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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1955
Page
4
The Yerger Band Mothers Club will gather Thursday at 7:30 PM at the regular meeting place. The president asks all band parents and interested patrons to attend as plans for the coming year are discussed.
Clifford Carmichael urges all members to attend a 10:00 a.m. on Saturday August 20 meeting. Agenda includes planning a Memorial Service an Annual Feast and election of officers.
Rev. E N Glover pastor of St Mark Baptist Church notes a very successful Sunday August 14 with an inspiring service and a large turnout A delicious meal followed morning worship On Saturday August 13 church and community members, led by Mr H Wesley of Texarkana, cleaned the cemetery with proven results.
Mrs Mattie J Nelson of this city died at her home on Wednesday morning August 17 after a period of ill health. She was stricken seriously on Sunday afternoon August 14. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Hicks Funeral Home Inc.
Earl Smith of Two Mile Branch Community Hope died at home on Monday morning August 15. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Hicks Funeral Home Inc.
Mrs E M Nelson reports a pleasant trip to Louisville Kentucky where she attended several A M E Church events during the Thirteenth Episcopal District Youth Congress Lyamens League Leadership Training Institute and Missionary Convention at Lincoln Institute Lincoln Ridge presided by Rt Rev E C Hatcher Nelson active in church offices locally district and statewide
Mrs. Frankie L. Alexander of Little Rock and her brother Richard Wilson Jr of this city left Tuesday evening August 16 for Milwaukee Wisconsin to visit relatives and friends for several days. Mrs. Alice Stroughter spent Sum-
A fragment shows team records with games won and lost, win percentages, and games behind. New York leads with 72 wins and 47 losses, Chicago 68-45, Cleveland 70-48, Boston 58-50, Detroit 62-55, Kansas City 48-70, Washington 41-74, Baltimore 37-77.
Detroit defeated Cleveland 9 to 5. Baltimore postponed at Washington due to rain. Boston beat New York 7 to 1. Today New York faces Boston and Cleveland meets Detroit with Kansas City at Chicago. Standings show Brooklyn leading with 77 wins, followed by Milwaukee and New York. pennant races tighten in the junior circuit.
The Southern Association standings show Birmingham leading at 78 wins and 52 losses followed by Memphis 73 and 57 and Chattanooga 70 and 62. Upcoming games include Chattanooga at Atlanta and Birmingham at Nashville with several other matchups listed.
Monroe leads the Cotton States League with 34 wins and 16 losses a .680 pace while El Dorado sits second at 33 and 24. Meridian 28 and 22, Hot Springs 23 and 30, Vicksburg 23 and 31, Greenville 18 and 36. Blended figures show several teams separated by a few games in the race.
Summary of the day shows Greenville trailing Hot Springs 2 to 6, El Dorado 15 over Meridian 1, Monroe defeating Vicksburg 7 to 6, and El Dorado leading Meridian by 15 to 1 at some point.
Local prep matchups list two notable pairings with teams Greenville and El Dorado, Monroe and Meridian set for games. Other area clubs Hot Springs and Vicksburg are mentioned for nearby fixtures.
Minneapolis def Charleston 7 to 2 Toledo toppled St. Paul 5 to 1 Omaha beat Indianapolis 6 to 3 Louisville downed Denver 6 to 2.
Dallas defeated Fort Worth 4 to 3 in a closely contested game. Shreveport beat Houston 5 to 2 while Beaumont won 4 2 against San Antonio. Tulsa posted a 9 to 8 victory over Oklahoma City in a high scoring matchup.
Bob Satterfield pounds out a unanimous decision over Cuban challenger Nino Valdes at Chicago Stadium. The victory follows 45 bouts for Valdes and Ventura to Rocky Marciano’s title scene.
On August 14 in Stamps Mrs. Jenny Ray lay at her bedside as she nears 102. Visitors included Daniel Reed and son Ricky from Los Angeles and James H Rosser and family from Magnolia. The Reeds and Ricky will stay in Magnolia through the week before returning to California with the Rosser party.
Rev and Mrs B W Carter travel to Chicago to visit Mrs Carter’s sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs A Minor. They are joined by Mrs L M Rutherford and Mrs Jewel G Wright of Fulton. Pearling Phillips and son Larry leave for Fort Campbell two weeks to visit Sgt l and Mrs Norman Phillips. Yerger grandchildren and great grandchildren return to Los Angeles with Myrtle Yvonne Sayles visiting Dallas Fort Worth and Tucson on the way home.
Coach Leon Turpin calls all high school football prospects to report Friday at 8 AM to receive equipment. Practice begins Saturday 3 to 5 PM with potential evening sessions to follow. Sophomores are especially urged to attend. a 5 PM Friday meeting in the Stadium is planned.
Sifford aims to surprise at the Canadian Open after a sensational first round of 63 at Weston Club. Arnold Palmer sits one behind after a 64, with Stan Leonard Fred Hawkins Tommy Bolt and others tied at 67. Sifford has earned only $20 in winter events and played four PGA summer tournaments.
In Columbia, SC, President George A. Trautman of the National Association of Professional Leagues said realignments in minor league memberships may occur next year. He noted decisions rest with leagues and member clubs and called discussions exploratory with several presidents and officials. The Tri-State League with four clubs Asheville NC Greenville SC Spartanburg SC Rock Hill SC may add members or merge with other leagues.
Julius Boros tops the PGA money list after winning the Tam O'Shanter tournament in Chicago earning 50,000 of his 61,971 total. Cary Middlecoff is second with 26,767, Mike Souchak third with 21,657, Doug Ford fourth with 19,385 and Gene Littler fifth with 19,157.
Police used tear gas to disperse pro German demonstrators outside a meeting in Neunkirchen Saar where Premier Johannes Hoffman spoke on accepting European status for the coal steel region ahead of the October 23 plebiscite.
The Daily Yediot Aharonot reports Israeli investigators concluded the El Al jet was ordered to fly over Bulgarian airspace by Bulgarian fighter planes. The claim challenges Bulgarian findings on key points. Sixty eight people died, including 13 Americans.
Tokyo reports Ambassador John M. Alison will depart for Washington next Monday to be in Washington for the scheduled visit of Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu.
In a column by Gayle Talbot, the Dodgers are urged to abandon their Ebbets Field base as modern fans favor driving to nearby tracks with ample parking. The piece questions Walter O malley’s statements on future Brooklyn games and argues a Jersey City move or a new municipal plant is more viable than expanding in Brooklyn.
Iowa educators and small college coaches warn the sport faces a life threatening struggle as major schools push unlimited television. Buck Starbeck of Iowa State Teachers College criticizes big universities for recruiting large freshman classes to fill varsity rosters and for TV deals that favor larger programs over smaller colleges.
United Press compiles top performers in batting and pitching from the 300 official at bats metric. Highlights include Ashburn and Campanella leading NL batting, Kaline and Mantle pacing AL, Kluszewski and Banks leading homers, and Newcombe Byrne Donavan Erskine Hurd topping pitching based on decisions.
Taiao news agency said 2000 Communist junks surrounded the Matsu island group with ships deployed within a two mile radius. The Nationalist government confirmed the stance from its advance headquarters at Mameéi, the former Nationalist naval base in Fukien.
In a volatile American League race managers toast their chances with tongue in cheek as Detroit beat Cleveland 9-5 for the Indians' third straight loss. Boston crushed the Yankees 7-1 behind Ike Delock while New York held a one game edge over Chicago and the Indians. Delock shut down the Yanks after a two-night rainout. In the National League Brooklyn fell to New York 5-1 and Milwaukee, Chicago, and Pittsburgh won their games.
In Long Beach California police calmed five year old Michael Storey after a nightmare. He called and said Help me I dreamed dragons were chasing me. Officer Barrick joked about sending St. George and the dragon squad if the danger returned.
John Adams of Concord received a $15 ticket for speeding yesterday after claiming he was trying to elude a car that was following him. The pursuing vehicle was driven by a policeman.
Police hurried to quell a disturbance at Masuyama barber shop after patrons fought when the television was switched from a baseball game to a boxing match.
In Limoges France farmer Roberto Vincenzotto heard a commotion and found a fifteen foot boa constrictor fleeing his chicken house with a five pound chicken.
The Gas Light club in Chicago celebrated a Christmas party despite a 90 degree heat wave, marking a festive event in unusual July style.
A sign painter at the Illinois State Fair created a stir with a mislabeled dairy exhibit. The sign claimed a milking machine transferred milk from can to cow, prompting an embarrassed exhibitor to withdraw the sign and have it revised.
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