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The El Dorado Times from El Dorado, Arkansas • Page 19

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El Dorado, Arkansas
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8 El Dorado (Ark) (I Dorado limn Mwtdtv Novtmtwt 3 1969 Another 'Bad' Treat Complaint Is Lodged A complaint from parents that children had found bits of razor blades in some cookies obtained Halloween night was filed at El Dorado Police Department Sunday, tne fourth of such complaints since youngsters in the city went trick or treating Friday night El Dorado Police Chief Two Killed In Auto Accident Two persons were killed in a two-car collision approximately two-tenths-mile south of El Dorado on 167 at 5 30 Sunday A car driven by Lofton, 64, of West Monroe. La was traveling north on Highway 167 when a car driven by Mrs Marshall Mann, 40. Hermitage, Ark lost control of the car she was driving and slid into the path of the Lofton vehicle, according to the investigating officers Mrs Lofton and a passenger in the Mann car. Mrs Spencer Woodyard, 62. of Warren, were pronounced dead upon arrival at Warner Brown Hospital Investigating officers were Deputies Maurice Vinson and Jack Molnaird of the Union County Sheriffs Office and State Trooper Travis Nash Mrs Mann and Lotton are both listed in satisfactory condition at Warner Brown Hospital Other than her husband.

Mrs Woodard is survived by a daughter. Mrs Janet Vail of Camden, five sisters. Mrs Susie Hairston of Warren. Mrs (ieorge Bowman and Mrs Quenme Gates, both of Hermitage Mrs Raphael Stedman of Shreveport. La and Mrs Augusta Crow of El Dorado; four brothers, Marvin Grider of Harlan Ga Minor Grider of Tulsa.

Okia Howard Grider of Warren and Orrell Grider of Crossett; and two grandchildren Funeral services will be under the direction of Frazier Funeral Home of Warren Long Says Nomination Can Survive WASHINGTON AF) Sen Russell Long La says only a hard sell by President Nixon can save Supreme Court nominee Clement Haydns worth Jr from Senate rejection Sen Eugene McCarthy, Minn savs Nixon is playing a fumble' strategy and doesn't really care if Haynsworth is nominated or not A tty lien John Mitchell, a close Nixon advisor, says the President is standing firm on choice and contends the odds against the South Carolina aren ciuw predict And Sen Robert Griffm has recounted how he presented opposition to Haynsworth to the President and said the judge should withdraw his interest and that ot the court and the President The Michigan Republican the No 2 Senate GOP leader said Pennington said he and the police department consider anyone who would give such dangerous food to children the lowest form of humanity He said, children go to a door, the people there don't have to give anything if they want to A person who would do a thing like this must be The police department issued a warning Saturday to parents to investigate all gift goods after three reports had come in that some candy and cookies obtained by children in the northeast section of the city contained razorblades. needles and straight pins Officers said the razorblades were lodged between cookies, and the straight pins were inside caramel candies Pennington said that other than this offense Halloween this year was a safe one with less damage and pranks than usual Woman Says Group Used 'As Pawns' DOWNERS GROVE. Ill i AP) A Downers Grove woman whose son has been missing in Vietnam for three years says 1.350 families who men missing are being used as pawns by the Mobilization Committee to End the War. an American group dealing with Hanoi The woman. Dorothy Bodden.

is the founder of the Reunite Our Families group in the Chicago area and is working to have her group bring public opinion to bear on the Hanoi government to follow Geneva convention accords calling for names of war prisoners to be released five years we have endured the pain of not knowing if our husbands, fathers, sons and brothers are alive or Mrs Bodden said in a letter to congressmen who backed the recent Moratorium Day we must endure more pain and anxiety as we are being black mailed into having to receive in- fotmation about our loved ones through the MobilizaUon Committee to End the War William Kunstler, attorney for eight men on trial in Chicago on charges of inciting disorders during the Democratic National Convention last year said last week after meeting with Hanoi officials in Pans that informa ban prisoners would be released by the mobilization committee Mrs Bodden called this used as pawns by a political group that stands for the exact opposite ideas for which our mer fought and for which we have given so much TFD BOSWELL Municipal Court Judge Ragsdale presiding over Municipal Court, county division, Monday morning levied fines against eight persons on the docket Floyd Haynes of you Cook St forfeited a $125 bond icenj V41 Nix i tiovi But shor ick of asking nomina did the Press- strongly i and that and had his driver revoked for a period on a charge of driving whiie intoxicated Others fined were Walter Yarbrough, $H) and costs fine and $18 50 penalty for gross over load, Willie King Rt 5. El Dorado. $25 and costs for disturbing the peace Dannv Ixwery, Rt 6, El Dorado S10 and costs on each of charges of no vehicle license White. 6U6 and Street, S10 and Boswell To Speak For Lions Ted Boswell, Little Rock trial lawyer, and a 1968 gubernatorial candidate, will speak at the El Dorado Lions Club luncheon meeting Tuesday at Enoch's Restaurant, according to Denver Thornton, program chairman A native Arkansan, Boswell resides at Bryant in Saline County During the Korean conflict he served with the United States Marines He attended Little Rock Junior College (now Little Rock University), the University of Arkansas where he received a BA degree, and the University of School of Law where he received an LLB degree While at the University of Arkansas he debated nationally for the University Debate Team As a law student he was a member of the Honor Council, president of the Student Bar Association and a member of the Editorial Board of the Arkansas Law Review Now 36 years old, he has been a practicing attorney since 1958 He is a former chief deputy prosecuting attorney of the Seventh Judicial District He served as chairman of the Young Lawyers section of the Arkansas Bar Association, and as a member of the executive committee of the association An advocate of a constitutional convention for the state, he urged its support He was a member of the Constitutional Revision Study Commission, serving on the executive committee and the Legislative subcommittee Five Are Injured Five persons were reported injured a headon collision about a mile north of El Dorado on Highway 7 at 10 Sunday Reported injured were Theo Sawyer Jr 22 of Main Rd Edmond Stanley Shelton, 21. of 1035 Marsh Ave Charles Jackson.

21. of 716 Third St Hugh Lowery. 21, of No 6 McKinney Court and William Perkins, 19, of Smackover The extent of their injuries are unknown However, investigating officers sa are believed to hav seriously injured State Trooper Travi reported the wreck occui car being driven by Saw attempting to pass anotl hen his vehicle collided with a car being driven fc Langley. 21 of Smai Langley apparently injury The State I olice sa; Sawyer would be chargi driving while intoxicate Obituaries MRS RUTH FOSTER Mrs Ruth El Foster. 47, of 3300 Calion Road, died Sunday in a New Orleans hospital Mrs Foster was born Aug 31, 1922 in Magnolia and was the daughter of El Colquitt and Ruth Borurn Curry She had been a resident of El Dorado for the past year after moving here from Houston She was manager of Snelling and Snelling Employment Agency and was a member of the First Baptist Church Survivors include a son, Michael Curry Rogers of Oklahoma City.

a granddaughter, April Meichelle Rogers of Okla City. her mother of El Dorado; and a sister, Mrs Newell of El Dorado Funeral services will be at 3 Tuesday at the First Presbyterian Chapel with Dr Don B. Harbuck officiating Burial will follow in Arlington Cemetery under direction oi The family will be at the Newell residence on the Calion Road Pallbearers will be James Meador, Robert Curry. Raymond Curry. Dale Bell, Jack Marshall.

David Barron, and Ray mond Fuller H. PORTERFIELD Willis Henderson Porterfield, 81. of Anaheim, died Sunday in a local nursing home following a brief illness He was a retired farmer and member of the Manning Baptist Church Survivors include two sons, Paul Porterfield of El Dorado and Harold Porterfield of Bakersville, three daughters. Mrs Jodie Lee Pittman of Benton, Mrs Maudie McElhanon of Camden and Mrs Emma Jean Rucker of Arlington. Tex two stepsons, Ernest Porterfield of Benton and Hester David of Anaheim two stepdaughters Mrs Zella Ogden of Long Beach.

Calif, and Mrs Dessie Porter of Sparkman; a sister. Mrs Vergie Taylor of Spark man. 24 grandchildren 35 great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren Funeral services will be at the Manning Baptist Church at 2 pm Tuesday with the Rev Starks of Bearden officiating Burial will follow in DeLamar Cemetery under direction of Bailey Funeral Home Pallbearers will be grandsons of Mr Porterfield H. M. FULLER Fuller, 58, oi died Sunday af in a Huston.

La following a lenghty none been Nash red as a was her car hea Ion Garv Dubach, ternoon hospital illness Survivors include his widow, Mrs Gennett Enis Fuller, Dubach, two sons, Charles Fuller. Dubach. and (ieorge Fuller, Ruston, formerly of El Dorado, three sisters. Mrs Daisey Horton and Mrs Ruth Calvin, both of Dubach. and Mrs Addie Ford.

Ruston; three grandchildren Funeral services will be held in the First Baptist Church at Ixibach at 10 a Tuesday with the Rev A Doughty and Dr Robert Magee officiating Buna! will follow Hamilton Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Funeral Home of Ruston MltS ID SNOVWlt Mrs Ida Pearl 107 and St local hospital Funeral arran sund.n costs on each of charges of no vehicle license and no driver license and Oral Nash, 715 VS St $10 and costs for public drunkenness A charge oi disturbing the peace against Nash was dismissed Two persons were isned and costs each on of About Town Marriage licenses were issui by the office of the County Cle Fridav to Alice Earl Green a' Miss Delorise Hargrove ai Harold 1. Barker Sr and Mi Svble Darlene Leggin, Saturd; to Allred Kendrix Jr and Mi Corneal VS right and Le Thomas and Miss Ida Ja The ganization Markets A If VASSAS UK k' WO KIt SHH VoHH im K' Cooper Rubber Co Murphy Ml Ihn Sid Oil of Ind Texas Faster I in llliHid km I will mi I km, tlir I ilnt vrfMoi IriiiH-Mrr I of rllr WORLD WEEK ANNEX ELDORADO SHOPPING CENTER FLttT, TOOLS 131 piece I nnjwnjB' fTTSTTiirrrrH 1 2 Drive DELUXE TOOL SET S0CKET SET 17 PIECE Deluxe Drive wtrffff Seven drive sockets Adapter to use drive attachments with The drive sets 4 top grade punches and chisels, pliers, etc mm CATALYTIC HEATER et That 8uck Get Youi Goat! We Will Bote Sight Vom Scope fo( Onlv.

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