Arkansas Press Women honor Hope and Emmet teachers
Local women Mary Nell Turner and Cindy Reese Payne won top prizes at the Arkansas Press Women's annual awards luncheon in Stuttgart. Turner took first in Interview for a December 26 1975 Hope Star piece on Margo’s Mop Pets. The pair also earned third in Annual Report for jointly publishing the Girls State yearbook and will compete in national judging with winners due June 4 in Biloxi Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Nell
Margo
Margaret Briggs Shively
Hope
Revival and community events fill Hope calendar
April brings a week of revival at First Christian Church with Evangelist Rev. Charles Reece and local ministers. Numerous meetings and social gatherings follow across Rotary, ladies clubs, golf groups, bridge, and art shows through April 19, including Hempstead County Singing Convention April 16–17 and Rising Star Baptist Church spring revival April 18–22.
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First Christian Church
N. Main
Charles Reece
Sweetwater
Tex
L.C. Reece Jr
Hempstead County
Leo Hartsfield
Holly Grove Methodist Church
Hope
Highway
Watermelon City Area
C.B
Rising Star Baptist Church
Thomas Hilton
Garrett Chapel Baptist Church
W.M. Martin
Memorial Hospital Admits and Discharges in Hope List
Hospital notes list admitted patients Mrs. Bessie Dodson Darla Larson W L Tate Miss Laverne Rider Mrs James Barnes Mrs Iris Ross Mrs William Townsend Paul Holly all of Hope. Dismissed: Mrs Olive Rogers Earl O Neal Mrs Odis Vickers Mrs Virginia Stevenson all of Hope Van Caston Haynesville La Mrs Farris Koontz Fulton Roy Bailey Rosston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial’ Hospital
Bessie Dodson
Darla Larson
W.L. Tate
Laverne Rider
James Barnes
Iris Ross
William Townsend
Paul Holly
All of Hope
Olive Rogers
Earl O'Neal
Odis Vickers
Virginia Stevenson
van Caston
Haynesville
Farris Koontz
Fulton
Roy Bailey
Rosston
Worded Wisdom From Matthew 12 23
Scriptural verse from Matthew 12 23 cited as a teaching about tree and fruit. The saying contrasts good and bad outcomes with the condition of a tree to reveal its nature.
Quick Macaroni and Cheese Bake by Josephine Viviano
Quick and easy casserole recipe uses macaroni cheese and mushroom soup. Butter bread crumbs and milk blend with cheddar to create a rich sauce baked with elbow macaroni for four servings.
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Cecily Brownstone
Associated Press
Josephine Viviano
AARP Hope Chapter Heads to Wilhelmina State Park Trip
Forty six members and guests of the Hope Hope Chapter AARP boarded a chartered bus Tuesday for a day trip to Wilhelmina State Park. Mrs Gibson led round singing and patriotic songs while a buffet lunch was enjoyed at Wilhelmina Lodge. The group viewed the mountain panorama and visited nearby attractions before returning to Hope at 5 p.m.
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AARP
Wilhelmina Park
Hope
American Association For Retired Persons
Wilhelmina State Park
JS. Gibson
Wilhelmina Lodge
Easter Weekend Guests At Rogers Home
Easter weekend visitors to Mr. and Mrs. E E Rogers included Don Rogers and Mrs Don Rogers of Tulsa Oklahoma. They joined for a family dinner on Sunday with Mr and Mrs Jack Butler and Greg and Mr and Mrs Gary Clark Stacy and Kevin all of Hope.
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E.E. Rogers
Don Rogers
Tulsa
Okla
Jack Butler
Greg
Gary Clark
Stacy
Kevin
Hope
Falls For Soft Soap And Takes A Bath
Dear Abby column recalls a widow seeking advice after a 30 year old man named John, who vanished with $300 then surfaced to apologize from jail for check fraud, asks to resume their relationship. Other letters cover a suicidal impulse, and a 62 year old mother facing caregiving and financial stress due to her son Rick with multiple marriages and child support.
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Abby
John
Rick
ST. JO
Engagement of Sharon Ann Smith to Richard Lamb
Miss Sharon Ann Smith and Richard Lee Lamb announce their upcoming marriage. Sharon is the Spring Hill High School 1977 graduate. Richard is a Hope High School 1977 graduate and Cornbelt employee. The ceremony is planned for May 7 at Anderson Baptist Church with all friends invited.
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Sharon Ann Smith
Richard Lee Lamb
Travis Smith
Sharon Ann
Joe L. Lamb
Hope
Roy Smith
Spring Hill
J.S. Peyton
Miss Smith
Spring Hill High School
Cornbelt
Leslie Hooper
Gardenia Club Elects Officers at Prescott Home Meeting
Mrs James hosted the Gardenia Garden Club with Mrs Boyd Radelmiller as president and Randall Ferguson as vice president after routine reports. The Prescott Council of Garden Clubs set an April 22 flower show at Prescott Bank and a September 15 fall board meeting in Searcy.
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Jim James
Boyd Radelmiller
Gardenia Garden Club
James
Radelmiller
Council
Randall Ferguson
Prescott Council of Garden Clubs
Prescott Bank
Searcy
Ferguson
Emory Terry
James Powell
Wayne Bohanon
Don Fuller
Spring Student Art Show Sunday at Fair Park Art Barn
The spring student art show will be held Sunday, April 17 from 1 to 5 at the art barn in Fair Park. Hope High School and Verger Middle School will have work judged and on exhibit with invited schools. The event features pottery, drawing, design, painting, macrame, needlepoint, photography, crochet and toll painting. Sponsored by the Third District Arts and Crafts Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Park
Hope High School
Verger Middle School
Third District Arts and Crafts Association
Easter poems shared at Golden Age Club meeting
Twelve members of the Twelve Golden Age Club attended the April meeting on Thursday at the Douglas building. President Mrs. Ada May White led the business session and read several Easter poems. Mrs. Myrtie Vaughn won the door prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Age Club
Douglas Building
Ada May White
Myrtie Vaughn
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Paul Henley
Women’s Golf Association of Hope Country Club
Hope B&pw Club
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