Birdeye Society Page Sketch Reflects Ragts and Daughters
Fragmentary society note mentions a sling and the daughters of Birdeye, with names like Smithy and arming into ragts, reflecting muddled personal details.
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1959
Page
1
Fragmentary society note mentions a sling and the daughters of Birdeye, with names like Smithy and arming into ragts, reflecting muddled personal details.
The Wesleyan service group will not meet at Mrs. W Patterson's home as previously announced. Instead they will gather at different area homes including Mrs. Kor and Mrs. Glenieo Borlor assisting in the administration. The meeting is set for Monday at 10 AM with guidance from State Bank Commissioner William Dick Simpson and related bank department actions.
A local notice lists meetings and picnics for August at various churches. First Baptist and First Methodist groups plan gatherings from August 8 to 14, including picnics at homes of Mrs. Bates and Mrs. Patterson, plus Wesleyan Service Guild meetings and a Friendship Class business session.
In Little Rock Arkansas police plan for potential disorder as schools reopen. Chief Gene Smith confirms preparations, with expectations of white student groups joining marches at Central High Mall. Reports say civic leaders and state legislative actions may prompt anti-integration measures, while a court-ordered school closure remains contested.
Grady Haskell arrives at Reservation to search for a missing lawman. Suspicion, violence, and evasive answers greet him as he encounters Katie Levening who has questions about her own behavior. A rifle shot warns him on the road, driving him back to town and deeper into a dangerous investigation with Ruby and Joe Peele involved.
Mr and Mrs Jack W Samuels and son Jackie have returned to their home in Vernal Utah after a week with his parents Mr and Mrs J J Samuels and other relatives Confirmed in local social notes detailing post visit arrival and family gathering during the week long stay
William Maurice Smith, 78, prominent Wynne planter and political figure, died in a hospital yesterday. Funeral services were planned in Wynne, with survivors including a widow and two children.
ROE Ark AP A search is under way for missing high school football player Wikinny Joseph, a 18 year old from Roe. George Mackutton of Roe, Moish Dillard and family members reported he left home Wednesday morning weighing about 120 pounds. He was last seen in Stuttgart buying clothing with a relative who said he left home willingly. Relatives in Genyid Montees and Little Tek had not seen him. he played for Charendeny High School.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars will award its Best Americanism Guild Medal to George Meany, president of the AFL-CIO. Selection announced Thursday by John W. Mahon, vice president. The award will be presented at the VFW convention in Los Angeles on August 3.
A meeting of a ministerial association committee in Little Rock outlines Billy Graham crusade plans. Charles Riggs of Nashville accompanies Graham on the Australian crusade, focusing on the campaign’s objectives and scheduling details for the event at War Memorial Stadium on September 12.
A collage of Dorothy Dix questions and responses on courtship, family duties, and social norms. Letters discuss hats at church, crushes, romantic misreadings, visiting grandparents, balancing school with love, and teen plans for marriage vs education. The column preserves era tone and moral guidance without graphic detail.
WSCS Circle 2 of First Methodist meets at Mrs B Hesterly for August session with 10 members present. Mrs Johnnie Franks chairs, Mrs Sherwood Black speaks on Hawaii and reviews Today. Social hour features fruit punch and donuts.
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