Final Rites Today for Gary Cooper
Hollywood mourns Gary Cooper as he is buried today in Beverly Hills. More than 100 police guard the service at the Roman Catholic Church of The Good Shepherd, with public admission restricted. Widow and daughter Maria, 24, led private rites as friends recall Cooper’s courage and quiet strength. Producer Jerry Wald notes Cooper’s wish to correct limits on Old West storytelling and recalls High Noon as a reminder that Cowards do not define the West.
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Can Contract for Mexican Workers in Arkansas Open
In Arkansas the first day to contract Mexican braceros for this year's harvest arrives. ESD officials require requests go through the Employment Security Division. The state sets a 5895 quota, a figure exceeded only in 1954 and 2960, with early allotments: 3443 for Blytheville West Memphis Forrest City. 1800 for Jonesboro Newport Paragould. and 1800 for Helena.
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Arkansas Employment Security Division
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Helena
Country Club Bldg Gutted By Fire Near North Little Rock
North Hills Country Club main clubhouse gutted by fire, damage estimated over 100000 dollars. Cause undetermined. no injuries reported. Interior had recent remodeling with wood paneling and new carpeting. Club, formed about 30 years ago as Sylvan Hills Country Club, rebuilt after a 1950s fire and takeover in the mid 1940s.
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North Hills Country Club
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Sylvan Hills Country Club
Jobless Claims Drop in May in Arkansas
Arkansas unemployment claims fell 62 percent in the week ended May 6 from the prior week. J. Bland of the Employment Security Division credited fair weather and faster outdoor work in construction for the decline. Total claims reached 21,716.
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Arkansas
J. &. Bland
Employment Security Division
Economy Diet Republicans and Housewives Dialogue
An economist reports a basic diet costing $100 yearly can feed a person. The proposed list includes 370 pounds of wheat flour 57 cans of evaporated milk 111 pounds of cabbage 25 pounds of spinach and 285 pounds of navy beans. Housewives warn husbands with this budget.
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Emily
Bond Fight Decision Is Modified By Arkansas Court
Arkansas Supreme Court reduced to seven hundred fifty dollars the bond forfeiture penalty for Stockton Van Buren Darneille, a Ham burg gang member linked to a Brookland post office burglary case. Darneille, shot by FBI agents in Portland, Oregon, had earlier fled to Seattle after posting a fifteen thousand dollar bond. The case involves Ted Lavelle, who failed to appear, and a pending bond forfeiture trial in Jonesboro.
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Darnielle
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Topeka Municipal Court Docket Summary Arkansas
Court dockets list numerous cases from Tope, Arkansas and surrounding entities. Defendants include Sanford Rosborough Maurice Champion Claud Cox Timerson Skewart Elgin Neat Gret A Schee Barlie Williams Drew Mervon Nathaniel Warren Wingfield Stewart Andie Mullins A P Powell A P Powell Jr Virgil McCannon Herbert Smith G L Boydston Jack Alexander Southwestern Transportation Co Burlington The following entries note pleas guilty for driving drunk speeding reckless driving and other infractions with fines up to 121.15 and jail time or license issues. Civil docket items include default judgments and garnishee actions totaling 271.60 in multiple parties.
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Minow attacks TV. praises CBS Reports and The Nation's Future
NEW YORK AP The new FCC chairman Newton Minow denounces the relentless chase for high ratings in TV programming while praising CBS Reports and NBC's The Nation's Future as marvelously informative public affairs shows. He notes sponsors and reach vary, with Whispering Smith debuting on NBC and Audie Murphy starring in the western role. He recommends tonight’s Emmy Awards show on NBC hosted by Powell and Bishop.
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Pulaski Declared Disaster Area
Pulaski County Arkansas was designated a disaster area by the Small Business Administration after an April 25 windstorm. The designation allows homeowners businesses churches and charitable institutions to obtain 20 year government reconstruction loans at 3 percent interest.
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Pulaski County
Ark
Small Business Administration
Forfeiture Notice Involving Bonding Company Case
A terse filing notes a forfeiture matter concerning a bonding company with minimal references to Darneille and a figure near 57.008. The entry lacks detailed context or party listings, presenting a guarded administrative notice rather than a full case summary.
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Optimism Shifts Into Style In Business Circles
AP report notes optimism returning in 1961 business and economy. Industrial production rises 2.5 percent in April, with a shift toward higher annual output forecasts and growing disposable income as the work week lengthens and manufacturing accelerates.
Rabbi Honored For 35 Years Service in Little Rock
The Temple Bnai Israel congregation honors Rabbi Ira E. Sender for 35 years of service at a downtown hotel dinner. Speakers praise his work with tributes and a cash gift. Dr R D Adams quips that Ira Sanders is almost good enough to be Presbyterian, drawing the evening’s biggest laugh.
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R. D. Adams
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Arkansas Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board to buy Capitol site
The attorney general's office ruled that the state Liquified Petroleum Gas Board controls its own building program. This clears the way for the board to purchase a site near the State Capitol for its offices.
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Little Rock
State Liquified Petrolean Gas Board
State Capitol
Mother's Day Socials and Weekend Guests In Hope
Prescott area notes a busy weekend with Mrs. Olin Purtell and Mrs. Earl Bally visiting, while Reaves and Almond families host dinners. Guests include Arthur Turney, J D Almond, Has kell Daugherty, Grover Burns, Johnny Hooks, and more. Family gatherings feature Mrs. Maude Morgan, M. C. Morgan, and a Mother's Day event at First Baptist with orchids and awards.
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Court Reverses Conviction In Kansas Case
Kansas Supreme Court Monday reversed the assault with intent to rape conviction of Bobby Simmons and Larry Flippo in White Circuit Court. The prosecuting attorney's final argument claiming Filippo had previously raped another girl was found prejudicial. Simmons' sentence was suspended while Flippo received a month prison term. Weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Braden, Ruby Kay, Lyan and Judy Rae attended.
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Wreck Injuries Fatal to Man in Arkansas Collision
Roy Manning aged 59 from Monroe Louisiana died from injuries after a two-truck wreck Thursday on a rural dirt road south of Strong Arkansas. Three other men were hurt when trucks collided in dust raised by a passing school bus.
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Arkansas group urges defeat of education bill amendments
Arkansas Division of the American Association of University Women sent telegrams to senators J. W. Fulbright and John McClellan urging opposition to amendments that would allow private schools to receive tax money. The telegrams urged support for Sen. Mike Mansfield in opposing the amendments. The Senate takes up the bill today.
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Publication masthead and notice excerpt
Hope Star details editor and staff roles with publication identifiers and a notice about subscription rates and mailing areas. It lists advertising representatives in Memphis Dallas Chicago New York and Oklahoma City and notes AP membership and exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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Pay TV Wrangle Set by the PSC
The Public Service Commission will hold another hearing on pay television in Little Rock. Arkansas theater groups claim FCC jurisdiction over leases, seeking to block pay TV. Southwestern Bell argues Video Corp. must fund its own transmission lines for the service planned for about 16,000 Little Rock homes.
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Arkansas ruling excludes aid project bidding preference
The attorney general's office says a 1961 state law giving Arkansas contractors preference over out-of-state bidders does not apply to federal aid projects. The opinion was sent to state Sen. Ellis Tagan and Bert S. Smith, attorney for trustees of Arkansas State College, involved in a federal aid project on a women's factory.
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Attorney General's Office
Arkansas
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Bert S. Smith
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Arkansas State College
Commissioner’s Sale Notice in Hempstead County Arkansas 1961
In pursuance of a decretal order of the Chancery Court Hempstead County on April 21, 1961 the commissioner will sell at public vendue at the East door of Hempstead County Courthouse on June 2, 1961 the described tract in Section 30 Township 9 South Range 26 West containing one half acre more or less. Terms require bond with security at 6 percent interest and a lien to secure payment. sale subject to court decree and court order. Jamie Russell, Commissioner in Chancery seal May 9 1961.
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Hempstead County
Arkansas
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