Christmas holiday closure and local society notices
The Hope and Hempstead County Library will be closed Friday December 21 through Wednesday December 26 for Christmas. The Youth Fellowship Group of the First Methodist Church meets at 7:30 Sunday evening at the church for its annual Christmas party. all former members are urged to attend. Mr. and Mrs. J B Robins celebrate their 51st wedding anniversary with a Turkey dinner at their Walker Street home. Attending include Mr. and Mrs. Leo Robins and daughters Betty and Sandra, Mr. and Mrs. John H Barrow of Prescott, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Robins and Judith Ann Lit, and Mrs Krow of Camp Crowder Missouri.
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Hope and Hempstead County
Dember
The
First Methodist Church
J. B. Robins
Walker Street
Leo Robins
Betty
Sandra
S. John H. Barrow
Prescott
Raymond Robins
Judith Ann
Krow
Camp Crowder
Missouri
Returning Navy Heroes From Magic Carpet Mission
Veterans from Hope Arkansas and nearby areas are being discharged as the Magic Carpet transports them home from the Pacific. Sailors Virgil C. Cook Thomas F. Bryant Clarence V. Booth Cecil L. McBryde William L. Wray Alonzo Beck and others are returning via U S S Broadwater and U S S Tranquillity to separation centers for final discharge processing.
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Virgil C. Cook
Navy Separation Center
Memphis
Robert Cook
Hope
Cecil L. McBryde
Loraine F. McBryde
South Main
Hope. Ark
McBryde
Uss. Broadwater
William L. Wray
Mattie Wray
Walker St
Ark
Wray
Alonzo Beck
Phm Sc
Hoje, Ark
Beck
U. S. S. Drake
wedyiHun Lite
Veterans and families greet Christmas with service recalls
Veterans from Jefferson Barracks and from seas abroad return home for holidays. Profiles include William R. Routon with 37 months in service earning the European Theater ribbon and five medals. Sgt Roy White with 33 months service and multiple decorations. Ensign Mark Buchanan visiting from DeLand. Lt Earl L. Archer awaiting discharge after 42 months and air medal. other servicemen and families travel from Texas, Oklahoma, California, and Indiana to spend Christmas with relatives, sharing notes of postwar homecomings.
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William R. Routon
Jefferson Barracks
Routon
Ralph Routon
Sgt
Roy White
European Theatre
Earl L. Archer
Navy Avation Center
Memphis
Pacific Theater
Marshalls
Marinas
Palau
Phillipines
Christmas gifts late without a wrap headline
Barbs by HAL COCHRAN note Christmas gifts mailed late if not wrapped. A statistician says three fourths of accidents are unnecessary. General Eisenhower orders occupational forces in the Pacific and Europe reduced. People who avoid banks miss ships coming in.
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Hal Cochran
Eisenhower
When to Bring a Child to an Adult Movie
A parent should not attempt to explain an adult film to a very young child in a theater. Instead, leave the child at home until they can sit through a movie without repeatedly asking questions, avoiding disruption to other patrons.
Thoughtful Admonitions On Humility From Classics
A compact antique reflection contrasts Romans ethics with George Eliot, urging equality and humility. The excerpt compares pride with true comfort, warning against conceit and urging minds to be of one accord while treating all strata of society with regard.
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George Eliot
Balsa Wood Strength Compared To Spruce
Balsa, noted as the highest wood, has about half the strength of the best spruce, indicating limits on its load bearing potential for structural uses.
Toward Final Victory in Major World War II Drives
The article recounts the Okinawa and Luzon campaigns highlighting General Buckner’s death and Allied advances including Buckner’s replacement by Stilwell and Devers, the Australian Brunei Bay operation, and MacArthur’s Pacific command realignments. It notes atomic bomb development, Potsdam, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and Russia’s entry, ending with Japan’s surrender news and next defense item.
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Tenth Army
Buecener
Okinawa
Buckner
Joseph W. Stilwell
Army
Jacob L. Devers
Eisenhower
Brunei Bay
Borneo
Mari
Philippines
Asiatic
Singapore
Shanghai
Indo-China
Malaya
Krueger
Luzon
Balete Pass
Cagayan Valley
Baguio
Sixth U. S. Army
Aparri
Tuguegarac
Ith Airborne Division
Aperri
37Th
Cagayan
Philippine
Ceneral MacArthur
U.S
Chriefs
MacArthur
United States Army
Pacific
Admiral Nimitz
Japan
Western Pacific
W. D. Styer
Southwest Pacific
Richardson
Middle Pacific
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U. S. Strategic Air Force
Germany
Spaatz
Usstaf
Giles
LeMay
China
General Arnold
Kanio
Tokyo
Honshu
First
Europe
Tokyo- Yokohama
Kyushu
Truman
Stalin
Potsdam
New Mexico
Hiroshima
Russia
Soviet Union
Red Army
Kwantung Army
Manchuria
Red
Sakhalin
Korea
Outer Mongolia
Trans Baizal
Hailar
Khinghan
Harbin
Gobi Desert
Strategic Air Forces
Nagasaki
Pearl Harbor
Treachers
Mukden
Bataan
We the Women Respond To Santa In Holiday Wish List
Ruth Millett comforts readers about gift shortages this year and thanks Santa for trying his best. She notes families faced tough limits on nylons, trains, shirts, and appliances, urges patience, and honors those waiting for soldiers and housing. The column closes with trivia about winter wildlife and odd facts about salt, wasps, and emu eggs.
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Sis
Sonny
Dad
Grandpa
Santa
OU Porpoises and Blackfish Valued as Lubricant
OU oil from porpoises and blackfish is highly valued as a lubricant by the aeronautical industry and watchmakers. The material is prized for reducing friction in precision mechanisms and high performance engines.
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Aeronautical
Mrs Elnora Griffis Dies Buried Sunday
Mrs Elnora Loulse Griffis 75 died at her home near Prescott Saturday Survived by two daughters Mrs Clark Riggs and Mrs Faye Ingram both of Prescott Funeral services held at 3 o clock Sunday at Pleasant Ridge church near Prescott with burial in Pleasant Ridge cemetery
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Elnora Loulse Griffis
Prescott
Clark Riggs
Faye Ingram
Pleasant Ridge Church
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
Weaker Sex In Dallas Robbery Report Incident
Dan A. Dyer of Sapulpa Oklahoma reported to police that two hitchhikers, both women, took his car and $25 at the edge of Dallas at gunpoint. He detailed the incident to deputy Sheriff Bill Decker, though he spoke with reluctance.
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Dallas
Tex
Dan A. Dyer
Sapulpa
Okla
Dyer
Bill Decker
Cheese Consumption Per Capita in the United States
Milk products intake averages about 4.39 pounds per person annually in the United States. The Earth completes roughly 538.67 million miles in a year as it orbits the sun, traveling about 1.598 million miles daily.
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United States
Keeping Peace With In Laws In Marriage Advice Column
Dorothy Dix advises against moving in with either set of in laws to preserve harmony. She urges couples to establish their own home even if small and to hire a tutor to improve social and conversational skills for integration into the in law circle. The column also confirms Dorothy Dix only publishes genuine letters and notes dry ice usage in industry.
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Miss Dix
Reing
Yourso
Mama
Papa
Mary
Maryly
John Shuffy
Father
Marys
Dear Miss Dix Letter On Marriage And Education Challenges
A reader asks how to cope with class and education gaps after marrying into a superior educated family. Mrs Dix notes limits of study while married with a child and suggests practical steps to improve communication and social integration within the family context.
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Miss Dix
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Ste of
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Sony
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W. B. Ruggles
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Norman
W. F. James
Lawrence Sheltons
Beaumont
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Sheltons
Joe Martin
Pvt
Shelton
D. M. Samuel
Crawfordville
Indianna
Opal
Lee Garland
Rose Marie
Mark M. Buchannan
DeLand, Florida
Marion Buchannan
M M Smyth
Dwight Andres
Jimmie
College Station
W. C. Andres
Rialto
Goofy
Jimmy Coy
Imitation of Life
U. S. Army
Secretary of War
NEA Service, Inc
War Department
Marshall
Mariannas
Iwo Jima
Kyushh
Sixth United States Army
XI Army Corps
V Marine Amphibious Corps
Miyazaki
Ariaka Wan
Kagoshima
Koshiki Retto
Shikouku
IX Corps
New York
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Capt
Carleton Young
Hollywood
New York City Hall
Ruth Millett
NEA
Mexico
Cuba
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U. S
Havana
Elnora Griffis
Los Angeles
Jerry Phillips
Harold van Meter
Jerry
van Meters
Dorothy DIX
Henry
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Kelvinator
Walker Appliance CO
S. Elm
Bob Elmore
Hals
Hall’s Kat Shop
2Nd St
Collin Bailey
Aline
Wilver
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