Community club notices and church activities in March
A series of local meetings and events are announced including the Ladies Bridge Luncheon at Hope Country Club at 12 noon on Thursday March 24, the Friday Music Club at Town and Country at 3 30 pm with Arkadelphia Philharmonic participation, and university alumni sponsored programs to acquaint area residents with Arkansas students. Also listed are church circle meetings at First Baptist, Sprouts Junior Garden Club activities, Wesleyan Service Guild program Courage, and March 29 church events with notices of attendance, devotion topics, and guest speakers.
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G. G. Medders
B. W. Edwards
McDowell Turner
Arkansas Music
Arkadelphia Philharmonic Music Club
Southwest Arkansas
University of Arkansas Alumni Association
University of Arkansas
Ann Wollerman
The
First Baptist Church
Wesleyan Service Guild
Mary Louise Copeland
Guild
Hincon Davis
C. G. Tillie
Sam Andrews
India
Thelma Smith
Shortcake for refreshments and social notes
Shortcake for refreshments. Texarkana residents share news of hospital patient Greg Dickerson in Wadley Hospital Room 405. Mr. and Mrs. Frank King and Peggy visited Arkadelphia for a spring concert by Mitchell Hall Quachua Madrigal Singers. Dora Ann King sings soprano. Continued visits include Mrs. G. B. Morris returning from Shreveport, and trips to Ardmore to see the Tom Jobe family.
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Greg Dickerson
Wadley Hospital
Texarkana
Frank King
Peggy
Arkadelphia
Mitchell Hall
Quachua “Baptist
Fay Jamie
Ardmore
Okla
Tom Jobe
Mark Jobe
Jameses
Burgess Garretts
Great Changes Come Over a Girl After Marriage
Hal Boyle humorously outlines how marriage alters a bride's mood and behavior, noting dwindling patience, stricter expectations, and shifts in priorities. The piece contrasts courting ease with post wedding quirks, culminating in the line that marriage often ends in the same pattern as most unions.
Helen Help Us Solve Dirty Phone Pranks and Marriage Woes
A reader asks how to stop a prankster who makes dirty phone calls after a market incident, while other letters vent about a husband’s sexual humor and grandmothers paid for babysitting. Helen Bottel urges cautious inquiry, counseling, and open dialogue to address troubling patterns.
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Helen
Timely Quotes on Mars Photos and Jungle Threats
A House Armed Forces subcommittee notes the success of Mars imaging as a model for distant reconnaissance and predicts military needs. The report links economic growth and Viet Nam war production to a potential tax surge, suggesting no new taxes this year. Astonishing claims about child hod poisoning are mentioned in protest.
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Mars
House Armed Forces
Johnson and De Gaulle Clash Over Leadership Styles
Associated Press analyst contrasts Johnson and Charles de Gaulle, noting Johnson’s persuasive, collaborative approach versus De Gaulle’s solitary, commanding stance. It cites de Gaulle’s wartime leadership, postwar stance on alliances, and friction with Britain and the United States over Europe and Vietnam.
France Pulls NATO Ties and Seizes Bases by 1969
De Gaulle warned NATO would collapse if foreign bases stayed under foreign command. On March 9 France announced troop withdrawals from NATO and plans to control U.S. bases on French soil by 1969. Western allies quickly affirmed NATO remains essential to security. Johnson’s stance differed from De Gaulle's bold move.
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Soviet Union
France
Red China
Europe
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Western Europe
U.S
de Gaulle
Johnson
NATO
Independent vote upsurge seen in Fordyce Arkansas
In Fordyce Arkansas AP reports Democratic 4th District candidate David Pryor predicts an upsurge in independent voters this summer. Pryor links the expected growth to the national choice in Vietnam and notes hearings occur amid a national emergency.
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Fordyce
Arkansas AM&N College to Build New Library
A $200,000 federal loan under the Higher Education Act has been approved for a new library building at Arkansas AM&N College in Pine Bluff. Sen. John L. McClellan announced the loan on Tuesday, outlining support from the federal program.
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Washington
Higher Education Act
Arkansas Am&n College
Pine Bluff
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
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