Society calendar and weddings in Little Rock area
The Executive Board of the Women of the First Presbyterian Church meets September 1. Home Demonstra Club gathers September 2 at Mrs. Sumpter’s. Garland PTA Exec meets September 2 at Mrs. Murphy’s. Bodean PTA hosts its first meeting September 3 at 6 30 p.m. A VFW Auxiliary potluck is set for September 3 at 7 30 p.m. Rose Garden Club meets September 4 at 2 p.m. Miss Timm weds David Spillers in Little Rock August 18 with reception at the couple’s home. Bridesmaid breakfast honors Miss Mary Lou Park August 30 at Heritage House.
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The
Women of the First Presbyterian Church
Jac Sumpter
Garland P.T.A
Dean Murphy
Will
Bodean P.T.A
Rose Garden Club
J. 8. Gibson
Oris Thornign
Heritage House
Mary Lou Park
Bennie Charles Dennis
Hytle
Texas
Sharon Fielding
Lolly Prather
A. L. Park
B.N. Down [ Ing
Coming and Going Among Local Residents News
Miss Sharon Fielding left Tuesday for Bethesda Maryland for eye treatment. Kiwanis members Austermann and Whitman visit, Spillers family heads Alaska. Guests of Mrs Gosnell include Ragan Logan and Julia. Funeral services for O G Wren held in Little Rock. William Perkins of Newark Ohio visits mother Mrs J W Perkins.
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Sharon Fielding
Bethesda, Md
R. L. Gosnell
R. H. Ragan
Greenville, Tex
T. E.logan and
Julia
Prescott
Salad Dressing Boom Boosts Farm Sector Demand
Nutritionists urging more salads are aiding farmers growing soybeans cotton and corn as salad dressings mayonnaise and related products rise. Agriculture Department notes 1947 production of 7 million gallons and 4.4 pounds per person. by 1963 151 million gallons and 6.4 pounds per person. Outlook says demand grows faster than population.
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Ovid A. Martin
Associated Press
Washington
Agriculture Department
Hapsburg Rule Across Central Europe 1273 to 1918
The Hapsburg family dominated central European thrones for most years from 1273 until 1918, except for brief interruptions. The long dynasty shaped the region's politics, borders, and alliances across centuries.
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Hapsburg
Central
Europe
Trade shows surge as major marketing tool in postwar era
New York reports a boom in trade shows as a central sales method driven by engineers and scientists. The National Motor Boat Show and International Automobile Show in New York together reveal hundreds of millions in sales, with Dun & Bradstreet predicting a record three billion dollars in show costs. Arthur Smadbeck cites three key reasons for rapid expansion: increasing competition, product variety, and the floor as a buying venue.
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New York
U.S
Association of National Advertisers
Dun & Bradstreet
Arthur Smadbeck
New York Coliseum
Rockefeller Promises Garland County Health Resort Transformation
Winthrop Rockefeller pledges plans to turn Garland County into a health resort rivaling Palm Springs if elected governor. Speaking to Arkansas Nurserymen's Association, he criticizes Gov. Faubus as visionless and politically near-sighted. He cites harnessing regional resources for leisure markets and new business growth.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Winthrop Rockefeller
Garland County
Palm Springs
Calif
Rockefeller
Arkansas Nurserymen’s Association
Orval
Faubus
Arkansas
Debating politics strains long friendship in Abby column
In a Dear Abby column from 1964, readers discuss political differences harming friendships. A wife argues beliefs are private while a husband sees politics as a character indicator. Abby advises maintaining contact, fact checking, and avoiding emotional outcomes to educate often misguided citizens.
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Abigail van Buren
Abby
Art
Citzien
Wedding Vows Repeated In candlelit Baptist Ceremony
Miss Claud Ann Sutton and William Lee Freeman united in marriage in a candlelit Tuesday evening ceremony at First Baptist Church Hope. Dr. George Balentine officiated as family and friends, including out of town guests, witnessed the double ring rite. The bride wore ivory satin with seed pearl detailing and a cathedral train, accompanied by turquoise attendants and a turquoise bouquet. A reception followed in the church Fellowship Hall, with detailed desserts and guest book duties handled by family. After a wedding trip the couple will reside in Little Rock.
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Miss Timm
David Spillers
Carolyn Timm
Donald Burton Timm
Little Rock
David Sidney Spillers
Julian Ernest Spillers
Kenai
Alaska
Bible Church
Ride
Herman Sandford
Ouachita Baptist College
Matthew Timm
Bob Trout
Gerald Small
Ruth Sellars
Houston
Tex
A. R. Trout
Hope
Matt Timm
Joel Timm
Brothers
Fairfax Street
Little Mock
Claud Ann Sutton
William Lee Freeman
First Baptist Church
Claud Howard Sutton
Verna Greenlee Freeman
William Freeman
Memphis
George Balentine
Hendrix Spraggins
Douglas Drake
Hebecca Jane Sutton
Bernie Hargis, III
Warren
Teddy Jones, Jr
Betty Sue de- Witt
Alexandria
Thomas Sawyer
de- Witt
Hach
Freeman
Otis Cash
Ernest Gibbs
Jerry Richardson
William Hargis, Jr. Warren
Clark Olander
San Antonio
Texas
James Aldridge
Linda Lou
Atlanta
Burney Smith
Lee Smith
Jay Toland
Vickie and
Jayne
Peta Balentine
Nashville
Otis Carter
Tester Hamilton
Texarkana
William Dewitt
Edith Jane
Marcia Bowden
Tyler
Darry Messer
Pine Bluff
Wanda Moore
Crossett
Bob Bryce
Kansas City
David
Randy Perkins
New Orleans
Virginia Paslay
B. F. McDonald
West Helena
Backus refuses NBC voice promo due to CBS double role
NBC executive asks Jim Backus to do a voice over to promote staying tuned for his NBC show. Backus declines, noting he also stars in CBS's Gilligan's Island, making him a rare double-network performer. He has played Magoo since its theater cartoon beginnings and will play multiple roles including Rip Van Winkle and Don Quixote in upcoming weeks.
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Cynthia Lowry
Hollywood
NBC
Jim Backus
Kentucky Sone
Backus
Hham
CBS
Dim Backus
Cilligan
Backus Television
Mr. Magoo
Magoo
Ebenezer Scrooge
Rip van Winkle
Friar Tuck
Long John Silver
All the Seven Dwarfs
Don Quixote
Captain Kidd
Cyrano
William Tell
Gunga Din
Dismissal Sought in UA Segregated Housing Suit
A Little Rock attorney moved to dismiss a suit aiming to end segregated housing at the University of Arkansas. Plaintiffs Robert Whitfield and Joanna Bedwards seek desegregation and broader racial equality, while the university argues the case belongs in a Fort Smith court. The board of trustees is challenged as a nonstate body.
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Little Rock
U.S. District Court
University of Arkansas
Robert Whitfield
Joanna Bedwards
Pine Bluff
Boll
Wiffin Levith
Board of Trustees
Fort Smith
Smith
Backus to play millionaire castaway on Gilligan’s Island
In the comedy series Gilligan’s Island, Backus will portray a millionaire castaway among seven survivors of the wreck. He has a three-decade radio career and TV debut 11 years ago in I Married Joan, followed by Magoo and other series and commercials.
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Backus
Joan
Joan Davis
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Alendar
Ramsey-Cargile
VFW
Dixie
Hitchcock
Edmund Gwenn
Shirley MacLaine
John Forsythe
A. B. Spraggins
H. A. Spraggins
John
el Dorado
Elmer Austermann
St. Louis
5. J. Whitman
Mr. Austermann
Missouri-Arkansas
Kiwanis International
J. E. Spillers
Judy
Ronnie
William Perkins
Newardk, O
J. W. Perkins
Saenger
Raeat Cot
Barbara Steele
George Ri
Ang
Wes Viere
Woouner Bros
Eis
Sam Dawson
Business News
Dictaphone Corp
International Exposition Company
Chemical Industries
Gry
Claude
Los Angeles
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Sweetie Pie
Nadine Seltzer
Bernie Hargis, Jr
William Sutton
Winston Duke
Cindy Ututson
Annette Walker
Spraggins
Dorothy Smith
Carolyn Yarbrough
Hubert Thrash
Newton Pentecost
Kathy Thrash
Elmer Brown
Patsy Burroughs
Jerry ‘Owen
Shipley’s Studio
LEVIS
Rephan
America
American Motors
Pion
Ambassadors
the Trading Post
Rudy Vallee
Cbs-Tv
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