Social and Personal Notes from January Meetings
Ladies of the Eastern Star banquet at Hotel Barlow and Hope Chapter No 328 OES meeting in Masonic Hall feature visit by Nina G Warnock Worthy Grand Matron. Children of the Confederacy reorganize plan membership drive and state contest scrapbook. next meeting February 11 at Matilda McFaddin home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope
O.E.S
Masonic Hall
Nina G. Warnock
The
Eastern Star of Arkansas
Children of the Confederacy
Carolyn Sue Sutton
Matilda McFaddin
Phyllis Williams
Coming and Going
Sgt Robert B Morgan arrived Wednesday for a firmuzhvist with his Mother Mrs R H Morgan 513 South Walnut street He recently returned from eight months overseas in the European Theater where he served as a Gunner on a B 24 He flew 30 missions and has 200 hours of combat flying Mrs Dexter Bailey and little Qiaushter Janice have returned from a visit with Mrs William Bundy and little son William Leon the 3rd in Hot Springs Willie Bailey of the Merchant Marines and Aubrey Bailey Petty Officer 1 C of the Navy are guests of Mrs Dexter Bailey in the Bundy home this week Paul H Jones and Mrs Jones and little son Ronnie arrived in Hope from San Diego for a visit with relatives and friends in Bearden Jones is enroute to Little Creek VA Mrs Jones and Ronnie will remain in Bearden
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Morgan
R. H. Morgan
South
Walnut Street
Morgan
Dexter Bailey
Qiaushter
Janice
William Bundy
William Leon
Hot Springs
Willie Bailey
Merchant Marines
Aubrey Bailey
Navy
Paul H. Jones
Birth Announcement for Vincent W Foster Jr
St and Mrs Vincent W Foster announce the birth of a son Vincent W Foster Jr born Monday at Julia Chester Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent W. Foster
Vincent W. Foster, Jr
Julia Chester Hospital
C C Chamber Banquet Set For Thursday Evening
The Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual membership meeting at Hotel Barlow at 7 30 p m Thursday. The program includes America sung by all, invocation by Guy E Basye, year end report by retiring president Ched Hal, a vocal solo by Ted Jones, coming year address by new president Lyle Brown, music by Rev. Glenn Hutton, and an address by Scott D Hamilton manager of the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Barlow
America
Guy E. Basye
Ched Hal
Ted Jones
Lyle Brown
Glenn Hutton
Scott D. Hamilton
Little Rock Chamber of Commerce
Flashes of Life and a Courtroom Sketches in Pittsburgh
A Pittsburgh item notes Miss Sofie Graf, 27, testifying about a license number she wrote after a July hit and run, with an explanation that she lacked proper papers. In Miami, a man named Aaron Rossman, 31, allegedly grew taller by stretching to meet a minimum height for a civil service job after officials momentarily doubted his stature.
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Pittsburgh
Sofie Graf
Upper Miami
Fla
Aaron B. Rossman
B. H. Hadley
Civil Service Board
Judge Mann Faces Grand Jury Address in South Carolina
In Columbia on January 17, Judge M. M. Mann of St. Matthews could not resist his legal training. Speaking to the presiding officer he addressed the jury foreman with the phrase So, Mr. Foreman of the jury, revealing his courtroom instincts during a Senate session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
M. M. Mann
St. Matthews
South Carolina
Ex-Gov Alfalfa Bill Murray Returns as Book Dealer
Oklahoma City scene as former governor Alfalfa Bill Murray arrives at the capitol with a large collection of brochures for his upcoming three column true history of Oklahoma. He resumes public appearance in a book selling venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Bill Murray
Badge found in beef links Studebaker employee loss
Max Harrinng of a rendering plant found a Studebaker Pacific Corp badge in the stomach of a beef he was carving. Roy Peterson, Medsker’s brother-in-law, identified the badge as belonging to Carl Medsker, who said he lost it last March at a stockyards auction.
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Gourmet
Los Angeles
Max Harrinng
Studebaker Pacific Corp
Roy Peterson
Studebaker
Carl Medsker
Medsker
Feathers Supply For Indian War Bonnet Designs Reported
Progress Denver reports P. M. Pierrce, a Sullivan Colorado turkey raiser, furthers Sioux and Navajo dress needs by providing white turkey feathers at a standing order of four dollars a pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Wild West
Waitey
Sullivan
Colo
P. M. Pierrce
Nebraska
New Mexico
Arkansan Decorated With Bronze Star Medal
Washington announces the War Department award of the Bronze Star Medal to Pvt. Paul G. Jenkins of North Little Rock Arkansas. The notice gives his home address and notes his decoration on record day.
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Arkansan
Washington
War Department
Pic
Paul G. Jenkins
W. 23Rd St
North Little Rock
Ark
Cupid Looks for Legal Law to Cut International Bars to War Prisoner's Wedding
Eve Caprari, 19, engages to Italian POW Delfino Rosatti, 24, amid legal questions. Army says POWs must return home as captured. Eva vows to wed if needed, then settle in America. Romance began via Rosatti’s Texas camp capture and blossomed through letters and a diamond ring. Parents fear public attention and risks to the couple and Rosatti’s wartime status.
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Cupid
White Plains
N. Y
Eve Caprari
Chambersburg
Eva
Cpl Delfino Rosatti
Mary
Delfino
America
Corporal Rosatti
Texas
Tunis
Rome
Leavios High School
Rino
Elva
Rosatti
Pennsylvania
Frank
DFC Awarded to 5 Arkansas Fliers by the War Dept
The War Department announced five Arkansans in the Army Air Forces received the Distinguished Flying Cross for service in the China-Burma-India theater. Named recipients are Capt. Jack L. Baldridge of Marm ton, Capt. Charles C. Walling, 1st Lt. Alvin Moore of Emerson, 2nd Lt. Morris R. Moore Jr. of Dardanelle, and Sgt. Richard D. Snyder of Jasper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Jack L. Baldridge
Morriston
Charles C. Walling
Little Ist
Alvin Moore
Emerson
Morris R. Moore
Dardanelle
Richard D. Snyder
Jasper
Fulton Soldier Reported Missing in Luxembourg Action
Pfc. Cecil H. Cox of Fulton is reported missing by the War Department since December 22 in action in Luxembourg. His mother Mrs. Grace J. Cox says no further details were provided. He has two brothers, Cpl. Raymond Cox and Eugene Cox. Canada has a population of 11,506,655 in 3,466,556 square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil H. Cox
Fulton
Luxembourg
Grace J. Cox
War Department
Canada
Questions and Answers From the Newswire Digest
A quiz of historical notes covers weapons terms a blue goose shell with sky blue tip used to pierce self sealing tanks. Rhododendron burls are now pipes after Mediterranean briar imports stopped. Congress first authorized federal highway aid in 1916. Nicholas Horthy is reportedly interned in a Bavarian castle. The Army’s five star generals are Marshall MacArthur Eisenhower Arnold.
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Nicholas Horthy
Hungary
Army
Marshall
MacArthur
Eisenhower
Arnold
Music Gift Boxes Draw Little Help in Hope
Boxes placed around Hope by Federated Music Clubs of America to aid hospitalized veterans receive scant donations. Mrs. J. C. Carlton says the boxes at Ward Crescent Cox Drugstores and Checkered Cafe are emptied weekly with very small contributions and urges local care for wounded soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federated Music Clubs of America
J. C. Carlton
Ward, Crescent
Cox Durgstores
Carlton
Clipper Crash Laid to Loose Harbor Boat
A small wooden boat drifting near Port of Spain Trinidad last week is believed to have caused the Pan American Leopoldville clipper crash that killed 23. Salvage parties report plane parts and boat fragments found in an engine and wing. Harbor police probe if anyone aboard the boat survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Port Au Spain
Trinidad
Harbor Polilee
Spain
Brumfield Son Sends Card From Japanese Prison Camp
Mrs. T. H. Brumfield of Hope reports her son David W. Brumfield, prisoner in Philippine Military Prison Camp No 1, sent a postcard dated May 5, 1944 thanking her for a Christmas package sent the previous year. It is his first word since a card received last October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Brumfield
Hope
David W. Brumfield
Philippine Military Prison Camp No. 1
New Presbyterian Deacons to Meet With Old Tonight
The deacons of First Presbyterian church and the newly elected deacons will meet at 7:30 PM Wednesday in the Philathea room of the education building. Every deacon and deacon-elect is asked to attend.
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First Presbyterian Church
Philathea
The Earle mansion and its slave quarters described
The narrator details the Earle house built in 1790 with a grand portico and six chimneys, crowded rooms, and no running water. Servants, including a Negro butler and slave cabins, manage heavy chores without wages while the family presumes tidy preparation for a fall dinner party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty Earle
Sevants
Develo
Passion Play Opens Sunday at El Dorado
The Black Hills Passion Play narrated by Josef Meier as Christus comes to El Dorado High School Auditorium for a six day run starting January 21, hosted by the First Christian Church of El Dorado. The 700 year old drama, first staged in Luenen, Germany, evolved over centuries and now preserves biblical dialogue while adapting some lines for stage.
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Black Hills
Josef Meier
Christus
el Dorado
First Christian Church of
Cappenburg
Luenen
Europe
America
South Dakota
Spearfish
Jesus
Passion Play Impresses with Poignant Christ Scenes
The Americanized Passion Play, a grand drama still noted for emotional intensity, features Josef Meier portraying Jesus with restrained yet indelible suffering. Spanning twenty-two scenes over two hours forty minutes, it remains the world’s largest stage attraction. Reservations may be made by mail, at Ran Caliph Hotel, or by phone 2125 El Dorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christus
Golgotha
Josef Meier
Jesus
Atrows
Passion Play
Ran- Caliph
el Dorado
We the Women: Honor Veterans as Heroes, Not Age
Ruth Millett argues nurses should serve veterans who are youths now and will age later, urging respectful care for all who served. She proposes calling hospitals Heroes Hospitals to emphasize courage over age and to strengthen public sympathy for veterans’ needs.
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Ruth Millett
Charles M. Griffith
Heroes
Veterans
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