Social Calendar Highlights New Year Events
Thursday 31st features the Thursday Evening Contract Bridge dinner at the Barlow at 7. Friday hosts include Mrs. R. D. Franklin and Mr. and Mrs. Kilne Spyder with a dinner and watch party. January 1st Rose Garden club hosts are Mrs. Garrett Story and Mrs. W. B. Mason at 3. New Year’s at home events run 4 to 10. Monday January 4th lists multiple Circle meetings of the Women’s Society and Methodist groups. Thursday’s Kline Snyder dinner at West 2nd, bingo at L. W. Young home, and a Thursday Evening Contract Bridge dinner at the Barlow illuminate the season’s social note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Kilne Spyder
Fursday
Rose Garden Club
Garrett Story
W. B. Mason
Women's Society of Christian Service
W. E. Jones
South Pine
J. C. Milam
Guy Card
R. . Franklin
Edwin Ward
First Methodist Church
W. C. Miller
J. A. Henry
Marie Briant
Kline Synders
Kline Snyder
West 2Nd Street
R. V. Herndon
RD. Franklin
L. W. Young
P. Stewart
C. C. Lewis
Charles Jaynes
George Brandon
Marshall
Texas
Opal Daniel
Snyder
Barlow
Mall
Ecards
Kelly Bryant
Syd McMath
R.L. Broach
George Ware
Bryant
Coming and Going
Pavl Bobby Reynerson visits with Mrs Reynerson and relatives while Midshipman B P Young Jr returns to Annapolis after a ten day visit with his parents. Miss Mary Margaret Hannah of Shreveport visits. Miss Carolyn Trimble returns from El Dorado. Pvt Joe Clingham goes back to Gulfport Air Base after holiday furlough with Mrs Clingham. Sgt and Mrs J L Cook visit in Ft. Lewis veteran relations then head to Fort Benning for Officers Training School. Birth: Charlotte Anne Arnett born December 30 at Army-Navy hospital Hot Springs to PFC and Mrs Billy Arnett. paternal granddaughter of Mr and Mrs L A Arnett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midshipman
Pvt
Joe Clingham
Gulfport Air Base
Gulfport, Miss
Mrs. Clingham
J. L. Cook, Jr
Ft. Lewis
Washington
Sgt. Cook
J. L. Cook
Ft. Benning
Billy Arnett
Army-Navy Hospital
Hot Springs
L. A. Arnett
South Laurel
Chirlotte Anne
Broadway's Cash Registers Chime In Tune With News
Broadway impresarios forecast war news dictating entertainment income in the coming season. They expect higher taxes and rationing to shift spending to amusements while many productions center on war themes or women, with fewer musicals planned. Notable producers cite shifts in talent and rising female participation as theaters adapt to wartime constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Tom Wolf
NEA Service
New York
Mars
Amusement World
Ross Billy Rose
Rose
Bataan
Golden
John Golden
Claudia
Amusement Word
Glenn Miller
Artie Shaw
Claude Thornhill
Orrin Tucker
Phil Harris
Eddie Duchin
First Baptist Church Begins New Year with Lord Supper
Rev W R Hamilton leads observance of the Lord's Supper in a one hour and fifteen minute morning service at First Baptist Church Third and Main. The 10:50 sermon titled As Stainless Steel and 1943 Baptist Hour broadcasts begin next Sunday with Dr George W Truett as speaker. Sunday School starts at 9:30 with expected attendance over 400. Evening service at 7:30 features Supreme Universal Facts. Training Union begins a fresh year aiming for a sincere spiritual start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Third
Main Streets
W. R. Hamilton
Shreveport
Little Rock
Dallas
Geo. W. Truett
Baptist Training Union
Frantic Festival ends with a marriage proposal amid Christmas chaos
In a chaotic Christmas setting Benny pressures Myra with a sham proposal as Fay and Ross flee Beano in a snowbound pursuit. The group unpacks gifts while Myra weighs a life changing choice as Beano’s plans unravel and a tractor chase erupts through the Laurentians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay
Ross
Myra
Ferdy
Benny
Beano
Leona
Armored Corps
Ross Benson
Laurentians
U S Bomber Battle Over Islands Described
The account recalls heavy U S air attacks with dozens of bombers striking both islands. Anti aircraft fire and searchlights lit the sky as planes climbed high. Tailgunner W C Will of Lehighton Pennsylvania refused to fire during the flare, keeping watch as tracers fell short. A Japanese plane rolled toward the airfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Will
Lehighton
Begin the New Year with Sunday Services at Local Churches
The community is invited to Baptist Training Union at 6 30 Sunday evening and Sunday services at First Baptist Church and First Pentecostal Church. Details include Sunday School at 10 a m regular service 11 a m evening service 7 30 p m and special midweek meetings. Also listed are Presbyterian Church activities with 10 55 a m worship and 6 15 p m Young Peoples, Church of Christ schedule, and an invitation to renew faith and dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Training Union
First Baptist Church
First Pentecostal Church
Ferguson W. P. Graves
First Presbyterian Church
Thomas Brewster
Young Peoples
Woman's Auxiliary
Christ
Church OF Christ Fifth
Grady St
Bombers Strike Wake Island Raid Ends Quietly
Lieutenant Lou Zamperini lofts a 100 pound bomb at a fast Jap Zero as bomber crews observe three others overhead. Major Glen R. Birchard reports fires across Peale Island while Wake Island airbase hosts widespread destruction. Bombers return to base under radio silence, all landing safely despite fog and rain. Brig. Gen. Ramey commends squadron after inspecting planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Zamperini
Torrance
Calif
University of Southern California Miler
Glen R. Birchard
Bay City
Mich
WaRe
Peale Islands
Peacock Point
Peale
Wake
Peale Island
Kuku Point
Shangri - la
Wake Island
Howard K. Ramey
Mississippi
Matheny
Ten Indicted From Page One In Suffolk Conspiracy Case
A 20-man grand jury in Suffolk County indicted ten individuals in a conspiracy linked to a Nov 28 tragedy. Bail set at 5000 for Reuben Bodenhorn and 2500 for David Gilbert as arraignment planned for Monday. The report urged rapid public safety fixes amid ongoing investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben C. Bodenhorn
David Gilbert
Superior Court
Attorney General's
Suffolk’ Superior Court
Mornig
Raiding bombers complete longest raid of war
In a dramatic raid, the bombers achieved the longest flight of its kind in the war. General Ramey read a congratulatory message from Admiral Nimitz and others. All planes returned safely with no injuries or deaths among the raiders, marking a remarkable achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramey
Chester W. Nimitz
Clos Emmons
Will H. Hale
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daisy Dorothy Heard
Carty
Contract Bridge Club
R. D. Franklin
Mrs. Lamarr Cox
C.D. Latterbach
Claude Waddle
Charles Briant
Wesleyan Guild
Syd MecMath
Rialto
Plainsmen
van Johnson
New Saenger
Pea Laurel
Pco
Richard Arlen Arline
Whi
Shela Ryan
John Shelton
Roy Rogers
Gabby Hayes
Sons of the Pioneers
Pavl
Bobby Reynerson
Mrs. Reyerson
Mary Margaret Hannah
Carolyn Trimble
el Dorado
Juli Spillers
Houston
A. C. Julian Spillers
Ellington Field
Ruth Rathbone
Billy Rose
Mrs. Astor
News of the Churches
Edmund Fancott
Canada
Montreal
Danny
NEA Service, Inc
Alize
Benney
U. S
Ethel Gorham
Hope's
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