Fine Arts Festival at Needles Draws Huge Weekend Crowd
The Fine Arts Festival at the Art Barn in Needles drew over 450 visitors Saturday and Sunday hosted by the Art Section of the Needles Women’s Club with out of town guests from Florida and Chicago. Santa Fe agent Jack Weaver awarded prizes for top artworks including Mrs. Loren Taylor for Mona Lisa copy and Mrs. Earl Clark for best Needles landmark. Charlie Dixon’s desert scene near Kingman won most popular vote. Door prizes of two miniature oil paintings went to Mrs. Crowley of Kingman and Mrs. Virginia Honey.
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Needles
Needles Women's Club, Inc
Needles Park and Recreation
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Chicago
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Santa Fe
Loren Taylor
Earl Clark
Charlie Dixon
Desert
Kingman
Crowley
Virginia Honey
Bullhead Den Joins Pack 56 in Needles Scout Meeting
Bullhead City’s new den No 3 joined Pack 56 at a regular meeting. Cubmaster Thor Weatherby led the session in the high school Multi-purpose room where eight boys earned awards including Bobcat Pins and Wolf Badges. Ralph George’s Den No 1 and Mrs Phil Kauke’s Den No 2 opened and closed the ceremonies with a skit.
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Needles
Mr. Thompson
New den
Bullhead City
No 3
Thor Weatherby
Cubmaster
Bobcat
Mark Thompson
Bobby Duey
Greg Pickinpaugh
Chris Joy
Wolf Badge
Jeff Cochran
Denner Stripe
Tony Burt
John Clay Ware
David Rutan
Ralph George
den No
Phil Kauke
Den
Dunham
All Boys
Weatherby
Exchange Student From Finland Addresses Group
Solweig Stromback, an exchange student from Finland, spoke about her country at Needles Christian Church luncheon hosted by eight churches. Representatives from each church were introduced, a film about Finland shown, and plans for a Saturday cook-out discussed. decor featured a May-day theme with a May-pole display.
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Solweig Stromback
Christian Church Women’s Service Council
Needies Christian Church
Scromback
Finland
Alan Crowe
LDS Church
Francis Jackson
Tom Hicks
Needles Christian Church
Christian Church Women's Service Council
Frances Jackson
Vernon Yocum
Assembly of God Church
Latter-day Saints Church
Murl Shaver Jr
Lutheran Church
James Sheridan
Church of God
Lloyd Carter
Latterday Saints Church
United States
Vera Henderson
Needles High Drama Team Captures Second in India Meet
Needles High School drama department earned second place at a One-Act Play Festival in India. Seven schools competed. India group won. Cast of The Storm included Sandy Palmer Janet Gilbert Susan Geiger Gordon Davis Ray Harter. Helpers were Marilyn Hohstadt Linda McNeill Solweiz Strombach George Claus and Ed Mathews. Drama director Mr. Wilson praised the team’s strong debut on stage levels.
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Needles
Needles High School
India
Sandy Palmer
Janet Gilbert
Susan Geiger
Gordon Davis
Ray Harter
Marilyn Hohstadt
Linda McNeill Solweiz Strombach
George Claus
Ed Mathews
Eastern Star Plans Guest Night at May 8 Event
Eastern Star held a brief meeting presided by Valda Birdsill with Arthur Dowell as worthy patron. After adjournment members planned Guest Night May 8 with chapters from Arizona California and Nevada likely attending.
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Needles — Eastern Star
Valda Birdsill
Arthur Dowell
Arizona
California
Nevada
Amaranth Court Installs New State Officers in Needles
Amaranth Court 39 of Needles installed new state officers at the Masonic Temple. Edna Mae Wilmot became royal matron and Jesse Wilmot royal patron. Associate matron Lillian Mitchell and associate patron Melville Fuller were named.
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Needles
Masonic Temple
Edna Mae Wilmot
Jesse Wilmot
Lillian Mitchell
Melville Fuller
Bevis Hall
Lorraine Crider
Ralph Fisher
Bess Wilson
Joyce McNeill
Willard Crocker
Carl Priest
Younger
Dorcas Circle Studies Prayer At Methodist Church
Mrs Paul Griswold hosted Dorcas Circle of the Methodist Church at 2 p.m. last Wednesday with the topic Lord Teach Us to Pray. Mrs George Ashmore read Luke scriptures for devotion and discuss God senses through art and healing. Social hour featured cake and coffee. Next meeting May 15 at Mrs Omar Baldwins.
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Needles
Paul Griswold
Dorcas Circle of the
Methodist Church
George Ashmore
Luke
US Death Rates Reach Historic Lows in 1954
The lowest mortality rate recorded in U S history stood at 9.1 deaths per 1000 people in 1954, with a slight uptick to 9.3 in 196.
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