Hoxie School Integration Case Goes to Federal Court
In Hoxie Arkansas, a town of about 2,600, the first wing and integration case in the region heads to federal court. The dispute centers on the 1955 move to integrate 25 Black pupils with 1,000 White students, followed by board resignations and alleged improper actions. A federal injunction from Thomas C. Trimble restrains segregation leaders as hearings loom tomorrow.
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Little Rock
Wesas
Hoxie
East
Aro S
Ior
Memsk
Ecewith
Waaweek
Feder
Thomas C. Trimble
Center HD Club Meets With Mrs Ed Clark
The Center Home Demonstration Club met Friday at the home of Mrs. Ed Clark with eight members present. The president Mrs A P Jones led the meeting. A devotional by Mrs Clark and prayer by Mrs E E Bomar followed. Roll call was birthplaces. A health themed round table discussion preceded a dessert. The next meeting will be with Mrs Leroy Martin.
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Center Home Demonstration Club
Ed Clark
A. P. Jones
Hoxie Students Return From Cotton Harvest Recess
Hoxie children resume classes after their annual cotton harvest recess. Pedagogical discussants note the break aids farm families, with students back in classrooms ready for the autumn term.
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Hoxie
Prescott People Attend Ark Texas Game Across State Lines
Local residents visited Little Rock and other towns for the Ark La Tex game weekend. Attendees include D K Bemis Frank Haltom Jr Patricia Caroline Ike Sharp Owen Wilson Ardell Clark and many others from Prescott and nearby communities.
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Floyd Hubbard
Thelma Bruce
Henry Harris
Little Rock
Prescott
D. K. Bemis
Frank Haltom Jr
Patricia
Caroline
Ike Sharp
Owen Wilson
Ardell Clark
Jack Harrell
Amelia
Dudley Rouse
Karen Ann
Bob
C.F. Arnold Jr
Betty
Cynthia
Kline Henry
Phles Orren
Carl Dalrymple Jr
Tommy McRae
J. H. Bemis
C. W. McKilroy
Lillian Vaughn
S. B. Scott Jr
el Dorado
S. B. Scott
Major
1956 Pontiac models debut with Strato-Flight Hydra-Matic
Hempstead Motor Co displays the 1956 Pontiac with a new Strato-Flight Hydra-Matic transmission and larger V-8s. Fifteen new styles, 57 Vogue color options, and upgraded interiors accompany the launch. R. M. Critchfield touts the GM first and smoother shifting after testing.
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Pontiac
Hempstead Motor Co
General Motors
R. M. Critchfield
Pontiac Motor Division
Metal composition for bells detailed
The article notes bell metal typically consists of 74 to 85 percent copper and 15 to 26 percent tin, outlining the standard alloy makeup used in bell casting.
Cities Seek Industrial Corporations In Four Counties
Charters for local industrial development corporations were filed yesterday with the secretary of state in Hot Spring Columbia Van Buren and Green Forest counties. The groups work with the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission to attract new industry to their areas.
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Little Rock
Secretary of State
Hot Spring
Columbia
van Buren
Green Forest
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission
Kiner Named General Manager of San Diego Padres
Ralph Kiner, former NL home run leader, signed a one year contract as general manager of the San Diego Padres. He hired Bob Elliott, his former Pirates teammate, as field manager for 1956. The Padres are owned by Westgate California Tuna Packing Co.
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San Diego
Calif
Ralph Kiner
Kiner
Padres
Pittsburgh
Bob Elliot
Elliott
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Westgate California Tuna Packing Co
Record wind gust of 231 mph on Mt Washington
In April 1934 the Mt Washington Observatory recorded a highest wind gust of 231 miles per hour on New Hampshire's Mt Washington, marking a historic extreme in wind speed measurements.
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New Hampshire
Mt. Washington
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Prescott News
Center HD Club
Horace Hale
William David Hale
Weisbaden
Germany
Susie
Joe Purcell Ediam
Lanelle
Benton
Opal Daniel
Hope
Hazel Matlock
Ida Martin
Sue Martin
John Hubbard
First Baptist Choir
First Baptist Church
Ruby Buchanan
L. L. Buchanan
Clifford Johnson
J. H. Langley
David Hanning
A. V. Regnier
C. A. Hesterly
Arkadelphia
Jack Robey
Bob Reynolds
J. T. Worthington
Charlie Scott
Glenn Hairston
Earnest Hesterly
Odell Garrett
Dick Bright
Billy
PET
Maxweld
Folgers
Mrs. Tucker
Duncan Hinds
Pintoes
Meat Department
Chuck Roast
del Monte
Asc
Sun Valley
OLEO
DIAL
Virginia Johnson
Mrs
Difford Johnson
Perry Norton
Emmet
Judy Gilbert
Martha Ligon
Henderson State Teachers College
Pat Combs
Jan of
C. D. McSwain
Lera Johnson
Clarksville, Texas
J. B. Munn
R. E. Lindblad
DeKalb, Texas
Mrs. Lindblad
Mrs. Imon Gee
Hot Springs
Dudley Gee
Hugh Hart
Mary Brower Hart
Camden
W. T. Hart
Wallace Pemberton
Alta Grantt
Mrs. Raymond Avery
W. C. Gentry
Warner
Charlie Thomas
Harold Lewis
Doug Regan
John and
George
Malvern
Mrs. Wells Hamby
Mrs. Wade Bell
Don Perignon
Hautvillers
Industrial Corp
ZUD
Dept
Rustain Products
Fair Lawn
N.J
Frosty Acres
Vogel's Inc
Little Rock, Ark
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