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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1961
Page
2
The Night Circle of W M S will meet Monday night June 26 at 7 30 in the Fellowship hall for the Royal Service program. The Aon Wollevrman Circle will be in charge.
Hope Junior Auxiliary met in the community room to offer free season passes to the municipal pool with swimming lessons for 15 Hope Junior High students. The group discussed Rest Home visits, Remedial Reading in September, and a survey on polio shot uptake, plus finalizing plans for a June 30 luncheon and charter presentation.
Mr and Mrs Jerry Bowden of Miami Florida announce the arrival of a baby girl Claudia Marie born Sunday June 18 Maternal grandparents are Mrs Claude Lauterbach of Hope and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs James Bowden of Shreveport Louisiana Mrs Bowden is the former Sara Marie Lauterbach
Mr and Mrs Clifton Ellis and their children Mark and Ana Kathryn have returned to their home in Manila Arkansas after visiting Ana Kathryn’s mother. The brief note records a family trip and home return in calm social pages.
Los Angeles AP Chandler outlined a will carbon copy filed in Superior Court as his signature document. The will leaves more than 600000 dollars in trust for his two daughters Jamie and Dana. The petition notes the original document, dated June 9, 1939, has not been found and Marjorie Chandler receives a property settlement from their divorce finalized August 16, 1960. Chandler died June 17 after complications from an operati on.
New York AP reports a sharp rise in consumer savings through early 1961, fueling merchant worry as durable goods sellers anticipate a return to the prewar spending pace. Retail sales edged up but pervasively higher holdings suggest a cautious rebound once instalment debt swells and summer or Labor Day buying resumes. The SEC shows a $5 billion gain in the first quarter, with securities holdings dipping in contrast to mutual funds and U.S. savings bonds. Brokers note cautious retail behavior among small stockholders, while institutions provide market support.
Murphy Oil Corp plans to absorb Ingram Oil and Refining Co of New Orleans. Murphy will exchange 400,000 Murphy common shares and 5 million dollars of Murphy preferred stock for all outstanding Ingram stock. Directors will meet to refer the proposal to stockholders for approval. Ingram, privately owned, operates a 200000 barrel per day refinery and has seven inland terminals across seven states.
A fragmented OCR list shows numerous judges clerks and guards for varied locales including Stephinton's School House Columbus Bingen Guernsey Pisley Grove and Absentees with names such as Sewell Ammonnette Luck Cowling Marie Reed Gat Inny and others. The text imitates an old jury or election roster with multiple clerks guards and officials.
William Holden, former California actor now living in Switzerland, faces attacks from Hollywood labor groups and critics in Congress over his abroad residence. He defends his choice as best for his family, questions isolationist talk, and cites Kennedy era overseas opportunities and the Peace Corps. Holden calls living abroad a rewarding experience and says laws changing won’t affect him.
Mrs Leota Futrall and Mr Reese Miller of Dallas spent last week with Mr and Mrs Joe Greene, staying at their home and sharing time with the local family.
South Korea's military premier Gen. Chang De-young announced that about 26 months of the government’s 240,008 employees were fired. An additional 20,008 would be laid off for draft dodging or other reasons.
Dear Helen remarks celebrate a mother as ideal wife and parent in California. Readers share letters on possessive mothers and son’s loyalty, urging respect and balance in families. The column advises daughters and wives to let sons solve their own issues and to carry duties with dignity.
In a limousine to the international airport Mr. Morgan surveys his passport case and travel enclosures while a mix of passengers, including a honeymooning couple and a young woman bound for Germany to join her husband in Dusseldorf, fill the ride with quiet anticipation. The party reaches a hotel, five of the six passengers disembark.
The article argues Khrushchev leverages Berlin to pressure Western troops and postwar pacts. It frames West Berlin as a symbol of freedom while East Berlin remains under Communist control. If the West yields, routes to Berlin and troop rights risk loss, potentially surrendering West Berlin to Communism.
Livermore California fire crews responded to a garbage truck blaze on Tuesday. Breckenridge, driver for Livermore Disposal Co., was transporting waste when the cargo ignited. The fire was extinguished at the fire station with no injuries reported.
George A. Lawrence, about 60, was found dead Thursday at the Bariun Co. Mine in Magnet Cove where he worked. Coroner R. W. Griswold said he apparently fell into a sand blasting machine, mangling his right arm, but not causing death. An autopsy was scheduled.
Francis Stilley recounts a humorous garden mystery in New York AP copy. A neighbor’s bird pecked at marigolds then snatched them away, leaving the gardener baffled until spotting the avian thief lifting another bloom.
In Buffalo’s North Side a woman lured five year old Richard Edington away from play, stripped him to his underwear, gagged him and bound him with butcher’s twine beside a railroad track. He freed himself with minor scrapes and said the plan was cowboy and Indians. Police compare to a similar incident last April. the assailant is described as middle aged and mentally deranged.
In Monticello Arkansas Mrs Glenda Faye Cherry aged 2 drowned in the Saline River near Ozment Bluff while wading. Her siblings Martha Benton 18 and Jerry Benton 20 of Columbus Georgia were rescued after attempting a rescue. The body was not recovered immediately.
PINE BLUFF Ark AP The Dollarway School Board interviewed four Negro grade students seeking transfer from an all Negro school to integrated Dollarway but took no immediate action. The board will decide in reasonable time but gave no timetable and said transfers will not be made now.
The Hope Star presents its weekday edition with staff names including C. Patent as President and M. Wathburn as Editor and Manager, plus roles for advertising and mechanical staff. It lists subscription rates, regional circulation areas, and several advertising representatives across Arkansas and major cities, noting AP exclusive republication rights for local and AP dispatches.
Senator Jacob K. Javits proposed a Senate resolution backing a firm policy for continued U S support of West Berlin to remove ambiguity amid talk of a free city. He warned that accepting such ideas could lead to a divided Germany and Communist control within six months. Senate members including John Sherman Cooper urged a bipartisan foreign policy council to advise President Kennedy on Berlin and German issues.
Storms cut across Turkey during the night killing 14 people and injuring others. Lightning killed 11 victims, including five children, as damage spread through scattered areas.
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