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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1948
Page
5
The Social and Personal column lists July church circles and club meetings at First Methodist and other local churches. Activities include Circle meetings, social suppers, a clothing drive for European relief, and YWCA and Brownie troop events. Members gather at homes along with Hope Fair Park for picnics and suppers. fourteen members attended the Baptist church picnic at the park.
Marjorie Dildy and Kenneth A. Holland announced their engagement and wedding plans. The ceremony was held at three o clock at the First Presbyterian parsonage with Rev. Steve Gaol. Attendants were Mrs. Tom Purvis and Wm. B. Hollaned. The bride wore navy crepe with white accessories. After the ceremony the couple departed for Payette Villa Arkansas. Holland to pursue a Master’s degree this fall after service as a Marine lieutenant.
Dr Edwin P Jordan notes bites rise with outdoor recreation in Rocky Mountain and southern regions. Leather shoes and boots offer protection. Various social notes report a baby birthday party, Wesleyan Guild gathering, Circle Four W S C S meeting, and local visitors attending events and meals.
The Rocky Mound Hacky Mound Home Demonstration Club met July 8 at 2 p.m. at Mrs. Ivan Bright's home. Plans for an August picnic at the city park August 12 and a Hampstead county fair booth in September were set, with a four member committee named Norene Purtle Vesta McCurkie Mrs J O Bright and Mrs Orie Bye. A silver cleaning demonstration was given by Mrs. Blackwood. 16 members and 4 children attended.
A Pine Bluff resident, Col. William D. Ritchie, a noted flight leader of the Sixth Air Force, recently returned from combat duty. He flew 200 missions over Europe and is now stationed at Selmgvc Field near Mount Clemens Michigan. His wife, Evelyn, formerly of Detroit, served as a Red Cross worker during the war. The article also details local club meetings in Center Point about sewing projects, garden reports, and a planned August recreation event.
In a tangled night of deceit Playboy Marcus Sterling is accused of stealing a diamond necklace and a sealed cash packet to cover a $10,000 gambling debt. Police interrogate Stella Nelson while Miriam Sterling lies dead, the library scene and a broken window forming key clues. The narrative centers on alibis, a forged burglary, and a pivotal admission from the witness about earlier movements in the house.
Dorothy Dix argues mothers fail to teach daughters practical life skills and caution in choosing husbands. She warns most divorces stem from mothers not guiding daughters in self sufficiency, temper, and recognizing weak partners, urging education for a life beyond marriage.
The Mississippi delegation voted to back Gov Ben Laney of Arkansas and Gov Fielding Wright of Mississippi for the Democratic nomination along with Southern allies. Alabama and South Carolina pledges joined the effort as a Birmingham convention tentatively set for July 1. Laney headquarters opened at the Benjamin Franklin hotel.
In New York, a major Tammany faction removed Mayor William O'Dwyer’s support and ousted Frank J. Simpson as leader. The executive committee named Manhattan Barough President Hugo J. Rogers, first Jew to head Tammany, amid internal clashes over nominations and strategy.
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