Society Calendar Highlights From Hope Area Events
July social notes list a Bar B Que at the Hope Country Club with fireworks on July 4, a Garrett Memorial Church class meeting at Fair Park, and Hope Duplicate Bridge Club Master Point Night at the Diamond Cafe July 8. Also covered: Circle 3 WSCS gathering at Mrs. Henry Taylor’s home, Ground Observer Corps meeting, Moses family reunion at Hope Fair Park with attendees from multiple states. first gathering in 29 years.
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Hope Coun Iry Club
Builders
Garrett Memorial Baptis, Church
Fair Park
Hope Duplicate Bridge Club
Diamond Cafe
Henry Taylor
First Methodist Church
West Ltd
Moses
Hope Fair Park
Lat Moses
Wichita Falls
Texas
Bob Lewis
Washington, Ark
Thurman — Rhodes
Hot Springs
Ark
Alvin Robertson
Hope
Evie Turner
Vera Gaugh
Jack Moses
Hayettevite
Max Walter
Columbus
Joe Wilson
Jamie Boyette
Washington
Noel James
Robert Levins
Clyde Chamberlain
Mot Springs
J. W. Robertson
Mae Turner
Charles Gough
King of New York City Visits Sister in Local New York
Mr and Mrs Harold arrived Tuesday night for a visit with his sister Mrs Dildly. Mrs Mattie Tomlin returned home after a month in Houston with her children.
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Harold 1
King
New York City
N. Y
D. Dildly
Mattie Tomlin
Houston
Tug Of War Over Defense Funds Amid Senate Debate
Republican leaders Knowlan of California and Saltonstall of Massachusetts warned that cutting defense money could concentrate power in a single official. Senator Douglas proposed reducing a 971 million request to a 600 million lump sum and allocating 425 million for combat ready Army units with air power and 75 million for Marine Corps units. Votes included amendments to cut waste and require use of commercial transport where practical.
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Knowlahn
California
Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Earlist
Sen
Douglas
Senate
Ifp
Still No Site for Children's Colony in Arkansas
The Arkansas Children's Colony Board has not chosen a final site. Meeting as a committee of the whole, the group narrowed 17 proposed sites to three or four, with options on lands for two. Superintendent Diviel Bo Ray Wa said a final decision would likely come in one to three weeks.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Children’s Colony Board
Diviel Bo Ray Wa
Ray
Bomb on Plane False Report
A Texas Airways plane carrying 14 passengers and 4 crew was called back and searched at Beaumont after an anonymous phone tip warned of a bomb. A second plane was searched before boarding. no bomb was found.
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Houston
Tex
Texas Airways
Beaumont
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges List
Hospital notes show multiple admissions and discharges across towns. Admitted are Mrs Travis Smith and Mrs Sue McCain at Hope area facilities along with Memorial Hospital entries for several patients. Discharged are Mr Mid Porter and a cluster of Joyner family members from Saratoga, plus others from Hope and Prescott.
Legal Notice In The Chancery Court Hempstead Arkansas
Notice of petition to confirm and quiet title to the described lands in Hope Hempstead County Arkansas. Perry Turner seeks court action to determine ownership with cited parcel details and required appearance by September 4, 1957. Clerks and officials warn all claimants to respond.
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Chancery Court
Hempstead County
Arkansas
Perry Turner
Grace
Range 24
Hope
N. Y. Cassidy
Ast 7Th Street
Bell Street
Dewey Street
Dorothy Dix Old Problem Forever Now Shall Gal Wait For God
Advice from Dorothy Dix on youth romance and moral choice in wartime. Letters discuss waiting for a sweetheart while entering Navy service, breaking promises, handling attraction to shorter partners, dance floor awkwardness, making peace after a quarrel, returning home after an early loss, and valuing home and family in personal decisions.
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Dorothy DIX
Gal
God
Navy
Wesley
le Fu
L. Ly
Hoy
Mary
Steady
Sylvia
Senator to Quit Hospital Fight
A Michigan senator, Senator Potter, temporarily held off his attack on Army Navy Hospital at Hot Springs while resisting the hospital provision in the military appropriation bill. He argued closing the facility would save taxpayers about 500000 annually, noting the provision may have been eliminated on a point of order after discussions with Senator McClellan.
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Washington
Michigan
Sen
Potter
R.mieh
Senate
Sva
McClellan
D-Ark
Arkansas
Pressure builds for British Open meet amidst slow U S presence
The Royal and Archont-Championship committee faces demand to move the event to September and boost prize money as top U S players are scarce. Qualifiers include Middlecott in Memphis with 148 and Straanhan, Andrews, Keck among others. 50 players compete for a 6,990 prize with rounds split across two days at the old course.
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St. Andrews
Gull
N.C. Solvay
Royal and Archont
U. S
Lui
Middlecott
Galting
Membphis
Middleaff
Svad
Nautigins
Dwerthy
Straanhan
Toledo
Ohio
Gene Andrews
Pacific Palisades
Calif
Ane Pranks DB. Keck
Air
Champaign
Sara Dht
Peter Thomson
Australia
Vottand Vel
Sealed bids sought for Wartime Capitol restrooms in Washington
Arkansas Commemorative Commission calls for sealed proposals at 1 00 P M July 18 1957 for the construction of Restrooms at the Wartime Capitol Building in Washington Arkansas Bids read aloud at opening plans on file with Commission members and available from architect Bruce R B Anderson 402 Wallace Building Little Rock Ark Deposit $2500 refundable to bona fide bidders with plans returned in good condition Right to reject oral bids waives informalities reserved by the owners
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Arkansas Commemorative Commission
C. F. We Loewer
Ole State House
Markham Street
Little Rock
Arkansas
Washington
W. H. Etter
Bruce RB. Anderson
Wallace Building
Arkansas Military District leadership changes in 1941
Maj. Det. Idwin A. Walker will become head of the Arkansas Military District replacing Maj. Gen. Robert d Gare of Fourth Army at San Houston Texas. Walker, artillery commander of the 23rd Infantry Division in Haw, takes over duties with Little Rock headquarters. The move supersedes a May 27 order delaying Arkansas assignment.
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Gard
Hr Koren
Cal Die AL
Bermuda Air Field Threat Linked to U S Defense Base
Military officials discuss Kindley Field in Bermuda facing hazards tied to U S air operations across the harbor at St George’s during wartime, with the mid Atlantic headquarters facilitating planning for WWII era air meets and strategic activities.
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Kindley Field
Bermuda
U. S. Air Force
St. George Whith
mid-Atlantic
U. S
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Ground Observer Corps
VW. ML Ow
John Hartsfi Jess
Webb Laseter, Sr
N. E. Patterson
Steve Carrigan Jr
Tee
J. E. Patterson
Virgil Keeley
Jeff Chandler
Tibet
Ozarks
Klik
Celebr
Ata Alata
Peter Graves
Fem Sonrors
Ati
Budey A
Bott and Costello
NEA Ser
Bud Laly
Arkansas Military District
Borden
Blackburn
Godchaux Biscuits
Catad
Bologna
Arkansas Maid Franks
Donnie Hamilton Food Center
Diane’s
Edith Diane
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