Christmas programs and society notices fill weekend calendar
The First United Pentecostal Church Young People present The Dark Dark Night this Saturday at 7 p.m. Public invited. First Baptist Church Young People No. 1 host Christmas party after evening services Sunday. On Monday choirs from several churches rehearse for Christmas Eve service at St Mark’s. Santa visits December 23 with gifts. Christmas Eve service at St Mark’s on December 24 at 11 p.m. Shover Springs H Club meets December 11 with singing, cooking demonstrations, and officer installation. Daffodil Jr Garden Club meets with Rosebud Garden Club for Christmas Around the World program.
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Rosebud Club
Paisley School
Brookwood Rosebud Garden Club
Roebud Club
Ralph Routon
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J. C. Luck
Bill Routon
Art Center
Little Rock
Airman James Chism Returns Home for 30 Day Leave
Airman James Chism stationed near Paris France flew in for Christmas to spend his 30 day leave with Mr and Mrs R 8 Chism.
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James Chism
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State's Holiday Tourney Starts in Jonesboro Arkansas
Arkansas State hosts its second annual Holiday Basketball Tournament starting tonight featuring two of the nation's top players in the field. The event in Jonesboro runs this week with high expectations for standout performances and tight matchups among invited teams.
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Jonesboro, Ark
Arkansas State
Laneburg Honor Roll and Christmas wishes posted
The Laneburg School lists honor roll students across grades from 1st to 12th for the second six weeks and extends Christmas wishes. Separate notes mention Arkansas players Jim Barnes and Bob Davidson as Texas Western and Tulane stars, with game times and opponents noted alongside college basketball context.
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Laneburg
Carrie Tye
Paul Bullock
Kathy Purtle
Sue Langston
Debbie Hunter
Donna Langston
Stephanie Ward
Carol Ward
Nancy Reyenga
Jamie Carlton
Donnie Dillard
Marcia Murrah
Rhonda Langston
Cathy Me
Eachern
Bobby McGaugh
Nancy Glass
Joe Bullock
Jimmy Armstrong
Judy Waddle
Mary Bright
Barbara Hicks
Danny Bullock
Ricky Purtle
William Hunter
Lana Lambert
Betty Baker
Billy Cross
Tommy Hicks
Sue Almond
Harry Almond
Cedallia Dillard
Allen Hicks
Terrell Bullock
Joyce Carlton
Sule Spencer
Ronnie Jones
Dale Almond
Margaret Jones
William Lambert
Johnny Richardson
Arkansas
Jim Barnes
Tuckerman
Texas Western
Bob Davidson
Tulane
State
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Jerry Rook
Nettleton
Indians
Dorothy Dix advice column on family abuse and teen behavior
A 19 year old college student asks about a 16 year old girlfriend living in a harsh household. The girl endures heavy chores, neglect, and control by her parents, while her brother and mother do little. The adviser cautions against direct intervention and urges moral support and guidance counselor involvement to seek humane treatment and finish school.
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Helen
Charles Dickens
Chicago and Northwestern moves for Rock Island control
Chicago and Northwestern Railway has moved to gain control of Rock Island lines as stockholders respond to the bid. The possible takeover highlights tensions between the two railways and stockholder reactions as the deal proceeds.
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Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Rock Island
LBJ Sets Pattern on Conferences
President Johnson signals flexible formats for news conferences, noting a blend of Roosevelt Truman style office meetings and Eisenhower Kennedy televised sessions. He has held two in-office sessions without live TV and may schedule televised or coffee sessions as mood dictates. Historical comparisons show varied pacing and press access, with Johnson favoring concise, national and international questions in small, direct exchanges.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Rock Island Plans Bond Issue and Stock Merger
The plan approves issuing 91 million dollars in bonds with 30 dollar par value and six percent collateral trust income, plus nearly 850000 shares of common stock. Rock Island stockholders would receive one 30 dollar bond 0.2778 share of stock and five dollars per Rock Island share upon merger approval. A merger with Union Pacific remains in federal court due to a suit delaying proxy counts.
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Rock Island
Union Pacific Rail‘road
Suit to halt Trumann urban renewal project
In Poinsett County Chancery Court, Rev. Jess Adams and five steering committee members of the Trumann Anti Urban Renewal Association filed suit to block city actions on an urban renewal plan. The suit seeks to void documents creating the agency and requests a public vote, noting negotiations for project property are underway and that houses would be razed for new streets and improvements with federal grant and loan support.
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Poinsetd Chancery Court
Trumann
Jess Adams
The
Trumann Anti-Urban Renewal Association
Trumann Urban Renewal Agency
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