Editorial on Parking Meters and Town Access
Hope should re evaluate parking meter policy to balance out of town cars and local shoppers. A letter from Mrs. Herbert Cox cites Texarkana practices, while the writer credits Hope's meters for protecting downtown traffic and urges council police re appraise enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Hope
Beneft
Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana
George W. Robison, Sr
Roscoe Evans
J. C. Penny Co
Republic
Little Rock
America
New York
Restricted Use of Military Planes Likely
Sen. Russell said the Senate will be asked to limit Pentagon use of military planes after controversy over transporting three senators home from Europe. He criticized the Defense Department for sending two planes at an estimated $20,000 round trip to bring home McClellan Chavez and Stennis, calling it a possible attack on the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Sen
Russell
Dga
Senate
Pentagon
Europe
Senate Armed Servces Committee
Appropriations Committee
Defense Department
McClellan
D-Ark
Lennis
D-Miss
Chavez
D-Nm
Appropriations Subcommittee
McClellan and Stennis
Las Vegas Track May Move to State Promoters Say
Promoters linked to Eastern Racing Association and Suffolk Downs deny plans to move the idle Las Vegas track to Nevada state operation if Oaklawn Park bid fails. Rumors say a 60 day rebuild could place a new plant in operation to run a spring meet next year. Creighton and Halk refuse further comment while court actions review Oaklawn permit validity.
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Oaklawn Jockey Club
Las Vegas
Nev
Oaklawn Park
Eastern Racing Association
Suffolk Downs
Nevada
Milan Creighton
Hot Springs
Clyde T. Halk
Halk
Oaklawn
Supreme Court
State Racing Commission
Creighton
Oaklawn Operaton
Paisley Halloween Carnival Friday Night at Paisley School
Paisley hosts a Friday night Halloween carnival from 6 pm at Paisley School with games a fish pond fortune telling a spook house a picture show a lunchroom and cake walk. Admission sweets and snacks are 10 cents each with prizes for costumes at the grand finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paisley
Paisley School
Hunger strike at Green Lake County jail ends after protest
Lee Norman, 50, who began a hunger strike at Green Lake County jail in Fond du Lac Wisconsin on Sunday, said he was disgusted with Green Lake County and chose the quick withdrawal after his protest.
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Fond DU Lac, Wis
Lee Norman
Green Lake County
Stock Market Edges Lower After Brief Rally
The New York market slipped in early afternoon trading with a few stocks rising over a point while most fell about two points. Decline followed seven advances, brokers calling it a breather. Aircrafts, motors, rubbers, radio televisions and electrical equipment dropped. rest of market mixed.
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New York
Probers Quiz Head of Public Housing
Washington House investigators called Public Buildings Commissioner Peter A. Strobel for questioning about his management of federal building operations. Chairman Celler said the probe seeks possible conflicts between Strobel private interests and his GSA post, noting the large sums involved in the program. Strobel denies using the post to aid private work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Livingstone
Washington — House
Public Buildings
Peter A. Stobel
Strobel
New York
Strobel & Saltzman
House Judiciary
Celler
D-Ny
General Services Administration
Com
Vance Smiley Elected President of Hope Kiwanis Club
Vance Smiley, vice chief of Southwestern Bell Telephone, was elected president at the Hope Kiwanis Club annual election held Tuesday noon at Hotel Barlow. George Frazier is vice-president Teddy Jones secretary KG Hamilton treasurer. A five way tie left three director posts unresolved with a second election planned next Tuesday. Sgt. Miller of Barksdale Army Air Field led the program with an Air Force film. Guests included Edwin Baldwin Charles Hughes George Covington Van Wiggins George Waldron William Ferguson and Travis Purtle.
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Vance Smiley
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Hope Kiwanis Club
Hotel Barlow
George Frazier
Teddy Jones
KG. Hamilton
Sgt. Miller
Barksdale Army Airfield
Edwin
Arkansas Woman Admitted to Supreme Court
Mrs. Mary Massey, president of Citizens Bank of Marshall, has been presented as a practicing attorney before the Supreme Court. She is one of the few women to appear before the high court as described by J. Smith Henry.
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Little Rock
Mary Massey
Citizens Bank of Marshall
SS. Supreme Court
High Court
Pianist Crusades To Tune U S Pianos
Rockwell, a professional musician with 35 years and over 8000 pianos tuned, runs one of the few piano tuning schools in the country. He warns a generation of players may not recognize middle C due to widespread neglect of tuning. He campaigns to educate the public and press on proper tuning and upkeep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
Clearfield
al Rockwell
Americas
Rockwell
Dark horse eyed for Democratic nomination by southern Democrats
Senator Russell and others discuss possible contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination. Rumors center on Ohio Governor Lausche as a potential dark horse, with Stennis remaining cautious while acknowledging a chance for an unlikely nominee. Johnson’s health is also noted as a factor.
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Washington
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
South
Adlai E. Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
Fister Kefauver
Tennessee
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Lausche
Russell
Stennis
Stevenson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Bomb Tossed in Bus Fails to Explode in Little Rock
In a new wave of AFL strike violence, a bomb thrown into a Capitol Transit Co. bus in Little Rock did not explode as James Darby, a nonunion driver, drove the vehicle through downtown with passengers aboard before calling police. Across town, bullets hit the home of Transit president P. E. Askey. police found two bullets in a wall and one in a bedroom. The strike began June 22 with over a dozen shootings and fist fights reported. union leaders deny involvement.
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Little Rock
Capitol Transit Co
AFL
James Darby
Main Street
P. E. Askey
Askey
Darby
CTC
Feels Liquor Tax Slash Would Help
Rolla Fitch of the Arkansas Beverage Control Board argues a tax cut on liquor could reduce moonshine consumption and improve policing of the legal industry. He notes illegal liquor use may have tripled as state taxes exceed 4 dollars per gallon while national averages stay under 2. He says revenue would likely remain largely unchanged by a tax reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Macedonia PTA Pre-Halloween Carnival and Literary Program
The Macedonia P T A sponsors a pre Halloween carnival on October 28 at 7 30 p m in the school auditorium with games refreshments and 100 pounds of sugar free. On October 30 at 7 30 p m a special literary program will be held followed by an address by Rev W L Nelson and coronation of the school year 55 56 kings and queens. The finance committee will also report its first since the PTA formed on September 18 1955. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonia
W. L. Nelson
Crow Training School
A. P. Clark 85 Dies at Hope Hospital
A. P. Clark aged 85 died early Wednesday at a local hospital. A Hope Route Three resident, he had lived in Hempstead for many years. Survived by seven daughters including Mrs. Sayle Ray and Mrs. Hays Morton, a son Clyde Clark, a sister Rena Clark, all of Hope or nearby areas. Funeral at DeAnn Baptist Church with Rev. Elbert O'Steen and Rev. Joe Hunter. time by Herndon Cornelius Funeral Home.
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A. P. Clark
Clark
Hope Route Three
Hempstead
Clyde Clark
Hot Springs
Sayle Ray
Little Rock
Hays Morton
Blevins
Jess Atkins
Dewey Worthey
John Roberts
Elbert May
Ralph Brown
Hope and
Rena Clark
Prescott
DeAnn Baptist Church
Elbert O’steen
Joe Hunter
Herndon Cornelius Funeral Home
Merrell awarded 20500 in highway accident judgment
Glenn Merrell of St. Francis County received a judgment of 20500 for injuries from a highway collision near Forrest City on May 31. Defendants were Memphis physicians Dr. Robert E. Lawson and Dr. H. E. Atherton, whose car collided with a light truck driven by Merrell.
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Little Rock
Glenn Merrell
St. Francis County
Forrest City
Memphis
Robert E. Lawson
H. E. Atherton
Merrell
Draft Calls Go Out to 12 in Hempstead
The Selective Service Local Board 29 Hope mailed Orders to Report for Induction on November 2, 1955. Recipients include William Thomas Smith A C Randolph Hopkins Curtis Darnell Calvin Herbert Muldrow Augusta Caesar McFadden Robert Larry Moses Isaiah Stuart Carton Avery Cummings Olin Edward Hamm Jr Odis Oscar Stone Chester Lee Bowles George Troy Flowers.
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Selective Service Local Board 29
Hope
William Thomas Smith
A. C. Randolph Hopkins
Curtis Darnell Calvin
Herbert Muldrow
Augusta Caesar McFadden
Robert Larry Moses
Isaiah Stuart
Carton Avery Cummings
Olin Edward Hamm, Jr
Odis Oscar Stone
Chester Lee Bowles
George Troy Flowers
Blevins Methodists to Hold Revival
The Bruce Memorial Methodist Church in Blevins will host a revival from October 30 to November 6. Weekday services start at 7 15 p m with 7 p m Sunday services. Rev A W Hamilton, pastor, will preach.
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Bruce Memorial Methodist Church
Blevins
A. W. Hamilton
Four Report Books in Farm Family of the Year Program
Roy Thrash announced four Farm Family of the Year Report Books turned in for judging. Boards named include Bill Burke Bert Scott Jr Monroe R Samuel and William Schooley. Books will be judged Friday October 28 by Oliver Adams Lorraine Wylie Cecil Guthrie W M Sparks and Bill Houser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Thrash
Agricultural Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Burke
Bert Scott, Jr
Monroe R. Samuel
William Schooley
Oliver Adams
Lorraine Wylie
Cecil Guthrie
W. M. Sparks
Bill Houser
Britain readies spending crackdown with emergency budget
London reports Chancellor R A Butler will unveil an emergency budget to curb inflation and restore reserves. The plan targets slash in housing bread and milk subsidies, raising taxes on luxury goods as the Labor opposition prepared to attack.
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London
R. A. Butler
House of Commons
Butler
Britain
Labor
Oglesby Halloween Carnival Planned for Monday Night
Oglesby School hosts a Halloween carnival on Monday night October 31 with mothers running the food and drinks in the lunchroom. Grades 1 through 6 offer activities such as Doll Throwing Fishing Pond Archery Apple Bobbing Doll Contest and candy and cold drink sales inviting the public to attend.
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Oglesby School
Automobiles Covered in Shaving Cream in North Little Rock
Police report two cars in North Little Rock were smeared with shaving cream overnight. The incident notes vehicles described as covered both inside and out. Local authorities investigate possible suspects and motives.
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North Little Rock
Halloween Window Soaping Warns Police in Town
Local merchants brace for a long Halloween weekend with windows, walls to be washed after October celebration. Police urge youths to confine soaping to windows to avoid permanent brick or wood damage.
Ouachita College Homecoming Plans Under Booster Committee
Ouachita College readies homecoming with a major program. Booster Committee includes Jane Burroughs a sophomore from Hope and Marilyn Saiver a senior from Hope in charge of arrangements.
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Ouachita College
Jane Burroughs
Hope
Marilyn Saiver
Eisenhower Challenges Russia to Meet Spirit of West
President Eisenhower urged Russia to match the Western spirit for peace ahead of Geneva talks. He said Western proposals aim to increase security and well being for all, and he and Secretary Dulles agreed on the issues. A medical bulletin reported he slept well after a heart attack scare.
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Denver
Geneva
Eisenhower
Hower
John Foster Dulles
Soviet Union
President & Dulles
Paris
Bisechowsz
Russia
Spir
Dulles
Europe
Farm Home Administration Offers Building Improvement Loans
Hempstead County farmers with family operations can obtain Building Improvement loans through the Farmers Home Administration. Loans may fund construction repairs relocation or replacement of essential farm buildings and must keep farmer debt within the farm's value. Terms extend up to 40 years with funds also usable for water supply systems and farmstead improvements.
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Hempstead
Farmers Home Istration
W. M. Sparks
Congress
Farmers Hon
Rock Island Seeks Spur Extension in Pulaski County
Rock Island Railroad asks the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to build a 3.5 mile spur extension in Pulaski County. The line would serve the E Rock Industrial District for the city.
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Rock Island
Washington
the & Island Railroad Today
Interstate Commerce Commissij
Pulaski County
E Rock Industral
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Herbert Cox
P. O
Fulton, Ark
Probers
Kiwanis Club
Arkansas
U. S
Senators
By Raymond Lahr
SUN Deck
Howard Snyder
Byron Pollock
Lorraine Knox
Sundack
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
NEA
Olga Cohen
Andrew
Brooklyn
N. Y
PTA
A Hope Hospital
Blevins Methodists
Oglesby
Lancaster
Gladys M. NaDeau
D. C
Pilot International
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
Pilot Club of
Washington, D.C
NaDeau
W. L. McDougald
Greenlawn, Prescott, Ark
North Hempstead County
A. S. Willis
Southwestern
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