Jett Graves Class and Local Society Notices
The Society Calendar lists a range of church and community gatherings in Hope including the Jett B Graves Sunday School class meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Mrs R J McCains home with co-hostesses P Munn and Hazel Castle. Brookwood Cub Scout Troop 92 meets Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the school. unsold Scout Circus tickets due. Women of First Presbyterian Church Bible study Tuesday 9 30 to 11 a.m. in chapel. Hope Chapter 328 Order of the Eastern Star meets Thursday 6 p.m. at Hope Masonic Hall. Gardenia Garden Club meets Thursday 1 30 p.m. at 1109 Park Drive with bring your trial arrangements for the flower show and an out of town judge. Arkansas Federation of Music Clubs workshop at Eureka Springs. Friday Music Club of Hope silver tea Friday May 3 3 to 5 p.m. at the home of Mrs Sam Strong with live musical presentations. J C Williams entertainer and guests attended a spaghetti supper with former classmates Mr and Mrs T J Goodman of Bodean Mr and Mrs Doug Dillard Mr and Mrs Bernis Dillard of Rosston Mrs Opal Barger of Hope and Mrs Coy Reeves of Texarkana. 55th wedding anniversary celebrated by J C Foster Rt 1 Washington with a surprise party and multiple hostesses bringing covered dishes. Legion Auxiliary Know Your America message referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardenia Garden Club
Frank Ward
Park Drive
Inspiration Point
Arkansas Federation of Music Clubs Workshop
Eureka Springs
iFriday Music Club of Hope
Sam Strong
J. C. Williams
J.C. Williams
T. J. Goodman
Bodean
Doug Dillard
Bernis Dillard
Rosston
Opal Barger
Hope
Coy Reeves
Texarkana
Romance in Retailing at Raleys Style Shoppe
The ad promotes wardrobe picks for travel and special occasions. It highlights washable summer suits by Frelick Arnel, Ike Clark silk sets, and Jane Compton’s denim suit, with prices from 17.95 to 39.95. It urges readers to shop early and assemble coordinated outfits for trips, at Raleys Style Shoppe and Hope's House of Fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Clark
Jane Compton
Raley
Hope
House of Fashion
Little Rock meeting reports Cuban refugee speaker
At a Hidr conference in Little Rock the American Legion Auxiliary heard Augusto Villalon, a Cuba native and University of Havana graduate, describe the Communist threat. Officers for the coming year were elected, and awards honored Mary Beth Allen for a piano piece. Attendees included 52 junior and 22 senior members, with several Hope, Stuttgart, and Camden participants. A separate Arkansas composers program featured Hymn of the Month and Arkansas tunes, with Arkansan pieces performed by local musicians and poems read. A later Ladies Bridge Luncheon and dining were held at the Hope Country Club with guests from Utah and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hidr
American Legion Auxiliary
Little Rock
Augusto Villalon
University of Havana
Cuba
Little Rock University
Linda Berryman
Stuttgart
Rozann Reed
Mary Beth Allen
Hope Unit 12
Hope
Margie Herndon
Sharon Faris
Sarah Bagley
Cookie Jones
Joe Jones
Ray Allen
County Arts and Talent Meet Draws Large Rural Crowd
A large crowd attended the County Arts and Talent Division event hosted by Thruston Hussey. About one hundred elementary students entered seven divisions including instrumental, solo, duets, trios, dramatic reading, and choral groups with many entries from Guernsey Washington Patmos Okay Spring Hill and Blevins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County
Mett
Thruston Hussey
Haskell Jones
Gloria Holliday
Patmos
Carla Martin
Washington
Sue Rogers
Blevins
Becky Wricks
Jo Ann Lott
Okay
Linda Tarpley
Spring Hill
Nancy Ross
Charles Bowles
Diane O'Rorke
Guernsey
Mary Jane Lott
Charles Archer
Charlotte Ortiga
Ray Bradshaw
Brenda Rosenbaum
Leta Raye Morse
Reta Kaye Morse
Bo Collums
Thoms Norvell
Wayne Porter
Joyce Tefteller
Sind
Whonda
Vbernida Gibson
Art Owas
Tornado Toll and Damage Across Several States
Storms and tornadoes swept through Mississippi Alabama Tennessee Kentucky Georgia and Louisiana causing four deaths and numerous injuries. Witnesses described homes leveled in Rich Mississippi and a baby critically injured near Alamo Tennessee. High winds and hail damaged farms towns and university areas with widespread property losses and several road closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moon Lake
Mississippi
Rich
Maury City
Highway Patrol
Jackson
Tenn
Ernest Clement
Alamo
Talladega
Alabama
Russellville
Wahasti River
Indian
Louisiana
Tullos-Olla
Georgia
Atlanta Weather Bureau
Atlanta
Salem man found innocent in second degree murder case
Marion Hammond, 36, of West Plains, Missouri, was found innocent of second degree murder in the death of Garfield Collins, 43, of West Plains, who died from injuries suffered at Starkie, Arkansas. A Fulton Circuit Court jury of three women and nine men reached the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem, Ark
Marion Hammond
West Plains
Garfield Collins
Collins
Starkie
Ark
Fulton
Arkansas teachers win summer study grants
Fort Smith Arkansas three high school teachers receive summer study grants from the Newspaper Fund of the Wall Street Journal. Recipients include Sister M Cambrini Schmidtz of St Scholastica Academy Fort Smith Mrs Josephine Fellock of Little Rock Central High School and Mrs Laurene Johinson of Little Rock Hall High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith, Ark
Newspaper Fund of the
Wall Street. Journal
M. Cambrini Schmidtz
St. Scholastica Academy
Fort Smmith
Josephine Fellock
Little Rock Central High School
Laurene Johinson
Little Rock Hall High School
Rockefeller donates to AR state teachers chapel named for late dean
Winthrop Rockefeller contributed 16000 dollars to Arkansas State Teachers College for an inter denominational chapel. The donation was accepted by president Dr Silas D Snow who said the chapel would be named for the late Dr W Ferguson a former dean of the school. Snow said the chapel would be named for the fall semester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway, Ark
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas State Teachers College
Silas D. Snow
W. ©. Ferguson
Snow
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Jett B. Graves
First Methodist Church
R. J. McCain
P. Munn
Hazel Castle
Brookwood
First Presbyterian Church
Hope Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Hope Masonic Hall
Bers
J.C. Foster
Rt. 1
Matt Bristrow
Robert Griffin
Newt Black
Dean Black
Tammy
Deanna
Jane Hussey
Bob Ames
Gene Shoemaker
Guy Hicks
Legion Auxiliary
America
States
Raley's
Karloff
Thursday Musicale
Camden
Talbot Feild
George Jordan
W. A. Graves, Jr
Jack Newton
John Maddox
Goodwin White
J. L. Holt
Greer Daniel
Arch Wylie
Roy ‘Bagley
Betty Denton
M. B. Hatch
Charles Reynerson
Harry McLemore
Arkansans
The
Hope Country Club
Henry Palmer
Utah
P. Young, Jr
Lex Helms, Jr
Page
Mercury
Trading Post
East Third St
County Arts
Uncle Remus
Little Joe Worm
Glow Worm
Rhonda
Rhonda Gibson
Éth Graders
Marion Gounty
Ala
Sherif
A&p
New York
Seventeen Magazine
Carol Rodgers
South Main St. Hope, Arkansas
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