Social Calendar Monday July 19 Circle Meetings
Monday July 19 invites circles from the First Baptist and First Christian churches meeting at various homes. Circle No 1 at 4 o'clock, Circle No 2 at 4 o'clock, Circle No 3 at 4 o'clock, Circle No 4 at 4 o'clock, Circle No 5 a picnic meeting. The Women’s Circle of the First Christian Church meets at the church at 3 30 with Mrs Ernest Graham’s Circle No 1 in charge. Tuesday July 20 Contract Bridge club meets at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs Oliver Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Hugh Jones
Women's Missonary Society
the First Baptist Church
P. J. Holt
Women's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
S. L. Murphy
O. H. Penny
Yker
The
Comen of the Tirst Christian Church
Ernest Graham
Circle No. 1
Contract Bridge Club
Oliver Adams
Red Cross Surgical Dressing Rooms To Reopen Wednesday
Mrs Orie Reed announces the Red Cross Surgical Dressing Department rooms will stay closed one or two days this week for carpenters and painters to finish redecorating. They will likely reopen Wednesday with hours 9 30 to 12 and 1 to 4. Volunteers will be notified of the opening date through this column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orie Reed
The
Red Cross
Social rounds Thuring Lake Hamilton area visitors
Miss Hattie Anne Feild visits friends on Lake Hamilton near Hot Springs. Lt. Willis Smith arrives from San Francisco for a 15 day visit with his family. Mr. and Mrs. William Brashier and Billy and Colonel Don of Eastland Texas are guests. Mrs. R. R. Forster and son Ricky leave for Shreveport after two weeks with the Youngs. Mrs. George Peck and children Julian and George are hosted by the Burtons in Lewisville. Lenora Lee drives to Malvern to visit relatives. Bruce McRae of Beaumont comes to visit the Dorsey McRaes. J. R. Leiblong of Fulton visits. Apprentice Seaman Merrill Edward McCloughan, NTSU Dallas, weekend guest of M. M. and wife.
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S. G
Willis Smith
San Francisco
Don Smith
William Brashier
Sors
Billy
Colonel Don
Eastland
Texas
Smith
R. R. Forster
Ricky
Shreveport
K. W. Young
Seaman Merrill Edward McCloughan
Naval Training School
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
M. M. McCloughan
Local Army-Related Movements Reported From St Louis and Texas
Mrs. George Hosmer visits St Louis to see Pfc. Hosmer at Jefferson Barracks. Mrs. Abner Hervey travels to Clovis New Mexico to join Lt Hervey. Corporal Wingfield Stroud of North Camp Hood Texas arrives for furlough with his mother Mrs W M Stroud and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hosmer
St. Louis
Pfc. Hosmer
Jefferson Barracks
Mrs. Abner Hervey
Clovis
New Mexico
Lt. Hervey
Corporal Wingfield Stroud
North Camp Hood, Texas
W. M. Stroud
Promotion of Pfe. John W. Riddle to Corporal at Camp Santa Anita
Camp Santa Anita announced the promotion of Private First Class John W. Riddle of Hope to corporal. He is the son of Mrs. E. B. Scholl Jr. of 117 Front Street Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Santa Anita
Calif
Pfe
John W. Riddle
Hope
Cpl
Riddle
E. B Scholl
Front Street
Miss Freeman Weds in Illinois in Garden Ceremony
Miss Leslie Jean Freeman daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Bennett Freeman of Winnetka Illinois formerly of Hope marries Lt Thomas Edward Deacy Jr United States Army son of Mr and Mrs Edward Deacy of Kansas City Missouri The ceremony in the Freeman garden Saturday July 10 was performed by Dr William R Hodgson A reception followed for more than 300 guests The couple plan to live at Fort Sheridan after a brief honeymoon under the care of family and military posts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman
Illinois
Leslie Jean Freeman
Thomas Bennett Freeman
Winnetka
Hope
Thomas Edward Deacy, Jr
United States Army
Edward Deacy
Kansas City
Missouri
Freeman Garden
William R. Hodgson
Moline
Dlinois
Bennette Freeman
Nancy Hodgson
Barbara Deacy
Frank Dailey
Deacy
Northern Michigan
Fort Sheridan
Arkansas Shatters Heat Record Across State
Extreme heat grips Arkansas with thirteen federal weather stations reporting 100 degrees or higher. Conway tops the list at 107 degrees, followed by 102 in Brinkley and single hundred markers in Dardanelle Mena Monticello Wilson Fort Smith Prescott Jonesboro and Wynne as forecasters expect no relief today.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Conway
Brinkley
Dardanelle
Mena
Montcello
Wilson
Fort Smith
Prescott
Jonesboro
Wynne
Revival at First Baptist Church with Rev Patishall to lead music
Rev Ira Patishall of First Baptist Nashville Arkansas will conduct music for a revival at First Baptist Church. A Junior Intermediate Service begins Tuesday at 7 30 p m, with daily sermons by Dr John L Slaughter of Birmingham Alabama at 10 a m and 8 15 p m. Public invitation extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Patishall
First Baptist Church
Nashville
Arkansas
Patishall
John L. Slaughter
Birmingham
Alabama
Aged Nevada Resident Dies Saturday at 71
Mrs. W. J. Thompson, 71, of near Hope on Highway 67, died Saturday morning after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at Emmet Baptist Church Sunday with burial in Snell Cemetery. She leaves a husband, 14 children, 48 grandchildren, and 8 great grandchildren, plus five daughters, nine sons, three sisters, three brothers, and multiple extended relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Thompson
Hope
Highway 67
Emmet Baptist Church
Snell Cemetery
K. Q O. Thompson
Wichita Falls
Texas
E. W. Beaty
Emmet
O. E. Taylor
Tulsa
Okla
Minnie Gilbert
H. C. Blakely
Prescott
John Young
Ansley
Henry and
Lee Smith
Little Rock
Leslie
Allied pilots map Rome in training for attack
Allied bombardiers and pilots memo rized a huge map of Rome during weeks of training for an aerial attack on the eternal city. Allied officials say Fascist authorities built high powered generating plants very near religious shrines, with vibrations felt within the Holy precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied
North Africa
Rome
Eternal City
Truck Crashes Into Army Convoy at Walnut Division
A half ton Army truck smashed a large Army vehicle at noon today at Walnut and Division streets. Howard Burns of Camden Ark drove into the convoy while attempting to pass. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Burns
Camden
Ark
Walnut
Division Streets
Burns
American Reporter in North Africa Seeks Safe Exit
Nancy Brown a Chicago newspaper writer travels with Afghan trader Zaman Khan and Lincoln through Algeria and Egypt amid tension after Pearl Harbor and Darlan murder. Lincoln warns of danger, urging her to leave as unrest grows. The drama centers on espionage and potential revolution as events unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
North Africa
Lisbon
Brooklyn
Pearl Harbor
Benny
Adolf
Uncle
Tripoli
Algeria
Egypt
New Jersey
Zaman Khan
Jean Darlan
Africa
England
New England
Oxford
Darlan
Mrs. T. R. Elledge Buried Near Waldo
Mrs. T. R. Elledge, 66, resident of Hempstead County, died at home about 12 miles south of Hope late Saturday. Funeral services were held at Lamertine Cemetery near Waldo on Sunday. She is survived by her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. R. Elledge
Hempstead County
Hope
Lamertine Cemetery
Waldo
Roller skating craze fuels Hollywood rehearsals
Hollywood studios bustle as Sonja Henie doubles on roller skates with Gae Foster's troupe. Rehearsals on a back lot rink mix ice star power with a new roller skating film trend supported by Harold Steinman and Gloria Nord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
20Th Century Fox
Sonia Henie
Gae Foster
Hollywood
Warmth
Sunshine
Sonja Henie
Miss Foster
Betty Grable
Fanchon Marco
New York
Harold Steinman
Gloria Nord
Miss Nord
The
Rollers
EPL to Move New York Offices South to Little Rock
Electric Power and Light Company plans to relocate its main offices from New York to a southern base, with Little Rock, New Orleans, or Dallas discussed as potential sites. The move follows SEC proceedings on its holding structure, as EPL aims to divest holdings and keep a southern integrated system including Arkansas Louisiana and Mississippi Power and Light and United Gas Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Electric Power and Light Company
New York
Securities Exchange Commission
SEC
Joe Gill
Bill
New Orleans
Dallas
Electric Bond and Share
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Texas
Southern Integrated System of Electric and Gas
Gill
Rock Bottom
South Arkansas
Allies Change Plans Bomb Rome Plants
Allies announce bombing of Rome targeting military facilities and rail hubs to disrupt German and Italian troop movement. The action follows Eden's warning and aims to deter Axis and neutral protests, with Rome detailing bomb damage and strategic sites around the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Fifteen Ju 52s Downed in Tyrrhenian Sea Battle
Allied P-38 Lightning fighters assisted in rescuing an American bomber crew and destroyed fifteen German Ju 52 troop transport planes southeast of Sardinia between Sardinia and Ustica. The raid followed a Naples bombing raid and echoed earlier raids off Cap Bon. The piece reflects on wartime bombing ethics and cites Rome Malta and other locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Tyrrhenian Sea
Sicily
Naples
Sardinia
Ustica
Cap Bon
Gas Rations in Midwest May Be Cut
The United States government announces one major shift in wartime fuel policy. Interior Secretary Ickes pledges ration equalization, boosting westward gasoline shares while reducing Midwest allotments. OPA halts new tire sales for spares for months and extends B C E and R coupon validity beyond expiration dates. Eastern drivers get less than 1.5 gallons weekly on an A card. other regions may receive four gallons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
Ickes
Midwest
Office of Price Administration
OPA
William Jeffers
Rep. Hartley
R-Nj
Newspaper publisher attacks food policies as crisis deepens
Frank Gannett of Rochester New York charges that administration food policies cause a real food crisis. In a letter to Congress he cites bungling and mismanagement leading to hunger threats for fighting forces Allies and citizens. He proposes halting wage increases, raising taxes, and encouraging production by price controls.
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Washington
Frank Gannett
Rochester
N. Y
Congress
Gannett
Nesting Birds Stoplight Tricksters Hint at Danger
A fragment describes mother hummingbirds guarding young as nests face threats. One line notes birds weave a foot of each chick to the wall as a protective measure, implying a perilous environment for the nest.
Labor Draft Law Ready If Necessary
War Manpower Commissioner Paul V. McNutt said a compulsory labor draft bill could be ready if needed and the administration would press for national service. He noted the administration may seek such legislation after Congress reconvenes, and that the War Manpower Commission is studying the subject. He also commented on WACs and WAVEs recruitment and urged draft boards to handle cases of men who left essential jobs for releases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
WMC
Armed Services
Oilmen drilled over eighteen thousand miles in 1941
The report notes that American oil crews completed more than 18 000 miles of holes during 1941, reflecting extensive exploration activity across multiple fields. This surge underlines the industry’s rapid expansion and persistent search for new reserves amid wartime demand.
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Hattie Anne Feild
Lake Hamilton
Hot Springs
George Peck
Julian
George
P. D. Burton
Lewisville
Lenora Lee
Malvern
Bruce McRae
Beaumont
Dorsey McRaes
J. R. Leiblong of
Fulton
City
NEW Saenger
Rialto
George Murphy
Anne Shirley
Carole Landis
Nevada
Acmed
Abdullah
NEA Service, Inc
Faman Khan
Mem-Saheb
Moise Torreman
Lincoln
Shareef Si Yakoub el-Yezdi
Nancy Brown
America
Yebba
Ruby C. Strickland
U. S. Army Air Forces
Pantelleria
Mediterranean Isle
Americas
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
WN. Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Texarkana
EPL
London
Churchill
House of Commons
Foreign
Anthony Eden
Commons
Ruhr
Holy
Eden
Campagna Romana
Tiber
Tivoli
Guidonia
Centocelle
Britain
Herman
Geisha Girls Association
United States
Roosevelt
Pius
Warsaw
Rotterdam
Coventry
Belgrade
Malta
Ositia
Fiumicino
Lido di Rome
Ostia
St. Joseph
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Odd-Lot
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