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PAY, In His Apartment With Young Woman Margarine Heir Seized in Case Of Prostitution Mickey Jelke Taken NEW YORK IP A sociallyregistered young heir to an margarine fortune was arrested day for allegedly allowing his fashionable apartment to be used by prostitutes and accepting earnings from them. Minot F. (Mickey) Jelke, 22. was charged with compulsory prostitution, living off the proceeds of and conspiracy. He charged with possessing two guns.

He was picked along with an array of seven blonde, brunette and red-haired beauties and two other men in a city-wide campaign to stamp out a prostitution Sy'Stem whereby some girls reputedly charged as much as $500 a night.i Escort of Debutantes Je'ke, whose name is includedi in the 1952 edition of the New York social register, has been a frequent escort of debutantes in swank night spots on the upper East Side. His name appeared in society gossip columns, but never before in police records. Assistant District Attorney Anthony J. Liebler said Jelke was due to come into an inheritance three years at the age of 25 and meanwhile had been recelving $200 a nionth from a trust fund. He sald police who arrested Jelke In his apartment eariy today found in bed with a blonde.

Liebler identified her as Sylvia Eder, 24. She also was taken into custody. Loaded Gun Found The assistant district attorney said a loaded gun was found in Jelke's apartment and another one in his pale blue Cadillac convertible, parked outside. Jelke's father, oleo king John F. Jelze, of Chicago sold his 25 million dollar 8 year business to Lever Brothers Co.

in 1948. Officials said his mother was Mrs. Ralph Teal, of Danbury, divorced from the elder Jelke. Young Jelke WAS one the founders of the Bachelors Club of America, whose membership includes 8 number of New York playboys. He was considered one of society's most eligible bachelors.

Once Attended College Taken to a police station, Jelke described himselt to the desk sergeant BS single, said he has attended college two years, and in reply to 8 question whether he used narcotics, replied "No, sir." Arrested also in the round-up, at another address, was Erica Steel, 28, A television actress. Police took her into custody at her $200-a-month apartment. Miss Steel was charged with keeping and maintaininging premiser for the purpose of prostiStation living off the proceeds and racy. were undergoing questioning and The others taken In the dragnet were not placed under arrest Extended Arkansas Weather Forecast with widely scattered afternoon thundershowers. RITZ THEATRE Manila, Ark.

FRIDAY "SMART WOMAN" Brian Aherne Constance. Bennett SATURDAY "RENEGADES SENORA" Rocky Lane SAT. OWL SHOW "BLOND DYNAMITE" with the Bowery Boys Adele Jergens "AARON SLICK FROM PUNKIN. CREEK" Allan Young, Dinah Shore Robert Merrill Extended Arkansas Forecast for the Perlod Aug. 15-19: Temperatures will average -3 to degrees abore normal.

Normal minimum 70 75, normal maximum 90 to 95. No Important changes. Percipitation mostly light. Virginia POPLAR M. BLUFF.

Kuykendall, Mo. (P)---Mrs. Midland. Little 48, of 468 a Rock, died in hospital here today burns suffered Thursday when a car she was driving went out of control and collided with gasoline pumps In! front of a filling station. Two.

companions, Mrs. Kathryn R. Adamson, 52, and her daughter, Miss Elizabeth Adamson, 24, were suffered hospitalized a broken here. Mrs. wrist daughter cuts and bruises.

Neither was in a serious condition. Truman Proclaims New 'Hire Handicapped Week' WASHINGTON. (A) President Truman today proclaimed the week of Oct. 5 as "National Employ Week." the He Physically Handicapped asked state governors and other public officials to sponsor programs aimed at helping the physically handicapped secure employment. Commodity And Stock Markets- New York Cotton Open High Lop Close Oct 3883 3902 3877 3893 Dec 3872 3893 3868 3890 Mar 3860 3885 3660 3881 May 3841 3868 3841 3865 New Orleans Cotton Open High Low Close Oct 3881 3896 3875 3891 Dec 3871 3999 3853 3888 Mar 3859 3880 3859 3880 May 3844 3865 3842 3885 Soybeans High Low Close Sep Nov 312 Jan Mar 312 May 31212 New York Stocks AT and Amer.

Tobacco Anaconda Copper Beth Steel 5078 Chrysler 8114 Gen. Electric Gen Motors 6034 Montgomery Ward 6512 170-180 lbs 21.50-22.25; 150-170 lbs 20.00-21.50; few 21.75; 120-140 Ibs 17.75-19.50; sows lbs down 11.50- 18.00: heavier sows 15.50 17.00: stags J3.50-15.50; boars 11.50-15.00. Cattle 650, calves 500; moderately active trading at generally steady prices effecting a good clearance on individual head of choice steers to 33.00: commercial and good steers heifers 25.00- 30.00; utility and commercial cows 17.50-21.50: canners and cutters! 13.00-17.50. N. Y.

Central 194 Int. Harvester J. C. Penney 68 Republic Steel 4144 Radio Socony Vacuum Studebaker 38 Standard of N. J.

Texas Corp 55 Sears U. S. Steel 40 Livestock NATIONAL STOCKYARDS. (USDA) Hogs fairly active; weights 190 lbs up weak! to 25 lower than Thursday's aver-1 age; lighter weights unchanged; sows 25 to mostly 50 lower; bulk choice 190-230 lbs unsorted for. grade 22.7-23.00.

later paid rather freely by shippers and butchers mostly for choice numbers 1 and 2 under 225 lbs; 240-270 lbs largely 21.75-22.50: 280-300 lbs 21.00-21.50; St. Louis Man Dies in Accident MAMMOTH SPRINGS. Ark. (PILarry Drake, 20. St.

Louis, was killed last night when 8 car he WAS a passenger in overturned about miles north of here. Elmer W. Cook, 19, Thayer. 8 passenger. is heing treated at 8 hospital in Springfield, for A fractured leg.

Virgil Lloyd Collins, 20, of moth Springs, driver of the vehicle received highway only minor patrol Injuries. sald the car overturned several times after I rounding a curve. Mississippi Gives Up Bodies of Two MEMPHIS. Tenn. -The sissippi has given up the bod.

les of two women who plunged to their deaths from the Memphis and Arkansas bridge earlier this week. And, Assistant Chief U. T. Bartholomew reported third man was stopped in an attempt to Jump off the 115-foot high" span last night. He reported squad car found two men holding the woman who said she the squirming bridge In taxi and "wanted to jump in." The woman was held overnight.

The bodies of the other two women were found near West Memphis, yesterday. An engineers boat picked up the body of Emma Adans, 32-year-old Negro rooming house manager, and two fishermen found the body of Miss ryn Ruth Smith, 28, Memphis stenographer. Bartholomew said the bodies were identified by relatives and friends. MURRAY (Continued from Page 1) ideas." The Stevenson endorsement 46-man board. IL predicted by the Stevenson would win the ber election and bring to the House "An unfaltering continuaFair Deal." The official endorsement followed two days of political talk between the Executive Board, headfeed by Mrray, and top officials Political Action Committee (PAC).

Jack Kroll, national PAC director, and Murray laid their plains to raise one million dollars or more for use in the campaign and to whip up voting enthusiasm among million CIO members and their families. Biggest job of the campaign, in the opinion Murray and Kroll, is (o, get. eligible voters to register Following the Murray speech, the PAC leaders will go to the White House for A word from the President. EISENHOWER (Continued from Page 1) for a complete briefing on the foreign situation. Reply Not "Strong" Eisenhower's reply was not AS strongly worded, it was learned.

as some of his advisers to be. Some aides. it WAS understood favored telling the President his invitation amounted to impertinence. But the general overruled that and decided on the more subtly phrased reply that went to the White House. Without being blunt.

it put across Eisenhower's point that he intends to make no move which would link him with the administration. The deliberate theme of the rejection message was to put the general apart from the administration, and at the same time tie Stevenson to it as closely 8.5 possible. That is the main reason the GOP nominee's aides feel he came off all right in the exchange. Nation-Wide U.S. ROYAl Trade in SALE! Ride -at Now the Millions More Can Own Them ROYAL Air.

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NOW $18.75. The tre in its held famous -oction plus tax tread-4-way enchange skid in 19521 S'apping power, -safety banded cordsl mar popular tire -price beauty stendordl above all ACT NOW LIMITED TIME ONLY! LONG EASY CREDIT TERms! McCAUL TIRE STORE So. Hiway 61 John Burnett, Mgr, Phone 8662 from Page Gen. Eisenhower," The Senate document referred to by la helped develop, turned expressing out to his A study made by the staff of the Foreign Relations Committee. Printed at the request of Sen.

John Sparkman of Alabama, now the Democratic vice presidential nominee, the document WAS not signed by any committee members although Truman alluded to it A unanimous report. Bridges Along with other Republicans, applauded Eisenhower's rejection of the White House invitation. The senator said an ceptance might have led hower into A trap. "By decling, Gen. Eisenhower leaves himself free to campaign on these issues," Bridges sald.

That he plans to do so was further emphasized In a letter made public in New York last night top political advisers. In the letter, Eisenhower said "our cause is worth fighting for," and added at one point: "It is the cause of peace against policies which are misleading toward a third world war." Bridges joined other Republicans in blasting the Democrats for last Tuesday's White House briefing Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois, the Democratic nominee for president. Bridges said it was an "outrage" that' Gen.

Bradley and Walter Bedell Smith, director of the Central Intelligence Agency had been put to "cheap political use" In briefing Stevenson. Earlier In the day Truman conferred with Stephen A. the Democrats' new national chair. Michell, man picked by Stevenson to replace Frank McKinney, Tuman appointee. GOP With the Courts Common Pleas: Gracie Hughes.

et al, vs. James L. and Edna Branscomb, suit for! damages. STEVENSON (Continued from Page: fornia, also was on the Nst and this visit was being watched with Interest. The California delegation was solidly for Sen.

Estes Kefauv. cr of Tennessee In the National Convention. Kefauver has said he wik back Stevenson but that some of his supporters feel he got A "bad deal" at the convention and they are walting to see Stevenson's prodevelop before taking sides. Stevenson's meetings today and the strategy huddles with his advisory board this week end will take up his time prior to his departure Monday for A dan rest with frlends at Northern Wisconsin resort. The place has not been announced by Stevenson's, headquarters.

The discussion of farm-labor problems followed the governor's first major address since his nom- nation. 'This WAS his speech yes- terday at the Illinois State nt the centralized power in federal grounds in which he took not shots: government and al the GOP high command. He said the tidal drift of power Washington will "go on toward on unless those necessary functions and of government which don't have 10 be performed in Washington are performed, and properly per. formed, at the state or local level." SPRINGFIELD, TI. (A) John Anson Ford, Democratie national committeeman from California, said today Sen.

Estes Kefauver of Tennessee is urging his supporters "to go all out" for Democratic Presidential Nominee Adlai Stevenson. Stevenson Speech Set SPRINGFIELD. Ill. (P) Gov. Adlai E.

Stevenson will speak at. the state, convention of the Liberal party of New York Aug. 28, his. campaign headquarters announced today. Farm Group Urges Cherry to Name Group to Study State Tax Structure LITTLE ROCK (A) The Arkan-1 Farmers Union urged Democratic Gubernatorial Nominee Francis Cherry to name a commission to study structure.

overhauling of the state's lax In its opening convention session, the group said "Arkansas' greatest need is complete overhauling of its revenue or tax system. We cannot Blytheville Girls Win Prizes in Sales Contest Two Blytheville girls were winners in recent nationwide contest conducted by the Toni Home Permanchain stores throughout the Company in cooperation with try. acording to J. C. Edwards, manager of Kress Store here, one of the pArticipating firmns.

Mr. Edwards said that eGraldine Byrd and Betty Ruth Thaxton, salesgirls for Kress, won $100 and $25 respectively in awards presented Inst week. Winners were named on A basis of sales of Toni products in proportion to total sales in. their department over a two weeks period. Missco Girl Gets State Negro 4-H Council Post Elizabeth Kinney of Mississippi County elected cheerleader of the Arkansas Negro 4-H Club Couneil held In Pine Bluff this week.

Other officers elected during the 4-day program Included William Randle of Lee County, president, and James E. Wilson of LaFayette County, vice-president. Hoffman to Be Witness WASHINGTON (AP) Paul Hoffman, a top Eisenhower paign strategist, was listed today a witness In Sen. Benton's Conn) defense against A two lion dollar libel-slander suit by Sen. McCarthy Wis).

Read Courler News Classified Low Prices On Good Used Trucks DELTA IMPLEMENTS WILL SAVE YOU MONEY 1946 FORD PICKUP. 1950 INTERNATIONAL PICKHere's an example of the money the save when long wheelbase you you trade for a model. Years of good service truck at Delta Implements. make it a real value. $475 $1150 1949 GMC PICKUP.

You'll get lots of dependable service from this clean late mode el truck. A good buy at $895 1949 INTERNATIONAL a long wheelbase model. Now's the time to buy that truck for fall--prices are low. $675 1947 INTERNATIONAL PICKUP another long wheelbase KBI truck, In excellent shape for a '47 model, this one is just $595 1947 INTERNATIONAL PICKUP with stake body. Long wheelbase truck.

Make a fine trade now at Delta Implements. $495 BILL SAID TO TRY BUT OH THIS PLACE FOR WAS THAT SOME GOOD A BUM ROAST BEEF 1950 GMC TRACTOR. Model 450 has 2-speed axle, vacuum brakes, Sleeper cab. Has 900x20 tires. Now only $1850 1947 DODGE long wheelbase Truck with 12 foot grain body.

Extra stake sides. Equipped with excellent tires. $495 1949 INTERNATIONAL KB-7 TRACTOR. Equipped with air brakes, 2-speed axle, saddle tanks, 900x20 tires. $1750 VAN TRAILER 16 foot.

Equipped with 825x20 tires. Vacuum brakes. A tremendous bargain for someone at $395 BOY! STEER YOURSELF RIGHT BY DOING BUSINESS WITH STEER! DELTA IMPLEMENTS.I THEIR ESTABLISHED REPUTATION FOR SATISFACTION IS UNEQUALED. DELTA IMPLEMENTS INC INTERNATIONAL-HARVESTER SALES SERVICE Shone 6863 BLYTHEVILLE, ARK. Dress Shows 'Little Sign of Damage LOS ANGELES Gloria Grahame, 25, won a divorce yesterday after testifying she lost weight because her husband was sullen and morose.

But there was little evidence of any damage to her The actress came to negurcapely court In a black dress as low cut as court attaches could recall. Over it she wore an unbuttoned white sweater, which concealed none of her charms. Miss Grahame said movie director Nick Ray's attitude "hurt my eating." Superior Judge Samuel Blake, 40, on granted cruelty the divorce grounds. from Miss Grahame WAS awarded $370 monthly for their 3-year-old son, Timothy. Obituaries Services for Powell Child Are Conducted Services for David Lee Powell.

2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Powell, formerly of Southeast Missouri and near Blytheville, will be conducted today at 3:30 p.m.

in the Cobb Funeral Home Chapel here. The child killed in a truck accident in Crowder. yesterday. His parents had moved to Mississippi last year after having lived in this vicinity for A number of Survivors Include child's parents, a brother, Clarence. of Mississippi, Bettie Joy of Mississippi and Annie Elizabeth Burns of Blytneville.

Pallbearers will be Jack Mays and Garland Moody. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Cobb Funeral Home is in charge. Arkansan Dies In Auto Wreck have adequate schools unwi done. We this 48 cannot have adequate health units, hospitals and medical facilities and other services unless additional revenue provided." The Farmers mended a constitutionalso recomamend.

ment to create a cure, elected with half of the members one- legislaeach two years. The organization lishment suggested estab. of an Arkansas Farm Dewhich velopment and Credit Institution and provide public funds and insure private loans to farmera to young people wishing to become farmers. Speakers today Included Clarence J. McCormick, undersecretary riculture; of agRock, J.

Albert. Hopkine, Little Farmers president of the Arkansas Denver, Union; James G. Patton, Washington, and John A. Baker, D.C.. president and the secretary respectively of legislative national organization.

Highway Meet Delayed LITTLE ROCK duled August, 22 highway (-The schecommis. sion meeting has been to August 29, postponed Olen Fullerton Highway Director announced today. NEW Air Conditioned By Refrigeration "Your Community Center" MANILA, ARK. Matinees Sat. Sum, Phone 58 G.

camas (D- milfiled Ads. FRIDAY "TRAIL STREET" Randolph Scott SATURDAY "HOME IN OKLAHOMA" Roy Rogers SAT. OWL, SHOW "JUST ACROSS THE STREET" Ann Sheridan John Lund SUNDAY MONDAY. "I DREAM OF JEANIE" Ray Middleton Muriel Lawrence Show MOX 1:00 Sat. Week- Starts Sun.

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LATE SHOW Starts 11:30 VAN HEFLIN and EVELYN KEYES THE I PROWLER Released thru United Artiste Also Cartoon Serial.

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