Calendar and society notes from Hope Arkansas events
A list of social activities for July includes the American Legion Auxiliary meeting at Mrs. Joe Jones home July 20, a Senior High P-MYF gathering July 21, and a Dessert Bridge at Hope Country Club July 22. Baker Extension Homemakers Club met July 12 with 17 members and a program on kitchen arrangements and pollution. August picnic planned at Fair Park. Bride-elect Virginia Patterson honored with a morning coffee at the Hope Country Club July 17 with 72 guests from various towns. multiple local greetings and visits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Leslie Huddleston
Joe Jones
E. 13Th St
Charles Taylor
the Hope Country Club
Newt Pentecost
Joe P. Watkins
Baker HD
Baker Extension Homemakers Club
Jim Stroud
Lawrence Easterling
Lloyd Lingo
Arkansas
Woodrow Baker
Thelma Holt
T.B. Fenwick
Fair Park
Virginia Patterson
el Dorado
Jim Fouse
Jim Pruden
Jim James
George Wright
James Gaines
J.B. Martin
Henry Seamans
Lynn Harris
Emmett Wassell
Thompson Evans
Norma Patterson
Clyde Fouse
Mesdames Martin
Wright
Seamans and Harris
Marilynn Harris
Tina Martin
Jeanne Pruden
Bill Hairr
Ann Long
Little Rock
Ramsey Purifoy
Peddie Newton
W.H. Patterson
Reston Recuperating After Emergency Appendix Surgery in Peking
James Reston, NY Times columnist and VP, is reported recovering from an emergency appendectomy in Peking. He was stricken Friday, operated Saturday with local anesthesia, and both temperature and blood pressure have returned to normal. Mrs. Reston praised Chinese doctors and care. Also noted is India exporting 49 million worth of seafood in 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
James Reston
New York Times
Peking
the Times
Reston
Commendation Letter Highlights Hope Arkansas Kindness
In a Hope Arkansas note, Mr and Mrs Don Fernan from Pharr Texas praise local hospitality after traveling through town. They recount kindness from a cafeteria server and Wiley’s garage staff who helped fix their car despite a Saturday morning rush. The letter concludes with gratitude and a wish to spread the goodwill. Vicki Lawrence noted as a versatile musician on The Carol Burnett Show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope
the Star
Wiley
Arkansas
Don Fernan
Pharr
Texas
Adoption Woes and Hope for Special Needs Children
A reader asks about adopting a girl or twins despite laws favoring childless couples and limited agency placements. The Open Door Society offers options for mixed race or special needs children and suggests overseas or church orphanage avenues as possible paths.
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Helen
Welfare Department
Child and Family Services
T.C
T.c.s
Open Door Society
San Diego
California
Anne Baxter to star as Margo in Applause on Broadway
New York AP reports Anne Baxter will replace Lauren Bacall to play Margo Channing in the Broadway musical Applause, a role she previously portrayed in All About Eve. Baxter, who played Eve Harrington in the 1950 film, steps into the rival star part tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Anne Baxter
Eve Harrington
Margo Channing
Miss Baxter
Lauren Bacall
Tourists Pleased With Arkansas Tourist Information Centers
Visitors entering Arkansas express surprise at well kept centers run by the Arkansas Highway Department and staffed by Travel Section consultants. Immaculate facilities include clean rest rooms and bowls under drinking fountains for pets. Reception is friendly, maps are provided, and literature racks offer brochures on attractions and parks, convincing many travelers to extend their stays. Some centers reported up to a thousand visitors in a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Arkansas Highway Department
Department of Parks and Tourism
Highway Department
Interstate 30
Texarkana
Interstate 40
Fort Smith-Van Buren
Fort Smith
Ashdown
Bella Vista
U.S. Highway 71
U.S. 67
Corning
U.S. 147
Reception for Billie Sol Estes at Home in Abilene
Patsy Estes says the reception for Billie Sol Estes drew about 600 friends and well-wishers as he neared parole after more than six years of a 15 year sentence for fraud tied to his fertilizer and farm finance empire. The event also marked their 25th wedding anniversary with 350 invitations sent and 260 more mailed from prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Tex
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
Patsy Estes
Cambridge shapes roles from people he knows
Hollywood interview recalls Gofrey Cambridge’s method of observation shaping characters. He discusses Willie Dorsey in NBC’s Wonderful World of Disney and the influence of a handyman and a friend named Shifty. He notes studying Grave Digger Jones for Cotton Comes To Harlem and the cufflink anecdote from police work. Lucille Ball’s success with guest stars is noted, including Helen Hayes joining a future episode.
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Jerry Buck
Hollywood
Goffrey
Cambridge
Hie
NBC
Chicago
Grave Digger Jones
Cotton
Harlem
28Th Precinct
Lucille Ball
the Burtows
Helen Hayes
Nicol Williamson Is Married
London AP Nicol Williamson 34 and actress Jill Townsend 26 wed in a civil ceremony at Chelsea Register Office. The informal Saturday ceremony featured Williamson in a white T shirt and blue slacks while Townsend wore a floral maxi skirt blouse and floppy sandals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nicol Williamson
Jill Townsend
Chelsea
Williamson
Miss Townsend
Axelrod Partners London Comeback With Broadway Musical
Hollywood writer director George Axelrod, now in London, returns briefly after a Hollywood downturn. He talks of a Broadway musical version of Some Like It Hot with Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, and notes setbacks including a doomed film with Carol White. He also reveals a new book Where Am I Now When I Need Me and reflects on life, family, and his stance toward actors and producers.
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A and S
Helen
Red Cross
The
Hollywood
NEA
George Axelrod
Axelrod
London
David Merrick
New York
Carol White
Lucy and Desi Weep at Daughter’s Wedding in Beverly Hills
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, divorced since 1960, sat in Ball’s garden and cried as daughter Lucille Desirée Arnaz wed 26 year old film producer Philip Vandervort Menegaux on her 20th birthday. Both parents admitted tears at the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
Lucille Ball
Desi Arnaz
Migs Ball
Arnaz
Miss Ball
Lucille Desiree Arnaz
Philip Vandervort Menegaux
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Ben Downs
Benny Don Taylor
Langley Afb, Va
Gerald Trussell
Jay Buechley
Jacksonville
Harry Shiver
Jimmie Miller
Memphis
Charles Tarpley
Harry Browing
GA Camp Paron
Benton
First Baptist Church
Jenna Sue Price
Jan Rowe
Doreen Smith
Virginia Andress
Debbie Moore
Alma Campbell
San Rafael, Calif
H. ©. Kyler
Jerry Johnson
Julie
Mary Jane
Melissa
Harry Moody
Onaga
Kan
Topeka
Kenneth Renfro
Jeff
C. J. Barnes
Debra Revels
Sam Rayburn Lake
Mrs. Mount Revels
Mark
Debra
Houston
Renfros
the Barnes
John Becton
Hot Springs
First Presbyterian Church
Jimmy Jones, Jr
James H. Jones
Ruth Berry
Akron, C
C. W. Snowden
Mr. Snowden
Norris Steele
Jonesboro
C. G. Gammill
Gene Gammill
J. Whitman
Peking Hospital
Bajo Rio
Kirk Douglas
Johnny Cash
Dixie Drive-In Theatre
Sardinia
P.O
Ark
Vicki
Vicki Lawrence
Carol Burnett Show
Helen Bottel
Page
Lucy
Nicol Williamson Is
Married
Rill
Styne
Merrill
Merrick
Darryl Zanuck
Zanuck
Newspafer Enter
Hrise Assn
Desi
Volkswagen
Ray Bobo
Lewisville Hwy
Ile
Hope Federal Savers
Hope Federal
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