Christmas Eve Service at St Mark's Episcopal Church
Calendar notes invite the public to a Christmas Eve service at St Mark's Episcopal Church at 11 p.m. on Tuesday December 24. Events cover a staff Christmas party at the KXAR home December 21 with decorations and a gift exchange, plus open house and dinner-bridge gatherings at local homes on December 21 and 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
KXAR
Haskell Jones
KXAR_ staff
Santa
St. Nicholas
Joseph Geno
Lehman Home
Pmiss
Mary K. Lehman
Arthur Martin
Ace Ind
Miss Evans
Bess Evans
George Wright
Torney Holt
Harold Brents
Edwin Schooley
Milton Eason
Luther Hollaman
Louise Kalin
Emma Hatley
Lamar Cox
A. K. Holloway
R. P. Barlow
John Vesey
Br.t. White
Intercity Christmas Visits From Dallas to Hope Town
A stream of holiday guests marks the season as Mr and Mrs Louis Howard host Randy and Teresa Ann from Dallas to visit Mr and Mrs Lloyd Coop and others. Family trips include Greenville Tex to see Garrett Story Jr and kin, while Dr and Mrs Crow visit Ft Smith with Neil Crow. Local families plan Christmas gatherings in Hope with relatives from Bradford Lexington Iola Peru DeQueen Chicago Dallas and Austin. The American Legion Auxiliary promotes the Christmas Gift Shop at the VA Hospital Little Rock distributing gifts to disabled veterans families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Howard
Randy and
Teresa Ann
Dallas
Lloyd Coop
Garrett Story
E. Russell
Lexington
Greenville
Tex
Mrs. Garrett Story, Jr
Robert Storys
Leslie Huddeston
American Legion Auxiliary
Fred Formby
Va’ Hospital
Little Rock
American Legion Auxiliary Rehabilitation Program
Arkansas
Arson Suspected In Hot Springs Spa Church Fire
In Hot Springs, Arkansas, the Roanoke Baptist Church was destroyed by a fire that burned for nearly 11 hours before daylight. Pastor James D. Rice, NAACP Hot Springs president, said some congregants suspected arson and the FBI was asked to investigate. the loss is estimated at 500000 with partial insurance coverage.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Roanoke Baptist Church
James D. Rice
Rice
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
FBI
David Whittington
Whittington
Roy K. Moore
Little Rock
PBI
NAACP
Lyndon B. Johnson
Justee Department
National Parks Service
Paid With Pain for Her Yule Present
Barbara Staten, nine, survived 47 days after third degree burns from the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum Halloween explosion that killed 73, including her parents and brother. Barbara and her 15 year old brother John are now the remaining Staten children, as doctors report her mother, father, grandmother and brother were among the dead. Barbara heard that her parents will not be waiting at home when she leaves the hospital, and the family faces a long recovery as investigators consider causes and safety failures surrounding the disaster.
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Steve van Cleve
Indianapolis
Barbara Staten
Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum
Barbara
John
Coliseum
Staten
Jesse C. Statien
General Motors Corp
Mary
Lena Staten
Greencastle
David Staten
David
St. Vincent's Hospital
Helen Worden Erskine
Gulomobile Club
Uts
Politics in 1963 About as Usual
The year 1963 in Arkansas politics was quiet with Faubus strong and opponents fading. The year ended with Rep. Hardy Croxton as a potential Faubus challenger, while Republican hopes centered on Rockefeller and a 1964 bid. The GOP eyed a big year in a presidential cycle, seeking a Rockefeller-like figure to elevate the party in state races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little. Rock
Arkansas
Ins
Orval & Faubus
Hardy Croxton
Benton County
Faubus
Paverant
Orval Faubus
Arkansas Education Association
Republican Party
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Traubus
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission
Rockefler
Sgap
GOP
Willis Rickells
Cy Carney
Fayetteville
Warren Liebling
Pine, Bluff
Ken Jones
Little Rock
Illegitimate birth case inspires wider social tolerance
A columnist argues that society now tolerates people at face value and cites an illegitimate child who rose to prominence in international circles. The piece urges churches to welcome such individuals and invites readers to write Dorothy Dixie with notes for Helen Worden Erskine for guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Helen
Christmas Gripes and Mother in Law Turmoil
A Christmas column features Dorothy Dix style letters about holiday tensions. A wife endures a griping husband and disapproving mother in law while readers seek guidance on love, forgiveness, and family duties during the festive season.
Arkansas Pilot Killed in B-52 Plane Crash
Captain Fred R. Curtiss of Fayetteville was among nine crew members killed when two explosions tore apart a B-52 bomber after takeoff from the Strategic Air Command base near Aberdeen Mississippi. Lt. Anthony J. Lenzi of Memphis also died in the crash.
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Arkansan
Aberdeen
Miss
Fred R. Curtiss
Fayetteville
Strategic Air Command
Anthony J. Lenzi
Memphis
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Heritage Houe
C. C. Lewis
Wallace
Royal Doulton China
Arzberg White
LeCreuset Cookware
Pillows Gift Shop
Laurel Sts
F. C. Crow
Ft. Smith
Neil Crow
Gerald Harris
Bradford
Lynn Harris
Houston
Paul Rawson
Iola
Kan
Hope
Webb City
C. C. Kimberly
Austin, Tex
Don Westbrook
Peru, Ind
Will Porter
D. B. Russell
Charles Randolph
Charles Harrell
Lois Russell
Jim Haynes
Chicago
Mrs
Henry Haynes
Ben Core
DeQueen
Grady Williams
Richard Hunt
Daleunt
Spa
Hope Auto Company, Inc
Young Chevrolet Co, Inc
the Trading Post
James Motor Company
Nunn-Pentecost Motor Co
James Gaines
Hairr Motor Company
Harry Phillips
Berlin
Stewart
Keith
Dorothy Dixie
Bell-McClure Syndicate
Dygel
Golo
Pappagallo
Harvey Berin Deslyn
Roxane
Samuel Winston
Dorothy DIX
Fin
Dr. Spock
Aristotle
Pope Paul
Teaflei
Harold Hendrix
Aaya Beyers
Prescott Vard
Om Hi Peron
Coats
Hope, Ark
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