Hope BPW white elephant sale and picnic set
The Hope chapter of the Business and Professional Women's club hosts its annual white elephant sale and picnic at Experiment Station recreational hall starting 7:30 p.m. The event includes a bridge party hosted by Mrs. Remmel Young and reports a high score gift for Mrs. Gilford Webb with several guests and helpers listed among the attendees.
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Hope Chapter
The
Business and Professional Women's Club
Experiment Station
Contract Bridge Club
Hattie Anne Feild
Baptist Class Social Meeting at First Baptist
Members of Winsome class met in church recreational rooms for a social evening. Mrs. L F Higgason led the session and named a nominating committee. Attendees included Mrs. James McCullough and others. Nearby visitors and traveling relatives were noted among the gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Sunday School
L. F. Higgason
Julian Spillers
Walter Miller
Cecil Stringfellow
James McCullough
Arlest Trout
Jack Brady
Troy Bolls
Winston Monts
Leon Davis
Lonnie Hatch
Edsel Davis
Texarkana Visitors and Military Promotions Page
Mrs L M Lile Mrs Remmel Young and Mrs W N Stark visit Texarkana today. Miss Dorothy Henry attends summer school in Louisiana. Stage Sergeant Remmel Young advanced to present rank at Keesler Field Mississippi as supervisor and manager of the post theatre. Billy H Laha promoted to corporal at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Corporal Jesse E Springs of Hope Route 3 now in Hq and Hq Sq 5th Glider Training Group at Dodge City Army Air Field Kansas. Springs’ wife resides in Nashville Arkansas. Births Lt Colonel J W Branch and wife welcome son Robert Matthews born August 6.
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Remmel Young
Keesler Field
Miss
Billy H. Laha
Miles Laha
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Jesse E. Springs
B. A. Springs
Hope Rt. 3
Dodge City Army Air Field
Kas
Cpl. Springs
Nashville, Ark
J. W. Branch
Robert Matthews
Barbee's party plan deepens Ken tension
Barbee battles confusing feelings for factory foreman Ken Carter after a music spell and anticipates Ned's homecoming. She invites Ned and his friends to a party, then hides tension by excluding Ken. A strained ride home ends with Ken driving away hurt and Barbee pondering her choice.
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Barbee
Ken Carter
Sue Keller
Charles Mowry
Ned
Ken
Goodby
Soldier Ned's Homecoming Engagement Lights Up Party
Barbee plans a dinner party for Ned's homecoming with Charles and Della as guests. Ned proclaims engagement to Della, Barbee hides tears on the terrace, revealing mixed remorse and happiness as she contemplates Ken.
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Ned
Molly
Charles
Della
Barbee
Ken
Army Ordnance Sets Strong Aleutian Bases in War Effort
The report details United States Army Ordnance operations in the Aleutians, led by Lt. Col. L. K. Pepple. It notes storage and testing of ammunition, bomb delivery for air squadrons, and weather and terrain challenges on Amchitka Attu and Adak. It highlights skip bombing trials, near-runway ammo sites, and Knik Arm as testing grounds.
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Col
Adamson
Pepple
Aleutian
Amchitka
Attu
Adak
Air Force
Knik Arm
Alaska
Demand St Joseph Aspirin Tops Sales
Advert says St Joseph Aspirin offers more value than rivals and proclaims it the world's largest seller at 10 cents, urging readers to choose St Joseph Aspirin over higher priced alternatives.
Bell Tolls length sparks town debate in film preview
In New York audiences flagged the three hour cut of For Whom the Bell Tolls and Paramount weighs trimming ten minutes. Robbin Coons notes the debate over running time masks genuine questions about pacing and impact while praising Katina Paxinou and Akim Tamiroff and noting the film’s anti Fascist tilt as in the novel.
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood
New York
Paramount
Sam Wood
Ernest Hemgway
Katina Paxinou
Aleutian Bomb Testing Highlights World Air Dominance Record
Ordnance observers monitor tests at a high bluff proving ground in Alaska where bombs are released at high tide and inspected at ebb tide to assess failures. Col. Adamson cites Col. Pepple’s report on Attu Island last November, noting four Lockheed P-38s destroyed eight Japanese seaplane Zeros in 47 seconds, a record in the Aleutians.
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Col
Adamson
Pepple
Holtz Bay
Attu Island
Aleutians
New Bayonet Is Lighter and Stronger
American forces receive a shorter lighter bayonet from the Ordnance Department. Col. Adamson notes 362 tons of high carbon steel saved from 1943 and 560 tons forecast for 1944. Blade shortened from 16 to 10 inches. weight reduced. easier handling, valued by jungle, paratroop, and airborne units. Japs retain longer blades. British and Russian blades vary in design. Bayonet drill remains standard. Beechcraft AT7s designed for navigator training.
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Ordnance Department
Army Service Forces
Adamson
Southwestern Proving Ground
Film frames Loyalist brutality and Fascist crimes
The movie presents Loyalists facing overwhelming force, showing brutal mob tactics and Ingrid Bergman denouncing Fascist atrocities. It frames humanity’s inhumanity with a focus on political turmoil and moral consequence.
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Franco
Ingrid Bergman
State of Alarm Reported in Bergen
The Swedish Norwegian Press Bureau reported that Germany has declared a state of alarm in Bergen Norway. Cycle patrols are active and gun crews have been reinforced at all road intersections and key bridges.
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Stockholm
Bergen
Norway
Los Angeles Founded in 1781 by Spanish Colonists
The city of Los Angeles traces its origins to 1781 when a small band of Spanish colonists established it. Key figures and exact numbers from the founding are noted in contemporary records.
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City of
Los Angeles
Tennis Stars Recruit Women for Nationals During Exhibition Tour
Alice Marble and Mary Hardwick Hare, touring to eight states with the WAC Camps, plan to recruit a WAC entrant for the Women’s Nationals. Marble won the Fort Sheridan opening exhibition 6 4 6 4 as the tour started yesterday.
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Chicago
Alice Marble
United States
Mary Hardwick Hare
Fort Sheridan
Miss Marble
All Stars to Play Redskins Pro Team Aug 25 at Dyche Stadium
Northwestern coaches emphasize speed as the All Star squad prepares to meet the Washington Redskins August 25 at Dyche Stadium. Wisconsin coach Harry Stuhldreher may call the first scrimmage today. Key backs include George Trippi from Georgia Paul Goverali from Columbia Bob Steuber of Missouri and Otto Graham of Northwestern.
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Chicago
Washington Redskins
Northwestern
Dyche Stadium
Harry Stuhldreher
Wisconsin
George Trippi
Georgia
Paul Goverali
Columbia
Bob Steuber
Missouri
Otto Graham
MacArthur Lock Near Soo Canal Finishes Early
The $14 million MacArthur lock of the Soo canal, cutting em iron ore transit time, was completed in 13 months rather than the planned 20, expediting Great Lakes shipping.
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MacArthur
Great Lakes
Baseball among top sports for American soldiers
Baseball basing and basketball emerge as the most popular sports with American soldiers, reflecting widespread engagement in organized or informal athletic activities during service. The trio dominates recreation programs and morale initiatives in camps and bases.
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L. M. Lile
Gilford Webb
Florence Davis
Mary Delia Carrigan
Mary Carolyn Andrews
Henry Lile
R. C. Ellen, Jr
Mickey Williams
Wanda Lane
Carolyn Barr
Nancy Robins
Nell Louise Broyles
Daisy Dorothy Heard
W. J. Greenwald
Mary Lemley
Marilyn McRae
H. K. McHarg
Tom Purvis
Frances Yocum
Baptist
Tech
Ruston
Mrs. F. D. Henry
Harry J. Lemley, Jr
Margaret
Brownwood, Texas
Harry J. Lemley
Mrs. C. C. McNeil
Miss Claire Drumwright
Teague
Texas
Earl Lee Archer, Jr
Jacksonville
Fla
San Diego
Calif
Albert Jewell
Ched Hall
Texarkana
Jeanette Roebuck
William Carl Huber
Canon City
Colo
Mrs
Albert Willis
San Francisco
J. F. Willis
H. R. Purtle
Oklahoma City
Okla
Margaret Irene
Cpl
Rufus Darwin
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo
W. N. Stark
Dorothy Henry
Louisi
Chapter
Ghe
Rene
Army Ordnance
William
Billy’) Mitchell
Army Air Corps
Kiska
Paramushiru
Kurile
Kuriles
Japan
L. K. Pepple
Keith F. Adamson
Headquarters
Army Air Forces
Lima
Ohio
Station Hospital
Camp Cooke
South I Street
Lompoc
Jack G. Cornett
Carole Alison
Fort Meade, Ma
NEW Saenger
Pat O’brien
the Navy
George Murphy
Rial
Allan Ladd
Veronica Lake
Anna Mae Wong
Jill Jailer
Myra Westray
de Witt County
Ill
Tennis Star
McKettrick
McKettricks
McKettrick Cottons
Sue Terry Jr. Cottons
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