Kings Row Chronicles of Parris and Junktown
Chapter excerpts follow Parris’s slow recovery after illness in Kings Row with Madame and Thurston St. George discussing tutors and overseers. A gang led by Fulmer Green torments Benny Singer’s house in Junktown as Drake McHugh reports Benny’s arrest and a potential reform school debate.
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Amaliown
Kinga
Mitchell
Tenny
Madame von Ily
Parris
Goredin
Emma
Mke Mington
Kings ‘Row
Fulmer
Benny
Drake McHugh
Benny Singer
Junktown
Fulmer Green
Pilehfort
Blevins Residents Share News From Local Roundup
Blevins residents report visitors from Clinton Ind and Little Rock. Miss Mary Agnes Evans music teacher at Blevins High School visits before departing for a Washington D C government post. Mrs Ruth Cox spends weekend in Texarkana with daughter Mrs Morris Lumpkin. Miss Mary Grant from Washington D C appears in the local notes.
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Max Meyers
Herbert Keltz
Clinton
Ind
Blevins
Perry Evans
Little Rock
Mary Agnes Evans
Blevins High School
Washington D. C
William. Muenster
Steve
Lating
Texas
Muenster
P. H. Stephens
Ruth Cox
Texarkana
Morris Lumpkin
Mary Grant
Washington D
Battleship Alabama launches nine months early from Norfolk Yard
The 35,000 ton battleship Alabama slid into the Elizabeth River nine months ahead of schedule at Portsmouth Virginia with Secretary Knox hailing the launch as a turning point from defense to a new war era. CG has been the guest of her mother Mrs Rose Grant this week. Swans were regarded as royal birds in early England and only high station could own them.
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Rose Grant
Portsmouth
Alabama
Norfolk Naval Yard
Elizabeth River
Knox
England
Social Calendar Highlights Community Gatherings and Marriages
Social calendar items list bridge clubs, garden club programs, knitting classes, and Woodman Circle meeting along with two Valentine's Day marriages. Events include Mrs Berdie Key’s bridge outing, Servier Power group meeting at Mrs Franklin’s home, and Gardenia Garden Club program on Roses with plans for gourds. Marriages announced: Edith Harper and Kelly Tale of Malvern. Dora Elizabeth Webb and Russell Wilson.
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Servier Paawer Hrottp
U. S. Armed Services
E. S. Franklin
North Main Street
Beryl Henry
Jim McKenzie
Olin Lewis
Bridge
Gardenia Garden Club
C. C. Lewis
C. V. Nunn
Gardenia Garde Club
Arch Moore
Mini Edith Harper
Mr. Hale
J. W. Harper
Edith
Kelly Tale
Malvern
Kenneth L. Spore
First Methodist Church
Personal Notices From a Local Newspaper
Personal announcements show Tommy Earl leaving for New Orleans after months in the area, Miss Mary Louise Keith and Miss Frances McKay visiting Shreveport, Mrs. George Newhern Jr. visiting Little Rock, and other guests from Granville, Knoxville, and Dallas. also notes Mrs. Buford Poe’s Hot Springs visit and a plan to join husbands in Long Beach with naval reserves. Also mentions visits to Carruthersville and Texarkana, Mrs. Violet Johnson’s Texarkana visit, and Pittsburgh relatives in the city. A blank sign controversy and Forest Service haze cutter with improved sight are also listed.
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Tommy Earl
New Orleans
Southwestern Proving Ground
Mary Louise Keith
Frances McKay
Muskogee
Oklo
Shreveport
George Newhern, Jr
Benjamin
Little Rock
Buford Poe
Hot Springs
G. I. Sills
Granville
Tenn
W. J. Travis
Knoxville
E. W. Johnson
Claudia Coop
G. E. Coop
Long Beach
Califo
Harry Smith
Carruthersville
Gillette, Ark
Alene Campbell
Dallas
Lloyd Cook
Coup
Delbert Case
W. M. Ramseys
Nelson and the war production board in 1942
In Washington, Donald Nelson resisted politics, insisting production was a business learned early. Before the Truman Committee he faced questions on high paid advisers and consultants, gaining trust and pledging candor while asserting authority over wartime contracts.
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Washington
Donald Nelson
Nelson
Truman
National Defense
New War Production Board
Ralph Q. Brewster
Dexter
Maine
Brewster
Roosevelt
Knudsen
OPM
Army
Navy
Truman Committee
Unis
Sinclair Products Lead In Value in Hempstead and Lafayette Counties
Sinclair Refining products are among America's most popular petroleum products. The ad touts Sinclair gasoline and motor oils, noting daily use by over 11,506,000 automobiles, 150 railroads using 120,000,000 locomotive miles yearly, and American Airlines flights totaling 400,000 miles daily. It highlights the Sinclair pipeline system of 7,000 miles and 12 refineries, advantages in cost and quality, and urges readers to buy at Sinclair stations. Local agent Claude Nunn promotes patronage.
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Hempstead
Nevada
Lafayette
Claude Nunh
Sinclaiy Wecut
Sinclair H. C
Sinclair Opaline
Pennsylvania Motor Oils
Sinclair Refining Company
America
Sinclair
American Airlines
Anator
United States
Sinclair Pennsylvania
Bradford
Sinclair H.C
Nunn
Sinclair Products
Ady
Ouachita Choir to Sing at First Baptist Hope
The Ouachita College Symphonic Choir, conducted by C. S. White, will perform at 11:10 a.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church Hope, before a national tour. Miss Thelma Batson oversees the Voice Department. Admission is free with a free will offering.
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Ouachita College
Hope
First Baptist
C. 5. White
Thelma Batson
First Baptist Church
W. R. Teaniston
War Profit Debate Between Nelson and Committee
A congressional committee and Nelson dispute excess profits of war contractors. Nelson argues manufacturers and workers deserve fair profits, while profits deemed unconscionable may lead to renegotiation of contracts to cut profits. The tone remains cooperative as the panel supports the production plan.
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Uncle Sam
Nelson
Congressional
Lost purse found by Washington woman offers reward
A large brown woolen purse belonging to Mrs. W. J. Stroud was lost in Washington. The finder is promised full currency inside and will not be questioned if returned to Hope Star or called in Washington, Arkansas. Contents include valuable papers, keys, a fountain pen, a bank book, and a check for $18 payable to A. N. Stroud.
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W. J. Straud Washington
Hope Star
Washington, Ark
A. N. Stroud
W.J. Straud
Washington
As-Diy
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Henry Bellamann
NEA Service Inc
Rene
Sven
Anna
Gullinson Cottage
Henry
Amy
Aberdeen College
Thurston St. George
Mr. St. George
Madame
Sonny
Marke
Thurston
New York State
Ol’ Crazy
Ben
AWW
Contact Bridge Club
Berdie Key
W. H. Bourne
Bernard O'Dwyer
Roy Stephenson
Roy Stephens
Syd MccMath
R, DB
Franklin
Joly Rigdill
Woodman Circle
Hope Woodman
Poplar Grove
Tressie Goldsticker
el Dorado
Wilson Webb
P. J. Webb
Dora Elizabeth
Russel Wilson
Cope
Washington High School
Wilson
Arkadelphy High School
Proving Ground
Rialto
Bowery
Blitzkrieg
Saenger
Rialto Muulnee
Jia
J.T. Jones
Pittsburg, Pa
Eee
The
Forest Service
ST Joseph Aspirin
Jeanette
MacDonald
Brian Aherne
Gene Raymond
Ian Hunter Pare Bys Pron Bas
Jane Cowl Od Sane Kurfin
Edson
Ouachita Choir
Hollywood
Tiely Bor
Nelly Don
Sandy
Geo. W. Robison & Co
Nashville
Rayons
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