Calendar of society meetings and a wedding notice
The Liberty Hill Home Demonstration Club gathers at Mrs. Jesse Powell Mott day at 2 pm with guests invited. Circle 3 and Circle 6 of WSCS meet at homes of Mrs. Bridges and Mrs. Arch Wyte respectively, led by named organizers. Several WSCS circles meet at First Methodist Church with specified hosts Monday. Other events include Alpa Delta Delta Kappa Gamma at Mrs. Hyatt’s home, a Cub Scout meeting at Pasely School, and Hope Garden Club in Hope. A Grand Chapter Eastern Star visit occurs February 7 at Masonic Hall with a pre-meeting supper. attendees urged. A Baker Home Demonstration Club meeting occurred January 28, with a health and happiness program. A Friday Bridge Club met February 1 with guests. A marriage between Carolina Hawthorne Viswat and Merin Wirskye was solemnized February 2 in Richardson Texas. couple to reside in Richardson after a short trip to Hot Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Hill Home Demonstration Club
Jesse Powell Mott
WSCS
First Methodist Church
Arch Wyte
George Peck
Alpa Delta Chapter
Delta Kappa Gamma Society
Florence Hyatt
Belle Klipsch
At & Pum
Grace G. Leatherberry
Grand Chapter
Arkansas
Eastern Star
Hope
Masonic Hall
Starrips
Walnut Hill
Bradley
Hope Masonic Hall
Leatherberry
Jeff Davis
All Eastern Star
Jegs Nusko
Baker Home Demonstration Club
Pau
Holt
Betty
Duncan
Caroline Viswat
Wads M.S. Wirskye
Carolina Hawthorne Vis‘wat
Richardson
Tex
Merlin
Wirskye
Dallas
Harry Jackson Hawthorne
Willam S. Wirskye
Sibly
Iona
Rufus Sorvells
Jane Randolph
Blytheville
Bob McCullough
Austin
Rosie
Julie Wiswat
Hot Springs
Mrs. Wirskye
Richard
Friends and visitors share news from Texarkana and Hope
Coming and Going notes report Charles Harrell's return home from a Texarkana hospital and Virginia Scheffelin's trip to Hope for a Girl Scout Day Camp. The Wiswat-Wirskye wedding brings Freincs and relatives from Emmet Fulton Pine Bluff Richardson and Texarkana, with U of A students among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Harrell
Texarkana’ Hospital
Betty Bryants
Paul Stephens
Blevins
The
U of A
Transporting Students Is Costly
A state Education Department survey shows it cost 7,066,169 dollars to transport 192,146 pupils in 1960 61, about 36 dollars per student, with an average per mile cost of 26 cents. Miller county had the highest per mile average at 41 cents due to higher driver salaries. 3,322 state owned buses covered 144,716 miles. Replacing buses and equipment was projected at 1,200,162 dollars while maintenance and operating expenses totaled 2,479,984. Commissioner A W Ford urged a longer term study to aid local districts in cost comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Department of Education
Schdal
Miller County
A. W. Ford
Engagement Announcement for Gerolyn Crofoot and Johnny Lingo
Captain and Mrs Dewey V Crofoot of New York announce the engagement of their daughter Gerolyn Sue Crofoot to First Lieutenant Johnny Paul Lingo of Hope Arkansas. Lieutenant Lingo is a graduate of Ouachita Baptist College and is assigned to the 1st Medium Yankee Battalion 35th Armor 4th Armored Division in Erlangen Germany. A spring wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey V. Crofoot
New York
Ger‘olyn Sue
Johnny’ Paul Lingo
United States Army
Lloyd Lingo
Hope
Arkansas
Crofoot
504Th Aviation Company
4Th Armored Division
Germany
University of Maitland
Munnich
Lingo J
Ouachita Baptist College
Arkadelphia
35Th Armor
A.D
Erlangen
Nasco South Arkansas Mining Town Strives for Identity
Nasco, the Nasca named mining town in northwest White River country, grows around National Silica Co. sand operations 15 miles southwest of Melbourne. A six mile dirt road links it to Highway 8. the Post Office Department has recognized the town after a company built airport and a shop. Paul Bursey notes expectant tenants for a cafe and store as residents seek a distinct local identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batesville
Ark
North
Arkansas
Nasco
National Silica Co
White River
Melbourne
Tzard County
Nasca
Paul Bursey
Bursey
Proclamation designating February 1963 American History Month
The City of Hope Arkansas proclaims February 1963 as American History Month in Hope. Mayor Frank Douglas urges schools and citizens to study American history highlighting George Washington Abraham Lincoln and Susan B Anthony. The proclamation notes the nation’s freedoms stem from ancestors and calls for heightened historical awareness during February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of America
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Susan B. Anthony
Free America
Frank ‘Douglas
City of Hope
Arkansas
Hope
Frank Douglas
Judgment of 875,392 by Default in Arkansas Case
In Craighead Circuit Court an 875,492 default judgment was entered against Arnold E. Edens, 40, former Paragould investment broker. Edens, awaiting transfer to federal prison, faces 18 years for mail fraud and Securities Exchange Act violations, plus 1 year state term for obtaining money under false pretenses and 18 years for embezzlement. He is jailed in Pulaski County. The judgment awards Lee Ward, trustee in bankruptcy for Dr. Earle D. McKelvey, a stockholder in United Enterprises, 689,285 plus 186,107 interest for stock sold by Edens. McKelvey, a Paragould physician, was critically hurt in a Saturday automobile crash near Paragould and remains in critical condition in a Memphis hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesboro
Ark
Craighead
Arnold E. Edens
Paragould
Edens
Pulaski County
U.S
Lee Ward
Earle D. McKelvey
United Enterprises
McKelvey
Memphis
Weather across Arkansas sees warming trend through Wednesday
The week began with a deep cold spell delivering temperatures in the low teens before a warming trend that should continue through Wednesday. Today’s afternoon highs were forecast at 50 to 60 with tonight’s lows 34 to 44, while overnight lows statewide hovered in the low 20s to low 30s. No rainfall was reported over the 24 hours as conditions shifted to higher readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Arkansas
Dorothy Dix Advice on Widower's Second Marriage
In a letter from Loyal-to-a- Dear-One a widow laments her brother-in-law remarried before Christmas and asks who should bridge the first contact or send a wedding gift. An expert replies encourage welcoming the bride, suggest inviting to dinner, and advise a supportive tone while respecting boundaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Tet
Bel
Coffin Shortage Delays Burials in Ecuador Collapse
In Quito an API report notes a coffin shortage delaying the burials of 104 children and four teachers killed in the collapse of a Roman Catholic church structure. The disaster prompts international aid calls and urgent recovery efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quito
Ecuador
API
State Basketball Meets Awarded in Arkansas Cities
Six Arkansas cities won bids to host state basketball tournaments for February 17 to 23. Conway Morrison Mountain Home Cotton Plant and DeWitt will stage various Class AA and B meets, with Harrison hosting Class AA junior boys and DeWitt hosting Class A senior girls, while Leachville last year’s host lost the bid to Morrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas
Successul
Conway
Morrison
Arkansas’ Athletic Association
Norrison
Leach
Ville
Leachville
Armed Gang Robs Dice Game Near Maxville
A gang armed with a submachine gun raided a Sunday dice game at Lake Holliday resort, southwest of Maxville. They robbed more than 30 men, taking cash and jewelry with reports ranging from 4,500 to over 30,000 dollars. Prosecutor Brunson Hollingsworth said the incident occurred six miles from the St. Louis suburb. The robbers allegedly forced gamblers to disrobe and searched their clothing for valuables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxville
Mac
Jefferson County
Brunson Hollingsworth
Lake Holliday
St. Louis
Landslide in Andes mountains buries 62 victims at mass funeral
In the Andes at Biblian the heavy rains triggered a collapse at Heart of Mary College Priday. A landslide destroyed seven homes as jogged farming communities faced tragedy. All victims were children under 12 except three infants and a lay teacher. A mass burial at Sabbath was delayed due to insufficient coffins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biblian
Heart of Mary College
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Circle 3
C. W. Bridges
Edward Ward
Frank Walters
Leland Warmack
W.S.C.S
T. S. McDavitt
Johnny McCorkle
Pearl Owens
Circle 4
R. T. White
Cub Scout Organization
Pasely School
Hope Council of Garden Clubs
First National Bank
Baker Home Dietmonstration Club
Ruary
Tom Kinser
Dewey Camp
Rob Jones
Camp
C. C. Lewis
Nok Kim
Ea Nt
Bynes Baye
Sipe
Lolita
Forever Amber
Virginia Scheffelin
Texarkana
E. G. Kaetzell
Fayetteville
Roy Bagley
Dr. Kaetzell
R. H. Chappell
Mope
David Davis
Volkswagen
Harold Hendrix
Wage
Prescott Yard & Ls
Hwy
Gerelyn Crofoot
Guion
Mercury
Children’s” Department
Janet Henry
John Weltz
Dorothy DIX
Mary
Fife
Bikino
Bark Mora
Helen Worden Erskine
Bell Syndicate
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