Hope Community Calendar Highlights July 26 27
Social notes from Hope cover adult dance at Hope Country Club hosted by Mr and Mrs Sam Andrews and Mr and Mrs LiL Webb on Saturday July 26 at 9 pm. A mixed golf tournament is set for Sunday July 27 at 4 30 pm. A bottle show runs 1 00 to 5 00 pm Sunday July 27 at the Douglas Building, free to the public. A Sunday 2 30 pm special service at Hope Methodist Church features The Winner promotion guests Bishop Paul V Galloway and Dr Roy B Schilling with Master of Ceremonies Judge Lyle Brown. refreshments follow in the Century Bible Classroom.
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Hope Country Club
Sam Andrews
Lil, Webb
the Hope Country Club
Douglas Building
Hope Methodist Church
Century Bible
The
Hope Church
Arkadelphia Church
Nashville Methodist Church
Paul V. Galloway
Roy B. Schilling
Hendrix College
Lyle Brown
Garrett Chapel Baptist Church 17th Anniversary Broadcast
Garrett Chapel Baptist Church marks its 17th anniversary with a two hour radio broadcast from 2 to 4 p m Sunday July 27 on KXAR. Music includes Garrett Chapel and invited choirs and soloists with listener call in requests.
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Garrett Chapel Baptist Church
KXAR
Garrett Chapel
Arkansas Revenues Dept Upgrades Mail Inserting Equipment
Commissioner B Bryan Larey announced the Department of Revenues has bought a Friden Model 800 high speed inserting machine from Singer Friden. The unit processes 6000 envelopes per hour and accepts sizes up to 10 by 14 inches. The new inserter, praised for speed and versatility, is one of only a few in the U S, with others at Pittsburgh New York Sacramento Dallas and Terrytown. The department handles four million mailings yearly across motor vehicle licenses drivers licenses and income tax forms.
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Bryan Larey
Department of Revenues
Friden
Singer Corporation
Larey
Texas
Arkansas Department of Revenues
Engagement Announced for Verna Gail Harmon and Dean Thornton
Mrs and Mrs Kenneth Harmon announce the engagement of their daughter Verna Gail Harmon to Dean Thornton son of Mr and Mrs C C Thornton both of Hope The couple plan a September 13 wedding at the First Assembly of God Church Hope Verna Gail is a 1964 Hope High School graduate attended Evangel College and works at First National Bank Dean is a 1962 Emmet High School graduate attended Henderson State College and works at Arkla Gas
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Kenneth Harmon
Hope
Verna Gail
Dean Thornton
C.C. Thornton
Hope High School
Evangel College
Springfield
Missouri
First National Bank of Hope
Dean
Emmet High School
Henderson State College
Arkla Gas
First Assembly of God Church
Barbs by Phil Pastoret in hospital gag column
The column mocks hospital quirks as doctors use numbers on the intercom while a medic fumbles counting and the piece jokes about buying a birthday gift in the hospital gift shoppe to repay a past discomfort, portraying a light skew of hospital satire.
Apollo 11 TV Coverage From Hornet Aired Live
New York AP reports Apollo 11 coverage by ABC CBS and NBC used satellite links from the recovery ship Hornet. Despite cloud cover the astronauts landing and Nixon contact provided a dramatic climax as networks plan further color footage and Mars previews.
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Radio Water
New York
Cape Kenneedy
Outer Space
Moon
Pacific
Navy
John A. Plirto
Hornet
Nixon
ABC
CBS
NBC
Manned Spacecraft Center
Walter Cronkite
Walter M. Schirra
Hawaii
Houston
NASA Mons
Mars
Goldstone
Calif
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
New
Helen Help Us Youth Letters On Army Manhood Debate
A reader column features letters from young people and veterans debating whether military service makes a man of a boy. Voices from WWII era and Vietnam era discuss discipline authority and personal growth, with a final note that voters favor Armed Services three to one.
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Helen
Charles
Army
Dave D
C.B
Vietnam
Mike
Armed Services
Steve Routon Page at the Convention
Steve Routon son of Mr and Mrs W R Routon of Hope serves as a page for the Arkansas Constitutional Convention in Little Rock the week of July 21 He is a Hope High School Spanish Club member and will be a sophomore this fall The 1969 convention has 100 delegates elected from designated districts and will submit proposals to voters in 1970 All convention meetings are open to the public
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Steve Routon
W.R. Routon
Hope
Little Rock
Steve
Hope High School
Arkansas House of Representatives
State Capitol
Nevada County Air Force traveler finds happiness in service
Margaret Rettig of Prescott Arkansas, a 21 year old administrative specialist with the 6486th Air Base Wing at Hickam AFB Hawaii, has traveled over 5000 miles in eight months. A Prescott High School graduate, she joined the Women in the Air Force after early life in Holyoke Spokane and Lackland Keesler training. She enjoys Hawaii, travel ambitions, and plans to continue education at the University of Hawaii. She assists in receipt and disposition of messages, trains units in message prep, and says the Air Force fits her skills and desires.
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Hickam Afb
Hawaii
Margaret Rettig
Air Force
Nevada County
Arkansas
Margaret
A.M. Rettig
Prescott
Ark
6486Th Air Base
Hickam Air Force Base
Prescott High School
Holyoke
Mass
National Transparent Plastics
Spokane
Wash
Honolulu
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Keesler Air Force Base
Miss
Hickam
Alaska
Spain
Europe
WAF
University of Hawaii
Rettig
Homemaker tips for travel and freezer space needs
Practical advice for families: carry a plastic bag with soapy cloths when out with a baby to clean toys. Guidance on freezer capacity suggests three to four cubic feet per person for weekly shoppers, aiding planning.
Reddin shifts from LAPD to KTLA anchor job
Los Angeles AP report profiles Tom Raddin, ex chief of police, now KTLA lead anchor. His $100,000 salary and move aimed to boost ratings after George Putnam left KTLA for KTTV. Raddin talks about impact, interviews, and reporting without scripts, while taking stands on gun control and campus unrest. He hosts The Goodness Story highlighting positive community efforts.
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Dasvid Brinkley
Walter Cronkite
Eric Severer
Tom Raddin
Law and Order
Poelice of
Los Angeles
KTLA
Gene Autry
Reddin
Wicely
Wien
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Putnam
KTTV
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Rutenam’s
Rededin
Auetry
Monterey Park Lions’ Club
Chyle
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