Wilson descendants gather for Holden Beach reunion in North Carolina
Fifty two descendants of James S. and Mary Stuart Wilson of Columbus Ark met July 12 to 19 at Holden Beach NC. The extended family traced roots to post Civil War settlement in Alabama and Louisiana with eleven children. Attendees ranged from three months to eighty two and included relatives from California Oregon Virginia Illinois Texas Alabama Arkansas South Carolina Florida and Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James S
Mary Stuart Wilson
Columbus
Ark
Holden Beach
N.C
Wilsons
Wilson
Alabama
Louisiana
R. M. Wilson
Charlie Wilson
Hope
California
Oregon
Virginia
Illinois
Texas
Arkansas
North Carolina
South Carolin
Florida
Arizona
Abigails Advice on Teens Brings Firm Discipline
Dear Abby counsels a mother to bring two flunking teens home for school and life discipline. The column includes letters about addressing widows and a letter from Martin K. Eakin, with praise for parental guidance amid family tragedy. Also notes a Junior Auxiliary visit to Cedric Smith at Arkadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Coming and going in a Midwest travel roundup
Mr and Mrs L J Bressler return to Hibbing Minnesota after a three week visit with Mr and Mrs Kay Robert Gould and baby daughter in Belgium where the Goulds are stationed. The group toured France Germany Holland and Italy. Charles Hawley returns from Hawaii. Pat Kennedy Donna Guilliams and sons Gary and Lee visit Dallas then Placentia California to see Leroy Wade. Dr J E Lester Jr with family visits Hope then moves toward Little Rock to teach at U A S A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.J. Bressler
Mary Dale Hollis
Patmos
Hibbing
Minn
Kay
Robert Gould
Belgium
Pat Kennedy
Donna Guilliams
Gary and
Lee
Dallas
Placentia
Calif
Leroy Wade
J. E. Lester Jr
Ross, Mitchell
James Edward III
Lester
C. D. Lester
Hope
Pullman
Wash
Washington State University
Little Rock
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe Card
Classic cookies using enriched self rising flour or all purpose with baking powder and salt. Cream butter and sugars, add eggs and vanilla, melt and blend chocolate, fold in morsels, bake 10 to 12 minutes at 350 degrees, cool on racks. Includes precise measurements and handling tips.
Community event calendar for Hope area July 22 to Aug 10
Calendar items list July activities in Hope including Qub summer cookout at Kountry Kitchen hosted by Jefry and Bill Jones, AARP and Teachers meeting at the Douglas Building, Hope Junior Auxiliary gathering, Ladies Bridge Luncheon at Hope Country Club, Concerned Citizens reorganizational meeting, New Hope Baptist Church yard sale, wedding of Nancy Sinyard at Calvary Baptist Church, reunion for R. H. Mitchell grandchildren, Revival services at New Bethel Church and First Baptist Emmet, Vacation Church School at Community Lutheran and St. Mark's, Jett B Graves Sunday School potluck July 29, and August family reunion for Rothwell Ross at the Douglas Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arts and Crafts Qub
Kountry Kitchen
Jefry
Bill Jones
Concerned Citizens Committee
Douglas
John ‘Hoffman
New Hope Baptist Church
W.M.A
Ellen Smith
Proving Ground Road
Nancy
Rhea Sinyard
Kenneth Knoll
Calvary. Baptist Church
Charles Jones
First Baptist Church
Community Lutheran Church
St. Mark's Episcopal Church of Hope
Ben Agena
Brenda Dickson
Jett B. Graves
First United Methodist Church
Mesdames
Arch Wylie
Lamar Williams
Hugh Gilbert
Thomas Boyce
John Cowling
L. B. Delaney
John and
Annis Mae Galloway
Rothwell Ross
Douglas Building
Hope
Crawford McCorkle engagement announced
Reverend and Mrs Rufus 8 Crawford of McNeil announce the engagement of Miss Crawford to Ray McCorkle son of Mrs Cecil R McCorkie of Hope and the late Mr McCorkle. Miss Crawford a 1975 University of Central Arkansas graduate teaches in the Hope Public School System. He is a 1972 State College of Arkansas graduate and principal at Garland Elementary School in Hope. Vows set for September 13 at Unity Baptist Church Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus 8. Crawford
McNeil
Ray McCorkle
Cecil R. McCorkie Mn
Mr. McCorkle
Hope
Miss Crawford
A. E. Garrett
Me. Garrett
Amarillo
Tex
C. Crawford
Beckville
University of Central, Arkansas
Hope Public School System
McCorkle
R.W. MceCormack
Daisy McCorkle
State College of Arkansas
Garland Elementary School
Unity Baptist Church
Piles of Old Broken Glass Become Lovely Lamp Shades
In Allentown Frank Berghold turns broken glass into Tiffany style lampshades. He collects discarded glass, grades each piece, then bevels and copper-tapes it before soldering into intricate shades. He has produced sixty lamps for friends and relatives, not for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Clark
Philadelphia Inquirer
Allentown, Pa
Frank Berghold
Berghold
Louise
Philadelphia
Painting ceilings with a roller technique and smooth operation
Advice on ceiling painting technique recommends rolling in multiple directions to ensure full even coverage, especially over dark colors. It notes one-way strokes may suffice but cross-rolling guarantees uniform finish. Also discusses drawer slides lubrication using paraffin or dedicated wood lubricants rather than wet soap to avoid moisture damage.
Hospital notes and pageant winners in Arkansas towns
Memorial Hospital records admit several Hope residents and dismiss others including Paul Bain and Bess Warren. New arrival notes a Hope couple’s boy born July 21. Branch General Hospital admits Earl Sampson and Jimmy Loudermilk, both of Hope. Miss Shelia Butler, Seminer Prescott, is named Miss Congeniality in the 1975 Miss Arkansas Teen Queen Pageant in Little Rock, with Cynthia LaFean Caldwell of Jacksonville as Miss Teen Queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Branch General Hospital
Earl Sampson
Jimmy Loudermilk
Hope
Louvenia Raglan
Nellie Jean Jones
Birley Madison
Rosston
Shelia Butler
Frank
Prescott
Little Rock
Cynthia LaFean Caldwell
Jacksonville
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Korea
Health Department
Cedric Smith
Arkansas Children’s Colony
Arkadelphia
Deon Axbby
Abigail van Buren
Chicago Tribune-N.y. News Synd., Inc
D.S
John Jones
John
Martin K. Eakin, D.D
L.A
Beverly H
Aive
Sarah ‘Darling
Marie King
Norman Byrd
Betty Byrd
Myra Wylie
Cedric
Hotoby Myra Wylie
Star Camera Hope
Norma Byrd
Sarah Darling
Mrs. Sharp
Charles Hawley
East 6Th St
Hawaii
Matt McCauley
Thomas
Charles
Cape Canaveral Space
Thomas P. Stafford
Vance D. Brand
Donald K. Slayton
Soyuz
West Germany
Bellingrath Gardens
Daytona Beach
Speedways
Daytona
Disney World
American Association of Retired Persons and Teachers
AARP
Chamber of Commerce
Hope Country Club
R. H. Mitchell
New Bethel Church
Patmos Road
J. D. Hawkins
THE
American Cancer Society
Crawford-McCorkle
Louis Tiffany
Tiffany
New York
Andy-Lang
AP Newsfeatures
Buford Pusser
George Graves
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