Social Calendar Highlights Local Society Events
The Women's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church meets for a Bible study led by Rev. Ira Palls. Mrs. Jack Stewart of Vicksburg is honored at a bridge party hosted by Mrs. R. T. White with floral decor and an ice cake service. Coming and going notes list several visitors and travelers including families from Texarkana, Baltimore, and Little Rock visiting Hope and area residents.
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Women's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Ira Pallspall
Jack Stewart
Vicksburg
R. T. White
Hattie Anne Feild
W. R. Herndon
Dorsey McRae, Jr
Dick Watkins
George Ware
al Park
Edwin Stewart
Hope man begins training to be aviation cadet at Oshkosh
Johnny C. Walker of 715 West Fifth street Hope has started training at Oshkosh State Teachers College Oshkosh Wisconsin before becoming an aviation cadet. Mrs Howard E Smith of McCaskill notified her husband Cpl Howard E Smith has arrived safely in England.
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Johnny C. Walker
West Fifth Street
Hope
Oshkosh State Teachers College
Oshkosh
Wisconsin
Howard E. Smith of
McCaskill
Cpl
Howard E. Smith
England
District Home Demonstration Council to Meet September Second
Mrs Luther McInturff Nashville district chairman leads Hempstead County executives Ella Posey Mary Claude Fletcher Crystal Campbell and others to plan a district council at Branch Experiment Station September 2 registrations start 10 am program features community singing talks by Hilda Beal and Mena Hogan with Extension Service support reports from standing committees Citizenship Safety 4 H Club House Building Fund Rural Urban Cooperation and Preparedness delegates bring a picnic lunch to noon
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Luther McInturff
Nashville
State Home Demonstration Council
Hempstead County
Ella Posey
Mary Claude Fletcher
Crystal Campbell
Howard County
Branch Experiment Station
Little Rock
Hilda Beal
England
Mena Hogan
Arkansas
United States Extension Service
Mailed Meals for POWs in Europe and Civilians
The United States government supplies an 11 pound weekly food package to every American prisoner of war in Europe via the American Red Cross. Civilian internees receive a similar package every two weeks. The Gila monster is noted as the sole Heisman lizard in the United States.
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Europe
United States
American Red Cross
United Nations
France
United States of America
The Meeting of the Elephants and Lake Chad Bargain
Lincoln, an American in the jungle, captures a Niam-Niam medicine man. He forces a life bargain in exchange for directions to Lake Chad and the Meeting of the Elephants. The pygmy’s fearlessness and arcane knowledge challenge Lincoln’s resolve.
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Lincoln
United Nations
Tangiers
Fez
Lake Tchad
Yebba
Lincolly
Republican Leaders Plan Platform for 1944
National GOP leaders will meet September 6 7 at Mackinac Island Michigan to draft a 1944 platform. Invited are 49 postwar advisory council members including Wendell Willkie Herbert Hoover Alf Landon. They will address international cooperation taxation peacetime conversion demobilization and federal bureau reforms.
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Washington
Mackinac Island
Mich
GOP
Harrison E. Spangler
Wendell L. Willkie
Herbert Hoover
Alf M. Landau
Spangler
National Convention
Resolutions Committee
Yanks Battle Light Opposition as Sicily Operations Continue
US forces strengthened footholds in western Sicily as rapid American units struck near Tra apan i. Reports claimed Axis evacuation of Sicily, with Admiral Prrato Leonard identified as a prisoner en route to England, though Allied confirmation was lacking.
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Severano
Prrato Leonard
Auguta
England
Trapani
Reuters
Stockholm
Sicily
Svenska Dagbladet
Bern
Switzerland
Father’s Day as a Tie of Blinding Gifts
A playful remark likens Father's Day to Christmas, noting the day brings a gift of ties that obscure the wearer’s view. The line wryly comments on traditional Father’s Day fashions and implied dependency on conventional neckwear.
Hatch suggests limited increases with subsidies as option
Scrapping of Hatch notes merit in controlled increases but cites administration difficulty. Russell warns subsidies may be necessary though disliked. Senator Smith warns wage hikes by labor could push farmers to raise prices. John J. McGraw began his professional career at Wellsville New York.
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America
Paris
Africa
Hitler
Roosevelt
de Gaulle
Eisenhower
Churchill
Nancy
Hatch
Russell
Smith
Senate Agriculture Committee
John J. McGraw
Wellsville, N.Y
Gifts From U S Reach Enslaved Europe With Hope
U S aid drops sewing kits seeds soap tea bouillon and chocolate to occupied Europe via parachute routes and hidden channels. OWI officials reveal compact printing and typesetting devices, flag logos and greetings shipped with each gift to boost morale and demonstrate American support.
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Washington
Europe
United States
Office of War Information
Gestapo
Owi
Holy Cross Coach Got His Revenge
The tale recalls Major Cavanaugh sending a football book to Cleo O Donnell before a Holy Cross game. O Donnell later humiliated him by Holy Cross training the Eagles. The next day Cavanaugh received a cancelation wire from the book’s author.
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Holy Cross
Fathead in Unloved Fray Sparks Wry Quote
A sharp quip notes the target is not the fat man but the fathead, highlighting public indifference with a pointed jab. The line reflects a playful blame game likely from local column humor or reader letters in a period paper.
Stretcher designs new battlefield litter by Col. Bingham
A portable litter system named a knap sack is introduced by Lieut.-Col. S. H. Bingham. The device unfolds into a stretcher and can be used as a one man or two man carrier to remove casualties from the battlefield.
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Medical Corps
S. H. Bingham
Manufacturer urges better pedestrian education
A manufacturer laments insufficient focus on pedestrian education. The comment follows observations that many pedestrians lack awareness, leading to more bumps in knowledge and risk on the streets.
McClellan Opposes Price Rollback Subsidies
Sen. John L. McClellan asserts in Hot Springs that price rollback demands are a dispute between the president and labor leaders. He states he opposes borrowing money to fund subsidies and says price control powers lie with the president and the Office of Price Administration.
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Hot Springs
John L. McClellan
Ark
McClellan
Office of Price Administration
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Mrs. R. T. White
Mississippi
Fred Ellis
Vernon, Texas
W. K. Lemley
William Glover
Dorsey David
Baltimore
Captain Glover
Martin
Dorsey McRae, Sr
Dan Green
Texarkana
Charles O. Thomas
J. O. Milami
Robin Southerland
Robin Ann and
Lucille
Texarkana, Texas
W. H. Bradney
Port Huron
W. G. Allison
Max Cox
Lake Hamilton
E. J. Baker
B. C. Acker
Lloyd Kinard
Mrs. Kinard
Lee Gordon
W. S. Alston
Mr. Alston
Broken Bow
Okla
Neil Edward Crow
Henderson State Teachers College
Arkadelphia
Mrs
F. C. Crow
O. W. Amos
Kansas Points
Charles Wiley
South Elm
Wiley
Arkansas and Louisiana Gas Co
Virginia Cassidy
Shreveport
Elmer Purtle
Goodfellow Field
San Angelo
Texas
J. C. Marcum
Pvt
Vance Marcum
Marine Base
San Diego
Rialto
Way Milland
Steve Tolliver
John Wayne
Jock Stuart
G Dda
Lexi Claiborne
Raymond Massey As
King Cutler
Robert Preston
Dan Cutler
Susan Hayward
Drusilla Alston
Tex O’brien
Rangers
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NEW Saenger
Chester Morris
Man Parker
Earey Sullivan
Achmed Abdullah
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