Vote Urged on West Memphis Dog Track Referendum
The Memphis Ministerial Alliance will lead a local referendum to decide if residents want a dog racing track in West Memphis. Southland Racing operates the track under protest, with the Arkansas Racing Commission conditioned by public opinion. C.R. Edmonds stated project funds come from a New York investment house and that local labor will perform construction as grading begins at the site.
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West Memphis
Memphis Ministerial Alliance
Southland Racing
L Aw
Arkansas Racing Mission
Ministerial Alliance
Arkansas City
Yester
C. R. Edmonds
En County
Fin
Securities and Ex- Commission
New York Investment Ase
Belief in Reincarnation Across World Cultures
The notion that souls of the dead are reborn in new bodies is widespread across diverse peoples. The idea appears in multiple traditions among both humans and animals, reflecting global beliefs about life, death, and continuity.
Classified Ads Must Be In Office Day Before Publication
Want ad rates listed as three times six times likely indicating pricing in the classifieds section. The note stresses ad submission deadlines before publication.
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Hope Star
Manager sought to supply chain of merchandise departments
Wants a manager to set up and service fast selling repeat items in local store departments. Excellent earnings possible, part time option, no selling. Requires $600 working capital. Include age background qualifications and phone. Sells Enterprises Dept KM Smyrna Ga 23-it.
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Smyrna
Musical program at Macedonia Baptist Church Sunday night
Mrs. Billie W. Witherspoon will present a musical program at Macedonia Baptist Church Sunday night July 24 sponsored by the Pastor's Aid Club. Rev. Waston is the pastor. The public is invited. Also notes various visits and a revival at Rising Star Baptist Church starting Monday night July 25 with Rev. Coby of Lonoke Baptist Church as speaker.
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Billie W. Witherspoon
Macedonia Baptist Church
Pastor’s Aid Club
Rev. Waston
Billie W. Weatherspoon
Chicago, Ill
Joe Mays
Middle West
Pastor's Aid Club
Witherspoon
San Bernardino
California
Rising Star Baptist Church
Coby
Lonoke Baptist Church
Infield Shift Perfect Says Ted Williams
Ted Williams credits the infield shift with major baseball improvements. He notes shifts against him helped shape the game and cites better defense and new pitches as part of the evolution from 1946 to recent years. Williams, a lifetime .348 hitter, speaks before a game with Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Boston
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Williams
Cleveland
Lou Boudreau
Ted
Athletics
National League Standings and Results
Brooklyn leads with a 65 29 mark and .691 pct followed by Milwaukee 50 43. New York 49 45 Philadelphia 48 49 Chicago 46 49 St. Louis 43 47 Cincinnati 40 52 Pittsburgh 34 61 Yesterday results show Philadelphia 6 8 St Louis 3 1 Pittsburgh 3 Chicago 1 Brooklyn 8 Milwaukee 4 New York 6 Cincinnati 3 Today games include Milwaukee at Brooklyn Cincinnati at New York St Louis at Philadelphia Chicago at Pittsburgh
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Brooklyn
Milwaukee
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinati
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Major League Baseball Standings and Scores
American League results show Chicago over New York and Cleveland beating Baltimore. Detroit topped Washington, while Kansas City downed New York and Boston defeated Chicago. Southern Association updates put Birmingham and Memphis ahead with several rain-delayed games and Nashville routing New Orleans.
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Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
Kansas City
Washington
Baltimore
Memphis at Atlanta. Little Rock at Birmingham
Weekend schedule lists Memphis visiting Atlanta and Little Rock traveling to Birmingham with games set across multiple venues. Fans expect rivalry showdowns and key regional matchups across the itinerary.
Toledo and Denver edge in 10th inning duel
The Associated Press reports American Association action with Toledo defeat Denver 3 2 in 10 innings in the lone scheduled game.
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Associated Press American Association
Toledo
Denver
Texas League All-Star Game Opens with North Dominance
The Texas League North defeated the South 6 to 2 in Beaumont as the All-Star showcase kicked off with strong pitching and timely hitting from both squads. Starters for the North posted solid innings while the South fought back with late-inning rallies that fell short.
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Beaumont
Fights Last Night San Francisco Sugar Ray Robinson Wins
Sugar Ray Robinson out pointed Rocky Castellani in San Francisco while Joe Dorsey stopped Andy May in New Orleans. The bouts featured boxers with listed weights and cities from the nights card.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Sugar Ray Robinson
New York
Rocky Castellani
Cleveland
New Orleans
Joe Dorsey
Andy Mayfield
Miami
Ford earns medalist honors in PGA match play qualifier
Detroit golf writer JOE FALLS reports Doug Ford as medalist at Meadowbrook Country Club with 67-68-135 in 36 holes, amid two 18 hole rounds of match play for 64 players. Ford leads a tight field including Snead, Middlecoff, Burkemo, Bolt, Riegel and Ball as contenders.
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Joe Falls
Detroit
Doug Ford
Meadowbrook Country Club
Ford
Meadowbrook
PGA
Walter Hagen
Byron Nelson
Cary Middlecoff
Wally Burkemo
Tommy Bolt
Sammy Snead
Kiamesha Lake
N.Y
Snead
Middlecoff
Skee Riegel
Ernie Ball
Oak Park
Seeme
Marty Furgol
Pete Cooper
Wally Ulrich
Lou Worsham
Chick Harbert
Wyatt Earp Faces Rebuffs In Tombstone Visit
Former deputy sheriff Wyatt Earp travels to Tombstone after being ousted and encounters Evvie Cushman who rejects his marriage proposal. He then heads to the Bird Cage theater where Lilly Benloit warns him not to leave town and calls Evvie unsuitable for any man. Earp stalks Allen Street with a payroll box and a sawed off shotgun.
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Tombstone
Wyatt
Evvie Cushman
Benson
Lilly Benloit
Evvie
Messenger
Wyatt Earp
Allen Street
Contention
Lily
Lilly
Behan
Ringo
Clum
Boquilla Springs
Mark Wilson
Big Red
Monk Wilson
Monk
Hai
Wells Fargo
Soad
Crystal Palace
Johnny Ringo
Wyatt Earp and Lilly face threats as Benson stage raid unfolds
In Tombstone Wyatt Earp warns Lilly of danger as Benson stage is robbed. Ringo provides an alibi while a new driver takes the reins. Wells Fargo hires a new express, and a quick gunfight cripples the bandits, with a dramatic takedown near the O.K. Stable.
Wyatt Faces Johnny Ringo in Tombstone Saloon Standoff
Wyatt confronts Johnny Ringo in the Crystal Palace Tombstone after noting a wounded hand. Ringo, backed by Pony Deal Ike Clanton, backs off as Wyatt coolly demands unhooking belts and readying for a reckoning. The scene recalls San Angelo violence and ends with Ringo beaten and warned.
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Pony Deal
Ike Clanton
Johnny
Ringo
Saboo1
San Angelo
Cavalry
Cosmopolitan
Boquilla Springs
Crystal Palace
San Francisco
Johnny Ringo
Sulphur Springs
Training a Well Mannered Dog Through Simple Steps
The article outlines practical ways to curb nuisance behavior in dogs through basic obedience. It advises leash starts, sharp corrections for lunging, heel training, and a bench chain to quiet excitable pets during guests. It also suggests handling barking with a calm, consistent approach and emphasizes the owner’s role in foundational training.
Disneyland is Adventure for the Tots
A child centered tour of Disneyland through the eyes of Nancy and Janet Thomas highlights the park’s Main Street U S A charm and attractions in Adventureland Frontierland and Fantasyland. The piece notes the kids’ reactions to sights like a river boat the Ganges Gal Davy Crockett and Peter Pan voyage and contrasts the adults’ reports with youthful wonder.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Disneyland
Walt Disney
Nancy Thomas
Bugs
Janet Thomas
Nancy
Janet
Main Street
U.S.A
Frontierland
Davy Crockett
Charlie Russell
Walt
Darling House
London
Big Ben
Neverland
Skull Rock
Captain Hook
Stage Hold Up Survivor Compared to Jesse James
Following a stage stick up the headline notes a man is dead in Tombstone Arizona and likened to Jesse James in Clay County Missouri highlighting a notorious parallel drawn by contemporaries.
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Tombstone
Ariz
Jesse James
Clay County
Budge Named U S Davis Cup Coach for 1955 Team
Don Budge was appointed coach of the United States Davis Cup squad by Captain Bill Talbert. The team will begin organized preparations in August, after the Eastern Grass Court finals, with Tommy Trabert, Vic Seixas, and Hamilton Richardson leading the lineup. The fourth spot remains open, with Art Larsen or Harbie Flam possible contenders.
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New York
Don Budge
America
U.S
Bill Talbert
Budge
Jack Kramer
Australia
Talbert
Kramer
Sydney
Tommy Trabert
Vic Seixas
Shrine ceremonial to open under Imperial Potentate Guy
The first Shrine ceremonial under Imperial Potentate Walter C. Guy of Little is set for tomorrow with Guy in attendance. About 80 candidates will be initiated into the fraternal order. Guy recently led North America's 750,000 Shriners at the order’s Chicago convention.
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Harrison
Walter C. Guy
Little
Guy
North America
Chicago
Man in Ancient Algeria Sentenced to Death by Starvation
A man in ancient Algeria who stole a plow was condemned to death by starvation, reflecting harsh punishment practices of the era though details are sparse and uncertain.
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H. M
Olie) Olsen Talbot Feild. JR
Memphis
W. D. Hulsey
Hope
Leck
City Limite West
Atton Water Barrels
Ark
M.S. Bates
Mepe
Curry
Fermite Control Co
A. D. Middlebrooks Jr
Beane of Hope
Star Publishing Co
C. ©. Palmer
Alex. H. Weshburn
Secy-Tres
Star
South Walnut Street Hope
Arkansas
Washburn
Si Adomanus Meneger Raeargee Wn
Hosmer
Supt
Sarge Sn
Post Office of
Audit Burees of Circulations
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Peyable
Pdnce
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Moll
Hemnsteed
Nevada
Ee Howerd
Miller Coun
Prospect
Brookwood School
East 5Th
Arthur Gray
Ozan
Horace Hubbard
North Main
Cobb Mattress Co
South
Prescott Transfer and Storage Inc
Prescott, Ark
Ralph Montgomery
O. T. Clark and Son, Co
R. Clark
Cale, Ark
East Ave. B
Hope, Ark
Mike Schweiker
Schweiker Hotel
Oakcrance Rel
Herndon-Cornelius
Judson
North Elm
Middlebrooks Grocery
South Greening St
Cal
Hugh Reese
South Main
South Walker St
Franklin Company
Meat Packing Co
Tom Yerger
Eddie Young, Jr
Laura Sanders
James Yerger
Fort Wayne, Ind
Mary Yerger
Raleigh McPherson
Felix Evans
Phoenix
Oriz
Earnestine Poindexter
Terrell Wafer
Los Angeles, Calif
Terrell Williams
H. L. Washington
C. W. Hicks
W. H. McGill
Fulton
Little Rock
Order of Mistic Shrine
Hicks
Mistie Shrine
John D. Dennis
St. Michael Hospital
Texarkana
David Draper
Macon, Ga
James Boatner
Hazel Starks
Lendell
St. Louis, Mo
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DeQueen
Persie Turner
W. M. Muldrew
Larry
Kenneth
Velma Muldrew
Derrell
J. L. Walker
Pittsburgh, Pa
McCaskill
Lurlean Phillips
Helen Davis
Dassie Phillips
Singer Sewing Machine Co
South Elm St
Sid
Buick Co. Co
East 3Rd St
Jordan’s Body Shop
3Rd St
Southern Association
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Nashville
Atlanta
Mobile
WEA
Wah Fenton Ream
O.K
Wells Farge
Europe
Edmund Francis
Bob Clay
Muskogee
Betty Hawkins
Bealevine
Lana Lamar
Ashland
Diamond Cafe
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