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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1955
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes show references to offices at ONGOs and a subscription rate schedule with carrier delivery charges. The legible items include a March 3 1897 act and a bureau of certifications mention, with prices listed as 1.10 and 3.28 for advance payment.
The Glock plant in Waterbury Connecticut will expand production to include electric clocks and spring wound wrist watches. The operation, run by J Orinthas, will add jobs as expansion spreads to Little Rock and Texas plants. these facilities also make polar cameras and other devices under a government contract.
The window shade makes a comeback offering easy care and varied colors and metallic weaves. Options include two color schemes with darkening capability, pastel and neutral pairs, and a special treatment touted to darken rooms, appealing to nursery use.
The Prescott District AME Church Council met at Bethel A M E Gordon December 20 1955 with Rev R T Williams hosting. Dr P L Johnson urged order and Rev E Kingsley delivered the day’s message from II Timothy 2 5 as the council reaffirmed Willard Leake for Evangelism head and O Sherman for Bishop in 1956.
Auburn prepares for the 11th Gator Bowl as five seniors return to start their third bowl appearance. Fullback Joe Childress and halfback Fob James Jr. lead the backfield with linemen Tackies D Agostini M L Brackett and center Bob Scarborough anchoring the line. Milard Howell Tubbs improves as quarterback with Jimmy Phillips catching passes as Auburn aims for another bowl win after an eight game season with losses to Tulane and a tie with Kentucky.
Rev. C S Stearns newly appointed pastor leads a 6 am Christmas service at BeeBee Memorial C M E Church 412 N Hazel St with the sermon Christmas Without Christ. The 11 am service features Decisive Babies with senior and youth choirs. Pine Bluff Arkansas Inspirational Choir 35 voices headlines a musical nativity at 6 am candle service. Public invited.
In Little Rock a woman attempting to exchange a Christmas tree was allowed to tour the display as her previous tree was replaced among those on display and she ultimately picked a new tree. The episode highlighted consumer choice during a holiday sale.
Captain Jered Naish, recovering from injuries and facing dire scurvy, plans a Cape Horn passage to reach fresh stores. He enlists Alfy, a resourceful boy, to assist aloft as the crew braces for a perilous voyage while Beedle tends the helm. The struggle tests shipboard endurance and leadership amid raging seas.
Naish commands deck as stormy seas test crew on a long voyage to the cape. Oliphant carries alfy among veterans while the ship presses westward past Tierra del Fuego toward distant straits. Wilson confirms readiness to wake through without Alfy as Naish gauges the crew's endurance.
Kenneth Thorne, a 10 year old from Sutton North Dakota, spotted a broken rail before an eastbound mail train could pass. He warned a brakeman triggering a stop before disaster. Great Northern Railway President John M Budd sent a note of thanks alongside a bike and 100 dollar savings bond.
Uited Press reports East St Francis N Y defeats Queens College 87 to 63 in a basketball game. Other results include San Francisco over Loyola 61 43 and Elon beating Pfeiffer 100 77 for the championship at Parris Island South Carolina.
In midwest action Washington Missouri defeated Cornell 55 to 50 while Michigan State beat Wyoming 72 to 62. Illinois topped Oklahoma 82 to 58 and Iowa State won 87 to 76 over Vanderbilt. In the southwest Oklahoma A&M won 70 to 51 against Baylor and Oklahoma City beat Texas Christian 64 to 54.
A robber entered Albert Thiel's hardware store in Falanger Kyie and stole 85 dollars plus several checks. Thief reportedly handed back the checks after remarking he would not cash them except for Christmas. Thiel noted the bandit’s odd mercy amid the holiday mood.
In Akron Ohio a 43 year old polio victim named Billy Wines in a wheelchair outside a downtown department store was given a diamond ring by a generous young woman who dropped coins into his hat. He said he hopes to find the woman to return the ring.
An economic feasibility study will assess building a Mississippi River port in West Memphis starting Jan 3. Duff, Anderson & Clerk of Chicago will conduct the survey for the city, with plans for a port to be drawn if favorable, financed by revenue bonds.
Arkansas state Employment Security Division estimates non agricultural employment at 320700 for November, up 8700 from last year and 700 above October. Mid November unemployment is 23000, up 3700 from October due to the end of harvest reducing temporary farm work.
West Liberty Kentucky resident Aunt Justine Govedon recalls surprising everyone by staying on and celebrating her 104th birthday. For Christmas she wishes anything but sweets, often choosing tobacco to smoke in a corncob pipe she has kept for about 86 years.
In Ogden Utah two local cab firms run a holiday service. Motorists who have one too many can call for a cab and an extra man to drive the owner's car home. This safety measure aims to reduce drunk driving charges.
AL McCLANE outlines Mississippi as a prolific but underfished state with key fishing areas along the western Mississippi and southern coast. He highlights the Pascagoula River and tributaries for bass and saltwater fishing, urging readers to inquire locally for opportunities.
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