Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Meetings and a July 4 Wedding
Social calendar notes meetings of Nurses Aid Committee and Order of the Master Shin at city halls and churches. Wednesday Bridge Club at Mrs E O Wingfield’s featured hosts Mrs Robert Wilson and Mrs Minor Gordon with floral decor and light fare. Nortia Jean Jackson weds Charles Key in Hope on July 4 and will reside in Memphis. Red Cross knitting drive reports 12 sweaters and 15 helmets completed with more in progress. Instructors will check sweater measurements Friday at Produc Gon Rooms and knitters urged to bring finished garments and scraps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Bernard Olwyer
Arch Moore
Dorsey McRae
R. CD. Franklin
P. A. Cather
Klipsch
Mamie Twitchell
Thelma Moore
G. Cross
R. A. Boyett
Nell McCargo
John Arnold
Ruffin White
Earl Robins
8. Barnlett
R. B. Henderson
Bill Brasher
Jen White
J. F. Wird
G. W. McDowell
Mary Lemley
Not Surprised at Americans Not Surprised at Americans
FRANK K. KELLY columns on British air ministry pamphlet describing Americans as a melting pot with varied traits. It notes rambunctiousness, curiosity, generosity, violence, chatter, and a fierce pursuit of money, comparing Americans to a blend of traditions and even American Indian imagery in a guide for Royal Air Force cadets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank K. Kelly
New York
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Ministry
Hitler
Front
Time Changes British RAF
The Royal Air Force has retooled almost completely since the Battle of Britain two years ago. New heavy bombers and fighters replace early models, with four motored bombers still lagging behind German designs. A newer breed of pilots, drawn from a broader British male population, now shapes RAF morale and effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleton
London
Royal Air Force
Arilin
RAF
R.A.F
Junkers
Dorniers
Heinkels
Spain
Germany
Britain
R.A.P
Texas trip and visits noted in local society
Mr. and Mrs. K. G. McRae Sr. depart by train for Kalamazoo, Mich., to visit their daughter and relatives. Mrs. Lowthorp arrives from Little Rock to stay with her sister Mrs. Garin. Mr. and Mrs. Courtney White of Knoxville are guests of Mrs. J. L. White and Miss Annie Allen. Mrs. McDonald, sister of Mrs. Tein Dew, dies in Iuka Miss. Mrs. Dean spends the summer in the Mississippi city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
K. G. McRae, Sr
Kalimazoo, Mich
Pits
Graham
Grahamy
Courtney White
Knoxville, Tenn
J. L. White
Annie Allen
Frinds
McDonald
Tein Dew
Female Cowboys Drafted For Frontline Roles In Colorado
Colorado ranchers face a draft surge as women and city youths are urged to fill roundup labor. The War Manpower Committee warns ranchers not to be choosy and to relax prejudice rules, with 12 million farm and ranch workers needed at harvest peak. Ranch women at Lazy V Ranch demand a chance, arguing roundup duties are demanding but doable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Selective Service
Colorado War Manpower Committee
B. F. Davis
Colorado Stockgrowers’ and Feeders’ Association
Cattia
Dr. Davis
Nederland
Colorado
L. W. van Vieet
van Vieet
Bearden Promoted Corporal Amid Oregon Army Service
Leonard Bearden, Hope youth with the U S armed services in Oregon, is promoted to corporal. Relatives report the milestone as cowboys adapt branding work with women aiding roping and handling cattle, while ranchers pool equipment and form cooperative roundups led by L B Merchant of the San Simon ranch and Hash Knife brand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard O. Bearden
Hope
U. S
Armed Services
Oregon
L. B. Merchant
San Simon
New Mexico
Ceattleman
Murder in Ferry Command
Dawson escapes a storeroom prison after freeing himself from rope bonds. He overpowers the guard, moves through a house to confront John Dexel, and calls in the FBI while ensuring his captive’s compliance. A postman delivery shifts the plot toward a North Sydney, Nova Scotia postmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson
John
Bun
Eve Joan
Curle
Skunk
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Clyde Dawson
Canadian Intelligence Department
John Dexel
North Sydney
Nova Scotia
Pawson
Fragmented OCR Voice on Races and Geography
A garbled excerpt describes an eclectic map of a United States writer or thinker. It references race mixing, European identity, and a vast country with regions likened to Britain, the tropics, and other global areas, with mentions of Texas, California, and southern locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berg
Brazil
Urus
Quay
California
Australia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nurses’ Aid Committee
Ety Hall
Poate Phe
Jobin Vesny
Shin
Long Hope
al Ie Marlay
Aline
Jubinson
E. O. Wingfield
Robert Wilson
Minor Gordon
Wilson
Cls. Lowlthorp
Litlie Reek
Terrell Cornelius
Lamarr Cox
New Guinea
Dnland
Saenger
George Brent
Joan Bennett III
Gene Autry
Heart of
The
Rio Grande
William Tracy
Joe Sawyer
U. S. War
Talbot
Rialto
Walter Houston
David Sharpe
Wallace Beery
George Huston
the Lone
Leonard Bearden
A. W. O'Brien
NEA Service, Inc
Ee - Dawson
Heart of the Rio Grande
WSM
Grand Ole Opry
Hempstead County Library Association
Saenger & Rialto
Hiram W. Meeks
Mar
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