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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1970
Page
3
Local society items list upcoming cemetery cleaning at Anderson Cemetery on May 9 and a bottle show at Preston Elementary in Murfreesboro. Also bake sale, potluck, and card party fundraisers on May 9, May 11 to May 14, plus PTA, DAR, WCTU, and civic group meetings through May 19, with dates, times, and host names.
The Southside WMA met in the home of Ina Ivers May 4 with opening prayers by Mable Foster and a devotional by Mable Foster. Helen Daniels led business, minutes by Bell Cooley, closing prayer by Polly Wats on, and refreshments by hostess Repors ter Polly Watsots. The Gotten Age Club met May 7 at the Douglas Building with songs, poems, devotion by Mrs Jewell Burg, business planning a May 20 Texarkana visit, and door prize won by Mrs Ollie Martin. Several local residents, including Mr and Mrs B C Bullock and Wade, visited grandparents, while Arch Wylie attended a state music convention in Conway. Other notes include visits to Longview Texas, Boston and Atlanta trips, and Ardmore visitors.
Friday night youth rally at First Assembly of God church 322 N Matn features Evangelist Quentin Edwards who speaks to youth about modern problems. Edwards known for work with servicemen in Vietnam and globally. Pastor Truitt invites the public to attend this revival event and hear his heart from the lectern.
Washington County rural water project receives a $715000 loan from Farmer's Home Administration to the White River Water Association. Rep John Paul Hammerschmidt notes the funding supports program administration with an additional $349072 from the Office of Economic Opportunity to the Southwest Arkansas Development Council.
Mrs James E Hoover Sr of Bodeaw announces the engagement of her daughter Willie Faye to Robert W Clements Jr son of Mr and Mrs Bill Clements of Hope. Willie will graduate Bodeaw High School in May and Robert is a 1964 Spring Hill School graduate employed by Meyers Bakery. The wedding is set for June 6 at 7 p.m. in Union Missionary Baptist Church. No invitations will be sent. all friends and relatives are invited.
A reader warns of predatory sales tactics amid grief invoking vital statistics, obituaries, and marriage notices. The letter recounts a widow's experience with a solicitor posing as a sympathetic friend to solicit photo enlargements and other services, urging reforms or cautions to readers.
Nostalgia feature notes Helen O'Connell, famed from Jimmy Dorsey days, will appear on CBS summer replacement shows with her signature ice cream voice. She recalls 1939 to 1943 with Dorsey, values some modern tunes, and criticizes current song quality while praising classic vocal technique. She warns about the casting couch while asserting the lasting appeal of strong singing.
AP television critic Cynthia Lowry surveys the awards season from the Grammys to the Oscar and Emmy shows. The Grammys reveal Record of the Year Fiji Aquarius Let the Sun Shine In wins. Performances by Peggy Lee Mancini Cash and others illustrate a bold mix of styles. The piece notes the industry focus and awkward humor in award hauls.
A police officer rushed to a car where a woman in her 60s had a heart attack while on a drive near Los Angeles. The younger woman, her daughter, had just arrived from Germany to reunite with family and recalled her mother’s Nazi concentration camp past. The scene prompted concern but the mother stabilized with reassurance from the officer.
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