Jett B Graves Church Potluck and August Society Events
The Jett B Graves Class of First United Methodist Church hosts a potluck at the church on Tuesday August 26 at 7 p.m. The Junior Auxiliary meets Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Mrs J R Bennett home with a 9 30 executive board. Ladies Day is at Hope County Club on Thursday August 27 with potluck luncheon at 12 30. Two by Two Clans sponsor a fried chicken supper Friday August 28 at 5 30 in the Men's Century Bible Class Room with tickets 1 25 for adults 75 cents for children under 12. Proceeds fund a first year college scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jett B. Graves
First United Methodist Church
James McLarty
Leota Futrell
Bill Mudgett
Rob Jones
Leon Prescott
Arch Wylie
J.R. Bennett
First United Methodist Church of Hope
Clarence Geist
Hempstead County
West
Geist
Little Rock
Marion Hotel
Women Named Outstanding Young Women of America
The First Presbyterian Church announces Mrs. Betty Jo Hays and Mrs. Jud B. Martindale from Hope will appear in the 1970 Outstanding Young Women of America edition. The program honors 21 to 35 year olds for community and professional service, with fifty state winners chosen annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Betty Jo Hays
Paisley School
PTA
Jud B. Martindale
Dexter Otis Arnold
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Hays
Martindale
NBC News
Nancy H. Dickerson
First National Bank
Thomas E. Hays, Jr
Hope
Women's Auxiliary
Protests as Prison Used as Courtroom at San Quentin
San Quentin California records an experimental court session inside the prison walls as Judge Joseph G Wilson holds pretrial hearings for four convicts from Marin County while demonstrators gather at the gate. The move follows a deadly shootout in San Rafael raising concerns over public trials.
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San Quentin
Calif
San Quentin Prison
Joseph G. Wilson
Matin County Superior Court
Marin County
San Rafael
Be Nice to a Man Day proposed by a liberated woman
Jean Cordes, a 42 year old business executive who heads 350 women in 100 cities, urges women to skip the National Women's Strike Coalition's Wednesday actions and instead be kind to men. She supports some equality goals but opposes abrasive tactics, saying a male backlash could hurt all women. She plans to dine with a special man in her life and offers tips to others: dress up, wear perfume, cook a special dinner, and keep the kids quiet.
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Roy Malone
Associated Press
ST. Louis
National Women’s Strike Coalition
Jean Cordes
Aunt Mary
Lisle Ramsey Portraits, Inc
National
Women’s Strike Coalition
Philadelphia
James Tate
Pittsburgh
Peter Flaherty
Tate
Cradle of Liberty
Betty Friedan
National Organization of Women
New York
Washington
Detroit
Boston
Santa Barbara
Calif
Helen Andelin
Discrimination Hits Women Senate Panel Says
Washington AP Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee urges new federal powers to speed equal opportunity after finding women paid less than men for the same work. It cites 1968 data showing large wage gaps across professions and backs a bill giving the EEOC authority to issue cease and desist orders against employment discrimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Harrison A. Williams
D-N.j
Williams
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Helen Help Us First Move Mystery
A dramatic note asks who makes the first move in a tense situation involving Helen and a pivotal choice. The item reads like a prompt or opinion fragment from a club or theatre page, signaling a call for decisive action and clarity.
Rally for Equality Shaped By 1970 Women Protests
Dear Helen column summarizes the 1970 National Women's Strike Coalition plans a strike for equality on August 26 to honor the 50th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. It highlights protests in New York, Washington, Detroit, and Boston, plus boycotts and child care demands.
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Helen
Helen Bottel
King Feature’ Syndicate, Inc
Fall fashions and slimming styles tempt shoppers
A shopping feature salutes new fall clothes with witty lines about outfits and fits. It highlights Leslie Pomero polyester dresses starting at 28 dollars and slimming knit options like Mia knits. The ad touts pant suits, fuller leg lines, and slenderizing looks for all sizes from junior to plus.
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Hope County Club
Henry Fenwick
Hillman Koen
E.M. McWilliams
Twila Hunt
James H. Pilkinton, Jr
Heritage House
Willard R. Burks
Marcus L. Allen
Smackover
Jack L. Royal
the Rock
Thomas F. Carter
New Orleans
Miss Hunt
Chester Hunt
James H. Pilkinton
Thomas B. Hays
Hays’ Lake House
Twila
Jim
Bridge Club
Roy Wilson
Tom Kinser
C.C. Lewis
R.E. Cooper
Mouser
George
Phoebe Best Mouser
Hope Fair Park Coliseum
Faye Hood Shuman
Texarkana
Best
Kentucky
Missouri
Republic of Texas
Tracy
Tom Henderson
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Lisa Jean Bruce
Rockwall
Texas
America
Fred Mouser
W.B. Ruggles
Johnny Tatum
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Billy Rives
San Francisco
Truman Humphries
Peggy
Bob Welsh
Shreveport
Lucille Ruggles
Joe Irvin
Carla Craig
Jack Ruggles
Billy Ruggles
Murry
Arkadelphia
Don Ruggles
Mrs. J.0. Watson
Orville Watson
Lafayette, la
Terry G. Caston
Terry G., Jr
Hawaiian Islands
Comdr. Caston
J.P. Caston
Terry Glynn
Monticello
Arkansas A & M
Hawaii
Martin Green
Irving, Tex
Y.C. Coleman
Zona Green
Buddy Sutton
Newt Pentecost
Claud Sutton
Gus Hogan
Kathleen White
Fulton
Greer Bell
Rodney Bell
Oxford
Bob Harris
Birmingham, Ala
Willie Harris
Dixie Drive-in Theatre
Tonite
Cator
Saenger
Charlie Brown
H. P.S
P.A
Jacques Estevel
N.C
Rockefeller
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