Local Society Notes Include Meetings and Picnics
The VFW meets July 13 at 8 p.m. at the hut. Hope B P W Club holds its annual picnic and white elephant sale July 14 at Mrs. George Hosmer’s home at 7 p.m. Transportation arranged by Miss Rosa Harrie. First Methodist Adult Fellowship meets July 16 at 7 p.m. Babysitters provided. WSCS Circle 5 meets July 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. LaGrone Williams’ home with co hosts. Program includes The Emblem of the Woman’s Society and What Do You Know . Attendees urged to attend. The Spiritual Life Group notes a Guild retreat July 16-17 at Aldersgate Camp. Gift presented to Mrs. Lawrence Martin. New members welcomed. Eighteen members attended a recent WSCS meeting. Wesleyan Service Guild hosts a July 1 supper at Mrs. Elmer Brown’s home and plans activities for the new conference year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope B. P. W. Club
George Hosmer
Rosa Harrie
Circle 5
First Methodist Church
W. M. Reinhardt
Aldersgate Camp
Little Rock
Lawrence Martin
Marshall
Texas
Thomas Cannon
Inez Tallitaro
Hazel Adams
Gene
Louisiana
L. B. Tooley
Wesleyan Service Guild
Elmer Brown
Ernest O'Neal
H. E. Porter
B. B. McPherson
Brown
J. W. Patterson
Ben Edminston
W. S. G. Life
Clarice Cannon
Activi
Ream Family Weekend Visit to Little Rock
Mr and Mrs F R Ream with sons David and Dean of Springfield Missouri spent the weekend with Mrs Inez Huckabee and on Saturday they traveled to Little Rock to visit Doris Huckabee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. R. Ream
David and
Dean
Springfield
Missouri
Inez Huckabee
Little Rock
Doris Huckabee
Hospital Notes Dictate Admits and Discharges
The hospital shows multiple admissions and discharges. Admitted are Leslie Huckabee from Hope and Ona Sipes from Columbus Arkansas along with Finis Walden of Fulton Arkansas and Julia Chester’s group. Discharged include W. D. Smith and Joe Owens along with Harvey Foster and Charles Ghormley and baby boy from Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Huckabee
Hope
Rt. 1
Ona Sipes
Columbus
Ark
Finis Walden
Fulton
W. D. Smith
Joe Owens
Pasadena
Texas
Harvey Foster
Charles Ghormley
Emmet
Herbert Byers
Julia Chester
O. D. Luck
Magnolia
Willie Gaines
Lewisville
Charles Caldwell, Jr
J. F. May, Jr
Benobia Norwood
Barbara Peyton
Obera Dodson
Adams Asked Suspension of D-Y Hearing
Witnesses testifying in Washington said Sherman Adams requested delaying a Dixon Yates financing hearing to allow government lawyers to decide on intervention. Kefauver pressed for answers as Armstrong avoided questions about First Boston officials and the $6.5 million transmission line plan linking Dixon Yates to TVA power for atomic plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. Sinclar Armstrong
Securities and Exchange
Dixon-Yates
Sherman Adams
Armstrong
Adams
Duncan R. Linsley
First Boston Corp
Adolphe Wenzell
First Boston
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate
Dixon- Yates
House of Representatives
West Memphis
Ark
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Mountain Man Clarke Prefers Rugged Hills To City Life
Robert Clark a 43 year old blacksmith in the Alcoa plant lives on a 12 acre mountain farm with his wife and six children. He commutes 10 miles daily and raises much of his food. He rejects city life citing decent schools, independence, and a preference for mountain living where moonshine production has declined due to factory jobs. He avoids alcohol and tobacco, values religious faith, and believes hill life offers security and freedom the city cannot match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Clark
Alcoa
Clark
Tennessee Hills
Col Preston to Lead New 825th Air Division at Little Rock
Col Joseph J. Preston, from Rochester Minnesota, will command the activated 825th Air Division at Little Rock Air Force Base starting August 1. He has been nominated for brigadier general effective August 1 and arrives after duty at Lockbourne AFB. Col William Burke will command the 70th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, assigned to Little Rock, with prior notes on command of the 3845th Bomb Wing and base commander roles already announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Joseph J. Preston
Rochester
Minn
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Columbus
825Th Air Division
Preston
825Th
Little Rock Air Force Base
Here
William Burke
Wilkes-Barre
70Th Tactical Reconnaissance
B. E. Wilson
3845Th
Joe R. Williams
Eisenhower orders Dixon Yates contract cancellation discussed
The hearings showed debate over suspension of the SEC hearing and the Dixon Yates contract. Armstrong said he was advised he could answer about any suggestions for suspension. Brownell indicated a settlement with Dixon Yates would be negotiated, with cancellation costs possibly running into millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Atty
Brownell
Armstrong
SEC
Adams
Atomic Energy Commission
Dixon-Yates
Kefauver
Sen. Butler
Rmd
Sen. Gore
Dtenn
Congress
Dixon Yates
Eisenhower
Stek
Dear Miss Dix Advice on marriage and social retreat
A reader asks how to handle persistent neighbor visits while weighing marriage, and Dorothea Dix advises not to be pushed into matrimony. Bernice cautions self restraint, while urging social activity and cautious eye on future mates.
Court and Civil Docket Summary with Fines and Pleas
A mixed docket lists numerous defendants with fines and forfeitures for traffic and other offenses. Notable items include driving while intoxicated plea and jail, hazardous driving, no driver's license, disturbing peace pleas, and replevin and garnishment actions in civil matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booker Maxwell, Jr
Elmore Williams
James Harris
Claudia C. Walker
Fred Smith
Freddie Moss
Raymond MecDad
Elmer Williams
Arthur Frierson
Burlin Fuller
James Johnson
Cornelius Willis
Pearline Cheatham
Willie Murphy
Joe Vaughn
William Leo Copeland
John Nolan, Jr
Johnnie Henderson
Marvin Bailey
Earl Smith
Lawrence Powell
Garfield Hatton
Clyde Johnson
Glenn B. Talley
James Smith
O. F. Cole
L. C. Stuart
Cleophil Phillips
Henry Garland
Raymond McDade
Morice Champon
Carl Cossey
Querner Truck Lines
H. A. Roecker
Charles Faubion
Donald Tye
James Betts
Darrell Pattie
B. C. Robertson
Darreil Pattie
Texas Eastern
Russell Co. Co
O. B. Chance
Arkansas Highway Department
Carl Evans
Harmon
Herman
Has All She Wants of Life Except Name
Hollywood actress Madge Meredith says she has a husband a baby and an acting career but no pardon for a crime she insists she did not commit. She served two and a half years for conspiring to kidnap and beat her former manager Nick Gianaclis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Madge Meredith
Miss Meredith
Kidnay
Nick Gianaclis
Earl Warren
Gianaclis
Miss Meredity
Goodwin Knight
Charles L. Corley
Letters to the Editor Policy and Guidelines
This notice explains how readers may write to the newspaper. It states letters must be signed with name and address, though the publisher may withhold the name upon request, and invites comments on editorials and news columns.
Praise for Hope Fire Department After Atchley Warehouse Fire
Mary Anita Laseter of Hope Arkansas writes July 12 1955 praising the Hope Fire Department for their skill and efficiency during the Atchley warehouse disaster. She notes high winds fierce flames endangered nearby homes including Polk’s home but the fire was contained with only the warehouse lost. She offers heartfelt thanks and gratitude to the firefighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Dept
the Star
Hope
Atchley Warehouse
Polk
Mary Anita Laseter
S. Pine Hope, Ark
Seven American Boys Die in Banff Avalanche Tragedy
Seven boys aged between 12 and 16 died in an avalanche on Mt. Tyndall in the Canadian Rockies near Banff. Two other climbers were injured as snow swept down 1,000 feet, part of a 30 member Wilderness Club expedition from Philadelphia. Rescue teams recovered the bodies and two survivors borne bruised. Names listed include Richard and James Wade, William Watts, Miles Marble, David Chapin, and Luther Seddon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banff
Alta
Canada Rockies
Mt. T
Calas Dian Rockies
J Mountain
Pene
Wael
Richard
James
Liam Wise
Souderton
William Watts
Whitemarsh
Miles Marble
Collega
David Chapin
Sta Conn
Luther Seddon
Me Louis
Chaffee Plans First Horse Show on Post Field
Chaffee to host its first horse show on July 23 at the post athletic field. About 50 entries from seven states expected to compete across 13 classes of events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaffee
Post
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A. E.macness
Denman Wylie
Elsie Gentry
Carlton Hasley
Christian
Basil Munn
Beveary Airs Reef
Isa Poset
Terry Wagner -Moore
Roland
Drive-I
Keenan
Debbie Reynolds
Bobby Vann
Dobie Gillis
Boyle
Col. Preston
L R
Dorothy DIX
Miss Dix
Bernice
John
Zasu Pitts
Joe Ledlie
Tehachapi Prison
The
B National Park
Wilderness Club
Philadelphia
City of Hope
B. L
Bert
Rettig
Meyer
Anu Coun
Hempstead Motor CO
Hope, Ark
S. Welnut
Wunab
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