Woman's Society Calendar Meets January 9 at 7:30
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of the First Methodist Church schedules a combined meeting with the Wesleyan Service on Monday January 9 at 7 30 p m Mrs Elmer Brown prevails the devotional and Mrs Claude Tillery leads the program titled Can You Answer Mrs Harrell Hall and James McLarty Jr with Mrs B C Hyatt in a special duet will perform After the program a social hour is planned under the Guild All members are urged to attend this night event replacing the regular afternoon meeting The Gladys Hinson Circle of the W M C Hope Gospel Tabernacle meets Monday January 8 at 7 30 p m with Mrs Maxing Smith and Mrs Lennie Mather in attendance All circle members are urged to attend The Business Women's Circle First Baptist Church meets at Mrs Miles home.
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Woman's Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
Elmer Brown
Claude Tillery
Mesdames Harrell Hall
James McLarty Jr
B. C. Hyatt
Guild
Gladys Hinson
The
Hope Gospel Tabernacle
Maxing Smith
West 7Th Street
Lennie Mather
Community Club Meetings Set for January 9 and 10
A series of early January gatherings are planned. The Christian Women's Fellowship meets January 9 at 2 30 p.m. with hostesses Mrs McRae Cox Mrs Roland Pearson and Mrs Carl Smith. Tinton Home Demonstration Club also meets January 9 at Patmos School at 2 p.m. All members urged to attend. The HeAnn Lilac Garden Club convenes January 10 at 2 p.m. with Mrs Hollis Samuels and Mrs Lebroy Samuels as associate hostesses. Chapter AE of PEQ holds January 10 at 2 p.m. in Mrs F M Horton’s home.
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Tinton
Patmos
Ype
HeAnn Lilac Garden Club
Hollis Samuels
Lebroy Samuels
PEQ
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges in Hope Arkansas
Memorial ad shows admissions for Mrs. Joe Sutles Washington AR Dorothy Coleman Hope Route 4 and Robert Delaney Columbus AR. Discharges list Mrs Albert Page and baby girl Hope AR Pauline Jamison Hope AR. Branch admissions include Mrs Howard Pritchard Hope AR and Mrs Lonnie Lumpkin Rt 3 Hope AR.
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Joe Sutles
Washington, Ark
Dorothy Coleman
Hope
Route 4
Robert Delaney
Columbus
Ark
Albert Page J
Hope, Ark
Pauline Jamison
Branch
Howard Pritchard
Hope, Ack
Lonnie Lumpkin
Rt. 3
Births and Bibls in Hempstead Last Month
A Hempstead roundup lists births from the past month including Hope residents White Johnnie and William Bright with a girl Carolyn Rose. Alta and Willie Hogan with a girl Kayen Yvonne. Ola and James Anderson with a girl. Robbie Renee with Virginia and Bonnie Cox for a boy. Stephen Curtis with Mable and Grady Hinton twins Jerry Lynn and Terry Glen. Mary and Wylie Ward with a boy. Ronnie Wayne with Bessie and Clyde Brown in McCaskill a girl Diana Gayle. Olliewees and Tommy Bradshaw with a boy Coy Devon. Betty and R. C. Brittain with a girl. Debra Man with Thelma and Wayne Hartsfield with a girl Jackie Sue. Margie and G. W. Dorfman with a girl Karen Elaine. Even and Eugene Crider with a girl Judy Kay. Claudia and Roy Blackwood with a girl Deborah Elaine. Gildys and Thomas McDaniel with a boy Randall Neal. Amy and Johnnie Frost with a boy Robert Dale. Non-White Adean and James McFall with a girl Sharon. Alderthy and James Scott with a boy in Washington. James Henry with Evyn and David Nelson with a girl. Joretta Jean with Ruthie and Winston Zachary at Blevins with a girl Barbara Ann. Virginia and Curtis Walker with a girl dvy Willie Ray.
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Hempstead
Johnnie
William Bright
Hope
Carolyn Rose
Alta
Willie Hogan
Kayen Yvonne
Ola
James Anderson
Robbie Renee
Virginia
Bonnie Cox
Stephen Curtis
Mable
Grady Hinton
Hone
Jerry Lynn
Terry Glen
Mary
Wylie Ward
Ronnie Wayne
Bessie
Clyde Brown
MccCaskill
Diana Gayle
Olliewees
Tommy Bradshaw
Coy Devon
Betty
R. C. Brittain
Debra Man
Thelma
Wayne Hartsfield
Jackie Sue
Margie
G. W. Dorfman
Karen Elaine
Even
Eugene Crider
Judy Kay
Claudia
Roy Blackwood
Prescott
Deborah Elaine
Gildys
Thomas McDaniel
Hane
Randall Neal
Amy
Johnnie Frost
Robert Dale
Adean
James McFall
Washington
Sharon
Alderthy
James Scott
James Henry
Evyn
David Nelson
Joretta Jean
Ruthie
Winston Zachary
Blevins
Barbara Ann
Curtis Walker
Dvy
Willie Ray
Meals Menu For Hope Public Schools Week Of January 19
The Hope Public Schools weekly menu lists meals for January 19 to 13 across elementary and junior senior high. Items include salmon croquettes with steamed rice and milk, grilled lunch log with gravy, pigs in blanket with field peas, Spanish rice with green beans, soup and crackers with cheese sandwiches, and fish and chips with enriched bread and milk.
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Hope Public
Caretaker recalls old stars at Samuel Goldwyn studio
Sam Hill, retiring after 34 years as superintendent of the Samuel Goldwyn studio, recalls Hollywood legends who worked on the lot since 1922. He preserves star dressing room name plates and notes stars from Bronco Billy Anderson to Marlon Brando, with Fairbanks memories and a belief larger stars were nicer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Sam Hill
Rottywest
Sam
Samuel Goldwyn Studio
Bronco Billy Anderson
Doug Fairbanks
iMary Pickford
Mr. Goldwyn
Agai
Tr. W Griffith
Topsy
Eva
Harold Lloyd
Doug
Marlon Brando
John Barry‘mare
Fredric March
Roc Laroaue
Virna Banky
Gary Cooper
Eddie Cantor
Groucho Marx
Romnald Calman
Loretta Young
jJcan Schamaens
Frank Sinatra
Mary
Year Of Big Changes Foretold In Television
Charles Mercer reports in New York that astrologers and analysts predict a volatile 1956 for television and radio. Expect more long programs, a two hour format becoming common, numerous new series, many imitating current hits, with several flops. Arthur Godfrey will fire staff, others will too, and one network official may switch allegiances. The era remains largely unpredictable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mercer
New York
Ieir
Godfrey
Letters to the Editor policy and submission rules
This item outlines that readers may write to the newspaper with comments on editorials or news columns. All letters must be signed with a full address, though publication of the name can be withheld on request.
Reader criticizes temperature reporting at Hope station
Herbert Elam, writing from Hope Arkansas on January 2, 1956, questions the 24-hour high low method used by the Slur. He cites local observations near Ovening Shade and Hope Experiment Station, arguing the method misleads readers about winter severity and suggests reporting prior day highs and prior night lows instead.
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Carjer
Ovening Shade
Texarkana
Hvening
Hope
Easter Island
Einstein
Herbert Elam
Death notices across the nation reported by AP
In New York Alexander Gretchaninoff 81 noted Russian composer died Tuesday. Also New York Montague H. Boujou l 55 a Detroit veteran died yesterday. Cleveland Coleman Clary 72 organized rubber workers in Akron in 1933 and helped form AFL United Rubber Workers.
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Associated Press
New York
Alexander Gret‘chaninoff
Montague H. Bujoul
Detroit
Exsecuive
Cleveland
Coleman Clary Jerty
Rubber Workers
Akron
AFL
United Rubber Workers
Haga Ot
Dear Miss Dix: How to make friends after loss of wife
Dear Miss Dix advises a lonely widower to engage in church activities and community service to meet people. He should involve himself in church projects, Boys Scouts, summer programs, and help with transportation to events, aiming to become visible and gain new friends through active involvement and leadership.
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Miss Dix
Ray
Schouls
Taguna Beach Briefs Highlight Local Updates
Taguna Beach residents see routine notices and brief civic updates. Authorities remind of upcoming events and safety reminders as community departments relay concise information for the period.
Campaign Facts Hard to Glean in 1960 Race
James Marlow analyzes how voters will struggle to separate fact from rhetoric as Democrats and Republicans push broad claims about Congress actions in a newly opened session. The piece emphasizes the difficulty of evaluating promises and the role of persuasion in shaping public perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Political dynamics of 1956 election year described
The piece outlines how lawmakers from both parties may share blame or credit as Eisenhower relies on Democratic support to push programs. It notes party strength in Congress, similarities in party programs, and a pattern of cross party coalitions and amendments ahead of the 1956 campaign.
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Senate
House
Eisenhower
News Briefs: International Dispatches and local notes
Reports from Manila to Tokyo detail varied events including a faulty U.S. jet bomber incident near Newport, ailing officials eyeing travel to the United States, West German employment milestones near one million, a Chilean workers strike over price controls, and a Tokyo poll showing opinion on relations with China and the United States. The mix reflects postwar tensions and economic worries across regions.
Not Quite Sixtee Teen Tony In Jail Report
A fragmented confession from Sherman Gavin Ing cites a downtown source saying he was jailed. The garbled text references a “Biblical ity” and a crowd of about 20,000 people. The record preserves sparse, uncertain details without clear names or dates.
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Tony
Les
Sherman Gavin Ing
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First Baptist Churely
Miles
Saenger
Bs Agtion
Seema
A William J
Droiot Pictunes Corp
Presenta ‘Am Appert Pictures
Pol Serial & Corton i
World News & Cartoon
Christian Women's Fellow
Ship of the First Christian Church
McRae Cox
Roland Pearson
Carl Smith
Mackinge Straits
Michigan
Rialto
ALL Star
Jessie James
Pat Premo
Tina Leser
Adele Simpson
Mope Skillman
Gaile Dugas
NEA
Editos
Hope Ht
Turin
Italy
Enzo Venturelli
Umberto Mastrolanni
Dorothy DIX
Tim Hag
Dauighter
Presto
Lyeast
Taguna Beach
Calif
Usha
Becqusa
Sear
G HK
Ben Franklin
Newport
Hogland
U.S
Manila
Homier Bradshaw
Ne City
Dusseldorf
Gera
Ye Erg
Germany
West
Santiago
Chile
Workers Central Union
Midni
Tokyo
America
Japan
Tle
Ea Chini
Ralieve
Tively
Caer
New Dubarry
ARD & Son
Birnit
Barlow
Hope, Arkansas
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