corn Belt Hatcheries
Freedan Greenan
Louisiana Nevada Transit Company
Hope Livestock Commission Company
A. & P. Food Store
Credit Bureau of Hempstead County
Eula’s Grocery
Hope Brick Works
Gunter Lumber Company
Planter
J. B. Martin
Greenlee Sheet Metal Co
Chamber
Carter Sutton
Dyke Springs
University of Arkansas set mid year commencement address
The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville will hold a mid year commencement on January 30 with Dr. Arthur S. Adams of Washington delivering the address. Adams is a retired president of the American Council on Education.
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Fayetteville, Ark
University of Arkansas
Arthur S. Adams
Washington
American Council On Education
Faubus to Attend the Johnson Inaugural Luncheon
Gov. Orval Faubus will attend the inauguration luncheon for President Lyndon Johnson on January 20. The event in the House Ways and Means Committee Room will be presided over by Rep. Wilbur Mills of Arkansas.
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Little Rock
Orvald. Faubus
Lyndon Johnson
House
Ways and Means
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Court Upholds Smallpox Vaccination Requirement
Arkansas Supreme Court affirms that compulsory smallpox vaccination cannot be avoided on religious grounds. The unanimous ruling backs prior decisions in Archie Code v Mena School District and Cude v Cade, noting health regulations serve society and that parents must vaccinate children to attend school.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
DeWitt
Archie Code
Mena
Frank Holt
Supreme Court
General Assembly
Church of the First Born
Cude
Arkansas Chancery Court
Cade
Holt
Tire Plant Burned in Beebe Downtown Fire
Fire destroyed the Burkhart tire firm and damaged two nearby downtown businesses in Beebe Arkansas. About 2 000 new tires were lost to flames as Burkhart's Auto Parts and James Sentell's TV Service suffered water damage.
All Around Town Highlights From Conway Hope And Hope Area
Arkansas State Teachers College marching band heads to Washington for the 1965 Inaugural Parade leaving Conway January 18 and returning January 22. Fundraiser concert to cover trip expenses. 65-piece band includes David Chism and Phil McLarty of Hope. Mrs. Garrett Story hospitalized in Greenville Texas. cards to Garrett Story Jr. Clearwater Chamber hosts Mr and Mrs James Bobo of Hope. Arkansas School Study Council meets January 18 19 in Little Rock. member schools include Hope and Lewisville. Dan Pilkinson heads Arkadelphia school officials. James H Jones Hope schools vice president. Bill Dearinger seeks class ring from Spring Hill class of 1965. Experimental Station reports 2.90 inches rainfall in 48 hours and a low of 3 degrees. Legislature now in session.
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Arkansas State Teachers College
Arkansas
Washington, D. C
Conway
Astc Endowment and Trust Fund
C. R. Teeter
David Chism
Phil McLarty
Hope
Arakasas School Study Council
Little Rock
Shipyard Blamed for Thresher Loss and Navy Cuts
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard faces potential closure as a 1963 Thresher submarine tragedy inquiry faulted its standards and workmanship. The Joint Committee on Atomic Energy cited substandard pipe joints and inspection lapses, while officials disputed blame and noted the yard’s long record of service.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Cod
Defense Department
Congressional
Navy
William Hushing
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
New Hampshire
John King
Thomas McIntyre
McIntyre
Hyman G. Rickover
Robbie Parrish Foils Burglars At Winslow Station
A 15-year-old boy at Winslow used a 12 gauge shotgun to hold two 19-year-old burglars at gunpoint until police arrived. The break‑in followed a string of thefts at the service station with the teen’s father Marion sleeping there. the youth had taken his father’s place overnight.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Winslow
Here
Robbie Parrish
Robbie
Marion
Fort Smith
Mrs Mildred Allen Dies in Mobile
Mildred Allen age 56 died early Monday in Mobile Alabama. She was formerly Mildred Jones of Emmet. Survived by her husband Izzey A Allen daughter Mrs Mary Katherine Betts Surgaine Hinsdale Illinois mother Mrs John Jones New Boston Texas a brother and two sisters. Body to lie in state Oakcrest Funeral Chapel 10 to 12 noon Wednesday Jan 13 with graveside services at Memory Gardens at 1 p.m.
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Mildred Allen
Mobile
Ala
Mildred Jones
Emmet
Izzey A. Allen
Mary Katherine Betts Surgaine
Hinsdale
John Jones
New Boston
Texas
Oakcrest Funeral Chapel
Memory Gardens
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Blosser
John R. Starr
Associated Press
New City Directory
AP News Digest
Binh Gia
United Nations
Arkansas Judicial Commission
Ketty Lester of
Puerto Rico
Bai
By Robert Schoene
Forestry
By Frank Carey
Lewisville
Lola Sewell King
Lewisville Clark
Fun- Baptist Church
Jackerat
Wilson Cemetery
Lynn King
Lynn, Jr
David Gray
Ft. Worth
Selwyn Whitehead
Magnolia
Ravis Fambeo
Dalhart
Minor
Stamps
Lynn
Vernon Sewell
Ira
Jewell Burns
Snyder
Vila Creech
Ordin Gilbert
Beebe
Garrett Story
Greenville, Texas
Garrett Story, Jr
Anderson
Greenville
Clearwater
Florida
Ark
Bill Dearinger
Spring Hill
Sesslon
Shipyard
Thresher
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