Floods Hit Springdale and Nearby Arkansas Towns
Heavy thunderstorms unleashed flash floods across Northwest Arkansas with Springdale seeing streets five feet deep and Town Branch flooding the business district. Harrison endured a 14-foot flood earlier, Rogers and Bentonville areas also flooded. five Springdale families evacuated. No fatalities reported. crews monitored rising waters and continued rainfall.
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Rogers
Success Street
Emma
Tghto
Bentonville
KBRS
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Northwest Arkansas
Town Branch
June 2 Looms Large in Hope Poultry Pageant Scene
At Hope Arkansas on Friday June 2 at least 27 girls compete for Poultry Princess with four advancing to state and the Miss Universe contest. About 24 vie for Chicken King Queen with top four earning $50 savings bonds. Contest events include a 9 am registration, 11 am parade, 12 noon luncheon, hatchery tours 1 to 4 pm, and a 4 pm poultry show at Fairpark. A 2 pm start for the princess contest and talent show follows. Tickets from local poultry and feed dealers include a chicken dinner and admission.
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Hope
Arkansas
Orn Belt
Fairpark
Arkansas and Louisiana Weather Forecast Fractured Report
Partly cloudy to cloudy and mild through Saturday with scattered thunderstorms mainly in the north. Arkansas highs mid 70s to mid 80s, lows tonight high 60s to high 70s, Saturday highs 70s to mid 80s. Louisiana partly cloudy warm through Saturday, highs mid 90s, tonight lows 60s to 70s. Continuous line ends with forecast continuing on Page Three.
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Velvin 39 Die in Fall in Stockton Cal
Marold Velvin a former Hempstead County resident and painter aged 39 was killed in a fall Wednesday in Stockton California. Survived by two daughters Linda Leigh Velvin of Pine Bluff and Donna Kay Velvin of Little Rock, his mother Mrs Maurice Morris and stepfather Mr Morris of Pomona California, and a brother Ken Velvin of Hope. Services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Herndon Cornelius Funeral Home Chapel with Dr John McClanahan officiating. Burial in Washington Cemetery.
Baccalaureate Service at Hope High and First Baptist
A 1961 Hope High School graduating class was honored in a Baccalaureate Sunday at First Baptist Church. The program featured a full ceremony with processional, hymns, prayers, sermons, and a long roster of graduates led by pastors and teachers.
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Mit
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Firs Baptist Church
Cadman
Mers. B. C. Hyatt
W. C. Land
Hope Gospel Tabernacle
Psalm Beautiful
Yahres
Hope High School
J. D. Passymore
Curvacy Baptist
B.C. Myatt
Tada Sue Aaron
Claudie Louise Anderson
James Larry Arnette
Pamela Aslin
Gary Hollen Baker
Bramett Dozier Barrett
Barbara Jean Barrong
Hugh Donal Barwick
Robert Donald Buck
Lester Ray Bennett
Darlene Braden
Patsy Bernice Bratcher
Lloyd Twan Bright
William J. Bright
Charles Terry Brown
Lary Dean Browning
Larry Joe Browning
David Wayne Burke
Ronald Joseph Byers
Bobby Grant Calhoun
Glenn William Calhoun, Jr
Norma Jean Cannon
Frederick Louis Carver
Margaret Ann Cash
Mary Edith Cash
Barbara Caroline Caslon
Curtis D. Churchwell
Charles Ray Clark
David Clark
Wayne Collins
Sara Mack Cox
James Larry Davis
Billy Joe Duke
Judith Ann Easterling
Vernie Edwards
Joe Carroll Ellis
James Lelind Fant
Sharon Kay Fielding
Ronnie Ralph Formby
Cynthia Ann Forster
Robert Franklin Foster
Rozanne Freeman
William Eddie Fry
Larry Forrest Gaines
Carolyn Sue Gilbert
Phil Arthur Gilliam
William Joel Green
James Edward Hartlee
Audrea Janejl Hatfield
Byron Denson Hefner
Joe Matt Herndon
William Robert Hinkle
Sandy G. Hollis
Troy Ray Molis
Shara Ann House
Billy Marvin Jezek
Jacque Venceil Johnson
Tommy Carl Jones
John Warren Joy
Mayme
Mary Alice Mosley
Kenneth Claylor Paddie
Mary Lou Park
Esther Louise Prather
Wiliam Frederick Putman
Helen Ruth Ramsey
JC. Ratcliff
Alice Anni Rial
Kenneth Ray Ridgdil
Janet Rae Roberts
Gene William Robinson
Acca
Franklin Rogers
Carroll Rowe
Thomas Ray Rowe
Martha Ann Sandifer
Donald E. Seewald
Joy Robert Shuford
Naomi Faye Sinclelary
Dorothy Lane Smith
David Paul Stanley
Bob Richard Steed
Billie Paulette Stewart
Sam Leo Stewart
Claud Ann Sutton
Willie Jed Sutton
Torna Naa Taylor
Marion Teague
Josephine Theis
Lana Pauline Thompson
Linda Loy Thrash
Violet Townemaker
Brenda Kay Vickers
Doe Allen Walden
Billy Frank Watters
Travis Ford Ward
Glenn Ray Warrendorf
Wanda Sue Webb
Jaackie McRae White
Katherine Ann Whiten
Joan Elia Willis
Kennedy May Block the Rail Strike
President Kennedy expected to issue an order to set up an emergency board to study the labor dispute with the Railroad Yardmasters of America. The move would block any strike for at least two months under the Railway Labor Act, amid wage and holiday demands.
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Washington
Kennedy
National Mediation Bard
White House
O'Neill
Milton G. Schoch
Schoch
Bookmobile Schedule For Next Week In May
Summer bookmobile routes listed for May 23 to May 25 with multiple stops per day at Allen Mome Carlton Nome Butler s Gro Murrah Home Bonnie Langston s Home Church of the Nazarene Laneburg School Mann s Gro Cule School Glass Gro Rocky Mound Bodcaw School Borlcaw Store Falcon Downs Home Texas Eastern Camp Pals Mos School Patmos Community Pankey Home Emmet Schoul Eamel community Meloy Herne Breed Home Experiment Station Willisville School Willisville community Hodges Home Arkhus Hiopme Waterloo Gresham Home Bailey Home Kelly Home Rosstun community Marc Iguerile s Beanly Shop.
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Allen Mome
Carlton Nome
Butler
Murrah
Bonnie Langston
Church of the Nazarene
Laneburg
Mann
Cule
Glass
Rocky Mound
Experiment Station
Willisville
Hodges
Arkhus Hiopme
Waterloo
Gresham
Bailey
Kelly
Rosstun
Marc Iguerile
Department Store Sales Show Gains Across District
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis reports district department store sales rose over the weekend, with Little Rock down 20 percent while Louisville up around 30 percent and Memphis about 24 percent. St. Louis up five percent and seven smaller district cities up about 10 percent, though four week totals ending May 13 were four percent below the year ago period.
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Federal Reserve Bank of
Adult Scout Workers Hold Training Meet
Adult Scout volunteer workers including leaders and adults interested in scouting met at the Little House at Pair Park this week. Each person brought a bag lunch. coffee and cake were served. A film Getting Along Together in a Troop Meeting was shown and discussed. Mary Anna Branson of Texarkana led the program with Nashville and Hope representatives attending. The meeting was deemed enjoyable and informative with plans for future sessions.
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Little Honse
Pair Park
Waok
Mary Anna Branson
Texarkana
Conifer Council
Nashville
Martindale
Floyd
Lemley
Mya. Musgraves
Hope
Arch Wylie
Fred McElroy
Steve Bader
Mathematician Keldysh Named President of Soviet Academy
MOSCOW MOSCOW TsK Keldysh Milestone 50 renowned mathematician TsK Mstislav Keldysh elected president of the Soviet Academy of Sciences succeeding Alexander Nesmeyanov who cited health reasons for stepping down. Nesmeyanov praised Keldysh as ideal successor amid his atomic research and Sputnik development efforts.
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API
Mstislav Keldysh
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Keldysh
Order of Lenin
Hie
Alexander N. Nesmeyanov
Nesmeyanoy
Nesmeyanov
Canada Prods Russia on Laos Peacekeeping Equipment
Canada pressed the Soviet Union to supply planes helicopters trucks and communications gear to bolster the Laotian cease fire. Howard Green urged a rapid self contained transport and surveillance system for the truce commission as Western powers seek to reinforce peace efforts.
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Geneva
Canada
Soviet Union
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Laos
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Green
Andrey A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Dean ‘Rusk
VW. K. Krishna Menon
United States
Britain
India
Threa Nalivn Commission
Poland
Menon
Viat
Tord Home
Andrei A. Gromylo
Con Ence
International Commission
Howard ©. Green
Pathet Laa
Open bids on river stabilization project near Little Rock
Army Engineers announce bids will be opened June 20 for a $200,000 bank stabilization project on the Arkansas River at Force Place downstream from Lillie Rock. The notice appears in Thursday’s public records.
Truck Car Meet Ends Without Injuries on Spring Hill Road
A collision yesterday on Spring Hill Road involved Kenneth Dale Sinyard driving a truck and a city employee driving a car. Both vehicles sustained damage. officers Ward and Clark charged Sinyard with hazardous driving amid the mishap.
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Kenneth Dale Sinpard
MS. Willis
Eal
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Clark
Sinyard
Trail Ride Horse Show Promises Wide Competition May Day
A May 2 event highlights a trail ride horse show departing from Arida Village, Emmet and Priday en route to Hope along old Highway 87. Adults pay $2 and children $1. no admission to the main horse show beginning 7 30 at the Coliseum. D L McCauley of Eminel will break and Roy Pry will judge. Millard McCauley will announce. Events include junior horsemanship, western pleasure and barrel races with a queen contest for couples.
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Arida Village
Emmet Ob
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Ilang Old Highway 87
Hope
Childress
Pridpy
Coliseum
Farrel Rice
Shorey Named Dean of Arkansas Medical School
Dr. Winston K. Shorey of the University of Miami was selected as dean of the University of Arkansas Medical School, succeeding Dr. Douglas F. Lawrason who resigned to lead a drug firm. Shorey, six-year Miami staffer and Jackson Memorial Hospital associate, will take over after being chosen from six candidates.
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Dade County Hospital Advisory Board
Dade County Welfare Planning Society
University of Pennsylvania
Mullins
University Medical Center
Lawrason
Storm Whaley
University
City groups plan Equalization Board in Hope area
Officials of incorporated towns schools and Judge Orie Byers met to discuss possible members for a new Equalization Board. The group will meet again and submit names for consideration.
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Orie Byers
New Equalization Board
Kennedy Khrushchev Vienna meeting planned for June
Washington reports President Kennedy and Premier Khrushchev will hold a June meeting in Vienna to exchange views on major international issues. The purpose is personal contact and a general dialogue, not a negotiation, with Kennedy aiming to signal U S resolve despite reverses in Cuba and Laos. Delegates and advisers including Acheson Kohler Bohlen and Bundy will be present. a National Security Council meeting is scheduled.
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Kelmedy
Prenver
Nikita Sy Khrushchev
Tin Viena
White House
Loway
Jit Ford
Chennedy
Khrushchev
Moscow
London
Trench
Charles de Gauller
Paris
Vienna
Pierre Salinger Sais Kennedy
U. S
Cuba
Laos
United States
Kennedy
Dean Acheson
NATO
Skite Foy Kohler
Charles K. Bohlen
State Department
Meeorge Bundy
National Security Council
Faubus Bond Drive Plan Faces County Campaign Push
In Little Rock the campaign director said a county organization will drive a $60 million construction bond issue. Arnold Sikes and Harold Ohlendorf announced a meeting with county representatives to build active local groups. The plan ties the bond to a $4.5 million omnibus law and faces Arkansas Supreme Court challenges.
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Orva E. Faubus
Sikes
Harold Ohlendorf
Osceola
Ohlendorf
Sikes Sekt 2
Oblendorf
Arkansas Buthling Committee
Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation
J. W. Null
Arkansas Tech College
College Presidents Association
Arkansas
Faubus
Arec
Arkansas Supreme Court
Cuban Disaster Blame Falls on CIA and Pentagon
Washington sources report that the CIA and the Pentagon share blame for the Cuban disaster as both agencies advised the plan was feasible. Hearings featured Gen. Lemnitzer and Joint Chiefs questions while senators called for leadership changes and faulted tactical judgments without blaming individuals alone.
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APY
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Prine Chich
Wadaho
Stoty
Content Intelligence
Ant
Pentagon
Jeff Chandler in Critical Condition After Surgery
GULVER CIPY Calif actor Jeff Chandler is in critical condition after a 74 hour operation to stop abdominal bleeding. The Brooklyn native and star of The Marauders underwent a nerve deadening procedure during filming in the Philippines and remains under observation at Calvor City Hospital. His father and former wife waited at the hospital as surgeons attended him.
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Calif
Jeff Chandler
Dom
Calvor City Hospital
Philippine Islands
Jessen
Hallywoort
Philip Grossel
Chandler
Marjoria
Brooklyn
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Tie
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Apo
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