Social Calendar Details for December and January
Thursday evening events include the Contract Bridge club at the Barlow starting at 2:30 with Mrs Franklin and Mr Kiine Snyder hosting a dinner and watch party. Friday hosts plan a dinner and watch party. A Rose Garden Lab meeting is set for 3 o'clock at Mrs Garrett Story’s home with co host Mrs W B Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huraday
Barlow
Contract Bridge Club
Franklin
Kiine Snyder
Rose Garden Lab
Garrett Story
W. B.mason
Church Women Plan Meetings and Elect Officers
Members urged to attend as circles of the Women s Society of Christian Service meet at homes and church. Circle 1 hosts on New Year s Day from 4 to 8 PM at Mrs W 15 Jones 401 South Pine with Mrs J O Milam and Mrs Guy Curd as co hostesses. Circle 3 led by Mrs Garrett Story Sr meets at 4 PM and Circle 4 at Mrs C D Lauterbach s home at 8 PM with two co hostesses. Executive meeting at the First Methodist Church features officers for the year, with Mrs H G Kyler as president and a full slate of officers and circle leaders announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Society of Christian Service
W. 15. Jones
South Pine
J. O. Milam
Guy Curd
Garrett Story
E.D. Franklin
Edwit Ward
First Methodist Church
C.D. Lauterbach
Claude Waddie
Charles Briant
Charles Parker
Mcravitt
A. R. McKinny
Texarkana
H. O. Kyler
H. G. Kyler
B. W. Edwards
T. S. MecDavilt
R. M. LaGrone, Sr
T. R. Billingsley
Harry Hawthorne
J. A. Henry
J. G. Martindale
R. B. Moore
A. B. Patten
Dolphus Whitten
R. M. Briant
DB. B. Thompson
Coming and Going A Round of Travels and Visits
Mrs S J Beauchamp and daughter Corene of Columbus Ohio spent Wednesday and Thursday here as guests of Mrs Beauchamps sister Mrs Helen McRae. Little Miss Betty Methvin of Little Rock visited friends here. Robert Singleton of Marion Military Institute returned to school after a holiday visit with the W P Singleton family. Miss Mary Elizabeth Wright of Houston is visiting cousins Catherine and Wanda WNC. Mrs Ray Turner entertained guests in Memphis and Beebe and visited in Little Rock. Captain and Mrs Pat O H air of St Lauderdale Fla were guests of Mrs Ray Turner this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Beauchamp
Corene
Columbus
Ohio
Robert Singleton
Cadet Corps
Marion Military Institute
Marion
Ala
W. PB. Singletons
Mary Elizabeth Wright
Houston
Sie
Catherine
Wanda
WNC
Ray Turner
Little Rock
Beebe
Memphis
Mrs. Nels Faught
Miss Fair
Proudfit
Pat O'Hair
St. Lauderdale
Pla
Control of Manpower Predicted Soon
Washington dispatch reports that the Way Manpower Commission predicts within three months a plan of manpower control in every major industrial community in the United States. The commission lists 270 areas and its reports show 102 of these already prepared for action, indicating rapid expansion of federal manpower measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Molony
Washington
Way Manpower Commission
United States
Broadway's Only Woman Night Club Owner A Grandmother
James Thrash er profiles Louise Reid, 39, owner of the Monte Carlo on 48th Street, Broadway's lone female night club proprietor since Texas Guinan. A grandmother with Texan ethics, she manages shows, hires entertainers, and supports sailors, while keeping her venue profitable and welcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Texas Guinan
James Thrasher
NEA
New York
Louie Reid
Monte Carlotte
48Th Street
Fefe
Patsy Ron Sager
Moe
Reid
Miss Guinan
Tegan
Monte Carlo
Louise
Texas
Lillian Russell Ihes
South
Bill
Tag
Merchant Marine
Culin
Seamen's Institute
Our Daily Bread and Censorship in War Time
Article discusses naval intelligence claims of cutting Atlantic sinkings by breaking a refueling ring and notes Alaska as a war zone. It argues for limited censorship disclosure to law enforcement and flags concerns about democracy’s defense and misuse of censorial information. The piece also salutes W Bruce MacNamey as an exceptional individual referenced in the roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Intelligence
Atlantic
Zacharias
Biddle
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States
No Notice of Extension on Auto Licenses
Motorists lined up at the state house seeking 1943 automobile and truck license tags before the midnight deadline. Revenue Commissioner Murray B. McLeod said no official extension was received from Governor Adkins, and officials would stay on duty tonight to process filings. Heavy trucks may need an extension due to supply delays. Supervisor Frank E. Clancy reported the rush swamped staff, with no estimate on total licenses sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock
State House
Murray B. McLeod
Adkins
McLeod
Frank E. Clancy
Motor
Elephants Lead Scrap Drive in Norfolk and Washington
Circus elephants aided a Norfolk Virginia scrap drive as MacNamee, once head of the U S Travel Bureau with a 100000 dollar budget and 192 staff, now suggests abolishing his brainchild. Senator Byrd notes wartime civilian to military ratios and the growth of federal agencies since World War I, urging congressional scrutiny after the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacNamee
Uncle Sam
U. S
Byrd
Virginia
Frantic Festival Ends With Sleigh Escape and Diamonds
In a chaotic scene, Santa flees with a queen of fairies as townsfolk chase him. Myra, revealing insider knowledge, negotiates a diamond haul worth $50,000 with two ex-police detectives. Benny Brien faces the fallout, while a staged Santa exchanges gifts, averting disaster and exposing McCluskey’s criminal links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tano
Leona
Santa
Ferdy
Fay
Ross
Beano
Santa Claus
Benny
Beyno
Myra
States
Canada
McCluskey
OO. K
Benny Brien
Brien
O. K
Queen of the Fairies
Ife
Fashion adds strength to patriotism with Victory Shoulder Sack
The Office of Defense Transportation pushes a heavy paper shoulder sack for women to "Walk and Carry" during the war effort. Guarantied to hold 25 pounds, the sack is showcased in a Fifth Avenue shop as a fashion must for the duration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Defense Transportation
Fifth Avenue
Eight-member Tuberculosis Control Board Appointed
Governor Adkins named an honorary eight member committee to improve tuberculosis control at the Arkansas State House. The group will meet January 8 and includes W. B. Grayson, H. Fay Jones, J. D. Riley, H. A. Brown, Alene Ward, A. Ship, and John G. Pipkin. The panel will study facilities, rehab efforts for cured cases, and a broader control program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas Medical Society
Arkansas Tuberculosis Association
Adkins
State House
W. B. Grayson
H. Fay Jones
State Medical Society
J. D. Riley
State
H. A. Brown
McRae
Alene Ward
Osceola
A. ©. Ship
Arkansas Tuberculosis Department
John G. Pipkin
General Revenue in State Hits New Peak
General Revenue in the state reached a record high of 1,147,462 with a year end balance sufficient to run state government for over a year. Controller J. Bryan Sims attributed the rise to instance fees and corporation franchise taxes while War Information reports note the movement of junked vehicles to assembly points for shipment to steel mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
J. Bryan Sims
General Revenue Fund
Sims
U S Airmen in Solomons Blast Japanese
U S air forces battered Japanese ground positions northwest of Guadalcanal in the Solomons. The Navy reported sustained harassing attacks in the Munda area of New Georgia, destruction of five enemy barges, a large caliber gun, and bombing of float planes at Rekata Bay Santa Isabel. Catalina patrol bombers, Airacobra and Wildcat fighters, and Dauntless dive bombers with Wildcat escorts took part.
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Washington
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Navy
Munda
New Georgia Island
Belkata Bay
Santa Isabel Island
Henderson Air
Catalina
Dauntless
South Pacific
Consolidated Pby
Caat
Wangunu Island
Duntless
Rekata Bay
Government Dons Skirts Lake Worth City Leaders
Lake Worth Florida officials cope with a manpower shortage as a female leadership group steps into key posts. Lulu B. Morrow is city treasurer and tax collector, Helen J. Potter heads the police desk, Mary L. Esarey serves as city attorney, Grace E. Papet is health officer, Helen A. Kovaceik assists as city manager, Juanita Dermott runs the chamber offices, and Louise Brodbeck leads the merchandise department. They claim disputes are settled amicably with no hair pulling in city government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Worth
Fla
Lulu B. Morrow
City Treaurer
Helen J. Potter
Mary L. Esarey
Grace E. Papet
Helen A. Kovacéik
Sistant
Juanita Dermott
Chamber of Commerce
Louise Brodbeck
Flag etiquette on half-staff and full-staff protocol
The reader questions flag procedures, noting that a President’s death prompts half-staff lowering after raising to full-staff. It explains that if the flag wasn’t flying, the sequence starts with raising fully then lowering, clarifying correct ceremonial practice.
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NEW Saenger
Walt Disney Presents
Dumbo
Moscow
Waver
Laurel & Hardy
Rialto
Zazu
Pitts
Emma
Belo Lugosi
Night
Plainsmen
van Johnson
Wred Wis
Dallas
Mrs. Ellis
Helen Perdue
GC. D. Lautterbach
Mr. Lauterbach
Neu Saenger
Edith Fellows
Wilbur Evans
Paul V. McNutt
Commissiin
Baltimore
WMC
Grandpa Louise Reid
Patsy Ann Sager
Grandma
Patsy
William Sager
Donna Lee
Eileen Brennan
Chum
Our
W. Bruce MacNamey
Washington, D. C
Norfolk, Va
Edmund Fancott
Flight
Lorton
R. C. M. P. Intelligence Department
Bonwit, Teller
Tar
Ethel Gorham
Bledsoe Feed and Produce CO
East Third Street
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