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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1969
Page
6
Advertising notes outline rates for classified display and standing card ads. It lists per inch daily and monthly charges, sample figures, insertion rules, publication rights, and phone numbers for submissions and corrections. The text reflects Hope Star classified operations and policy.
Classified style excerpt shows multiple local businesses and individuals offering services and goods. Burkhart Printing Co and Letterpress printing are named along with phone numbers. Listings include appliances, sewing machines, home repairs, painting, plumbing, carpet cleaning, land clearing, furniture, boats, livestock, real estate, and used trailers. Addresses and contact numbers are scattered, with remarks about sales, repairs, and job seeking.
A reader’s page lists multiple rental and sales notices. Includes furnished and unfurnished apartments, one bedroom units, a mobile home for rent, homesites for sale near city limits, and a Westwood contemporary home for sale. Contacts include 777-4427 777-5748 997-6228 777-5229 777-2795 777-3731 777-5858 777-5416. Prices shown include one acre plots at 1800.
Prescott mobile home dealer on Highway 24 East near Main Street offers two and three bedroom models from national brands. Custom built to specifications open daily until 8 PM. Will buy good used trailers. Call Mack Hillery at 887-3384.
Hope Arkansas passes emergency ordinance amending zoning rules to permit churches in residential Rel zones with new yard width and parking requirements. The measure adds church use to permitted lists, adjusts setbacks, and allows higher church structures with planning commission approval. Passes by city officials Frank Douglas mayor and Frances Reyners on August 26 1969 and August 29 1969.
In Hempstead County Arkansas the case Mary A. Shaner v Howard K Shaner numbers 9514, with a warning order requiring Howard to appear within 30 days to answer the complaint. Clerk Jim Cole dated August 15 1969 with notices published August 22 29 and Sept 5 12 1969. Also includes a bridge game discussion from a newspaper column.
Bridge score and bidding sequence fragment shows four hands labeled West North East South with no contract or results readable. This card item notes a partial auction stage from a newspaper OCR fragment, lacking final contract, tricks, or declarer details for full recap.
Notice publicizing the First and Final Settlement of Annie Mae Hutchinson's estate by Citizens National Bank of Hope Arkansas as executor. Probate No. 847. All interested persons must file exceptions within 60 days from August 27 1969 or be barred. Probate Clerk MRS PAT HOUSE Aug 29 Sept 5 1969. Also mentions Sooner nickname origin and includes unrelated bridge hand text and questions.
The Hope Star records 1929 consolidation of two major Hope papers, tracing origins from 1899 Star of Hope and 1880 Hope News through successive owners. It outlines key transitions, name changes, and the 1929 merger forming Hope Star, plus later ownership shifts to 76-24 percent split with Texarkana Newspapers.
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