Social Calendar News Roundup From January Events
Sunday activities at the First Baptist Church include a 4 to 6 p.m. training union study course. Monday offers a 2:30 p.m. Bible study for the Women’s Missionary Society with Mrs. Henry Haynes in charge. St Mark’s Auxiliary meets at Mrs Cheser’s home at 504 South Walker Street at 3 p.m. A full attendance is urged. Tuesday features Mrs. Henry Haynes hosting the Cosmopolitan Club at home at 7:45, followed by book review by Mrs. Lawrence Martin. Emanons host weekly supper and contract games at Enat Gue Street. scores not recorded. Forty-two members attend the Speniar League social at the First Methodist Church, with sandwiches and hot chocolate served by Mrs. McCloughan, Monts, and Kyler. Birthday dinner honors Eddie Byrom at Lee Votenline’s home, with numerous relatives and friends present including Byrom, Byram, Gilbert, Sanders, Roberts, and others. Mr. Routon from Beath Field visiting, and planned retirement activities noted. Military notes mention Mitchell Simmons of Norfolk visiting family, and honors for Hugh McKee enroute to Res Stn, plus Pvt. A. Monroe and Pvt. Edwards Yates stationed at Camp Kohler, Camp Crowder respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Speniar League
Fiirst Methodist Church
M. M. McCloughan
Clyde Monts
H. O. Kyler
Coming and Going Judd Martindale at Hendrix College
Judd Martindale from Hendrix College in Conway is the weekend guest visiting campus activities and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judd Martindale
Hendrix College
Conway
Christian Services Across Several Churches in Town
Sunday services at First Baptist First Methodist and First Pentecostal feature sermons on Christian training and word study. Garrett Memorial Baptist outlines Bible study and prayer sessions with a Bible study week. Christian Church hosts morning worship, Lord's Supper, and evening evangelistic service. Presbyterian invites all to Sunday School and worship with youth and evening vesper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Pine
Robert B. Moore
First Pentecostal Church
W. 4Th
Ferguson
W. P. Graves
Frayer
God
Garrett Memorial Baptist Church
Ferguson Street
D. C
Geome
First Christian Church
Millard W. Baggett
Bible School
Malcolm Porterfield
Sweney
Christian Endeavor Societies
First Presbyterian Church
Thomas Brewster
Lawrence M. Biff Jones Heads Football Program
The Sports Mirror reports that Biff Jones, longtime coach, leads the football program at Lawrence University as the era begins under his guidance.
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The
Associated Pross
Lawrence M.biff Jones
Nick Effen to Play First Base for the Yankees
Nick Effen will be the Yankees first baseman when they open their season on April 21. The Phillies traded Effen for cash around $10, filling the gap left by Buddy Hassett’s military service. Effen, 28, batted .211 in 1941 and .208 last season, is married with two children and classified 4-A for the draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ausin Bealmear
New York
Yok Yankees
Nicholas Raymond
Nick) Effen
Low Gehrig
Pth
Phils
Ed Levy
Allen Gettel
Yankees
Kanesas City
Elfen
Buddy Hassett
Yanks
Jm4l
Boston Braves
Gehrig
Babe Dahlgren
Johnny Sturm
Joe Gordon
Tommy Henrich
Levy
Hassett
Gerry Pridge
Bitten
Nebraska coach recalled to active army service as athletic director
The Nebraska coach is recalled to active army duty with the rank of master and named graduate director of athletics at West Point. Three years ago the Metropolitan Association refused to grant tiv el permits to Howard Bork Harold Cagle and Charles Beethma for profit games in Boston. National A.A. overruled. Five years ago Jimmy Thom son tied for third in the Pasadena Open with a 4 hole total of 206 and led by £4, seven below par.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Atheletics
West Point
Metropolitan Association
Howard Bork
Harold Cagle
Charles Beethma
Boston
National A.A
Jimmy Thomson
Pro basketball comeback warned by wartime limits and college links
Wide World Sports columnist Hugh Fullerton Jr observes Elmer Ripley’s idea that pro basketball may rebound by tapping college popularity and wartime venue flexibility. He recalls past strong showings by AAU teams, notes risks of small courts and rule issues, and mentions fan enthusiasm from key playoff nights as a benchmark for a future revived pro scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Fullerton, JR
Wide World Sports
New York
Elmer Ripley
Georgetown
I Am A Murderer Chapter Inquiries In New York
Leutenant Thatcher and Captain Meehan examine Vaughan Dunbar's hotel room, linking prints to the murder weapon. They report no verifiable identity, no bank records, no visas, and no press or official records, while Dunbar's alleged London ties fade in a web of silence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leutenant Thatcher
State Police
Vaughan Dunbar
Meehan
New York
Suclng
London
Merriwether
Lisbon
LaGuardia Field
Stone House
Washington
Press Association
Thatcher
PBS
State Department
U. S
Cynthia Merriwether
Fred West
Fred
Anne
Mitchell Grace
Henry Prentiss
Dr. Fleming
Col
Wesley Hope Merriwether
Meehen
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ite
United Press
Dunbar
England
British Overseas Dispatch
Capetown
BOD
Cynthia
Gold Coast
Browns and Cards May Train at Cairo or Columbia
St Louis Browns and Cardinals may seek training sites in Missouri as they weigh options in Cairo and Columbia. President Sam Brendon and manager Billy Southworth will inspect multiple locations, with Cairo offering a possible cinder track and major league facilities, while Columbia may host the Browns if Army space allows. Luke Sewell notes desirable points are scattered across towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
St. Louis Browns
Cardinals
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Ohio
Palomac
Missouri
Browns
Sam Brendon
Cairo
Brendon
Billy Southworth
Columbia
University of Missouri
Army
Luke Sewell
Brownie
Luke
Robert B. Moore enrolls in Naval Pre-Flight program
Robert Bowen Moore of Hope Arkansas has enrolled at the U S Navy Pre-Flight School in Athens Georgia for a three month program of intensive physical conditioning and ground school prior to further Naval aviation training. He attended Hendrix College in Conway where he completed CAA Primary Training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Robert Bowen Moore
Hope
Ark
U. S. Navy
Moore
R. B. Moore
Pinestreet
Hendrix College
Conway
CAA
Fights Last Night By The Associated Press
Chicago Lee Savold in Des Moines knocked out Nate Bolden in the Chicago bout. Lem Franklin stopped Altus Allen in Chicago. Clayton Worlds outpointed Pat Comiskey in Chicago. Philadelphia Jiggs Donahue defeated Jimmy McAllister in Philadelphia. Joe Lynch stopped Bernie Deans in Highland Park New Jersey. Detroit Jake Lamotta stopped Charley Hayes in Detroit. Boston Sal Bartola stopped Carmine Falla in Boston. San Francisco Doug Wilson defeated Frankie Marino in San Francisco. Hollywood Juan Zurita knocked out Eddie Marcus in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Lee Savold
Des Moines
Nate Bolden
Lem Franklin
Altus Allen
Clayton Worlds
Pat Comiskey
Philadelphia
Jiggs Donahue
Jimmy McAllister
Baltimore
Highland Park
Detroit
Jake Lamotta
New York
Charley Hayes
Boston
Sal Bartola
Bostfon
Carmine Falla
San Francisco
Doug Wilson
Carson City
Nev
Frankie Marino
San Francisca
Hollywood
Juan Zurita
Mexico City
Eddie Marcus
Los Angeles
Mrs Lilly B Howard Enlists in WAAC from Hope Arkansas
Mrs Lilly B Howard of Hope Arkansas was enlisted in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps on January 19 1943 through the Army Recruiting Office Texarkana Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilly B. Howard
Hope
Arkansas
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Army Recruiting Office
Texarkana
North Africa Flight and Combat Roles Mentioned
In North Africa the report notes an encounter with Gaston Charles, a French featherweight with the Free French Forces. Delbert Bingham, former top scorer at Utah State, was washed out by the Navy Air Corps but then joined the Army and earned his pilot wings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Gaston Charles
Delbert Bingham
Utah State
Navy Air Corps
Army
Fulbright Impressions of the House in New Congress
Washington reports of January 23 describe Fulbright, the 87 year old former Arkansas university president and new Arkansas congressman, sharing his first impressions with district newspapers. He notes a human, diverse House, expects a tough session, observes Republicans will press Democrats ahead of 1944 elections, and praises Arkansas representatives for cooperation and committee placements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bill Fulbright
Arkansas
University of Arkansas
Congress
Fulbright
Ackangas
Cattle Grubs Declared Enemy in Total War
County Agent Oliver L. Adams urges farmers to kill cattle grubs now to protect milk and beef output and leather quality. Recommends mixing equal parts Cute or Derris power and Wettable sulfur, applied with a shaker can, at six to ten wents per animal. Notes a Hereford heifer with 93 grubs and stresses neighbor cooperation for herd health. For more details, contact Adams' Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver L. Adams
W. K. Lemley
Adams
E Morton 38 Dies at Local Hospital Friday
Everett Morton aged 38 longtime Hempstead County resident died at a local hospital Friday. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Sunday at Kelly Grave. He is survived by his widow two children Charplet Ann and Gerald three sisters Mrs Cora Livingston Port Arthur Texas Mrs Sam Atkins and Mrs Mattie Hembee of Hope and three brothers Henry Leonard and Joe Morton all of Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Morton
Hempstead
Charplet Ann
Gerald
Cora Livingston
Port Arthur
Texas
Sam Atkins
Mattie Hembéee
Hope
Henry
Leonard
Joe Mortory
Hope Boy Promoted to Staff Sergeant at AAR School
Hope Boy Osteen, son of Mr and Mrs C B Osteen of Hope Route 3, has been promoted to staff sergeant after graduation at the AAR Flexible Gunnery School in Fort Myers Florida. Col Delmar Splvey announced the promotion, highlighting his completion of training at the Southwest Florida aerial school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. ‘Myers
Fla
G& Dorsey C. O'steen
C. B. O'steen
Hope
AAR
Myers, Fla
Col. Delmar
Splvey
Southwest Florid
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Daisy Dorothy Heard
Ba. Im
Training Union
Coiuse
First Baptist Church
Women's Missionaary Society of the First Baptist
Henry Haynes Law
St. Mark's
Cheser
South
Walker Street
O'Cloeck
Henry Haynes
Lawrence Martin
James G. Martindale
Ralph Rowton
McR
Davitt
the Statler
William Routon
Beath Field
Tt. Simmons
Norfolk
Aktan Simmons
Simmons
Virginia
Naval
Hugh McKee
Jim McKee
Okla
Gardener Field
Calif
Monroe
Washington, Ark
Signal Corps
Camp Kohler
California
Pvt
Edwards W. Yates
United States Army
Camp Crowder
Rialto
FREE
Macmurray Paulinic
Augan Goddard
Hayward
Pat George O'Brien Raft
Angels
Jean Harlow
Ben Lyon
Church News
William R. Hamilton
Gou
Guernsey
General Assembly
Sports Mirror
Nick Effen
Etten
Philadelphia Phils
Kentusky
Mwinois
Americo
Wee Tbr
Oefend
Fred MccAurray
Paulette Goddard
Paramount
Forest Rangers
Madison Square Garden
Joe Carr
Brooklyn Hall
J. P. Wynne
Lock Haven
Express
A's
Quaker City Boys
Morris Markey
Phatcher
WAAC
Hope Star
Opportunities
E. Morton
Hope Boy
Bob Elmore
NEW Saenger
Dea
Rottoo
Don “Red
Barry A
Swern
Cras Goddard Pye Eee
Albert Dekker
Overman
Pauletta
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