War production forecast shifts labor and pay
A Washington official predicts changes by year end including possible suspension of the 40 hour work week, wage bonuses matching rising prices, and increased training programs for foremen. The job market may shift as unions resist living-cost rises, and women could join the workforce. Farmers face labor shortages and greater machinery needs as youth leave farms for factories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Allen
Weiler
Washington
Canada
Iead
NYA
Eady
Agriculture
Jon
Agriculture Department
Soil Conservation
Home Demonstration Clubs Share Lessons And Plans
Multiple club reports from 1942 recount January and February meetings across Doyle Oakgrove Old Liberty Washington Hempstead County 4-H groups. Activities include Food-for-Victory talks, pine needle basket making, corsage crafts, sewing for Red Cross, garden planning, and officer elections. Members discuss egg raising, nutrition, defense campaigns, and yearbook dues with local demonstrations and meals noted.
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Doyle
Doyle Home
Clyde Hutson
Louie Dowdy
Dora Pierce
J. P. Hutson
America
Harris
Old Liberty
S. B. Bristow
Guy Hicks
Porter Hair
Mathew Bristow
Annie Pardue
Clarence Gilbert
G. E. Goodlett
Frank Shearer
Make the Most of Your Flowers for Valentine Style
Betty Clarke urges revived sentiment for 1942 with flowers, perfumes, and bracelets. Florists suggest rose and gardenia corsages, orchid accents, and floral back curls to pair with smart suits. Perfume advice emphasizes light, touching scents on hair and gloves for a balanced, tasteful Valentine display.
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Betty Clarke
Wide World
Lucky
Bernadine Angus
Postwar farm policy aims to avoid past shortages
An official notes that grain production rose with soil productivity since 1933, but yields depend on weather and other factors. He adds the department is planning for land use after the war to prevent a repeat of wartime overcultivation and soil damage, stressing careful farming.
The White House as a World Personality of Power
The White House has evolved from a quiet presidential retreat to a world personality shaping U S governance and diplomacy. From Washington to Roosevelt, visionaries imagined a peaceful home, but fire, rebuilding, and steady evolution made it the pulse of government with iconic features and daily routines shared with notable figures.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
United States
White House
Roosevelt Hsa
Jefferson
Hoban
L'Encant
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol Hill
John Adams
Sharp
Abigail
Andrew Jackson
Prescott News and Library Updates in Prescott
Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue Ingram Hardie will be in Prescott February 9 through 12 to assist locals with income tax returns due by March 13, 1942. Prescott Library adds four new books: France on Berlin Time, You and the 10 Commandments, The Count of Monte Cristo, and This Above All. February W C T U meeting at Mrs. Thompkins and Mrs. Scott's home features remarks on citizenship, war effort, and Frances E. Willard memorials. post-meeting social hour follows with a salad plate. Church notices include World Missions classes, nursery service, and sermons by Rev. Wheeler, with Hope Star home delivery offered daily.
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Aaron
Fetter
Flewder
Fhoebe Harris
Sweet Home
Bruce
Internal Revenue
Ingram Hardie
Prescott
My. Harlie
Grace Wilson
France
Berlin
Thomas Kernan
You
Cameron
Monte Cristo
Burns
Knight
Charlie Thompkins
Corie Scott
E. P. J. Garrett
C. P. Arnal
Sam Logan
Jesus
John Hubbard
Citizenship Education
Logan
Joe Hamilton
Star
Arkansas Star
Vernon Fore
Frances E. Willard
W. C. Reeves
Miss Willard
Frances Willard
Social кругe in Hope and Pine Bluff guests visit
Society notes list Miss Opal Prestey hosting relatives from Carlisle with Mrs Bernice Mitchell and daughter a Shreveport visitor in Prescott. Emmett visitors Mr and Mrs Milton Townsend and families in Prescott. Dr L J Hartel and family plan Little Rock weekend. J W Teeter and Mrs J B Westerly visiting Little Rock. Pvt George L Calhoun, son of Mr and Mrs Andy Calhoun, recently graduated at Chanute Field. Mr and Mrs Thomas C McRae to host Sunday visitors Mr and Mrs J S McRae and family of Texarkana.
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S. Clark White
John A. Is
Dallas Atkins
Gus McCaskill
Hope
Bernice, Mitchell
O of Carlisle
Opal Prestey
Milton Townsend
Emmett
Prescott
Dexter Yarberry
Little Rock
Prosecott
L. J. Hartel
J. W.teeter
J. B. Westerly
George L. Calhoun
Andy Calhoun
Chanute Field
U.S. Army Air Corps Technical Schools
Thomas C. McRae
J. S. McRae
Texarkana
Church groups schedule meetings and programs
Calendar item lists Monday gatherings for The Woman's Auxiliary at First Presbyterian Church with Executive Committees of the Missionary Society meeting with Mrs. Carl Dalrymple. Westminster Guild hosts Misses Marjorie and Virginia Anderson at 7:30. Missionary SniFes at First Baptist Church conclude with a royalty service. Ann Baghy Circle to lead program. Meeting convenes at 2:30.
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First Presbyterian Church
The
Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian Church
Carl Dalrymple
Marjorie
Virginia Anderson
First Baptist Church
Ann Baghy
First Baptist Church Worship and Sermon Schedule
Dr. El Py J Garratt leads Sunday worship at 11:00 a.m. with the sermon When Men Are Cheap and a 7:40 p.m. Baptist Training Union. Evening service at 6:45 p.m. with the sermon Sheltered Souls. Midweek worship and Bible study Wednesday at 7:40 p.m.
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First Baptist Church
EL Py J, Garratt
Selinel
Baptist Training Union
First Methodist Church Services and Sermons Schedule
Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. Preaching at 10:55 a.m. Morning theme Why We Need a Savior. Preaching at 7:00 p.m. Evening theme What the Enemy Hath Done. Two youth groups and one adult group meet for study at 65 py ae. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH RE. D. Nolen, Pastor Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 10 a.m. Sermon:
Fragmentary Opinion Figures in White House Discussion
Fragmented sentence hints at White House officials and wartime decision processes. Mentions secretarial staff, weekly conferences with leaders guiding a Ward War machine, historic sessions, and Winston Churchill in relation to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Imen
Winston
Pennsylvaniia
Clow Enlists in Victory Food Drive
The Clow community unanimously enlists in the Food-for-Victory campaign by the Agriculture Extension Service. More than thirty eight farmers pledge to produce more than enough for self and emergencies as plans continue to enroll the surrounding community. Ira W. Harris urges remaining farmers to enlist, aiming for one hundred percent participation to strengthen national protection through cooperation with allied agencies.
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Agriculture Extension Service
Ira W. Harris
Vovatinanl
America
Church News First Presbyterian Texarkana Service Details
Texarkana church notices list First Presbyterian Church led by Rev. Thomas Brewster with Sunday School at 9 45 Morning Worship at 10 55 and Foreign Missions offering Vesper Services 5 p m Men of the Church speaker Rev Otis L Graham on Muslim World and Pacific war Presbyterians urged to attend Also Garrett Memorial Baptist Led by Silvey with Sunday School 10 am Worship 11 am B Y P T C 4 pm and midweek prayer and meetings at 7 30 pm
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Pioneer Society
Une
Milford Daniel
Woman’s Auxiliary
Business Womans’ Circle
Texarkana
Otis L. Graham
First Presbyterian Church of
Texarkins
Pacific
Our Daily Bread Contends With Germany's Rising Threat
The piece warns of Germany and Italy's sustained rapacity and frames the coming decade as a crossroad for free civilization. It notes past conquests from Manchuria to Austria and Czechoslovakia and urges global unity to curb aggression ahead of Hitler's anticipated 1943 milestone.
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Germany
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Poland
France
Norway
Low Countries
Greece
Manchuria
Ethiopia
Italy
Hitler
Denies Rumor His Car Struck Child
J W Cunningham a Hope poster and local fire department messenger asked The Star to deny a circulating rumor that his car struck a child on West Seventh Street while reporting a grass fire. He said Tin Jo Barrett 11 daughter of L Barrett was on a bicycle with another girl when they fell after a spill near Cook's White Star laundry. He stated his car was not involved and his wife was not present. Barrett child was not believed seriously injured based on information gathered for the early Saturday edition.
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J. W. Cunningham
Hope Poster Five
the Star
West Seventh Street
M. Cumminghm
Tin Jo Barrett
Nut Mes
L. J. Barrett
West Third Street
Cook
White Star
Cunninghan
Barrett
House Debates End Of Day On Education Bill Provisions
Debates over a stalled bill drew Republicans and Democrats to condemn the administration’s push behind controversial provisions. Lawmakers mocked and questioned qualifications for a public position, citing a dancer and a famous performer as examples, in a sharp exchange over payroll and defense roles.
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Chaney
Charmeng
Eleanor Glide
Sally Rand
PWN
Ozarks
Chimey
The
Missourian
Rand
Hendrix College names Jewell and Lester to Dean List
Robert Jewell and Edward Lester of Hope are named to the Hendrix College dean list for the current semester. The list honors students who excel in scholarship, recognizing high grade point averages among seniors and juniors.
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Conway
Robert Jewell
Edward Lester
Hope
Hendrix College
Hendrix
North Little Rock Wildcats Defeat Hope 22 to 18
In a rough but active contest, the North Little Rock Wildcats shaded the Hope Bobcats 22 to 18. The game swung as Hope held a late lead, but North Little Rock pulled away in the fourth quarter behind Helmbecker and Price to clinch the victory and bolster its conference standing.
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Little Rock
North Little Rock Wildenta
Ti Mesias Bobcats
North Little Rock
Nort Little Rock
Hope
Shelby Hehnbeck
Helmheck
Mai Roe Rogers
Dele Price
North Sile
Price
Helmibeck
N. Little Rack Fe
N. Little Rack Fe. Pt. DE
Helmberk
Matthews
Don Baiman
Wun
Ward
Fy - Ao
Zinn
Bitchin Ad
Orien Md
Jordan
Ooo
Green
F. Somo
McCullough
Rogers
Simms
Stanford
Inteoneennologie
Alvlyn Bell
Elwin C Salisbury Promoted to Army Sergeant
Elwin C Salisbury son of Mr and Mrs L F Salisbury of Blevins Route 1 enlisted at Chanute Field Rawal WL on Alta 21 1010 and is now at Maxwell Field Alabama in the Air Corps Advanced Flying School He was a tuck driver for Kraft Chouse Company Hope and attended Washington Hig schol He appeared on Colinsbiu Broadcasting System Spirit of 42 program Just 18 V2 as content tower operator and was promoted from Corporal to Sergeant AM lel
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Elwin C. Salisbury
L. F. Salisbury
Blevins
Army
Chanute Field
Rawal
Alta
Air Corps Advanced Flying School
Maxwell, Field
Alabam
Kraft Chouse Company
Hope
Washington Hig Schol
Colinsbiu Broadcasting System
AM Lel
Eligibility Rules for The Hern Average Requirement
The eligibility criterion for The Hern requires an average above a threshold. It necessitates that more than one third of all grades be A and that no grades fall below B. This imposes strict academic standards for participation.
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Bula
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Elizabeth Wilson
Martha Ann Elen
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Miss Harris
Mr. Chambers
Texarkana Armory
George Wald
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Harry W. Shiver
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Bob Elmore
Auto Supply
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Haddorff
ABLE
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Broad Texarkana
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George W. Wheeler
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Hope Star
Mack Greyson
Elehone
First Methodist Church
PR. Baugh
First Presbyterian
Churcil RE. D. Nolen
Sermun
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Victory Food Drive
Church News
First Christian
Churci Millard W. Baggett
Bible School
Maleholm Porterfield
Suuperintendent
Christian Endeavor Society
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Thomas Brewster
Castor
Cora Bailey
Kansas City
Robt. Jewell
Cassandra Tower
Strange
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Kings Row
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North Siders
Eric Ross
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Oriana Ament Boyett
South Muir Street
Perkison’s Jewelry Store
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