Christmas Letters and Social Acknowledgments Fill Local Pages
A long column of holiday greetings, family visits, and wedding notices fills town society pages. Readers relay travel from Clarksdale to Belton, late-year visits with relatives in Oklahoma and Texas, and plans for Stuart Spragins and Edwina Whaley’s upcoming wedding in Winfield Memorial church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Spragins
B. C. Hyatt
Little Rock
Stuart Spragins
Edwina Whaley
Winfield Memorial Church
Mrs. Hyatt
British Beauty Weds American in Swiss Fall Ceremony
London socialite Winifred Mann wed Bernard Baruch Jr., son of the New York financier, in Switzerland after an engagement fell through in London months earlier. The couple announced their marriage in the early fall following their Swiss ceremony.
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Winifred Mann
London
Bernard Baruch, Jr
New York
Geneva
Switzerland
Bee
Local Weddings and Social Roundup
Merle Cornelius and Rufus V. Herndon plan a 8 o'clock marriage at First Baptist with Rev. Dorris officiating. A reception will follow at the bride's parents' home. Also noted are visits, dinners, and engagements involving the Cornelius, Black, Haynes, Carpenter, Woods, McDonald, Taylor, and Doyle families across Hope, Texarkana, and Camden with ties to Lion Oil and South Arkansas Wholesale Grocer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Cornelius
Rufus V. Herndon
First Baptist Church
Dorris
W. M. Cornelius
Eva D. Taylor
Texarkana
Claude
J. H. Doyle
Camden
J. D. Montgomery
Fairview Methodist Church
Doyle
South Arkansas Wholesale Grocer Company
Miss Taylor
Hope
Birth Announcements From Local Families
Hospital notes report the birth of James Robert Wilson to Mr and Mrs J H Wilson of Columbus on Wednesday at 2 00 a m and a son Chester Frank to Mr and Mrs R F Bradshaw on Monday at 4 50 a m in Ian. Mrs Jack Meek and baby Carolyn of Bradley have been moved from Julia Chester hospital to the home of her parents Mr and Mrs K G McRae. Mrs E A Tate of Hope Route 4 was admitted Sunday for a major operation. Mrs Alden Simmons of Hope Route 3 was admitted Tuesday for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. L. C. Woods
Little Rock
Mr. Woods
The
Lion Oil Company
J. H. Wilson
Columbus
James Robert Wilson
R. F. Bradshaw
Shover Street
Chester Frank
Ian
Jack Meek
Carolyn
Bradley
Julia Chester Hospital
E. A. Tate
Hope Route 4
Alden Simmons
Hope Route 3
Astronomers Question Surfaces of Outer Planets
Scientists remain unsure if Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune possess solid surfaces. The gas giant giants show bands storms and deep atmospheres, with cores inferred but surface existence not confirmed.
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Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Cruel Hawk Slain by Vengeful Hen
On A J Dorman’s Good Hope farm the mother hen protected three remaining chicks by attacking a hawk that had eaten most of the brood. The hen fought the hawk as the farmer returned with a gun, and the hawk was killed, breaking its neck and crushing a leg. The hen now guards her three chicks.
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Dorman
Ken
August Boom Turns in Mixed Industrial Year
A four year decline in foreign trade ended with rising gold output signaling potential recovery. Electric power and steel waned, autos fluctuated with a year end rise, coal led a turn in the industry. Mergers fell, reorganizations rose as Insull and Kreuger drew attention. The auto sector faces a hopeful start, while national finances loom large over 1933 forecasts.
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United States
Kreuger
Insull
Ivar Kreuger
Samuel Insull
Midwest
Paris
Mos
Sinclair
Prairie
Consolidated Oil
Richfield
Studebaker
White Trucks
Hoe & Co
F. & W. Grand- Silver
Chicago Rapid Transit
National Bellas-Hess
Interborough Rapid Transit
New York
United Cigars
National Steel
Corrigan-McKinney
Newton Steel
Atlas Utilities
Sermon by Sweet Home Bro Hunley Draws Attention
Sunday preaching by presiding elder Sweet Home Bro Hunley noted as very interesting. Local social notes report visits by Mrs Ben Woodson and her son to her parents Mr and Mrs James Grimes, and Mrs James Carmen with daughter Odel visiting Mrs W L McDougald. Edd Skoonover hosted by son Fairview and Frank Honea from Midway attended quarterly conference. Mrs W T Yarberry and Mrs Cecil Sewell shopped in Prescott, and Harry Morton with children shopped in town.
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Bro. Hunley
Ben Woodson
James Grimes
James Carmen
Odel
W. L. McDougald
Skoonover
Oklahoma City
Edd Skoonover
Fairview
Frank Honea
Midway
Minto Ross
Carnes
Beadford
Estell
Ted Prescott
Emmet
Miss Estell
Prescott
Eugene Jones
Walter Jones
Hope
John Allen
Sid Coffee
John Rogers
E. Calhoon
Roy Smith
Verna Dean
Ray
Abvie Calhoon
Providence
Joe Willett
Piney Grove
C. Rogers
Malone
Elmer Calhoon
Liberty
Jessie Sinclair
Monroe Robinson
Gene Rogers
Lucille Ross
Andee McKamie
Jonah Terry
Rosa Lee Rogers
Ellis Bradford
Monroe Robison
Lee Ross
Cal
Meteorite Flux Estimated At Tens Of Millions Daily
Scientists estimate that between ten and twenty million meteorites strike the Earth's surface each day, a vast natural rainfall of space rocks contributing to interplanetary matter reaching our planet.
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Earth
Next Spring I Shall Not Bind You to Promises
A speaker vows not to bind a lover with promises as seasons change. They foresee the beloved roaming for brave new things while the speaker seeks shelter in winter and laments a strained heart. Even if April arrives, the touch will be light and the bond subtle.
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St. Louis
San Francisco
Pennsylvania
Cities Service Group
Christmas Visits Round Spring Brook Families
Spring Brook residents share holiday gatherings with relatives and friends across nearby towns including Emmet Hope Providence Liberty and Holly Grove. Multiple couples and households are noted visiting dining and hosting during Christmas week with extended family trips and local business notes.
Amusing Chores for Children Sunday Supper Hosts Success
A family uses Sunday night supper as a home made chore system. Three youths under 18 plan and cook meals, progressing from sandwiches and cocoa to elaborate crowds with eggs bacon and coffee. They enjoy the planning and invite parents' friends, taking pride in their hosting.
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Mother
Dad
Blessed Event at Saenger Stars Miss Bennett in Drama
The Saenger presents Blessed Event with Miss Bennett in a dramatic role of a Broadway actress who rises, then loses her home. Joel McCrea and Paul Lukas support, while Lee Tracy comments on the cradle metaphor as the film plays Thursday and Friday.
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Miss Bennett
New York
Joel McCrea
Paul Lukas
Lee Tracy
Tracy
Saenger
Roosevelt's Vote Sets New Record in 1932 Election
Official AP data show a new national popular vote record of 39,734,351 with Franklin D. Roosevelt winning 22,813,786 votes and Herbert Hoover 15,759,266. Roosevelt captured 472 electoral votes to Hoover's 59, leading in 42 states while major planks and state tallies set several records.
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Washington
Associated Press
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
New York
Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
John W. Davis
Roosevelt
Connecticut
Delaware
Maine
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Texas
California
Missouri
Illinois
Building cement sifted through fine screens to hold water
A description notes cement sifted through unusually fine screens so that it can retain water within the material.
South Africa Keeps Gold Standard While Banning Gold Exports
Premier Hertzog’s cabinet in the Union of South Africa decided on Tuesday to adhere to the gold standard but prohibit gold exports. Facing Labor popularity and Roose’s coalition plans, the government aims to curb currency excess by withdrawing sovereigns from circulation and blocking hoarded gold exports.
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Fretoria
Union of South Africa
Hertzog
South African Union
Labor Party
Tielman Roose
Hoover Continues Florida Coast Cruise With President
President Hoover extends his slow cruise along the Florida east coast waters near Palm Beach. He abandons fishing plans and shifts to continuing the voyage with an angling stop anticipated later in the week.
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Hoover
Florida
Arkansas storm toll and restoration plan noted
A survey shows 1 221 poles leveled 597 needing straightening 2 098 crossarms wrecked 900 twisted 1 058 miles of wire down 709 miles sagging 120000 loss of telephone property in Arkansas Temporary repairs restored service. permanent reconstruction underway with an estimated three to four months to full restoration The piece stresses organization trained crews ready finance reserves and customer cooperation to maintain and restore service.
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Arkansas
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Baylor Womans’ College
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Ada Talley
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Norma
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Little Son
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Emma Mae Wilson
Los Angeles
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Lieut
Dwight Wilson
Chester
U. S. Navy
San Pedro Harbor
R. M. LaGrone
Surrey Gilliam
Mr. Gilliam
el Dorado
iCharles Hervey
Mrs
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D. C. Tippitt
Ches. Harrell
Mr. Harrell
Pres
Arthur Claiborne
I. F. Russell
Chas Harrell
Pe. Harrell
C. A. Thornton and
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Flora Mae Russell
Mr. Claiborne
Rock
Hugh Latimer
Saalcos
Tarnica
Meta
Rockabye
Oney
Tracy Mary Brian
Elton Carpenter
Columbia University
New York City
R. E. Carpenter
West Fifth Street
Lady Thomas
East Third Street
Thomas
Mildred Jones
Flora Cotton
Harvey Thomas
George Hosmer
T. L. McDonald
Denton
Ennis
Dallas
Julia Chester
Bon Huck
Sweet Home
Mrs. W. T. Yarberry
Mrs. Cecil Sewell
Harry Morton
By Helen Welshimer
Spring Brook
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John McSwinnie
Artesia
Walter Winchell
Coolidge
Lone Across the
Sheila
H.C
Romance of
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Africa
East Coast
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J. E. Schooley
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