Defense theme county councils meet at Little Rock
An all day joint conference of county councils of defense and four minute men was held in Little Rock with Gov. Broug h presiding. General Lloyd England and Col. H. L. Remmel led talks urging sacrifice and wartime unity as S. H. Clark of the University of Chicago praised the Four Minute Men and the national mobilization effort. The gathering also covered war savings certificates, industrial school support, and state appointments amid broader war measures and local proclamations.
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Midwest
Four Minutemen
Clark
United States
Battie
Mr. Clark
Arkansas backs nationwide prohibition amendment
Governor Brough stated in telegrams to New York World and New York Tribune that Arkansas fully endorses a nation wide prohibition amendment. He noted the state already has a bone dry law that works well and predicted the next legislature would ratify the amendment.
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Arkansas
Brough
New York World
New York Tribune
Extension Work Campaign in Counties February March
The University of Arkansas extension division led by RC Riley plans three day meetings in several counties in February and March to discuss war related extension programs and thrift stamps in schools. Reports from public schools show rising interest in war savings and thrift campaigns with a principal noting all 48 high school pupils in his school bought thrift stamps.
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RC Riley
University of Arkansas
Kroush
J. J. Sand
Publi Instruction
Bond
Committee On War Savings
Department of Superintendents
Natonal Educational Association
War era community notes from Arkansas and beyond
The Karle Red Cross Society plans care parcels for troops with nuts candy cake soap toothpaste gum and stamps. Red Cross campaigns surge in Montrose Conway and Helena with strong member turnout and rapid progress. The Montreal mine near Harrison gears up a Lodton mill to ship soon. Dermott gains Rev RK M Holland as new Methodist pastor. Mineral Springs Bank opens with 425000 capital. Fayetteville hosts recruiting for the Fourth Arkansas Infantry. Ozark Home Guards organize with full staff.
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Karle
Hap Hazard and New Year Train Lesson
Hap and May celebrate New Year with Hap Hazard, learning from a rough railroad voyage. A traveling salesman helps after a jolting bump, prompting Hap to vow better household budgeting and a proper account book to keep their life on schedule.
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Ada
May
Hap
Yap
Hooney
Han
Road Rules Defy Wreck With East West Train Shuffle
In a curious dialogue, two men joke about road safety and train schedules preventing collisions. They discuss trains running east one day and west the next, making a West to Columbus trip via Pittsburgh on alternating days a humorous impossibility.
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Hap
Freman
Columbus
Pittburgh
Ilap
Nnally
The New Year Dreamer
A woman recounts a dream of a world without kings where abundance, reading, music, and safety prevail. Yet she notes such a country would be mad, as its people lack the sunlit freedoms and comforts we take for granted. The tale ends with mothers wishing their children might someday see. Kathryn Morrin.
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Hap Hazard
Happitzer Hazard
Yap
Hap
May
Ada
Olumbus
Tap
Cristmas
Apel Jones
Tesiring
Pip
Honett
Tran
Ind
Columbus
Sreamer
Wieness
Plenalre
Kathleen Morrin
Pictorial Review
Resolutions Each Day in New Year Reflections
A compact reflection on daily resolutions by William George Jordan noting that true self-improvement begins each day, not only at calendar New Year. The piece argues daily effort surpasses annual promises.
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William George Jordan
Lavished Without Results
Mrs J J Carter of Argenta Ark reports remarkable relief after using Orgatone for years of stomach and kidney troubles. She gained fourteen pounds, improved sleep, and energy, praising the Kessinger formula and offering bottles or six for five dollars through Harry Kessinger Co Joplin MO.
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J. J. Carter
Argenta
Ark
Sandy
Kessinger
Orgatone
Aix
Harry Kessinger
Joplin
Doubtful Compliment at the Church Tour
A clergyman guides an elderly visitor through a church after a chance encounter and points to a memorial tablet. The old lady, eager to see beauty, marvels at the inscription and jokes about a future memorial for the guide. The scene blends humor with a gentle mockery of remembrance.
Alls Catarrh Medicine Claim for Deafness Cure
An advertisement claims catarrhal deafness results from inflamed mucous lining and Eustachian tube. It asserts Hall’s Catarrh Medicine can restore tube function, improve hearing, and offers one hundred dollar reward if not helped. Free circulars from Cheney Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Halls Catanre
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Aluminum use in Germany and Austria for war aims
Reports state Germany and Austria use aluminum extensively for air purposed gear and war production, with these nations storing the metal for weapons and supplying items such as canteens rings caps and shell components. Zeppelins frames and shell casings are also noted to rely on aluminum, indicating its strategic value in wartime manufacture.
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Germany
Austria
To Drive Out Malaria and Build Up The Grove Tonic
An ad touts a tasteless tonic labeled with Quinine and Iron promising malaria relief and system strengthening for 60 cents. The copy includes a garbled sale line and a stray question about Quill’s conviction, referencing a joke with camouflage.
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Little Rock
Gov. Brough
Lloyd England
State Council
Keene
Massugensrad
Hrouel
Prittard
Seypell
Rough
Department of Mines,Manufactures and Agriculture
Speegie
Claude Speegle
Spregle
Mort Sualth
Esa
Briver T. Tollion
Fite
National Fire Underizers’ Association
Red Cross
Lasater
Goversne
Arkansas Motor Truck Campany
Lindell Motor Car Company
Texarkana
Holy Coal Company of Coal
Polk Bayou Mining Company
Batesville
Jasper Mining Company
Kansas
Kenton A. Crivens
Port Logan
Velo
Leavenworth
Sherri
Cravens
Fawe
Wien
Fin Solin Shewnert
Anita Tabet
Apt
Montrose
Montreal
Harrison
Conway
Mississippi River
Helena
Rk, M. Holland
Texar Hana
Dermott
Dermott Methodist Church
First Nationa Bank of Mineral Springs
Ftw
Mineral Springs
Eternity
Fayetteville
Fourth Arkansas Infantry
Ozark Home Guards
Aunt Ada
Quill
Castoria
Washington Star
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