Facts From Mailbag Sparks Whimsical Daily Notes
A miscellany of brief items ranges from the growth of filling stations and fuel sourcing in the early 1900s to quirky terms in Hong Kong. The column touches on egg sizes, U S presidential ancestry, natural history notes on birds and mammals, and a kitchen tip about keeping peanut butter refrigerated. It closes with a Shaw quip about gambling and wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Hong Kong
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Nature
Baltimore
Lord Baltimore
George Bernard Shaw
Hospital notes from Memorial and Branch General Hospitals
Admissions include Mrs. Dwayne Cole and others from Hope and surrounding towns. Dismissals list multiple patients and newborns. New arrivals report two births July 1 at Lewisville and Prescott locations. Branch General Hospital notes Mildred McPherson and Billy Ray Roberts admitted, with several others dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gunter
Hope
Dave Robinson
Lewisville
Edward Woods
Prescott
Thomas McClelland, Jr
Richard Briggs
Branch General Hospital
Mildred McPherson
Billy Ray Roberts
Fulton
Lillie Fowler
Charlotte Boatman
Sharon Briggs
Zether Delaney
Washington
Viola Heard
Also Mentioned on This Page
James Albert Coleman
Joe Abner Peabody
City Trading Post
Rosston Rd
Roy Fry
Murfreesboro
Ark
Ivy Mitchell
BROWN
East 2Nd
Harrod Nursing Home
Prescott, Ark
Reed
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Hwy
North
Kountry Kourts Mobile Homes
Hwy. 174
Experiment Station
J.C. Moore
Lakewood Estates
West 6Th
Perrytown
Hempstead County Ambulance Service, Inc
Beauty Services
Hope Furniture
Hillcrest
Imperial
Curtis Yates
Call
Circle Y Motel
West
Land
West 3Rd
Harry Phillips
Pat Bates
Pioneer Printers
East and
St. In Hope
Etter Printing CO
Washington, Ark
Davis VW
South
Ferguson
Electrical Services
Western Auto
Redlich
Rca—Whirlpool Westinghouse—Gaffer— Sattler
Oak’s Mobile Home Park
Hway
Georgia Verser
Sewing Center For
Custom Drafting Service
Sleepy Hollow Courts
Old 67
Trans World Acceptance Corp
North 33Rd Avene Phoanta
Arizona
Hendrix Motor Co
South Hervey
James Gaines
Mike Gaines
Triumph
Buddy Ingram
Galaxie H.T
Rosston
Daniel's
Daniel
Hermes
R.c. Allen Service Station
South Main
Spring Hill Rd
West Ave
Acre
Matt McCauley
Laurel and
Ave. H
Beefmaster
Overton Sales’ Inc
Walt Disney Products
Douner
Gray
Young Growing Hope Company
Rexall Pharmacy
Drake and Son
Hope Village Shopping Center
Amcourt
Hardman’s
Howard
Hiway
Hope, Ark
U.S
Herbert Hoover
Don Mitchell
Emmet
Ies Hawthorne
Scott
Camden
Gwen C Atkins
Jack Caldwell, Jr
J. Lester Cook
Billy J. Patton
Bobby Clayton
Mensa
DeVon Smith
Kansas City
Kan
Pennsylvanian
China
Memorial Hospital
Dr. Wright
Idell Garrett
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