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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1957
Page
2
The clipping presents a Solunar periods schedule with Major and Minor fishing times printed for Thursday through Sunday. It explains bold Major periods lasting about 1.5 to 2 hours and regular Minor periods shorter, urging anglers to fish in good territory and cover during peak times.
The Christian Union Community Club schedules its Dec 23 meeting. Choirs are called to rehearse at Lohuke Baptist Church on Dec 19 for a Union Service Christmas Day. Bethel AME Church hosts the Hope HD Council program with about sixty attendees and family Life remarks by Rev. Glover.
Coach Ken Rawlinson said Oklahoma is in fine physical condition amid team training. Bud Wilkinson reportedly prepared players thoroughly, aiming for peak readiness for the upcoming bowl game.
The first fire insurance companies arose after the 1666 Great Fire of London. They ran their own fire brigades and used metal emblems to identify policyholders. In the United States, Benjamin Franklin helped establish the Philadelphia Contributorship in 1752, aiding early municipal fire protection.
Mountaineers, eighth in AP poll, improve to 6-0 with a dramatic finish as Navas West scores 28 and drives in a layup with 8 seconds left in overtime to beat Richmond 74 72. The upset night also features South Carolina over Duke and other major results across college basketball.
Hollywood gossip notes Bob Hope begins another tour of GI camps for Christmas season. He plans overseas travel to the Far East and is seen preparing at a Lake mansion before departure.
In Ashdown gym, the Bobcats beat the Ashdown boys 45 to 43 while the Hope and Ashdown girls split. Key scorers included Glends 17, Charlotte 16, Rat Hiff 19 for Moss, and Whitten 17 for Ashdown. Coaches Helen Parker and Ann Wagon guided their squads in a tense district setting.
The 61 square mile Liechtenstein sits between Switzerland and Austria with about 14 000 residents. It has no army and is represented overseas by the Swiss government. Its economy hinges on cotton textiles and postage stamps, the latter a major income source sold to stamp collectors worldwide.
UCLA coach Red Sanders was scheduled to meet Texas A&M officials in College Station to discuss succeeding Paul Bryant. Aggies chairman Dr. Chris Groneman said no offer was made yet and another candidate may be considered. Dan Devine later withdrew from consideration.
By Bob Thomas Hollywood Alfred Hitchcock proves crime pays with TV shows and chiller films. He leads a sponsor backed Presents program and plans ten hourlong Suspection films for NBC. He notes TV demands long hours and tight schedules, with four intros and a perilous on set near aggressive animals.
The Associated Press reports varied high school scores across Arkansas and nearby states. Notable games include Searcy beating Augusta, Texarkana over Emerson, and Blytheville edging Mearwhis. College results feature Penn over Lasalle, Temple over Texas A&M, and Harvard defeating Northeastern in overtime.
Arizona coach to Missouri Missouri context unclear as report captures fragmented OCR. Names Frank Broyles Don Faurot and state commerce commission appear amid garbled text describing contracts and rates, with references to Tempe Arizona and Columbia Missouri.
Santa Claus California grows as a village with a Santa Claus Rural Station branch of Carpinteria post office. Locals note the name survives despite Indiana’s century old postal monopoly. Postmaster and student worker Frank Simpkins describe mail handling and cheerful Christmas letters from nearby residents and visitors.
Seattle reports a sickly Pacific Coast Conference weakened by internal injuries and amputations as UCLA, Southern California, and California withdraw. Washington proposes dissolution by June 30, with five member schools left Oregon, Oregon State, Washington State, Idaho, and Stanford. A governance rift follows penalties and policy disputes from 1956.
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