Garden Club Plans Southwest District Meeting
The Hope Federation of Garden Clubs will host the Southwest District Arkansas Federation of Garden Clubs meeting in January. Mrs. Harold M. Brents resigned as City Federation President and Mrs. R. L. Borach was chosen as incoming president. Committees listed for program hospitality refreshments place theme and decorations. Two projects for the year include a September luncheon and a Christmas tree. Treasurer reports a balance of 399.82.
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Arkansas Federation of Garden Club
Hope Federation of Garden Clubs
Arkansas Federation of Garden Clubs
Harold M. Brents
R. L. Borach
Frank Russell
Gardenia Club
Herbert Stephens
Lilac Club
Floyd Fuller
Dahlia Club
Joe Reese
Bert Rettig
Harry Shiver
Rose Club
Gardenia
Leonard Ellis
Daffodil Club
Homer Jones
E. O
Walker couple to relocate for new school counselor post
Mr and Mrs Harold Walker plan to leave Thursday for Raymondville Texas where Mr Walker will take a position as school counselor. Sgt and Mrs George David Franks and children Kathy and ... Also mention their hometown and potential farewell events.
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Harold Walker
Raymondville
Texas
Walker
George David Franks
Kathy
Brennan Good Ad for Store Bought Teeth
Hollywood star Walter Brennan proclaims store bought teeth boost his role in Goodbye, My Lady. He credits Roebucks false teeth for his success and notes this marks his first Batjac picture under Bill Wellman with Phil Harris. Wellman also reveals a Sausalito schooner court case inspiring Blood Alley and a possible Brennan starring script, joking two good pictures in a row thanks to his removable teeth.
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Hollywood
Walter Brennan
Lady
Hollywood Grapevine
Brennan
Roebucks
Brenan
Brandon de Wilde
Phil Harris
Batjac Productions
John Wayne
Bob Fellows
Bill Wellman
Wellman
Burt Kennedy
Kennedy
Grand Larceny in San Quentin
Prison guard H. A. Bain was accosted in San Quentin’s east cell block by an inmate wearing a pillow case over his head who forced Bain to surrender his wallet containing $103. The wallet and a sharpened knife were found in an unused cell, the wallet empty and the knife fingerprint free. Nelson called the incident embarrassing and labeled it grand larceny.
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San Quentin
Calif
H. A. Bain
Bain
Nelson
Ex-Commissioner of Mines Dies at 70 in Arkansas
William Norment Wilkes of Augusta former state commissioner of mines manufacturers and agriculture died at a hospital aged 70. He served 1925 to 1929 and was a former Woodruff County Sheriff and superintendent of schools. Survivors include two sons a brother and a sister. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at Augusta.
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Little Rock
William Norment Wilkes
Augusta
Mines, Manufacturers and Agriculture
Wilkes
Woodruff County
Rose Mary Returns From Visit With Morris Family
Rose Mary of New York has returned home after a 12 day visit with Mrs. Ferris and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Morris. Mrs. Morris and her son David accompanied them on the trip including a boat ride to the Statue of Liberty and tours of historical sites in Washington DC and other points along the way.
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Rose Mary
New York
Ferris
Jesse Morris
Morris
David
Washington, D. C
Hospital Notes and Birth Announcements in Hope Arkansas
Hospital records show admissions for Mrs. J H Knight and Charles N Whatley of Hope and discharges including A L Gounah Jr of Commerce Texas. The Knights announce a baby boy born August 23 1955. Julia Chester lists multiple admissions and discharges and announces a daughter born August 23 1955 to Mr and Mrs Tommy Doyle of Hope.
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Hope
Tommy Doyle
Norma Nell Taylor
E. R. Muncey
Martin Dale Findley
Dear Miss Dix Advice Columns on Love and Marriage
A teenager seeks dating guidance with a disapproving family, a wife asks about returning to a heavy drinker husband, and a couple weighs ending a nearby friendship. Dorothy Dix provides cautions on age gaps, reform, and social boundaries.
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Miss Dix
Dianne
Helene
Town Paper Life and Longtime Editors on a Small Island
Hough and his wife Betty run a country newspaper on a small island. They describe rare crimes, town meetings as democracy in action, and the pull of a simple, contented life over wealth. The couple insists readers value local events and personal connections.
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Hough
Henry
Betty
Gazette
Jury to Probe Violence in CTC Strike
Grand Jury in Little Rock will investigate violence linked to the Capitol Transit Co strike, to be combined with ongoing Pulaski County probe of Terry Dairy Products Co disturbances. Earlier testimony focused on Terry Dairy violence including two dynamite blasts causing about 150000 dollars in damage.
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Little Rock
Capitol Transit Co
Pulaski County
Terry Dairy Products Co
Otho Cook
Terry Dairy
Cook
CTC
Terry
Transit Sak Somes
Jobless Pay Drops by 17 Per Cent in Arkansas
In July total unemployment compensation payments in Arkansas fell 17 percent from June and 45 percent from July 1954, totaling 378000 dollars. Employment Security director James L. Bland noted manufacturing employment rose by 3400 and non manufacturing by 4500 over the past year, with agricultural workers excluded.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
James L. Bland
Bland
Terry Dairy strike and CTC bus violence disrupt city services
Two union actions trigger transit disruption as AFL Teamsters and AFL bus drivers deny ties to violence. The Terry Dairy strike began last March after contract talks failed, while the CTC walkout started June 22 over arbitration disputes. Both firms resumed service with nonunion workers.
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AFL Teamsters
Terry
AFL
Cook
CTC
Grand Jury
Terry Dairy
Tito as Europe’s tightrope walker on dual sided diplomacy
Associated Press notes Tito of Yugoslavia balances East and West by maintaining relations with both Russia and the United States. Since 1948 he charted independent policy, leveraged debt cancellations, and eyed loans while avoiding bloc affiliation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Marshal Tito
Europe
Yugoslavia
Russia
Tito
Stalin
Titos
United States
West
Bulganin
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Moscow
Government experts estimate value of black snake for rodent control
Government experts value a black snake at 3.75 dollars for rodent control purposes. The note highlights the animal’s role in pest management and assigns a monetary figure to its effectiveness.
Arkansas builds plan for industrial bonds and local foundations
The Arkansas Industrial Development Commission outlines bonds backed by buildings and land for private industry, with city assets leveraged to attract industrialists. Maturities range one to 25 years and projects must be approved by the commission. Helena is noted as qualifying under the plan.
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Arkansas Industrial Development Commission
Winthrop Rockefeller
Helena
Commission
US Fur Commander Lyman L. to Okinawa for briefings
U S General Lyman L. Lemnitzer tours Okinawa to review affairs as U S governor of the Ryukyu islands. Col John C. Kilborn of Texas to become first United States Air Force inspector general in Europe announced from Wiesbaden.
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U.S
Lyman L
Nitzer
Okinawa
Lemnitzer
Ryukyu Islands
Wiesbaden
Germany
John C. ‘Kilborn
Texas
United States Air
West Germany
Kilborn
U.S. Air
Europe
European Air Force Headquarters
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