Community Society Notes Highlight April Church Events
The April calendar features the Adult Fellowship Group pot luck at First Methodist Church in Hope on Thursday the 12th at 7 p.m., with hosts the Seamons, Russells, and McMahons, and program chairs E. P. Young Jr. and Bill Wray. Gardenia Garden Club meets April 12 at 2:30 at Mrs. Haynes’ home, and many clubs plan meetings and officer elections. Sunday programs include piano recital by Ann Adams, Carolyn Lewallen, and Carolyn Story at 3 p.m. in the High School Auditorium. The firemen’s auxiliary held an April meeting at Mrs. Roy Taylor’s home with eight members attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church, Hope
Henry Seamons
Wayne Russell
Gardenia Garden Club
Gus Haynes
Ann Adams
Carolyn Lewallen
Carolyn Story
WM. 3. C. S&. Circle of the First Methodist Church
W. M. Reinhardt
Sam Huckabee
Pauline Tyner
Edward Aslin
Mary Anita
Laseter
Builders SS
Frank Ramsey
First Baptist Church
Horace Fuller
Hugh Jones
Jack Hogg
Wedding Bells And Church Social In Hope Community
The article describes the March 31 wedding of Shirley Kay McBay and Billy J. Burke at the Turner home, officiated by Merlin Cox. Details include attire, arrangements, reception, and guests. Post-ceremony life plans place the couple in Shreveport after Burke’s Air Force assignment. It also notes church group meetings at First Baptist and Presbyterian Women events with brief activities and attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Kay McBay
B. B. McBay
Hope
Billy J. Burke
Bill Burke
E. E. Turner
Merlin Cox
New Hope Baptist Church
Jane Willett
Sgt
John Wesley Shirley, Jr
Barksdale Air Force Base
Louisiana
Billie Higgason
Joyce MccBay
Emily McBay
Illinois
Shreveport
U. S. Air Force
Coming and Going with Horn Leverett and Sims
Mrs. Bill Horn and son Barry of Springfield Missoni are visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Leverett and sister Mrs. Charles Malone in Camden for the week. Mrs. Ochis Sims travels tonight to Spokane Washington to visit her daughter Joretta and family. Sgt W D Humphries and Hirtle daughter DeLorah Ann also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Horn
Barry
Springfield
Missoni
Edgar Leverett
Charles Malone
Camden
Mrs. Ochis Sims
Spokane
Washington
Joretta
Sgt. W. D. Humphries
Hirtle
DeLorah
Ann
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges in Hope Arkansas
The hospital reports admissions including Mr Dewey Baker Mrs Clifford Russell and Estelle Stuart all of Hope along with newborns Chas W Key Jr and a baby boy born April 11 1856 to Castillery and Helen Weston of Hope Ark Discharges include Johnny Gilbert J W Hawthorne and Mrs L F Rogers Hope and Fulton Also Bennie Wiley Neeley Whitefield admitted at Blevins and Washington Lou Ethel Jefferson discharged
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Baker
Hope
Clifford Russell
Orland Keith
Chas
W. Key, Jr
Estelle Stuart
Raymond Williamson Jr
Hone Beulah M. Martin
Coy Yates
Dayle Reaves
Jack Dodson
W. Key
Castillery
Helen Weston
Ark
Branch
Neeley Whitefield
Blevins
Bennie Wiley
Lou Ethel Jefferson
Washington
Johnny Gilbert
Fulton
J. W. Hawthorne
L. F. Rogers
Car of Texarkana Man Discovered
The FBI reports a car belonging to P. F. Jobe, whose battered body was found beside a road near Texarkana, has been located in Oklahoma City. Special Agent A. M. Bryant said the vehicle was sold there to an unnamed buyer, who used Jobe’s mime. Jobe’s death was dated December 7, 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
P. F. Jobe
Texarkanna
Oklahoma City
Federal Bureau of Investigation
A. M. Bryant
Jobe
FBI
Eisenhower urges six point plan to bolster peace military service
President Eisenhower urged rapid congressional approval of a six point program to attract more U.S. youth to military careers and strengthen armed forces. He sent identical letters to Vice President Nixon and House Speaker Rayburn, endorsing Defense Secretary Wilson's call for faster action to improve survivor benefits and medical care for military dependents, noting 40 percent lack access to military care.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
U. S
Nixon
House
Rayburn
Congress
Wilson Whieh
Wilson
Lisenhower
Defense Secretary
Senate
Eisenhower requests 547 million defense boost may thwart tax cuts
President Eisenhower asked Congress to raise defense spending by 547.1 million to speed up B 52 production and expand Strategic Air Command bases and radar, a move Sen George D Ga said could jeopardize any income tax cut unless other cuts are found. Critics argued the increase may not be large enough while others urged bigger boosts. lawmakers noted a Senate probe into U.S. lag in bombers and missiles. Aviation historians recall Mrs C J Miller as the first U S woman to fly an airplane in 1906.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Eisenhower
George D-Ga
Congress
Strategic Air Air Command
Dowling
Wilson
Capitol Hill
Sen
Stenis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services Committee
Kefauger
DI Tenn
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
United States
Russia
Rep. Mahon
House
Mahon
C. J. Miller
U.S
Jobe's Car Seller Links to Unidentified Hitchhiker
Relatives of Jobe reported a hitchhiker matched to his car description seen with him in North Little Rock. The hitchhiker remains unidentified. FRY indicates the car was sold two days after Jobe's death in 1955 with Dee as a possible buyer.
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Jobe
North Little Rock
FRY
Dee
Earn Extra Home Typing And Marriage Dilemmas
Dorothy Dix offers practical guidance for a four child household seeking extra income by home typing. Advice covers canvassing a nearby university for clients and using manuscript typing as a source of income. The column also addresses a marriage decision stalemate and suggests counseling.
Eleuthera island life and a writer's dilemma
Eleuthera, Bahamas, once a pirate haunt now a resort hub, hosts a multi million dollar complex near Rock Sound with a Robert Trent Jones golf course. The piece notes local figures and a wandering writer seeking solitude, suggesting a quiet home setup before chasing a larger creative project.
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London
Eleuthera
Bahamas
Rock Sound
Arthur Vining Davis
Robert Trent Jones
Rosita Firbes
Endi Bethel
Enid
Few Memos on Happenings in Filmland
Hollywood gossip column notes the flood of big studio films on TV could hurt theaters. Mentions Marilyn Monroe, Bogart, Laura La Plante, Jack Oakie, and Jeanne Crain Paul Brinkman. Praises Frederic March and anticipates Moby Dick as a controversial 19th century style production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Hollywood
Hollywood
Marilyn Monroe
Humphrey Bogart J
Mary Pickford
Wariu
Laura ToPlante
BI Boyd
Jack Oakie
Jeanne Crain
Paul Brinkman
Frederic March
America
Remarkable Bahamian Queen Doubles as Boss and Benefactor
Enid Bethel, a colorful island figure, is described as a busy queen who signs the Declaration of Independence. She runs a guest house and acts as agent for Bahamas Airways, meeting all planes. A major real estate dealer, she owns substantial acreage and uses her station wagon for sightseeing tours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel
Bahamas Airways
Jang
Enid
British Welcomes President Eisenhower Statement
London reports a British Foreign Office spokesperson warmly welcomes President Eisenhower and notes a more explicit U.S. stance on the Middle East. Britain reaffirmed earlier appeals for Washington to act and described ongoing consultations on Middle East stability and the evolving United States position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Weledith
Eisenhower
United
Mideast Aguas
Constitution
Foreign Office
Britain
United States
Ishower
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Hope B. & P. W
Barlow Hotel
Baker Home Demonstration Club
Ray Kitchens
Daffodil Garden Club
Jud Martindale
C. V. Nunt
A. A Halbert
Bridewell
DeMolay
Rainbow Girls
Whitfield
Edwin Stewart
Federation By Garden Clubs
Rose and Dahlia Clubs
Janette Hunker
Janette Hunker GA
Sharon Fielding
Barbara Castan
Lana Thompson
Roy Taylor
Firemen’s Auxiliary
Firemen's Auxiliary
Joan Crawford
Sarmotanyiaal
Teae
Kiddies
Saenger
Ies
Haley
Tony Martinez
Freddie, Bell
Alan Freed
Johnny Johnston
Alix Talton
Fes St
UU Ellser
Uly Rano
MS Rellbows
McBay—Burke
C. C. Lewis
Presbyterian Church Circle
Presbyterian Women
Cc. C. Lewis
Lewis
Bill McRae
Naomi
Carter Johnson
Monthly
Texarkana
Dorothy DIX
Homme
D. M
University of Canvass
Miss Dix
Beulah
J Earle
Earle
Boyle
Jain
Ernest
Jhis
Brenan
Brando
Clearwater
Alan’. Gadd
Bos
Rayon
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