Local Society Notes from Hempstead County
Hempstead County Democratic Women's Club meets September 15 at 7 30 p m in the courthouse little courtroom. Other clubs and groups hold September meetings with programs on music PTA school talks and garden club activities. Obituary notes include the arrival of Kimberly Martha daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Cummings in San Francisco. Local residents attend events and visit kin across Arkansas and Texas.
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Hempstead County
Democratic Women’s Club
Leslie Huddleston
American Legion Auxiliary
Russell Rowe
Washington Road
Joe Jones
Cecil Weaver
Charles Taylor
DeAnn Lilac Garden Club
Henry Willett
Dora Clark
R. Samuel
First United Methodist Church
Irvin Townsend
Dodds Avenue
Armstrong signals another tour after illness layoff
Louis Armstrong, 70, performing again after a two year layoff due to kidney and liver ailments, said in an AP interview he would like to make another world tour. He spoke Wednesday, a day after opening at the International Hotel with Pearl Bailey in Las Vegas.
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Las Vegas
New
Louis Armstrong
Armstrong
International Hotel
Pearl Bailey
Longest Run for Hello Dolly Sets Broadway Record
New York AP reports Hello Dolly now Broadway’s longest running musical with its 2718th Wednesday matinee, surpassing My Fair Lady. Ethel Merman leads the role after previous Dollies Carol Channing Ginger Rogers Betty Grable Phyllis Diller Martha Raye Pearl Bailey.
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New York
Ethel Merman
Broadway
Carol Channing
Dolly
Ginger Rogers
Betty Grable
Phyllis Diller
Martha Raye
Pearl Bailey
Miss Merman
Arkansas County Fair and Livestock Exhibits Echo State Events
On the Road in Arkansas lists regional fairs rodeos horse shows and festivals across the state. Clay County Piggott North Logan Paris Hot Springs Fort Smith Heber Springs Berryville Ashdown Batesville Blytheville Booneville Conway Camden Cherokee Village Hamburg Lewisville Magnolia Murfreesboro Monticello Paragould Prairie Grove Stuttgart and North Little Rock host events from livestock shows to art fairs and camping gatherings including a Watermelon Contest and Third Annual District Livestock Show.
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Hope
Berryville
Little Red River
Ashdown
Independence County
Batesville
Benton County
Bentonville
Arkansas
Blytheville
Logan County
Booneville
Faulkner County
Newcomers
Chamber of Commerce
Conway
Ouachita
Camden
Wedding Vows Tie Hope Area Couple in Nashville Church
Miss Shirley Young wed Otto Potter at Wakefield United Methodist Church in Nashville. Rev Bruce Bean presided as the double ring ceremony with a white organza and bridal satin gown. Attendants included Beverly Audry, Martha Flowers, Cherie Wildbur, and Kenneth Willis. Best man Steve Foster, groomsmen Doyle Jones and Mike Bolin, ushers Dan Bingham and James Ditty. reception in church fellowship hall.
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Shirley Young
Otto Potter
Wakefield United Methodist Church
Nashville
Velvin Wildbur
Walter Potter
Ozan
Bruce Bean
Beverly Audry
TTC Potter Mineral Springs
Martha Flowers of Hope
Cherie
Terry Wildbur
el Dorado
Nerces
Kenneth Willis
Hope
Steve Foster
Lewisville
Doyle Jones
Cabot
Mike Bolin
Dan Bingham
James Ditty
Helen Help Us Youth Column Addressing Litter and Woodstock Views
A 1970 Helen Bottel column presents teen questions on anti litter efforts and relationships. It includes tips to involve City Hall on trash pickup, advice on jealousy and curfews, and Cathie’s take on Woodstock and rock festivals as social concerns. The piece notes the origin of the word booze from Booz bottles and closes with copyright details.
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Helen
City Hall
Woodstock
Cathie
Ft. Lauderdale. H
Helen Bottel
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Red Skelton Debuts Half Hour NBC Show With New Char Acter
AP television critic notes Red Skelton's 30 minute NBC debut trims his CBS hour, favoring pared down song sketches and a few production numbers. Opening with Spiro Agnew, the program features Dr Ludwig von Humperdoo and a failed Lewis magic bit. Lucille Ball's CBS season opener with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor follows a strong but demanding night, while Don Knotts Show on NBC and 60 Minutes on CBS lead the next slate.
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Cynthia Lowry
NEW York (Ap
Red Skelton
Costicenth Fay
Skelton
Spiro T. Agnew
Gertrude and
Heathcliffe
W.C. Fields
Jerry Lewis
Red
Lewis
Lucille Ball
Miss Ball
Burton’s
Don Knotts
NBC
Anthony Newley
Eydie Gorme
CBS
Mike Wallace
Federal funds awarded for crime law enforcement upgrades
Three entities receive 38 700 dollars from the Governor's Commission on Crime and Law Enforcement for Texarkana and Magnolia to buy heat control equipment. Hot Springs police and department of corrections will use the money to renovate quarters and to upgrade in service training with air conditioning noted as Britannica history.
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Little Rock
Governor's Commission On Crimé and Law Enforcement
State Departement of Correction
Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy
Texarkana
Magnolia
Hot Springs
John Hickey
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Girl Scouts
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Hempstead County Hospital Auxiliary
Diamond
Southwest Arkansas
American Legion Hall
Glenwood
Joe Parker
Murfreesboro
the Hope Country Club
E. E. Wassell
Sam W. Strong
Verger Jr. High School
Larry Patterson
Bridge Club
Mildred Rogers
Charles Harrell
Tom Kinser
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R. E. Jackson
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J. W. Manney
Harrisburg
Ruth Jimerson
Jean lLaseter
Hope Monday
Shreveport
Jimmie Miller
Memphis
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Vince Foster
Fayetteville
Mrs
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Robert McCarty
Tyler, Tex
Willie Harris
Colleen Coffee
Shreveport, la
Mrs. Trula Coffee
Louise Sapp
Houston
Alma Parnell
East 2Nd Street
Coco
Red Cross
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Glassboro
E. C. Booz
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