Coming and Going Over Christmas Visits Across Texas
Major and Mrs. James H. Moore and children from San Antonio will visit his mother Mrs. Selma Moore this weekend. The Matthews family met relatives in Kansas City and Texas during Christmas. Kenneth Leslie and Leta Jo, Kathy of Woodville joined Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tarpley for the holiday. W C Bramlett hosted guests from Killeen Rogers and Parris for Christmas.
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Major
James H. Moore
San Antonio, Texas
Selma Moore
Set
Kenneth Leslie
Leta Jo
Kathy
Woodville, Tex
Charles Tarpley
W. C. Bramlett
John J. Riley
John
Killeen
Tex
Bob Kellam
Angela
Kristi
Rogers, Tex
Dale Riley
Parris
Buchanan Now Has a Steady Job
Hollywood AP report notes Edgar Buchanan, famed for dentistry turned actor, has found steady work on Petticoat Junction. The series leads in new-show ratings this season, boosting his public recognition and potential for higher appearance fees. Buchanan once practiced dentistry ten years before joining the Pasadena Playhouse and entering film.
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Hollywood
Edgar Buchanan
Buchanan
Petticoat Junction
University of Oregon
Pasadena Playhouse
Southern State Building Burns
MAGNOLIA Arkansas AP An early morning fire destroyed the hay barn and feed barn at Southern State College and threatened the main agriculture building where dormitories are located. No injuries were reported. Plant engineer Billy Ray Machen said the fire origin is unknown and damage estimates were not provided. Two to three thousand five hundred bales of hay were lost along with feed mixing equipment. Firemen battled the flames for about six hours.
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Magnolia
Ark
Southern State College
Lgomen
Billy Ray Machen
Machen
No Dogs at White House Please, Johnson Urges
Washington AP reports President Johnson, a dog lover, asks Americans not to flood the White House with animal gifts. He accepted a white cat from a 9 year old Illinois girl but urged gifts be sent to children or institutions locally.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
John F. Kennedys
Kennedys
Pushinka
Khrushchev
Charlie
George Washington
Harry S. Truman
Yala
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR
Aleutian Islands
Fala
Roosevelt
Rellteisne
Woodrow Wilson
Red Cross
William McKinley
William Howard Taft
Pauline
Spanish Ship Is Overdue Alarm Raised in Madrid
Madrid authorities issued an alert today as a Spanish ship failed to arrive on schedule. Officials said there was no immediate indication of distress and maritime agencies were coordinating search efforts. The investigation focuses on route deviations and weather conditions reported earlier.
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Madrid
Boston
Mass
la Coruna
Canarias
Atlantic
Azores
Castillo de Montjuich
Coast Guard
Helen
Holland
Bookmobile Schedule For Next Week
Bookmobile routes listed for December 31 and January 2 with stop times at Meloy Home DeAnn Hogan Store Young Home Kidd Home Woodruff Home Blevins Hix Lee Grocery Head Cummings Home Justice Home Columbus Day Home Oakhaven Washington Cox Ozan Amonette Reed Bob’s Grocery Toilet Home Luck Ranch with specific time slots for each location.
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Hexteek
Meloy
DeAnn
Hogan
Young
Kidd
Woodruff
Hix Lee
Cummings
Justice
Columbus
Oakhaven
Washington
Cox
Ozan
Amonette
Reed
Papal Visit Hopes to Bridge Christian Muslim Divides
Moslem scholar Mohammed afrullah Khan predicts Pope Pauls Holy Land tour linked by shared beliefs can ease Christian Muslim tensions. He notes Jesus as prophet, not divine, and contrasts Christian Trinity with Islamic monotheism while outlining Islam five pillars and pilgrimage aims. The article also reports a missing Spanish freighter Castillo De Montjuich with Coast Guard search efforts.
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William L. Ryan
Paul
Holy Land
Mohammed Afrullah Khan
Mohammed
Zafrullah Khan
United Nations General Assembly
Foreign Ministry
Pakistan
International Court
Pope Paul
Israel
Jordan
Mo‘hammed
Afrullah Khan
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Messiah
Islam
Mecca
Saudi Arabia
Wrong number dialers and breakfast interruptions
A reader letter from Asheville Citizen laments persistent wrong numbers. The writer recalls callers who insist, argue, and misdial repeatedly, often at inopportune times, asking for Jack or Honey and prompting annoyed reactions as the caller hangs up and dials again.
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Jack
Honey
Annie
Asheville
N. C
Arkansas Shifts Toward Dual Economy With 205 New Plants
Arkansas advances 1963 economy with 205 new and expanded facilities totaling 72.3 million dollars and 9,666 jobs. Agricultural gains include record cotton and rice, rising diversification into cash crops like okra and sugar beets, and university research on farm efficiency. Industrial growth features plants linked to farming and a Hot Springs door factory adding 400 jobs.
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J.C. Tillman
Associated Press
Arkansas
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Arkansas Grain
Helena
Tolbert Corp
Hope
University of Arkansas
University
Division of Agriculture
Hot, Springs
Dorothy Dix Advice Column Fragments and Themed Replies
Readers share letters about marriage sex storms and social life in Dorothy Dix’s advice column style. Includes Envy’s husband praise, Bashful’s church and dating hopes, Single Female’s group ideas, and a storm fear anecdote tied to wartime bombing. Tone reflects midcentury domestic guidance.
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Envy
Helen
Focal Board of Education
The Making of the President 1960 TV Documentary
AP reports ABC will air The Making of the President 1960 a 90 minute special costing about 400000. David L Wolper signed White to write the script and the program gathers material from 500 sources with cooperation from press secretaries and privately owned footage. It covers Kennedy Nixon Johnson campaign dynamics and political candor before and after Kennedys assassination altered the broadcast.
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Cynthia Lowry
NEW York
ABC
David L. Wolper
Theodore H. White
Wolper
White
Lyndon B. Johnson
I Nation
Drowned Airmen in Britain Amid Fog and Ice
Two U S airmen died when their car swerved into a canal 65 miles north of London during dense fog. William McFarland 22 of Hartsvi le SC and Thomas Franklin 20 of Ryder NC, stationed at Lakenheath, were killed. Each left widows with three children and Britain faced a fourth year of deadly Christmas highway conditions blamed on fog ice and reckless driving.
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London
Britain
Mildenhall
William McFarland
Hartssvile
S.C
Thomas Franklin
Ryder
N.C
Lakenheath Air Base
McFarland
Gloria
Franklin
Dianne
Those Frisco Cars Are Big Headache
San Francisco’s iconic cable cars cost more to repair than replace with buses. The Citizens' Committee to Save the Cable Cars defends them amid tolls, ferries, and 300 plus jump deaths since the Bay and Golden Gate bridges opened. Chinatown crowds and Fishermen’s Wharf keep the city alive with tourism and change.
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San Francisco
Chinatown
Khruschev
Golden Gate
Et’s
Citizens’ Committee
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Bay Bridge
Grant Avenue
Japan
Fishermen's Wharf
Arthur Fiedler
Goldwater accuses Johnson of pressuring Congress over foreign aid bill
Senator Barry Goldwater blasts President Johnson for pressuring lawmakers during Christmas to push the $3 billion foreign aid measure and a rider banning wheat credit sales to the Soviet Union. He notes all night sessions, recalls how House approval came 189 to 158 without the wheat ban, and says senators may be recalled to finish action before adjournment of the first session of the 88th Congress.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Johnson
Congress
Pera ‘Sonal
Goldwater
Senate
Phoenix
House
Soviet Union
Small Portion of State Roads Paved
Arkansas state roads show 80,000 miles total with 14,615 paved. The Highway Department reports 79,748.17 miles at year start and will finalize year end totals next month. 1962 breakdown lists 55,845 county roads, 11,315 state highways, 5,804 city streets, 2,145 forest roads, and 4,636 private roads. Major growth expected in city streets.
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Little Rock
State Highway Department
Arkansas
Shrimp Vanishing Says Bay of San Francisco Drought
Bay area shrimp numbers have collapsed with the South Bay following suit. A local note warns against calling the city Frisco, urging accuracy in railroad and regional naming.
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Bob Thomas
Saenger
Southern State Building
Burns
J. W. Davis
Dairy Queen
NASA
Langley Research Center
Hampton, Va
Dorothy DIX
Helen Worden Erskine
Bell-McClure Syndicate
Harold Hendrix
Eben
U.S. President
U.S
Wallace Silver
Royal Doulton
China
Artberg
LeCreuset
Franclecanwere
Pillow’s Gift Shopard & Laurel Sis
Harold V. Streeter
LBJ
Bay
South Bay
Hal Beyle
Kxar Kolumn
Hope High School
KXAR
Tenie
Barry
Buck Williams Grocery & Market
Hope Auto Company
Tel-E-Tex
Butane Division
Trading Post
Hope High
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