Local society notes highlight church events and weddings
June 6 1970 society page lists First Baptist Church potlucks at the Education Building and cottage home gatherings for Builders Class, Hempstead Democratic Women, Hope Iris Club breakfast, Town & Country art classes, Lilac Garden Club breakfast, and a family pot luck supper at First United Methodist Church. Event reminders include summer school at Hope High, revival services at Victory Baptist Church, and a June 12 wedding of Suzanne Jones and Sammy Peebles with reception at the bride's parents home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faith Sunday School
First Baptist Church
Guy Grigg
Owen Hollis
Hubert Thrash
Tom
Department of the
Lilac Garden Club
Savm
First United Methodist Church
Norris Steele
Hope High School
Scenic Drive Near Mena Dedicated Scenic Drive Near Mena Dedicated
More than 1,000 people gathered at the Arkansas Oklahoma line for the dedication of the 55 mile Talimena Scenic Drive. Luci Johnson Nugent attended with husband Pat Nugent who was made an honorary Indian chief by Oklahoma officials. The route runs along Rich and Winding Stair mountains from Mena to U.S. 271.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mena
Ark
Lyndon B. Johnson
Talimena
Arkansas-Oklahoma State Line
Luci Johnson Nugent
Wedding Vows Recounted In First United Methodist Church
A double ring ceremony united Miss Ruth Alice Edwards and Thomas Carl Sumner II at seven p m May 29 in the First United Methodist sanctuary with Rev Norris Steele officiating. Attendants wore pale yellow and aqua outfits. reception followed at the brides’ home. The couple will reside in Magnolia after a wedding trip and Mr Sumner will work at Magnolia while Mrs Sumner prepares to enter Southern State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Alice Edwards
Thomas Carl Sumner II
First United Methodist Church
Norris Steele
B.W. Edwards
Thomas C.sumner, Jr
B.C. Hyatt
BW. Edwards
Morton Wheatley
Hampton
Lanette Arrington
Hope
Tippett of Hope
Larry McKee
Steve Jos Carlton
Douglas Carlton
Bodean
Edwards
Sumner
Linda Summer
Eunice Sumner
Earl O'Neal
Jack Gardiner
Ginny Gardner
Judy Pettit
Pam Hofman
Sandra Starkey
Brenda Poindexter
Dee’ Ayn Dixon
Jill Dixon
Camden
Becky
Maria Sumner
Dianne Yarbrough
Monroe
Frank Dixon
Jill
Dee Ann Dixon
Paul Edwards
Ernest Purcell
Bill Yarbrough
Eddie Blake
Little Rock
B. Sumnertar
Carrollton
Texas
Awards show overlong and scattered with many categories
AP reports the 22nd annual Emmy style event hosted by Bill Cosby and Dick Cavett. despite some funny moments, the ceremony suffered from too many categories and overlong credit readings. NASA and network news honors stood out amid broader critiques of the telecast. Field notes include a Harding College registrant and Sydney Airport runway extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Lowry
AP Televisions
Radio
Bill Cosby
Hollywood
Dick Cavett
New York
Cavett
NASA
Broadway
Eathgié Awards
Helen Help Us Youth Ask For It Debates Taxes and Love
Reader letters discuss tax on nonessential items and the burden on housewives, requests for youth guidance, jealousy in marriage, women's liberation, and fashion trends. Ants eat Gandhi volumes while geologists note crust thickness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
H. H
H. PS
P.P.S
Sadie
percSostih Detor Greaoe
Bombay
Mohandas Gandhi
India
Maharashtra
Kerr Drive to Honor Late Senator with Arboretum
North of Talihina Oklahoma a drive honored the late Senator Robert Kerr with principal recognition. An arboretum will be named for Kerr and sit just west of the state line. Oklahoma Governor Bartlett praised the effort as a spur to stronger tourist programs while Lt. Gov. Britt did not attend. former Gov. Faybus and Arkansas officials attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talihina
Okla
Robert Kerr
Johnson
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kerr
Dewey Bartlett
Maurice ‘Footsie” Britt
Winthrop Rockefeller
Orval E. Faybus
On the Road in Arkansas June Events Beat
A calendar of June activities across Arkansas lists antique shows rodeos fairs and pageants in Fort Smith Leslie Hot Springs Siloam Springs and other towns. Highlights include Ringling Brothers Circus in Leslie Miss Hot Springs Pageant and the Mid-America Old Type Auto Show in Hot Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Auditorium
Fort Smith
University of Arkansas Medical Center
Leslie
Calico Rock
Paris
Siloam Springs
Arena
Arlington Park
Hot Springs
Clarksville
Greenwood
Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey
Viola Parker
Dermott
Derrtmott
North Little Rock
Searson
Stephens
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Society
Hempstead County
Democratic Women’s Club
Aitte
Court House
Hope Iris Club
Town & Country
Hope B&pw Club
the Diamond
M.C. Barham
Victory Baptist Church
Blevins
Wendell Light
Ashdown
William Maxwell
J. W. Maxwell
Bill Schooley
Fints Odom
Springdale
Dounty Judges Association
Albert Graves
College of Trial Lawyers
Arkansas Bar Association
Haskell Dones
David Heath
Carol
Mike
Sharon
Cincinnati
Spencer Gracy
Becky Beacy
Edgar Leonard
Batesville
Lace Jones
Eddie Fry
Rita Taylor
Washington D.C
Col
James F. Russell
Mildred Leahy
Jimmy
Frances James
Mary Underwood
Nell Brinkley
Horatio
Denver
Bridge Club
Charles Harrell
Rob Jones
Lloyd Coop
C.C. Lewis
Louise Kalin
Suzanne Jones
Sammy Peebles
West Sunset Church of Christ of Nashville
M. H. Peebles
Clinton Eliott
J.D. Jones
Nashville
M H. Peebles
Dixie Drive-In Theatre
Johnie
Peet
Gee
Stern
Jane Fonda
Gig Young
York
Sydney
Pollack
Thomas Carl Summer III
STAR
C. L. Ganus Jr
Airport Extension
Botany Bay
Sydney Airport
Frankfort
Versailles
Deboray
Ann Bryant
Helen Bottel
Lit
Dis
Jamaica
Bank Americard
GROUP
Sdus
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