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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1955
Page
3
Calendar invitations announce a morning party and shower for Mrs Claude Dickson Lauter bach Jr at the home of Mrs Byron Hefner on Wednesday July 20 between 8 A M and 4 P M The notices note society calendar details and the host location with guest timing.
Josephine Skaggs Jr GA of the 1st Baptist Church will gather Thursday July 21 at 3 PM at Margaret Lauterback’s home. Hope Chapter 328 Order of Eastern Star plans a Thursday July meeting at 8 PM with an initiation.
Circle Five of the Woman's Society of Christian Service met at 7 30 Monday evening July 18 in the home of Mrs LaGrone Williams. Co hostesses and brief remarks marked the gathering as they planned future activities.
Mrs. Claude Tillery chaired a W S C S session with roll call and reports. Devotional “Lights of Home” was shared. the group discussed local work and the Spiritual Life Group will meet Wednesdays at 9 30 am for prayer. Punch and cookies were served to 22 members and two guests.
John Edmond Meeks son of Mr and Mrs John T Meeks of Pine Bluff won first in his section during the Spring quarter at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis He is in his fifth quarter of study begun July 11 Mr Meek is married to Anita Copeland of Hope Also update Jimmie Ray Willis recovering after eye surgery at St Michaels Hospital Texarkana on Thursday
Coming and going report two Oklahoma residents Miss Norma Velvin and Miss Margie Guest have returned home after visiting Velvin's aunt Mrs Ada Talley in Hope. The report lists admissions including Julia Ghester and Ernest Ross, with discharges for H E Atkinson, J D Smith, J E Fontains, Lula Ward, Joe Crockett, and Florence Smith. A baby boy born 7 19 55 at 1 20 a m is announced by Florence Smith and Lee Ernest. Also noted are admissions of Mrs James Bain and Mrs John Mackler with Reese Chambless.
Governor Faubus named his appointees to the Water Rights Study Commission created by the 1955 Legislature after water use legislation stalled. Members include C. H. Bond, Ewing Pyatt, Joe Steele, Jeff Davis, W. M. Apple, Joe Hardin, Lewis J. Johnson, with Speaker Smith naming James Rieves and James White. Also a five member Water Compact Commission was named for interstate agreements.
Twelve visiting Soviet farm leaders start a cross country drive in Iowa leading to an eastern farm picnic at George and Mrs Horn near Washington. Delegation leader Matskevich impresses with diplomacy as Governor Hoegh urges peacetime US Soviet ties.
Jennifer Jones speaks on the set of Good Morning Miss Dove about love themes in films and the pace of her career. The Academy Award winner, discussing her return to work, expresses desire for a busier schedule and her view on modern love stories in cinema.
Ark La Louisiana Gas Co. witness indicated that if allowed to receive market price for gas it produces the firm may not sell its production properties. President A H Weyland of Shreveport testified during an Arkansas PSC hearing on a proposed 4.3 million dollar annual rate increase for industrial customers. He noted a fair field price standard could remove the incentive to sell production. Weyland recalled prior SEC talks where spin off of production properties was deemed unworkable, adding stockholders would decide.
Oklahoma City July 19. The U S Supreme Court will be asked to set aside a Denver appeals court order enabling an Arkansas man to be sole heir to 160 acres of Caddo County oil land from the Fletcher will. Sisters of St Francis plan final appeal. the dispute centers on Engel powers of federal courts versus Oklahoma County Court.
About 225 inmates at Nevada State Prison staged a sitdown beginning at 3 40 p m demanding talks with Gov Charles Russell and reforms. Warden Art Bernard said most grievances were unfounded as floodlights and armed guards watched the 60 year old yard. Gov Russell planned to fly back to Carson City from Las Vegas.
At the Big Four summit in Geneva President Eisenhower urged Soviet Defense Minister Georgi Zhukov to consider NATO and German unification. He also assured Premier Bulganin the United States would fight only if attacked, stressing his wartime friendship with Zhukov.
Fred E. Henley a 175year old Lepanto Ark man visiting his son near the scene was struck and killed by a car on a dark highway in Houston Texas The driver Gerald Hugh Collier 28 said he did not see Henley until it was too late No charges were filed
Dorothy Dix counsels a grandmother to stop demanding time with her grandchildren and drop dictatorial manners. Nora jokes a possessive mother will not recognize herself, urging women with controlling suitors to end the wait and move forward.
A wartime reminiscence contrasts marriage roles with a soldier’s goodbye in 1942. The narrator recalls his wife Frances packing gear and a note hidden in pajamas saying she wished she were there as danger and death followed his journey.
A reader asks how to persuade a engaged coworker to break her engagement after a kiss. The response warns against immature romance and urges personal growth before pursuing serious relationships.
Italy's Premier Antonio Segni presses for a Senate confidence vote after securing 293 to 265 in the Chamber of Deputies for his coalition government. He formed the government July 6 with Christian Democrats, Social Democrats, Liberals and Republicans. Opposition factions include Communists, Socialists, Fascists and Monarchists. Segni vows European political and economic unity and continued Atlantic Pact loyalty.
Three Kalamazoo girls recount a quirky fishing tale from their boat. While reaching for a frog that jumped back in, a four and a half pound bass jumped aboard, completing a remarkable catch story.
The Associated Press reports varied summer conditions across the nation with hot humid spells in many regions while cool air moved into New England New York Pennsylvania Caribou Maine and Rochester New York. Temperatures ranged from the Rockies to the desert areas with most of the Midwest and East enjoying cooler mornings in the 70s and scattered showers affecting the South central states.
A fragmentary line reveals a wife’s affectionate message about laundry and domestic care, implying sentimental value and intimate daily life. The text hints at appreciation for quality and the emotional bonds expressed through a simple household task.
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