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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1962
Page
3
Readers glimpse Fair Park preparations as the Third District Livestock Show sets up amid rides, chimes, and a Monkey Show preview. Parade participants and a crowd work through carnival setups while stock show vendors finalize preparations for opening day.
The Associated Press state football poll places Pine Bluff and the Big Nine prominent with Little Rock Central leading, followed by Pine Bluff and Little Rock Hall. Fort Smith and Jonesboro compete for fifth as El Dorado, North Little Rock, Hot Springs, and Texarkana trail. Pine Bluff also dominates the runners up, while Pine Bluff hosts the South Arkansas District Livestock Show and Fair with 19 counties participating and student rodeo and fair queen contenders named.
The Associated Press reviews weekend NFL results with Dallas beating Oakland 2 1 and Houston outscoring San Diego 42 to 17. New York edged Buffalo 17 13 while New York won 29 13 over Philadelphia in the National League. Baltimore defeated Minnesota 24 7 and Chicago beat Los Angeles 27 23. Pittsburgh toppled Dallas 30 28 as Green Bay routed St Louis 17 0 and Detroit overwhelmed San Francisco 45 24 with Washington denying Cleveland 17 1.
In Kingston Jamaica Bunny Grant defeated Ony Nivso on points. Also in Jamaica Mary Giuliano Nervi defeated Charley Doug las on points in an eight round bout. Bob Fosmire of Revere Massachusetts won on points over Gaspar Cirle in Boston Massachusetts across ten rounds.
A mosaic of college football results features Oklahoma State, Oregon State, and Alabama routing opponents, while Texas and Texas A&M post solid wins. Notable upsets include Northwestern and Nebraska strong showings, and several games end in double digit margins. The day peppered with key performances and contrasting outcomes across conferences.
International League game summary shows Atlanta 2 Jacksonville 1 in a best at seven final tied. Sunday at Jacksonville the series remains tied amid unclear postgame notes and abbreviations.
Hope Star reports a tense pre fight atmosphere in Chicago as heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson and challenger Sunny Liston prepare for the $5 million title showdown at Circus Key Park. Sponsors push for a major closed circuit TV haul while Illinois officials inspect Liston’s gloves. Odds tilt toward Liston but many writers favor Patterson, with analysts predicting a knockout or stoppage in the anticipated clash.
Standings show Los Angeles leading with 100 wins and 56 losses, tied with San Francisco at 90? The presented standings mix teams and records with weathered punctuation. Weekend results list Chicago sweeping New York and multiple late games across leagues, including Sunday outcomes and postponed Boston at Washington due to rain, with Kansas City Baltimore matchups and several Tuesday games to follow.
El Dorado Ark AP reports the Chase-Grocord Rubber Co began producing rubber at its new El Dorado plant while installation continues. Construction is finished and over 100 loads of equipment have been moved from Lima, Ohio. The first rubber products should ship by October 1, with the final machinery arrival expected Tuesday.
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