American Legion Auxiliary Meeting Scheduled
Calendar notes include a meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary on Monday August 22 at 8 p m in the home of Mrs W O Beene 909 S Main with Mrs Wier Owens and Mrs Thomas Compton as associate hostesses. Marilyn Dawn Clark engaged to Airman 2nd Class Donald D Blackwood of Malvern with wedding planned for mid winter. Charlotte Hughes honored with garden party shower at the home of Mrs Eugene Cox with 45 guests attending.
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American Legion Auxiliary
W. O. Beene
S. Main
Wier Owens
Thomas Compton
Malvern
Marilyn Dawn
Donald D. Blackwood
Maggie Blackwood
Hope
Malvern High School
Henderson State Teachers College
Arkadelphia
Blackwood
United States Air Force
McClellan Afb
Sacramento
California
Charlotte Hughes
Max Hughes
Eugene Cox
Becky O'Dell
Oderrell Messer
Jo Ann Russell
Virginia Lafferty
Dorothy Ball
Beverlyn Ball
Bille Jean Wilkerson
Notice of Work-Party at V F W Hut
There will be a work party at the V F W Hut at 7 o clock tonight. All members are urged to come out and help. Refreshments will be served.
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V. F. W. Hut
Coming and Going among Hope Residents
Miss Shelia Foster returns home from Arkadelphia after visiting Miss Joan Hobgood. Mrs. Milton Eason leaves for Detroit to return her nephew Albert Pate with companions Larry Martin and Danny Monts. Mrs. Eason’s sister Mrs. R E Burdine arrives to join the Detroit trip. Mrs. William Faison returns to Fort Worth after a Hope visit. Mr. and Mrs. Jurls Weisglass and two others involved in the same social circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelia Foster
Arkadelphia
Joan Hobgood
Milton Eason
Detroit
Michigan
Albert Pate
Eason
Larry Martin
Danny Monts
Easton
R. E. Burdine
Hugo
Oklahoma
William Faison
Fort Worth
Hope
Athenian Sea Escape Ends With Siracusa Victory
In the harbor battle at Syracuse, Athens after withdrawing to avoid a Greek eclipse was trapped by Siracusan forces. The harbor blocked by ship hulks left 15 Greek ships afloat and 6,000 Athenian soldiers decimated. Survivors were sold into slavery. many historians deem this the start of Athens’ decline.
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Siracusa
Greece
Alcibiades
Athens
Trucks Scarred by Line Drive but Fine, Sox Pitcher Unharmed
Virgil Trucks of the Chicago White Sox was struck by a line drive just below the knee cap and taken to a hospital for observation. No serious injury reported as he escaped with only a slight bruise.
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Chicago
Virgil Trucks
Chicago White Sox
Trucks
Mother of Poetess Dies in Hot Springs
Services will be held this afternoon for Mrs Loneda Dilday Blood 84 mother of poetess Vera Blood Fletcher. A Hot Springs resident for eight years she died yesterday Surviving are two daughters and two sons from Darby Penn who will arrive today to visit Mr and Mrs C A Williams. Mrs Blood was formerly Dorothy Lee Morgan.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Loneda Dilday Blood
Vera Blood Fletcher
Blood
Darby, Penn
C. A. Williams
Weisglass
Dorothy Lee Morgan
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Recorded
The column lists admissions at Hope hospital including Mrs. John Hackler Mrs F C Boyce Bobby Porter Miss Gay Cobb Mrs Arch Wylie Fred Scott Julia Chester and many others. Discharges include Mrs Gertrude Dockey Birdie Mae Thomas Mrs Neil Cornelius and several more. Mr and Mrs F C Boyce announce the arrival of a baby girl born 8 18 55. Rosie Lee Jones announces a daughter born 8 18 35.
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Branch
John Hackler
Hope
F. C. Boyce
Okay
Ark
Bobby Porter
Gay Cobb
Arch Wylie
Fred Scott
Gertrude Dockery
Emmet
Birdie Mae Thomas
Neil Cornelius
Dallas
Texas
Aubrey Campbell
A. J. Harriman
Julia Chester
Charles Edward Brown
Louis Hamilton
Buckner
Earl Ray Hunter
Glenda Joyce Hodges
Rosie Lee Jones
Tom Gathright
Saratoga
Linda McAdams
Lavan Phillips
McCaskill
Elvin Avery
Prescott
J. F. Patterson
Mae Reather Turner
Jimmie M. Bates
Barksdale
E. R. Muncey
Rosie Lee
John L. Jones
Rt. 3
Train wreck near Marked Tree injures many
A Frisco Cars train derailed on a 20 foot embankment near the Marked Tree depot injuring many and sending the severely hurt to Memphis hospitals. Ambulances and doctors arrived from Memphis and nearby Arkansas towns. Sister Elsa Marie of Loretta College Denver Colorado was among the injured at St Bernard Hospital in Jonesboro.
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Now Springs
Kan
Memphis
Jonesboro
Ark
Troutt
Couchman
Kansas City
Tenn
Here
Arkansas
St. Bernard Hospital
Elsa Marie
Loretta Collge
Denver
Colo
Dorothy Dix column fragment and reader questions
A newspaper clipping presents Dorothy Dix guidance on travel wanderlust for a 19 year old, a romance conflict with a married woman involved in double dating, and stray reader inquiries about trust and social dynamics. The text references Sister Eleanor Clare of Montgomery and Frank A. Scharlett of St. Louis with injury details.
Violent Death Toll in State Reaches 11
Arkansas reports 11 violent deaths for the week as a spider bite kills 71 year old farmer Jesse Melton near Beech Grove. Other fatalities include 47 year old Dick Watkins in a crop sprayer explosion near DeWitt, 78 year old S A Bolin in a car crash near Sulphur Springs, and 35 year old John Ingraham crushed beneath a toppled tractor in Hindsville.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Green County
Jesse Isaac Melton
Melton
Beech Grove
R. A
Dick) Watkins
DeWitt
Little Rock
Watkins
S. A. Bolin
Gravette
Ark
U.S. Highway 71
Sulphur Springs
Bolin
John
Ingraham
Hindsville
Springdale
Farm Work Accident Reported in Madison County
Working on his Madison County farm when the accident occurred Aug. 8. The brief item notes a local farming incident with injuries unspecified and no further details provided.
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Madison County
Lost Relative Prompted Dress Hunt and Honest Advice
The author recalls buying a black dress in a rush after a dear relative's death. At a small party a sister in law criticized the garment for being too large, prompting a reflective response about modesty and tailoring. The message urges altering the dress before wearing it again.
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W. L. Clark
the Flaming Story Bay
the Ad
Gary Mila
Walter Brennan
Dana Andrews
Senia & Cartoon Midnite
Randolph Scott
Tucker Mala Powers
Carrol Nash
Mrs
Jurls Weisglass
Universal-International Presents
Sy Sfeehnicolor
United Artists
Ayale
Cinemascorp
Ward Greene
Montreal
Charles Stagman
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Gene Conley
Braves
Grossinger
N. Y
al Weill
Rocky Marciano
Rocky
Dor Cockell
New York
Sonny Puleo
Brooklyn
Bobby Courchesne
Holyoke
Mass
St. Nicholas Arena
St. Nick’s
Isace Iogart
Cuba
al ‘Sugar) Wilson
Englewood
N. J
Utrecht
Holland
Lenie de Nijs
Lorraine Crapp
Australia
Townsville
North Adams
Archie Moore
Johnny Jenkins
Clint Bacon
Art McAlpine
Gorilla” Brown
Sparmate
San Francisco
A Frisco
Dorothy DIX
Eleanor Clare
Montgomery
Ala
Frank A. Scharlett
St. Louis
National Association of Variety Stores, Inc
Miss Dix
Ruth
Cal
Bill
Patsy
Marc
ELL Cosmetics
AMA American Medical Asse
Ward & Son
Leonard Ellis
East Second Street
Chevrolet
Fisher
East Second St
Hope, Ark
National Association For Stock Car Auto Racing
America
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