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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1961
Page
2
Vickiam Clark, 18, the reigning Arkansas Fair Queen, was crowned Miss Hot Springs on Saturday night and will represent the Spa in the Miss Arkansas contest next month. She plans to be a sophomore at the University of Arkansas this fall.
Community activities mark a City Park program in Queen City Texas with free events 9 am to 5 pm excluding swimming. The schedule features boxing, a 7 pm baseball game City Park Eagles versus Texarkana Bears, a 10 pm dance, youth events, and a 75 cent adult admission for the full day. Weiner roast at Bethel A M E Church Friday night funds War men’s Day Rally.
A new Arkansas river bridge linking Little Rock and North Little Rock is expected to open to traffic July 15. The opening date for the bridge, part of the Greater Little Rock Parkway system, was disclosed Saturday by highway department engineers John Lawrence and Ralph Jones.
Stewardess Board No 2 of Mt Pleasant C M E Church will sponsor a 2 weiner roast at the church on Saturday night June 24. The public is invited to attend. Rev R Morris is pastor. Gwendolyn Booker left the city June 22 for Omaha to visit her sister.
The ordinance adds a portion to the City of Hope declaring inhabitants of the added area shall have the same rights as original residents. It repeals conflicting ordinances and goes into effect upon passage and publication. Published June 23 1961 in the Hope Star. City Clerk Chas Reynerson attests with seal.
City of Hope Arkansas enacts Ordinance 779 to place eligible employees under the Municipal Division of the Arkansas State Employees Retirement System. It authorizes deductions from salaries, appropriates funds for the city’s share, and outlines effective dates and certification. Passed June 19, 1961.
An engineer stated the bridge would have been completed and opened earlier if not for delays in relocating fascine electric lines blocking the freeway path on both river banks.
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