Easter Sunrise Service At Hammons Stadium
Easter services across Texarkana include a sunrise service at Hammons Stadium at 6 30 a m on March 29 broadcast by KXAR with a rain plan for First Methodist Church. The service features Rev Ray mond Franks and Rev B J Willhite among speakers and music from local choirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Ministerial Alliance
Hammons Stadium
Ray Turner
KXAR
Roy Anderson
First Methodist Church
H. A. Spraggins
Bil Flanders
B. J. Willhite
L. T. Lawrence
Jed
Bill Flanders
Gladwin Connell
Gordon Renshaw
George Balentine
Holy City
Larry Williams
David Chism
Raymond Franks
St. Joseph Geno
Christ
Fulton
William McClean
First Presbyterian Church of
Texarkana
Otis Blackwood
Ruggles Dies in Oklahoma at 76
L L Ruggles, 76, longtime Shover Springs resident, died today at his Wynnewood Oklahoma home. Survived by brothers O F and W B Ruggles of Hope, Kansas and sisters Mrs Jeorge Latherow LaHarpe HL and Mrs C P Sembach San Jose California. Services incomplete but will be held in Wynnewood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Ruggles
Shover Springs
Wynnewood
Oklahoma
O. F
W. B. Ruggles
Hope
Jeorge Latherow
LaHarpe
C. P. Sembach
San Jose
Calif
Weather Station Report for Arkansas Louisiana
Weather summary notes 24 hour period ending 7 am Friday. Arkansas partly cloudy through Saturday with warmer south and east portions tonight. cool Saturday. Lows tonight 38 to 48. highs Saturday mostly in the 80s. Louisiana clear to partly cloudy through Saturday with slowly rising temperatures. Lows 42 to 52. high Saturday around 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Louisiana
Page
Jr Auxiliary Sponsors Story Hour and May Events
The Junior Auxiliary plans a National Library Week Story Hour for children under eight with groups limited to twenty five. May features an outdoor lawn art festival at City Hall June1 and an evening exhibit in the auditorium. Hope Chapter will represent at the Hot Springs National Convention May7 8 with program and luncheon and panel discussion featuring Mac McLarty. about 20 delegates to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Library
Little Theatre Group
Hope Chapter
Junior Auxiliaries
Hot Springs
Mac McLarty
Delgates
Easter 1964 Encourages Reconciliation and Action
In a Easter message from 1964, the speaker argues that guilt shifts harmfully when blamed on others. He cites The Deputy controversy and the Passion narratives, urging recognition of shared guilt and the Easter call to forgive, redeem, and pursue constructive, reconciliatory action tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hochhuth
Jesus
Paul Tournier
Senators Vote With Minority on Civil Rights Bill Move
Washington AP reports Senators J William Fulbright and John L McClellan both Democrats from Arkansas joined the minority as the Senate defeated a motion to send the civil rights bill to the Judiciary Committee for hearings by a 50 to 34 vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sens
J. William Fulbright
John L. McClellan
Arkansas
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Women have many faces say Hal Boyle in AP column
New York AP essay notes women show multiple expressions for occasions while men mostly wear one. It catalogues facial moods from the fixed stone look to annoyance at lateness and picky dining, ending with a quirk of gratitude for a costly steak and a dramatic rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Milady
Court Rules Teacher Spanking Case In Izard County
An Izard County Circuit Court jury ruled Thursday in favor of a Melbourne High School instructor in a $50,000 damage suit over spanking a female student. The plaintiff, Cecil Finley, sued on behalf of Judy Finley, 17, alleging the coach and PE instructor Waybourne Watson used a belt on her hip during a October class. The verdict, hailed by attorneys for the Arkansas Education Association as a victory for teachers, followed testimony from more than 18 witnesses and the school’s girls basketball team.
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Melbourne
Ark
Izard County
Cecil Finley
Judy
Waybourne Watson
Melbourne High School
Finley
Eugene R. Warren
Arkansas Education Assocation
Arkansas
House
Orval & Faubus
Hot Springs
Tzard
Eugene T. Ridgeway
Little Rock
Ces
Store Operator Fights Off Robbers in Little Rock
In Little Rock a liquor store operator Floyd Strickland age 61 shot and killed Jerry Robertson 21 and wounded Bill Scott 27 when two men attempted a holdup Thursday night. Strickland was shot in the hand and forearm by a sawed off rifle carried into the store. He then fired five times with a .32 revolver, killing Robertson who had lived in Little Rock but was from Marshall. Scott was wounded in both arms and from Leslie.
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Little Rock
Floyd Strickland
Jerry Michael Robertson
Bill Utah Scott
Strickland
Robertson
Marshall
Scott
Leslie
Torch Is Passed Books Are Here
The final order of The Torch Is Passed, AP story of President Kennedy’s assassination, has arrived and may be picked up at the Star office. Only for those who placed orders. 703 books purchased by area residents. Pick up as soon as possible.
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Associated Press
John F. Kennedy
Star Office
Johnson aims to speed action after East Germany shootdown
National wires report President Johnson ready to expedite policy after a Soviet shot down a U2 over East Germany. Ohio faces a tight Democratic senatorial race with possible Glenn Jr. campaigning limits due to injury. State and foreign affairs items follow, including civil rights debate and Apollo program planning.
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Johnson
Texas
East Germany
Ohio
John H. Glenn Jr
Endicott Peabody
Massachusetts
Frank
Giles
U.S
Washington
J.W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Stokes
Senate
International
Rio de Janeiro
Park
Japan
Good Friday and Passover Observe Faiths Worldwide
Good Friday, the saddest day of the Christian calendar, coincides with Passover beginning at sunset. Protestant Catholic and Orthodox churches hold three hour service observances marking the crucifixion. Passover commemorates liberation with eight days for Orthodox and Conservative Jews and seven for Reform Jews.
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New York
Governor orders gambling closed at Hot Springs
Governor Faubus orders Garland County to shut down Hot Springs gambling or state police will act. The demand follows an Arkansas House vote 91 to 3 urging local authorities to close gambling amid Hot Springs racing season. Faubus warned action within 48 hours if locals fail.
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Little Rock
Orval I. Faubus
Garland
Hot Springs
Faubus
Arkansas House
Q. ‘Byrum Hurst
Hurst
Air Force B47 bomber crashes into barn near base
A B47 bomber from the Little Rock Air Force Base crashed in flames into a barn near Jacksonville. A 9 year old boy riding a pony nearby was missing, and a nearby youth was burned. Motoring witnesses saw the plane go down and reported there were no parachutes.
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Jacksonville
Ark
Little Rock Air Force Base
Jimmie Sizemore
KGMR
Sizemore
Ricky Buller
Gary Davenport
Air Force
All Around Town and Local Notices
A purse found in Judge Lemley's pasture returns to Mrs. Jack Lowe with papers and eyeglasses. youth Doug Cross receives a reward. Paisley Garden Club winners named Bill Fez Ricky Stroud Archie Smith and Ithelma Gove. Mrs. Lillian Boyd ill at her daughter's home J W Robertson. plans for a large picnic pavilion to be ready by summer. Memorial service for Gilpert Thomas in Louisville with graveside at Stanley Funeral Home Tulsa Monday at 2 p.m. Hope's First Baptist Church memorial fund for Mrs. Thomas and children. Playgrounds at Fairpark City park repainted with four new picnic areas and grills. safety seats added. Army Pvt William M H Brantley, son of M G Brantley, qualified as expert with M-14 at Fort Hood after basic at Fort Chaffee. he attended Hope High School. Student Council installs a large sign honoring the Bobcats. suggests Bobcats ancestors tamed a Razorback hog.
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Jack Lowe
Presbyterian Church
Judge Lemley
L&a
Gilpert Thomas
Louisville
Stanley Funeral Home
Tulsa
Hope’s
First Baptist Church
Fairpark
City Park
Army
William MH. Brantley
M. G Brantley
Hope
Fort Hood
Texas
Fort Chaffee
Hope High School
Registration to Be Handled by Sheriffs
Arkansas lawmakers finish a voter registration bill designating sheriff collectors as registrars. Senate 22 10, House 67 25, emergency clause 27 4 in Senate and 76 18 in House. Gov signature triggers act with risk of court challenges and poll tax concerns raised by reps.
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John R. Starr
Little Rock
Arkansas House
Senate
House
Joe Lee Anderson
Helena
Lloyd McCustion
Crittenden County
Cecil B. Namid
Groups Seek Bi racial Panel to Halt Little Rock Boycott
In Little Rock religious leaders propose an eight member bi racial committee to ease tensions and head off a boycott set for April 6. COCA and SNCC had threatened action over desegregation delays while the Greater Little Rock Ministerial Association would convene the first meeting if both sides agree.
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Little Rock
Greater Little
Ministerial Association
Chamber of Commerce
City Manager Board
Conference On Religion and Race
Russell H. Matson Jr
COCA
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Russia
Germany
Douglas B. Cornel
Hope Stadium
David Pearson
First Christian Church
First Christian Church of
Arkadelphia
Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance
Church of God In Christ
C. N. Dennis
A. Morris
Old Liberty Methodist Church
Joe Jones
Jerry Westmoreland
Holly Grove Methodist Church
Helmstedt
United States
David J. Holland
Welch
Magdeburg
Berlin
Johnson City
Tex
Kessler
Ham Kessler
Philadelphia
David
Ambrose Holland Sr
Holland
Minn
ADN
RB66
U.S. Air Force
Texas White House
Moscow
Ralph W. Loew
D.C
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Joan of Arc
AP News Digest
Bulletin
Paisley Garden Club
Bill Fez
Ricky Stroud
Archie Smith
I'Thelma Gove
Lillian Boyd
J. W. Robertson
Aarge
Trbute
Bobcats
Bobcat
Sheriffs
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