U S Culture to Be Buried to Save Treasures
Archibald MacLeish leads a plan to shield Library of Congress treasures from blitz with a bombproof hole in the ground. Volunteers catalog key items from the Declaration of Independence to Gutenberg Bible and Beethoven scores, aiming for ventilation, bug-proofing, and fire resistance while awaiting safe storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Stinnett
Wasshington
Kentucky
U. S.A
Kansas
Archibald Macleish
Library of Congress
Libravy
Libratian MacLeish
Jerrold Arne
Lincoln
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Washington
Beethoven
Brahms
Wagner
Payne
Key
Barney
Nevin
David Lynn
Capito Architeel
MacLeish
Snall
Mucbeish
Lynn
Old Gowns Show at Patmos Club Supper Meet
On Saturday night April 5 the Patmos Home Demonstration club held a pol-luck supper and an old fashioned dress party at the High School gym. Attendees dressed in gay nineties style and played games and square dancing after supper. A prize for best dressed woman went to Mrs. C P Dynes, compared to Martha Washington. her costume was more than a hundred years old. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Tom Drake Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Rider Mr. and Mrs. Homer Reeves Mr. and Mrs. C P Jones Mr. and Mrs. Queay Rider Mr. and Mrs. Van Jones Mr. and Mrs. Eldredge Tormby Mr. and Mrs. John Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Hump Huett Mr. and Mrs. B J Drake Mr. and Mrs. A N Rider Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rider Mrs Leila Knighton Miss Frances Huett and Mr. Pershing Floyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patmos Home Demonstration Club
Uym
C. P. Dynes
Martha Washington
A. N. Rider
Robert Rider
Leila Knighton
Frances Huett
Pershing Floyd
N. Rider
Misa
Frances Tivett
Hamp Huett
C. Ip. Jones
Eldredge Formby
John Wallace
Oliver Rider
B. J
Jones
Daylight Time to Be a Law
Washington dispatch notes two near identical House bills push universal daylight saving. The piece recounts historical shifts from local times to standardized zones, cites Rep. Donald H. McLean and Rep. Eugene J. Keogh, and contrasts agricultural objections with industrial support as Britain and others already run daylight saving year round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Stinnett
Washington
Congress
Donald H. McLean
United States
Son
Interstate Commerce Commission
Great Britain
Holland
Belgium
France
Sweden
Denmark
Portugal
Italy
Norway
Australia
Ben Franklin
England
Otis J. Wingo
Arkansas
Canada
Representative McLesn
Eugene J. Keogh
D.N
Keogh
McLean
Harrison in Hollywood a profile of dancer Bob Alton
Hollywood rehearsal anecdotes describe Bob Alton shaping a 48 dancer chorus for Columbia's You’ll Never Get Rich starring Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth. Alton’s tough standards overhaul chorus wages, with guilds backing specialty dancers and a seven hour day. The tale contrasts Broadway and Movietown, noting Alton’s long hours and pursuit of top talent while praising dancers and a rising choreographic culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gucie Neville
NEA Service
Hollywood
Bob Alton
Columbia
Fred Astaire
Luscious
Rita Hayworth
Alton
Central
Screen Actors’ Guild
Alion
New York
Nework
Mordkin
Broadway
St. Louis
Warner Brothers
Paramount
Joe Cook
Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Meetings
On Tuesday April 2 at 7 30 Miss Mary Della Carrigan hosts Seven and One club and Mrs V Herndon at 2 30 hosts Tuesday Contract Bridge. Woodmen Circle Grove No 196 meets 7 30 at Woodman Hall. Members urged to attend. Wednesday April 20 bring happy new look club at 9. Thursday April 28 Miny isl lope chapter 328 meets 8 at Masonic Hall. Pat Claiborne chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy at Mrs Charles Locke home in Ozan. Members urged to attend. Committees named for spring format in June. Rose Garden club show May 1 at city hall features invitational non competitive exhibits and a technicolor movie on roses. Free for public. locals urged to enter exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary‘Della Carrigan
Pat Claibourne
The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Charles Locke
Ozan
Hose Club Mivle
Rose Garden Club
Choral Society Announces Weekly Home Meetings
The Choral Eluty of the Friday Music Club will meet at Mrs. Kenneth L. Spore’s home on Wednesday Thursday and Friday mornings at 9 40 o clock Members are requested to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth L. Spore
Social Notes and Cotillion Plans in Magnolia and Little Rock
Personal mentions include Mrs. Janes P Slater of Pulaski County Wealth department visiting in Little Rock with friends and Miss Mary Louise Keith staying with relatives in Magnolia. Magnolia hosts for a Baptist Missionary Society meeting and Epsilon Sigma Alpha rush plans at Remmel Young home involve Miss Evelyn Crews and Wope Girls Cotillion members. a Country Club party with cocktail dinner and luncheon is planned for May 5 with attendees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janes P. Slater
Pulaski County Wealth Department
Little Rock
City
Mary ‘Louise Keith
Magnolia
D. Cook
W.B. Matson
Magnolia Tursiay
Baptist ‘Missionary Society
Dallas News
Remjlle Young
Losters
Evelyn
Cotillon Club
Crews
George T. Crews
Wope
Cotilion Club
Metlwith
Remmel Young
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Rush
Country Club
Minny
Josephine Morris
Mary Telin Cardigan
June Orton
Ruth Atkins
Elizabeth Stroud
sCaathering Lane
Daisy ‘Dorothy
Local Social Notes Reflect Regional Visits and Travel
Mrs C B Winelmiller and Miss Mable Wood return from a week with relatives in St England and Little Rock. Mrs Jack G Cornett leaves for San Antonio after visiting in the city. Mrs A K Holloway visits Texarkana while Mrs Oliver Moss returns from Kansas City. Miss Taye McRar visits Little Rock with Miss Kathleen Broach. Mr and Mrs Janes Enibyees motor to Houston New Orleans Baton Rouge and Natchez. H Benson and son Jimmy return from Wil e son after attending the funeral of John C Benson. Steven Bader transfers to the medical detachment at Fort Sill Oklahoma. The Bell Airacobra’s British version gun and armor plate weigh 150 pounds and slow speed by about two miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Winelmiller
Mable Wood
England
Little Rock
Jack G. Cornett
A. F. Hanegan
San Antonio
Janes Enibyees
Houston
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Natchez
Miss. Pert
Cientapy Cacnes
H. &. Benson
Ison
Jimmy
Wileson
Mr. Benson
Joh
C. Benson
Ambitious scientist plans power grab in a tense serial tale
Leana Sormi plots to seize the X-B90 and leverage her position with Dr. Hale to gain influence at top laboratories. She crafts a high stakes telegram to a major North American industrial player, seeking to secure her grip and ensure Robert Hale’s response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leana Sermi
Robert Hale
Schoenfeld Laboratory
Dr. Hale
Leana
Leana Sormi
Telegraph Office
North America
Leang
Power Substances Move West Amid Secret Conference
Carolyn receives a telegram offering exclusive possession of a fabulous new power substance with money no object and secrecy. The note directs a personal conference, addressed to Leana Sorma, signaling a looming strategic move as plans to ship X-959 advance through Blair to Tonio Mountain. The tense venture centers on Bob Hale, Carolyn, and their guards as they prepare for a dangerous expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rob Hale
Carolyn
Blair
Bob
Tonio Mountain
Tents
Leana
Sean
Tess
Leana Sorma
Safeguarding Library Gems Needs Congressional Funding
Plans to protect priceless library assets rely on future appropriation bills. Experts note European libraries and museums led by decades in preservation, with Alexandria's ancient loss guiding modern war readiness. Washington institutions and others seek buried safeguards and evacuation measures against blasts, with agencies gathering input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
Alexandria
Washington
Library of Congress
National
Mellon) Gallery of Arts
Library and Museum
Spinach Popular in New Jersey Schools Says WPA Report
WPA report from Newark New Jersey reveals spinach was a popular lunch item in 188 high schools across almost every county while string beans were the least favored. The survey covered meals served in schools during lunch periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Sien
New Jersey
WPA
Small Trick at Brookfield Chickens Offered for Shelter
In Brookfield Massachusetts George Alexander arranged to shelter chickens offered by friends for a bar sheet, but the birds arrived as one day olds. Recent data show commercial airlines operate nearly 420 transport planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookfield
George Alexander
Churchill In Prints And Private Service Portraits And Prophecy
Two new books shed light on Winston Churchill. Blood, Sweat and Tears offers his speeches from 1928 to now, while Phyllis Moir’s I Was Winston Churchill’s Private Secretary presents an intimate portrait of the wartime leader directing Britain’s war effort. A sample vignette shows Churchill requesting a book during a long train journey as staff scramble to retrieve it from a packed carriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Winston Churchill
Churchill
England
Miss Moir
Thompson
Scotland Yard
iMy Churchill
Altey
Churchill Inspires Immediate Action as Idea Becomes Law
A tense scene unfolds with Mr. Churchill confronting an irate official over a baggage issue. After a hush and a long delay, Thompson returns with a book, signaling the start of swift implementation. The passage notes Thought and action are nearly simultaneous and underscores England’s need for such decisiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Mr. Churchill
We the Women and the Culture of Housekeeping
Ruth Millete analyzes American women chasing a culture of efficiency through book clubs and review groups. She critiques how repeated retellings of a single novel drain time, leaving members knowing the title and author but not the content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Millete
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Patmos Club
Harrison
Paul Harrison
iLiele Mevilé
Paul, Harrison
Army
Enmma
Defense Industries
Pavlova
Ted
Casa Mananas
Mary Gitts
Fanatha Ha
Hillemoyle
Ela
Woodman’ Circle Grove No
Woodman ‘Hall
R. D. Frontlin
Heard
Margaret Slimms
Young
Rialto
Lloyd Nolan
Lynn Bari
Ine Theatres
Saenger
Buck
Land of Liberty
Jon Cheyenne
Iimsel
Wildcat
Tucson
Denton
Sun-Mon
Seattergow Baines
Dgh Ameche
George Arliss
Edward Arnold Binnie Barnes
Jown Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
Warner
Llayah
Spencer gRace
Loretta Young
Land
Liberty
Hollywood Yroducers
Rumiliere
Cheyenne
Robert Preston
A. K. Holloway
Texarkana
Oliver Moss
Kensas City
M. A. Kreuter
Mr. Krew
Hattie Alyree
Miss Taye McRar
Kathleen Broach
Steven Bader
Mand Field
Fort Sill, Oklo
BY Oren Arnold
Sorat
Carulyn
Keerewry
Gewon
Robert Sale
Lenna
Ihor
Jmarries
Freq
Perkinson Jewelry Store
South Walnut St
ROY Anderson & CO
Hope, Ark
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