Local society notes and events calendar update
Society brief lists upcoming events in Hope including the Leslie Huddleston Unit 12 meeting at the Douglas Building on March 20, a Whitfield Masonic Lodge degree, Garden Club and Ladies Bridge Luncheon gatherings, a Friday Music Club program, and various card parties and bingo events with contact numbers. It also notes recent social visits, a Caribbean cruise by Mr and Mrs McLarty, Republican meeting attendance, and a World Almanac citation on bicycle deaths and vehicle trends from 1961 to 1974.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Leslie Huddleston
Douglas Building
Texas Street
Legion
Nterprine Agsn
Inaugural Indy 500 winner and speed records noted
The first Indianapolis 500 winner Ray Harroun finished the 1911 race at 74.59 mph. In 1972 Mark Donohue set a record of 163.465 mph on the speedway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Harroun
Mark Donahue
Homemakers Club Studies Insecticides In March Meeting
The Melrose Extension Homemakers Club met at Mrs Perry Henley s home on Tuesday March 13. The lesson Insecticides was taught by Mrs Lyle Allen and a plan for an L shaped kitchen bar was shown by housing leader Mrs W A Powell. The health leader spoke on cystic fibrosis and Grandparents influence formed the discussion. A poem was read and the group closed with the Collect. Door prize went to Mrs Perry Henley as snacks and drinks were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose Extension Homemakers Club
Perry Henley
Henley
Monroe Willis
Jim Stroud
Otis Taylor
Clovis Tittle
Troy Greenlee
G.P. Power
Clark
Arthur Dougan
Tittle
T.B. Fenwick
Woodrow Baker
Hempstead County Co chairs 1973 cancer Crusade drive
Mr and Mrs John Lester named co chairmen of Hempstead County Unit for the American Cancer Society 1973 educational and fundraising Crusade beginning April 1 David Pryor ACS state crusade chair announced the Lesters accepted to alert the public that regular physical exams reduce the cancer toll Minnie Pearl and Lawrence Welk head the national crusade The Lesters stress action volunteers will promote annual checkups and cancer tests such as Pap and proctoscopic exams as life saving measures to wipe out cancer in our lifetime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lester
Hempstead County
American Cancer Society
David Pryor
State Crusade
Lester
ACS
Mrs. Lester
Compromise timing for romance with kids and work life
A long married couple in their forties seek balance after 18 years. He is a pilot tired at night, she attends to breakfast for three school kids and mornings. They consider three a.m. alarm or lunch out at times to share romance.
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Abby
DEAK
Dear Abby advises couples to choose their own path
A reader question on wedding plans prompts Abby to urge the couple to decide what they want. A letter from Mrs. A. P. in Brea questions taxes on large families and criticizes a seven-child lifestyle in a civil, opinion tone.
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Abby
A. P
Brea
Cal
Hope Lilac Garden Club Luncheon in Blevins
The Hope Lilac Garden Club held a March 14 luncheon at Mrs. P C Stephens home in Blevins with co hosts. Fourteen members and two guests attended a potluck meal in St Patrick's Day decor. President Mrs Pauline Walker led brief business. ideas on conservation and a roll call preceded a discussion of landscaping materials donated for the Migrant Labor Camp church grounds. Members held a plant and bulb sale for Sunshine Department funds. Next meeting will be with Mrs A M Hewitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Hope Country Club
Lynn Harris
Ted Maryman
The
Hope Lilac Garden Club
Blevins
P.C. Stephens
W.D. Cohen
Lelia Jordan
Michael Stephens
Pauline Walker
N.P. Nesbitt
Doris Walker
Roy ‘Taylor
Curtis Urrey
Sunshine Department
A.M. Hewitt
Homemakers Club Spring Meeting Hosted by Mrs Holt
Mrs Holt and Mrs Hoelscher entertained the Baker Extension Homemakers Club on March 13 at Mrs Paul Holt's home. Ardell Clark presided, readings and singing filled the program, and new member Mrs W O Russell was welcomed. A health report, insecticide lesson, and decor ideas were shared, with 15 members attending plus one guest.
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Paul Holt
Orville Hoelscher
Baker Extension Homemakers Club
Ardell Clark
O.F. Lloyd
Trust
America the Beautiful
Clark
W.O. Russell
L.R. Baker
Arkansas Events Guide March to November
On the Road in Arkansas lists events across the state from March to November. Highlights include the Arkansas National BASS Tournament at Lake Quachita Hot Springs, arts and crafts fairs in Fordyce and Hot Springs, a Rock and Mineral Show at YMCA Geology Club Hot Springs, Wildgame Dinner and Turkey Calling Contest in Beetleville, a National Guava Convention in Little Rock, and the Southern Artists Association outdoor shows in Hot Springs. Also noted are the Oaklawn Race Meet concluding with the Arkansas Derby in Hot Springs, plus Shrine Circus in Little Rock and cultural center openings and community concerts in Mt View Pine Bluff and other locales.
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Lake Quachita
Hot Springs
Fordyce
Beetleville
Ark
Fairgrounds Hall of Industry
Little Rock
Southern Artists Association
Owirk
Mt. View
Pine Bluff
Rex Penrose
Arkansas Building Fairgrounds
Gun & Country Club
Shrine Circus
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Mary Anita Laseter
Whitfield
Hope Council of Garden Clubs
Chamber of Commerce
Mildred Rogers
C.P. Tolleson
Louise Kalin
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Frank McLarty
T. S. Hanseatic
Ft. Lauderdale
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Caracas
Grenada
Barbados
Martinique
St. Maarten
St. Thomas
Tish Jones
David
William Henslee
J. W. Smith
W.P. Brunson
Jerri Pruden
Blytheville
Mississippi
West Memphis
Crittenden
Poinsett Counties
Republican Party
Homemakers Club
Sig
Heads Cancer Fund
Minnie Pearl
Lawrence
Jean Abby
Abigail van Buren
Chicago Tribung-M. Y. News Synd., Inc
EL Capipan
Nent
Stanford University
Man Rivers
L. A
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Los Angeles
Betsey Johnson
Malcom Starr
Rizkallah
Garden Club
Mrs. Holt
Homemakers
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