Social Calendar Highlights and Gatherings In Town
Social calendar items note VFW Auxiliary meeting Friday at 7 30 PM at the VFW club and Friday Music Club gathering at 7 30 PM at Mrs B W Edwards home. W M S circle reports and a bridal shower for Mrs Cecil DeLaney follow a busy Baptist church schedule. Harrison M Ross marks 79th birthday with family dinner in town.
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B. W. Edwards
Beryl Henry
Harrison M. Ross
Bennie Jones
Helen Franklin
Y.W.A
First Baptist Church
West Avenue E
Kathleen Gardner
Wanda Ruges
Mary Ethel Perkins
E. S. Franklin
Nellie Jean Bailey
Reba Leverett
Betty Whitlow
Judy Nell Parsons
Cecil DeLaney
Norma Jean Hazzard
Beth Sasser
Gladys Fern Key
Bilbo’s Condition Described as Satisfactory
New Orleans reports Theodore G. Bilbo Mississippi’s Democratic U.S. Senator elect was taken from Touro infirmary after a two hour twenty minute operation for mouth cancer. Surgeon Dr. Alton Ochsner stayed in the OR as attendants said Bilbo’s condition was very satisfactory.
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New Orleans
Theodore G. Bilbo
Mississippi
U. S
Touro Infirmary
Alton Ochsner
Bilbo
Safety steps to protect infants from household hazards
Dr. Lillian M. Nye cautions parents about common child injury sources in the home. She urges careful high chair selection, securing sideboards, never leaving a bath or sleeping infant unattended, gate stairs, and keeping medicines away. Kitchens, knives, hot liquids, and choking toys are highlighted as danger zones, with supervision and safer sleep advised.
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NEA
William A. O'Brien
Lillian M. Nye
Minnesota State Medical Association
Beer in Cans to Reappear on the Market
Beer in cans, a prewar favorite with 1.4 billion cans sold in 1941, may return to shelves within about a month after tinplate controls were released. Availability in quantity depends on tin shortages, with some trade sources predicting deliveries could start in late February. A spiked helmet was standard headgear for U. S. Marines in D.
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New York
Walker Opposes New Taxes for Highways in Arkansas
Arkansas lawmakers face stiff opposition to proposed higher gasoline and sales taxes and new use taxes for highway funding. Rep. Glen Walker argues against referenda on levies, while Gov. Laney and Speaker Biales favor voter approval. Tax opponents cite an estimated 72 million dollars for highway improvements and plan to mobilize taxpayer groups to fight the increases.
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Little Rock
Arkansas General Assembly
Glen Walker
Hempstead
Walker
Ben Laney
Highway Commission
Neill Bohlinger
General Assembly
Laney
Roy Biales
Wm. L. Humphries
Arkansas Highway Users Ccumference
Marshall Faces Huge Duties as New Secretary of State
General George C. Marshall, at 66, takes the oath as secretary of state and must steer postwar policy. He must settle Germany and Austria treaties, head to Moscow in March, and handle atomic, economic, and disarmament issues while reorganizing the State Department.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Tony
Marshall
Truman
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Germany
Austria
Moscow
Britain
France
Russia
Byrnes
Italy
Europe
State Department
Stettinius
Love Has Two Sees Drama of Cassie and Mike’s Return
Cassie Fletcher faces a life choice after Mike Cargill returns from war and proposes. She weighs leaving her family in a tense scene with her mother and sister Leni, who contends with money, fashion, and independence as Mike promises to call tomorrow for an answer.
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Mike Cargill
Cassie Fletcher
Mike
San Francisco
Cassie
Papa
Leni
Mama
Len
Cass
Sid
Maria
John
Death of Nashville resident Mrs. Mattie Clingan
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Clingan aged 80 a Nashville resident were set for 2 30 p m today in Nashville She was mother to Joe Clingan and Mrs Delcie Compton both residents of Hope and identified in the notice
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Mattie Clingan
Nashville
Joe Clingan
Delcie Compton
Hope
Shift in U.S. butter production from farms
A historical note shows United States butter making on farms declined from about 72 percent in 1899 to roughly 17 percent in the present era, indicating a major shift toward industrial dairy operations.
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United States
Over-Prudent Youth and a View on Marriage
Dorothy Dix argues that pre marriage testing of a partner would spoil romance by exposing faults and disguising real humanity. She notes both men and women reveal flaws after marriage, challenging the idea of plaster saints and suggesting love remains an adventure despite foreknowledge of faults.
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Gong
Yale
Spitfires
Methodist Class Sending Clothes to Stricken Europe
The Edith Thompson class at the First Methodist Church is packing another box of European relief clothing with Mrs. Ralph Routon as teacher. Three boxes have been mailed already containing coats dresses suits underwear shoes and bedding. Any size clothing or shoes are welcome and gently worn items are preferred. Children's clothes and shoes are especially needed. Donations can be left at the church office with Miss Nannie Perkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Edith Thompson
Ralph Routon
Methodist Church
Nannie Perkins
What To Do For That Sluggish Down and Out Feeling
A vintage health ad claims sluggishness stems from low red blood cells and anemia. It touts a tonic with activating ingredients to rebuild strength, improve appetite, aid digestion, and enhance food taste, promising widespread use and quick relief.
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Tygay
V.F.W
Pucsiay
V.F.W. Il
John S. Gibson, Jr
W.M.S. Circle No. 1
W.M.S
The
Ohn S. Gibson, Jr
John Turner
Ernest Ross
Denvis
Burl Ross
Barbara Ann
Vivian
Walter Lee Allen
David
Jerry
Wanda
Polly
Fred Camp
Bill
Earl Ross
Harrison
Violet
Ozettie Fincher
Stamps
Circle No. 4
W.M.S. Met
S. A. Whitlow
L. F. Higgason
Whitlow
Mitchell Sparks
South Main Street
Vance Smiley
H. A. Fisk
C. C. Collins
H. O. Kyler
H. O. Po Oat Jr
Monroe
Louisiana
Rialto
Lassie
Muni
Ty Healey
Spice Islands
Family 5
Corbin Foster
By James Marlow
Flydrant
Parkers
Chicago
John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Sparkman
Hamline Methodist Church
D.C
Senate
John H. Bankhead
Love
Irene Lonnen
Ernhart
Weg Service, Inc
Cavendish
Lon
Mother of Hope
Dorothy DIX
Bell Syndicate
Hamilton
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