Lion Oil to Be Division of Monsanto merger approved plan
Lion Oil Co of El Dorado and Monsanto Chemical Co of St Louis announce a planned merger. Lion would become the Lion Oil division of Monsanto retaining its name, stockholders expected to vote Sept 23 with a Sept 30 merger date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elorado
Lion Oil Co
el Dorado
Monsanto Chemical Co
St. Louis
Lionould
Mon Santo
Lion
Lion Board
T. H. Barton
Charles Allen Thomas
Monsanto
Martin
Thomas
T. M. Martin
Barton
Lino
Shawinigan Resins Corp
Shawinigan Products Corp
Tyler
Tex
Arkansas
Texas
Mississippi
Kansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Montana
Senate Approves Red River Compact Accord
A Senate bill granting Congressional consent to a Red River compact among Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma and Texas passed and was sent to the House. The pact would govern development and apportionment of the river and its tributaries and would require ratification by state legislatures.
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Washington
Congress
Red River
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Senate
House
Weekend Forecast Shows Mild Change From Normal
Extended forecast from Friday afternoon through Wednesday evening predicts temperatures near normal with minimal shifts. Normal highs reach 93 and lows 71, with mainly heavy precipitation and scattered afternoon thundershowers.
Failure to Make a Will Highlighted by Hempstead Judge
Judge James H. Pilkinton of Hempstead County Probate Court warns that most residents die intestate. He notes that without a will property is distributed by law, reducing bequests to churches or charities and raising costs and delays. He warns new tax laws may render many wills obsolete and affect estates.
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Pilkinton
Hempstead
James H. Pilkinton
Hempstead County
Rich convict in murder case seeks release in Habeas hearing
Lawyers for Frankly Ellsworth 36 of Omaha seek to free him on a writ of Habeas Corpus in Philadelphia where two extradition warrants charge murder and accessory after the fact. Ellsworth, jailed without bond since July 14, is tied to a $100,000 missing from a hotel safety deposit box and a $87,000 windfall caught in Las Vegas.
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Memphis
Philadelphia
Frankly Ellsworth
Omaha
Las Vegas
Ellsworth
Theodore Smith
Lulubel Rossman
Ray Wilson
Tulsa
New York
Wilson
Coddington Resigns From Arkansas Poultry News Service
Dr. James Coddington announced his resignation as head of the Federal State Market News Service at the University of Arkansas after a dispute with the Arkansas Poultry Federation over curtailing reports due to funds. He will stay until August 19 and may join the Rice Market News Service in Louisiana.
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Fayetteville
James Coddington
Federal State Market News Service
University of Arkansas
Arkansas Poultry Federation
Coddington
New Orleans
Rice Market
Louisiana
United States Department of Agriculture
University
John Tyler Caldwell
Caldwell
Calwell
Arkansas Broiler
Byrd Named Arkansas Cattlemen’s President at Meeting
Clyde E. Byrd executive secretary of the Arkansas Livestock Show Association was elected president of the Arkansas Cattlemen’s Association at the annual meeting in Booneville. Millionaire Winthrop Rockefeller was chosen as vice president and Byrd named eight executive committeemen from Greenwood Jonesboro Mena Little Rock Leslie McGehee Smackover and Scott.
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Booneville
Clyde E. Byrd
Arkansas Livestock Show Association
Arkansas Cattlemen's Association
Winthrop Rockefeller
Byrd
W. L. Lewis
Greenwood
Marvin Melton
Jonesboro
John Faulkner
Mena
Chris Finkbeiner
Little Rock
Bill Seeger
Leslie
C. B. Walter
McGehee
Bob Milam
Smackover
W. E. Fletcher
Scott
French Premier Faure Dives From Ike Eden On Geneva Proposals
James Marlow reports Faure caused friction at Geneva by offering disarmament and European security ideas that unsettled Eisenhower. The French leader appeared to act for domestic gain while the Big Four debated. The incident underscored tensions among Western allies as Russia linked to Faure's proposals.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Geneva
Eisenhower
Edgar Faure
Faure
Eden
Bulgaria
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Wife Convicted in the Slaying of Her Lover
In Hattiesburg Mississippi Mrs W V Ladner a 30 year old Petal housewife was convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting her lover Archie Nobles 43 a glazier two weeks after admitting sexual relations before the June 3 incident Nobles allegedly tried to force entry prompting the shooting The jury deliberated five hours and 21 minutes and she was sentenced to five years with bond set at 2500 while appealing to the State Supreme Court The defense said the shooting was in self defense and the case centers on a long troubled relationship and disputed paternity of two children.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
W. V. Ladner
Petal
State Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Highway Body to Visit South Arkansas Cities Next Week
The Arkansas Highway Commission will visit nine South Arkansas cities next Thursday and Friday on its final 1955 road inspection tour. Arkadelphia Prescott Hope Camden and El Dorado will be toured Thursday with Crossett Lake Village McGehee Pine Bluff Friday. Earlier inspections covered northeast and northwest Arkansas.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Highway Commission
South Arkansas
Commission
Highway Department
Arkadelphia
Prescott
Hope
Camden
el Dorado
Crossett
Lake Village
McGehee
Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Northwest
Surplus Gas Dump Sales Seen Falling at AR Gas Co
Edward N. Henderson of Arkansas Louisiana Gas testified at a Public Service Commission hearing on a proposed rate rise. He said dumping excess gas to outlets is down this year because the company cannot find buyers, not due to higher sales to regular customers. The temporary rate hike could total 4.3 to 4.845 million dollars annually. Henderson noted the company must pay for gas whether it is sold or not.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
Edward N. Henderson
En- Viner
Arkansas
Louisiana
Yeterday
State Public Service Commission
Henderson
Fugitives From Nebraska Taken
Two escapees from the Nebraska State Penitentiary were captured near Nashville Tennessee. George H. Sanders 21 of Goodlettsville and Jerry Doss 21 of Berryville Arkansas were identified by Investigator Leslie Smith. Sanders had 66 years for breaking and entering while Doss had five years for robbery. They were found asleep in a car after allegedly hiding under meat during the escape.
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Nashville
Tenn
Nebraska State Penitentiary
Here
Conenty
Leslie Smith
George H.sanders
Goodlettsville
Jerry Doss
Berryville
Ark
Sanders
Doss
Honest Drivers Explain Car Collision In North Hollywood
Julius Walz aged 58 and Warren Shiller aged 23 told police they collided at an intersection while both watching two girls riding horses nearby.
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North Hollywood
Julius Walz
Warren Shiller
Jail Breaker Lumpa Slugs Cook During Escape
Iowa county officials report Wayne Lumpa, 18, escaped from jail and assaulted a woman cook who blocked his path. The incident occurred amid the jail break, adding to the disruption.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Wayne Lumpa
Lumpa
Boren elected treasurer at Future Homemakers convention
Mary Lee Boren of Morriston Arkansas has been elected treasurer of the Future Homemakers of America. The group holds its convention at Iowa State College in Ames. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs V L Boren.
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Ames
Iowa
Mary Lee Boren
Morriston
Ark
Future Homemakers of America
Iowa State College
V. L. Boren
Attorney Pays Fine Then Forces Testimony In Court
Colorado case notes attorney Ray Howard paying a $5 traffic fine from a ticket issued by his friend Patrolman Carl Hubbard. Howard delayed payment until Hubbard, who works nights, woke to attend the session and testify against him, achieving a personal form of revenge.
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Canon City
Colo
Ray Howard
Carl Hubbard
To. Howard
Hubbard
Murder Count to Be Filed in Kidnap Death
Alameda County authorities plan to file a first degree murder charge against Burton W. Abbott in the kidnapping slaying of 14 year old Stephanie Bryan. District attorney J Frank Coakley said the charges would be presented to the grand jury for indictment next week. Abbott, 27, denies the slaying and cites an alibi at a bar the night of the crime.
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Berkeley
Calif
Burton W. Abbott
Stephanie Bryan
J. Frank Coakley
Alameda County
California
Abbott
Stephanie
Trinity County
Wildwood Inn
Coakley
Delbert Cox
Cox
Youths Refuse Testimony in Vandalism Probe in Orlando
Five Orlando high school students invoked the Fifth Amendment when subpoenaed to testify about illegal school fraternities and possible vandalism links. County Solicitor Richard H. Cooper said three other youths admitted fraternity membership at Boone and Edgewater high schools, but will not be prosecuted. He noted no information tied fraternities to recent vandalism totaling about $2,000 in window smashing, gang fights, and petty thefts.
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Orlando
Fla
Florida
Richard H.cooper
Boone and
Edgewater
Cooper
Paragould Boy Wins State Soap Box Derby Title
Paragould Arkansas entrant Russell Whitten, 13, won the state soap box derby in Paragould. He is the son of Mr and Mrs G R Whitten of Marion and will compete in Akron Ohio on August 14 as Arkansas' entry. this was the only derby held in the state this year.
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Paragould
Arkansas
Akron
Ohio
Russell Whitten
G.R. Whitten
Marion
Whitten
What If Soviet Leader Accepts Inspection Plan
Geneva reports debate over President Eisenhower’s bid to exchange military blueprints and aerial photos with the Soviet Union. Western observers question Soviet willingness while weighing implications for propaganda, military secrecy, and potential congressional authorization.
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Geneva
Buizsnin
Eisenhower
United States
Bulgaria
Kremlin
Russia
America
Stalin
Barber finds vacuum aid to pick up hair clippings
Memphis barber Doug Rutledge believes he has solved the problem of itchy neck hair clippings by using a vacuum cleaner to remove them after shaves and trims.
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Memphis, Tenn
Doug Rutledge
Sylvania Town Invited for Chicago TV Show Opening
The Arkansas town of Sylvania is invited by Sylvania Electric Products Co to a three day, all expenses paid trip to Chicago for the first showing of the firm’s new TV sets.62 residents will travel by train, though no reason was given for choosing this Sylvania over others in Alabama Georgia Ohio Pennsylvania.
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Sylvania
Arkansas
Chicago
Sylvania Electric Products Co
Alabama
Georgia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Army still undecided on helicopter school site
An Army spokesman said no decision yet on locating a civilian operated helicopter training school in the southern area. Rumors that Florida was chosen were denied and officials will announce a decision from Washington rather than Camp Rucker. Arkansas congressman Norrell pressed for status while Stuttgart and Pine Bluff eye the project.
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Washington
Army
Camp Rucker
Ala
Army Aviation
Erlier Rep. Norrell
D-Ark
Congress
Arkansas
Norrell
Florida
Stuttgart
Pine Bluff
Shanhouse Plant Rejects CIO Union
A spokesman for W. Shanhouse & Sons said the factory employees rejected joining the CIO Clothing Workers. The vote was 102 to 79 against designating the union as bargaining agent.
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Magnolia
W. Shanhouse & Sons
CIO Clothing Workers
Suzan Ball Gravely Ill As Cancer Recurs
Hollywood actress Suzan Ball, 21, remains gravely ill after a cancer recurrence. Doctors at City of Hope Medical Center in Duarte reported she is resting comfortably as a therapy and management program is developed following her July 5 admission.
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Hollywood
Suzan Ball
City of Hope Medical Center
Duarte
Bawl Out the Boss May Spare a Heart Attack
HAL BOYLE argues a venting fit at work could act as a safety valve to prevent a heart attack. He notes a boss faces many employees and a single heated exchange could proliferate if all vented during lunch or commute. The piece weighs risks to both worker and employer in a hypothetical office scene.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Eisenhower Pushes Mutual Aerial Inspection Plan In Geneva
In Geneva the Big Four paused amid a stalemate over all Cold War issues including Eisenhower's offer of mutual aerial inspection of military facilities. The session stretched long as ministers debated while Zhukov and Bulganin arrived with Khrushchev, and Eisenhower pressed for a peace pledge before a possible renewal tomorrow.
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Geneva
Mit
Eisenhower
Russia
Palace of Nations
Georgi K. Zhukov
Nikolai Bulganin
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Ae Zhukov
Aero
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
U.S
Joint Chi
Robert Anderson
Eign
Beneva
Collision Leads to Boy's Arrest
A collision ends with the arrest of a boy as authorities report two victims named Charles L. Le were killed.
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Boy
Charles L. le
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Senate O. K
Clyde Byrd
West
Nebraska
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Shanhouse Plant
CIO
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