Tangier tensions and Axis propaganda amid Mediterranean war
A London report cites Spain facing pressure from Germany and Italy as Axis propaganda inflames Tangier unrest and British-Spanish frictions. It notes potential moves toward war, Axis air raids near Malta and Tripoli, and British countermeasures in Libya as Axis gains are claimed near Tobruk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tangier
London
Libya
Axis
Tripoli
Lyc
Tobruk
Prescott Wedding and Local News Roundup
Prescott Miss Mary Sue Silliman wed Charles Waters at Dr E P J Garrett’s home in Prescott. The couple will live in Arkadelphia while studying at Henderson State Teachers College. Also reported were a Stave mill robbery with arrests, Hendrix Campus Sweetheart Cartie Jane Greeson, Infantile Paralysis Drive progress in Nevada County, and local visits and personnel moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prescot
Mary Sue Silliman
W. B. Silliman
Camden
Charles Waters
Owen Waters
Prescott
E. P. J. Garrett
First Baptist Church
Edna Ruth Waters
Norman Whitaker
Arkadelphia
Henderson State Teachers College
Hendrix
Hendrix College
Conway
Cartie Jane Greeson
Miss Greeson
Hartwell Greeson
Kappa , Kappa Sorority
Moore
Dale Denman
Bluff City
Mary Sue Gordon
C. G. Gordon
Juanita Ward
Magnolia A. & M. College
C. D. Ward
Douglas Waters
Camp Haan
California
Ed Barham
el Dorado
Sama Ann Barham
Arkansas State Teachers College
Prewitt Family Visits Bethlehem Area Society News
Mr and Mrs C R Prewitt of Arkadelphia spent the weekend with Mrs Prewitt s mother Mrs H E Bemis. Mrs Sam Logan left Sunday for Dallas to be the guest of her daughter Mrs Steel Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Prewitt
Arkadelphia
Oil and Gas Deed Transfers and Leases Listed (1942)
A dense inventory of oil and gas deeds and lease assignments dated early 1942 across counties, detailing parties such as Floyd Porter, Gene Golf, Lena Drake, Grady Rogers, J E B Cargill, Gene Goff, Marcus Justiss, Louis Suckle, George A. Goss, and Eunice Triplett, noting tracts in townships 14 and 15 South and 24 West, with multiple fractional royalty interests and recorded dates February 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Porterfield
James B. McDaniel
Grady Rogers
W. Milton Crews
W. Whittington
J. E B. Cargill
Man Held in River Death Case Continues On Page One
J Kirby Jones 37 NYA staffer at Dumas held in Clark county jail after directing officers to Calion bridge where he says he dumped the chain bound body of Miss Mary Bell Furlow 19 NYA bookkeeper. Autopsy to confirm cause of death. Jones claimed a suicide during an abortion attempt. body found 30 feet under water. Jones and victim previously worked on a NYA project at Ashdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River Arkadelphia
J. Kirby Jones
NYA
Dumas
Clark County
William Wells
Calion
Union County
Mary Bell Furlow
Wells
Jones
Calion Bridge
Wilson
Attornney
Sheriff Wells
Pine Bluff
Miss Furlow
Ashdown
Paper Use Facts Highlight U S Consumption Patterns
A yearly survey notes per person usage of 50 pounds of newspapers, 22 pounds of wrapping paper, eight pounds of paper boards, 21 pounds of magazines and books, and 120 postage stamps in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mineral Deeds and Royalty Transfers Reported in Local Records
A compilation of mineral deeds royalty deeds and gas oil lease assignments dated 24-42 to 2-6-42 records transfers between numerous individuals and families. Notable parties include R Vickers Joe S Maryman J N Landes Ti L Lester Gene Goff George A Goss F R Carllan and W L Allen with parcels spanning sections 2 10 11 13 14 18 1 4 and various townships. Entries show royalty shares 1/256 1/18 1/4 1/8 and other fractional interests along with lease terms from 10 to 15 years and filing dates through February 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. ON. Vickers
Joe S. Maryman
Holl
J. N. Landes
Ti. L. Lester
L. AH. Edwards
R. L. Searcy
Nile
Ney
Sev
Rye
West
Toyilty Duca
Gene Goff
F. R. Carllan
See
Gene Gosf
George A. Goss
E. B
Germany
George A, Goss
B. F. McLain
Sue
George A
Goss
Sec. Js
F. HR
Carlton
William E. Hodnett
Randolph
J. J. Travis
N. P. Brown
O. & G. Least
W. L. Allen
Creeley
Nutrition Group Holds Session In City Hall
The County Consumer's Interest and Nutrition Committee met February 5 in city hall with members led by Miss Mary Claude Fletcher. The group notes seven cooking schools, sugar shortage guidance, hot lunch support, and a nutrition shelf at the County Library. Food classes will begin after registrations, with a February 23 meeting for interested women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Consumer's Interest and Nutrition Committee
County Defense Board
Mary Foster
Elsie Wisenberger
Ruth Taylor
Marie Nichols
Mary Turner
Livion Hodnelt
Harry Shiver
H. O. Kyler
L. D. Springer
Phoebe Harris
Mary Claude Fletcher
Foods For Defense
Bac
Navy calls Arkansas students to build model planes
Secretary Frank Knox announces a Navy training plan requiring 500000 aircraft models for recognition, range estimation, and civilian defense. Arkansas high school pupils will prepare at least 5000 models in 50 types, using a 1 to 72 scale. Letters to state superintendents go out, with working drawings ready by Feb 23. Certificates awarded after meeting quotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Arkansas
U. S. Navy
Frank Knox
Navy
United States Office of Education
Boy Scouts of America
Hope City meeting forms Home Demonstration Clubs
Citizens are asked to meet at City Hall to organize Home Demonstration Clubs for North and South Hope. The clubs will become Foot and Nutrition Clinics and classes. For information on Consumer's Interest and Food and Nutrition contact Mary Claude Fletcher, County Home Demonstration Agent, as committee chair.
Horace Jewell Wins Law Book as Prize
Horace Jewell a first year law student at the University of Arkansas has been awarded a volume of American Jurisprudence as prize for achieving the highest grade in Contracts. The books are presented to students with the top marks in designated courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Jewell
Fayetteville
University of Arkansas
Wife Outlives the Husband by Age Gap, Statisticians Say
New York reports from Metropolitan Life Insurance Company show wives with older husbands have a better chance to outlive them. As age difference grows, a man's odds of surviving his wife decline. When the wife is younger by five or ten years, the wife’s edge increases to about five to one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Min
Presbyterian Men Will Meet Tuesday
The Men of the Church organize a Monday dinner and halt its Monday dinner is noted. First Presbyterian Church hosts 7:30 p.m. Tuesday with Rev Otis L Graham of Texarke Ark as guest speaker. He will discuss The Moslem Works and the Present War in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Von
First Presbyteriar Clhures Pnt
Otis L. Graham
First Presbyterian Church of
Texarkeana
Ark
Thomas Brewster Aumotunerd
Graban
Anil
Pacific
Youth groups pledge broad support for Amore air youth clubs
Four to eleven clubs and the Air Youth of Amore ira joined the Junior Birdmen and several Boys Clubs along with other youth organizations pledging support to the alate hive youth program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Youth of
Amoreira
Junior Birdmen
Alate Hive
Suport
Rebuilding Command Trust After Pearl Harbor
The article calls for rapid, thorough military reform and full truth about failures before Pearl Harbor. It urges supreme Pacific command, a new Britain based American Expeditionary Force, and sweeping coordination changes to prevent repeating past mistakes. It stresses that a free people must know the worst to take action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Army
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Pacific War
AEF
Britain
New Officers and Arrivals at Proving Ground
Keith F. Acairnson of Burlington Iowa replaces Cal D. Caeell as commanding officer of the Proving Ground. Col Cabell moves to Jefferson Proving Ground Madison Indiana to continue as commanding officer. New lieutenants reporting include Robert N. Wolfe Frank E. Prawl and Paul W. Klipsch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal
Keith F. Acaimson
Burelington
Iowa
D.C. Caeell
Erm Proving Ground
SPG Mandhy
Col. Cabell
Jefferson Proving Ground
Madison
Ind
Amons
Legal Proving Ground
Robert N. Wolfe
Frank E. Prawl
Paul W. Klipsch
Evening Sweater Idea With Beaded Flower Accents
A guide suggests crafting an evening sweater from pastel Muffy brushed wool to pair with an existing skirt. After shaping and brushing the wool, add small silver bead flowers around the neckline and shoulders so the flowers appear as a reflected shimmer on the finished fabric.
Soviet Union Defined as Sixteen Republics in Federation
The text states that sixteen federated socialist republics form the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. It notes their combined area equals about one sixth of the world’s land area, though the wording is garbled in places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tani
Soviets
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Ballytoe Squires
de Landates
Piles Pain Is A Danger Signal In Sciatic Prostatic Symptoms
An illustrated 122 page advertisement from The McCleary Clinic promotes a book on piles and related ailments. It cites sciatic and prostatic symptoms and offers a copy by mail with no obligation. The blurb mentions a MotB Elns Bloc and other obscure names as part of the sales pitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCleary Clinic
Motb Elns Bloc
Excolgine
Ady
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Roceo
W. B. Williams
Capital
Capital Barber Shop
Arkansas Machine “Specialty CO
Hope, Arkansas
Harry W. Shiver
N. Main
Bob Elmore
Auto Supply
Dudley
Igut
Bteinway
Haddorff
ULE
Wurlitzer
Prescott News
Silliman
Mr. Yocum
Curtis Ward
John D. Henry
Dennis Dickerson
William Samuel Roe
Forrest Westmorland
John H. Greene
Arkansas Committee For the
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Nevada
E. M. Shucp
Hope Star
Mack Greyson
Telphone
Oil and
Lafayette County
Eunice Triplett
Lewisville
J.C. Duvalle
E. M. McWilliams
J. $. Mathews
J. C. Dobnstop
G. C. Hurst
Leo Robins
F. BE
Nolen
Swift
Roy
Presbyterian
Proving Ground
John P. Cox Drug Co
Oriana Ament Boyett
South Main Street
Perkison’s Jewelry Store
Bill Ward
Irwin Cilase
Naval Division
Electric Boat Co
M. J. Roynella Tolocca Company
Whiston-Halem, North Carolina
Chimel
ISH & Dos Blendigarett
Coast Guard
Charlie Dewey
Fie
Aberdeen Proving Broun
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