Kitchen Remodeling Gains as Do-It-Yourself Surges
James J. Dooley of the National Kitchen Cabinet Association says about 34 percent of the cabinet market is DIY driven with many buyers seeking quality, cost savings, and easy instructions. Certification programs and certified, engineer-tested cabinets target homeowner installers as builders fade in influence. Oak cabinets and new hardware trends emerge while manufacturers release new lines roughly every two years to meet DIY demand and pride in self-installation.
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Ley
James J. Dooley
National Kitchen Cabinet Association
Dooley
Applesauce Doughnuts Recipe From Old Time Cook
Readers seek the long sought applesauce doughnut recipe. The dish yields tender moist doughnuts using applesauce, orange rind and yeast with a 375 degree deep fry, sugar cinnamon coating, about 12 to 24 doughnuts.
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Cecily
Community Calendar for January 17 to January 20
Local organizations host weekly meetings across faith, service, social groups. Communal listing notes dates times locations and contact numbers for groups including Alcoholics Anonymous Al-Anon TOPS Weight Watchers Lions AARP PTA Masons OES Garden Clubs and social clubs in Hope.
Recycling helps small towns cut costs through reused materials
Pennsylvania State University engineer Raymond Regan says communities can save by using recycled glass as asphalt substitute and dried sludge as soil additive for parks. He notes waste paper could fuel small furnaces and suggests regional recycling to offset transport costs.
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University Park
Pennsylvania State University Engineering
Raymond W. Regan
Dr. Regan
Regan
Women’s News notes social visits and arrivals
The Hope Star Women’s News page lists guests and travels including Everett Ward and Susan Ward with Dr. Don Jackson of Little Rock in Prescott. Roland Culps’ Dallas trip. Arthur Beaviett and Mrs. Permelia Walthall hosting. Melissa Morehead visiting family in Prescott. Susan Purvis and Elizabeth with local families. Mrs. Forrest Wilson’s Arlington visit. Mrs. Icie Stockton of Dallas accompanying a return trip to Hope.
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Rogers
Hope Star
Everett
Prescott
Susan Ward
Don Jackson
Little Rock
Ward
George Iveys
Frank Newlander
Mary Ward
Arthur Beavyett
Permelia Walthall
Melissa Morehead
Mrs. Carroll Morehead
Joe
Susan) Purvis
Elizabeth
McDowell Turner
W.L. Carter
John C. Turner
Clyde Browning
Forrest Wilson
Carlton Chambers
Arlington
Tex
Hope
Icie Stockton
Dallas
Close the Doors After Adoption
Dear Abby letters discuss anonymous biological parents and adoptee access to birth records. A mother who gave up a child at 14 shares trauma and support for confidentiality, while readers debate whether adoptees should learn birth parent identities and the impact on everyone involved.
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Abby
Colorado
Human affairs inspire mercy and pity, says Anatole France
The French novelist Anatole France quotes Matthew 18 32 33 about forgiveness. He asserts that noble hearts feel only admiration or pity toward human affairs.
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Anatole France
Hospital Notes List New Arrivals and Discharges
Memorial Hospital shows multiple admissions in Hope and surrounding towns. Discharged patients include J.W. Rowe Jr. and Curtis Ballance among others. A new arrival is a Hope girl born January 15 to Mr. and Mrs. Kurt F Moritz.
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Owen Hollis
All of Hope
Aubrey O'Steen
Ellen McWilliams
B.V. Jester
Eddie Brooks
Ola Burns
J.W. Rowe Jr
Herman Holliday
John M. Cox
Joseph Devlin
Lucille Peterson
Curtis Ballance
Robert Cook
Fulton
J.E. Tollett
Nashville
Practical tips for spray guns and lacquers in woodworking
A reader shares a broom straw tip to clean spray gun tips without damage. Advice covers installing mosaic files on level hardwood floors, forward stroke pressure on files, lacquer finishing for coffee tables, using waterproof sandpaper with water or oil, and thinning lacquer with a 50 50 lacquer thinner mix to achieve smoother application. Kin Hubbard quote ends the piece.
Hope Lilac Garden Club Meets for Fall Pruning Talk
The Hope Lilac Garden Club met at the home of Mrs. Eugenia Bowser and Miss Bernice Simpson with Mrs. Roy Taylor presiding. Seventeen members answered roll call by naming their favorite birds and plans were discussed for a Garden Council workshop.
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Hope Lilac Garden Club
Eugenia Bowser
Bernice Simpson
Roy Taylor
Otis Taylor
Lelia Jordan
L.C. Collins
Sunshine
N. Nesbit
Good Neighbor Club Meets at McCormack Home
The Spring Hill Good Neighbor Club opened the New Year at RW McCormack's home with small attendance due to weather and illness. The hostess read the 23rd Psalm and Mrs. Joe Martin led the prayer. Members shared New Year’s resolutions. next month will feature gardening hints. Hulon Morse won a door prize. Refreshments included cookies cake candy and fruit punch. The February 10 meeting will be hosted by Mrs. Bertha Huckabee at 1 p.m.
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Spring Hill
Good Neighbor Club
RW. McCormack
Hulon Morse
McCormack
Bertha Huckabee
Melrose Homemakers Discuss Wallpaper Color Schemes
Melrose Homemakers' Club met January 13 at Mrs. Virgie Robertson's home. Mrs. AC Kirby and Mrs. HE Patterson led a program on Color Scheme Planning and use of wallpaper. A devotional, prayer, business session, poem, and dessert followed. Next meeting set for February 10 at Mrs. W A Powell's home.
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Melrose Club
AC. Kirby
HE. Patterson
Melrose Homemakers’ Club
Virgie Robertson
Kirby
Lyle Allen
Robertson
W.A. Powell
All-season basic pattern for fuller figures offers size 12.5
Young Originals pattern B-111 with Photo Guide and Coordinator covers sizes from ten and one half to 24 and one half. The 35 bust jacket uses 1 5/8 yards of 60 inch fabric and the short sleeve dress uses 2 yards. Send $2 per pattern to Box 438 Midtown Station New York NY 10018. Include name address zip code pattern number and size.
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Midtown Station
New York
N.Y
Braids Shine With Subtle Elastic Band Tips
The note advises avoiding visible or bulky elastics with braids. It suggests choosing bands that blend with hair color or add discreet support to maintain a polished appearance.
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Cecily Brownstone
Associated Press Food
Harding
Bob Levins
Alcoholic Anonymous
al- Anon Family Group
House of Hope
Jones Street
Fair Park
Douglas
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
First Baptist Church Baptist Women Group
Wanzer Rodriguez
Martha Hairston
Jane Purtle
Hope Lioness Club
Royce Pendergrass
Rocky Mound Road
Lions
AARP
Douglas Building
Jim Murray
Beryl Henry
PTA
Ron Formby
E. 19Th St
Margie Wood
Whitfield Masonic Lodge No. 239
Hope Council of Garden Clubs
Citizens National Bank
Chamber of Commerce
Hope Country Club
Rocky Mound
EHC
Ben. Waller
O.E.S
Masonic Hall
Daffodil Club
Neil Smith
Country Club
Smith
Women’s News
Annette Rogers
ABI Rsco
Roland Culps
Abigail van Buren
Chicago Tribune
NY News
Floridan
Unwed
L.A
Calif
Lilac Garden Club
Garden Council
L C. Collins
Joe Martin
Young Originals
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