Faubus calls for unity at Arkansas Democratic convention
Gov. Orval Faubus urged Democratic Party unity as about 300 delegates closed a two day convention in Little Rock. He attacked Republicans, praised Arkansas Democrats, and warned that electing a Republican administration would benefit only Rockefeller interests. The convention adopted a platform and re elected state officers.
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George F. Bartsch
Little Rock
Orval FE
Faubus
Democratic Party
Fanbus
Bill Fulbright
Oren
Harris
Dim Trimble
Arkansas
Nelson Rockefeller
Winthrop
Washington
Republican Party
Tom Harper
Fort Smith
Alvin Foster
Booneville
Sean Catlett
Faubus Administration
GOP
Fulbright
Weather Dedication Set for Emmet's Post Office
A 3 p.m. Monday dedication for Emmet's new post office will occur on Sept. 16, 1982, announced Postmaster Charles B. Ward. The facility, part of a lease construction program, will be leased to the Federal Government while funded privately. Ward said the system serves over 180 million Americans, handles billions of mail pieces yearly, and reflects growth in population and mail volume. Invitations have been extended to Sen. Fulbright and Sen. McClellan, with regional officials and a guest speaker.
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Emmet's
New
Charles B. Ward
Emmet
Post Office Department
Federal Treasury
Post Office Dept
Dept
Ward
Postmastu Ward
Ats
IG Than
Arkansas
H. Halbert
Louis
Congress
Oren Hicks
McClellan
Election Laws Under Study In Arkansas Primary Reform
Little Rock report notes a rough draft of revised state primary election laws under study by the Legislative Council. The draft aims to reduce confusion and archaic provisions with no substantial changes expected. Reps Jim Brandon and Joel Y Ledbetter lead the review, planning broader election law work beyond 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
APSA
Legislative Council
Jim Brandon
Joel
Y. Ledbetter
Pulaski County
Brandon
Demoted Agri Official Back on Old Job
Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman announced that Carl J. Miller, a 25 year department veteran, is reinstated as chief of the U S Warehouse Act branch. Miller approved bonds for Billie Sol Estes to cover surplus grains stored in Estes warehouses. The $700,000 bond size drew criticism as possible favoritism. Freeman testified before a House subcommittee investigating Estes grain storage operations, insisting Miller’s reinstatement shows no government favoritism.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville
Freeman
Department
Billie Sol Estes
Carl J. Miller
Miller
Estes
Pecos
Tex
Texas
Senate
Ultieu
Kennedy Plans Statement on Cuba Situation
President Kennedy plans a forthright statement at his news conference on the Cuban military buildup. Democratic leaders said he discussed standby authority to call 150000 reserves and a bipartisan path for action, while Republicans push tougher measures in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Kennedy
Cuba
Herbert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
White House
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
Democratic
GOP
Humphrey
Mansfield
Congress
Two Charged in Moonshine Operation
In Texarkana federal court yesterday W. M. Harding 42 and Willam Tyree 61 were charged with possessing untaxed stills and operating a distillery. They waived hearings. bonds set at 7500 and 500. Officers seized about 1200 gallons of liquor, destroyed 1900 gallons of mash, and confiscated equipment including a pickup truck. The operation was found on a farm Harding leased near DeAnn and Hope.
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W. M. Harding
Willam Ty Yee
Texarkana
U. S
Thelma Winham
Harding
Tyree
Jimmie Griffin
ATU
ABC
Hope
DeAnn
Advised to Go to California After Eye Injury
Los Angeles report on James Lee Stafford a bricklayer from Leland Arkansas who while hunting Sept 1 in his hometown discharged a shotgun wounding his eye. He underwent eye removal surgery in Los Angeles and said an Arkansas doctor told him to seek free medical care in California.
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Los Angeles
James Lee Stafford
Leland
Chicot County
Ark
Stafford
Travelers Aid
Bureau of Public Assistant
General Hospital
Arkansas
All Around Town and Local Echoes of College Moves
Notes on Mary Low Park and Cecilia Cox enrolling at TCU in Fort Worth and others moving to Fort Worth, Peggy Ann Martin heading to Henderson State Teachers College. A large liquor mash operation near DeAnna draws federal attention. blood donation appeal for Joernes C. Henry after surgery at Wadley Hospital. Mary Whitney recalls a 1930s debt repaid from a distant teller. VFW fish fry at the Hut on Highway 7. Hope B team vs Prescon at Hammons Stadium marks first local game. Landing Run Club officers listed. United Fund question answered: it is many separate appeals united in a single campaign.
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Mary Low Park
Hope
Cecilia Cox
Fulton
TCU
Worth
Judy K. Wright Waller
Mary Margaret Daniels
Ft. Worth
Peggy
Ann Martin
Henderson State Teachers College
United Fund
Russia Uses Armored Cars in Berlin
Soviet armored cars again entered West Berlin to guard the Redswar memorial despite Allied pressure to switch to buses. Britain, joined by the United States and France, warned of a Saturday deadline to stop armored car convoys. Three APCs were halted as they left the memorial area near the Brandenburg Gate, ending a route via Sandkrug Bridge to lighterly populated zones.
Father of Hope Man Succumbs
W. Lee Lewis, 78, died yesterday at his Brookhaven Mississippi home. He was the father of local insurance man Robert Bob Lewis. Survivors include his wife and another son of Mississippi. He was a Baptist Church member and a Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Lee Lewis
Brookhaven
Miss
Robert
Bob) Lewis
Mississippi
The
Baptist Church
Arkansas Federal Tax Institute Held in Little Rock
The first annual Arkansas Federal Tax Institute is set for September 21 and 22 in Little Rock. Principal speaker will be Mortimer M. Caplin, federal commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Federal Tax Institute
Mortimer M. Caplin
The
Internal Revenue Service
Arkansas broiler chick placements rise slightly in week
Arkansas producers placed an estimated 3 945 000 broiler chicks the week ended Sent. 6, down five percent from the prior week. Of these, 3 367 000 chicks were raised in Arkansas and 578 000 came from other states. The total 5 141 000 chicks, legal set for broiler-type chicks in Arkansas, was two percent above the prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas
Crap
British Talks on Common Market Absence of Macmillan
London AP report says the British cabinet meets to discuss Britain's entry into the European Common Market with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan absent to pursue informal talks with Commonwealth premiers. Deputy Prime Minister Butler leads, outlining Commonwealth opposition while a conference subcommittee studies implications. In Arkansas Little Rock, the Arkansas Society of Registered Professional Sanitarians holds its annual convention, about 80 attendees expected.
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London
Harold Macmillan
Macmillan
BR. A. Butler
Britain
Little Rock
The
Arkansas Society of Registered Professional Sanitarians
Farm Bureau Women Name Officers
The Hempstead County Farm Bureau monthly meeting drew 25 members led by president Warren Butler. Autrey Wilson reported on a five state tour with other county reps, while Wade Boonefield and Calvin Caldwell shared details of their Las Cruces visit. Officers elected for 1983 include Mary Spates as chairman Cleoh Smith as vice chairman and Roger Pitts as secretary.
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Hempstead County Farm Bureau
Warren Butler
Autrey Wilson
Wade Boonefield
Calvin Caldwell
Assi
Las Cruces
Njm
Farm Bureau
Feaders
Forest’y
Camden
Cleoh Smith
David Meloy
Jimmy Arnald
Monros
Samuel
Counly
Stephens Holds Lead in Pledges for 1965 House Speaker
Sixty eight Arkansas House members pledged to support Witt Stephens for speaker in 1965, per the Arkansas Gazette. Stephens, Grant County representative and Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. official, is close to Gov. Faubus. If the pledges solidify, they exceed half of the 160-member House, though Stephens says he is not actively seeking the role.
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Little Houk
Arkansas House of Representatives
W. R. (Witt) Stephens
Arkansas Gazette
Stephens
Grant County
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
Orval E. Faubus
Salvation Army to Visit Workers in Arkansas Fields
Twelve Salvation Army officers including five Mexican members will visit braceros in northeast Arkansas cotton fields for two weeks. Under Maj. Don Vendeville, the team will conduct street meetings, person to person outreach, aid with problems, and distribute 40 000 gospel texts and Spanish editions of the magazine and testament. Lt. Col. Harry Ward will lead the delegation operating from Jonesboro with two mobile canteens covering Poinsett, Mississippi and Craighead counties.
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Lyle Buck
Arkansas
Salvation Army
Don Vendeville
Lillie Rock
Lille Rock
Col
Harry Ward
New Orleans
Bracero Missionary Program
Poinsett
Mississippi
Craighead
Jinesboro
County Joins Mass Polio Immunization Campaign
Hempstead Medical Society announces statewide mass polio immunization starting Sunday at the Health Center Courthouse Square. A 25 cent fee applies, but no charge if unaffordable. liquid Type 1 vaccine administered by a doctor nurse and pharmacist with clerical help from the Hempstead Polio Chapter. Arkansas Medical Association aims to immunize every person in Arkansas over six weeks old.
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Herenrt
Jain
Courthouse Square
J. W. Branch
Hempstead Medical Society
Branly
Ory Cally
Hempstead
Arkansas Moedgial Association
Arkansas
Timber in Millwood Site Up for Sale
The Tulsa Army Engineer District announces the sale of about 6341.90 acres of standing timber in Howard Sevier and Little River counties Arkansas for Millwood Dam and Reservoir construction. Bids open October 2 1962 at 10 am in DuQuoin Arkansas.
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Tulsa Army’ Engineer District
Tor
Howard
Sevier
Little Rivier
Ark
Millwood
Tulsa
Etaing
Millwood Dam
Ashdown
Conpts of Engineers
2Nd Sta. DuQuyen
Yerger High School Hosts Car Driving Safety Demo
Yerger high school students will view a driving demonstration at 10:00 a.m. Friday September 14 to learn how a false sense of security puts drivers in danger. The program led by Will V. Rutherfond with James L. Burns features a 10 minute traffic lecture and a 20 minute film, Death on the Highway, showing accident results. The event takes place at ith and Walnut Streets.
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Yerger High School
Ftuc Jdents
Will V. Rutherfond
James L. Burns
Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation
Burns
Ith and
Walnut Strats
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Seattle
Wash
Aubrey Goodwin
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Agri
California
DeAnna
Joernes C. Henry
Wadley Hospital
Texarkany
Texarkana Hospital
Mary Whitney
Guernsey
VFW
Highway
Prescon
Hammons
Ellen Kennedy
E. K. Johnson
Amarillo
Clabber Bar
Russia
Berlin
Tax Institute
Says Stephens
Yerger
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