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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1957
Page
4
Baptist pastor Rev Wesley Pruden questions Little Rock School Board about fall integration plans. He asks if PTA at Central High will be integrated, if whites and Negroes share showers and restrooms, if Negro students may join clubs, and if black and white students will mix in plays and dances. Board to respond at July meeting.
Hugh W. Martin of Pulaski County files a 618423 suit in Chan- cery Court in Little Rock alleging the University of Arkansas board awarded a contract to B. Sweetser Construction Co. of Fayetteville on an illegal bid for five apartment buildings for married students. The suit cites Atty. Gen. Bruce Bennett’s May ruling that the contract was invalid and contends sub contractors were not listed in the bid.
Fire destroyed the front half of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Texarkana and damaged the six story bell tower. Pastor Rev Walter Bonjalewicz estimated losses at £75,900 as flames were brought under control by local firefighters.
Mr and Mrs Jewell Roberts of Gordon Mr and Mrs Brice Stewart and Mr and Mrs Dick Stewart and family attended a family reunion at the home of Mr and Mrs R K Stewart on Thursday Captain and Mrs S R Nelson with Leroy Richard and Linda who spent three years in Hawaii will move to Charlottesville Va for an advance law school assignment The District of Columbia has only 35 miles of railway line.
Mr and Mrs Stewart hosted Kiwanis members and families at their Lake Greeson cottage on Thursday. Activities included boating swimming and fishing followed by a veranda lunch. The gathering featured numerous attendees from Arkansas Texas and Ohio along with several local residents. A separate family reunion and various residents visiting Lake Ouachita and Brady Mountain were noted with multiple household groups plus Fourth of July guests and outings in the area.
New York Charles Mercer notes the Phil Silvers Show remains the department’s summer favorite with Bilko and his platoon delivering renewed freshness. Montagne outlines plans for next season including no format change, a September kickoff with The Merry Widow, and possible Europe shoots while New York production continues. Noted: Pentagon praise boosts enlistment, White House interest in CBS film, and Silvers’s central role.
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