Hope Area Society Calendar Shrinked to Clubs and PTAs
A busy schedule of Friday through midweek meetings fills the Hope area social calendar. PTA talent night in the Hope Jr Sr High auditorium precedes coffee and pastries, with numerous WSCS circles, WMS meetings, and church activities planned for February 6 through 8. Local Girl Scouts and PTA leaders note ceremonies, roundtables, and charity teas, highlighting community engagement and volunteer efforts.
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Hope Jr.Sr, Pta
Sr. High
Mrs Fay James Hosts Jett Graves Sunday School Class
On Tuesday night January 31 the dell B Graves Sunday School class met at the home of Mrs Fay James with Mrs Uoyd Kinard as co host. A business session preceded a pot luck supper enjoyed by all. The 47 Friendship Clas held a covered dish luncheon February 1 in Mrs C F Wiggins home celebrating the club anniversary birthdays and wedding anniversaries. The nine members were joined by four guests Mrs J M Valentine offered the invocation and gifts were given to honorees. The Surprise Package was won by Mrs C F Wiggins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Sunday School
First Baptist Church
Edgewood
Hendrix Spraggins
Chap- Jes G Reynerson
Jack Lowe
Hope Pta Council
PTA
Edward D. Trice
Hope Council
Hope High School
Haskell Jones
Jim James
Brookwood Pta
Trice
Arkansas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Dell B. Graves
Fay James
Uoyd Kinard
Friendship Club
C.F. Wiggins
Friendship Clas
C. F. Wiggins
Valentine
J. M. Valentine
C. J. Kimbrough
C. T. Crawford
Charlene Wiggins
Hope Council of Garden Clubs
Lyle McMahon
First National Bank
Robert Phillips
Malvern
National Council of Garden Clubs
Hope
Benton
Hot Springs
Jaycees
Josie Anderson Returns Home After Visit
Miss Josie Anderson leaves for Little Rock after a weeklong stay with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josie Anderson
Little Rock
Hospital Notes Memorial Admitted N Babb and T A Madison
Hospital notes list recent admissions including Mrs. Nellie Babb of Fulton and Teresa Ann Madison among patients admitted for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Babb
Fulton
Teresa Ann Madison
Arkansas Law and Bills Move Through State Legislature
A 1960 legislative roundup notes bills introduced in the Senate and House on bank windows, land transfers for the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission, and funding for the Governor's Mansion and Capitol plaque. Other actions include a five member joint committee on chancery districts, a measure taxing Miller County automobiles, and a tax repeal on honey. The Senate approved penalties for aiding escape and emergency hospital commitments, with various funding and administrative measures en route.
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Cummins State
Senate
Olen Hendrix
Prescott
State Hospital Board
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission
Paubus
House
Tech
Columbia County
Taylor
Colay
Louisiana and Arkansas Railway
Arkansas Commerce Commission
Char
Nevada
Miller County
Miller Cammy
Miller
Arkansas
Capitol
CG. Wall
Senato T
Ray Biales
Mena
Striking Strippers Close Rome Show
Rome’s only strip show halted as striking performers oppose a police order to cover up. Police allowed undressed appearance with patches required by law, leading to a staged confrontation over clothing and decency rules.
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Rome
APJ
Hope and nearby residents listed in discharged names
A fragmented list shows names tied to locations such as Prescott Hope Patmos and McCas. kit Karl Hampton and Ada Talley, with several entries including Mrs Nay Phillips and Gracie Johnson of Hope. The scrawl presents a roster of discharge related names across towns.
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Buckner
Nay Phillips
Prescott
Lois Hendrix
Baby Boy
Devicks
Gracie Johnson
Hope
Joe Jones
Clear Johnson
Emmet
Branch
Bobby O'Briant
Margarete Iltis
Myrtle Whatley
W. H. McClellan
Patmos
Bert Scott
McCas
Kit Karl Hampton
Janeers Ann Smith
Ates
Ada Talley
Charles Dana Gibson
Hayes
G. McRae
Odessa Shaw
Moye
Marriage of Crowell Purtle Solemnized at Central Baptist Texarkana
The marriage of Miss Joyce Crowell to Elder Perry Donald Purtle was solemnized Sunday in the Central Baptist Church of Texarkana. The ceremony featured a double ring rite with a bride in white satin and lace, attendants in sapphire blue velvet, and a garden style reception in the Grim Hotel Palm Room with yellow gladiolus and stock arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Crowall
Perry Donald Purtle
Central Baptist Church of
Texarkana
James Towyer
TL Crowell
Proum Istin
Ped Suede
Hope
Glen Green
Wexarkana
Billy Milchedl
Rhee
Travis Purlle
Paul Stewart
Trouston
Bil Bryan
Greenwood, Ark
Johnny Paul Lingo
de Anne Kidd
Rheta Crowell
Kennedy Olin Crowell
Tovelino
Taurry Silvey
Carol Pessel
Hope Ark Plaza Restaurant Charity Dinner Messaged Card
A local restaurant advertises 10 percent of diners’ checks donated to a chosen church or charity. Friday night features all you can eat fish for 1 dollar, while Saturday night offers pizza for 1 dollar. Plaza Restaurant on Highway 67 East in Hope promotes the fundraiser event.
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OUR Hope
Church of Charity
Plaza Restaurant
East
Hope, Ark
Midwinter Storm Hits Wide Section Across Regions
A broad winter storm pushed from the Midwest to the East, delivering heavy snow and ice that disrupted business, closed schools, and stranded vehicles. Temperatures plummeted to 35 below in parts of New York, with a deep cold wave spreading across Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Michigan. In a separate local note, Carla Jo Purtle hosted a wedding reception while Miss Jane Aycock and Miss Path Sue Bell assisted with cake and music. out-of-town guests attended the ceremony at Nashville area venues.
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Minwinter
Midwest
Carolinas
Georgia
Kentucky
New York
Adirondack Foothills
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Lower Michigan
Upper Michigan
Minnegola
Carla Jo Purtle
Jane Aycock
Texas Kana
Path Sue Bell
Newark
Ark
Flonny Chandler
Hane
Pauli Sue Bell
Larry Stark
McNeal
Jimmy Chandler
Gene Chandler
Brice McLaughlin
Dix Chandler
Mattie Balt
Nashville
Jac Stewart
Paul Stewart
Houston
Pat Walker
Conway
Jimmy Chastain
Lewisville
Dixie Osborne
Kathryn Osborne
Daltis
Rex Crowell
Shreveport
Evelyn Houst
Mary Kelly
Covindh Baptist Church
Rosston
Vicksburg
Miss
Bulgewoud
Knpe
Dorothy Dix Advice Column and Snow Storm Report
A cluttered page blends Dorothy Dix guidance on teen family conflict with a Dakota snowstorm update. The column discusses parental discipline versus kindness, while the weather section notes a foot of snow in northwest Dakota, four feet in Spencer, and travel impacts across multiple states with no reported deaths.
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Wete No
W. Ss, Cls
First Methodist Church
Sid McMath
George Peck
WSCS
T. S., McDavill
West Ave
Ralph Routon
R. E. Cain
J. M. Houston
WMS Royal Service
Hazel Sorreils
Catherine Hatton
Church Nursery
el Brents
WMS
R. P. Barlow
Annie Mac Welch
Ann Wallerman
W. T. Baker
Elm Street
Liberty Hill HD Club
Clyde Huckabee
Sehoal
Girl Scout Troop No
Little House
Vickie Reeves
Debbie Watson
Linda Britt
Jett B. Graves
Tonite
Action Giants
James Sia
Alan Itiours
Sauia, Vu Skee Aah
Oes
Bob Lewis
Automobile Insurance. Company
Perry Donald Purtl
Herndon - Cornelius
Dorothy ' DIX
Helen Worden Erskine
Velen
Dakotas
Taya
Spencer
St. Louis
Uiraneh
Wills
Ulingis
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Virginia
Tennessea
Pittsburgh
Louisville
Columbus
Jing
Helen
Dame
Fiake
Juni
Jelen Warden Lirskine
Dorothy Dix
Bell Syndicate
Penneys
Penney’s
Brentwood’ Cottons
Penney
Colonial Beauty Salon
W. Ave
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