Pontoon Bridge Action Around Prescott in Seventh Corps Drive
Troops move along the Little Missouri River as 107th Cavalry, 33d and 35th Divisions push toward Prescott Arkansas. Parachutists captured, enemy scouts engaged, engineers lay bridges, and General Richardson commands from air and ground with observation planes overhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
107H
Hamlet
16Rth
Mn Arkadelphia
Richardson Eff
Prescote
Prescott-Hope
Desnyville
Emmet
Deann
107Th
Nashville
Richardson
33D Division
Mos
Samuel J. Lawton
Okalona
Q5th
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
BR. £. Truman
Britts, Art
Little Missouri River
Little Missouri
Prescott
27Th
75Th Field Artillery
107Th Cavalry
Ozan
Ark
Seventh Corps
Negro Defense Committees Named By Hope Negro Chamber
A list of committees to organize defense and recreation was announced by the Hope Negro Chamber of Commerce. Pike Wilson elected general chairman with Jim Jones Ed Meyers C. Carsmitheal and others named to recreation publicity water finance showers beer parlors and more. Headquarters at 216 Bastard Street with A McKinley as president and W E Clarke as executive secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page Gne
Pike Wileson
Jim Jones
Ed Meyers
C. Carsmitheal
Information Booth
A. McKinley
C. Yerger
R. Lewis
H. C. Corbinn
Frank Booth
C. C. Clark
C. W. Hicks
R. C. Lewis
B. ‘Young
J. A. Harris
J. T. Moore
C. Ferguson
R. A. Hicks
de. R. C. Lewis
Kim Jones
Hope Negra
Sind W. E. Clarke
Social Calendar and Club Meetings Listed
Monday August 18 includes Council of the First Christian church and Circle No 1 of the Women’s Society of Christian Service at the GPirst Methodist church as announced. Tuesday August 19 features Contract Bridge club at Mig I Bryant at 2 31 o'clock with members delivering life issues for the Presbyterian center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of the First Christian Church
Auelitarhin
Women's Society of Christian Service
Gpirst Methodist Church
Thesday
Contract Bridge Club
Mig. I
Bryant
Personal Mentions from Arkadelphia and Nearby
Local society notes list visitors and guests across Arkadelphia and nearby towns. People named include Miss Marjory Waddle, Miss Kline Snyder, Mrs. Lucille Dildy, May Buchanan, Billy Orton, Captain Norris ONeal, Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson, Vera Lou Squires, Miss Caralyn, and others visiting relatives, attending gatherings, or staying with families in Jackson, Belhaven College circles, and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Dilly
Marjory Dildy
Texarkana
Hope
Kappa Sigma House
Hot Springs
May Buchanan
Billy Orton
Finley Ward
Bobby
Ashdown
Norris O'Neal
Little Reel
Charles Dana Gibson
Corrinth
Brinkley
Ark
Waiters and Chefs Talk Differently
NewYork report notes waiters and chefs use coded terms to relay orders. In a Gourmets Quiz the head chef at the Hotel New Yorker lists nicknames such as Draw one for coffee and clean up the kitchen for hash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hotel New Yorker
Old Bill the veteran hatchery trout retires from duty
In Erwin Tennessee the long serving rainbow trout known as Old Bi and Old Bill, a 14 year old 13 pound patriarch of the hatchery lore, has retired from propagation. Hatchery attendants continue careful attention as staff joke about the aging fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin
Tenn
Bill
Edson in Washington on the Economic Defense Board
The Economic Defense Board led by Vice President Wallace forms a plan to wage economic war. It will divide the world into four economic zones and appoint alternates to handle executive work. Nelson Rockefeller, chairing a renamed Cultural and Commercial Relations committee, will act as unofficial go between for South and Central American nations. The program centers on rapid clearance, cutting red tape, and mobilizing planners and officers to push projects swiftly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Economic Defense Board of
Exchinel
Henry A. Wallace
Gree
Wallace S
State
Treasury
War
Navy
Commerce
Sumner Welles
Jones
Big Name
Wifield W. Riefler
Princeton
Federal Reserve Board
Riefley
Temisphere
Jess
Canada
Western Hemisphere
State, Treasury, Commerce, Agriculture, Export
Import Bank
OPM
OPACS
Export Control
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Commerce Department
South American Airlines
Federal Loan Agency
Jessel Jones Enterprises
Nelson Rockeefeller
Cordell Hull
Government Department
Shech
Sdritegy Boys
Aduit
Stategy
Maxwell
Ecotonels
Mind Your Manners Quiz Answers in Household Etiquette
A set of social guidance questions asks how guests should behave in homes. It covers dining out, helping with host duties, accepting breakfast options, offering baby care advice, and what to do with a child's food preferences during visits. Answers emphasize courtesy, assistance, candor, and respecting hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smd
Nousthold
End of a Chase Light Unseen Ends in Attic Reveal
In Grenville South Carolina Deputy Gossett investigated a suspected bootlegger’s house and found a partially invisible figure, with legs visible from the attic. The unseen person handed down fruit and whisky jars before Gossett escorted the discovery to headquarters, revealing a fruit and liquor haul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grenville
S.C
A. C. Gossett
Gossett
Atile Explorer
Bling and Zoving: Odd Note From Oklahoma City Zoo
In Oklahoma City a quirky item notes zookeeping practices with bling to maintain whiteness. Zookeeper Leo Blondin is linked to bathing a 20-pound pulat in bathwater at the Court of Rome, a detail tied to the local zoo scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Leo Blondin
Court of Rome
41 Cases Heard in City Court
Forty-one cases were heard at city hall Monday before Judge W. K. Lemley, compared with 107 last week. The docket includes numerous drunkenness convictions with $10 bonds forfeited, several pleas resulting in fines, speeding offenses with small cash bonds forfeited, driving violations with single-tail lights or headlight issues, and a civil case of Gorder vs Price in yeoman possession, dismissed without prejudice on motion of the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
W. K. Lemley
A. L. Harrison
Harry Sullivan
Wil
Barrett
HL Smith
Henry Faucett
Joseph Stevenson
Ian Wray
Clifford Pruitt
Joseph Wren
Gthen Williams
Tra Istey
Wylie Fairchild
Belton Simpson
Emmet Curry
David Beene
Henry Thomasson
Herbert Griffin
Thurman Johnson
Elden Campbell
Ash
Buck Ward
William Pinegar
R. Carmin
Rev
Hilvert
R. B. Alley
Robins
Jim Williams
L. D. Ellis
Lée Ellis
J.J. Wingfield
E. L. Rodgers
W. A. Thornton
Irvin Dodson
N. A. Willis
K. A. Loomie
Willie Zachary
E.C. Pruitt
Margaret Cantley
Col
Carl Whittington
J. A. Owens
Walter Matthews
G. F. Gorder
Richard M. Price
Yeplevin
Car Stolen From City Bakery Employee Residence
Police reported Saturday night a RKO Ford coupe owned by Trude Rochelle, employee of City Bakery, was stolen from his North Elm street residence opposite the city hall. No trace had been found by Monday afternoon. The note ends with an old moral about working while young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trude Rochelle
City Bakery
North Elm Street
Uly Hall
County Home Demonstration Picnic Plans August 20
Home Demonstration club women invite all members and friends to the county picnic at the Experiment Station recreational center on August 20. A 4-H club girl will be special guest. Attendees bring a piece of aluminum for a citizenship program as rural communities support the aluminum drive across Centerville DeAnn Calanbus McCaskill Gean Saint Paul McNab Avery’s Chapel Bingen Shoyer Springs Spring Hill Patmos. The aluminum ben is at the back lawn of the courthouse. Donations may be dropped in the pen and reported to the Extension office. 4-H boys and girls are asked to continue collecting aluminum through August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Experiment Statin
Cnom
Centerville
DeAnn
Calanbus
McCaskill
Gean-St. Paul
McNab
Avery's Chapel
Bingen
Shoyer Springs
Spring Hill
Patmos
Court House
Cuff Notes of Senate Debate Highlights by Stinnett
Washington dispatch chronicles a major Senate debate on extending selective service. It notes Sen. Wheeler’s desk theatrics, crowds of soldiers in galleries, quotes defense opinions by Walsh and Vandenburg, and Texas Sen. O Daniel’s rapid maiden speech and amendments. The piece contrasts quick action with quorum concerns raised by Sen. Clark and remarks on gallery atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Stinnett
Washington — Cluff
Senate
Burton K. Wheeler
David I. Walsh
Massachusells
Navy
Air Corps
Army
Arthur H. Vandenburg
O'Daniel
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas
Huey Long
Oda
Hitler
Holland
Congressmen Idle Debated Service Extension Proposals
The article explains that if congressmen remained seated all day they would accomplish little, including crafting speeches for the debate on extending selective service. It notes some people’s pet peeves about hard times and trouble finding parking, illustrating public frustration.
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J. R. Williams
NES Service
No. M.req
U. 8
PAT
Miluta KR
Pagn
Presbyterian Center
First Presbyterian Church
Arkadelphia
Walter Carter
Marjory Waddle
George Waddle
Kline Snyder
Pleasant Sing
Carnade
R. Ny Garret
Vera Lou “Squires
Biloxi
George Peck
Caralyn
Lewinville
Bary
Sciire
Miss Barr
Hattie Anne Feild
Belhaven College
Jackson
J. F. Gurin
Lite Rock
C. S. Lowthorp
Mr. Lowthorp
W. N. Stack
Longview
W. G. Alisons
Max
Mary Nell Carter
Henderson State Teachers College
Jimmy Harbin
G. C. Knoll
Almyra
Fter
H. B. Vineyard
Ann
Irian Jackson
P. W. Robberis
Robert
Wanda Hillingslea
Little Rock
R. J. White
MF. Whice
Sue Cts
Safar Toca
Tues
Feat Wappend
Love Ae
Lan
Saenger Sun
Iri
Rialto
Matinee Daily Sun
Wri
Edson
Economic War Board
Bluing and
Zoving
Experiment Station
Bennett Champ Clark
Clark
They
Hope Auto CO
Wes
Carmen
Russell’s Cafe
Drs. Chas. A
Etta E, Champlin
Osteopathic
Pines
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