New Lions Scout Building to Be Dedicated
Doss earned the Bronze Star and the Medal of Honor style praise for bravery in rescuing 75 men on a jagged escarpment after going beyond American lines to lower wounded soldiers from a 30 foot cliff under enemy fire. He refused to carry a weapon, prayed for his attackers, and later served as a medic on Guam, Leyte, and Okinawa. Despite injuries and sniper fire, he refused evacuation to stay with wounded comrades. His Seventh-day Adventist faith shaped his stance on combat service.
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Army
Pacific
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Guam
Leyte
Okinawa
Othr
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Tenn
Pageant Crown Passing Set for June at Hope City Hall
Miss Hope of 1964 and Miss Hope of 1965 relinquish their crowns as the Hope Jaycee Pageant holds its annual contest on Saturday June 4 at 8 p.m. at Hope City Hall. Entry committee members Andy Calling Roger Case Dr Don Free and Clyde Davis coordinate entries.
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Shipley
Delaine Boriss
Hope City Hall
Andy
Roger Case
Don Free
Clyde Davis
Wheels Stop in Ashland Virginia for Good Friday
In Ashland Virginia on Good Friday the town halts at noon with shops, banks, and Randolph Macon College suspending operations and worship at Duncan Memorial Methodist Church lasting until 1 pm. Initiated in 1964 by local ministers and backed by the Chamber of Commerce, the half hour service invites outsiders to attend with a crowd now filling the church.
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ED Young
Ashland
College Town
Hanover County
Richmond
Randolph-Macon College
Duncan Memorial Methodist Church
Randolph = Macon
Ashland Ministerial Association
John R Simmon
The
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Chamber of Commerce
Randolph Macon
Duncan Memorial Church
Zeb Holler
Union Theological Seminary
Wheel of Commerce
Hal Bayleig
Objector Desmond Doss Wins Medal of Honor Hero
Desmond T. Doss a frail Seventh day Adventist and World War II medic is the only conscientious objector to win the Medal of Honor. He lives in Lookout Mountain areas and plans to serve if called. His 1945 Okinawa actions earned the nation’s highest decoration.
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Benchester Rising
Desmond T. Doss
Desmond Doss Jr
Sam
Doss
Ciues
Lookout Mountain
Okinawa
Venturi Aims to End Big Three Masters Domination
Ken Venturi says a non Big Three Masters win could shake up the record run by Nicklaus Palmer and Player. Ventura, among 103 in opening round at Augusta, notes hard course favors length over accuracy and cites his World Series form and hands after prior near-misses. The story also mentions Nicklaus Palmer practice round figures and Player’s recent form, with a closing note on the Navaho Indians' tribal population from Britannica.
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Associated Press
Augusta
Venturi
Nicklaus
Palmer
Washington
Doug Sanders
Bruce Devlin
Gay Brewer Jr
Tony Lema
Billy Casper
South Africa
Player
United States
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Obituary for John J. Delaney 87 Prescott resident
John J. Delaney aged 87 of Prescott Rt. 5 died Wednesday in a Prescott hospital. Survived by wife Clara, four daughters Hix Lee, Ross Spears, Paul Lamb, Ralph Wilson. two sons Hubert and Travis. brother Lawrence. Services at Prescott Church of Christ Friday 2 p.m. Burial Sweet Home Cemetery. Weather data from Experiment Station notes warmer period with highs in 70s to 80s across Arkansas and Louisiana regions.
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John J. Delaney
Prescott Rt. 5
Prescott
Clara Delaney
Hix Lee
Ross Spears
Yucaipa
Calif
Paul Lamb
Delight
Ralph Wilson
Magnolia
Hubert
Breckenridge
Texas
Travis Delaney
Dallas
Lawrence Delaney
Prescott Church of Christ
John Cannon
Sweet Home Cemetery
Herndon Cornelius
Law Challenge Tests Revenue Dept Regulation
LITTLE ROCK regulators face a court test as Chan cellor Reed weighs a suit by R and B Tobacco Co of Forrest City challenging a Revenue Department rule requiring wholesale cigarette permit applicants to secure letters of sale commitments from at least three fourths of cigarette manufacturers. The case follows a 1941 act and questions how letters can be supplied before a permit is issued, with briefs due in four weeks. Separately, Mrs Kennedy and her children travel toward Argentina to visit friends on a ranch after a Córdoba stopover.
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Little Rock
Murray O. Reed
Forrest City
Revenue Commission
Dorie McCastrain
Revenue Department
Reed
A and B
Harl Briggs
C. W. Robertson
Kennedys
Argentina
Cordoba
John F. Kennedy
Ester
Caroline
John
Miguel A. Carcano
Buenos Aires
Kennedy
Arthur Illia
Hungarians Go on Trial for Multiple Offenses
Ten young Hungarians went on trial in Budapest facing charges of rape drug trafficking illicit gambling illegal dealing in foreign currency profiteering and antistate crimes.
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Budapest
Hungary
Thought for the Day and local church events
The April 7 1966 issue notes the cross of Christ as a guiding burden and lists revival services at Garrett Chapel Baptist Church led by Rev G H Jones of Arkadelphia with Mrs Maggie Johnson of Manns Chapel Baptist Prescott as guest soloist. Cotillion Federated Club meets April 9 at 4 30 pm. corrections indicate a May date for a Humming Bees performance.
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Garrett Chapel Baptist Church
G. H. Jones
Arkadelphia
Maggie Johnson
Manns Chapel Baptist Church
Prescott
Macedonia Baptist Church
Cotillion Federated Club
Conway
Agenyda
E. D. Conway
D. D. Kern
Humming Bees
Texarkana
Church of God In Christ
9Th
South Walker Streets
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