Social Calendar Highlights of February Meetings
Social events list Thursday events include the Bridge club at Mrs. Graves home 2:30. Troop 7 Girl Scouts meet at Lilie House with Mrs. Walker and Mrs. O Dwyer. Friday features a dinner-bridge at the Wilson home honoring the Spitzers. World Day of Prayer observed at First Methodist at 3 with interdenominational attendance. Friday Music Club meets at Mrs. Hawkins home moved to 2 due to prayer day. Clara Lewthorp chapter Children of the Confederacy at Miss Mary Ross McFaddin residence.
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Contract Bridge Club
Albert Graves
Girl Scouts
Lilie House
Ginus Walker
Bernard O'Dwyer
Robert Wilson
Lioyd Spencer
Wilson
First Methodist Church
Edwin Hawkins
North Hervey Street
Methodist Church
Clara Lewthorp
the Children of the Confederacy
Mary Ross McFaddin
Wedding of Kathryn Louise Samuel and John Henry Maxey
Kathryn Louise Samuel married John Henry Maxey at the First Baptist Church in Minden with Rev. H. B. Kirkpatrick officiating. The ceremony featured ferns and white decor, pink gladioli, organ music, and a bridal party including Octavia Williamson and Miss Hetty Jean Samiel.
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B. PF. Turner
Warfield
Mendelssohn
Ovtavia Williamson
Truy
Turner
Gus Howell
Hetty Jean Saniel
Fisink Stoup
Herbert Samuel
Princess Vues
New Orleans Honeymoon Blessing for Mr and Mrs Maxey
After a brief wedding ceremony the couple enjoys a short honeymoon and plans to reside in Minden. Out-of-town guests include C G Coffee and family, Muriel and Melba of Hope, John and J W Foster, Clarence Leverette and children Loyd and Floyd of Blevins.
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New Orleans
Local Social Roundup Includes Mixed Visiting and Honors
Personal mentions note er and Mrs R E Henderson week in De Queen and William Orton of Hope elected to Deutsch er Verein honorary society at University of Arkansas. Also new Phi Eta Sigma member for high grades. Mrs Orren Harris of Washington DC visiting Mrs Willie Harris. Robin Southerland return from Paris and Fort Worth visiting relatives Chipiin and Meg. William Sissel of Scottsville NL guest of J W Patterson. Patterson's house guests return home. Rev J E Hamill with 44 youths chaperone to El Dorado C A Rally. Routon family of Little Rock and Ashdown weekend guests. B L Rettig hosts weekend guests including Mrs E L Russell of Chicago. Mr and Mrs James Sandlin move back to Hope from Oklahoma. Miss Mary Sue Kent named beauty at Magnolia A and M College. Mrs R L Patterson returns from Hot Springs baths. Mrs J W Patterson visits De Queen. F N Porter Miss Jack Porter and Mrs M S Bates travel to Texarkana for Masonic banquet honoring worthy matron. D J Bush and others attend OES banquet in Texarkana.
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William Orton
Hope
University of Arkansas
Deutscher Verein
Phi Eto Sigmi
Robin Southerland
Paris
Fort Worth
Texas
Chipiin
Meg
William Sissel
Scottsville
J. W. Patterson
Italy's Loss in Libya
Washington observers note a stark split between military views and Commerce Department analysis after Italy suffered a sweeping defeat in eastern Libya. The British capture of eastern Cyrenaica, loss of Benghazi, and erosion of key ports like Perna threaten Italy's African army, war supplies, and coastline.
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Washington
Army and Navy
Libya
Department of Commerce
Italy
Cionchew
Libyna
Jaly
Mediterranean
Perna
Cirenaica
Hollywood Musings on Film Fame and Frame Tricks
NEA service column recounts Edward Ludwig praising experimental risks in cinema through anecdotes about painting furniture on a studio set and pioneering camera techniques. It notes his praise for gray sets that focus attention on actors and cites Griffiths early closeups and rising shots as foundational milestones. It also includes brief scientific notes on meteors and Aconcagua’s height.
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Hollywood
Edward Ludwig
Clark Gable
Brian Aherne
Henry Stephenson
Nils Asiber
Ludwig
Libyan imports versus exports under British rule discussed
The article notes Libya's arid landscape and loss of arable land after colonial changes around Tripoli. It argues Britain benefited from Libya as an economic millstone, with import excess from Italy shrinking and long-term costs of colonization borne by Italian taxpayers and subsidies, while suggesting future gains if Britain assumes control.
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Libya
Bongazi
Tripoli
Tripolitania
Commerce Department
Ialy
Great Britain
Talia Neck
Honeland
Turkey
Icommerce Department
Sin
Lily Lamoye
Ann
A New Kind of CCC Camp
A feature on Camp William Ames in Sharon, Vermont, detailing 43 CCC enrollees from diverse backgrounds. Describes a nonmilitary camp with council governance, community work, and aims to unite youths through hard labor under William Jamesʼ philosophy. Notes college and noncollege youths, criticism of privilege, and plans for future projects.
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Sharon
Enland
CCC
William James
James
Dartmouth
Harvard
White River Valley
Aimes
Eugene Rosenstock- Huessy
Tunbridge Town Hall
Dorothy Thompson
Roosevelt
William Ames
Hanover
N. H
Congress
Glenn Anmtos
Amos
Rosenstack-Huessy
Pacific Northwest seeds aid soil and cotton yields in South
Western seeds from Oregon promote hairy vetch and Austrian winter field peas as cover crops. They slow erosion and enrich exhausted southern soils. Oregon extension official William Teutsch noted phenomenal soil improvement after tours. In Georgia yields rose after fall plantings. southern farmers report doubled corn and higher cotton yields through these crops.
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Corvallis
Ore
Ecolian. Com
Deep South
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
William Teutsch
Oregon Extension Service
Cartersville
Robert M. Stiles
Teutsch
Agricultural Aid Push Shapes Southern Planting Plans
In a garbled report the Agricultural Adjustment Administration promotes crop planting shifts to ease wheat surpluses. Officials encourage legume seed production and provide aid to farmers to plant seedstock, aiming at stabilizing prices and bridging regional gaps.
Swiss Strike Oil Discovery Spurs Mixed Reactions
In Chiasso Switzerland a newly found oil deposit at 1300 to 1500 feet drew cautious responses from locals. Some see valuable resources for defense and growth, while others express unease at the implications of petroleum wealth and its impact on the community.
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Chiasso
Switzerland
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Misa Carolyn Trimble
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Saenger
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Santa FE Trail
Dicket
Haynes Bros
Hope Hardware CO
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de Queen
Orren Harris
Willie Harris
Charles Routon
B. L. Rettig
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Sandlins
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Magnolia A
M. College
R. L. Patterson
Hot Springs
F. N. Porter
Jack Porter
M. S. Bates
Texarkana
O. ES
D. J. Bush
S. L. Murphy
Paul Tolleson
Earl O'Neal
Fred Cook
American Institute of Laundering
ARRID
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Randolph Field
Tex
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NEA Service
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Aconcagua
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Olla Aultman
Worth County
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Winnie
Elva
Virginia
Beulah
Sibyl's Beauty Shop
Ony Cox Drug Co
Cox's
John P. Cox Drug CO
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Gillette
BIC William's
Olafsen
Buick
Ftempstead Motor Co
Max Cox
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