24 May 1961
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1961
Page
1
A historical masthead lists Hope Star publication details including editor publisher and staff names, addresses and affiliations. It notes the Star Building Hope Arkansas post office status and Associated Press membership with distribution and advertising contacts.
New York AP humorous column by HAL BOYLE satirizes college seniors from the Class of 1961 as they face looming salaries, debt, and parental expectations. It quips about library fines, arranged marriages, and career prospects in a world of low starting pay and job churn.
Congratulations flow for a May 22 birth, Debbie, at Prescott with Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Graham and kin present. Scout Stal picnic at Camp Preston Hunt in Yesarkana noted, District Executive Mr. Graham. Various visitors and church circles, WMU plans in June, and Kiwanis club program at Broadway Hotel with Prescott High School speech students and El Dorado Kiwanis guests.
A father counsels his son about career paths and security after college. They joke about zippers and canned peas while debating life choices. The old man urges practical work over flashy dreams, hinting at road travel and returning home.
Two 19 year old youths from California escaped a juvenile facility and led a wide manhunt through Piggott Arkansas after fleeing in a stolen station wagon. A highway chase involved a deputy firing a machine gun as officers blocked roads, but the pair were found hiding near a home about an hour later and taken into custody. Named are Don Buchanan of Modesto and Cecil Sasser of San Jose.
The Arkansas Bankers Association will wrap up its three day conference in Hot Springs today after reports by the resolutions committee and the election of officers. Speakers warned of rising competition from savings banks, mortgage associations, and credit unions.
New York AP Alleghany Corp. new board met in an uptown Manhattan office to form a provisional corporate body and decide the next steps after the company, worth about 6.7 billion dollars, came under new control in Baltimore with the Murchison brothers. Underwood indicated they would be held for California authorities.
In Dallas Texas, the Gs Fores won a decisive proxy battle under Joh D. Mutchi son, 39, who led a plan to form an executive committee. The group aims to sift candidates for the chief executive officer position and organize the leadership slate.
In Mernpatead County Chancery Hope Hardware Company sues James H Lauterbach and Mary Lynn Lauterbach his wife. Defendants are warned to appear within thirty days and answer the complaint. Witness the court clerk Jamie Russell on May 15 1961 with dates May 17 24 31 and June 7 1961.
Finn company announces Pink Air as the new brand and unveils the Five Year Plan to halve the industry timeline. They urge watchfulness for imitators and pledge to act against copycats.
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