Social and Personal Notes from January Community Events
Social calendar lists W M S circles at First Baptist Church venues and hosts, Gardenia Garden Club at Spring Hill road, Legion Auxiliary meeting, and a First Baptist chili supper. Friday Music Club hears Manon broadcast with Frances Greer and local attendees. Also notes library additions, arrivals and departures, and the marriage of Evelyn Phillips to Edwin B. Parker of the Southwestern Proving Ground.
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Irvin Urry
Mamie Briant
Gardenia Garden Club
Formes
Spring Hill Road
C. V. Nunn
Henry Haynes
Manon
Massent
Frances Greer
Helena
Arkansas
Dick Watkins
W. S. White
B. W. Edwards
Garrett Story
Henry Hirynes
Evelyn Phillips
Parker
W. A. Phillips
Crossett
Edwin B. Parker
Southwestern Proving Ground
W. V. Parker
Franklin
North Carolina
R. B. Moore
First Methodist Church
Birthday party for Miss Rogers seventh birthday at West 7th
Billie Jo Rogers hosted Saturday afternoon celebrations for her seventh birthday at home on West 7th. Guests played supervised games and presented the honoree with gifts. Attendees included Paula Raley, Carolyn Sue Coffee, Donna Lou Cunningham, Betty Burrs, Talsy Rush Weakley, Mattie Peiree, Christopher Petree, Alva Mae Cox, Gilly Gilbert, and James Gilbert among others.
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Miss Roger
Billie Jo Rogers
West 7Th Street
Fallewin
Paula Raley
Carolyn Sue Coffee
Donna Lou Cunningham
Betty Dane Burrs
Talsy Rush Weakley
Mattie Peiree
Christopher Petree
Alva Mae Cox
Gilly
James Gilbert
Duan
Senate Considers Prentiss M. Brown Nomination
The Senate weighs Prentiss M. Brown for price administrator while Judiciary reviews nominations and House holds a routine session. Rules panel examines authority for naval and military committees to probe war costs, as Congress meets today.
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Associated Press
Senate
Prentiss M. Brown
Price
Judiciary Committee
House
Rules
Naval
DiMaggio Named Player of the Year by Writers
A year ago Joe DiMaggio was designated Play er of the Year for 1941 by the New York Baseball Writers Association. Three years ago heirs of J Louis Comiskey began a sale of Chicago White Sox stock, proposed by a bank executor. Five years ago Grover Cleveland Alexander, a right handed pitcher who played with three NL clubs in a 19 year major league career, was elected to baseballs Hall of Fame.
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Associated Press Today
Joe DiMaggio
New York Baseball Writers' Association
J. Louis Comiskey
Chicago
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Callura and Callura Look to Beat Wilson Tonight
In Providence Rhode Island Jackie Callura of Windsor Ontario and manager Leo Bradley prepare for a heavyweight title bout against Wilson tonight. Callura is noted for sharp training while Wilson tends to be slow in camp. Both fighters weighed in today and hope to secure big money once sanctioned by the boxing commission.
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Providence
Ty Jam
Singh
Jackie Callura
Daelste Wilson
Callura
Leo Bradley
B.A. B
Callara
Detroit
Windsor
Ont
Bradley
Jackie
Lea
Big Boy
Rhode Island
Leo
Wilson
NBA
Elim
Jackie Wilson
Bearcat
Calfara
Rider promoted to Army Staff Sergeant at Camp Hood
Ollace Rider son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Rider of Patmos promoted to staff sergeant at Camp Hood Texas He entered the armed services March 13 1941 and completed basic training at Ft. Sill Oklahoma Cocoanut oil from copra is listed as the soap lathering ingredient
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Ollace Rider
Oscar Rider
Patmos
Camp Hood
Texas
Armed Services
Ft. Sill
Oklahoma
Spring training locales replay tall tales from a writer
Hugh Fullerton surveys New York teams choosing Asbury Park Lakewood Bear Mountain and nearby venues for spring workouts. He notes dead spring towns, crowded boardwalk amusements, pine scrubs, and horse-drawn carriages at the Giants training site on the Rockefeller estate. Dodgers pick Bear Mountain amid deer on the field and a rugged climb to fitness for the season.
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N Bgansville
Muncie
Ind
Swarthmore
Wilmington
Del
New York Feluba
Asbury Park
Lakewood
Bear Mountain
New York
New Hampshire
Rockfeller Estate
Jay Gould
Georgian Court College
Baseball Will Go On Despite War Plans For 1943 Season
Will Harridge notes fans supported baseball in 1942 and predicts the game will continue in 1943. The American and National Leagues have laid out 1943 plans, aiming to aid War Relief funds and streamline operations as more players may join the colors before opening day April 21. Each club is expected to field creditable teams.
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Will Harridge
Chicago
I Am a Murderer By Morris Markey excerpt scene
Cynthia and Henry Prentiss share a tense flirtation at a party aboard a Long Island estate. He deflects her questions while she reveals emotion, then they drift toward a private lawn talk about love and trust as others gamble and socialize around them. The scene ends with guests returning indoors after late revelry.
Milt Simington Dies Suddenly of Heart Attack
Shreveport Louisiana January 8 Milton Simington 24 a football veteran of three years at University of Arkansas and two with pro teams died of a heart attack here Sunday He had been treated after a Christmas Eve heart seizure in Philadelphia where he was to play in the national all star game He will be buried at Wright City Oklahoma Simington starred at Idabel and Dierks high schools and made Arkansas first teams in 1939 and 1940 He played right guard and was a noted placement kicker His two extra points in 1939 and three points in 1940 helped Arkansas beat Ole Miss He played with the Cleveland Rams in 1941 and was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers at the start of 1942 Joe Carr Steelers business manager called him one of the finest boys on the squad He was 6 feet 4 1 2 inches and weighed 220 1942 Oregon farmers grew 20000 acres of fiber flax the most in any state
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Shreveport
Hugly Milton Simington
University of Arkansas
Dierks
Ark
Philadelphia
Wright City
Okla
Milt
Idabel
Arkansas
Ole Miss
Simington
Cleveland Rams
Pittsburgh Steelers
Joe Carr
Steelers
Baseball's 1943 effort reaches all camps and fans
The author urges centralized American league park locations to serve defense workers and fans amid gas and tire shortages. He notes playing equipment shipped to over 900 camps and 43 states plus England, Iceland, Africa, Australia, Alaska, Hawaii, the Canal Zone, and Caribbean seas. Night games and double headers are proposed to boost participation.
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England
Iceland
Africa
Australia
Alaska
Hawaii
Canal Zone
Caribbean
Berlin Bombing Raid Marks Heaviest Allied Strike
The Saturday night Berlin raid, first since 1941, involved four motored bombers on a 1,200 mile run. Pilots reported fires visible 100 miles away and widespread destruction in the city, including the Deutschland Halle. Berlin claimed two bombers shot down, with higher casualty tolls expected as debris is cleared. Journalists aboard described an immense firestorm and massive destruction in the heart of Berlin, as four flotters accompanied the raid for the first time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Deutschland Halle
Olympic Stadium
Britain
Herrenvolk
Stanley Richardson
NBC
London
Bilin
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