Local social notes from Hope area visits and furloughs
Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Helen Kneasel of Little Rock visit Hope relatives. Mrs. Charles Dudley returns. James H. Miller and wife James arrive from Longview Texas with a 30 day furlough. Paul O Neal arrives for 30 day furlough with parents. Sgt. O Neal just returned from 20 months in European theater. Mrs J A Boyett and son Barney go to Stuttgart to see Rev R J Rail.
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Thomas. Boyett
Little Rock
Helen Kneasel
C. C. Holléman
Longview
Texas
Miller
Pacific Theater
Paul O'Neal
EB. P. O'Neal
Sgt. O'Neal
J. A. Boyett
Barney
Stuttgart
R. J. Rail
Boy dies after horse kicks during bicycle ride near Hot Springs
Aug 24 report from Hot Springs states James Truitt Lyons, 13, of Amity, died in a Hot Springs hospital from injuries after a horse kicked him Saturday as he rode a bicycle past a team of horses. He was the son of Mr and Mrs D Lyons.
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Hot Springs
James Truitt Lyons
Amity
Questions and Answers on Electricity and Uranium
A reader asks how static electricity coats fabrics with fibers. The answer describes fibers in an electrostatic field becoming charged and sprayed onto a sticky backing. Other questions define electronevolt and discuss atomic particle potential. Uranium sources listed include Czechia, Belgium, Congo, Canada, Utah, and Colorado with Canada and Belgian Congo supplying most ore before the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czechoslovki
Belgium Congo
Canad
Utah
Colorado
Canada
Belgian Congo
Freedom Era Dissent and War Memories
A collection of quotations from diverse readers and officials on postwar governance, American influence in Asia, and wartime experiences. Notes include Kalaw criticizing imperial rule, a Reading Pa writer on talk of millions, Okinawa sailors curious about American life, farm land valuation advice, and a surgeon noting Soviet care of pilots.
Russians Push Into Korea Take Two Ports
Soviet troops pressed their Korean advance following Manchuria victory and occupied two ports along the peninsula. The Red Army said Allied prisoners at Mukden were freed, and airborne units seized Shinsho and nearby Kanko, southwest of Rashin, while Kisshu to the north also fell.
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London
Korea
Manchuria
Korean Peninsula
Mukden
Red Army
Shinsho
Kanko
Rashin
Kisshu
Arkansas Servicemen Return Aboard Multiple Ships
The Associated Press lists Arkansas men due to arrive in New York today aboard the Georgetown Victory the Howard Kelly Mullholland and Joseph Teal, including Malone DeWitt Fordyce Harrell Langz Pfc and others from Little Rock Pine Bluff Monticello Paragould and Beebe, with ranks shown such as Pfc Cpl Sgt and T-Sgt.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
New York
Georgetown Victory
Malone
Bill
T-5
DeWitt
Lamb
Kenley L
Pfc
Fordyce
Stroud
H. A
Jonesboro
Armstrong
George A
Hartford
Harrell
Melvin W
Pfe
Eudora
Langz
Carl A
Ansonia
Engel
Leo H
Peach Orchard
Parrisn
Omer D
Winslow
Backer
Charles E
Genry
Ahne
Frank
Scranton
Brightwell
Garland
Bruno
Smith
Raymond H
Pine Bluff
William H
Little Rock
Curate
Floyd A
Bentonville
Vallant
Harvey J
United States
Howard Kelly
Berg
Victor
Goodman
Marcus T., Jr
Aldridge
James A
Mullholland
New York Harbor
Dooms
Willian L
England
May
Youell
Rosston
Kevin
Charles D
Lonoke
Wilkins
Spencer R
Levy
Mill
Guraia
Robinson Avenue
Conway
Myhand
Ed F
Monticello
Gately
William E
Plainview
Edmiston
Thomas H
Camp Robinson
Goodale
Harold D
Beebe
Williams
Elza L
Monroe
Joseph Teal
Butler Edwin E
Paragould
Cheatham
William J
Sweet Home Little Rock
Hawkins Marlin C
Harrisburg
Hopper
Donald A
R.R
Speeches Read Back to Quisling in Treason Trial
Prosecution played back Vidkun Quisling’s pro Nazi proclamations from 1940 at his treason trial in Oslo. Recordings and written texts were presented to show his voice and actions during the German invasion, including his order to disarm the Norwegian fleet.
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Samuel D. Hales
Oslo
Vidkun Quisling
Quisling
Norway
Hhe
Dorothy. Bix No Cure For Roving Hubby
A column discusses strategies for wives dealing with philanderers, comparing divorce, silent endurance, and philosophical acceptance. It argues that many wives benefit from laughing off infidelity as vanity and that the faithful husband may return, noting there is no cure except arthritis.
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Bell Syndicate, Inc
War Production Board lifts limits on paper products
Washington reports the War Production Board predicted an increase in supplies of household papers. All quantity restrictions on manufacturing a wide range of converted paper and paperboard products were removed today, including facial tissues, paper towels, napkins, wash paper and toilet paper.
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Washington
War Production Board
Special church board meeting announced for August 26
News of the Churches reports a special Board of Stewards meeting for First Methodist with R. T. White as chair. The notice lists First Baptist services at Third and Main led by S. A. Whitlow and invites the public to attend all Sunday worships and midweek activities.
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Church OF Christ
Grady
Waymon
D. Miller
E. O. Lafferty
Miller
Central Church of Christ
Lewisvile Highway
R. T. White
Stewards of
First. Methodist Church
First Baptist Third
S. A. Whitlow
Baptist Training Union
First Baptist Church
First Methodist Pine
Robert B. Moore
de Ann
Holly Grove
Antioch Methodist Church
UNITY
South Elm Street
Doyle M. Ingram
Unity Church
First Pentecostal
Fred C. Davis
To murder thousands takes specious name War's glorious art
A compact verse-like line asserts that war’s supposed glory and a platformed persona confer lasting fame, hinting at a cynical view of war’s rhetoric and personal aggrandizement. The piece centers on the paradox of notoriety gained through mass violence rather than virtue.
Speeders Who Watch Scenery Face High Fine Risk
A remark notes that drivers who stare at scenery while speeding risk costly penalties. It stresses safety and legal consequences for distracted driving. The comment emphasizes vigilance and adherence to traffic laws to prevent accidents on roads.
Doolittle Raid Survivor Recount of Captivity
The testimony describes three airmen kept in solitary confinement for extended periods with meager rations and no Red Cross parcels. They were first held in Tokyo then Shanghai, later moved to Nan jing on the raid's first anniversary, with interrogators probing schooling in America.
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Red Cross
Hite
Tokyo
Shanghai
Nanjing
Hue
America
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