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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1955
Page
4
The Oak Grove Baptist Church reports strong services on November 6 with a well attended Sunday School led by Superintendent A L Duffie. Pastor delivers morning message from Psalms 119 105th verse. Afternoon service with Rev E N Glover on Ingratitude from Luke 17 17.
The Ladies Auxiliary of Mt Zion C M E Church sponsors an Old Fashioned Box Supper at the church on Friday November 11 at 7 30 p m. The public is invited. Also Hopewell P T A meets Wednesday November 9 at 7 30 p m in the school auditorium to plan a banquet for playground equipment purchase. City Wide Usher Board hosts a benefit Party at 720 Dewey Street on Thursday night November 10 to register. Bethel A M E Stewardess Board No 1 sells pies at Bethel Center on Thursday November 10 with Mary Chambers taking special orders. pies priced sixty cents.
Memo Diez of Mexico outpointed Tony Grasso in San Antonio. Joe Brown stopped Ray Riojas in Houston. Frank Skidmore outpointed Jimmy Dupree in Fresno. All bouts featured 10 round decisions or stoppages with regional carriers from Hartford to Compton.
In the probate court of Hempstead County Arkansas the administrator Daniel L Pilkinton publishes a six month claims period from November 2 1955 for all heirs and creditors of Louise B Pilkinton deceased last address 510 East Second St Hope Ark date of death October 21 1955.
The Arkansas duck season opened amid cold weather and ample water, boosting hunter turnout. T. A. McAmis called it the best opening in years as ducks dispersed across a wide area. Stuttgart reports the region holding more than half a million ducks, with strong hunting near Lake Conway Nimrod Dam and Black River while Bayou Meta area fared poorly for water. The early start and longer season, approved by the Fish and Wildlife Service, reflect rising duck numbers in the Mississippi Flyway.
The Mountaineers travel to Pittsburgh to defend their unbeaten record and top national status in total offense and scoring. Oklahoma remains No. 1 in total offense and scoring, with Denver rising, while Hardin-Simmons leads in passing attempts and completions as WVU drops to third in passing.
New York report says Nino Valdes and Bob Baker, top challengers in the heavyweight division, will clash in Cleveland on December 7 in an elimination bout to determine the next challenger to Rocky Marciano. Harry Markson of the International Boxing Club announced the winner earns a shot at Marciano, with June tentatively eyed for the title bout. Baker ranks No. 3 among contenders in the latest ratings.
Boston signals an all out 1956 pennant push after trading for Bob Porterfield Mickey Vernon and Johnny Schmitz plus outfielder Tommy aguillett in a nine player deal with the Senators. Cronin cites a desire for one more strong pitcher and consistent hitter to overcome the Yankees. The exchange sends three pitchers and two outfielders from Boston’s farm system to Washington.
Valdes No 4 and Hurricanes Jackson plus Floyd Patterson appear as likely challengers to Marciano as Moore fails to dent the unbeaten record. Patterson, 20, trains for a heavyweight shot after 1957 while Jackson, 23, dropped from eligibility after a recent loss. Baker, 28, 210 pounds, handed Valdes a defeat in 1953 and remains a seasoned foe with 42 wins in 48 bouts.
Hempstead Motor Co reports GMC truck sales from January to mid-October are 25 percent higher than last year with the Blue Chip line driving demand. GMC Truck and Coach Division shows a nine and a half month total of 69,276 units versus 67,626 sold in all of 1954.
Joe and Helen Eatman hosting Hope residents at Moore Bros. Grocery on Friday December 9 to demo Nescafe Instant Coffee and EverReady Cocoa. Eatman, ex Alabama football star and WWII veteran, offers recipes and product Q A in this traveling demonstration outfit from Nestle.
Court records show multiple pleas and fines in Hope Municipal Court. Names include Booker T Logan Eve Jones Guy Goynes Dan Simpson Mary Nelson Edgar Henry Noble Scott Jr John Scott Billy Summers Sally Hendrix Ellis Souter Joseph H Dubois and Henry Flenory with offenses from drunkenness speeding and DWI to tax evasion and destroying evidence civil actions against A R McKinley.
The nation observes American Education Week as poster campaigns and articles highlight public responsibility in schools. The White House Conference on Education, starting November 28 in Washington for three days, will feature about 2000 participants discussing six education themes with representatives from 53 states and territories.
Two women wait under a store canopy as Vic Frazin bristles at family secrets. Gene confronts a boy who vows to be an outlaw while the town reels from violence and a storehold drama unfolds with Vivian McLear and Mrs. Frazin amid a wary, frightened mood.
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