Local social notes from Horatio and area travel
The column lists numerous social visits, guests, and trips across towns including Horatio, Texarkana, Shreveport, Little Rock, Monroe, Benvale, Nashville, and North Arkansas. Names such as Mr. and Mrs. James, Miss Syble Gulley, Miss Mary Haynes, Miss Sue Rucker, Mr. and Mrs. Branks Schults, Miss Lucy Hannay, Tom Davis, Mrs. Davis, Miss Patricia Williams, and many others are noted alongside lakeside retreats on Lake Hamilton and cottage stays near Hot Springs. It also mentions residents attending the American Legion Convention in Pine Bluff and visits by the Stuarts in Texarkana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Milam
Lake Hamilton
Charles Haynes
Mary Haynes
Sue Rucker
Galveston
Texas
Branks Schults
Frank Nolan
Texarkana
Seeva Gibson
John
Lucille Wiggins
Clyde Sexton
Lak Hamilton
Hot Springs
Finley Ward
North Arkeans
Petts
Fragmentary note on town events and figures
Fragmented OCR text mentions a Saturday night event, a back door exit, and an accunate check. It references Green being out of town, shirts and a pistol, police reports, electrical energy worth $50, and a claim about wolf inhabitants being one-third Christian.
Social Calendar Tuesday Events Around town
Tuesday events include Bridge Club at Mrs. Sydney Mc Math home at 2 30 with contract bridge, Ladies Society of Unity Baptist sponsors silver tea at Mrs. J O Hobbs home on Shaver Street at 3, Woodman Circle meeting at Woodman Wall 7 30 all members urged to attend.公告 Cornish Haltom wedding notice of Miss Cornish and Mr Haltom in Arkansas Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuseday
Clvic
W. C. Pays
Ladies Society of the Unity Baptist Church
J. O. Hobbs
Shaver Street
Contract Bridge Club
Sydney McMath
Popular Grove
Woodman Circle
Woodman Wall
Engaged Elizabeth Cornish to Frank Haltom Jr in Prescott
Mr and Mrs John D Cornish of Prescott announce the engagement of their daughter Elizabeth Ann to Frank Garland Haltom Jr of Emmet son of Mr and Mrs F G Haltom The wedding is set for Tuesday August 0 Miss Cornish a Prescott High School and Henderson State Teachers College graduate attended Hendrix College and LSU where she joined Kappa Kappa Gamma Chi Omega and Phi Upsilon Omicron She earned the Danforth fellowship last year Haltom is a Prescott High School and Henderson State Teachers College graduate active in college life and business manager of the Ornele school paper He works for Emmet Mercantile Co Recent Bride Is Complimented On Friday Night Mrs Jim Roberts and Mrs Victor Cobb entertained for Mrs James Cobb a recent bride with decor of towers gladolias and ewer pens Thirty five guests attended and gifts were presented Ice cream and cookies were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Cornish
Prescott
Elizabeth Ann
Frank Garland Haltom Jr
Emmet
F. G. Haltom
Miss Cornish
Prescott I High School
Hendrix College
Kappa Kappa Kappa
Louisiana State University
Chi Omega
Phi Upsilon Omicron
Jim Roberts
Victor Cobb
James Cobb
Personal Mention and Local Travel Notes
The Rev Warry Wintermeyer of Saint Marks Church left for New York City Monday and will be away three weeks. Dr and Mrs C Crow and two sons Neil and Martin and Miss Dorothy Martin returned home after visits to Baltimore Philadelphia New York and other points of interest. Lyte Moore made a Saturday business visit to Little Rock. Miss Sarah Jane Murphy returned from a week with Mrs E B Wood in EF Dorada Co. Miss Loretta James and Master Pierre James returned from a holiday visit with their grandparents. SPS wa PE. Aber eee pane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warry Wintermeyer
Saint Marks’ Church
New York City
C. Crow
Neil
Martin
Dorothy Martin
Balthmore
Philadelphia
New York
Lyte Moore
Little Rock
Sarah Jane Murphy
B. Wood
Dorada
Loretta James
Masterpierre James
Sps
Welch Mayor Blakely’s 16 year reform leaves improved city
John W. Blakely governed Welch for 16 years turning a debt ridden city of 9 000 people into a 7 000 resident town with better lighting paid police and a funded fire department. He left a $500,000 balance in the treasury. The article notes the Eli Whitney patent of 1794 in passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch, W. Va
John W. Blakely
Welch
Blakely
Hough
Buick Reaches 4 Millionth Car Milestone in Flint
The 4,000,000th Buick passenger car rolled off the final assembly line in Flint Michigan signaling record production for General Motors Buick division during the 1940 model season. The milestone came four years after the 8,000,000th unit with an average annual output of about 250,000 cars since 1936, reflecting the shortest period of production for such volume. The photo shows the car with Buick executives and factory leaders surrounding the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint
Miah
General Motors
Buick
Harlow H. Curtice
C. W. Young
W. F. Hufstader
C. Ay Chayne
Fret Hoelzle
Batista Wins Cuban Presidency in 3 to 2 Vote
Havana reports Batista the army sergeant who rose as Cuba strong man since 1933 won the presidency over Dr Roman Grau San Martin by a 3 to 2 margin on unofficial tallies. Scattered violence left at least four dead and 25 wounded as booths burned and roads damaged. Batista, 53, born in Pinar del Rio, campaigns on neutrality and U.S. ties with plans to overhaul finances and diversify agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Fulgencio Batista
Cuba
Roman Grau San Martin
Batista
Cubs
Dr. Grau
United States
Wheelis
Pinar del Rio
Gray San Martin
Guilty Pleas in Municipal Court Reported
In Hempstead, a Monday session heard only guilty pleas in Municipal Court. Judge W K Lemley noted cases including Selas Atkins drunkenness fined 10 dollars Charlie Gilkie drunkenness fined 10 Buddie Brown disturbing the peace fined 10 and Claude Spates drunkenness forfeited 10 cash bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead
W.K. Lemley
Selas Atkins
Charlie Gilkie
Buddie Brown
Claude Spates
Three New Streamlined Trains Planned for KC, SLR&A Lines
C. P. Couch, president, announced three new streamlined aluminium trains for the Kansas City Southern Louisiana and Arkansas lines. The diesel electric trains will operate fast schedules between Kansas City and New Orleans, be air conditioned, radio connected, and complete with innovations in rail transport. They are built by Pullman Standard and expected to begin operation in September to boost passenger, mail, and express handling and attract regional development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Kansas City
Southern Louisiana & Arkansas Lines
New Orleans
C. PF
Péte) Couch
Pullman Standard Car, Manufacturing Company
Couch
Reform proposals spark clash over island natives
Dr Grau frames reforms as defense against an imminent Communist revolt. Communists oppose the program violently while propertied interests react with astonishment, reflecting deep tensions in the island society during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciba
Island
Dr.Grau
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Pian
Margaret Hannah
Josephing Commedy
Praik Ward
Lucy Hannay
Charles Thomas
Tom Davis
Monroe
Louisiana
Salucilay
Mra. Davis
Nile
Mrs. Davis
M. Reaves
Byron Crown
D. B. Philips Jr
Paul Wh, Jones
Maxine Mauldin
Whllmans
Royce Smith
Mr. Smith
Mrs. G. We Sith
Atlanta
Patricia Williams
Billy Lee Sanders
Benvalen
Mr Ant
Tittle
Lynda
Stella Jean Adams
Nashville
R.T. White
Martha Billingston
Mary Wilson
White
Little River Country Chinew Maratho
Terrell Cornelius
American Legion
Howard Stuart
Tuveyloosa, Alabama
Stuarts
Claude Stuart
Rialto
OF Diamonds
Ue Teen Caren Ccu
THE
Hudson
John Garfield
Ann Sheridan
Pat O'Brien
Ab ST. Aoseph
Beaureg
Will
Ralph Ll
Saenger
One Man's City
Eli Whitney
Grau San Martin
Cal
Fulgenciy Batista
Veguits
G Pues
Fendey
Batistas
Icine
Mendieta
Grau Son
Marlin
Uilty Pleas
Lemley
Chagarra Sugar
Cuban Electric
Hope Hardware
Sterday
Mich
Hempstead Motor CO
East Third Street
Max Cox
Hope
Arkansas
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