Houseboat Sinks Trapping Three Drowning Victims
A 20 foot houseboat capsized in the east arm of Horse Lake about eight miles from Memphis, sinking in shallow water after flooding on a cold night. Three aboard, Mr. Akin of Proctor, Mrs. Akin, and farmer Blaven Cunningham, were identified among the deceased. J C Williams of Memphis survived. The hull tore free and water gushed into the craft as the boat sank.
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Ghesim
Horcushoe
Blaven
Rs. Bo L. Akin
Proctor
Sid Robert J. Comite
Akin
Cunningham
J.C. Williams
Teimphis
Ark
Ain
Horse- Lake
Fuighes
Iphis
West Leaders Plan NATO Meet Amid Reshaping Talks
Secretary of State Dulles and Western ministers prep for a NATO council session seen as potentially pivotal. France proposes an international aid agency outside NATO within UN framework. Dulles discusses U N disarmament Middle East tensions and Hammarskjold mission. no response on NATO expansion yet. Lobstermen catch 211,005 pounds in year. Proctor residents listed among attendees.
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Parisum
Dulles
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Christian Pineau
U.S
Pineau
U.N
Middle East
Dag Hammarskjold
Prescott Lions Club Meeting and PTA Activities
Prescott Lions Club met at the Lawson Hotel with Wallace Sage presiding and reports from the Hot Springs state convention. Prescott Junior-Senior PTA held at the high school approved library and home econ funds and installed officers led by Mrs Max Kitchen.
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Lions Club
Prescott
Patent ‘Teachers Association
Max Kitchen
PTA
Kitchen
Jess Hays
J. Ed Smith
Max - Kitchen
Charlie Scott
Dawson Henry
Frank Gilbert
O. C. Trammell
Piggott GIRL WINS $1,000 Lion Oil Scholarship
Jane Potter a Piggott High senior wins a $1,000 Lion Oil College Scholarship for 1955 56 with essay What I Want From Education. She is valedictorian elect, aims for engineering or medical research, and will attend either the University of Arkansas or Arkansas State College.
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EL Dorado
Ark
Jane Potter
Piggott High School
Piggott
Lion Oi
H. E. Potter
Piggott Junior High School
Jane
Peta Club
Future Homemakers “of America
Any ‘Drew
B. Wheeler
Lee
Sperintendent of
James B. Swift
Js Wineroe
Caroline Predley
Murrah High School
Jackson
Lion Oil College
The Little Man and Talks of Economy
James Marlow discusses public reaction to economic talk, noting anxiety over inflation, credit, and debt. He cites Patman on credit as the poor man’s capital, the Fed’s discount rate hike to curb borrowing, and mixed expert opinions on its necessity. Local notices recap area residents’ activities and visits across Arkansas and beyond.
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Washington
Patman
Federa Serve
Bankes
Eisenhow
Hitchcock Learns Acting From Life On Screen
Hollywood columnist Bob Thomas notes Alfred Hitchcock, famed for directing and self insertion in films, is studying acting through real scenes on set. While filming The Wrong Man in New York, Hitchcock reported the crowds and constant pointing at him as his most disorienting experiences. He recalled a subway encounter where a woman kept pointing, and he finally asked why she did it.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Alfred Hitchcock
New York
Tim
Eisenhower Faces Cabinet Views on Borrowing Brake Policy
President Eisenhower supported the board while two cabinet members weighed in. Labor Secretary Mitchell called the brake on borrowing possibly a mistake, and Commerce Secretary Weeks warned money is tight and harder borrowing could hamper growth. The Commerce Department reported consumer credit at 35.6 billion, installment credit at 27.7 billion, with auto installment credit totaling 24.6 billion, highlighting heavy auto buying.
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Iraci
Eienhower
Labor
Mitchell
Commerce Department
Hitchcock Says He Is Recognized Everywhere
Hitchcock, a highly recognizable TV figure, says he works quickly, completing 39 shows yearly in three or four days. He rehearses with a teleprompter, reading words reflected over the camera lens to appear spontaneous. His TV series were extended for 49 more weeks and he will direct several episodes.
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Ab Spear
Hitchcock
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Victoria, Texas
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