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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1961
Page
4
The piece surveys New York City and New Jersey battles as Democrats hold edge in NYC and face uphill fight in New Jersey. It notes Kennedy, Truman, Eisenhower and Johnson involvement, Gonzalez aiding Wagner in NYC, Hughes seeking upset in NJ, and Rockefeller backing close results.
Troup 4, Boy Scouts of America, sponsored by Hope Lion Club, will hold a Court of Honor Tuesday night November 7 in Hope City Hall auditorium.
The Catholic Ladies Altar Society hosts its annual spaghetti supper on Friday night November 10. Serving runs from 5 pm to 6 pm with prices fifty cents for children and one dollar fifty for adults.
Weather data notes outline a 24 hour period ending Sunday with high readings and pay details. The snippet references continued coverage on Page Three, indicating ongoing analysis and extended results to follow.
Moscow’s Tass issued a veiled rebuke to President Kennedy’s plan for renewed atmospheric tests, warning that continued U S testing by the United States and allies could trigger longer Soviet underground programs and heighten the arms race. It urged a strict international disarmament treaty with robust inspection. Khrushchev and Premier called for ditching nuclear arsenals if others do the same.
Mrs M C Bruce 58 died suddenly in a local hospital Sunday afternoon. She is survived by husband MC Bruce of Hope five sons T J Barber Larry Bruce Jimmy Bruce Charles Bruce Roy Earl Floyd and others and eight daughters two brothers and four sisters. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Herton-Coraetins.
Fort Smith Ark CAP Army officials report civilian employment at the reactivated Fort Chaffee has reached 1,280 with 700 more civilians expected by mid December. The first monthly payroll totals 1.4 million with civilians receiving 300 thousand dollars.
London AP reports the 7,129 ton British tanker Clan Keith exploded off Tunisia Sunday night. Admiralty said 68 crewmen were missing with initial reports. A radio message claimed five survivors were seen from four lifeboats.
Tech persons died violently in Arkansas during the week ending Sunday. Eight fatalities occurred in traffic and related incidents. A tractor accident claimed one life. Heath shootings killed another. Over the weekend two traffic deaths were recorded. A Nexrod man died near Washington Sunday night and a Black man was killed Saturday. Arthur Barnett, 69, died when crushed between a parked car and a truck on state highway 4 about one mile south of Washington.
State Auditor Jimmie Red Jones released poll tax receipts totals for counties in southwest Arkansas. The figures cover qualifying voters between October 2 and October 1, 102. Hampstead shows 4,210, LaFayette 388, Miller 4,085, and Howard 0 in the listed totals.
Jd E Lowden district engineer of the State Highway Department announced the completion of a 1.2 mile double bituminous surface treatment road in Willigville Nevada County. The federal aid project cost about 700 dollars with Nevada county forces performing the work under Judge Phles Ovren supervision. BR Ve Wilkinson served as resident engineer for the department.
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Woodruff Electric Cooperative Corp. is entitled to compensation for territory lost to Arkansas Power & Light Co. at Forrest City. The decision requires the Public Service Commission to revisit the case, determine just compensation, and order AP&L to pay. The ruling also upheld fines in other rural land-fire cases and rejected a rehearing in a manslaughter sentence appeal.
The Supreme Court refused to review a Pennsylvania film censorship law ruling it unconstitutional. The decision leaves the state ruling in place, allowing film approval requirements and penalties for showing disapproved films. The court offered no reasoning for denying review.
Democrat Sfenry B Gonzalez wins the 20th District special election in Texas over Republican John Goode Jr by 52 055 to 42 553 with about 1 000 votes for other Democrats. Gonzalez succeeds Paul Kilday who resigned to join the federal bench. He heads to New York to join Mayor Wagner’s reelection bid after Eisenhower campaigned in San Antonio.
About 30,000 Baluba tribespeople, including men women and children, sit in mud at a UN camp near Husu jbethville fearing attacks from police and rival tribes. They fled Kantanga over two months ago, reporting abuse by officials and seeking protection. Swedish UN troops patrol as inhabitants recount killings and bodies displayed as proof of UN actions. Authority struggles and colonial legacies fuel tensions among Katanga and Leopoldville factions, complicating a unified Congo government.
Newport dispatch reports Prime Minister Nehru and President Kennedy met at Onslow Point Naval Air Station to discuss global issues including nuclear testing. Kennedy signaled willingness to test in the air if Soviet tests require it while Nehru urged a moratorium and emphasized stopping all tests now. They planned private discussions with Indira Gandhi present and Mrs Kennedy hosting.
Mrs Bettie Parsons died late Saturday at Fugu Oklahoma. A former Washington resident she is survived by two sons Mack Parsons of Hope and Woodrow Parsons of Lexarkona and four daughters Merydon Wells of Hope Clyde Thornton of E Bocaado Waller Baker of Oklahoma City and J Dy Burteson of Okulona Ark plus many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services were held at 2 pm Monday at Herndon Cornel Lives Chapel with burial in Washington Cemetery. Active pallbearers listed.
Fragmentary notice mentions Effie Jones still very ill and refers to daughter Mrs Punting Hunt. The piece notes a death, likely that of Johte Nora, with vague references to weekend events and a managing editor signature. Details are obscured by OCR errors, but indicate a local obituary and illness notice.
Senator Fulbright of Arkansas has agreed to speak in Hope at the Hope High School auditorium on Tuesday evening November 23. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4501 announced the event with arrangements by post officials. The program is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. and the public is invited to attend a reception and visit with Senator Fulbright.
The First Assembly of God Bibles Quiz Poumt took third place at the Annual State Convention held November 1 2 and 3 at the church camp ground of Ozark Lythia seven miles north of Hot Springs. The event resembled a tournament style competition with assembly of Gol Chinel.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk returns from talks in Japan and South Korea. He described three days of economic meetings with Japanese leaders as very useful and successful. Rusk spoke at a News conference during a layover in Anchorage, Alaska, noting Laos will require further planning.
Viet Nam’s pro Western government struggles to stem Communist rebel advances as US aid debates surface. Officials note fatigue among troops, political maneuvers at the palace, and austerity measures while Viet Cong gains intensify the war’s dangerous pace.
Randell J. Miller, a West Memphis businessman, sues over a bomb story in two news accounts. He alleges a tie to an attempted bombing at a Little Rock college and seeks redress for alleged damages from the Arkansas Democrat.
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