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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1961
Page
2
A brief classified notice advertises 98 room and board with board included and cooking facilities, highlighting clean, comfortable rooms at reasonable rates. Contact number 7-8721 for Snyker and hotel accommodations.
The Friendship Club will meet at Mrs Savannah Pigrums home Friday February 10 at 7 30 pm All members are urged to attend. Also notes revival and healing services at Holy Ghost Temple Church of God in Christ McNab Sunday February 12 led by Elder W L Witherspoon of Phoenix Arizona. The Hopewell PTA meeting February 8 at 3 pm features a Founders Day program. The Hope Civic Improvement Association meets February 9 at Hicks Funeral Home with a $4 yearly membership.
Edwin Flagg, a would be accompanist seeking work, arrives for a 1:30 audition with the aging child star Baby Jane Hudson. The meeting reveals a tense power dynamic as Jane misreads Edwin and the eerie old house hints at secrets beyond the interview.
A long feature by Bob Haring recaps student misanswers on Civil War trivia and notes ex-teachers quitting for peace of mind. It mentions Helena junior high, misattributions about Fort Sumter and Gettysburg, and a comical take on presidential succession. The piece threads through local anecdotes, a camel exhibition in Pine Bluff, and a Hindsville terrapin shell claim linked to L D Scott.
In Little Rock the Kansas Democrat reports a proposed bill to guarantee teacher retirement benefits by using current revenues to pay retirees, limiting reliance on a $44 million reserve. The plan maintains 6 percent contributions by teachers and state, enabling a $4 million boost in teacher salaries and a $10 million school raise funded by higher state revenues.
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