Royal gossip tests petitions and love over dinner
Wilbur and Mae discuss a petition about Margaret Rose and British politics while joking about royal divorce. The couple debates ethics and romance as Mae tears up the petition and sits with Wilbur, planning dinner and playfully imagining royal limits on marriage.
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Minerva
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Britain
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Beast
Trellis Mae
Milion
Roytae
Royal Air Force
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Snowbound elk hunters amid Rockies blizzard
A severe snow storm swept from the northern Rockies to the Upper Valley trapping hundreds of elk hunters in Montana. Bulldozers faced drifts as officials warned against foot searches, noting deadly risks from the blizzard. Cooler conditions persisted nationwide with a warm stretch from Ohio to Texas.
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Rockies
Montana
Ohio
Texas
Swindig Widow Three Men Sentenced in Arkansas Case
In Fort Smith Arkansas three Mem phis men were given three year suspended sentences on false pretense and forgery charges. Mrs Minnie W Easter testified she hired three men to repair her house last August paid them with checks and later learned two checks were cashed under a different name. The men named were L Q Montgomery James W Moody and Paul Coleman.
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Fort Smith
Montgomery
James W. Moody
Minnie W. Easter
L. Q Montgomery
James
W. Moocy
Paul Coleman
Cotton Crop Surges Past Official Estimates
Market reports show firm demand in Northwest area with broilers and fryers trading around 20 to 21 and Batesville Floral area steady around 20. A private survey pegs the 1955 cotton crop at 14.98 million bales, over a million higher than official October and well above 1954. Late afternoon prices rose about 40 cents a bale from earlier, with December at 33.42, March 32.26, May 31.26.
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Little Rock
Northwest
Broilers and Fryers
Batesville Floral Area
F.o.b. Farm
Commission House
Grain prices edge higher on demand from cold weather
Cold weather and expectations of stronger export demand lift grains with futures close up. Wheat gains about one and a quarter cents while corn oats and soybeans rise modestly amid livestock area cold snaps and higher farm consumption projections.
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Chicago
New York Stocks Steady After Mild Irregularities
Irregularity of a mild sort persisted in the New York stock market with prices fluctuating around two points and leaders advancing one to two points. Trading remained light at about 1.6 million shares, up from 1.59 million yesterday, marking a third consecutive day of quiet selective activity.
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New York
Poultry and Produce Chicago: Mixed quotes and receipts
Live poultry unsettled with receipts 1 115 coops yesterday 1 101 coops 151 581 lb. Butter steady with 682 581 receipts and wholesale prices mostly unchanged. Eggs irregular with 7 137 receipts and mixed as US large whites at 60 cents per dozen and other grades listed.
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Chicago
U. S
New York Cotton Futures Fall Sharply in Early Trading
New York cotton futures dropped significantly in early dealings as traders reacted to market pressure. Analysts noted abrupt selling by speculators and weaker demand signals from mills.
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New York
Hogs Beef and Sheep Prices Endure Narrow Recall Market
At St Louis National Stockyards hogs total 7 500 head with gains 15 to 25 cents on 180 lb hogs and mixed lots 14 35 to 14 50 per cwt for 200 225 lb grades 1 and 2. Cattle and calves seen steady to higher on selected classes with good steers 18 75 19 50 and yearlings about 22 50 while cows 10 00 12 00 and vealers 21 00 26 00. Sheep activity opens steady with lambs 18 50 120 00 and utility types 16 00 18 00.
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Ill
Tobacco tax would not raise expected Arkansas revenue
The Arkansas Legislative Council concluded a levy on cigars smoking tobacco and snuff would yield at most 1.225 million dollars annually, far short of the three million dollars proponents claimed. The measure was defeated in the Legislature and the study will be forwarded.
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Arkansas Legislative Council
Council
Marcus Halbrook
Proposal for Caddo Dam Backing from AP&L and locals
AP&L board chairman C Hamilton Moses told a public hearing that the company will install hydroelectric facilities at the DeGary Dam on the Caddo River or buy government produced power at the going rate. Col. Simpson of the U S engineers said reviews will assess if benefits match rising construction costs for the seven mile northwest Arkadelphia site.
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Ap&l Board
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Vicksburg
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U. S
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Ap&l
Arkadelphia
Raccoon Hunting Season Opens in Illinois
Conservation Director Glen OD Palmer hailed the season start noting Illinois has enough raccoons to supply every Davy Crockett in the state with a coon skin cap. He urged hunters to follow regulations and ensure sustainable numbers.
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Springfield
Ill
Glen OD. Palmer
Illinois
Bread Rolls Rise Before Baking With Egg Wash and Seeds
Instructs to let rolls rise until doubled, then brush with egg white and dust with poppy seeds prior to baking. Emphasizes rising time and topping for a finished loaf or rolls from a hot-rill or scratch mix.
Gas rate expert urges treating Cities Service as one firm
Melwood W. Van Scoyer testified at a Power Commission hearing that Cities Service Gas Co. and its Producing Co. should be treated as a single entity when fixing gas rates. He urged a two million dollar increase instead of the 12 to 15 million proposed, with refunds for any disallowed portion.
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Cities Service Gas Co
Power Commission
Melwood W. van Scoyer
Commission
Bureau of Rates
Missouri
Kansas Cities
van Scoyoe
City Service Gas Producing Co
Department of Cities Service Gas Co
Cities Service Gas Producing Co
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Arkansas Weather Update From AP Central and Northwest Regions
Central Arkansas sees partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures with a few afternoon thunderstorms. Highs reach mid 70s to 80, tonight's lows mid 30s to 40. Northwest Arkansas reports similar trends with highs mid 60s to low 70s and sharply colder lows in the 20s to mid 30s.
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Central
Arkansas
Northwest
Arkansas Briefs: Assault Charges Filed in Clarksville
In Clarksville Arkansas James Merle Sharp 28 of Lamar faces assault and battery charges filed in Municipal court by Prosecuting Attorney Edward Patterson. The case stems from the beating of the wife of local attorney Bill Morrow 40 who was found unconscious near Clarksville Saturday.
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Alp
James Merle Sharp
Lamar
Edward Patterson
Bill Morrow
Weather Warning Issued By Little Rock Bureau
The U S Weather Bureau at Little Rock issued a severe weather warning at 9 33 this morning warning residents to seek shelter and monitor updates from authorities for approaching storms.
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Little Rock
U. S
Weather update for Arkansas regions
Northeast Arkansas shows partly sunny with afternoon storms and a sharp cool down tonight. Highs reach mid to high 70s this afternoon. Southeast Arkansas expects thunderstorms this afternoon and a cold, partly cloudy Thursday with a low near 40. Southwest Arkansas remains partly sunny with highs near 80 and lows around 40, dipping to the 30s near mountains.
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Arkansas
Southwest
Severe weather forecast for Arkansas to Kentucky region
Scattered severe thunderstorms with a possible tornado are expected from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. along a line from Little Rock through Dyersburg to Hopkinsville, Ky, within about 50 miles of that path.
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Hopskinsville
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