11 May 1957
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1957
Page
1
Society items list May activities across churches and clubs including bake sales, bridge games, potluck suppers, and officer installations. Events span May 11 to May 16 with locations at local churches, Diamond Cafe, Barlow Hotel, and private homes featuring WSCS reports, circle meetings, and guest speakers.
Notice shows end of school activities prompting postponement of the Tuesday May 4 family picnic at the Country Club. The Lilac Garden Club met May 8 at Mrs. Carhh Greenled’s home with co host Mrs. Joe Reese presiding in the president’s absence.
Mr and Mrs Charles Dana Gibson announce the birth of a baby daughter on May 7 in El Dorado. Grandparents are Edgan Johnson of Hackett Arkansas and Charles Dana Gibson Sr. of El Dorado.
Local schools plan weekly menus with items at Elementary Esheel and Junior-Senior High. Monday features meat loaf, peas, slaw, cornbread, prune cake. Tuesday includes ham and English peas. Wednesday serves meat loaf, green beans and rice with cobbler. Thursday offers ham and baked beans with cookies. Friday highlights salmon? groceries and cheese, potatoes and biscuits.
Retail talks show many stores cutting meat prices as a shift from chuck roasts to chicken and turkey. Leg of lamb rises, pork breeding nudges fat red meat supplies, while storage crops like Maine potatoes and carrots hold value. Fresh vegetables and fruit stay variable with regional offers improving for squash, corn, lettuce, cabbage, and Florida citrus and California fruit.
President Eisenhower said real savings in the U S budget depend on a rise in world tensions. He outlined two nationwide TV addresses and a radio talk to build public support for his fiscal program and legislative agenda. No dates set. He suggested possible minor reductions from the 871.8 billion proposal and cautioned Congress on funding.
A muddled Rome murder case prompts a police push to reopen investigations. An American embassy official hints Anna Mar it Pericolos was murdered and a new plan seeks autopsy proof. The Remo office weighs pressures, bribes, and risk as reporters, emails, and hostile figures collide amid a tense political backdrop.
Edward Bebatt, Williams, Dave Beck’s new lawyer, is described as old‑school and modern, capable in two fields. His careful preparation yields powerful oratory before juries and precise motion work before judges, shaping strong impressions but leaving room for ambiguity in how he is perceived.
Fragmented letters reveal readers seeking guidance on independence, education, marriage and timing. Advice mentions education costs, career hopes, and the tension between past independence and marital security, with responses urging realistic, thoughtful choices and patience.
Mrs J A Eagle served as hostess at a Wesleyan Service Guild meeting in Little Rock with Mrs Charles Thomas presiding. Pledge ceremony and life membership pin presented to Mrs L C Lee. eighteen members attended. various readings and poems noted. Brownie Troop 8 hosted a Mother’s Day program with songs and stories. Rotary Club speaker Sam O Logan discussed trucking history in Prescott.
GRARLES MERGER recounts a New York discussion where Youngman, a comedian, argues humor hinges on genuine talent not fame. He criticizes TV executives for manufacturing stars and claims many comics suffer from rapid fame, urging patience and real comedy skill.
Committees were announced with Mre and Mrs. Yancey and others taking chair roles for the Sunday service May. Mrs. Minn gave the devotional on Faith Without Work is Death. Mrs. Yancey spoke on Methodist Women of South Africa. A film Strangers in Their Own Land was shown and Mrs. Escarre received a gift for leadership. Refreshments followed. Miss Bright honored at a nurses association shower hosted by Mrs. Howard Graham and Mrs. Gene Lee for bride elect Joan Bright. J H Robertson ordained at Ouachita Presbytery in Malvern with attendees including McCaskill, Hirt, Reynolds, Neilson, and others.
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