Social Calendar Highlights for Edith Thompson Class Events
July activities include picnics for Edith Thompson class members at Mrs. J O Milam's home and for Jett B Graves class at Fair Park with inclement weather plans for church supper. Hostesses Milam, McFaddin, Harrell set July 13, 7:30, with July 15 park dedication for Texarkana chapter noted by Mrs. Franklin. Monthly W S C S meeting featured organ music and prayers for Christian leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Milam
E. F. McFaddin
Charles Harrell
Edith Thompson
First Methodist Sunday School
Milam
Hope American Legion Post
The
Legion Auxiliary
Texarkana
F. S. Franklin
Wesleyan Guild Meeting Sees Hostesses and New Members
Miss Elizabeth Hendrix and Mrs. Syvelle Burke hosted the Wesleyan Guild of the First Methodist Church. Fourteen attended, including visitor Miss Elizabeth Malone of Jonesboro and new member Miss Echols. Scrapbooks for the Junior Department reading table occupied most of the evening, with Mrs. Syd McMath presiding over the business session. The group led by Miss Hendrix will be entertained by Mrs. Lyman Armstrong at a picnic in August. A dessert course accompanied the social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Guild
Elizabeth Hendrix
Syvelle Burke
First Methodist
Elizabeth Malone
Jonesboro
Echols
Syd McMath
Lyman Armstrongs
Mrs Tom Kinser to Lead Christian Church Circle No 2
Members of Circle No 2 of the Women s Council of the First Christian Church met at the home of Mrs Walter Carter and Mrs Mary Carter yesterday afternoon. Opening with the Lord s Prayer in unison, the group heard plans outlined for the year by the new circle leader Mrs Tom Kinser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Kinser
Christian Church
Circle No. 2
Women's Council of the
First Christian Church
Walter Carter
Mary Carter
Malcolm Porterfield
Young Honoree Is Entertained at Fair Park
A Monday afternoon party at Fair Park honored Carolyn Sue Coffee turning seven. Red, white, and blue decor framed the event with an embossed cake and ice cream. Assisting were Mrs. Clyde Coffee and others. flags were given as favors to a long list of friends and family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Park
Carolyn Sue Coffee
Clyde Coffee
N. F. Helms
Nathan Harbour
Betty Ruth Coleman
Weekend Guests Share Southern Hospitality
Miss Catherine Rials of Minden Louisiana and Mr and Mrs C A Guthrie with daughter Louise of Memphis were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs E S Franklin. Master Jay Moore of Shreveport is visiting his cousin Master Tony Boyett. Fred Cook Jr visits Batesville to see Arkansas College friends. Miss Ferrell Sparks arrives from Houston to visit sister Miss Bertha Sparks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Rials
Minden
C. A. Guthrie
Louise
Memphis
E. S. Franklin
Jay Moore
Shreveport
Tony Boyett
Fred Cook, Jr
Batesville
Arkansas College Friends
Ferrell Sparks
Houston
Texas
Miss Bertha Sparks
Navy Promotion and Indian Deployment Update
Pvt Eugene L O Steeen stationed in India for a year has become a patient at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington D C Leland Wayne Parish son of Mrs Ann Hill Parish East Third Street has been promoted to petty officer in the United States Navy Mrs Parish has been notified
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene L. O’steen
India
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D. C
Leland Wayne Parish
Ann Hill Parish
East Third Street
United States Navy
Parish
Cemetery Work Planned at Shower Springs Cemetery
The Shower Springs Cemetery will be cleaned on Thursday July 15 and all interested persons are invited to help. Local officials announced the community event and asked volunteers to participate in the cleanup effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shower Springs
Broadway Court
Desperate Battles Reported In Soviet Counteroffensive
Red Star described renewed Soviet resistance as German armored columns pressed through a narrow sector. KV tanks clashed with Tigers with the Soviets claiming superiority in tank combat while losses mounted on both sides. Izvestia cited 122 German tanks lost yesterday, part of 2,622 in eight days, and 58 planes downed yesterday, totaling 1,126.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Star
Izvesta
Izvestia
von Linge
As Suntan Darkens Your Powder and Lipstick Match
Alicia Hart advises updating powder and lipstick as suntans deepen. Actress Jean Rogers suggests blending a deep suntan powder with regular shade and sifting to avoid lumps. She notes true red lipsticks suit most tans while avoiding orange or fuchsia to prevent mudding the complexion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alicia Hartner
M-G-M
Jean Rogers
Jean
Seeks Record Food Harvest Next Year
Washington announces a 1944 plan to plant 380 million acres of crops and sustain meat dairy and egg output at high levels. The War Food Administration leads a nationwide mobilization urging farmers to maximize every acre and farming facility, with more machinery and fertilizer, higher wheat goal of 88 million acres, and price supports to raise output.
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Washington
Marvin Jones
War Food Administration
Jones
WFA
Lipstick Bait Attracts River Fish For Anglers
Anglers are advised to use lipstick coated bait to attract grayling with orange red for perch pale pink for dace and primrose later for roach. The note emphasizes color cues as a lure and encouraging girls to pursue the tactic.
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London
Canning Meet July 21 at Bruce Chapel
Tomato canning demonstrations are planned at Bruce Chapel home of Mrs. Stone on July 21 with later sessions by the Friendship Home Demonstration club and a basement church demonstration for Hope women. Miss Mary Claude Fletcher urges canning tomatoes and juice, noting Vitamin C retention and the ease of canning without a pressure canner. She describes selecting bright tomatoes, blanching, peeling, and sealing in sterilized jars with salt and juice, plus jam notes on juice processing and storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Chapel
Stone
Friendship Home Demonstration Club
Consumer Interest and Food Nutrition Committee
Methodist Church
Women of Hope
Arkansas
Mary Claude Fletcher
Miss Fletcher
Hempstead County
Fletcher
Sports Mirror Recaps Historic Baseball and Golf Wins
Today a year ago New York Yankees beat Michigan Tigers 4 to 3, widening their lead over the Red Sox to five games. Three years ago Jess Sweetser Memorial Golf at Scarsdale was won by Tommy Goodwin. Five years ago the Pirates streak ended as Brooklyn won 10 to 5.
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Associated Press Today
New Yankees
Michigan Tigrs
Red Sox
Jess Sweetser
Scarsdale
New York
Tommy Goodwin
Pittsburgh Pirates
Brooklyn
Lincoln Elliot’s Last Quest in Central Africa
Lincoln Elliot, newly appointed military governor in a French Central African colony, plans one final mat adventure. Disguised as the Arab Terek el-WMedjahiri, he uncovers a devious plot and vows to locate and kill the mastermind known as the hykmootameez. En route to Lake Tehod he encounters Bedawin caravan wary of him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Elliot
Central Africa
Terek El-Wmedjahiri
Hykmootameez
Lake Tehod
Desert trek heightens hunt for Man of Mystery
Rashid and Lincoln flee town after a palace servant overhears a midnight call from a foreign official. Rumors swirl that the governor is kidnapped or murdered as the Americans ride into the desert toward the hykmootamecz, the elusive target. The trek through barren, silent miles deepens Lincoln’s resolve to find and kill the mysterious foe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rashid
Mounetville
Dakar
Sidi Elliot
Pelletier
Lincoln
Beef Shortage Ties To Price Policy And Market Pressures
The article analyzes wartime meat supply issues, noting lamb, pork, beef, and veal allocations to lend-lease and consumer rationing effects. Producers protest beef price rollbacks despite subsidy promises, keeping cattle stock off market. Demand from armed services and civilians strains meat supplies, with black markets complicating distribution. Postwar consumption fears surface as officials warn of continued lower intake, especially butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Congress
Armed Services
Agriculture Department
Food Market Conditions Change Fast
Washington reports shifts in the national food picture as beef stays scarce while potatoes flood markets. Dairy products are tight with rationing for canned milk butter and cheese, and potential fluid milk rationing in low-production areas. Officials warn surplus is gone for the duration, with demand rising due to armed forces needs and lend-lease. About 25 percent of 1943 production is allotted to military and allied needs, cutting civilian supplies accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food Distribution Administration
Associated Press
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Kenneth E. Stauffer
OPA Food and Rationing Branch
Jane Eads
Washington
War Food Administration
WFA
Armed Forces
Lend Lease
Roosevelt Signs 20 Bills to Supply Armed Forces
Washington July 13 Roosevelt signed the last of 20 supply measures totaling about 115 billion dollars. The largest was a 2.911 billion war agencies bill for the new fiscal year starting July 1. Other signings included 848.3 million agriculture, 104.6 million interior, 1.137 billion labor security, 253.3 million deficiency, and a 143.4 million urgent deficiency bill. The urgent bill dismissed three federal workers and set their dismissal by November 15 if not nominated and confirmed. The war agencies bill faced Senate-House dispute over confirmation rights for high earners. the Senate relented after House refusal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Interior Department
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
House
Robert Mores Lovett
The
Virgin Islands
Goodwin Watson
William E. Dodd, Jr
Federal Communications Commission
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Daisy Dorothy Heard
First Methodist Church
Jett B. Graves
15Th Hope Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
W.S.C.S
Edwin Stewart
Women's Society of Christian Service
C. D. Lauterbach
H. O. Kyler
J. A. Henry
Ralph Routon
Steve Carrigan
NEW Saenger
Herbert Marshall
C. Aubrey Smith
Ray Mill and
Claude Rains
Ian Hunter
Wendy Barrie
Eric Blore
Roland Young
Reginald Gardiner
Arthur Treacher
Edmund Gwenn
Dame May Whitty
Anna Neagle
Charles Laughton Montagu Lovepatric Knowles
Brian Aherne
Kent Smith
Victor McLaglen
Forever and
Ruth Warrick
Gene Lockhart
Reginald Owen
Anma Lee
Edw
Everett Horton
Rialto
Gene Tierney
George MonTgomery
John Loder
Canning
Sports Mirror
Africa
Dervish
Hey
Yah Bint
Milton H. Button
Wisconsin State Department of Agriculture
Roy Anderson & Company
Hope
FDR
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