Arlington Happenings Highlight Local Socials and Club News
Sunday visitors from Wheat on Wyoming Long Island and Decatur attended a program at the Christian church in Arlington. Local gatherings included Home Helpers club meeting with a war relief update and a Red Cross report. The Jolly Eight club met with rock games and refreshments, and plans for a July picnic were noted.
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Harry Hauk
Home Helpers Club
Posey Township
A. W. Rigsbee
Red Cross
War Relief Fund
Rushville
Delbert Winkler
Mildred Hyatt
Hyatt
Sam Gardner
Weldon Cherry
Conaway’s Camp
Tarry Awhile Club Delights Members With Chicken Luncheon
The Tarry Awhile club held a Wednesday luncheon at 1 o'clock at Mrs. Weldon Cherry's home. Guests enjoyed a delicious fried chicken meal followed by two tables of bridge in a warm social afternoon.
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Tarry Awhile Club
Weldon Cherry
Annual M. E. Aid Society session at the church
The annual business session of the M. E. Aid society was held Thursday at the church. Officers were chosen: Mrs. Owen Long president, Mrs. Claude Miller vice president, Mrs. Wm. Glendenning secretary, Mrs. Harry Hauk treasurer. Refreshments were served by the outgoing officers to 27 members.
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M. E. Aid Society
Owen Long
Claude Miller
Wm. Glendenning
Harry Hauk
Friendship class honors Mrs Posey with birthday surprise
Members of the Friendship class of the M. E. church surprised Mrs John Posey at her home east of Arlington on Thursday evening to celebrate her birthday. After a social hour refreshments were served. Guests included Mr and Mrs Everett Sunman and family, Mr and Mrs Owen Gowdy and daughter, Mr and Mrs Cyrus Winkler and son, Mr and Mrs Posey Six and daughter, Mrs Irvin Bitner and Mrs Harry Hinton.
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Hallie Ann Hudson
Wheaton
Wyo
Esther Swenson
Long Island
N. Y
Gwendolyn Ross
Decatur
Ill
Cincinnati Bible Seminary
Lowell Hutchinson
Frank Buck
Arlington
The
Christian Church
Elmer Hutchinson
Owen Long
Layro
M. E. Church
John Posey
Everett Sunman
Owen Gowdy
Cyrus Winkler
Posey
Irvin Bitner
Harry Hinton
Glen Moore
Lowell
Janet Moore
Carlos Heath
Gerald Butler
Wm. Gallimore
Orange
Jerry Roberts
Harry Holdren
J. M. Eaton
Marion
Jesse Norris
Indianapolis
Anna McDaniel
Farmers Union attacks farm debt as national issue
Dr M F Dickinson of the National Farmers Union testifies to a Senate sub committee denouncing the view debt is a drought problem. He cites nationwide foreclosures and asserts land banks fail to reduce debt, while refinancing mostly supported banks and insurance firms. He cites rising farm mortgage debt and declining farm income, noting forced farm sales between 1926 and 1939 and the Wheeler Jones bill’s removal of debt relief provisions.
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Senate
M. F. Dickinson
National Farmers Union
Patterson Receives Miscellaneous Shower At Aunt’s Home
Zelda Drake Patterson formerly Miss Zelda Drake was honored at a miscellaneous shower hosted by her aunt Mrs Sabert Offutt on Thursday evening. Hostesses Mrs Let tie and Miss Lucille Gardner assisted with a mock wedding entertainment and songs by Betty Wedding and Ruth Kennedy. Gifts displayed on a pink and white table. 45 guests attended. A separate charivari for the couple drew about 50 friends who later gathered at Beadle's restaurant for refreshments.
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Fritz Patterson
Sabert Offutt
Patterson
Zelda Drake
Lettie
Lucille Gardner
Betty Wedding
Ruth Kennedy
Fifth Column Origin Tied to Franco War Phrase
The term fifth column traces to General Mola during the Spanish Civil War. He stated that four columns of troops would advance on Madrid while a fifth column of sympathizers inside the city would rise at the proper time.
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Mola
Madrid
Casting director raps on age and sameness of actresses
A Hollywood casting director complains that recent film girls no longer look as young or pretty as past selections and adds that many are the same faces repeating across productions. He cites lack of variety among available actresses.
Hold-up Man Finds Wallet Has Only One Dollar
In Los Angeles a robber demanded William Le Doux’s wallet but found it contained a single dollar. The bandit, replying that he was as bad off as the victim, inserted another dollar into the wallet and handed it back.
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Los Angeles
William le Doux
Brief note on Gulf Pennant editor and its quick demise
Browne's Key West history notes the Gulf Pennant editor as one of Florida's most brilliant writers. The paper founded in 1892 went broke within months, not lasting to its first birthday.
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Browne
Key West
Gulf Pennant
Florida
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Howard Stout
Donald Wilson
Merle. Stout
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Madison
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Harry Dean
Lee Silvers
H. G. Wedding
Doan
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Gene, Billy
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Covington
James Allison
George Offutt
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Centerville
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House Committee On Agriculture
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Sikeston Standard
Sikeston, Mo
Farm Credit Administration
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Silver Screen Sports Afield
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National Livestock Producer
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Good Stories
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American Poultry Journal
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