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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1951
Page
5
A local tower project shows a modest increase in its dimensions with a small, quarter inch gain noted in the initial phase. Officials caution that measurements may still adjust as construction progresses.
Many Hope residents are mentioned in society notes. Hosts for the first Shirt Sleeve dance at the Country Club. Ladies Auxiliary to the VFWMeet at the hut. Mrs Dickinson to review a book. Girl Scout Troop No. ? meets at Nancy Smith’s home. Junior Choir practice at First Methodist. Children of the Confederacy State Convention set for June 21–22 in Hope with Barlow Hats as convention HQ. Registrations required for attendees. Father’s Day reunion honors 83 year old Moses with extensive family attendance. State officers to attend UDC meet. Fulton Garden Club picnic at Cox’s Station. Roberta Howard returns from El Dorado with Barbara Hatton’s group. Various social gatherings and camps noted.
Shreveport residents Camina and Jimerson Warner Frieedh visited Saturday with Mrs. Price's mother Mrs. Suzan na Price. Birmingham visitors Mrs. C. Newham and Kay arrive Wednesday to see Mrs. W. W. Duckett. Robert Walker, husband of Mrs. R. H. Walkey Sr., is home on leave from Fort Roots VHA for fifteen months. Families from Little Rock, Washington, Arkadelphia, El Dorado, Hope, Prescott, Camden, Malvern, Gordon, Jonesboro and Fort Worth gather for dinners and weekend visits with relatives including Collins, Berry, Delany, Delony, Mitchell, and others.
Washington in June 1944 reports widespread demuring by major figures over a 1953 presidential bid. Truman remains noncommittal while aides like William Boyle map out delegate strategies. Look magazine finds only five of 41 Democratic senators name Truman as first choice. Eisenhower leads among Dems. Taft hints at a decision before Sept. 1 for Republicans.
Miss Wanda Smith of Hot Springs has returned from a trip visiting Old Mexico and several Texas cities. Mrs. Chad L. Archer left Bopeuy for Corinth Mississippi after a weekend with her father Starling Moses. Miss Ann Rice of Jonesboro will visit Hope to see aunt and uncle J T and Mrs Thornton. Mrs. Henry Bell and daughter Jean Rooker of MeGzhee are with Mrs. Bell’s mother R. D. Ellis. Mrs. Thome Cirter and her son headed home to Vicksburg Mississippi after staying with Elizabeth Pritchard and relatives. Capt. and Mrs. Harry Reddley visited Capt. and Mrs. Dorsey Fuller en route to Ft. Hood after a 15 day Detroit leave. Mrs. I. F. Russell hosted dinner for Byron Hefner and daughter plus Mr. and Mrs. B. E. McGregor and daughters from Tuscon Arizona.
Admissions include Mrs Ferris Formby Miss Lola McLarty Garwin Bobo Rt 1 Hope Perry Purtle Rebecca Willis Joan Willis. Discharges list Guy Downing Mrs Ralph Royton Josephine. Other names appear with Hope and nearby locales in a busy hospital notes page.
Dorothy Dix answers a reader about a neighbor who borrows food and goods, unreturned and intrusive. The remedy is firm refusal and self defense: decline to lend, evict the visiting children, stop deliveries, and deny access to stop the sponging. The piece condemns enabling gourmands as petty larceny.
A reader pair Penman and Marge request guidance on parental control. Advice advocates strict discipline including early curfews and confiscation of cigarettes to address perceived misconduct. The exchange labels parents as modern and urges drastic measures to avoid family trouble. A year-old girl asks about relationships and dating with a serviceman, seeking counsel on appropriate school-age limits.
North Little Rock grocer Alekenbelhain has been arrested multiple Sundays for keeping his store open and vows to continue. He plans a mayoral bid against incumbent Sam Wogsell and seeks court relief to end Sunday restrictions. State officials weigh jurisdiction while some stores resume Sunday hours amid legal contest.
Fragmented OCR text mentions personal mail, divorce, and advice columns with unclear attributions. It references Dorothy Dix and hints at a convoluted editorial note about handling personal problems and Marylands context, but specifics are unreadable. The readable elements point to a columnish domestic advice item with vague guidance.
Construction workers at Atom Plant Wi on Wildeat St Oak Ridge and nearby Roary Khokville began a wildcat walkout over pay delays and wage increases. Knoxville Building and Trade Council official 3 C Kerr said the actions were unauthorized and urged workers to return to duties. Wages were scheduled to rise 10 to 12 cents per hour across crafts, with details tied to APL agreements reached last September.
Fragmentary OCR text references a grocery in City Claanema and a June date, with mentions of an accident and a possible financial figure. The readable items suggest a local notice or brief report about a routine incident and related actions, but concrete names and places are garbled.
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