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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1959
Page
1
Penney Store manager announced a special Christmas payment for all associates employed on or before December 1, 1969. Eligible workers will share the bonus, excluding management staff, with the payout on December 1 amid existing benefits such as sick and hospital insurance, group life coverage, and retirement plan.
Engineers opened bids today for an access road to Beaver Dam site on the White River near Bursky Springs. Apparent top bidder was Sait Construction Co. of Pie 315, with the government project valued at 283,947 dollars.
Ambiguities persist in postwar arms planning as Melway reports Navy and Aly Pore volunteers and allied cuts. Army and Marine Corps resist pressures while Air Force signals potential conventional force reductions and missile posture reshapes. NATO commanders anticipate fewer manned aircraft and shifts in manpower, with budget moves awaiting presidential assent.
The Arkansas Missionary Baptist Association elected the Rev Elbert O'Steen as moderator at the annual conference opening last night. Rev Wallace Giever and Rev Wassall of Greenbrier served as nonvoters. Rev Charles Walker, secretary of missions for the union, delivered the annual message. The conference closes this afternoon.
Four defendants pleaded guilty to reduced charges in a June school yard attack on a 14 year old girl. The defendants initially faced assault and related counts. details indicate a racially charged motive and the proceedings occurred in New York.
Brownie Troop 4 held a meeting at Mrs. D L McRavie’s home with president Ellen Meitag presiding after refreshments. Members present included Kathy Museo and Ellen Gordon among others. Martha Wortham will promote the Christmas Seal drive for Pulaski County TB Association. The drive aims to raise funds for TB relief, with local pledges and community support noted.
AP report details the recapture of two of four teen escapees from a Piggott jail. Robert Bell 16 and Bostick 17 were seized near Rector Arkansas after breaking bricks from a jail wall with a metal bed. Two others, Hobbs 18 and Thompson 25, were captured in St Louis after riding a bus toward St Louis. two still at large.
In Pine Bluff Arkansas charges against Tomy Priakos, operator of a restaurant, were dropped in municipal court after a dispute with segregationists over his hiring of black waiters. Bobby Leon Wyatt, 19, also faced charges that were later dropped as the case moved to resolution.
Over 8 000 church representatives attend the 26th annual Arkansas Baptist State Convention in Little Rock. Major financial decisions loom as delegates approve a record 1 793 budget and address controversy over funding the University Baptist Church. Leadership changes include Rev Harold Cohle elected president of the Arkansas Baptist Pastors Conference with Rev Bill Cook as vice president and Rev Emil Willighs as secretary.
A historical note ties Maryland’s 1616 Act of Religious Toleration to the later U S Constitution. The act provided early protections for religious liberty, shaping debates on faith and government. The piece highlights the connection between colonial toleration measures and constitutional guarantees.
Trinity Nursing Home in Pulaski County has new operator Mrs Richard Cox a licensed practical nurse who says state officials approved her licensing to operate Trinity. former owner Mrs Gladys Neal will return to private practice. The transfer follows July charges by Gov Faubus and a Grand Jury probe into maltreatment and mismanagement at Trinity and other homes.
A niece of Gale Thompson, estate valued at 40 million dollars, announces intent to contest the will. Mrs Medora Palouse Ricketts, 44, of Mountain Home Arkansas, adopted daughter of Thompson’s sister Helen Palouse, claims a share is missing. Thompson, Chicago Mayor William Hale Thompson, died at 88. his wife had died earlier and they left no children.
The will of Percival Thompson is under challenge as three nieces claim portions of the estate valued at about 10.05 million dollars. Attorneys Jacobson and Lieberman move to probate while opponents seek to deny it, with hearings set to continue and questions raised about the testator's capacity and ability to draw up the will under Miner’s laws.
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