Judiciary Group Ponders Issue of Civil Rights
Washington, 1 Senate Judiciary Committee weighs how to handle civil rights legislation after the House passed bill. Chairman Ellender says no prediction on outcome as parties debate procedure and possible filibuster. Supporters want a Senate bill. opponents warn against rushing.
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Judiciary Group
Washington
Senate
Eidland
D-Miss
House
Senate Conmitte
Eisenhow
Knowland
California
Judiciary Committee
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Dixie Forces
Ellender
Dla
Installation Services by Local Jaycees
The Hope Junior Chamber of Commerce held its installation banquet at Hotel Barlow on Friday night June 21 with 67 in attendance. The local Jaycees, organized last November with 42 charter members, have grown to 65 members and are praised as one of Hope’s most active clubs. George Frazier acted as toastmaster and presented several special awards including the E Key Men of the club to many members. Grady Burton was named outstanding Jaycee of the year for his leadership in a successful year. Officers installed included Bob Lloyd as President and Sonny Brannan as Vice President, with Raymond Byers and Calvin Clats as Secretaries, Julius Adams as Treasurer, and Grady Burton among others. Special guests included Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Tooley, Miss Mary Anita Gaster, and guests from El Dorado and Magnolia area.
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Hope Junior Chamber of Geomeres
Barlow
Jaycees
Charr Ter
Hope
George Frazier
Fol
Raymond Byers
Calvin Clark
Bobby Joe Lee
Denvis Ross
Wynn Harris
Martin
Flowers
Bobby Porter
W. H. Gunter
Grady Burton
Mrurton
Mancees
Bob Lloyd
el Dorado
Sonny Brannan
Raymond ‘Byers
Calvin Clats
Jultus Adams
Teasurer
Bab Herndon
Swie
Grady ‘Buyton
G& Lynnarris
Paul McClean
Hylan White
Denys Rags
Arkadelphia
Mig
Apsin
Aubrey
Gallaway
Dag Balu
Myre
Bull Heasley
Roxie Wilson
No Man's Land Between Towns Contested in Arkansas
Walnut Ridge plans to annex a one block strip of land from Wales with a narrow no man’s land separating the towns. The disputed area lacks water sewer service or street maintenance and sits between Walnut Ridge and Wales. Walnut Ridge council has allocated 50 dollars for the Saturday election.
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Hoxie
No Man's Land
Arkansas
Wales
Walnut Ridge
Vexse
Governors Oppose Eisenhower Bid For Nomination
Governors at the 40th annual state chiefs conference in Williamsburg oppose any move by President Eisenhower to back a successor for the 1960 GOP nomination. Knight of California says Eisenhower could endorse a successor if it aids the party and country. Maryland's McKeldin doubts the President will pursue such action, calling it unlikely.
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Williamsburg
Eisenhower
Knight
Goodwin J. Knight
California
Theodore R. Mckeldin
Maryland
McKetchins
Bish Howe
Conviction of Grocer Upheld by High Court
The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Lite Rock grocer Y. Hickinbotham for keeping his store open on Sundays in breach of Sabbath laws. The decision addressed whether Hickinbotham faced unequal treatment compared with stores allowed to stay open.
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Little Rock
Aviansas Supreme Court
Lite Rock Gravar HH. Y. Hickinbotham
Pulaski
Hickinbotharm
Arkansas
Lide Rock
William J. Kirby
Supreme Court
Carleton Harris
Hickinbotham
Spring Hill 4H Club Schedules June Meeting
The Spring Hill Community 4H Club will meet Tuesday night June 25 at 7:90 at the school, announced Mrs. Mary Beasley, Adult Leader. Plans include attending Youth Visiting Day at the Experiment Station on Thursday June 27 with County Agent Oliver L. Adams in attendance.
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Spring Hill
Mra
Mary Beasley
Experiment Station
Oliver L. Adams
New Manager at J C Penney Cochere Hope Store
W Re Caldwell named new manager at J C Penney Cochere Hope store taking over from Harrell C Hall who moves to Monette Ma. Caldwell, Oklahoma native, comes from Alexandria La where he spent five and a half years. He has 15 years with J C Penney Co at Ada Bul program Muskogee Enid in Oklahoma. Caldwell, wife June, daughter Karen Sue nine, and son Kim Alan six will reside at 418 East 15th Street. They are Methodists.
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W. Re Caldwell
J. OC
Penney Cochere
W. Re
BNT
Muskogee
Enid
Oklahoma
Caldwell
June
Karen Sue
Kim Alan
East 15Th Street
Decisions of the State Supreme Court in Arkansas
The Arkansas Supreme Court today handed down several rulings. H. V. Hickinbotham vs. State from Pulaski Circuit Court affirmed. Coleman Brimson vs. James Brimson from Pulaski Chancery Court reversed and remanded with directions. Jennie Whitener et al versus Yorn Whitener from Lincoln Graduate Court affirmed. Joe Burnett versus Jane Agent from Sebastian Circuit Court reversed.
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Hietle Rock UI
Arkyilssas Supreme Court
H. V
Hickinbotham
State
Raja Pulaski Circuit Court
Braise
Interesting Facts Are Gleamed From the Mail
A quirky column notes odd facts from mail including made up words and misread phrases. It lampoons inflation jokes, medical misstatements, and humorous anecdotes about everyday life and pop culture figures.
Texas Child and Mother Injured in Bayonet Road Incident
Margaret Dianne, six, of 618-2 Monterey Street Dennison Texas and her mother were injured near the Beaty plate on Bayonet Road shortly after 2 PM. Mrs Caudle suffered possible back injuries while Margaret Dianne had minor bruises. They were taken to Hempstead Memorial Hospital by Oakcrest ambulance. Details were not available at presstime.
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Margaret Dianne
Monterey St. Dennison
Texas
Caudle
Hempstead Memorial
Oakcrest
Proposal to swap uncensored broadcasts with Russia
Washington formally proposed a mutual exchange of uncensored radio and television broadcasts with the Soviet Union. The State Department handed a note to Soviet Ambassador Gerogi Zarubin urging a principle agreement for an exchange and urging early dates for talks on scope and stations.
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Washington
United States
Russia
State Department
Lven
Notte Handed
Gerogi Zarubin
Inter
Texas Squall Turmoil Leaves Cars Smashed and Crops Damaged
A violent squall swept through Texas with hail larger than baseballs injuring 39 people and hospitalizing 16 after a 20 minute storm near Ft Stockton. A cloudburst dumped 3 inches of rain at Midland and a 350 foot radio tower fell. Torrential rains flooded districts, damaged sewers, and Dallas reported high winds and broken windows.
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Aj Nidden Hallstornay
Ft. Stockton
Texas
State Highway Patrol
Frank Stocker
San Fernando
Calif
St. Petersburg
Fla
Jin
Midland
Dallas
Scientists announce cleaner hydrogen bomb progress
President Eisenhower is told by three University of California physicists and AEC officials that the United States is about 95 percent free of radioactive fallout in a hydrogen bomb. The scientists say strides since March have brought the project much closer to a clean fusion weapon.
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Washington
Atomic Energy
Eisenhower
University of California
Lewis’ L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Strange
Strauss
Eriest Q. Lawrence
Mark My Mills
Edward Toller
Kansas Family in Tokyo on Long Tour
A Wichita family with six children travels from Wieblin to Tokyo for an extended tour and plans to visit India later. William and Marjorie Graham say the trip, costing about $14,000 for travel and needs, will broaden their children's education beyond two years of college. The Grahams, meeting a Nishinomiya family penpal, emphasize the value of travel and learning through experience as they tour Japan and look ahead to further destinations.
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Tokyo
Wieblin
Kas
Wichita Oll
William Gratin
United States
India
Kashniy
Mrs. Graham
Kazuuka
Daddy
Annual Negro Study Day at Local Station
Annual Negro Study Day at the University of Arkansas Wratt and Truck Branch Experiment Station in Hope will be held next Friday June 28. Cecil M. Bittle assistant director in charge says the program begins at 580 and features Agricultural Experiment Station and Extension Service staff. Visitors will tour research on carp fertilization pink tomato production cotton variet ies and forestry using trucks and buses. Morning demonstrations include geod and bad landscaping by Joseph K Ball and electrical wiring by Tom Edwards. A display of beneficial and destructive insect assets will be shown by the entomology department. The afternoon program at the station amphitheater includes youth presentations by 4 H Club New Farmers of America and New Homemakers of America. Rev F. Bo Davis will deliver the principal address and a safety demonstration by William Westbrook closes the meeting. Farm families from south western Arkansas plan to attend.
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University of Arkansas’ Wratt and Truck Branch
Hope
Cecil M. Bittle
Agricultural Experiment Station
Agricultural Extension Service
Joseph K. Ball
Estension Tortiguiturs
James ©. Cox
Arkansas State Eledgic Cooperatives
North
Little Rock
Tom Edwards
Arkansas
Bureau of
New Farmers of America
New Homemakers of America
Bo Davis
St Paul Baptist Church
Plage Bluff
Wiliam Westbrook
Arkansas Farm Burgau Federation
Neste
Floods Leave Four Drowned and Homeless
Floodwaters swelled across Minnesota Oklahoma and nearby regions. Four persons drowned as boats capsized and youths vanished. Volunteers rushed to sandbag, evacuate and shore up dikes along the Mississippi and Crow rivers. The Mississippi rose to 18 feet 8 inches near St Paul and Dayton, flooding hundreds of homes and widening the flood emergency into the week.
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United Press
Mindesota
Toky
Naru Ditekota
Oklaharti
Parsons
Fee
Elisa i
Mississippi
Anton Law
Wayne Irondried
Mig
J*nehy Lave
Authoriies
Catoora
Dayton
Tarmars
Sie
Onlia
14 year old Lynn Evans attends Arkansas Forestry Camp
Lynn Evans age 14 of Columbus Community 4-H Club returned Saturday from Camp Coachdale where he represented Hempstead County at the eleventh annual Arkansas Forestry Camp. County Agent Oliver L. Adams notes 48 counties sent boys who learned elementary forestry. 84 FRA members also attended. Four groups studied different forestry phases daily with instruction from professional foresters from the lumber industry and cooperating agencies. Lynn will practice these forestry skills on his farm. Continued on Page Four.
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Lynn Evans
Columbus
Coachdale
Hempstead
Oliver L. Adams
FRA
Lynn
Officers Probe Series of Accidents Here
A string of weekend accidents was investigated by Clay Police. Two drivers faced charges, including operating a vehicle without proper brakes and driving without due care. Minor damage reported in several collisions at Third and Shower Streets, East Whird Street, Division and Heyvey, and nearby intersections.
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Clay Pollce
Fred Scott
Death sentence upheld in Japanese court for American soldier
Pvt. Ervis Boone, 24, of Galveston Texas, and his Japanese girlfriend Shiguiko Sasaki were convicted by the Sendai District Court on murder robbery and larceny in September killing of Kikuko Muraki. The Lords Appeal Court began reviewing the case as prosecutors sought the death penalty arguing Boone planned the crime, while the defense called the sentence excessive and noted intent disputed. The next hearing is set for July 17.
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Senda
Japan
Lords
Ervis Boone
Galveston
Tex
Shiguiko Sasaki
Sendai
Tourder
Larsey
Boane
Boone
Miss Sasaki
Goarder Kikuko
Muraki
Miss Muraki
Miss Susalel
All Around Town and Local Happenings
All Around Town notes 43 farm workers leaving for Wisconsin for harvest duties. Mentions M Maydr. and family visiting in Washington. Jim graduated from the University of New Mexico with a BS in mechanical engineering and joins Sandia Corporation in Albuquerque as staff engineer. Bill Hudson becomes manager of Peacock jeweler store in Pulse, Osb. Miss Baybiys Willet to serve as counselor at Camp Joyzelle near Rogers Arkansas for nine weeks. Weekend rainfall brings total to 44.78 inches, 12.7 inches above last year’s total. normal is 51.35 inches in the area per Experiment Station records. Army Sgt Bobby L. Leggett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd M. Leggett, fired in All-Army Rifle and Pistol matches at Fort Benning, Georgia. Leggett is stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas. he entered service in May 1950 and is a 1952 graduate of Hope High School. his wife Millie resides in El Paso, Texas.
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Washington
Jim
University of New Mexico
Pi Tau Sigma
Engineering Society
National Engineering Fraternity
American Society of Engineers
Sandia Corporation of
Albuquerque
Bill Hudson
Pardine
Hudson
Peacock Seweler
Army
Bobby L. Leggett
Floyd M. Legsell
Hove
Fort Benning
Fifth Largest Atomic Blast Unleashed At Nevada Test Site
Reports from Nevada state the Atomic Energy Commission detonated a major underground nuclear test as part of the 2ghot series. The blast produced a shockwave strong enough to topple a door and crack concrete, with tests to study shelter survivability and protective shielding for soldiers.
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Ator Angels Pak
Nev
Atomic Energy Comuntadony
Niles
Burt
Reno
Yadhton
Arkansas Fatal Week Totals Highlight Vehicular Drownings
A chaotic week in Arkansas saw twelve violent deaths. traffic crashes caused eight fatalities while drownings accounted for the remainder. Notable cases include Arlene Jackson, 37, struck while walking on U.S. Highway 82 near Lake Village. Meaper Reed, 27, killed in a two truck collision near Judsonia. Dennis Robinson, 70, in a Beatrice collision west of West Memphis. Owen Self, 68, dead after a crash near Malvern. and Harbera Arnold, 40, struck by a car after stepping into traffic near Blytheville.
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Doyle
Arkansas
Sodey
W. Hanner
Mamphin
Arkansas Bridge
Arlene Jackson
Negra
Gale Village
U.S. Mizhway
Lake Visage
Meaper Reed
Judsonia
Proctor
Colllai
West Memphis
Owen W. Self
Malvern
Tvransport
Harbera Jean Arnold
Blyther Villa
Army Probes Four Deaths From Mortar Accident
Army investigators continued today into the deaths of four soldiers after mortar shells dropped during a demonstration attack. About 300 spectators witnessed the incident from a mile away as several shells exploded among 175 men of Company B, 112th Infantry Battalion, near Fort Sill. Dead are Sgt. Alonzo Curly, 28, and Pvt. Percy A. Reever, 20, plus Specialists David L. Robinson, 20, and Russell L. Sonwis, 20. Several others were injured, five seriously. The mortars, firing in front of advancing infantry, caused the disaster.
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Olsla
Ste
Pogistion
Fousseon
Alonzo Curlyside
Ft. Sill
David L. Robinson
Oshkosh
Wis
Percy A. Reever
Neptune
Asbury Park
N. Dep
Russell’ L. Sonwis
Rosenburg
Yen
Weather Summary From Zd-how Station Report
Weather report from Zd-how indicates a high of 87 and low of 66 with 0.24 inch precipitation. June total rainfall 3.84 inches, year to date 94.73 inches, Arkansas area cloudy with partial clearing tonight and tomorrow.
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Mons
Halle
Tuese Tay
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