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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1961
Page
6
Society notes list numerous February events including a Valentine Party at Hotel Barlow with Mrs. Charlotte Gardner as guest, multiple PTAs and clubs meeting February 9, a Valentine dance February 17, WSCS circle gathering, Hope Duplicate Bridge results, Guernsey HD Club activities, and 4-H Club outreach plans.
Mrs W T Baber Mostess Te Ann Wallerman Circle of the First Baptist Church met with Mrs W T Baber Monday Annie Sue Andres presided The minutes were read and approved Ten members plan to attend the District meeting at Woxarkana Thursday night Mrs Baker taught the last chapters in Across The Bridge A tape recorder was used and played back The hostess served a dessert plate with coffee to nine members Mrs Lester Kent will be hostess in March Circle 6 WSCS Meets With Mrs Syd McMath Circle 6 of the WSCS of the First Methodist Church met Monday at the home of Mrs Syd McMath Mrs Ed Turner chairman presided over the business meeting An interesting study of the works of Dr Tom Dooley was presented by Mrs George Peck Refreshments were served to 17 members present.
London reports greet Kennedy move to limit duty free purchases abroad as foreign traders groan while American tourists accept it. Officials in Britain fear reduced luxury goods sales and a $21 million annual hit. Japan and Hong Kong predict export shifts. West Germany offers major aid to the United States.
Pine Bluff businessman James O Stevens filed suit in the Arkansas Supreme Court seeking to compel the State Board of Apportionment to increase Jefferson County's future representation in the Arkansas House from three to four members. He notes a 5299 population gain since 1930 and argues the board could have gained a seat using a Supreme Court approved method from 1941. He predicts other counties may join.
Washington AP Kennedy program to halt gold flow abroad draws Capitol Hill support but sparks debate on foreign aid spending. Fulbright defends message as showing balance of payments will not block aid, while Byrd Robertson urge more responsibility from rich nations. Eisenhower had urged a $4 billion program. Republicans say Kennedy builds on past corrective actions.
Dr Magh Le Mills, president, approves the controversial film Operation Abolition in Hot Springs. The ruling ties approval to a condition that the United States erase remaining debt in postwar settlements and involves postwar arrangements from World War II era.
A playful verse paints children bundling up for winter fun as they tuck in mufflers wrap heads and drag out sleds. The scene shifts to a quiet hour of peaceful rest after their brisk outing in the snowy day.
A reader labeled Desperate Mother asks how to tell her eldest daughter about her marriage. Helen Worden Erskine advises secrecy if already known, to avoid trouble and preserve the couple’s love. Additional letters discuss stepfamily tensions, vocabulary growth, and coping with a husband described as a philanderer, with Helen offering guidance andresources.
James Zarb, a British national jailed as a spy in the United Arab Republic since the Suez war, was released today by authorities. The move comes amid ongoing tensions in the region and follows years of confinement.
London AP report says the government charged five people with stealing submarine secrets after tests allegedly detected signals from Moscow at a quiet London suburb house. Defendants include Gordon Lonsdale Pelter Kroger Helen Kroger Harry Houghton and Miss Gee.
Miss Altha A. Kinnison was found dead in her bed in Texarkana Arkansas. Coroner Richard Birtcher ruled the death due to asphyxiation from a closed bedroom fire having gone out during the night.
After serving nearly half of a ten year sentence, Cairo newspapers reported Zach's release came as a direct result of the Montreal debate where British historian Arnald Toynbee defended the Palestine Arab case against Israel. The action likely benefited from the Britain USAR ambassador exchange agreement restoring diplomatic ties severed by the Suez invasion.
A fragment mentions Miss Gee handing Lonsdale a parcel containing 310 photographs and 202 pages from a secret book titled Particulars of Warships. Police later arrested Mrs Krager at her home where an eight page teller in Russia language was found in her house.
Little Rock faces a claim from a Cleveland bank seeking seven dollars owed on an 1873 certificate of indebtedness. The note, the size of a federal dollar and bearing eight percent annual interest, was mailed to the city with no stated source or redemption history. City Finance Director HB Jack Murphy expects a straightforward resolution to the old debt.
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