Society Notes and Weddings Highlight Hope Page
A society column from Hope covers events on Thursday August 16 including Vope Chapter 338 Easter Star meeting at Maxine Temple, a Methodist church picnic August 20, and Wesleyan Services Guild supper. It details upcoming weddings Taber Davis and Susan Davis with lavish ceremony plans, a Hinton Davis family reception, and related social notices.
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Maxine Temple
Wesleyan Services Guild
Methodist Church
Birth announced for daughter Kelly Sue Stone in Garland
Mr and Mrs Howard L Stone of Garland Texas announce the birth of a daughter named Kelly Sue on August 6 The maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs J B Easterling of Hope and Mr and Mrs Fred T Smith are mentioned in the notice
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Howard L. Stone
Garland
Texas
Kelly Sue
Hope
Dream House Tape Recorder Drives School Fund Drive
A local program promotes a 12 room dream house with a tape recorder as the centerpiece to fund a school project. Hempstead County and nearby Nevada and Howard County schools in Hope’s trade area can compete by purchasing back to school items at participating stores. Each point earned by spending advances a school toward a professional tape recorder outfit during the Back Your School sale.
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Telen
KXAR
Willl
Hempstead County
Nevada
Howard County
Hope Trade
Josh
Hope Merchant's
From Chicago to Northern California a family seeks new life
A large Chicago family with many children and pets moves to a Northern California farmhouse after a cousin offers work and a better home. They endure drafty rooms, leaks, pests, and heat but cling to a room for every child. Letters reveal advice columns on marriage, etiquette, and parental guidance as well as social notices about visits and travel.
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United States
Chicago
California
Barden
Cool Canadian Air Sends Warmth Across U S
A cool Canadian air mass spread over the Great Lakes and into the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys, but the warm humid conditions persisted in much of the South. Temperatures ranged from the 50s to 100s in various regions, with a record low of 47 in Milwaukee on August 14. In California and the Southwest, highs reached 117 in Needles and Blythe. In Louisiana, Baton Rouge welcomed a son born on Tuesday August 13 to Mr and Mrs A A Smith of Hope and Mn, and Mrs Corbett Jackson of Lewisville.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Mississippi Valley
Southland
Midwest
Mercury
Milwaukee
Texas
New Mexico
California
Southwest Desert
Needles and
Blythe
Calif
Baton Rouge, la
A. A. Smith
Hope and
Corbett Jackson
Lewisville
Dorothy Dix Trademark Note (A Ball Syndicate Feature)
A brief item notes that Dorothy Dix is a registered trademark associated with the Ball Syndicate feature. The notice references official trademark status and ownership context relevant to the entertainment column.
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Dorothy Dix
Ball Syndicate
Primary election report brushes county plans and sheriff race
Kelly Bryant noted an opinion on a single issue as county committees chose final decisions. Several counties canceled or consolidated polling places to save costs, making total precincts reporting unclear. Voter turnout was light, well under 200,000, with over 400,000 ballots in the Jhily dist primary. In Pulaski County the sheriff’s race drew attention as incumbent L J Young Jr. trailed Frank Mackey 12,770 to 11,444 after 94 precincts. Both Bryant and Willis are newspaper people and political figures in Arkansas.
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Secretary of State
Jhily Dist
Newton
Miller County
Bryant
Willis
Press Argus
van Buren
Hope
Arkansas Almanac
Arkansas Sheriffs Association
Pulaski County
L. ©.J. Young Jr
Frank Mackey
Mackey
Young
Kennedy TV address blends optimism with economy
President Kennedy used a statistics heavy broadcast to reassure investors and the public that the economy is improving and to promise a potential tax cut next year. He urged Congress to approve economic measures before 1962 ends, and contrasted past wartime controls with current fiscal challenges.
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James Marlow
Associated Press News
Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Harry S. Truman
Rooevelt
Truman
Weather Outlook Across Louisiana and Arkansas
Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers in extreme south Louisiana through Thursday. No major temperature changes. Arkansas forecasts show clear to partly cloudy skies and rising temperatures from the Central, Southwest, and Northwest regions with highs mainly in the mid to upper 90s and lows in the 60s to 70s.
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Louisiana
Etreme
Arkansas
Associated Press
Southwest
Northwest
U.S. Economic Health Still Improving
U.S. economic health continues to improve amid recession fears and stock market shocks. Industrial production and housing starts rise while unemployment falls, yet durable goods orders slow and manufacturing inefficiencies persist as business investment stays cautious.
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New York
Kennedy
Economy climbs to 552 billion GNP in Q2 gain
The gross national product rose to a record annual rate of 552 billion for the April to June quarter, up 7 billion from the prior quarter. Industrial production reached 118.7 percent of the 1957 average in June, with 117.0 percent that month and 112 percent a year earlier. Further gains were anticipated from July readings.
Black Muslim sect to be investigated by HUAC
The House Rules Committee tentatively approved a resolution authorizing the House Un American Activities Committee to investigate the Black Muslim sect. The investigation of the militantly anti white Negro organization would also have to be approved by the House.
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Washington Gap
House Rules Committee
House Un-American Activities Committee
House
Military construction bill funds Arkansas projects
The House passed a military construction appropriations bill that includes 45000 for Arkansas projects. Blytheville Air Force Base receives 80000 and Little Rock AFB 415000. The total appropriation amounts to 587000.
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Washington
Arkansas
House
Blythe Air Force Base
Little Rock Afb
May housing starts show rise then dip amid forecast worries
May housing starts reached 203000 with a gain, then slipped in June, fueling concerns among economists. FHA insurance requests rose in July signaling further building activity. Consumers continue spending on services and recreation, while auto purchases remain brisk as new models roll out.
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Federal Housing Administration
Faubus Returns to the Capitol After Resting
Gov. Orval Faubus plans a return to the Arkansas State Capitol after a two week break following his Democratic primary victory. He used time off to fish and rest and greeted servicemen from Heber Springs recalled from active duty during the Berlin crisis. The piece also notes the 15th annual Mid-South Furniture Market in Little Rock with about 700 dealers and concurrent Arkansas Furniture Association meetings. It mentions wartime controls under Truman and contrasts Kennedy’s comments on the economy with potential public confidence effects.
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Little Rock
Orvald. Faubus
Heber Springs
Berlin
Furniture Market
Arkansas Furniture Association
Truman
Congress
Korea
Kennedy
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