County Beauty Contest Packs the Saenger
Ten Miss Hempstead contestants paraded at the Saenger theatre in Hope with Grecia Wortham, 17, of McCaskill winning and earning a Hempstead County queen spot for the September Fair Park Livestock Show. Finalists included Mary Ann Hall and others. Miss Steele named most photogenic. George T. Frazier hosted. Stock Show official Bob Daniels praised community support and Lions Club help.
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Hope
Saenger Theater
Misa Wortham
Mary Ann Hall
Berleen Cornelius
Glenda Huckabee
Betty Reéxroat
Mary Jo
Hedger
Leona Ridgdlil
Lucy Steele
Vinie Mae Forwell
Marlene Williams
Daniels
Don Parker
The
Lions Club
Saenger Manger
Henry Seamans
Hope Star
Luther @Ellamon, Jr
Grecia Wortham
McCaskill
Miss Hempstead
Shipley Studios
Orville Wortham
William R
Bill) Rowton
Hope Licks Club
Hempstead
Miss Wartham
Saenger
Janey Seamans
Janey
Atention
Stevenson Plans Grassroots Campaign and Labor Day Address
Stevenson and Democratic vice presidential candidate Estes Kefauver plan a broad grass roots drive, traveling by car to rally regions across the country. A Labor Day address in Detroit under labor union auspices is set to cap the trip, aiming for person to person campaigning over TV ads.
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Libertyville
Stevenson
James A. Rinegan
Estes Kefauver
Finegan
Detroit
Blevenson
Throuah
Ergan
Pinggan
Tisenhower
Special Speaker at Pentecostal Church
Rev Forest Ford of Copree Texas will be guest speaker at First Pentecostal Church tonight at ¢th and Ferguson Streets. Music by Mrs Ford and daughter and Georgia Bey Guan. Public invited.
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First Pentecostal Church
Ferguson Streets
Forest Ford
Copree
Texas
Arkansas Weather Brief: Fair and Warmer With Northeast Chance
The Associated Press reports fair and slightly warmer conditions across Arkansas with a mild afternoon and pleasant evening. Thursday is expected to bring a high near seasonal norms and a northeast wind of light to moderate strength.
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The
Associated Press
Nixon Leaves for Father's Bedside During Convention
Vice President Richard M. Nixon rushed from the GOP convention to his father’s bedside in Whitier Los Angeles after being told of Franklin Nixon’s critical condition. Nixon canceled engagements and flew back by air, risking missing the acceptance speech planned with President Eisenhower as delegates anticipate renomination.
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Raymond Lahr
San Francisco
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Jon
Hig
Nixon
Dewey
GOP
Pri
Forind
Cok
Iran
Trieste
Viet Nam
Indochina
Guatemala
Germany
Dwight Eisenhoward
Iren
Curlath
Poland
Hungary
McCaskill GOC Meeting Friday August 24
Members of Community Sky Watch Ground Observer Corps will meet at 7 45 p m Friday August 24 in the Community Center Building per Mrs Cloid Bittles Sgt Luther EB Hearry of Sw Air Forge NESRG MAN KILLED MOUNT IDA near here Monday a speeding truck struck a Negro who was crushed near Nashville Kirk Our wild awed sk
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Community Skywatch
Ground Observer Corps
McCaskill
Cloid Bittles
Luther EB. Hearry
Air Forge
NESRG
Mount Ida
Nashville
Kirk
Broadway's top showman never sang or played Hamlet
New York reports on Cye Martin once a Bronx shoeshine boy who rose to Broadway power. He recalls starting outside Lindy’s on Broadway brushing stars’ shoes and earning tips. Now his career spans a roster of legends like Jackie Gleason, Eddie Cantor, and Frank Sinatra, while he emphasizes wardrobe as crucial to performance and television appeal.
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New York
Broadway
Hamlet
Cye Martin
Royal Majesties
Fie
Bronx
Lindy
Bist
Eddie Cantoy
Lee Shubert
George Jessel
Bert Lahr
Dye
Times Square
Milton Boyle
Buttons
Jackie Gleason
Cye
Barlee
Jerryy Lewis
Dean Martin
Tony Bennett
Juck Leayard
Sammy Davis
Frank Sinatra
Ho ‘Die Fisher
Mer
Mark Mellingey Theater
Ras Sinava
Stassen Drops Bid to Block Nixon for Second Term
President Eisenhower announced Harold E. Stassen has abandoned efforts to block Nixon’s renomination and will campaign for him instead. Dewey praised Eisenhower, noted Nixon’s record, and argued the administration’s strength and peace aims set it apart from past policies. The briefing highlighted U.S. actions in Europe Asia and commitments to NATO and peace.
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San Francisco
Eisenhower
Harold E. Stassen
Richard M. Nixon
Ing
Nixon
Stassey
New York
Suez Parley Nearing End of Conference
London reports the Suez Canal conference will close with 17 of 22 nations backing the Western Big Three plan to place canal governance under international supervision. Egypt’s assent remains uncertain, while India’s advisory group proposal gains traction as a possible solution. The endorsing countries include the United States, Great Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Iran, Ethiopia, Turkey, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Japan, Italy, West Germany, the Netherlands and Portugal.
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London
Suez Canal
Nfd
Nasser
Britain
France
United States
India
Seventech Nations
USS. Sccre
State Dulles
UMN
Great Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Pakistan
Iran
Ethiopia
Turkey
Denmark
Nore Way
Sweden
Japan
Italy
West Germany
Netherlands
Portugal
Jones Edging to Win in Vote Court
In Arkansas Lite Rock candidate Sam Jones leads in the Democratic primary for state land commissioner with near completion of certified counts. Final tallies show Jones at 145 958 to rival Ben Rankin's 143 583, as votes arrive from most counties.
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Jones
Little
Rosk
Sam Jones
Lite Rock
Arkansas
Ben Rankin
Aus
Baie
Hope City Council Plans Meeting Over Water and Light Plant Debts
Hope city officials approved holding a meeting with the Water and Light Plant Commission to discuss financial problems and commitments made before the commission was formed. The city has relied on plant revenue for donations to the Hempstead Public Library, Chamber of Commerce, health nurse, Hope Band, and public schools. A potential annual $25,000 from the plant was noted against prior figures of $60,000 or more. The move aims to review these contributions amid tighter funds. the council took no action on parking fine hours and leased property at Dykes Spring while bidding on nine acres in the Proving Ground. Minor salary adjustments and courtesy parking tickets were discussed.
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Hope’ City Council
Water and Light Plant Commission
Walter and Light Plant
Dykes Spring
Proving Ground
Health Department
155 Pound Melon Brought in by Middlebrooks
A 155 pound melon was brought in today by D. Middlebrooks, a producer from the World's Chemplon firm. Another 150 pound fruit shipped to Chicago signals intense regional competition for a $1,000 prize for the year’s largest watermelon. Middlebrooks claims an even larger melon is growing as he vies for the prize.
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D. Middle’ Brooks
Middlebrooks
Chicago
Charges Filed in Fatal Fight in Russellville
Deputy Prosecutor filed second degree murder charges yesterday against Chandler a Russellville resident in the fatal fight resulting in the death of Tuc Russell Russell and Chandler were involved with injuries and were treated at a Little Rock hospital police reported no further details available
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Russellville
Chandler
Wohn Young
Tuc Russell
Young
Russell Ussell
Little Rock
Fragmentary notice from Gapland City and others
OCR fragment references Gapland City Lewisville Stamps Waldo and a contractor note with figures 889 307 92. unreadable details limit precise meaning but indicates a local procurement or project entry in several municipalities.
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Gapland City
Lewisville
Stamps
Waldo
Ko. Davis
Bt Mpi
Hampstead County Farm Bureau Picnic Speaker Announced
Hampstead County Farm Bureau will hold its annual picnic at the experiment station on Friday. President N. B. Coleman announced that main speaker Tyler Caldwell, president, will address attendees.
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Farm Bureau
Sta
Hampstead County Farm Bureau
Upan
Aly Pruitt & Truck
Expe
N. Bs Coleman
Will
Tytor Caldwell
Presi
Negro Veterans Meet Sunday at Hempstead Courthouse
All Negro veterans of World War I will meet at the Hempstead Courthouse at 2 pm Sunday. The gathering invites all veterans to attend and participate in the event.
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Hemjstead
Delegates and honors noted for Arkansas division leaders
The article mentions Carolyn Strong Jett of Memphis as a delegate to the general convention of Children of the Confederacy and an honor guest at a banquet and dance for state presidents. It notes Cox Emimet of the 60th Field Artillery Battalion in Germany earning sergeant status, a long Germany tour, a Holland leave, and a forthcoming discharge this fall. Laneburg Arkansas reports Attell Garriet meeting Melon and a weight note about an athlete with growth in pounds. Coach Pur and team are referenced.
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Carolyn Strong Jett Leday
Memphis
Children of the Confederacy
Caroslyn
Arkansas
Monroe
Cox
60Th Field Artillery Battalon
Germany
Hollands
Laneburg
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Stassen
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Suez
Fair Park
Star Staff
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Goon Pur
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