Social and Personal Christmas Meetings Week Calendar
Social and Personal column lists church and club Christmas events for December 10 through 12. YWCA first Baptist meets for Little Moon offering. Euresian class holds Christmas supper. Presbyterian auxiliary, Young Business Women Circle, Winsome Sunday School class, Jett B Graves class, and Oglesby PTA schedule parties and meetings. Williams Yocom wedding announced with Ft. Smith ties. ceremony held Nov 24 at the minister's home.
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Y.W.A
First Baptist Church
Euresian
First Presbyterian Church
L. F. Higgason
South Hervey Street
B. and P. W. Club Thursday Meeting
The B. and P. W. Club will hold a meeting on Thursday December 13 with details limited to the event date and club designation. Members are advised to confirm exact time and location in the next update.
Smith Elmore marriage announced in Hope Arkansas
Miss Jean Elmore daughter of Mr and Mrs J M Elmore of Rosston Arkansas and Joe Byrop Smyth son of Mr and Mrs J D Smyth were married by Reverend R B Moore pastor of First Methodist church at the parsonage on Friday November 30 in Hope where both the couple are employed.
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Smith-Elmore
Jean Elmore
J. M. Elmore
Rosston
Arkansas
Joe Byrop Smyth
J. D. Smyth
R. B. Moore
First Methodist Church
Hope
Mineral Springs Bride Weds Sam Carrigan in Church Ceremony
Miss Nell O'Dell daughter of Mr and Mrs W T O Dell of Mineral Springs Arkansas became the bride of Sam Carrigan son of Mrs R A Carrigan and the late R A Carrigan in a ceremony at the Mineral Springs Methodist church on Wednesday evening November 28. The Rev W C Lewis officiated with lighted tapers and gladioli decor. The couple left for a brief Texas trip and will reside in Washington where the bride leads the school system and the groom, recently discharged after 28 months in the Aleutians and Alaska.
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Carrigan-O'Dell
Nell O'Dell
W. T. O'Dell
Mineral Springs
Arkansas
Sam Carrigan
R. A. Carrigan
Ozan
Methodist Church
Walter Reeves
Roy Harrison
Evelyn Chambers
Robin O'Dell
Ted O'Dell
Charlene Floyd
Hazel Young
Texas
Washington
Carrigan
Aleutians
Alaska
Visitors and guests in Little Rock area
Miss Reba Leverett visits Little Rock to see Miss Dorothy Burns. Miss Mary Wilson from Dallas Texas spends the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Robert Wilson. Miss Frances Harrell of TSCW Denton Texas weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs Charles Harrell. Miss Nancy Robins of Dallas and her parents Mr and Mrs Leo Robins also in town.
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Reba Leverett
Little Rock
Dorothy Burns
Mary Wilson
Dallas
Texas
Mrs
Robert Wilson
Frances Harrell
T.S.C.W. Denton
Charles Harrell
Nancy Robins
Leo Robins
Questions and Answers Q and A on tuning and terms
A set of trivia style Q and A covers tuning with oboe as instrument, scot free origin from a tax, Navy Little Joe as a radio power bomb, three rows of cigarettes per pack, and trouble in the Dutch East Indies with a terror reign in Sumatra alongside note on Tasmania apples.
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Navy
Dutch East Indies
Java
Sumatra
Penicillin Rewards in Acute Ear Infections Says Doctor
Dr William A O Brien reports from Boston that penicillin controls acute middle ear infections and prevents mastoid complications, with only one of 50 treated cases needing surgery. Prior to penicillin, mastoid complications ranged 28 to 53 percent.
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William A. O'Brien
NEA Service
Louis Weinstein
M. D
Hilton B. Atherton
Boston
Dear Miss Dix Advice On Love And Domestic Life
Dorothy Dix answers readers on heartbreak, secrets and marriage pitfalls. A woman learns to bluff after being ditched, while another confronts a snake loving fiancée and a forbidden romance with a married man. The column urges discretion, separation and choosing reputation over desire.
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Miss Dix
China Reds Fight Foreign Concessions
Peng Teh-Huei, vice commander in chief of the Chinese Communist armies, said the Communists oppose any country obtaining a sphere of influence in China. He noted American officials and others fear a Communist alliance with Stalinist Russia, but maintained China seeks a free, independent democracy. He suggested Soviet aims in Manchuria are not to create a sphere of influence and criticized Hurley and Wedemeyer as potentially imperialist in policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yenan
Ddec
Peng Teh-Huei
China
Peng
America
Patrick Hurley
Herbert Hoover
Arthur Vandenberg
Russia
Newsmen
Soviet Union
Manchuria
Hurley
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Wedemeyer
Balkan Survey May Shape Big Three Moscow Meet
A U S survey by Mark Ethridge for Secretary of State Byrnes suggests democracy is absent in Romania and Bulgaria but no insurmountable blocks exist to a Balkans settlement with Russia. Findings could steer the Moscow talks and possibly a London UN launching. Also notes birds near extinction and early Purple Heart recipients from Connecticut soldiers.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Byrnes
Romania
Bulgaria
Moscow
Mark Ethridge
Louisville
Ce Ic
Ethridge
Russia
Balkans
United States
Britain
London Foreign Ministers Council
United Nations
London
Foreign Ministers Council
Organization of Peace
Asia
Germany
Kilmer Swamp Root Herbal Remedy Ad
Advertises Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root to relieve backaches and urinary acidity by promoting urine flow. Claims a 16 herb blend with no harsh ingredients and offers free prepaid samples via Kilmer Co Stamford Conn. Ends with appeal to all druggists to sell the product.
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Department B
Kilmer & Co., Inc
Stamford
Conn
Swamp Root
Wartime controls urged to end for peacetime recovery
Citizens and officials across states urge ending wartime controls to restore normal economy. Edwin C. Johnson Colorado argues for war effort tools like waste fat salvage, while Carl A. Hatch New Mexico and Miami Oklahoma editors stress domestic peace between labor and capital for industrial prosperity. The calls reflect fear of drift toward war with Russia and emphasis on timely demobilization.
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Senate
America
Humanity
Russia
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
Jackson, Mich
Carl A. Hatch
New Mexico
Central government eyes Marshall policy on Japan demobilization
Peng said the Communists anxiously watch Gen. George C. Marshall, newly named to succeed Hurley, to learn his policy on disarming Japan. They aim to bide until peace talks begin in Chungking before taking belligerent steps against Peiping and Tatung, where many Japanese still remain armed.
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Peng
George C. Marshall
Hurley
Chungking
Peiping
Tatung
Navy inducts 329 in November in Arkansas record
Captiol Talk reports Captain David Goldenson stating Arkansas leads the 8th Joint Service Induction Area in Navy recruiting. In November 329 Arkansans enlisted, with Little Rock accounting for 55 percent of inductions. Fayetteville and Helena offices closed part of November.
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Little Rock
Comdr
David Goldenson
Joint Service
U. S. Navy
Arkansas
Navy
Ft. Smith
Texarkana
el Dorado
Fayetteville
Jonesboro
Helena
Goldenson
New Orleans
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Coals to Newcastle Highlights Christmas Shortages in New York
An Arkansas shopper hears of a New York hosiery shortage as Christmas approaches. Retailers report strong demand, with out of town customers increasing after gasoline rationing eased. Prices rise but items like dresses and pens move briskly while hosiery and toys remain scarce. Capitol decorations feature a neon Nativity scene and a revolving Christmas tree. Early mail and gift wrapping rise as buyers plan for a wartime style Christmas with Victory Bonds still available.
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Newcastle
New York
Little Rock
Capitol City
Papa
No Object
Santa Claus
State Capitol
Capitol
Capitol Dome
Capitol Lawn
Offensive in Burma and Ledo Road extension plan
General Marshall's report outlines a winter 1943 44 offensive in North Burma with expansion of the Ledo Road to Mongyu the Calcutta Assam pipe line and a parallel fuel line to China. It notes increases in Hump tonnage and B 29 bombing from China while detailing Allied strategic choices and risks. The Cairo Teheran discussions and Chinese American forces under Merrill push toward Myitkyina and Hukawng Valley, with Wingate jungle troops blocking Japanese reinforcement. The text covers operations against the 18th Division, Imphal defense, and the Salween crossing as part of restoring China surface routes.
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Burma
Assam
Mongyu
Calcutta
China
Japan
Pacific
Germany
Quebec
Ledo Road
Chiefs of Staff
Italy
United Kingdom
MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Chiang Gai-shek
Chiang Kaishek
Cairo
Bay of Bongal
Europe
Pacific Islands
India- Burma
Teheran
Hukawng Valley
Ramegarh
India
Stillwell
Frank D. Merrill
United States
Hemish
Saes
Myitkyina
Key
Wingate
Irrawaddy
Orde C. Wingate
U. S
Philip G. Cochran
Salween
Lungling
Imphal
Bengal-Assam
Stilwell
British Women Stowaways on Troop Ship Prompt Backlash
Ruth Millett laments two English girls who stowed away on a return troopship and won 13 marriage proposals, arguing American women face unfair competition and suggesting solitary confinement and return to Britain for foreign stowaways while noting Ulster and a shift to nylon sailcloth.
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Ruth Millett
NEA
Victory Home Demonstration Club Meeting Report
The Victory Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Joe Rowe's home on December Sth with six members and three visitors. Mrs William Schooley presided as president. The pledge, a song, and a vocational talk by Mrs Claiborne Rowe opened the session. Members shared a weakness and solution in roll call, discussed last minutes, and held a round table on the annual project likely becoming a 4 H club in Hickory Shade. A Christmas tree, gift exchange, December birthdays with gifts, thrift garment winner Mrs Carl Gilbert, and prize won by Mrs William Schooley followed. A shower for Mrs Harold Marcum occurred, with refreshments served. Next meeting will be at Mrs Claiborne Rowe's home with candy making demonstration.
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Victory
Victory Home
Joe Rowe
William Schooley
Claiborne Rowe
Hickory Shade
Carl Gilbert
Harold Marcum
Engineers Build Moselle Bridge In Sixteen Days
American engineers used hot coals to keep concrete from freezing and completed a heavy bridge across the Moselle river in sixteen days. Snakes normally deploy venom only for defense, not offense.
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Moselle
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First Presbyterian Church Auxiliary
The
Oglesby P. T. A
Jett B. Graves
Elbert Pruitt
Graydon Anthony
F. J. Burroughs
Hope Iris Club
M. M. McCloughan
East Second Street
Brookwood P.T.A
Paisley P.T.A
P.t.a.re
John Cain
Hotel Barlow
R. E. Cain
Catherine Howard
H. J. Chessir
J. J. Battle
Ellis Island
Barlow Hotel
Faye Russell
Rialto
Wes Robert Alda As
George Gershwin
Joan Leslie
Alexis Smith
Charles Coburn
Laura
Alice Faye
Beh
Dana Linde Andrews
Darnell
Island
Tasmania
Tom McLarty
Hope Auto Company
West Second Street
Hope, Arkansas
Dorothy DIX
Eve
Bell Syndicate, Inc
U.S
Connecticut
Miami
Okla
News-Record
Capitol Talk
U. S. Army
Secretary of War
NEA Service, Inc
War Department
Marshall
Burma Falls
Northern Ireland
Ulster
W.O.W
Frank Douglas
Foundation
Brewers Foundation
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