Aluminum Drive Mobilizes County Clubs for Collecting Metal
Home Demonstration Clubs continue aluminum collection under Mary Claude Fletcher with central centers and county trucks to gather material on August 15. A picnic follows on August 20 at the Experiment Station Recreational Center, inviting 4-H girls and incorporating an old aluminum admission to the citizenship ceremony amid games and demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Claude “Fletcher
Experiment Sta- Hort
Centerville
Owen Jones
Owen Jones’ Store, ‘DeAnn—Miss Timberlake's Home, Columbus—R. C. Stuart
McCaskill
Daniel
Ozan St. Paul
Shirley Stuarts
Canned Meats Are Popular in Summer Menus
Miss Mary Claude Fletcher notes canned meats are popular and useful for summer meals, offering easy prep and wide serving options. Miss Mary E Troug head of Arkansas College of Agriculture recommends serving cold in sandwiches or salads or in stews pies and with dumplings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Claude Fletcher
Fletcher
Mary E. Troughead
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
Miss Loughead
Photographing Letters to Lessen Weight for Airmail
The practice traces back to 1870 when letters were photographed and reduced to a diminutive size on thin paper so a pigeon could carry them.
Roosevelt's Favorite Story About Gen Watson
President tells a tale about his old friend Gen Watson. Years ago Pa Watson attended the Army's general staff school at Fort Leavenworth when a rain of frogs fell on the Missouri River bluffs as each class member received command of an imaginary brigade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Gen. Watson
Pa” Watson
Army
General Staff School
Fort Leavenworth
Missouri River Bluffs
Harrison in Hollywood tour with Irene Dunne
Hollywood writer joins Irene Dunne on a rubberneck tour to study how stars are seen by fans. The group evades notice despite agents and press along for autographs as Dunne accepts signatures from diverse fans, including a Paraguayan consul general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Irene Dunne
Molmby Hills
Miss Dunne
Barker
Los Angeles
Glen Smith
Mr. Smith
Holmby Hills
Oureste
Claudette Colbert
Fanny Brice
Buddy DeSylva
Robert Montgomery
Pa’s Imaginary War Feat Wins Ridiculed Praise
In a tale of imagined warfare the officers dash to recon across a real field while Pa naps in a barn. Pa alone returns late, reporting refusal of combat yet delivering the true objective. President Roosevelt praises Pa’s supposed genius amid claims of luck by critics.
Knit Lin’ for Britain and other wartime notes
The item highlights wartime sentiment with Britain receiving socks from England and Americans knitting for Britain. It notes humorous movie stunts censored rather than funny and mentions Henry Ford suggesting that success can begin at 90, reflecting social attitudes and media humor of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
England
Germany
Britain
Coca Cola Adds New Truck To Local Fleet
Coca Cola Bottling, 14 West Third Street, puts a Ford chassis truck with a steel body built by Arkansas Machine Specialty into service. Dewey Bolls oversees city routes as the company expands to five delivery vehicles and pledges extra shifts to meet rising demand in booming Hope market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coca Cola Bottling Company
West Third Street
Hope Trade
Ford
Arkansas Machine Specialty Company
North
Walnut Street
Dewey Bolls
Coca Cola Battling Company
Extea
Hoyenmarket
Idaho Potato Alcohol Plant Faces Sale to Private Interests
Idaho chemurgy researchers have turned potatoes into a source for potato alcohol used in gas blends and industrial products. A University of Idaho plant produced alcohol for government dye dissolution orders and tested 5 percent potato alcohol gasoline, but high production costs limit wider use. The state seeks private buyers to continue the project amid a looming gasoline shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho Falls
Ida—Chemurgy
Idaho
U. S
Bonneville County
Marvin Aslett
Word Puzzle Fragments and Police Find At Dentist Office
A disjointed OCR fragment lists many crossword like clues with scattered numbers and mentions Chicago police discovering ammunition rifles axes powder percussion caps and fuses in a dentist s office. A separate note cites Canada coal production in 1949 with Nova Scotia Alberta and British Columbia supplying major shares and totals for four months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Canada
Nova Scotia
Alberta
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
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Experiment Farm
New World Center
Virginia
Czechoslovakia
Ceolony
Carmen’s ‘Beauty Shop
Mevanapolis
Marning
Artaro
Patrionc Guy
Lew Jenkins
Wesson Oil
ANN
Ann Page
Sunnyfield
California
Thompson
Malaga
Swift
Sunnyfield Shankless
A&p Food Stores
Harrison In
Paul Harrison
NEA Service
Irene Dunne Rubbernecks
Santa Monica
N. J
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
San Francisco
William Wallace White
Paraguay
United States
White
Coral Gables
Fla
President Roosevelt
Coca Cola
Hope
Coca-Cola Battling Co
Arate
Lot
Pierce
Slave Park
GT State
Abraham
P Plato Growers
Cooperative
Ay JO
Rts
Rly
and City Bakery
Turkiruct
Beraceo
SSSR
Re Arin
Hope Star
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