Social and Personal Notices and Upcoming Proposals
Daisy Dorothy Heard editor notes social events for August including Miss Martha Cantley hosting an informal bridge party and a contract club evening at Hamilton Anegan home. Nannie and Marie Parkins plan a buffet supper for Miss Edith Boyett’s upcoming wedding. Also covered are past club meetings at Lawrence Martin and George Peck homes with high score winners and a wedding program featuring Miss Mary Louise Roe as soloist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Cantley
Mrs
Hamilton Anegan
Nannie
Marie Parkins
Edith Boyett
Keith
Boyett-Howson
Mary Louise Qe
Texarkana
Claudia Agee
Frank Howson, Jr
First Methodist Church
Emmet W S C S Meets for Study
The Women's Society of Christian Service of Emmet Methodist Church met at Sam Townsend's home with co host Mrs Garland. The room was filled with summer flowers as members discussed the program topic for the session.
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Emmet W.S.C.S
Women's Society of Christian Service
Emmet Methodist Church
Hs Sam Townsend
Amy Garland
Volunteer Woman and Church Meeting Delights Members
In a society program led by Mrs. Robert Thornton, Ruth Ann Townsend Raymond Johnson and Billy Beaty performed saxophone and trumpet trios. Hostesses with help from young Miss Joan Townsend served a salad course to twenty guests. Master Jack Taylor, infantile paralysis victim, moved from University Hospital to Baptist State Hospital in Little Rock and is reported improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Thornton
Ruth Ann Townsend
Raymond Johnson
Billy Beaty
Joan Townsend
Jack Taylor
Otho Taylor
University Hospital
Baptist State Hospital
Little Rock
Jack
Local social notes from Blevins and nearby communities
Miss Irma Wood of Blevins departed yesterday after a week's visit with Mr. and Mrs. Edgar M. Leverett. Several local residents hosted guests including Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Herndon in Texarkana and Mrs. Oliver Adams with her children visiting Berryville.
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Irma Wood of
Blevins
Edgar M. Leverett
W. R. Herndon
Roy Powell
Texarkana
Oliver Adams
Berryville
Malcolm Preseley
Hollywood Glamour in Troubled Times
Reporter robs Joan Crawford interview at her Brentwood home to glimpse her new career amid clashes between screen romance and domestic life. The piece notes the tension of show business pressures and personal image in a changing Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robbin Coons
Hollywood
Joan Crawford
Joan
White House
Brentwood
Joan Crawford Leaves Metro for Warner Contract
After 18 years at MGM Joan Crawford relocates to Warner Brothers seeking new roles and better treatment. She describes handling home duties solo with no upstairs or downstairs help while anticipating future projects, and notes being tired of being taken for granted.
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M-G-M
Joan
Warner's
Phil
Christina
Phil Terry
Metro
Burbank
Death Writes the Last Edition in Midvale
Pat Atherton recovers from an ankle injury as suspicion grows over the murders of Randolph Atherton and Joe Parker. Police chief Sam Blair questions workers at a bridge camp while a stranger, George Rand, claims he saw Atherton on the highway and hints at hidden ties to Pat Cleland.
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Randolph Atherton
Pat
Dr. Meade
Midvale
Joe Parker
Elinor Roberts
Dave
Elinor
Mpvale
Sam Blair
Atherton
Blair
Bud
Police Department
Bur
Rand
George Rand
Miss Cleveland
Harrisburg
Pat Cleveland
Nazis Strike In Sicily Pursuit Behind Reggio Calabria
South African Kittyhawks strafed 20 to 30 German trucks moving eastward from Reggio Calabria as the battle for Sicily continued. German air presence in Italian skies diminished except for defenses around Bari after days of intense action.
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Sicily
Reggio Calabria
Italy
Messina
Bari
Madame Lily the Flying Fortress Rebuilt by ATC TWA Crew
A North Africa station manager reports a damaged bomber named Madame Lily, once grounded for three months and stripped, was rebuilt by Air Transport Command and TWA ground crews to resume combat readiness amid efforts to keep military airlines operating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Stinnett
Washington
Philippine
Hollywood
Madame Lily
North
Africa
TWA
Air Transport Command
ATC
Night Shift to Be Joan’s Next Film Project
Joan hears from Jack Warner that she will stop with dainty stories and pursue stronger work. She expects to star in Night Shift once the script is ready, after previews of the project appeal to her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Warner
Joan
Bulk Gas Coupons Invalid September First 1943
Hempstead County War Price board warns that 100 gallon bulk gas coupons become invalid for transfers on and after September 1 1943 issued June 15 1943. OPA directs large users to exchange bulk coupons for regular coupons or Ration Bank Certificates. One gallon military furlough coupons remain valid. Also notes about North African chaffeur cat and forest depletion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. S. McDavitt
Hempstead County
Madame Lily the Flying Junkyard Marvel
Aviation ground crews rebuilt Madame Lily with engines from A20s B26s and P40s a rebuilt left main gear borrowed instruments from wrecked planes and home made parts. A July 3 note told Washington of their work and the crew hoped to fly her test soon while dreaming of blasting Nazis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame Lily
Washington
Army
Roosevelt Addresses Canadians on War Unity and Freedom
President Roosevelt spoke to a large Ottawa crowd with Prime Minister Mackenzie King present. He praised Allied forces in Sicily and Kiska, warned against gangsters in world politics, and urged united action for lasting peace and greater freedom from want and fear. He credited Canada and the United States for shared victory and pledged to continue building a new progress for mankind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacKenzie King
Canada
Ottawa
Roosevelt
Sicily
Kiska Island
New World
Moses
Community of Nations
Sheriff-Posse
United Nations
Harvard University
Roosevelt visits Canada on cross border goodwill tour
At Parliament Hill Roosevelt declared a strong bond with Canada as he toured Ottawa. He laid a wreath at the National War Memorial for Canadian World War I dead, lunched with Governor General Athlone and Princess Alice, met Minister Ray Atherton at the US legation, and visited Prime Minister Mackenzie King at Kingsmere on a state goodwill trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parliment Hil
Roosevelt
National War Memorial
Law
Government House
Canada
Earl of Athlone
Princess Alice
United States
Legation
Ray Atherton
MacKenzie King
Kingsmere
Lawrence County to Vote on Wine and Beer Sales
Powhatan August 25 A court ruling clears the way for a countywide referendum on wine and beer sales in Lawrence County to be held September 18. Judge S M Bone affirmed a county court order finding petitions sufficient and ordered Dent township, previously banning beer, to join the countywide election. An appeal contests Dent township’s inclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powhatan
Circuit
S. M. Bone
Lawrence County
Bone
Dent Township
Young Winant's Fort Downs 2 Nazi Planes
Lieut. John Winant Jr. piloted a Flying Fortress that shot down two Nazi fighters in a raid on central Germany. The craft flew from an African base with the Eighth Air Force in an attack on Regensburg in mid August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John Winant, Jr
Germany
Winant
Eighth Air Force
Regensburg
Axis strategy shifts amid Italian defense withdrawals
Heavy Allied bombing efforts in Italy forced the retreat of many German fighters and bombers from bases near Sicily. The Nazis aim to conserve dwindling air resources for potential later use. In the Middle East, an Allied Beaufighter squadron downed an enemy plane off Cirenaica and damaged a merchant ship off western Greece. one Allied plane was lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Italy
Sicily
Middle East
Cirenaica
Greece
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