Community society notes for Hempstead County
Friday events include the Shower Springs Home Demonstration Club meeting at Mrs J F Mangum’s home, a Hope High School Valentine Dance for upperclassmen, and multiple church circles meeting February 17. Also listed are theater tryouts, a piano recital, a Presbyterian Women meeting, a Tuesday Bridge Club gathering, and a Hempstead County Home Demonstration Executive Council session with leadership training and a bridal shower sequence for Cherry Anderson.
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Shower Springs
J. F. Mangum
Hope Country Club
Hope Community Theater
The
First Presbyterian Church
Rr Hall
Ing
Dorsey McRae, Sr
H. €. Whitworth
Mary K. Lehman
Garrett Story
Fred Holder
Miss Lehman
Hempstead County
Amazed How Far Cat Wandered Across States
Crossett Arkansas resident Mrs. Addie Ellis was astonished to learn her Siamese cat had wandered across several towns and states. A radio announcer at HAGH described a cat in a Memphis man’s car, matching her pet’s story. William H. Caldwell Jr. of Memphis found a Siamese in his car near Greenville Mississippi and alerted Crossett Chamber of Commerce manager Don Rogers. Rogers relayed the news to KAGH radio, which runs a lost and found service, leading to Mrs Ellis regaining her cat.
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Crossett
Ark
Addie Ellis
HAGH
William H. Caldwell Jr
Memphis
Caldwell
Don Rogers
Crossett Chamber of Commerce
Soviet Defector Nassenko Seeks U S Asylum
Moscow reports say Yuri Nassenko, a Soviet Geneva disarmament expert, asked for asylum in the United States. Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko summoned U S ambassador Foy Kohler for a stern talk as Moscow cautions over the potential impact on the Geneva conference.
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Moscow
U.S
Foy D. Kohler
Foreign Office
Andrei Gromyko
Yuri Nassenko
Nassenko
United States
Geneva
State Department
Dear Helen and the Second Marriage Dilemma
A reader questions the ethics of a widowed father remarrying for financial security, while other letters urge against marrying into a troubled past. The column advises a heart to heart, possible new will, and prioritizing the father’s happiness over inheritance concerns.
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Helen
Papa
Mama
Old County
AP&L Allowed to Withdraw Offer
Arkansas Power and Light Co was granted permission by the Public Service Commission to withdraw a plan to subsidize wiring for heavy appliances. The plan would have funded wiring for customers installing ranges air conditioners and heating units. A pending hearing followed a protest claiming discrimination against other residential electricity users.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Power and Light Co
State Public Service Commission
PSC
Southern Asia Mission Panel and Wedding Preparations
A church panel on missions in Southern Asia featured Mrs Ben Edminston quoting John chapters while several women attended. Separate social notes detail two upcoming weddings, Pat McKee to Thomas Osborn on February 23 and Cherry Anderson to David Stewart on February 14, with wedding party events and gifts described.
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Cherry Anderson
David Stewart
Dora Ann King
Miss Anderson
Wow Hall
Southern
Asia
Ben Edminston
John
J. W. Perkins
Porter
G. G. Medders
Hazel Castle
Roy Stephenson
Raymond Franks
James McLarty
Brown
Guild
Pat McKee
Thomas Osborn
Bobby Chambless
Bobby Teague
Anderson - Stewart
Cliff Stewart
Anderson-Stewart
Heritage House
Miss Cherry Anderson
Weather forecast across Missouri and Arkansas shifts to rain and cooling
The report outlines a broad weather pattern moving west to east with increasing clouds, rain or rain with snow in parts, and cooler temperatures by Saturday. Central Arkansas and regional zones show milder tonight with 30s to low 40s and highs in the 40s, while eastern areas trend cooler with late rain and northwestern zones turning drier.
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Missouri
Associated Press
Arkansas
Northwest
Southwest
Southeast
Iereas
All Nations Called To Cut Arms In 10 to 15 Percent
At Geneva the Soviet union proposed a world wide 10 to 15 percent cut in military spending and urged the 17 nation disarmament conference to make this top priority. Soviet delegate Semyon Tsarapkin rejected Brazil’s bid for a subcommittee to study equal, simultaneous cuts.
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Geneva
Union
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
New Boss Behind the Old Faces on Smith Brothers Boxes
Smith Brothers, famed cough drop makers of Poughkeepsie, merged with Warner-Lambert Pharmaceutical of Morris Plains in a stock transfer, ending 117 years with the original Smith brothers’ portraits. William and Andrew Smith, long tied to the brand, retain recognition as Trade and Mark in the box images.
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New York
Smith Brothers
Smith Brothers, Inc
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Warner-Lambert Pharmaceutical Co
Morris Plains
N.J
William
Andrew Smith
Andrew
Mark
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