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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1961
Page
2
Want ad rates 1.90 and offerings from Singer Sewing Machine Co. Sales and service by L. M. Ritter at Buck's Fine Service Station. Local listing dated 11-20-18 with contact details and price note.
Washington dispatch reports Army Engineers optimistic about Arkansas River development. Opening the 12 to 14 foot navigation channel to Catoosa, Oklahoma, could spark industrial growth, job creation, and population gains in Arkansas within nine years. Estimates place total project cost near 12 billion dollars.
Army Engineers announced bids will open December 9 for pile dikes and revetments at eight sites along the Arkansas River in Jefferson and Lincoln counties. Estimated cost is 300000 dollars. Work at Big Bayou Meto Farelly Lake Cummins Bend Round Lake Richland Bend Trulock Madding and below Rob Roy.
Missionary Society and Usher Board sponsor a fish fry in the basement of BeBee Memorial CME Church Saturday November 48 starting at 3 pm. Public invited. Obituary: Mrs. Mary Estell Briggs wife of Rev J C Briggs died at home Wednesday November 15 funeral arrangements are in.
New YorkAP trading on the stock market pushed toward record highs in heavy activity. The Associated Press average of 60 stocks at noon rose 1.40 to 269.90 with industrials up 2.50 and utilities up 0.40. Major gains by American Telephone Sears Roebucks Woolworth aided the rally while Big Three automakers and steels showed mixed results. Dow Jones average gained 4.94 to 737.50 as oils and nonferrous metals advanced.
CAMDEN Arkansas AP International Paper Co and Brown and Root Inc formally took possession of the Shumaker Naval Ordnance Depot when they bought the government facility at auction. Lt Cmdr Robert Jelesnansky handed over keys to company representatives as the site transitioned from military to civilian control with three Navy personnel and seven civilian employees remaining on site. Peak WWII employment reached 5,000, and more than 30,000 people helped build the installation. Brown and Root plans to develop its portion for industry, while International's purchase covered most forest lands and buildings went to the companies.
In a busy space day the United States launched three satellites to gather navigation and spy data. Transit 4B and a 240-pound Dumbbell satellite rode a Thor-Able-Star from Cape Canaveral, boosting a space navigation network, while another Discoverer mission sent a capsule into orbit from Vandenberg. The article also notes looming penalties for Communist Party leaders failing to register under the Subversive Activities Control Act and plans by Justice officials to prosecute.
The Union Telephone Co of Junction City won Public Service Commission approval to sell 33,000 shares of 6 percent cumulative stock at 1 dollar a share to finance the operation of telephone exchanges at Junction City and Dodge City. Separate space and missile news followed detailing satellite milestones and军 etc.
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