This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1962
Page
2
A fragmented text discusses payable amounts and acceptance methods. It mentions a account and statement with conditions for condered processing. The lines imply a simplified payment flow where certain sums are due to edy and others accepted via telephoning or accameda tion, though wording is garbled.
A large fire Monday night heavily damaged a metal warehouse that housed the Fruit Company and its offices. Officials could not estimate total loss but indicated about $25,000 worth of equipment was exposed to damage. About $30,000 worth of equipment was insured.
Thought For The Day urges patience while local events list the Citywide Youth Sing shitan tion at Lonoke Baptist Church on Jan 21. Betty Crocker named State Homemaker of Tomorrow with a $1,500 scholarship. national winner to receive $3,600. State runnerup gets $600. Public tours to New York and Washington, DC planned for winners.
Bland refused to comment on a Federal Civil Service Commission recommendation to discharge three ESD employees Luke Arnett William Watkins and Charles F Wood for soliciting political contributions for Faubus campaign. Watkins says he will be fired Feb 1. Faubus on holiday, due back Wednesday.
African delegates at the United Nations pushed to craft a resolution demanding Angola's independence acceptable to Western powers. They favored condemnation over punitive steps and noted that force is unlikely and sanctions would be ineffective. The plan aims to condemn Portugal's actions in Angola and affirm Angola's right to self-determination. The United States backs a less harsh approach to avoid further isolating Portugal.
London AP reports a smallpox outbreak in England with health official John Douglas of Bradford saying the situation is controlled. About 100,000 people in the area have been vaccinated, more vaccine sent to Bradford as a precaution. The illness reached Britain last month via immigrants from Pakistan, and five deaths are confirmed with a sixth possibly linked. Several suspected cases remain under observation in isolated hospitals.
Washington AP reports Congress now treats the Senate and House as equal branches sharing top billing in the Congressional Record. At Rep John W McCormacks urging the Government Printing Office agreed to place Senate first, altering traditional ordering of official proceedings.
The Jackson State Times, an afternoon paper in Jackson, Mississippi, will cease publication after today’s edition due to a continued drop in advertising. About 105 full time and 7 part time employees will receive severance pay. The equipment will be sold to Mississippi Publishers Corp, rival to the Jackson Daily News and Morning Clarion-Ledger.
Dennis asks for help to reach Malaga and meet Pye Littlejohn at the Palace. Littlejohn, an embassy officer, hosts a tasting in a mobile drinks box and pitches a plan to advance US interests by explaining moves in Madrid. The scene ends with a setup for continued action.
Arkansas Employment Security Division cites eight months of 1981 data showing 6,794 non agricultural placements in December, the highest for the month since 1953. Administrator J. L. Bland says the figure marks eight straight months of nine year highs, despite a seasonal drop from November.
President Kennedy will meet Friday with United Nations Secretary General U Thant in New York City. They will have lunch with U.N. Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson at Stevenson's hotel suite, as announced by the White House on Monday.
In Se gul South Korea AP Col Yang In hyun 47 was sentenced to death for taking bribes from businessmen he investigated on corruption charges. In related cases prosecutors demanded life imprisonment for two retired generals and a 15 year term for the finance minister under the John M Chang government on corruption charges.
Mrs Emma Kale Rogers of Paris was appointed Logan county and probate clerk Mondial by Gov. Orval Faubus. She succeeds her late husband Oatman Rogers who died last Thursday.
Sealed proposals addressed to the City of Hope Arkansas will be received by the City Clerk until 2 30 p m on January 20 1962 for furnishing two 1962 4 door standard sedan automobiles with eight cylinder engines and standard transmission. Bids may include trade in of two 1961 police sedans. Bids opened publicly. right to reject or waive formalities reserved.
President Kennedy announced the appointment of Charles M. Conway of Texarkana as U S attorney for the western district of Arkansas. The Democrat, 36, will replace Charles W. Atkinson in a $14 700 a year post subject to Senate confirmation. He earned a law degree at the University of Arkansas and was admitted to the bar in 1949. He previously practiced privately until December 3, 1961, when the court named him to act as U S attorney.
Ouachita River Valley Association executive vice president H K Thatcher announced the annual membership meeting will be held in Monroe on February 12 and 13. Featured speakers include Maj. Gen. Thomas A Lane head of the U S Corps of Engineers Lower Mississippi Division and Col. Warren Everett Vicksburg district engineer.
Proposals addressed to the City of Hope care of City Manager G G Medders must be served at the City Clerk office in Hope Hempstead County Arkansas by 2:00 p m January 29 1962 for a farm type tractor equipped with a rotary mower brush hog blade mounted to the tractor frame and suitable for mowing streets alleys and rough terrain The bid opening will be public and bids may be returned unopened The city will award the contract to the bid deemed most advantageous by City Manager G G Medders dated January 17 23 1962.
The Probate Court of Hempstead County Arkansas accepts First and Final Settlements for approval from Earth O Neal and Joy O Neal Edwards co executors of N P Oneal deceased John L Wilson executor of A H Eversmeyer deceased Alice Bruce Murphy Phillips administratrix of W M Bruce deceased All interested parties must file objections within sixty days from the filing date or be barred The probate clerk is J D Nurnage with deputy Inez Compton
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.