Social Calendar Shows Dinner Bridge and Scout Event
Wednesday Victory dinner at 7 p.m. in the Social room of First Christian church invites members and friends. Also Wednesday Contract Bridge at Mrs. Rey Stephenson's home at 4 39 o'clock. Thursday scout event Tallary 30th Troup No 7 led by Mrs Linus Walker at the Litle House after school. Also Thursday Contract Bridge at Mrs Dick Forster's home at 2 30. Tuesday Contract Bridge yet to be scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Contract Bridge Club
Rey Stephenson
Tallary
Girl Scouts
Linus Walker
Dick Forster
Bridge Club Notes and Reading Mention Highlights
Reports from the Tuesday Contract bridge group at Mrs. Merlin Coop’s home note two tables with high scores by Mrs. V Herndon Jr and Mrs. Foster. An editorial aside mentions Eileen Bigland’s travel book about China and the Yunnan Burma Highway, praised for humor and insight, and recommended by the Hempstead County Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merlin Coop
Tas
Thmpson Evans Jy
Buford Poe
Vincet Foster
V. Herndon Jr
Foster
China
Eileen Wieland
Elleen Bigland
Mrs. Bigland
Yunnan-Burma
Hempstead County
Wallace Steffey Transfers to Magnolia A M Arkansas
Wallace Steffey left Wednesday morning for Magnolia A M in Magnolia Arkansas to attend school the second semester. He transfers from Hendrix College. Mrs Thomas Brewster attended the executive meeting at Ouachita Presbyterian in Prescott among the Hope Indies. Ty Mr and Mrs R E B Henderson visited in Camden on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Edward Poe of Kansas City are guests of Mr and Mrs J F Garin. Mrs Harold Homan visits relatives in Locksburg this week. Hope people in Hot Springs Wednesday and Thursday for the Episcopal church state convention include Mrs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Steffey
Magnolia A
Magnolia
Ark
Hendrix College
Thomas Brewster
Ouachita Presbyterial
Prescott
R. EB. Henderson
Camden
Edward Poe
Kansas City
J. F. Garin
Harold Homan
Locksburg
Hope People
Hot Springs
The
Episcopal Church
Local Social Notes and Visiting Guests at Mal Vern
Wednesday visitors include Pat Chsey and families as well as J. 2. Stanford and L. W. Young. Mrs Jenny McWilliams recovers from a fall at Satin Chester hospital. Rebecca Norton visits from Little Reel to celebrate her father’s 79th birthday. Mrs E B Stewart returns from Gwensville. influenza confines A B Gunn but condition improves. Dr Gradon C Sanders from Memphis visits aunt E G Coop and Mr Coop. A F Gunn of Dallas visits city relatives. J D Sanders of Friendship Tennessee visits. Dewey Hendrix and family relocate to 508 West Third Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Norton
Little Reel
5. G. Norton
EB. P. Stewart
Gwensville
Indiana
Dr. Gradon C. Sanders
Memphis, Tennessee
E.G. Coop
Mr. Coop
A. F. Gunn
Dallas
Texas
J. D. Sanders
Friendship
Tennessee
WE THE WOMEN day Ruth Millett advises husbands on homemaker praise
Ruth Millett urges men to regularly praise their wives for handling household work, avoid flirtatious remarks about other women, and show public admiration for family. She argues kindness and attention create happier wives and fewer unhappy marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Millett
Skaters Survive Freezing Pond Peril in Maryland Park
At Chamber's Park lake in Federalsburg Maryland skaters faced thin ice as one person fell through and three others plunged in Albert Iseher was the fourth victim and a would be rescuer also fell in After a fifteen minute pause most skaters left Iseher returned and began skating again to end the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federalsburg
Chamber's Park Lake
Albert Iseher
Ischer
Lemon Juice Remedy for Rheumatic Pain Victory Claim
An advertisement touts a folk remedy using Ru-Ex Compound mixed with water and lemon juice claimed to ease rheumatic arthritis neuritis and related pain within 48 hours. It promises a money back guarantee and lists John P. Cox as a recommending source and widespread drugstore availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Cox
County clubs report big food canning totals for 1940
Hempstead county home demonstration club groups and 4-H members canned 884 800 quarts of fruits vegetables and meats for 1941 and dried 287 274 pounds of food for family use. A county foods program, part of the National Defense effort, aims to boost storage and meal planning with goals including 30 laying hens and a year round garden. The cotton mattress program opens new farm family projects with 500 applications and materials for cotton comforters to be supplied through extension offices. Leadership meetings with state extension specialists are planned for February.
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Hempatead
County Homie Demonstration Club Council
Club Women
American Dietetic Association
Executive Council
Home Demonstration Club
Country Life Reflections At Two Demonstration Club Meetings
Friendship Home Demonstration Club met January 17 at Mrs Will Osborns with fourteen members answering why they appreciate country life. Miss Fletcher spoke on the 1941 Mattress Program and chairing demonstration was given. Loyd Buckley won a bowl of chocolate fudge for most new members. next meeting planned at Mrs Dewey Haugland. Sweet Home Demonstration Club met January 17 at the church with 23 members and three visitors. President led, roll called, and members shared Christmas Tree gifts and country life reflections. minutes read by secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship
Will Osborns
Miss Fletcher
Loyd Buckley
Dewey Haugland
Sweet Hame
Sweet Home Demonstration Club
Country
Notice of Land Title Confirmation in Hempstead Chancery Court
The Hempstead County Chancery Court files a petition by T W Seymour to confirm title to 20 acres in the NW quarter and the south half of the NW quarter of Section 24 Township 13 South Range 26 West, Arkansas. Citizens with claims are required to appear at the next March term to show cause why title should not be confirmed. Clerk J P Byers certifies the notice dated January 1, 1941.
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Range
Hempstead County
Arkansas
Chancery Court
T. H.seymour
T. W. Seymour
J.P. Byers
Noted Soldier and Civil War Commander Puzzle
Pictured Civil War soldiers and a noted commander fill this word puzzle. Clues mix military terms with general vocabulary, hinting at a historic figure and a set of cross connections across horizontal and vertical entries.
Gandy Dancers in America by Ray Peacock
A feature on Gandy Dancers explaining their rail work known as dancing a shovel to snug ties. Dutch and Butch share lore of origins from candy dancers and the crucial role in railroad stability across the Mississippi and Panhandle regions. The craft is dangerous, demanding, and vital to early American rail expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Peacock
Sally
Butch
America
Mississippi River
Panhandle
Stork Shower Honors Mrs Hix Lee After Club Meeting
After a club meeting guests hosted a Stork Shower for Mrs Hix Lee. Refreshments included coffee, hot chocolate, and cake as part of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hix Lee
Troops Hurt Fireman Killed In Train Wreck Near Hattiesburg
Twenty five soldiers were injured and a railroad fireman was killed when a troop train to Camp Shelby overturned near Hattiesburg. The engine and six cars overturned on the main line of the Southern Railway. a seventh car left the track. Hospital doctors at Laurel said the fireman was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandersville
Miss
Camp Shelby
Hattiesburg
Southern Railway
Laurel
Feathered Hoboes on the Move in a Cliffside Engine
Four half grown chickens hatched in a Cliffside railroad locomotive roam the engine and tender for exercise aboard the daily train. Also noted are figures: twenty four million cases of fruit juices packed in 1939, up from ten years earlier, and last year tomato juice shipments reaching sixteen million cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erfordton
N. C
United States
Dutch Helper Keeps Wheels Turning On Hot Track Work
Under a blazing sun workers haul steel rails from gondola cars while coal oil and sweat stain clothing. A tall gaunt man with gray hair rests on a shovel as Dutch staff the lines, ensuring the luxury streamliner can crawl along the stretch of new back.
World War II Air Combat Described in Personal Account
An RAF pilot recalls a daylight mission on the Fourteenth Day 1940 with intense dogfights over bombers and fighters. He details attacking Dorniers and Messerschmitts, a rear-gunner casualty, a Dornier burning, and Spitfires driving off attackers while he boasts of salvaging a bomber and pursuing enemy aircraft across cloud banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galleen Sa
Butch
Dornier
Jin
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J. 2. Stanford
L. W. Young
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Mal- Vern
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Satin Chester Hospital
A. B. Gunn
Dewey Hendrix
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