Plymouth Unveils 1956 Line with Hy-Fire V-8 and Trim Upgrades
Displaying Friday Plymouth introduces its 1956 lineup featuring a new Hy-Fire V-8 with a polysphere combustion chamber and 277 cubic inches. Innovations include airfoil rear fenders, Powerflite transmission with push button drive, 90-90 Turbo-Torque impeller, four-door hardtop, Suburbans in multiple configurations, safety door latches, 12-volt electrical system, deck lid latch, Highway Hi-Fi phonograph, and Search-Tune radio.
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Plymouth
Plan to Hold Dog Race Tryouts Halted in Arkansas
Southland Racing Corp halts plan for non greyhound dog races at new West Memphis track citing excitement. Governor Faubus blocks licensing until Crittenden County votes, while a Chancery Court warns public funds cannot back an election. Willie Burroughs sues Mildred Burroughs in Hempstead County court with warnings to appear within thirty days.
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West Memphis
Southland Racing Corp
Craig Campbell
Southland
Campbell
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
State Racing Commission
Crittenden County
Chancery Court
Mildred Burroughs
Willie Burroughs
Probate Court to Rule on Sale of Maud Kampman Estate
Jesse E. Brown as administrator petitions the Hempstead Probate Court for authority to sell the estate realty described as W% NW% Block 20 College Addition Hope Arkansas excluding the northernmost 100 feet. Sale set for 9:00 AM November 10, 1955 at the Hempstead County Courthouse Hope Arkansas.
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Hempstead
Maud Kampman
Jesse E. Brown
Hempstead County Court House
City of Hope
Arkansas
College
Court House
Hope
Racing Commission Election Proposal Sparks County Debate
Southland offered to cover election expenses estimated at $2,000 but the Good Citizens League opposed the plan. The exhibition featured dogs including at least two beagles one boxer and a dog of doubtful ancestry with Campbell noting the participants.
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the Racing Commission
Southland
Good Citizens League
Campbell
Strikers Seek $5416 Vacation Pay From Terry Dairy
In Pulaski Circuit Court, 51 striking AFL Teamsters sue Terry Dairy Products for $5416 in back vacation pay plus 6 percent interest. They say the amount accrued before the March 30 strike and the firm refused the contractually guaranteed benefit. The report also notes 60 percent of U S raw fur production in 1954 was mink.
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Little Rock
Terry Dairy Products Co
AFL
Pulaski Circuit
Terry
Markets Report on Broilers and Poultry Prices
Northwest market weak with light demand for broilers and fryers around 21 to 22. Batesville Floral area shows steady market and light demand with broilers and fryers near 22. Chicago live poultry prices steady to mixed with hens 22 to 25.5, caponettes 27 to 28, roosters 13.5 to 45, eggs unsettled with various grade prices and large white eggs 60 to 69.9 percent. Receipts vary across regions.
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Broilers
Little Rock
Northwest Area
Batesville
Floral Area
F.o.b. Farm
Chicago
Grain and Provisions Market Moves on Cash Soybeans Dip
Chicago Wheat and rye saw brief buying, with mills supporting wheat and a technical rebound in rye as grain prices mixed through slow trading. Corn eased early but firmed by session end, and oats held a firmer tone. Wheat closed modestly higher near 2.01, as December contracts fluctuated around 2 dollars.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Grain and soy market quotes slip and rise
Grain and soy prices show varied moves with rye up to 1-1 higher and futures mixed. Soybeans fall to 3 to 3 lower with November at 2.33 and meal at 54.00 while soybean oil edges at 1073-11.
New York Stocks Rise For Fourth Day In Mild Rally
The New York market advanced again with late afternoon gains of up to 30 points and only small losses ranging 1 to 2 points. Leaders included Aluminum Ltd, Sterling Drug, Bohn Aluminum, Johns-Manville, Union Pacific, Amax, Interational Nickel, Allied Chemical, Steel, Chrysler, Lockheed, Douglas Aircraft, Goodyear, Radio.
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Aluminum Lt
Sterling Drug
Bohn Aluminum
Johns-Manville, Texas Co
Nion Pacific
Aaconda Co
Interatioal Nickel
Allied Chemical
S. Steel
Chrysler
Goodyear
Lockheed
Douglas Aircraft
Eaith Radio
New York Cotton Sees Early Gains Erased By Profit Pressure
New York cotton futures rose early on trade buying and short covering with gains above 1 per base but the advance faded as the market faced increased profit taking and selling pressure.
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New York
Grain futures slip amid hedging and lack of nearby support
Prices faded in late trading as hedging and weaker nearby deliveries kept futures under pressure. By late afternoon values were modestly higher to far below prior closes with December at 32.88 and March at 21.12, May around 31.68.
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Tra
Deliverie
Livestock Prices Mixed at St Louis Union Stockyards
Hogs 8 000 head active and uneven. 180-250 lb largely 10 lower. Sows steady to 25 lower with around 5 head at 210-215 lb. U S grade 15.00. 180-250 lb maine lots 14.50-14.75. 140-170 lb 13.50-14.75. 100-130 lb 11.50-13.00. Sows 400 lb down 13.75-14.00. 400 lb up 13.00-13.75. Boars 18.25-22.50. Cattle 3 500 head, calvers 800. Trade slow on steers and heifers. Feeder and gross lots: 2200-23.25. Cows steady to strong. utility and commercial 10.50-13.00, canners and cutters 9.50-10.00, utility and commercial 12.00-14.00. Vealers steady. good to choice 20.00-25.00, high choice and prime 25.00. Calf to zool 10.06-19.00.
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U. S
Hign
Cuil
Zool
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John P. Sid
Hope Locker & Processing CO
Megregor
Travis
Halts
Hempstead County
Ark
S. Mildred Burroughs
Garrett Willis
F. B. Clement
Weisenberger & Wilson
United States
ST. Louis Livestock
Gulf
Gas-Oil
Gulf No-Nox, the
Gulf Pride
E. J. Whitman
Gulf Refining Company
Hope, Arkansas
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