Social Calendar and Yuletide Dinner Highlights
Monday December 28 Miss Mary Claude Fletcher hosts Hope geieiness and Professional Women's group at 7 30 p m. Tuesday December 25 Mrs Jack Stewart of Vicksburg honored with afternoon party by Mrs T T White. Wednesday December 30 first Executive meeting of the Women s Society of Christian Service at the First Methodist church. Yuletide Dinner at Smith Home hosted by Mr and Mrs Fred Smith with relatives and friends in attendance and Christmas decorations throughout.
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Mary Claude Fletcher
The
Hope Geieiness and
Professional Women's
Tink
Jack Stewart
Vicksburg
Tt. ‘I. White
Women's Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Ppairen
Yuletide
Smith Home
Fred Smith
Was Honen
Gilbert Hone
Percy
Ariss Honen
Alexander Smith
Mabel Jean Smith
Bruce Smith
Daisie Spears
Grandison D
Royston
B. A. Hartsfield
Miss
BR. T. White
E. P. Stewart
Friday Mattison Announces Daughter’s Marriage in Texas
Badean Arkansas resident Friday Mattison announces the marriage of his daughter Hautine to Pvt John H Friday on December 6 1942 at One First Baptist Church Gainsville Texas. The ceremony featured white chrysanthemums and gladioli and the bride wore a blue wool suit edged in brown fur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riday Mattison
A. R. Mattison
Badean
Arkansas
Hautine
John H
First Baptist
Gainsville
Texas
Hollis Epton
Coming and Going in Hope by Akron visitor
Mrs Alma E Alexander of Akron Ohio leaves Hope after visiting her daughter Mrs H H Kyler to Fort Smith to visit relatives before returning. Mrs Finley Ward of Ashdown arrives to stay with sister Mrs W R Herndon. Roy Stephen and Mr Dick Forster with Mrs Forster travel from Shreveport through Hope to visit Ada and Tulsa relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershel Begill
Camp Crowder
Hope and Blevins
Alma E. Alexander
Akron
Ohio
HH. O. Kyler
Kyler
Fort Smith
Finley Ward
Ashdown
W. R. Merndon
Mr. Herndon
Roy Stephen
Dick Forster
Shreveport
Ada
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Mrs. Erwin of Hope Dies. Family Names Include Airmen
Mrs. J. W. Erwin, 65, longtime Hope resident, died at home. Survived by husband Ssoas, sons in Wah and Utah, daughters Mrs. Butler, Mrs. Gains, and Mrs. Gentry. Funeral at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Shoyer Springs, Herndon-Cornelius directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Edwin
Hope
S Soas
Howard
Little Rock
Paul S. Erwin
Wah
Lea W. Erwin
Camp Young
Calif
Wiliam A. Erwin
Utah
Winston
W. E. Butler
Alva Gains
M. B. Gentry
Louisville
Shoyer Springs
Herndon-Cornelius
Ex-Resident of Emmet Dies in Oklahoma
Wilma Nell Cook a former Emmet resident died last Saturday at her home in McAlister Oklahoma Funeral arrangements are pending arrival of relatives The body is at relatives home in Prescott Services will be led by Herndon Cornelius She is survived by her parents Mr and Mrs Bellow Grimsley of Emmet and her husband who serves in the armed forces
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Nell Cook
Emmat
McAlister
Oklahoma
Prescott
Herndon-Cornelius
Georgia UCLA Bowl Tilt Heightens Rose Bowl Readiness
Georgia and UCLA show peak conditioning for the Rose Bowl. Georgia relies on extensive running and passing drills under Wally Butts, while UCLA emphasizes tough scrimmage work. Both teams project strong performances, with Georgia favored by observers to win.
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Georgia
UCLA
Pasadena
Call
Priday
Rose Bow
California Bruins
Babe Marrell
Wally Butts
Wnod
Cranp
Butts
Horrell
Pvt Virgil McNatt Arrives at Fort Knox for Basic Training
Pvt Virgil A McNatt of Hope has arrived at Fort Knox Kentucky to begin basic training for the Army. The arrival marks the start of preparation for duty with the Armed Forces as announced by the Army and carried by the Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Virgil McNatt
Fort Knox, Ky
Virgil A. McNatt of Hope
Fort Knax
Kentucky
Dn Anounew
Star
Navy Aviation Machinist First Class Recounts Service
A. F. Cimmons writes from Miami detailing his Navy enlistment on September 7, 1939, training in Norfolk, service at various locations, and current duty as an aviation machinist first class stationed at Abe Naval Air Station in Miami. He notes his marriage on July 7, 1940.
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the Star
Hope Stars
Navy
Novalk
Abe Naval Air Station
Miami
Fla
Baughs Failure to Play Sunday Sparks Pro Bowl Furore
Philadelphia dispatch reports Sammy Baugh did not appear for the pro bowl at Shibe Park prompting a league inquiry. The game featured the All-Stars losing to the Redskins 17 to 4 amid controversy as Elmer Layden ordered facts to be examined.
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Ted. Meier
Philadelphia
VPI
Sammy Baugh
Washington Redskins
Baugh
Ratan
Tex
Sweetwater
Rotan
Dallas
United Seamen's Service
Washington
George Strickler
League
Rolan
Chicago Bears
Redskins
Lee Artee
Bear Jackie
Artee
Mighty Boot
Ki Aldrich
Pittsburgh
Bull Dudley
All-Stars
John Petty
Sheyard
Roy Zimmerman
Bob Seymour
Bob Masterson
Missing Navy Photo Campaign Notes In Hempstead County
Aviation machinist first class A F Simmons from Miami Florida writes season greetings to Hempstead county readers. The Star recalls a Navy photo solicitation drive and explains cost and material limits on local photo publishing while contrasting national pictures. It notes typhoid fever mortality dropping from forty years ago.
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iStar
Hempstead County
Flying Eagle Ensign Oxendine Heads to Fleet Warpath
Ensign Thomas Oxendine, 20, full blooded Cherokee Indian, will leave the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Florida, to join the fleet. His great grandfather fought in the Civil War and two uncles served in the last war, underscoring a family military lineage as he embarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Oxendine
Naval Air Station
Jacksonville
Fla
Sports Roundup column notes training woes and naval
New York readers are told club owners push delays to spring training to protect earnings. Ed Barrow's plan faces fitful support as players wonder about weight cuts after long off seasons. Sailors at Jacksonville NAS faced missing baskets and backboards, while hockey and football figures comment on jobs, safety gear, and seasonal timing amid wartime constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ed Barrow
Frantic Festival Scene Teases Beano's Dubious Plan
In the kitchen Beano confronts his growing guilt over hot ice tied to a theft. Myra and Benny chatter as Beano weighs dumping the stolen ice on Leona. Benny warns of pursuers from the National Insurance Company while Beano plots a reluctant escape as New Year nears.
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Myr
Beano
Montreal
Myra
Ridley
National Insurance Company
Beano McCluskey
Leona
Benny
Ice
Leeta
Benno
Pic
Maxos
North Pole
Arkansas Cagers Favored in Oklahoma Play
Arkansas basketball enters the seventh annual all college tournament in Oklahoma City with Razorbacks as favorites. Baylor meets Southeastern Oklahoma State in the opening games as 15 colleges and service teams vie for the title through Wednesday night.
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Oklahoma City
Baylor University
Southeastern
Okla
Oklahoma Agagtes
Rice Institute
West Texas State
Midlands Cage
South West
Navy Zoomers
Norman
Naval Aviation Base
Winfield
Kas
Maryville
University of Texas
East Central
Texas Tech
Fitstburg
Texas Christian
Springfield
Texas Wesleyan
Tech Remains Favorite in Cotton Bowl
Georgia Tech remains the slight betting favorite ahead of the Cotton Bowl. Texas adds several new freshmen after the Southwest Conference opened eligibility. injuries affect Tech with Ralph Plaster possibly out and Clint Castleberry braced. Teams arrive separately. official welcome and practice set for Dallas. photographers to be restricted.
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Harold V.arlif
Dallas
Artival
Georgia Tech
Texas
Tech
Georgia I'Yech
Ralph Plaster
Clint Castleberry
Southwest Conference
Bill Alexander
Bobby Dodd
Memphis
Javor
Top Tennis Stars Meet at New Orleans
New Orleans hosts a midwinter sports menu with ten tennis matches and amateur fights at the Sugar Bowl. Top players like Ted Schroeder and Francisco Segura pace singles and doubles draws while college football teams Tulsa and Tennessee drill at Gulf Coast camps nearby. The hour includes prep notes on injuries and training as the week unfolds.
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New Orleans
Tulsa
Tennessee
Gulf Coast
Ted Schroeder
California
Schroeder
Francisco Segura
Ecuador
Vwcatch
Edgewater Park
Miss
Tulsa Hurricanes
Hope Woman Succumbs Here on Saturday Funeral Planned
Miss Willie Cox, 62, died at her sister Mrs James Richards home here Saturday. Funeral arrangements and burial planned at Hose Hill Cemetery. She is survived by another sister Mrs Dock Richards of Hope and a brother Jack Cox of Emmet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Cox
James Richards
Burl&l
Max Cox Sees Hope Story Traveled from Hope Star
A letter from Max Cox proprietor of Hempstead Motor company in Rochester Minnesota encloses an AP dispatch about a Hope waitress returning a lost $20 bill to a Scott Field sergeant. Cox notes the news travels 1,400 miles and suggests renaming the paper “U.S. Hope Star.”
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Star
Max Cox
Prompietor
Hempstead Motor Company
Buick and Ponting Agency
Hope
U.S
Southerners Graduate From Keesler Airplane Mechanics School
Pyt B A Cummings son of Mr and Mrs A A Cummings of Boston Route Four was among 150 Southerners who graduated December 22 from the Keesler Field Mississippi airplane mechanics school, an Army announcement reports.
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Pyt
B.A. Cummings
Pvt. Bate A Cummings
A. A. Cummings
Boston
Keesler Field
Mississippi
Army
Liment
Pvt Rogers promoted to Technician First Class
Pvt Clarence M. Rogers, son of Mrs Pearl Rogers of McNzb, has been promoted to technician fifth grade temporary in an Army announcement from Fort MacArthur San Pedro California.
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C. M. Rogers
Clarence M. Rogers
Pearl Rogers
McNzb
Fort MacArthur
San Pedro
Calif
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Len Erwin
Mrs. Erwin
Poy Hammons
Far Springs
Mr. Hammon
G. C. Tamimons
Meatm Winns
Foy Tammons
Paul Jones
Ronnie
Bearden
Thomas Cirier
Monroe
Carter
Eliatbeth Pritchard
A.B. Sproggins
Vendtix Sprogeing
Little Son
el Doypan
Bogey Man
Dr. Marquis
Saenger Theater
Tali
Emmet
A. F. Cimmons
Miami, Florida
Lois Miller
Thomas Miller
Annapolis
Coral Jean Simsons
A. F. Simmons
Aviation
N. W., Ltd
Miami, Fla
Flying Eagle
Air Force
Harlingen
Hugh Fullerton, JR
Fla., Naval Air Station
Bill Borener
Oregon
Bill Reddy
Syracuse
Xmas
Ray Dumont
Clyde McBride
Kansas City Star
Wichita
McBride
Dumont
Clyde
Greater Detroit
Bowling Proprietors’ Association
Daug
USO
Ben Lee Boynton
Georgia Free Flight School
Jim Christensen
Marines
Edmund Fancott
Antive
Madagneay
Hope AP
Tribune
Vicks
NEW Saenger
Cera
Henie John “Ey
Payne Wack
Kie Meuron
Celan Sommay Kaye
Orchestra
Rialto
Rosalind — Russell
Mac. Mureau
Darling
Zazu Pitts In
Emma
Bello Lugosi Ir
Monster
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