Home and Community Notes From Garland City Society
Mrs. E. N. Evans of Garland City guest of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Griffin, re membered as Miss Bess Ellen. Local visits include E. P. Young and sons Kinard and E. P. Jr. returning from six weeks in Kansas and Oklahoma and Latimer of Pine Bluff visiting on business. Lawn party hosted by Miss Virginia Onstead and Miss Geraldine Van Sickle on Edgewood Avenue with guests listed. several families traveling to Little Rock and Pine Bluff for visits. The Woman's Auxiliary of St Marks meets at 4 p.m. at Mrs. Frank Nolan home. Thursday Bridge Club held at Mrs. Eddie Spraggins with guests and prize notices. Edith Lewis returns from two months in England, Dermott, and Rison. Numerous local visits and outings noted. Arathean class Treasure Hunt at First Baptist ends with Clarice McDaniel winning the trophy box. watermelon served. See You Later musical comedy by Cemetery Association opens Friday at city hall with 35 chorus girls and Jimmie LaVerre directing. Fans provided for comfort in auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Onstead
Geraldine van Sickle
Miss Onstead
Edgewood Avenue
Mary Augusta Erwin
Mary McAdams
Margaret Bacon
Floy Mae Russell
Martha Waddle
Marion Smith
Kathryn Franks
Lena Evans
Abbie Hudgins
John Wilson
Bernard O'Steen
LeRoy Henry
Victor Keith
Thomas Crosnoe
Albert Jewell
Harvey Barr
Harry Segnar
G. B. Martin
Lester Webbs
Wallis van Sickle
First Baptist Sunday School
A. C. Moreland
H. B. Wolfe
Maude Lipscomb
Clarice McDaniel
Bess Walker
The
Cemetery Association
City Hall
Jimmie LaVerre
Triangle Producing Company
Greensboro
N. C
Election returns and church notes from New Hope
A New Hope community article reports residents traveling to Hope Tuesday for election returns. The Fifth Sunday meeting drew a large crowd and attendees enjoyed the services. Miss Jettie Watkins visited Oakland with her aunt last week. Mr. and Mrs. Doc Samuels and Misses Fay and May Belle Samuels attended church where Mr. Samuels spoke. Florence and Marel Littles returned to Waldo after a week with relatives. Mrs. Lee Watkins left for Waldo to be with her ill sister-in-law. Roxie Jettie and Messrs. Guy and Lester Watkins attended DeAnn services Tuesday night.
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Hope
Jettie Watkins
Oakland
Doc Samuels
Misses Fay
May Belle Samuels
Mr. Samuels
Florence
Marel Littles
Waldo
Sleep in coffin man plans to move to Newcastle home
London man known as Old Tommy Thompson has slept in a coffin for 17 years and now plans to move to the Little Sisters of the Poor in Newcastle with his dog Boxer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tommy” Thompson
Little Sisters of the Poor
Newcastle
Boxer
Thief Leaves Pocketbook After Theft Outside Mrs Crosby’s
In Boston a thief took Mrs Mary Crosby’s purse from her car, keeping the license but leaving the dollar. Police note the pocketbook was found tucked under the door of her apartment with the license inside.
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Boston
Mary Crosby
2nd Birthday For Hotel McCartney
Texarkana marks the second anniversary of the modern Hotel McCartney. Three generations of McCartneys shaped the city’s hotel industry from the Cosmopolitan era to the current 125‑room structure, with W A McCartney Jr continuing the family’s civic leadership and expansion plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCartney
Texarkana
McCartneys
W. A. McCartney, Jr
Hotel
W. H. McCartney
Cosmopolitan
Southwest
W. A. McCartney, Sr
Weven
Textarkana
Man fined hundred dollars for beer stored in ice box
Detroit resident Arthur Hillman paid 100 dollars for six pints of beer kept in his landlady’s ice box. The magistrate imposed the minimum fine for illegal possession, noting the beer was purchased under an Ontario government permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Arthur Hillman
Essex
Hillman
Ontario
Premier Accepted and Swedish Press Boss Under Scrutiny
The figure held a majority stake in a press bureau distributing Swedish news globally. Investigations reveal keen use of publicity and strong political opportunism. He owned the Stockholm Dakblad before its absorption by Stockholm Tigninen, guiding writers who shifted between parties.
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Sweden
Stockholm Dakblad
Stockholm Tigninen
Posture Exercises for Grace and Poise
A guide on improving carriage with wall stand and uplift drills. The routine includes counting to ten while pressing the back to a wall, simulating head uplift via a rope pull, relaxing shoulders, and practicing smooth walking to cultivate a graceful stance.
New Dry Fire Engine Uses Carbonic Acid Gas
London reports a new fire engine that operates without water. It discharges a dry, invisible stream of carbonic acid gas from hoses to extinguish fires instantly, preventing water damage to furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
Bolivia and Paraguay in a distant, strugglesome portrait
The piece surveys Andean plains and Chaco region with a focus on Bolivia’s social divisions, capital moves, and the grand Chaco dispute with Paraguay. It notes Quechua and Aymara peoples, drug use, and a harsh frontier life, then shifts to Paraguay’s turbulent history under Lopez and its stark rural life and demography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolivia
la Paz
Sucre
Grand Chaco
Paraguay
Chaco
Chaco Boreal
Tropics
Sermon Draws Large Crowds at Sprin Hill Appointment
Sprin Hill reports Rev. Clark preached to large congregations at both services Sunday. Mrs. Kelly of Benton Louisiana is visiting her sister Mrs. Rackley this week. The notice ends with an incomplete line about Mr. and Mrs.
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Clark
Kelly
Benton
Rackley
Kent Family Services At Baptist Church Sing
Mr and Mrs John Kent attended the Baptist church service and an afternoon singing event followed. Residents and guests were invited to join and participate in the communal gathering and musical program.
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Sid Henry
Heaven
E. N. Evans
Garland City
Herbert Griffin
Evans
Bess Ellen
E. P. Young and Sons
Kinard and
E. P. Jr
Kansas
Okla
C. E. Latimer
Pine Bluff
Mrs
Archer L. Dunken
Little Rock
E. F. McFaddin
George Robinson
Lebanon, Tenn
T. B. Rayburn
Jeffrey
Mr. Rayburn
Wylie Robinson
San Antonio
Texas
Mrs. W. N. Alexander
William
St. Marks Episcopal Church
Frank Nolan
North
Washington Street
Eddie Spraggins
Louisiana Street
Roy Stevenson
Sid McMath
Harry Shiver
Evelyn Johnson
Edith Lewis
England
Dermott and
Rison
Henry
Ben Haynes
Strong, Ark
Rufus May
Lowell, Ark
E. N. May
Ansel Weaver
Margaret
City
John S. Gibson, Jr
John S. II
Lucille Wiggins
Houston
Tex
Malcos
Jaenders
Rebecca
Sunny Brook Farm
Marion Nixon
Ralph Bellamy
Navy
Bill Boyd
Robert Armstrong
James Gleason
Ginger Rogers
America
Dea
Middlebrooks Grocery Company
Cedail Rapids
Owa
Alice Hart
Siberian
Verkhoyansk
NEA Service, Inc
Brazil
Francisco Lopez
Uruguay
Argentina
Hempstead County
LL. Pilkinton
Dale Jones
A. A A
Liccurr & Myzas Tosacco Co
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