Cummings Reunion in Prescott and Local Church Meetings
The Cummings reunion is set for Sunday July 23 at the Community Center in Prescott. The Ann Wollerman Circle meets July 24 at 7:30 PM at the First Baptist Church for the Royal Service Program. Jett B Graves Sunday School Class hosts a July 25 pot luck at 7:00 PM in the Methodist recreation room with listed hostesses.
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Cummings
Prescott
Community Center
Ann Wollerman
The
First Baptist Church
Jett B. Graves
First Methodist Church
Elmer Brown
Corbin Foseter
Chester Hunt
Ralph Smith
Royce Weisenberger
Arkansas Pen Pal Friends Meet After Years of Letters
Mrs. Irene Hartley of Vilonia near Conway, 71, and Mrs. Ruby Weems, 69, of Cane Hill, who began exchanging letters in 1941 after a Flowers and Ideas request, finally met in Vilonia. They share Missionary Baptist faith and pen pals in Africa, Germany, and Paris, enjoying companionship from their correspondence.
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Tommy Yates
Associated Press
Irene Hartley
Conway
Vilonia
Cane Hill
Washington County
Ruby Weems
Paris
Hats Return as Summer Fashion Trend Across Continents
A whimsical trend report notes hats making a comeback this summer, with Parisian and English styles leading a global surge. It highlights floppy brims, snap brims, and straw designs, plus a playful aside on insects as future foods and a critique of gold jewelry trends among youth.
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Youth Beat
Judy Geeson
England
U. S
Drummer-Actor Bob Crane Says Dressing Rooms Need Rhythm
Hollywood interview with Bob Crane reveals his lifelong love of drumming. He recalls demanding music-friendly dressing rooms, hosting bands from Count Basie to Woody Herman, and how Hogan's Heroes days kept his kit near the mike between scenes. He notes Lucy Ball and Gary Morton at Desilu, and fondly remembers2000s hot studios.
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Bob Crane
Cynthia Lowry
Hollywood
Gene Krupa
Mikeside
Count Basle
Woody Herman
Henry Mancini
Hogan
Desilu Gower
Desilu Cahuenga
Lucy Ball
Gary Morton
Gary
Lucy
Helen Help Us Youth Column Question From Teen Anger
A reader vents about a hospital battle of the bands where two judges left mid performance, leaving one judge to judge. The crowd noticed the absence and the band did not win. The writer condemns adult condescension and urges grownups to address teens with respect. Another brief note discusses wedding attire color meanings. A 15 year old asks about dieting and weight. Helen replies Twiggy-style: stay healthy, aim for a balanced, non-punishing diet and avoid extreme slimming.
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Helen
Bookmobile Schedule and Humorous Letters
A two day bookmobile route lists stops from July 24 and 25 at towns including Experiment Station Maloy Emmet Arkla Bluff City Cagle Grocery Pleasant Hill Loop Rocky Mound Columbus Boyce Home Oakhaven Lack Ranch Washington Ozan Toilet Home Bob's Grocery Castleberry Home plus a lighthearted reader exchange about summer dress and wedding attire with advice columns.
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Maloy Home
Emmet Community
Emmet School
Arkla Village
Bluff City
Cagle Grocery
Pleasant Hill Loop
Rocky Mound
Columbus Boyce
Oakhaven Lack Ranch
Washington Ozan Toilet
Bob's Grocery
Castleberry Home
Teenage Slanguate Terms Catch Detroit Teen Talk
Detroit News surveys teen age slang. Phrases like bod and pig explained with meanings such as body, car, powerful but small engine, catching rays for sun tan, and boss meaning great. Examples include Am weak shock, bag it forget it, freak fine, jacked up ruined, just can t cut it can t bear it.
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Detroit
Detroit News
Lowe
Ralph
Sam
Ulysses
Mackenna's Gold Draws Omar Sharif and Camilla Sparv
Hollywood correspondent Dick Kleiner reports from PAGE, Ariz on Mackenna's Gold starring Omar Sharif as the villain and Camilla Sparv as the heroine. Sharif discusses his western debut, career plans, and hopes for Middle East peace while Sparv notes adjusting to wide Arizona spaces and balancing riding and swimming for the film.
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Page
Ariz
NEA
Barbra Streisand
Anouk Aimee
Sidney Lumet
Paris
Arizona
Aroun
Middle East
Spain
London
Sharif
Switzerland
Tarek
Venezuela
Camilla Sparv
Francey
Inga
Camilla—Sparv
Tomance
Camilla
United States
Sweden
Carl Foreman
Studio heads shuffle as Hollywood faces quality gap
Bob Thomas surveys rapid shifts in major studios from MGM to Disney, noting new leaders at MGM, Columbia, Warner, Paramount, 20th Century Fox, and Disney while Universal remains stable. He argues production must be proactive, with a global push and a quest to close the European-led quality gap, ahead of his European film capitals series. The Chattanooga battle above Lookout Mountain in 1863 closes the column.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
MGM
Robert H. O'Brien
Clark G. Ramsay
Ramsay
Universal
O'Brien
Robert Wietman
Columbia
Mike Frankovich
Warner Bros
Seven Arts
Jack L. Warner
Roy Disney
Walt
Edward £. Muir
M.C.A
Europe
England
New York Times
Bosley Crowther
Los Angeles Times
Charles Champlin
Hollywood Studios
Lookout Mountain
Chattanooga
Tenn
Race Bar Broken at Sweet Briar College Ruling
A federal three judge court upheld efforts to break the racially restrictive 1899 will of Sweet Briars founder Indiana Fletcher Williams. The order permanently enjoins Virginia from enforcing the will which limited the college to white girls and young women. The ruling cited the 14th Amendment and follows last year when the school admitted its first Black student under a temporary injunction.
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Lynchburg
Sweet Briar College
Charlottesville
Virginia
Sweet Briar
Indiana Fletcher Williiams
Marshalyn Yeargin
Greenville
S. C
U.S
Thomas J. Michie
John D. Butzner Jr
Both Fitted and Flared Fashion Pattern Preview
A Meade Young Originals pattern advertisement showcases a flexible dress design with a fitted bodice and A-line skirt. It promotes spring summer wear, offers assortments of accessories, and lists pattern B-95 PATTO RAMA in sizes 10 through 18 with busts 31 to 38. Include payment and full mailing details to Young Originals, Midtown Station, New York.
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Young Originals
P.O
Midtown Station
New York
N.Y
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