August 1968 Society Notes Page Highlights Local Events
The August social page lists church photo sessions at 6:30 p.m. on August 20, a Ladies Bridge Luncheon at Hope Country Club on August 22, and a Millwood Shrine Club ceremony on August 24. It also covers weddings, receptions, and numerous community visits, including a Texarkana wedding, return from Germany, and local travel highlights across Hope and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Country Club
Herbert Ephens
C. B. Tolleson
Floyd Leverett
Millwood Shrine Club
Masonic Hall
Tarpley's
the Hope Country Club
E. E. Wassell
Bennett Wood
Bill Hairr
Andy Andrews
Dean Murphy
Henry Fenwick
S. L. Murphy
Harold Trent
Here Come the Brides Roistering Seattle Timber Saga
TV critique notes the ABC series Here Come the Brides blends roistering humor with a post Civil War lumber camp setting in Seattle. The show centers on three brothers facing schemes by a saw mill owner while Joan Blondell plays Lottie. Production tweaks include wardrobe changes to keep age appropriate for early time slots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Lowry
Hollywood
ABC
iLottié
Unit
Seattle
Wash
Jason
Jeremy
Joshua
Joan Blondell
Lottie
All TV
Lady Sale
Bolt Brothers
Brand Generic Drugs Not Always Same
A Georgetown University team reports differences in absorption between brand-name and generic drugs. Dr. Christopher M. Martin notes serious doubts about equality among products of the same drug, while FDA official Dr. Herbert Ley cautions the agency has not concluded generics are less effective overall. The study highlights slower and faster absorption in some generics versus brands, prompting calls for closer scrutiny of therapeutic equivalence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Miller
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Christopher M. Martin
Georgetown University
Herbert L. Ley Jr
Food and Drug Administration
Ley
Martin
Winning at Bridge Exposes Distribution by Oswald and Jacoby
A bridge column analyzes a tricky hand where South misread a distribution pattern. The piece outlines automatic plays and the critical misstep: after a sequence starting with hearts and clubs, East finds a key diamond lead, thwarting South’s slam attempt and revealing deeper card-reading strategy.
Forrest City Times-Herald to Expand Plant and Press
Forrest City publisher Bonner McCollum announced a $200,000 plant expansion to more than double current space. A contract for an 8,000 square foot building was awarded, and a 16 page offset press was purchased. The note about card play appears as unrelated text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest City, Ark
Bonner McCollum
Forrest City Times-Herald
McCollum
Strategic overcall and response in bridge bidding
In the given auction West North East South pass two clubs pass two hearts pass two spades, South holds A14 WKIOG A2 BEQIOOA. The suggested action is for South to bid three hearts as a forcing bid. If partner continues with three spades, consider the next forcing bid or evaluation based on partnership agreement to guide the correct contract and communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
South
West
Newspaper Enterprise Asia
Helen Help Us Youth Advice Column Sketch
A reader letters column from Helen Bottel’s era covers student nudity debates, letters from a 16 year old expressing discomfort with clothes, a Vietnam soldier seeking pen pals, and a call to send mail to servicemen in Vietnam. The piece mirrors a youth counsel tone with playful defiance and moral questions about nudity and social norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Bottel
Helen
K.U
Main Street
Helan
Vietnam
George Dear Redders
Columbus
Georgia
Frank Sinatra Jr to Perform at Arkansas Livestock Expo
Frank Sinatra Jr. will headline nine rodeo performances at the Arkansas Livestock Exposition in Little Rock. Singer Susan Mare and a seven piece band will back Sinatra at the event set for October 1 through 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Frank Sinatra Jr
Susan Mare
Sinatra
Also Mentioned on This Page
First Press
Wyterian Church
Fellowship Hall
Gyterian Church
Harry A. Osborne
First Presbyterian Church
Bridge Club
W. A. Mudgett
F. R. Moses
M. M. McCloughan
Mary K. Lehman
Robert Cash Ant
Avaty
Bese Éott
Cash
Mes
Elmer Hateh
Af Tosatkana
Mee
Robert Glass
Cong
Tennessee
Mr. Hamiston
Sidney Cash
Familly
Hu. White
Hot Springs
Worth
Atterbury
Griffith
Nona Mane Griffit
M. Boren
Texarkana
Marvin Atterbury
Hope
Team
Tenessee Baptist Church
Texar
Kana
Ark
Presswood
Mary Cook
Dennis Atterbury
Mitchell Griffith
Paula Griffith
Marie McKay
Frances Crank
Susan Frank
Kenneth Smith
Mike Beaver
Johnnie Jones
Arkansas
John A. Wilson
Thomas Fenwich, Jr
East 14Th Street
Howard Funk
el Paso
Tex
Opal Daniel
David Pack
Pine Bluff
Paul Raley
Pack
Mrs. Melvin Cash
Isabella, Tenn
Stan Hazels
Mary Beth
Houston
F. M. Hore
Mary Raines
Lewis
A. Lewis
Texarkana College
Ben Hyatt and
Perryville
B. C. Hyatt
Calvin Smith
Bald Knob
James H. Jones
Lee Timberlake
Clyde Davis
Bars Ry Davis
Benton
Six Flags Over
Texas
Capt. Davis
Ft. Hood
Col
Harvey B. Barr
Travis Afb
Calif
Walnut Creek
Arthur H. Barr
Tulsa
Oklah
H. B. Barr
Diane's
First National Bank
Oset
Shapley Weskit
Eft
Dotti Originals
Dacron
Wintuck Orion
Lady Manhattan
Robert Brown
By Oswald and
James Jacoby
NORTH
Cary Grant
Audrey Hepburn
Pera Uap
Dan
Dixie Drive-In Theatre
Showtime
Doris Day
Doris
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