1965

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Digitized History</B></FONT><B>     |   </B><B>  </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Digitized History"><B>home</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="eureka.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Eureka!!!">Eureka!!!</A>   |   <A HREF="post_office.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post Office">Post Office</A>   |   <A HREF="conflagrations.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Conflagrations">Conflagrations</A>   |   <A HREF="bank_robbery.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bank Robbery">Bank Robbery</A>   |   <A HREF="carrie_nation.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Carrie Nation">Carrie Nation</A>   |   <A HREF="newspapers.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newspapers">Newspapers</A>   |   <B>1965</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B>More Newspaper Accounts</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=398 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#006633" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <I>1965</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Some 1965 HiLites as reported in the Times-Echo</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >    Lake Lucerne was originally established as a recreation program supplement for the Crescent Hotel.  Beginning in 1919, R.R. Thompson operated the lake resort for boating, fishing, and swimming.  Also promoted was the 9-hole golf course, horseback riding paths, tennis, and even an air-strip.  Thompson later developed homes and lot sites for summer cottages.  He sold the property in April 1965 to resort developers Lewis Jim Johnson, Lance Alworth, and Carl S Rosenbaum — all of Little Rock.</FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70118ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     The first Eureka Springs Sidewalk Arts and Craft Show was billed for May 1965.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70118ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     The Statue of Christ Ground Breaking ceremonies took place on Friday, June 11, 1965 at Magnetic Mountain  as dedicated by the Elna M. Smith Foundation.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70118ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     The Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony opened its 16th Season with a Piano/Harp Concert on June 20, 1965, featuring music by Chopin, Mozart, Liszt and others.  Other program schedules were held at the Aud from June 21 through July 30.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70118ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     The Carroll County Players scheduled Puppet Shows each Friday during July through September.  Opening day billings featured “The Affairs of Flossie” and “Go Soak Your Head.”</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70118ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     A July 4th Pageant was entitled “The Town that Water Built.”  Written and directed by Mrs. Edna Bergdorf, it was staged at the Basin Circle Park in 20 acts having 100 characters in costume depicting the unfolding of Eureka Springs history from its inception through 1965.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70118ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     The 1965 Ozark Folk Festival Parade staging-area began at Harmon Park ranging to the Presbyterian Church.  The route continued on Spring Street to the intersection with Main Street, then south on Main.  Bands fell out at the Elk’s Club as other units proceeded southward having the riding units turned around on Armstrong Street and the walking groups continued up to disband atop Planer Hill.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70118ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     The Eureka Springs Naval Reserve Unit was recommended for termination after having operated since 1948.  In command of the unit’s 48 men and 4 officers, was Lt. Cdr. Tillman Morgan.</div> <bR> <div> <B>More on Inspiration Point - - - </B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70118ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     The Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony came into existence during the Summer of 1950 – beginning with a 4-week session that was conducted in similar manner to the Music camps that were organized throughout the country at that time.  Its director, Henry Hobart set priorities on music, drama, and opera.</div> <div>      It was incorporated in 1954 and in 1959, a major portion of the Inspiration Point Estate was leased for 99 years from Phillips University.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70118ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     As gleaned from the Times-Echo of July 15, 1965</div> <div>      With many human interest stories to draw from, the Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony</div> <div> dedicated one night of its 16th Season to Papa Kukler.</div> <div>      As the story began, both Adolph and Augusta were born in Austria circa 1885.  Their parents migrated to the United States, and while at Milwaukee, Adolph met Augusta and upon reaching the age of 18, he asked for permission to marry her, but Augusta’s parents refused him.</div> <div>      Heartbroken, Adolph disappeared to Canada and returned two years later to find that Augusta had condescended to marry her parent’s choice, but that the young husband had died.   Waiting no longer, Adolph promptly married the young widow and they “lived happily ever after.”</div> <div>      Years passed, and upon his retirement as a crane operator, Papa and Mama Kukler moved to Eureka Springs in 1949.  It wasn’t long before the community became enchanted by Papa Kukler’s talent with the zither that resulted in both Mama and Papa participating annually with the Ozark Folk Festival and other local affairs as a singing duet.  National fame came to the Austrian couple when spied by a TV scout who arranged to have them entertain the audiences of “Name That Tune.”  The results of their success with the TV program netted them $8000.00.  Upon Adolph’s death, Mama Kukler contributed $1000 to the Inspiration Point endeavor as a memoriam of her love.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="documents.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preservation"><B>Next Page</B></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>