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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1962
Page
2
The Hope Star outlines subscription options for mall readers including one month three months six months and one year. The notice highlights flexible terms and aims to attract long term readers to the mall edition.
Revival services are in progress at the Holy Ghost Temple Church of God in Christ in McNab Arkansas with Elder N A Marks of Fordyce as Evangelist. Celestial events include a Southwest District Singing Division B on Sunday December 30, 1962 at Lonoke Baptist Church.
Congressman Oren Harris announces his Bath district staff with Willis Harris as admin assistant and Ruth Collins, Gladys Johnson, Hazel Collie, Phoebe Wilkinson as secretaries. Frank C. Ryburn joins as assistant and Wally Biscoe as legislative research analyst. Ed Williamson continues as clerk of the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. Harris emphasizes staffing to support a 28‑county district and chair duties.
In Budapest Matyas Church a 50 member choir sang a Mass as a priest urged peace among nations. Churchgoers and a large youth congregation listened while front page editorials on atheism appeared next day, reflecting the tense church state relationship in Communist Hungary. The regime tolerates religion but promotes atheism among youths, though old citizens resist.
Memphis AP report details medical study of Siamese twin girls born to Arkansas Air Force airman’s wife. Born 12 percent pounds joined at chest and abdomen, delivered by Caesarean at Blytheville Air Force Base on Christmas Day. Mothers and twins moved to Memphis hospital. doctors see separate hearts and lungs and potential operable liver. No separation date set.
The strike shutting down nine major New York newspapers enters its 20th day, the longest blackout in the city’s history. Wages lost exceed eight million dollars, with prior closures at nineteen days costing about five million in wages and twenty five million in revenue. Federal mediator Stephen J. Schlossberg met briefly with both sides but negotiations stalled as he urged new offers.
Dardanelle Arkansas mayor Joe Gault will retire next Tuesday after 44 years in public service. He recalls enjoying his work and plans to fish, visit children, and relax. Gault has served as deputy sheriff, sheriff, county treasurer and postmaster, and notes he never killed or was wounded in his 18 years in law enforcement, though he was in several shooting scraps. He was first appointed deputy sheriff by his father.
In southern Illinois on U S 460 near Mt. Vernon five people including a mother Mary Shelton and her three children Joyce Kay and Cheater Shelton along with Kenneth Lewis 19 died when Floyd Shelton 48 turning left into a country road collided with Larry Martin 18. Lewis was a passenger in Martins car and seven others were injured. All victims were from Mt. Vernon.
In pursuance of a chancery decree Roy Warren and others vs Mid State Homes Inc the commissioner will sell at public vendue the described real estate in Hempstead County Hope Arkansas on January 18 1963 at the county courthouse. Sale on three month credit with bond and security six percent interest. a lien retained to secure payment.
Notice in the Probate Court of Hempstead County Arkansas announces the estate of Henry Lee Stuart deceased. Avis Walker is appointed administratrix on December 1 1962. Creditors must file claims within six months from first publication December 21 1962 or be barred from benefits.
The Tulsa Junior Chamber of Commerce announced 11 judges helped select the Ten Outstanding Young Men of 1962. Winners will be honored January 17-18 at the Jaycee convention in Little Rock. Governor Sid McMath, a former Yell County sheriff, is among the judges cited for his civic leadership.
In Hempstead County chancery court Bill Boyd Rosenbaum and Helen Marie Rosenbaum are urged to answer within 30 days. Probate court in Hope Arkansas notes the estate of Ben Torrence. Zach Torrence appointed administrator, six month claim period with first publication December 1962. Administrative details to James H. Pilkinton, Hope Arkansas.
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