Local society notes and events in August and August 11
August social calendar features a business women sale at 7 90 and a Legion Auxiliary meeting Thursday night at the Legion hall. Luncheon hosts include Mrs Blackwood of Fulton with guests from Hope Prescott and other towns. Junior and church groups announce picnics and awards, plus a wedding announcement for Gertrude Hendrix and Pvt. John Schalaba. Residents, visits, and local club activities fill the week’s social page.
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Snlon and Auxiliary
American Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Addies
Hendrix Scholaba
T. A. Hendrix
Gertrude
John J. Schalaba
Santa Clara
Calif
Jr. Westbrook
Christian Church
Texarkana
J.T. Hendrix
Incle
Little Rock
Camp Robinson
August Bond Quota Announced for Nevada County
Prescott News reports the August quota for war savings bonds and stamps set for Nevada County at 700. Also note revival services at First Christian Church begin Wednesday night August 12 with Rev. Charles W. Ross of San Antonio preaching.
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Nevada County
Christian Church
First Christian Church
Charles W. Ross
D. D
San Antonio
Texas
Local Visitors and Summer Guests Highlight Prescott Notes
Society columns report Mrs. H. E. Proctor Jr and son Douglas of Wynn as guests of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Lee Montgomery, with visit by Master Sergeant Wayne Loomis family from Newport News. Miss Nina Kathryn Scott returns home after Henderson College study as Mrs. Joe Boswell and Mrs. Frank Tuberville visit Texarkana, while Miss Mary Sue Gordon ends Henderson State summer session to spend time with Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Gordon. Mrs. Sidney Loomis and family depart Prescott for San Antonio after several weeks visiting relatives.
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H. E. Proctor Jr
Douglas
Wynn
San Antonio
Texas
Prescott
Nina Kathryn Scott
Henderson College
Arkadelphia
Hunter Scott
Four Hope Men Are Naval Enlistments
Enlistments in the United States Navy announced from the Little Rock recruiting station last week end included local men Regular Navy Kenneth Atkins Duke 722 N Main St Hope Naval Reserve Construction Leonard Edward Astin 220 N Main St Hope Naval Reserve Class V-6 Constitution placed on inactive duty Billy Marr Wimberly 720 West Avenue B Hope and Louis Lavelle Rowland McCaskill Ark
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United States Navy
Little Rock
Regular
Kenneth Atkins Duke
Main Street
Hope
Naval Reserve
Leonard Edward Astin
Constitution
Billy Marr Wimberly
West Avenue B
Louis Lavelle Rowland
McCaskill
Ark
Blevins Bay Joins Arkansas State Trade School Class
William Troy Wade Jr of Blevins was accepted July 30 as a student in the aircraft sheet metal and riveting course at the Arkansas State Trade School in Little Rock.
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William Troy Wade, Jr
Blevins
Arkansas , State Trade School
Little Rock
Know-How Budgeting War Bond Deductions
Baltimore reports a War Department employee with a wife and seven children who saved by bi monthly deductions for war bonds. He was promoted from $4.12 to $5.40 daily pay and increased his deduction from $10 to $14.50. He credits his family budget and relief experience for living within means.
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Baltimore
War Department
Lots Marriages at White House
Washington reports a history of unofficial and official weddings in the White House. The Hopkins Macy ceremony is described as official, given Hopkins’ close ties to the President. Earlier nuptials include Ellen Grant and Sartoris, Frances Folsom Cleveland, and Alice Wilson, with wartime remarriages noted.
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Jack &Tinnett
Washington
Harry Hopkins
Louise Macy
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Society
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Hopkins-Macy
Executive Mansion
Miss Todd
Dolly
Madison
John G. Jackson
Congress
Delly Madise
Lucy Washington
Thomas Todd
Supreme Court
John Adams
John Quincy
Ellen
Nellie) Grant
A. C. F. Sartoris
Grover Cleveland
Frances Folsom
Cleveland
Alice Wilson
Wilson
Tev
J. S. McElroy, Jr
Penny and Jim Tour Kirktown Mills in Quiet Drive
Penny and Jim Vickers tour Kirktown steel mills, viewing blasting furnaces and open hearths from a bridge. They discuss hometowns, Penelope Kirk, and past lives, as Penny fears her true identity may be exposed yet revels in Jim’s trust. The scene blends romance with tension over Penny’s hidden past and Penelope Kirk’s shadow.
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Peay Irk
Parlx
Kirktown
Brent
Tech Mili
Walls Fess
Ander
Peny Jiehloge
Aoomil Werker
Caatro
Euiblerk
Hune
Pariy
Penny
Jim Vickers
Goodby
Midge
Pietra
Jim
Kirk Mills
France
Prairies
Kansas
Midge Carter
Kirk Lu Mills
Penelope Kil
Calle
Penelope Kirk
Paris
Russia Japan War Relations Report From Rio De Janeiro
Editor Joseph Dynan, former AP correspondent in Tokyo, reports on Japan Russia relations amid World War II. He cites sources claiming Japan pressed Russia to cede Kamchatka and northern Sakhalin while guarding Vladivostok, though Russian willingness appeared limited and talks stalled by mid year.
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Joseph Dynan
Chicago
Associated Press
Tokyo
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Pearl Harbor
Russia
Japan
Foreign Office
Kamchatka Peninsula
Sakhalin Island
Vladivostok
Pacific
United States
Britain
Kamchatka
Sakhalin
Jaanese
Sugamo
Manchukuo
CAA Tests Set At Henderson August Fourteenth
CAA mental tests will be given Friday August 14 at 8 am at Henderson State Teachers College for men planning the flying course this fall. Eligible ages range from 18 to 87.
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CAA
Henderson
C. B. McKnight
Henderson State Teachers College
Library Serves During War in Hempstead County
The Hempstead County Library promotes war service materials for public use. New pamphlets include The Soldier and His Uniform, The Soldier and His Food, The Soldier and His Recreation, The Soldier and His Housekeeping, The Soldier and His Religion, and The Soldier and His Health. These works honor women as citizens and as mothers, wives, and sisters of soldiers. The collection also features Credit Problems in a War Economy by Roy A. Foulle, First Aid Manual by Sidney Coyne, and How to Respect and Display Our Flag by the United States Marine Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead
United States
Army of the
Roy A. Foulle
Sidney Coyne
United States Marine, Corps
Blytheville Lawyer Roy Nelson Dies by Own Hand
Blytheville today reported the death of Roy R. Nelson, a prominent northeast Arkansas lawyer. Coroner W H Stovall said Nelson shot himself and placed the pistol in a box before collapsing. His wife found the scene after returning from a shopping trip. Nelson had recently been jailed in Jonesboro on federal orders over missing Blytheville sewerage district records, and was due in federal court August 20 for contempt.
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Blytheville
W. H. Stovall
Roy EB
Nelson
Arkansas
Welson
Stovall
Neeson
Jonesboro
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Tixtouliment Station Club House
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Ox Blackwood
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Barlow
Esides
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Eleanor Aey- Moir
Ermalea Wilson
Inday
First Baptist Church
Tempstead
Clifford Warren
J. M. Warren
Gione
Woman's Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
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World Outlook
W. W. Hyman
Lawrence Martin
B. E. Machen
Clyde Coffee
Lois Lingo
Kansas City
George Lingo
Seward Silvertooth
Camp Forrest
Tenn
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Mazel Silvertooth
Gale Campbell
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D. C
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Dallas
Richard Campbell
Idubel
Okla
Lieyd Coop
Wong
Ruth Mae May
Canton
China
U. S
Helen Hesterly
Saenger
Eleanor Powell
Red Skelton
Iad
The
Rialto Matinee Daily
Sun-Mon
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Bombay
Rialto
Evra
Blevins Bay
East Room
Maj
R. J. Laughton
National Service Hotels
Corporallox
Los Angeles
California
Allen Moore
Lucky Penny
Gloria Kaye
NEA Service, Inc
Atlantic
U.S
Salt Lake City
AL Cordova
Cordova
Intermountain
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