Soong family rise echoed in new Chinese foreign minister
Washington notes place Dr Soong as China’s foreign minister, alongside England’s Lord Halifax and USSR’s Litvinoff, highlighting the Soong clan’s influence. The piece recalls Charles Jones Soong’s rise from hammock seller to missionary publisher, and the family’s linking marriages to Sun Yatsen and Chiang Kai-shek, with sons in banking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Stinnett
Washington
Winston Churchill
China
Occidentals
Dr. Soong
Soong
W. Soong
Chiang Kai-shek
Trinity College
Duke University
Southern Methodist Church
Charles Jones Soong
Charles Jones
Charlie” Soong
Vanderbilt
Shanghai
Sun Yatsen
Charlie” Jones
Dr. Sun
Mei-ling
Edson in Washington Gets Ready for P Day
A Washington note explains P day as the upcoming price control law start date. It outlines enforcement plans by the Office of Price Administration, praise for broad public compliance, and identifies Brunson MacChesney as the chief enforcer preparing for the new regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Office of Price Administration
Hoyle
Leon Henderson
Il Iron and Steel
OPA
FBI
Uncle Sam
Brunson MacChesney
Nathan MacChesney
Chicago
Yale
Michigan
Harvard
University of California
MacChesney
Hitches
Navy
Landis
SCE
Department of Justice
Northwestern
Dr Kung China Finance Minister and Bank of China Leader
The passage profiles Dr Kung as China’s finance minister and later founder and chairman of the Bank of China. It notes his rise from obscurity after supporting Chiang Kai-shek’s government, increasing state revenue tenfold by 1932, balancing the budget, and stabilizing currency. It mentions family Soong disputes and Kung’s 47th year ascent to foreign minister as further evidence of the family’s rapid political shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolworth
Kung
China
Young T. V
Harvard
Columbia University
Wall Street
Chiang
Soongs
Bank of China
Soong
Soung
Tha
Blondes and Brunettes Explain Color Bias by Scientist
A famed American psychologist attributes color preferences to ancestry and retinal pigmentation. Blondes allegedly reflect blue light from blue-sky regions, while brunettes descend from tropical peoples with red-leaning light, shaping red preference. The piece notes Hong Kong police guarding British ships on the China coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucrece Judgins
Equator
Credit Group to Meet January 14
The Nashville Production Credit Association will hold its eighth annual stockholders' meeting on January 1, 1942, at 10:00 a.m. at the Court House in Nashville. Principal speakers include W. S. Brock of St. Louis Production Credit Corporation, Joseph R. Cosgrove of the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of St. Louis, and J. B. Daniels, AAA State Administrator, discussing 1942 agriculture outlook and association plans. Directors to be elected. PCA serves Howard, Hempstead, Sevier, Nevada, Pike, and Hot Springs counties. Barney Smith presiding as director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Production Credit Asociation
Eigth Annal Stockholders
Court House
Nashville
E. M. Osborn
W. S. Brock
Production Credit Corporation of St. Louis
Joseph R. Cosgrove
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of St. Louis
J. B. Daniels
AAA
Nashville Pca
Howard
Heumpsetacd
Sevier
Nevada
Pike and
Hot Springs
Barney Smith
Daily Drilling Report of South Arkansas Operations
Daily Drilling Report from the Arkansas Oil & Gas Commission details multiple wells with operators, locations, casing sizes, gauges, production in barrels, and test figures. Notable entries include Atlantic’s Bedcaw No 9 and No 10 with gauges. Warnock Brewery No 1. McAlester Nipper Unit 1. Snider Unit 1. Hunt No 1. Buckner Hammonds MtKesn No 2. Davis Bel Washing in well Wednesday. J W Love Stager No 1. Bond No 1 with gas oil ratio. and MeAlester Mississippi Ay deffua No 1 dated 4-19-23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Drilling Report
S. Arkansas
ARK. Oil & Gas Commission
Carter
Hanes
Orig
Atlantic
Bedcaw
Loe
CSE
Macedonia
Warnock
Brewey
Sue
McAlester
Nipper
Guage
T. F
C. P
Snider
Hunt
Hammonds
MtKesn
Mt. Holly
Davis Bel
Big Creek
J. W. Love
Midway Bernsdell
Bond
Blavity
MeAlestui
Lafayette Co
Hope Basket Company Donates All Employees to Red Cross Fund
The Hope Basket Company and its workers donate 100 percent of a half day’s work to the Red Cross emergency fund. The list of contributing employees includes Walter Verhalen Claude Tillery Zuella Collier Ted Cooper Ruth Strecker Myrtle Moore Ted Hendrix Curtis Urrey Mary Taylor Flossie Coleman Alline Jones Addel Bruce Denville Rothwell Grace Ross and many others, with company officers Rufus K. Coulter and D. T. McCul dough named as president and vice-president respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Industries
Hope Basket Company
Red Cross
Walter Verhalen
Claude Tillery
Zuella Collier
Ted Cooper
Ruth Strecker
Myrtle Moore
Ted Hendrix
Curtis Urrey
Mary Taylor
Flossie Coleman
Alline Jones
Addel
Bruce Denville Rothwell
Grace Ross
Juanita Fagler
Opal Pedron
Lula Beasley
Barnum Wright
Willie Hunt
C. B. Roberts
J. R. Virden
Brice Thomas
Herbert Whitten
Juli Marsh
Bernice Moxley
John Shield
Boyle Bruce
Jesse Lee Maxie
Smith Vaughn
John V. Dodson
Oscar Andrews
L. J. Jester
Sybil Griffith
Mildred Bonner
Geraldine Collier
Mae Bell Revis
Ivy Smith
Eva Nell Moxley
Louise Andrews
Blanch Smith
Hazel Bosth
Mary Lou Rowe
Inez Maya
Margaret Parton
Faye Boyd
Bunle Dougan
Rema Nell Porter
Rosa Lee Brasher
Hose Lee Mayton
Alice Boyd
Bathetus Britt
Clara May
Glen Fincher
Gertrude Smith
Arjdis Smith
Walter Abbott
Wilma Light
F. A. Wortham
R. C. Skinner
Fred Johnson
Harvey Allen
Delma
Pipkin
Local roster of names listed in historical notice
A long line of individual names appears in a historical register or notice, listing numerous men and women across various surnames including Brown, Beard, West, Whitten, Crider, Cash, Taylor, May, Stringfellow, Vines, Rogers, Ells, Anderson, Keys, Skinner, Johnson, Shirley, Mayton, Mayo, Dougan, and many others. The list reads like a community directory or attendance roll from a past issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Ingram
Ithel Mayton
J. W. Mayo
Roy Tullis
Ployd Dougan
Gussia Anderson
Kingery Singard
Doris Cash
Mildred McElfresh
Elva Key
Josephine Shirley
Dorothy Dodson
Hubert
Mayton
Evia
Dean Russell
Geneva Boyd
Leroy Pratt
J. L. Nelson
Els Brown
Ethel Collier
Avis Camp
Lannie Russ
James Warren
Jack Davis
Dreadnoughts of Boxing as Heavyweight Giants Rise
AP Feature recounts boxing’s colossal heavies from Primo Carnera to Abe Simon and Buddy Baer. It notes Carnera at 260 pounds, Baer near 244, and Willard around 240, detailing eras where oversized fighters challenged for or held the title against legends like Louis, Sharkey, Dempsey, and Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Muldoon
Buddy Baer
Louis
Primo Carnera
Carnera
Alp
Italy
Jack Sharkey
Ife
Max Baer
Jim Jeffries
Jess Willard
Jack Johnson
Abe Simon
Lotus
Tony Galento
Luis Virpo
Dempsey
What Causes Epilepsy Opinion From Noted Doctors
A bonafet containing opinions of famous doctors on this interesting subject will be sent free to readers writing to the Educational Division, 535 Fifth Ave New York NY Dept A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Ave
New York
N.Y, Dept A
World Traveler to Talk Here at Hope Gospel Tabernacle
The Rev. Wester Sumrall evangelist and author arrives for three Hope Gospel Tabernacle services starting Friday night. He recently returned from a world tour across 39 countries and will discuss war and global views from Manila to London. He leaves next week for Mexico and then Central and South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wester Sumrall
Hope Gospel Tabernacle
Sumrall
Tabernacle
Japan
China
Russia
Germany
Great Britaan
Norway
Sweden
France
South America
Australia
Isles of the Sea
United States
Mexico
Central
South Americ
Alaska
Rev Sumrall
Manilla
Tokyo
Moscow
Berlin
London
Glittering gowns demand careful care for sequins
In elegant evening wear the author warns sequins are fragile and can fade or be damaged by heat steam or moisture. It advises sending glittering gowns to an export dry cleaner to preserve their shine and avoid rapid deterioration of Blue mica or celluloid sequin decorations.
Blackout drives surge in sale of lightproof fabrics and gear
New York reports sharp demand nationwide as blackout fears spark purchases of sateen velveteen and flannelette curtains, plus flashlights and dark window shades. Consumers rush to stock up amid utility outage concerns and looming blackout anxieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Indian Sign The Sign Language Whey Invented
The text claims that sign language was invented by Whey to enable American plains Indians to converse fluently without understanding each other’s language. It presents a bold assertion linking sign language to a single inventor and a specific tribal context. The accuracy and source reliability are not provided.
Three Children and Four Hits
New York report details Lew Fields family and their stage success. Joseph and Dorothy Fields, plus Herbert Fields, produced multiple Broadway hits and collaborations with notable writers. The article notes Panama Hattie and My Sister Eileen among achievements and mentions Rosie's Kitchen doors on 57th Street. It also references Eskimo ice houses and Napoleon in 1812.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Peacock
New York
Lew Fields
Teft
Armorican Theater
Efe
Gifter
Broadway
Joseph Fields
Jerome Chyelkov
Aileen
New Yorker
Herbert Fields
Panama Hattie
B.G
Buddy) DeSylva
Herbert
Dorothy Fields
Danny Kaye
Dorothy
57Th Street
Rosie
Brownette
Frinds
Joseph
Lew
Chadorey
Hollywene
Fortune
Eileen
Elar
Richard Rodgers
Loreng Hart
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Oriana Ament Boyett
Msiv
Iron Workers Local Union
Shreveport
Barlow
Mope
Ark
H. H. Phillips
Arkansas Machine Specialty CO
Hope, Arkansas
Steinway
Haddorff, Cable, Wurlitzer
Broad Texarkana, Ark
NEA
Henry Wallace
Eft
House
Sam Ruyburs
Persident
Roovesvelt
Edson
Allied
Oklahoma Tire & Supply Co
Bob Elmore
Hope
Perkison’s Jewelry Store
South Walnuts
Hongkong
Credit Group
Cosgrove
Basket Company
Rufus K. Coulter
Locksburg
D. T. McCuldough
Mineral Springs
E. M. Osboch
A. M. Weir
Okolons
Rev. Sumrall
Keith
E. 3Rd
U. 5
Canada
Greenland
Napoleon
Jara
Tuhes
IOD
Coca- Cola Company
OY Hope
Coca- Cola Bottling Company
FHONE
West
As Ia
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