Social engagements and upcoming wedding announced
Wesday social calendar lists W R Herndon hosting the Tuesday Contract Bridge Club at 2:30 PM September 2. Mrs A E Slusser hosts Pat Cleburn chapter UDC at 3 PM. Mrs Frank Howson hosts open house at 304 South Pine Street from 6 to 7 30 PM for Edith Boyett, fiancée of Frank Howson Jr. Announcement: Miss Della Joe Marlar marries Sgt Leland Anderson at First Baptist with Rev W R Hamilton officiating.
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Wesday
W. R. Herndon
A. E. Slusser
Pat Cleburn
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Frank Howson
J. D. Barlow
South Pine Street
Edith Boyett
Frank Howson, Jr
Della Joe Marlar
W.D. Marlar
Sergeant Leland
Kate
Sgt. Anderson
Nome
Alaska
Miss Nell Louise Broyles Weekend Guest in Little Rock
A social column notes Miss Nell Louise Broyles visiting Miss Judy English in Little Rock. Several other Arkansas residents and travelers are listed with family, visits, and movements between Brinkley Hope Dallas and Little Rock, including military personnel and church duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell Louise Broyles
Judy English
Little Rock
Hospital Admissions and Transfers Noted
Mrs. Maude Lile moved from Jonesboro hospital to Julia Chester hospital. B. E. McMahon remains a patient at Julia Chester and recently underwent an appendectomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Lile
Julia Chester Hospital
Jonesboro Hospital
B. E. McMahon
Promotion of Chester T Curtis at Camp Sibert Ala
Camp Sibert Alabama announces Chester T Curtis promotion to private first class in the Chemical Warfare Service. Curtis, who attended Hope schools, is the son of Foster Curtis of Hope Route 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Sibert
Ala
Chester T. Curtis
Chemical Warfare Service
Pfc
Curtis
Hope
Foster Curtis
Hope Route 1
Hoo Hoo Convention to Meet in Little Rock on Sept 9
The 52nd annual Hoo Hoo convention of the national lumbermen’s group will hold a luncheon at 12 30 p m September 9 at the Albert Pike hotel Little Rock L M Hawkins announces reports will come from several officers. Rain never falls in Antarctica interior snow is moisture there.
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The
Hoo Hoo
National Lumbermen’s Organization
Gordon
Ark
Albert Pike Hotel
Little Rock
L. M. Hawkins
Antarctica
Municipal Court City Docket Details Numerous Forfeitures
The docket lists Lee Williams and George Williams each forfeiting a $10 cash bond for gaming. George Hathecoat and Louise Yerger face disturbing peace and assault charges with $10 bonds. C A Shepard and others for assault and battery also forfeited $10. Drunkenness cases include G C Snyder and several others with $10 fines or costs. State docket shows T F Parson and T G Parsons for overdraft dismissed with costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Williams
George Williams
George Hathecoat
C. A. Shepard
Louise Yerger
G. C. Snyder
Will Burns
Chas. Shirley
Henry Coley
Early Currey
L. L. Gonzales
T. F. Parson
T. G. Parsons
J. L. Wyrick
Martin V. B. Parish
McRae Dyer
Leo Sorel
Tom Kendrick
Only one couple in five reach a 50th anniversary
A report notes that about twenty percent of couples who marry reach their golden wedding anniversary. The piece discusses longevity in marriage and the rarity of reaching fifty years together.
Oil and Gas Activity in Lafayette County Ahead of Wells
Oil leasing continues in the McKamie area south of Stamps as Lion Oil remains idle at Wheat No 1 due to lodged tools. Operators eye a nearby drill to cut delays, with favorable shows reported at Wheat after depth reached 9 311 feet, amid renewed leasing and royalty trading in the Midway field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamps
Ark
Hope Star
Lafayette County
McKamie
Lion Oil Refining Company
Add Nitrogen by Planting Winter Legume
Oliver L. Adams notes planting winter legumes in fall boosts soil nitrogen for cotton and corn. Arkansas studies show cotton yields rise about 125 pounds per acre and corn about 15 bushels per acre after vetch. Hairy vetch is the top recommended winter legume in Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iea
America
Oliver L. Adams
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
Arkansas
Hempstead
Local residents hosted visitors and travelers across several states
Blevins and England families welcomed Olin England and sons from Tyler Texas. Edna Steuart visited from Little Rock. Joe Warren departed for El Dorado after weeks with his aunt Mae Hampton. W E Trotter hosted Fayetteville relatives. Marie Ward visited Arkadelphia. Out of town relatives attended Mrs. S W Gorham funeral. attendees included McDougalds Yokems MecDougalds Hussey's family and others from Houston Indianapolis Arp Texarkana among others. Additional visitors included Fenter Lufkin Terry Jones Mineral Springs Ora Gorham and Cpl Wilton Gorham US Army. Nolen Bonds families visiting Tillman Martin in Lufkin. Victor Ower and wife left Nashville after two weeks here. Leveretts learned Floyd D Leverett transferred to Ypsilanti Michigan from Kiesler Field Miss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Avery
Avery
Marie Ward
Arkadelphia
M. T. Ward
S. W. Gorham
Beck McDougald
Joyce
Houston
Texas
Jack Yokem
Christene MecDougal
Coy Nolen
R. L. Bonds
Lufkin
Tillman Martin
Martin
Victor Ower
Nashville
Tenn
C. W. Leverett
Labor Camps to House Italian War Prisoners
Temporary labor camps will be set up at Helena Stuttgart and St Charles within a few days to employ Italian prisoners from Monticello during harvest season. Lt. Col. Alfred G. Brown says 200 to 600 prisoners will be housed at each camp and will work locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Helena
Stuttgart
St. Charles
Alfred G. Brown
Brown Stad
Barnsdall Oil Drills Ahead at Powell No 4 Well
Barnsdall Oil Company reached 3,700 feet in Community Powell No 4 NW NW section 10 15 24 as drilling continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County
Barnsdall Oil Company
Powell No
Evangelist of the Forest Service Honored in Retiring Remarks
Washington remembers H N Wheeler a veteran forest service leader who served as the agency’s No 1 evangelist. He oversaw several national forests and helped expand acreage and refuges while lecturing coast to coast and shaping forest lookout policy. He retires after a career spanning more than four thousand sermons on conservation and public land issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Richmond
Baltimore
Washington
Three Forks
Jack Stinnett
U. S. Forest Service
H. N. Wheeler
America
Wheeler
Dodge Center
Wisconsin
Milton College
Milton
Wisc
University of Colorado
Forest Service
Montezuma National Forest
Durango
Colo
Colorado
Roosevelt) National Forest
Estes Park
Cleveland National Forest
San Deigo
Calif
Denver
Air Transport Command
Chambers of Commerce
Roosevelt ‘National Forest
California
Cleveland Forest
Prisoner labor rules govern camp work hours and wages
Within a 25 mile radius of the camps the daily working period is limited to 10 hours. Landowners using prisoner labor must pay prevailing wages less adjustments for experience. Applications to use prisoner labor must be filed with county war boards.
Tentative Order to Lift East Pleasures Driving Ban
The Office of Price Administration sent a tentative order to field offices to lift the eastern pleasure driving ban, with no definite status until headquarters approves. OPA officials signaled moderation by September, while Ickes noted over drawing of gasoline use could affect ration plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Chester Bowles
Harold L. Ickes
Sports Mirror Recaps Historic Baseball and Golf Moments
The piece recalls last year’s Brooklyn split with Pittsburgh and St Louis as Boston narrows the Dodgers lead. It also notes Sam Snead defeating Gene Sarazen in a Queenstown
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press Today
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Boston
Dodgers
Sam Snead
Gene Sarazen
Hershey
Babe Ruth
Government career men praised for resisting Nazi advance
A Forest Service bulletin notes H. N. Wheeler’s retirement amid reflections that government career officials helped build foundations that slowed Nazi overruns. The piece hints Washington’s bustle leaves little room for retirement ceremonies.
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William Sarquan
Mickey Rooney
With Frank Morgan
James Craig Marsha Hunt
Fay Bainter
van Johnson
Donna Reed
Jackie Jenkins
Rialto
Mary Beth Hughes
Dennis O'Keefe
Judge
Burgess Meredith
Chance
Charles Dana Gibson
Charles Dana
Brinkley
Sir Bundy
Louise Hanegan
Cois L. Yeager
Frank Flanigan
D. P. Yeager
O. A. Williams
Olive Jackson
Hot Springs
Jim McKenzie
Lynn F. Ross
Frances Ross
Batesville
Miss Ross
Memphis
Second Presbyterian Church
Ross
Nick Jewell
Battle Creek, Mich
Jewell
Harry Briant
J.g
Charles Bunker Swain
Norman
Okla
Swain
Navy School
F. Wilver
Evan Wray
Litthke Rock
Martha Cantley
Dallas
W. M. Cantley
Jamie Duncan
Fort Worth
Paul Edward Daniels
Texarkana
Harry Phipps
Pvt
Guy Carpenter
Camp Robinson
Thompson Evans, Jr
Sheppard Field, Texas
Roy Anderson
Thompson Evans, Sr
W. B. Ruggles
Sidney Churchwell
Curtis E. Denton
United States Letter Carriers National Sick Benefit Association
Frank Barr
Phil
William R. Parsons, Jr
Billy
M. S. Bates
Bates
Jo Perine Caston
Terry Glen Caston
Iowa
W. A. J. Mills
Oliver Mills
Jim Mills
Bertha Sparks
Rel
NEA Service, Inc
Isabella
Prussia
Cincinnati
Miss Neville
Portsmouth
Charles Courtney
Bronx
Marion
Main Street
Ana
Thomas M. Johnson
Whittlesey House
New York City
Southwestern Bell Telephone CO
Atives
Pittsburg
L. A
Oil and
Eunice Triplett
Lewisville
Jessie D. Canada
Francis W. Scott
Blevins
St. Joseph
East
Sports Mirror
British Isles
Mexico
West Indies
Forest Service Bulletin
U.S.P
John P. Cox Drug CO
Oriana Ament Boyett
South Main St
Army
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
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