Solunar word debate echoes in reader letter
A letter chain from Montoursville Pennsylvania discusses the term solunar, noting Webster's dictionary includes the word but with contention over spelling and pronunciation. Jacqueline Knight defends capitalization and double L usage, confirms the correct accent, and promises to inform Webster’s editors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl O'Neal
Hope
Jacquesline Knight
Montoursville
Richard Alden Knight
Register & Tribune Syndicate
Des Moines
Iowa
Alex Washburn
Websters
Washburn
Arkansas Supreme Court halts voting machine use in Union County
The Arkansas Supreme Court blocked a Union County vote machine contract for the upcoming general election. The ruling orders the lower court to grant injunctive relief and comply with the 1965 county purchasing act requiring public bid advertisements and timely bidding processes. The decision references a taxpayers suit led by Wilbur P. Davis and Frank Humphreys, with Justice J. Fred Jones authoring the majority opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Union County
Union County Chancery Court
Jim Rowan
Wilbur P. Davis
Frank Humphreys
High Court
Election Commission
J. Fred Jones
Optimistic Humphrey Faces Long Campaign Days
Eighteen and nineteen hour days mark the Humphrey bid as he endures long motorcades and grueling jet drags. A croaking voice and tired eyes show strain, yet optimism flickers in private talks with donors, though he cautions he cannot be sure of the election outcome. Calif ornia Texas and New York loom as pivotal and uncertain.
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Harry Kelly
Associated Press
Washington
Hoert H. Humphrey
Fidge
Humphrey
California
Texas
New York
Puble
Spa to Hear NEA President in Hot Springs Arkansas
Mrs. Elizabeth Koontz, the first Negro elected president of the National Education Association, will address the 70th annual Arkansas Teachers Association convention in Hot Springs November 6 to 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Ark
Elizabeth Koontz
National Education Association
Arkansas Teachers Association
Bloodmobile Returns to Hope November 4 5
Red Cross Bloodmobile visits Hope at First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall from 12 noon to 6 pm on Monday and Tuesday November 4 and 5. Hempstead County shows a 177 pint deficit after the last visit yielded 36 pints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Hope
First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall
Hempstead County
Shortcut hacks to shorten last summer dresses
JOY STILLEY explains quick home methods for resizing dresses without full tailoring. After brief attempts with threads and pins, she discovers an iron based hemming process that bonds fabric at the edge, promising easier alterations than traditional ripping and stitching. Her tone mixes humor with practical advice for readers.
Strech Named to Medical Advisory Board
Arthur Strech of Hope is named to the Southwest Arkansas District Advisory Committee of The Arkansas Regional Medical Program affiliated with the University of Arkansas Medical Center. The district covers Pope, Howard, Sevier, Miller, Little River, Lafayette, Nevada, Hempstead, Pike, Montgomery, Garland, Hot Springs and Clark counties. Other members include Dr. Betty Lowe Texarkana Dr. Jim Armstrong Ashdown Don Chism St Michaels Hospital Texarkana and Dr. Calvin Austin Mena. The committee will set health program priorities under the Public Health Service Act and met recently in Hope to plan a meeting with local medical officials.
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Arthur Strech
Hope
Southwest Arkansas
Arkansas Regional Medical Program
University of Arkansas Medical Center
Roger B. Best
Pope
Howard
Sevier
Miller
Little River
Lafayette
Nevada
Hempstead
Pike
Montgomery
Garland
Hot Springs
Clark
Betty Lowe
Texarkana
Jim Armstrong
Ashdown
Don Chism
St. Michaels Hospital
Calvin Austin
Mena
Southwest Arkansas Regional Medical Program
Public Health Service Act
Southwest Arkansas District
Town & Country Restaurant
Strech
Jr. Auxiliary Scholarships Available for 1969 70
Scholarships from the National Association of Junior Auxiliaries offer grants from 100 to 3000 dollars based on need to attend a chosen university. Funds are paid in two installments, September 1, 1969 and January 1, 1970. Both men and women are eligible. Applications due February 3, 1999, from Mrs. Thomas E. Hays Jr in Hope, Arkansas.
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National Association of Junior Audliaries
Wiless
Thomas E. Hays, Jr
Hope, Ark
Development of the Arkansas River Talk at Hope Rotary
Col Charles D aera U S Army retired spoke at the Hope Rotary Club on the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company project and national waterways. He noted President Washington's early support and called Arkansas ideal for new and expanding industries, predicting life changes from river development.
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Arkansas River
Hope Rotary Club
Charles D
Aera U
Army
Industrall Department
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company
Little
U.S
George Washington
Col
Maynard
Arkansas
al Zimmerebner
Club Presiddent
Harold Eakley
Billy Dale
Hot Springs
Werus K. Marta
Pared
Ible Snerdon
T Om Jackson
Polis
Johnson Backs Humphrey as Nixon Attacks Sweep Campaign
President Johnson plans a busy week to aid Humphrey in key states after lampooning Nixon as a man of the past. He urged rally attendees to vote for Humphrey and Muskie on Nov. 5, with possible TV appearances and rapid trips through New York West Virginia Kentucky and Texas.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Associated Press
Washington
Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
New York
Hubert Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
White House
NBC
Suneday
Johnson City
Texas
Humphrey
West Virginia
Kentucky
Pikesville
Appalachian
America
Congress
Johnsons Gallery Displays Birds For Audubon Society Meet
See JOHNSON on page two See JOHNSON the All Around Town Clever pictures of birds decorated the walls of the private dining room at the Town and Country for the weekend meeting of the state Audubon Society Justine Hamm was responsible for the miner bird with a miner's cap on its head the scissor-tail fly catcher with scissors instead of tail feathers the cat bird and cow bird with heads of those animals etc.
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State Audubon Society
Justine
Manuel) Hamm
Nixon Defends VP Agnew as Campaign Week Opens
AP News Digest reports Nixon backs Vice President Agnew amid ethics questions as the final week of the 1968 campaign begins. Humphrey portrays Nixon’s foreign policy as increasingly militarized while Johnson endorses Humphrey. Wallace tours border states and eastern industrial cities. Additional notes cover Connecticut Senate race and Vietnam developments.
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AP News
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
George C. Wallace
Nixon
Spito T. Agnew
Associated Press
North Vietnam
South
Humphrey
Johnson
Wallace
Midwest
Connecticut
Weekend Accidents Reported By City Police
City Police report three weekend accidents including a three year old child injuring bruises after a collision on Rose Hill Street. The youth received treatment at a local clinic. No charges filed. A second crash on Greening and Hickory involved John Trotter’s car rear ended by Willie Lee Johnson with estimated damages of 100 and 300 dollars. A parked car on the Missouri Pacific lot was struck by an unidentified driver causing about 75 dollars damage.
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Hill Street
Emy
Et Rangland
Hope
Milam
Lingard
Greening
Hickory
John Trotter
Willie Lee Johnson
Atterbury
Trotter
Johnson
Wade Stevenson
Missouri Pacific
Viet Cong Troops Hit by Allies in Saigon Region
North Vietnamese Dong Nai Regiment units suffered 2 dead and 13 captured after heavy fighting 24 miles north of Saigon as allied forces reported three actions near the capital. South Vietnamese troops seized 21 weapons and two stockpiles, with six killed and 20 wounded. Meanwhile U.S. Mech Division troops recovered 242 rifles and 17 larger weapons in the DMZ area amid ongoing air strikes and political talks.
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Saigon
Namese Hiryttien
North Vietsnam
Dong Nai
U.S
Sth
Dmz
Bloodmobile event at local churches this Tuesday
Tuesday Last Day Here for Tomorrow the women of several churches host a bloodmobile drive to boost donations. At First United Church and others volunteers serve fur and eats to encourage sign-up and meet the blood quota amid community support.
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Bloodmobile
Women of
Gaps Rel Chapel Baptist Church
Frazier Laurance
Son Frazier Insyy
Maln
Advange
Tnd
First United
Hempstead
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