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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1956
Page
5
Mrs Mildred Rogers will entertain with open house at 319 South Elm Street on Sunday April 63 from 3 to 5 p m honoring her mother Mrs Annie Garnans who has just celebrated her 90th birthday. No invitations mailed. The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church.
The Executive Committee meets Monday April 23 at 2 o'clock at the Church followed by the Missionary Round Table. Officers and counselors are urged to attend. On Tuesday April 24 Chapter AE of PEO Sisterhood meets at Mrs. Herbert Stephens home in Blevins at 3 pm. Cosmopolitan Club gathers with Mrs. L T Lawrence at 8 Main at 7:48 pm. Whitfield Masonic Lodge No 239 holds its regular meeting Tuesday night April 24.
Gil, a former prisoner of war who walked 700 miles to freedom in 1945, rebuilt his life as an electrical contractor and then opened The Charcoal Room at 45th Street and Second Avenue in Greenwich Village. Patrons cook their own steaks under a chef’s cap, a gimmick that fueled the restaurant’s early boom. He credits his wartime hunger for ice cream and steak as the spark for his dream.
Alice Hazard suspects her husband’s secretive bond with Cristina Lash. Sleepwalking nights and a perilous dawn prompt a walk to the Lash home where a tense meeting reveals danger, distrust, and a weapon in Cristina’s living room as mysterious forces loom over Malcolm.
In Little Rock the Arkansas Public Service Commission set Mid-South Gas Co property valuation at 12 509 000 for rate making. The figure was a compromise after the company sought 13 857 711 and testified it would not seek a rate increase beyond an escalator clause. The firm has not paid dividends since 1951 and may adjust rates per tariff provisions.
The Federation by Garden Clubs with Rose and Dahlia Clubs announces a special Home Demonstration club arrangement section. Arrangements for beauty and neighboring clubs open to members, part of the flower show Friday April 20 from 2 to 5 p.m.
Hospital notes list admissions and discharges including Mrs J L Buckley Mrs R C Capell Mrs Wade Warren John Stone and Dorothy Walker with several others Discharged patients include Clifton Peevy Larenda Oglesby and Mr Arthur Keel Branch notes record admissions of Mrs A R Pickard and Mrs Y Coleman Mr Scott Key and Mr Charles Webb announce a baby boy born 4 19 56 A National Geographic Society fact states the first Irish immigrants arrived in 1621 and natural gas is now the sixth largest U S industry
Chocolate syrup and whipped cream scene aside, Gil weighs 213 pounds and weighs the cost of chasing a dream. Surrounded by steaks and ice cream, he now contemplates a diet to shed the extra weight.
Dorothy Dix counsels Susan on making new friends among young mothers through shared activities like matinees and a babysitting project. Patty contemplates joining a circus, with Dorothy noting the need for rigorous training and practical limits. Dinny seeks wedding guidance as Rob fears money and timing. Dorothy urges cautious but practical budgeting and potential purchases.
The scene centers on Cristina and Alice as tensions rise over Malcolm. Cristina taunts Alice about protectiveness and friendship, hinting at ulterior motives. Alice maintains calm, denying romantic designs and hinting at a deeper rift. Ta Be Continued.
In the probate court of Hempstead County Arkansas dies Susie Ford. Last address Washington Arkansas. Date of Death March 30 1956. Instrument dated February 7 1955 admitted to probate April 17 1056 as last will. Sybil L. Sherman named administratrix with will annexed. Claims must be filed within six months from first publication. First published April 20 1954. Attorney F C Crow Prescott Arkansas. Publication dates April 20 1956 and April 27 1956.
Since 1950 Mid-South has grown from 21 to 56 communities and from 21,000 to about 38,000 customers. The figure set by the corporation excludes leased property and working capital. The text notes demographic shifts with more very low and very high income groups and fewer middle income earners in the region.
An unusual note describes a religious ceremony at McHate's with varied denominations and a betting reference. It mentions a U S death rate statistic and a price estimate of 2.38 in a field that reads as a historical notation.
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