Community Christmas Events and Local Engagements
Hope area residents hosted and attended a string of holiday gatherings. The Friendship Class planned a December 23 dinner at the Murphy lake house with pot luck and gift exchange. Hartsfield family reunion followed on December 25 in the Douglas Building. Emmet High School 1962 graduates held an open house December 26 and planned a supper at Perry's. Blevins High School class of 1942 reunion set for December 27 with reservations. The Great Books group met December 28 at St. Mark's Episcopal Church. The Heritage Bridge Club Christmas meeting featured a turkey dinner and bridge games. The Cosmopolitan Club held a Christmas party at the Heritage House with a stories program and carols. Debra Leah Irvin and Grady Ronald Hollis announced their engagement and upcoming January 8 wedding in Little Rock Oak Forest United Methodist Church. Local clubs and social groups shared celebrations, birthdays, and community notices throughout the week.
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First Baptist Church
Lake House
Dean
Bobbye Murphy
Millwood
Emmet High School
Examet High School
For 'Él
E.H.S
Perry's Restaurant
Joe Arnold Irvin
Little Rock
Debra Leah
Grady Ronald Hollis
Grady P. Hollis
Carthage
Mississippi
Oak Forest United Methodist Church
Miss Irvin
W. B. Ruggles
Heritage House
Cosmopolitan Club
Cecil Wyatt
McDowell Turner
Henry Haynes
R.E. Jackson
T.H. King
Gerald Trussell
Henry van Dyke
Edwin Stewart
F.M. Horton
Centerville Club
Centerville Homemakers Club
R. C. Snellgrove
E. D. Bright
Addie Harper
W. R. Altom
Nielsen off week prompts reruns and many specials
TV viewers encounter a mixed week with repeats and a surge of specials as Nielsen drops audience estimates. Networks fill schedules from Monday to Christmas Eve, hoping to boost ratings in the tight three-network race while CBSs All in the Family leads, NBCs Bob Hope hour follows, and CBSs Charlie Brown Christmas repeats premiere.
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Cynthia Lowry
New York
Nielsen Research Organization
Nielsen
Nielsen Report
CBS
NBC
Catnip passed off as marijuana leads to arrest
Terry Harmon of Knobel was charged with attempting to obtain money under false pretenses after a north Paragould arrest. Sheriff James Cox said the substance was catnip, not marijuana, and Harmon's original charge shifted from possession and sale of marijuana. Bond set at $1500. He claimed catnip would not produce a light as marijuana would but could dizzy a person.
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Pahagould
Ark
Terry Harmon
Knobel
Clay County
James Cox
Greene County
Harmon
Cox
Paragould
Walker Drops Run for Little Rock School Board
William L. Walker, head of the Equal Opportunity Division for the Little Rock HUD office, announced he will not seek a seat on the Little Rock School Board in March citing the job's time demands as prohibitive after previously considering a run in November.
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Little Rock
William L. Walker
Walker
Equal Opportunity
Federal Housing and Urban Development Department
Hope Star publication details and subscription rates
The Hope Star, 1899 establishing note, lists publication details for 1927 consolidation and 1929 issues. It outlines editors and staff, addresses, press affiliations, and advertising contacts, plus lengthy subscription prices by carrier and mail across regions, including Arkansas counties and out-of-state. The notice also mentions college student bargain terms and various national advertising representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star of Hope
Consolidated
Hope
Hempstead
Nevada
Lafayette
Howard
Pike
Clark Counties
Arkansas
Generation Rap Parents A Handy Excuse
A teen relationship column explores how a young man uses parental pressure to end a romance. The writer advises not changing for a partner and urges a clear, final breakup when love ends. A wrist injury note and local business news wrap the column.
Roller skater recalls crash during prime years
A reflective anecdote recounts a fall that involved a passerby with eggs, illustrating the impact of a mishap on both the wearer and the person encountered during the descent. The narrator, Helen, references a past incident from her skating days.
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Helen
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John Hartsfield
FE Dorado
Hartsfield
Douglas Building
Blevins
Blevins High School
Ralph Harris
Prescott
Leonard House of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Heritage Club
Heritage Bridge Club
Lousie Kalin
Quch
Mesdames F.R. Moses
Marian Holder
R.P. Barlow
Alice Garanfla
Constance Garanfla
Luray
C.C. Lewis
F.R. Moses
C.P. Tolleson
Methodist Kindergarten
Pat Meers
Cindy
Santa Claus
Gil Burke
Keith
Lloyd Bass
Beth Graves
Mrs. Claus
Shannon Stephenson
Vixen
Reindeer
Todd Bruce
Griffin Park
Dwayne Masingale
Arty Mhoon
Trey Shappe
Mark Hobson
Donna Camp
Traci Neville
Becky Raschke
Misti Harris
Barbie
Susan Worthey
Little Sco
Deanna Formby
Fairy
Sharyla Cooper
Sherri Embry
Baby Tenderlove
Ann Wilson
Charla Townsend
Mark DeVenney
Mike Vines
Stacy Wylie
Danny Brown
Robin Davis
Jerry Don Martin
Kelley Riggs
Ginger Brown
Chris Mosier
John Garrett
Mary
Joseph
Dwayne Massingale
Pat Moers
Phil Camp
Donna
Chas. Masingale
Dwayne
Ree Bass
Mike
Clyde Davis
Robin
Ruggles
Charles M. Irvin
Irvin
Ozan
Hollis
Sam Hollis
Emmett E. Mooney
University of Arkansas At
International Paper Company of
Pine Bluff
John F. Lester
Rose Marie Shirey
Hope Country Club
James W. Lester
Edwin Gray
C.D. Lester
Marie C. Hendrix
James E. Bean
Memphis, Tenn
Glen L. Williams
Marie
Nannie Parkins
Mrs. ST. Urrey
Camden
Jesse Brown
Wesley Hamiter
Tampa, Fla
Harry Ray McMahen
Dub” McMahen and
Baton Rouge, la
Omer Williams
Debra Leah Irvin
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Hope Star
Star Building
Walnut St
P.O
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By Star Publishing CO
Alex. H. Washburn
Donal Parker
Paul H. Jones
C.M
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
AP News
Southern Newspaper Publishers
Ass'n
Arkansas Press Ass’n
Arkansas Dailies, Inc
Poplar
Memphis
Tenn
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Dallas
Texas
Michigan Ave
Chicago
42Nd St
N.Y
Penobscot Bidg
Detroit
Mich
Skirvin Tower
Oklahoma City
Oklo
the Generation
Sue
Tom
John W. O'Dell
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Harrison
J.A. West Co
Gilbert O'Dell
Maryknoll
Fordham University
John B Chethimattam
Catholic Foreign Mission + Society of America
John W O’dell
Christmas Club
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Lee
Dea
Dee
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Thogias
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