Birthday party honors Geo Peck Jr with pink cake
Mrs Geo W Peck hosted a Saturday birthday party for her son Geo Peck Jr. at her home with a white tiered cake, pink candles, ice cream and painted books as favors. Guests included Ann Adams Lyman Armstrong Jr John Barr Hal Branch Dick Broach Lilla Brown Caroline Cox Annabelle Duffie Marthe Hamilton George Ann Thompson Jimmy Haynes Jeanie Herndon Mary Lewis Mike McGibbony Dorsey McRae III William Perkins Jan Robinson Caroline Story Margaret Ann Voss Benny Wilver Hettie Jean Wilver Dale Zinn Mary Evelyn Burton of Lewis-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Peck Jr
Geo. W. Peck
Ann Adams
Lyman Armstrong, Jr
John Barr
Hal Branch
Dick Broach
Lilla Brown
Caroline Cox
Annabelle Duffie
Marthe Hamilton
George Ann Thompson
Jimmy Haynes
Jeanie Herndon
Mary Lewis
Mike McGibbony
Dorsey McRae HI
William Perkins
Jan Robinson
Caroline Story
Margaret Ann Voss
Benny
Hettie Jean Wilver
Dale Zinn
Mary Evelyn Burton
Lewis
Local soldiers visit families during weekend
Pvt. William Tarpley and Pvt. Charles Benson spent the weekend with their parents in Camp Robinson and Elliott relatives. Others, including Mrs. J. W. Jordan, Miss Maggie Bell, and Ike Bell family, hosted visits from kin while residents enjoyed visits to Hot Springs and Arkadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William FE. Tarpley
Camp Robinson
William E. Tarpley
This City
J. W. Jordan
Elliott
Mississippi
J. B. McLarland
Aberdeen
Maggie Bell
Ike T. Bell
Ike T. Bell, Jr
Pvt
Charles Benson
Mrs
H. E. Benson
Herbert Griffin
Geo. Clendenin
Hot Springs
Bruce and Jones Families Announce Newborns
Mr and Mrs F J Bruce announce the arrival of a daughter Vicki Ellen on July 10 at Julia Chester hospital. Mr and Mrs Noel C Jones announce a son Ronald Noel on July 8 at the Josephine hospital. Mr Jones serves as Machinist Mate Second Class with the Seabees in the Marshall Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Bruce
Vicki Ellen
Julia Chester Hospital
Noel C. Jones
Ronald Noel
Josephine Hospital
Mr. Jones
Seabees
Marshall Islands
Son Lt Samuel Smith Wounded in Action in France
Mrs Pauline Smith has been notified that her son Lt Samuel Smith was wounded in action in France. He is now hospitalized in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Smith
Samuel Smith
France
Lt. Smith
England
Nelson Defies War Production Plan Sparks Senate Clash
Adm William D Leahy objects to orders hindering war material output as Nelson faces opposition from WPB officials and major departments. Truman committee Keen and Golden back Nelson while McNatt and nine WPB vice chairs oppose the plan amid a broader wartime policy dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adm
William D. Leahy
Roosevelt
Nelson
Senate
Truman Committee
Senate Small Business Committee
Labor
WPB
Joseph D. Keenan
Clinton S. Golden
AFL
CIO
War Plants Corporation
War and Navy Departments
Maritime Commission
Paul V. McNatt
Claim New Anesthetic Shockholm
Two Swedish scientists Nils Lovgren and Bengt Lundqvist report six years of research yielding a local anesthetic called LL30. They claim it is easier to produce than novocaine and more effective. Canada has an estimated three and one half million industrial workers per a 1944 survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shockholm
Nils Lovgren
Bengt Lundqvist
Canada
Terry Renews Charges on State Police
Guber natorial candidate David D. Terry charged this weekend that state police aided rival J Bryan Sims in the governor race. He cited two alleged incidents of a patrolman interfering with his supporters at a Mountain Home meeting. State Police Superintendent Atkinson demanded proof before any action. Arkansas primary turnout is projected 140 000 to 175 000 with stumping in northeast Arkansas and statewide radio addresses by Hattie Caraway and other candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
David D. Terry
Batesville
J. Bryan Sims
Terry
Cliff Atkinson
Arkansas
Rep
J. W
Bill) Fulbright
White County
Col
T. H. Barton
Governor Adkins
Hattie W. Caraway
KARK
Keen Old Blade Cheney Kas Razor Over a Century Old
The blade used by G. R. Henley is more than 100 years old and has passed through four generations of the Henley family in Cheney Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheney
Kas
G. R. Henley
Henley
Musical Quiz Feature of Ki Y Club Teaches Teens Friday
Teenage patrons attended a Ki Y club musical quiz at Second and Walnut streets Friday with Glen Williams as emcee and Vernon Simpson providing music. Teams included Tommy White, Freddie Patten, Joe Rooker against Peggy McNeil, Melba Moore, Martha Sue Moore. Chaperones were Mrs Leo Wray and Mr and Mrs Lyle Brown and Mrs Arch Moore. Miss Neil Louise Broyles urged attendance next Friday. New nickelodeon records were set and fans will be installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ki-Y Club
Second and
Walnut Streets
Glen Williams
Vernon Simpson
Tommy White
Freddie Patten
Joe Rooker
Peggy McNeil
Melba Moore
Martha Sue Moore
Leo Wray
Lyle Brown
Arch Moore
Neil Louise Broyles
Nickelodeon
Wyble Wimberly Named Manager of USES Office Here
Miss Wyble Wimberly, previously acting manager of the Hone office of the United States Employment Service, is appointed manager by Dr. D Palmer Patterson. Claude A. Caldwell, slated for Hope office, stays in Mena, choosing to lead Oxford schools. The Hope office serves Clark, Hempstead, Howard, LaFayette and Nevada counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyble Wimberly
United States Employment Service
D Palmer Patterson
Claude A. Caldwell
Mena
Hope
Caddwell
Oxford
Clark
Hempstead
Howard
LaFayette
Nevada
Page Burial Planned For Arkadelphia Woman
Arkadelphia July 10 Mrs Fred J Page 39 former Arkansan died Saturday in Cleveland Ohio will be buried Wednesday in Fayetteville where she was born She graduated from the University of Arkansas and once taught at Magnolia A and M College Also contains stray cooking and beauty notes about onion juice and a summer skin freshener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkadelphia
Fred J. Page
Arkansan
Cleveland
Fayetteville
University of Arkansas
Magnolia A and M. College
Salute to a Lady by Victoria Wolf
In the Navy telegram Howard Moore was killed in action and the narrator joins the Red Cross. She recalls their love, questions bravery, and undergoes training at St Luke's Hospital, hoping to serve as a nurse in the war effort. The piece ends with a vow to continue her service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria Wolf
NEA Service, Inc
Tere
Navy Department
Howard Moore
Red Cross
Howard
Florence Nightingale
Paris
Hitler
Europe
Keeping Up With Ration Coupons
A compact wartime ration update lists start dates for blue stamps in Book 4 for foods, red stamps, airplane shoes stamps, sugar stamps, and gasoline coupons with their valid quantities and indefinite validity notes.
Saipan's Fall and Strategic Position in Pacific War
Saipan's fall is described with details by H Hoover, commander of the central Pacific forward area. The article notes Saipan's airstrip usable by Superfortresses for attacks on Tokyo 1450 miles away and its value as a naval supply and submarine base. Saipan lies under 150 miles north of Guam, a key early Japanese-occupied territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Hoover
Central Pacific
Saipan
Tokyo
Philippines
Guam
U. S
Japan
Mystery Ash Cloud Created Crater Lake’s Ancient Birth
Scientists dated a massive volcanic eruption under 4000 years ago that formed Crater Lake. Nearby caves yielded Indian sandals scorched by the blast, dating to under 400 centuries ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Mazama
Oregon
Crater Lake
Laughing Churchman Forms League of Merry Laughter
London vicar Rev. R. Doble launches the League of Merry Laughter to promote cheer as a Christian attribute. He distributes slogans such as Laughing lips never lie and The twinkle in the eye is a spark of heaven in the heart, arguing Christianity should not be misery or cant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
R. Doble
League of Merry Laughter
Oldest Eastern Star matron dies in Bellefonte
Mrs. Tennessee Arkansas Keen of Bellefonte Arkansas dies at 90. She was the oldest member of the Order of Eastern Star and served 15 terms as worthy matron of the Bellefonte chapter. She is survived by three sons a brother and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Tennessee Arkansas Keen
Bellefonte
Ark
Order of Eastern Star
Fort Smith to Host Legion State Baseball Tournament
The annual American Legion state base ball tournament will be held at Andrews Field in Fort Smith on August 4 5 6. Teams from Fort Smith Little Rock Batesville Stuttgart Warren and Magnolia will compete. Fort Smith has won the last three championships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith
American Legion
Andrews Field
Little Rock
Batesville
Stuttgart
Warren
Magnolia
Dust from burned-out meteors sifts to earth
Dust from burned-out meteors sifts continually to the ground adding to its bulk. Before washing overalls remove buckles that may cut fabric.
Williams Dies at 41 Emmet Route 2
Louis Williams 41 of Emmet Route 2 died in a Texarkana hospital after several operations. His body returned to Herndon-Cornelius Funeral Home. Funeral service planned at Emmet Methodist Church with Rev Cagle officiating. Burial at Snell Cemetery. He is survived by his widow and one daughter Cloise Fernell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Williams
Emmet
Texarkana
Herndon-Cornelius Funeral Home
Emmet Methodist Church
Cagle
Snell Cemetery
Emm
Williames
Cloise Fernell
A Difficult Problem Gets Ironed Out
Washington reports Mrs. Charles W. Tillett assistant chairman of the Democratic National Committee found a wartime solution to staffing shortages. She describes sneaking into a hotel linen room to iron her clothes for a meeting, then returned to address a large group of clubwomen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles W. Tillett
Democra National Committee
Tragic Wagon Accident Claims Buffington Child Near Magazine
In Booneville on July 10 a two year old, Eugene Buffington, son of Mr and Mrs B M Buffington of near Magazine, was killed when a wagon team ran away. His parents and a four year old sister were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booneville
Eugene Buffington
Rs. B. M. Buffington
Near Magazine
Sster
Dairy Plant Robbed in Little Rock Nighttime Kidnapping
William Slender, a night employee at the Terry dairy plant, testified four youths abducted him early yesterday and carried off two safes from the plant office. Officers later found the truck and fired. the lone assailant escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
William Slender
Terry
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