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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1955
Page
3
The American Legion Auxiliary Leslie Huddleston Post No. will hold its fall poppy sale on Sunday November 5. Mary Hamm is the chairman and Mrs. C E Taylor is the president, announcing the event.
The Emmet Methodist Church held its Week of Prayer and Self Denial on October 26 in the Tom Garland Educational Building. Mrs Ramy Garland led the program with talks by Mrs Joe Hunter Mrs J M Johnson and Mrs Joe Beaty. Pie and coffee were served to 14 members and two guests Blanche Jones of Prescott and Morgan Griffeth.
The wedding of Carolyn Cox of Mena and Cris Bryant Thornton of this city occurred Saturday October 22 at 8 pm in the Chapel of the First Methodist Church Texarkana Arkansas. Dr William E Brown performed the double ring ceremony with Ruth Turner as organist.
Patsy Ellis is chosen Homecoming Queen and will reign at the Prescott Curley Wolves versus Blevins Hornets home game at Cummins Field. Judy Gilbert serves as maid of honor with a court of Freddie Moberg Shirley Singleton Nancy Gulley and Nancy Lewis.
Mrs Nina Tull of Memphis Tennessee visits with her sister Mrs Nell Oliver this week. Guests on Thursday include Mrs Virgie Ellison of Detroit Texas and her daughter Miss Billie Fred Ellison of Dallas Texas along with Mrs Maude Grant Mrs Grant Harrison and Mrs Dock Gaddie all of Clarksville Texas.
Memorial Admitted list includes Ed C Brown from Hope Mrs W W Ashcraft Hope J R May Forrest City Ark and Buckner Ark as well as Willard Brown Buckner. Discharged includes E R Muncey and baby boy Hope H O Kyler Jr and baby girl Hope J T Honeycutt and baby girl Hope. Branch admissions include George S Jones Hope Ark Betty Lou Bain Hope Ark discharged Olivia D Wells Prescott Ark.
A local gathering highlighted devotional pieces and talks on Come Women Wide Proclaim led by Mrs. C H Tompkins and others. Langley performed solos as W A Lindsey gave an impressive devotional on Come Women. Visitors included Dr and Mrs W O Arnold and families from Temple and Fayet teville.
Dr J W Martin 32 was cleaning a shotgun in his downtown office when it fired striking receptionist Mrs Aimeen Arnold 23 of Purica Mississippi in the chest. She died about an hour later. No arrest made as investigation continues.
The family left last week to establish residence in Houston Texas, seeking a fresh start and new surroundings for their household.
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