Social Calendar Reveals July Activities and Luncheons
The Edith Thompson class hosts a July 13 picnic at the Milam home with Mrs J O Milam, Mrs E F McFaddin, and Mrs Charles Harrell in charge. July 15 sees Hope chapter 328 at the Masonic hall for an Eastern Star event. The Tuesday Contract Bridge club met at the Barlow yesterday at 12 30 for luncheon and games with high score gifts awarded to Mrs E P Stewart and Mrs A K Holloway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Milam
E. F. McFaddin
Charles Harrell
Edith Thompson
First Methodist Sunday School
Milam
Hope Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Contract Bridge Club
Barlow
Kline Snyder
A. J. Neighbors
E. P. Stewart
R. V. Herndon, Sr
R. D. Franklin
L. W. Young
C. C. Lewis
A. K. Holloway
Fifteen Attend Jett B Graves Class Social
Fifteen members and several guests attended a picnic supper for the Jett B Graves class of the First Methodist Sunday School at Fair Park Tuesday evening. Guests included Mrs Curtis Urrey and others. a birthday cake with ice cream was served to listed young attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jett B. Graves
Fair Park
First Methodist Sunday School
Curtis Urrey
Graydon Anthony
W. A. Mudgett
Byron Andrews
Basil Edwards
Rose Harrie
Blair Shuford
Ben Edminston
Lloyd Kinard
Kenneth Hamilton
Marion Buchanan
Hollis Luck
Ralph Smith
O. A. Graves
Kyle Bussey
Grady
Pauline Russell
Kay Frances Ray
Dorsey McNae III
Mike McGibbons
Sue and
Ann Houston
Judy Griffin
Jimmy Cole
Larry Martin
Caroline Nichols
Sonya Sommerville
Jimmy
David Roy Lewis
Billy Ray
Carolyn Sue Coffee
Butch Graham
Caroline Cox
Danny Monts
Henry Haynes
Betty Rose Luck
Twenty Friends Attend Master Jimmy Porterfield's Party
Master Jimmy Porterfield was honored at his third birthday by his mother Mrs Hereld Porterfield at Fair Park on Tuesday afternoon. Balloons paper hats and patriotic games marked the hour of celebration with twenty friends in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Porterfield
Hereld Peterfield
Fair Park
Regional Social Notes Roundup of Visits and Travel
Mr and Mrs K G McRae returned Tuesday from Little Rock where they attended the funeral of Dr James Thomas. Mr and Mrs Kenny McKee and daughter Brenda visit Mr and Mrs Don Reynerson in Greenville Texas. Leonard Ellis returns to Dodge City Army Air Base after visiting Mrs Ellis. Betty Laidlaw of Texarkana is guest of Miss Rita Lou Cox. Horace Whitten and son Richard arrive from Chauvin Mississippi to visit Dolphus Whitten Sr. The Rev Millard Baggett spends Wednesday and Thursday at Camp Ferncliff for the Arkansas State Convention of the Disciples of Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. G. McRae
Little Rock
James Thomas
Mrs
Kenny McKee
Brenda
Don Reynerson
Greenville, Texas
Pfe
Leonard Ellis
Dodge City, Kansas, Army Air Base
Ellis
Horace Whitten
Richard
Chauvin, Miss
Dolphus Whitten
Millard Baggett
First Christian Church
Camp Ferncliff
Arkansas
The
Disciples of Christ
Martinique Rejoins Allies Amid Bastille Anniversary
Martinique ends its holdout and places ships and resources at the disposal of the United Nations. Henri Coppenot, of the French National Liberation Committee, will take over from Admiral Georges Robert, who long resisted cooperation with Free France, marking a return to alliance on the Bastille Day anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Martinique
France
United Nations
Bastille
Henri Coppenot
Committee of National Liberation
Fort de France
Georges Robert
French High Commission
Antilles
State Department
Robert
Algiers
British Lend Germs To U S Troops
A British germ factory under a reverse lend lease supplies American troops in Britain and Northern Ireland with culture media for typhoid cholera dysentery and other diseases and for water testing. The London County Council laboratory mass produces the media and ships them to laboratories in Britain the United States Canada and the British armies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Ireland
British Information Services
London County Council
United States
Serve Yourself And Celebrate Uncle Jim's 101st Birthday
A News-Free Press brief notes Tom McKinley a former school and church janitor reached 101. Friends gathered at his Chattanooga home with ice cream and cake, guests provisioning a table under a tree to help themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga. Tenn
News-Free Press
Tom McKinley
Uncle Jim
Catalina Amphibian Sees Service in Navy Patrol Fleet
Twin engine parasol wing amphibian with retractable gear and optional floats, the Catalina serves as backbone of Navy air patrol. It operated in the China Sea and Aleutians theater, carries a crew of seven with 15,000 lb load and six 50 cal guns, cruises 195 mph, 4000 mile range, 15,000 ft ceiling. Army OA-10 variant used for transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Air Patrol
China Sea
Aleutians
Drums Whisper Of Murder In Desert Oasis Tale
In a desert night Lincoln and Rashid hear drums foretelling danger as Bedawin warn of a governor's murder. Mahmoud Kassem implicates Terek el Medjahiri and a female conspirator, hinting at a broader foreign peril. Lincoln debates his own risk versus aiding Pelletier. the story continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rashid
Lincoln
Terek el-Medjahiri
Hood
Mahmoud
Pelletier
Gail Russell Overcomes Jitters to Be Stella in The Uninvited
Gail Russell, a shy 17 year old scouted from Beverly Hills High, is cast as Stella in The Uninvited after initial tests impressed B G DeSylva and talent director William Meiklejohn. Coach Bill Russell worked daily with her, building confidence as she battles film jitters and emerging as a hopeful new star in Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Hedy Lamarr
Beverly Hills
Gail Russell
William Meiklejohn
Paramount
Santa Monica
Meiklejohn
Santa Mnoria
Gail
B. G. DeSylva
DeSylva
Bill Russell
Bill
Russell
Stella
Hedy
Alexander Visits Troops in Sicily
General Sir Harold Alexander, deputy commander under Eisenhower, crossed to Sicily in a light cruiser and spent several hours ashore visiting Allied troops. The visit under the Allied Mediterranean command post occurred on Tuesday, July 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Gilling
Associated Press
Mediterranean
Harold Alexander
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sicily
Persian rial stands as national currency unit
The rial is the official unit of Persian currency used in Iran. It serves as the basic monetary unit for pricing goods and services in the country.
Americans Barter With Sicily Natives
Allied Headquarters in North Africa reports American troops in Sicily early in the occupation trading for fresh fruit and vegetables. Civilians in Licata welcome the soldiers, sharing cantaloupes tomatoes and watermelons in exchange for cigarettes and even a cow. Nurses in blue uniforms stand out among the scenes of daily life. Local Sicilians who had returned from the United States after emigrating express gladness at the Allied arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied
North Africa
Sicily
Licata
D Raper
Knoxville
Tenn
United States
Chinese student pilots arrive for Army Air Corps training in U S
More than 400 Chinese student pilots have come to the United States to receive standard Army Air Corps training. They join other international cadets in a program aimed at expanding flight manpower for wartime needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
U.S. Army Air Corps
Reluctant Rise of Ur as World’s Oldest City
The article notes Ur in Iraq as the most ancient city yet discovered. It cites a 1942 German national debt rising at four billion marks per month as context for historical comparison.
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Iraq
Mrs Ellen Davis Dies in Locust Valley at 74
Mrs Ellen Graham Bassel Davis 74 wife of 1924 Democratic presidential candidate John W. Davis died last night in Locust Valley New York She was born in Clarksburg West Virginia The Associated Press reported the death
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locust Valley
N. Y
Ellen Graham Bassel Davis
John W. Davis
Clarksburg
W. Va
Cleveland Industrialist Charles H Wilkinson Dies at 61
Charles H Wilkinson 61 of Logansport Indiana an industrialist and sportsman died last night in Cleveland. He was known for investments in local industry and his involvement with athletics and civic affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Charles H. Wilkinson
Logansport
Ind
Standish Backus Dies at 68 Former GM Executive
Standish Backus, 68, president of the Burroughs Adding Machine Co of Detroit and former GM executive, died last night in Mamaroneck. He was a native of Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Standish Backus
Burroughs Adding Machine Company
Detroit
General Motors Corporation
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John Loder
Betty Laidlaw
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Rita Lou Cox
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Consolidated Patrol
Broadway Court
Acmed Abdullah Pyright
Nua Service. Inc
Mahmoud Kassem
Africa
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Feringhees
Allah
Alexander
Italy
Grottagli
Vincent F. Wachs
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H. M. Conlee
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South Seas
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