Social Calendar for August at First Baptist Church
On Monday August 16 the Women’s Missionary Society meet at the Educational Building for a picnic with members bringing lunch. YW A members gather for a 10 o’clock mission study. On Tuesday August 17 American Legion volunteers work in Surgical Dressing rooms from 9 to 12 and 1 to 4. city hall installation is followed by a social at a local tea room.
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Women's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
The
First Baptist Church
American Legion
Mrs Alvin Robertson Earns Second Nurse Aide Service Stripe
Mrs Alvin Robertson of Hempstead County chapter American Red Cross Volunteer Nurses Aide Corps receives a second service stripe for 500 hours of hospital and clinic work since September 1942.
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Nurses Aide Committee
John Vesey
Alvin Robertson
Volunteer Nurses Aide Corps
Hempstead County
American Red Cross
Methodist Church School Leaders Meet
The Children’s Workers Council of the First Methodist Church held a Friday evening meeting in the church recreation rooms. Miss Kathleen Broach presided as hostess with twelve members present and guests including Rev. R. B. Moore and Miss Mabel Ethridge. Guest speaker Miss Clarice Cannon shared leadership school insights from Mt. Sequoia and Fayetteville on the task of a church worker.
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Methodist Church
Children’s Workers Council
First Methodist Church
Kathleen Broach
R. B. Moore
Mabel Ethridge
Mamie Briant
Isabel Onstead
Edwin Ward
Clarice Cannon
Mt. Sequoia
Fayetteville
Cannon
South Central
Miss Cannon
School Teacher Is a Joyous One
Council meeting attendees listed by age group include Nursery Mrs. Lawrence Martin Mothers Class Mrs. J. H. Jones Beginners Mrs. W. L. Wray Mrs. J. W. Perkins Miss Evelyn Briant Primary Miss Nannie Perkins Mrs. H. E. Benson Miss Marie Perkins Juniors Miss Cannon Mrs. J. B. Koonce Mrs. R. B. Moore.
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Lawrence Martin
J. H. Jones
W. L. Wray
J. W. Perkins
Evelyn Briant
Nannie Perkins
H. E. Benson
Marie Perkins
Cannon
J. B. Koonce
R. B. Moore
Weekend visits span Little Rock and nearby bases
Mrs. Rufus K. Fitzhugh of Little Rock visited her daughter Katharine with Mr and Mrs. Nathan Harbour. Lt. Mitchell Williams arrived from Camp Lee Virginia to visit his parents. Mrs. Ethel Hulsey and Miss Jett Atkins planned a Newport trip to join Miss Mary Elizabeth King in Little Rock and Hot Springs. Lieut. Melvin Middlebrooks, aviation instructor at Barksdale Field, visited his parents en route to Oklahoma City to see Mr. and Mrs. Fair B. Boyett.
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Rufus K. Fitzhugh
Little Rock
Katherine
Nathan Harbour
Mitchell Williams
Ethel Hulsey
Jett Atkins
Newport
Mary Elizabeth King
Hot Springs
Melvin Middlebrooks
Barksdale Field
Shreveport
Oscar Middlebrooks
Oklahoma City
Fair B. Boyett
Hope Area Servicemen Listed With Army Units
Manhattan Kansas cadet Harold C. Gunter of Hope serves in the engineer corps at Kansas State College Manhattan He is the son of Mr and Mrs J A Gunter 100 Shover Street and a 1942 Hope High School graduate Soldiers from the Hope area completing basic training for armored duty include Pvt Adley R Kimbell Park Drive Hope Pvt Hoyett C Archer Patmos Rt 1 and Pvt Garland E Urrey Washington Ark Billy Mitchell Field Wisconsin Second Lieutenant Harold F Spurlock son of Mr and Mrs Joe H Spurlock Hope transferred to Billy Mitchell Field awaiting Air Transport Command assignment His wife and child live at Three Sands Oklahoma Lieutenant Spurlock entered service May 14 1943 and received his commission July 29 1943 at Miami Timothy Cato of Hope Route 1 is stationed at Army Air Forces Basic Training Center Kearns Utah son of W A Cato Hope Route 1 Warner B Shaw Hope transferred to Air Forces Technical Training Command Kearns Utah son of Mr and Mrs Charles Shaw 206 East Avenue D Hope
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Manhattan, Kas
Harold C. Gunter
Hope
Engineer Corps
Kansas State College
Manhattan
J. A Gunter
Shover Street
Hope High School
Billy Mitchell Field
Wis
Harold F. Spurlock
Joe H. Spurlock
Air Transport Command
Spurlock
Miami
Three Sands
Okla
Air Forces Technical Training Command
Kearns
Utah
Timothy Cato
Hope Route 1
Army Air Forces Basic Training Center
W. A. Cato
Army Air Force Technical Training Command
Warner B. Shaw
Converse R. Lewis
Charles Shaw
East Avenue D, Hope
Cemetery Cleanup At Macedonia Cemetery Set For August 17
The Macedonia Cemetery will be cleaned on Tuesday August 17 informal notice urges interested persons to bring tools and help.
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Macedonia
Hollywood Star Robert Alda Plays Gershwin in Rhapsody
Robert Alda portrays the late George Gershwin in Rhapsody in Blue, arriving in Hollywood to star in the film from Irving Rapper. A street scene on a New York lot shows a Tin Pan Alley vibe with four men and a pianist selling a new tune titled Smiles, dating the moment to 1916.
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New York
I Irving Rapper
Robert Alda
Death Writes the Last Edition in Midvale
Pat Cleveland at the Midvale Express grapples with the murder of editor Joe Parker. The town reels as Parker is found stabbed at his desk and the newsroom races to print before clues emerge. Pat and Clem Evans sift Parker’s desk for hidden leads while Chief Blair searches for answers.
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Midvale
Pat Cleveland
Indiana
Pat
Elinor
Elinor Roberts
Joe Parker
the Express
Dave Elson
Star
The
Express
Patricia
Clem Evans
Josephine Billingsley
Miss Billingsley
Clem
Press
Ress
Blair
Parker
Clem Frans
Alda Gets Break as Gershwin Lookalike at Hollywood
Alphonse D Abruzzo known as Alda, son of an Italian New York barber, rises from architecture student to entertainer after World War I era burlesque schooling. He lands a plum Gershwin role in Hollywood to draw interest to Gershwin rather than a star, aided by Steve Trilling of Warner Bros. His path includes singing in New York bands, radio work, and club emceeing before seeking a break in film. British Guiana was first settled by the Dutch.
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Ada
Hollywood
New York
Steve Trilling
Warner Bros
Gershwin
Alda
Alphonse D' Abruzzo
New York University
Broadway
India’s Old Age Problem Can Be Solved Says McKenzie
Dewitt MacKenzie, AP analyst, says India’s problems can be solved with two proposed paths. He notes potential in reopening negotiations for dominion status and a British backed provisional coalition government to unite factions during wartime.
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India
McKenzie
New York
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Doubleday Doran
Mackenzie
New Delhi
Aged Resident of Hope Dies Here Monday
Florence Turner 78 died Sunday afternoon at her daughter’s home after a long illness. Funeral at the Harbin residence Monday at 9:30 with Herndon Cornelius in charge. Rev. R. B. Moore read the service. Burial set for Paragould Tuesday at 9:30. Survived by two daughters Mrs. J. M. Harbin and Mrs. C. H. Brooks and son Ben Turner.
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Florence Turner
J. M. Harbin
Harbin
Herndon Cornelius
R. B. Moore
First Methodist Church
Paragould
Hope
C. H. Brooks
Clarksdale, Miss
Ben Turner
J. D. Griffith Dies at Home in Hopewell Area
J. D. Griffith about 67 died suddenly at his home near Hopewell School Saturday afternoon. Funeral services were held at Herndon Cornelius funeral home Monday at 3 p.m. Rev. Paul Gaston led the service. Survivors include two daughters Evelyn Griffith of Hope and Mrs. J L Bradbury of Waldo and a son Jack Griffith of Fort Worth.
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J. D. Griffith
Hopewell School
Herndon Cornelius Funeral
Paul Gaston
The
Hope Gospel Tabernacle
Zabe Miller
C. Cook
Earl O'Neal
Dorsey McRae, Sr
Benton Huddleston
George Dodds
Arthur Taylor
Griffith
Evelyn Griffith
Hope
J. L. Bradbury
Waldo
Jack Griffith
Fort Worth
Plan for Indian federation faces a clash of Muslim and Hindu aims
MacKenzie describes a Briton’s proposal for semi independent Muslim states in key provinces, a central defense body, free trade until 1950, and a federation model. The plan envisions a “Switzerland within the Moslem area” Sikh state and a zone for colonization to aid untouchables, aiming to stabilize India's role in the war.
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MacKenzie
India
Switzerland
British Commonwealth
League of Indian Nations
Orient
Japan
London
Indian Office
Associated Press
Why Washington Fumbles on Federal Promotions Case
Rep. Ramspeck's Civil Service panel probes cases of rapid upper bracket promotions. Noting the Bovingdon affair, the committee plans to publicize other instances where workers rise without clear educational or experiential fitness. The focus is on the fitness criteria guiding federal elevation rather than prior jobs or degrees.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
John Bovingdon
Office of Economic Warfare
Robert Ramspeck
D-Ga
Civil Service Committee
Bovingdon
Yale
Columbia
Ramspeck Committee
House Civil Service Committee
Edu
Scout Honor Court Tonight at City Hall
A Boy Scout Court of Honor will be held at city hall Monday night at 8 o clock. Immediately after the honor court the scout council will hold a business session announced by James Embree.
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Monda
Scout Council
James Embree
Investigators target not only stars but many unfit workers
Observers say sensational exposures hurt individuals yet prune government talent. They argue agencies should move from chasing isolated figures like dancers and exponents to weeding out the many unfit workers who lack training experience or temperament for public service.
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Goverment
Anl
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Garland E. Urrey
G. E. Urrey
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News
Er Lorett
Alan Ladd
Rialto
Frances Dee
Sherlock Holmes
Robbin Coons
George Gershwin
Lydia
Pinkham
Death
Adeline McElfresh
NEA Service, Inc
Joe
Sarah Harrington
Mr. Parker
British Guiana
Charles Honce
Britain
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Irene Dailey
Arma Corp
U.S.P
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Scout
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