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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1961
Page
3
Right-hander Larry Jackson won his first Cardinals victory after a broken jaw layoff, beating the Dodgers to knock them from second in the NL. Giants beat Cincinnati while Pittsburgh moved to second, Philadelphia beat Milwaukee, Detroit led AL, Cleveland beat Los Angeles, New York beat Boston, and other early-season results noted.
In Miami Beach Holly Mims of Washington DC out pointed Gomeo Brennan. In Bellingham Eddie Cotton of Seattle stopped Neal Rivers of Los Angeles. Boxers listed with weights and cities in terse AP roundup.
Legal Notice states a commissioner sale per a chancery order of May 16 1961 in case 8373 Buck Brown vs Mineola Brown. It lists Lot One Four in Black Tree Nine in Shover Creek Addition Hope Arkansas to be sold at public vendue June 12 1961 at the Hope courthouse. Sale on three month credit with bond and eight percent interest. deed of court lien retained. Jamie Russell clerk. May 18 25 1951
Vernon Butler reports a fast Southern Association game as Trays Again blanked the Lookouts 1 0 while Macon fell 1 0 to the Bears and slipped to the cellar. Birmingham beat Atlanta 12 8 in 10 innings to lead the league and Chattanooga lost 2 0 to Little Rock in 10. Shreveport then topped the Nashville Vols 6 1 with sharp pitching.
In Camden Arkansas two men drowned when their fishing boat capsized on the Guachita River. Clyde Purifoy age 54 was found beneath the overturned craft with an arm caught on a gas can. Virgil Harbor, 38, remained missing as authorities, the Camden Boat Club, and local responders carried on the search. Purifoy’s wife swam to safety, then walked five miles to flag down a motorist and alert authorities.
The schedule of Solunar periods, taken from John Alden Knight's Soluna tables, guides four days of fishing or hunting. Plan to be in good territory or cover during these times. Major periods begin at the shown times and last about one and a half to two hours. minor periods are shorter.
Aigor law authorizing creation of districts for control of Johnson grass does not become effective until tune 8 the attorney general's office today advised Mississippi County Judge A. A. Banks. Banks said a group of landowners was citenating a petition to get the 160 names required by the act to call a special election to set up a district. Banks was told the petitions can be filed June and the election commission then is required to hold an election within 60 days.
J D Atkins of Aokoma Oklahoma was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Fort Smith trucker Buford Loyd. He received a three year sentence after jurors reduced the original murder charge. Loyd's severed head was later found on a road near Fort Smith. Atkins admitted drinking with Loyd and striking him once after a quarrel, but denied killing or robbing him.
Cross County Coroner W C Kernadle opened an investigation after Joe Irby brought a skull and leg bone from the Roy Callison farm near Te. The skeleton lay on its back in a wooded area about 308 yards from the road. The coroner said it likely has been there a long time and could not recall any missing persons report in years.
New York APIA Negro leader James Farmer, head of CORE, urged Negroes to defy segregation in Southern airline and railroad terminals and bus stations. He issued a memorandum to 740 CORE leaders from headquarters in New York, telephoning the memo from Montgomery, Alabama, before a bus trip to Jackson, Mississippi. The move follows his role as one of 27 Freedom Riders jailed in Jackson.
The day’s sheet lists interleague and league games with St Louis defeating Los Angeles and Philadelphia beating Milwaukee. American League leaders show Cleveland and New York atop their divisions, while Chicago and Boston post mixed results. Upcoming Friday matchups include San Francisco at Chicago and Los Angeles at Milwaukee, with several noted doubleheaders and night games.
From the Associated Press, NL leaders include Moon and Clemente tied for hitting with 366 and 346. Cepeda leads RBIs at 32, Mays and Bolling high for runs. Wills and Clemente tie for hits at 47, Cepeda leads home runs with 22. Stolen bases led by Pinson with 8, Robinson with 7. Pitchers Haddix and Duffalo each have 3 or more decisions.
Fragmentary list mentions players Peres Slinkvouls-Drysdale Temple Colavito Killebrew and teams Detroit Cleveland Baltimore Minnesota Chicago with batting and pitching figures. Highlights include runs batted in and triples and stolen bases, plus pitcher strikeout totals. The garbled data references 51 55 349 42 33 32 14 5 4 and 53 49 among others.
Major League stars Mahaffey and Hansen delivered dominant performances. Mahaffey pitched a four hit complete game, striking out Tive and walking none, topping eight starts for the majors. Hansen hit three homers in one game of a doubleheader sweep, as the Orioles defeated the White Sox 5-8 after the nightcap tied the previous game.
In the International League Columbus fell to Toronto and Jersey City as Syracuse and Charleston also posted wins while Rochester defeated Buffalo and Richmond beat Louisville. In the American Association Omaha outlasted Houston in a 19 inning game and Indianapolis edged Louisville. Denver topped Dallas-Fort Worth. Pacific Coast action saw Salt Lake edge Hawaii, Seattle power past Spokane, and Portland sweep Vancouver with Tacoma’s late results listed.
John Overstreet of Manila will head the Mast basketball coaching staff for the annual high school all-star game on August 12 in Little Rock. Assistants are Bill McCurley of Sloan-Hendrix Academy and Curtis Merrill of Helena Central High. Overstreet’s Manila team lost to Heberden in last year’s Class A state finals.
Detroit maintained the AL lead with a 5-4 win over Minnesota as Baltimore swept the doubleheader and tied for last place with 24 and 53 records. In the NL, San Francisco edged Cincinnati 5-4 to grab a one game edge, while St Louis beat the Dodgers 7-2 and Pittsburgh topped Chicago 7-2. Al Kaline and Rocky Colavito homered for Detroit, and Don Mossi won his fifth.
The attorney general's office ruled Morrilton outlets may stay open during the city manager election. State law requiring closures in contested elections was not triggered, per Chief Asst. Atty. Gen. Jack Holt advising Morrilton city attorney Farrer A. Rowell Jr.
Olekkee told the Pensacola News Journal that he and others joined the Montgomery race riot last Saturday and admitted throwing car gas bombs into a Negro church Sunday night during a mass meeting. He warned that if anything starts, it could get worse.
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