Social Calendar Highlights From July Local Notes
Social calendar items from Friday and Tuesday include a Witmerellan feast at Fair Park hosted by Mrs. Thompson Evans Jr with bridge and prizes. a Tuesday Contract club gathering at Mrs. George Ware with guests and a guest prize. Harlan-Dossett announces the marriage of Lola Wvelyne Harlan to Robert Thomas Harlan in Shreveport with attendants. a Food and Nutrition demonstration at First Methodist recreational rooms covers canning and sugar substitutes led by Miss Mary Claude Fletcher.
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Thompson Evans
Jack Lowe
Lowe
Gordon
Naval Reserves
Roy Anderson
Yesterdday
Merlin Coop
Joe Black
Evans
Lyman Armstrong
George Robison
Dale Jones
Jim Case
Black
Coop
George Ware
B. &. McMahon
Charles Harrell
C. C. Sutton
Sutton
Harlan-Dossett
Edwin Dossett
McGregor
Texas
Lola Wvelyne
PLC
Robert ‘Thomas Harlan
Shreveport
Louisiana
Albert Hunt
L. J. Carraway
Eva Mitchell
Mansfield
New Orleans
Harlan
Hope High School
Louisiana State Norman College
Minatchltaches
United States Armed Forces
New Oreleans
Houston
First Methodist Church
Mary Claude Fletcher
Food and Nutrition Glass Opens to Public Event
Twenty five Hope ladies attend a public event showcasing food and nutrition programs. The gathering highlights community interest in healthy eating and civic participation, with presenters from local health organizations sharing tips and resources.
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Hope Ladies
Coming and Going In Hope This Week
Miss Margaret Simms of Washington DC visits her parents Mr and Mrs Paul Simms in Hope for the week. Miss Nell Evelyn Williams leaves for Los Angeles to visit Miss Marie Kent and tour California with plans for several trips. Mr and Mrs Herman Fitzgerald return to Pine Bluff after visiting Hike Ross and relatives in Sulphur Springs Texas, accompanied home by Austin Ross.
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Margaret Simms
Washington, D. C
Paul Simms
Nell Evelyn Williams
Los Angeles
California
Marie Kent
Herman Fitzgerrald
Pine Bluff
Hike Ross
Hope
Sulphur Springs
Texas
Fitegerald
Austin Ross
Stringfellow Baby Born at Juliq Chester Hospital
Mr and Mrs Cecil Stringfellow announce the birth of a son on July 27 at Juliq Chester hospital. He is named Cecil Allen Stringfellow.
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Cecil Stringfellow
Juliq Chester Hospital
Cecil Alien Stringfellow
Camp Shelby unit trains to entertain troops overseas
The third special service battalion at Camp Shelby Mississippi prepares for front line duty and morale boosting missions. Led by Captain Anthony J Bandura the mobile unit weighs seven tons and packs letters, recordings, and boogie woogie music to lift troops. The team follows Fort Meade Maryland as the home of the training school.
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Camp Shelby
Miss
Special Service Batallion
Anthony J. Bandura
Doughboy Wins Safety Medal for 5000 Miles
Melbourne Private John C Bogus of Point Peter Ga received a gate-driving medal for 5000 miles of accident-free driving in Australia. The contest aimed to cut automobile accidents and included Army transport drivers and Australians. He earned three days’ leave and his award was logged in his service record as officers consider promotions.
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Melbourne
John C. Bogus
Point Peter
Australia
Boggs
Transport Troops Bring Comfort and Entertainment Aboard Ships
The units have introduced special games for cramped transport spaces and beds during blackouts. Additional gear includes 8,000 books, 500 records, symphonic and jazz recordings, projectors, musical and theatrical equipment, games, short wave radios for home programs, and a public address system.
BANNERS FLYING By MARY RAYMOND
Christie Colton defies a promise to fly to Lakeville to aid an injured man, sparking a web of mistaken identities and wartime duties. In the days after the rescue, Bart, Jan, and the Wainwrights reveal ties to the accident, while Christie balances Red Cross, dances, and a pivotal Pearl Harbor shock changes family plans.
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Christie Colton
Burt Sander- OW
Nylag
Youngy Mann Hospital
Mex Cong
Nisha Ahe
Sandra Rydell
Sandre
Aloenl
Bn Ieee
Christie
Bart
Lakeville Hospital
Westwood
Burl
Ian
Jan
Lakeville
Stephen Marston
Stephen
Wainwrights
Mr. Wainwright
Betty Wainwright
Sandra
Red Cross
United States
Tommy
Pearl Harbor
War Booms U.S. Railroads War Booms U.S. Railroads
World War II reversed decades of decline for narrow gauge lines in the western United States. The Denver and Rio Grande Western reports a 41 percent rise in car loadings on 615 miles of narrow gauge track in early 1942, while total car loadings across the line grew 17 percent from 30 178 to 35 212 cars. Rail salvage and rerouting discuss the Chili line abandonment and potential uses for pulled track and equipment as war materials and factory rail demand surge.
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Leif Erickson
Antonilo
Colo
Mountain
Pueblo, Cole
Colorado
San Juan
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Pearl Harbor
Rio Grande
Alamosa - Antotuat-Durango
Chili
Santa Fe
N. M
Ching
Lonoke Church Solicits Funds Drive Total $200
The Lonoke Baptist church conducted a fund drive to repair the church raising $200. J. J. Moore led the Dereon contest with $46.83. Other donors included E. J. Jones $21.04, W. I. Washington $15.44, F. Rogers $22.35, H. Kern $19.70, G. Davenport $19.20, G. L. Cox $28.23, C. G. Carmichael $16.21, J. D. Glenn $9.10, J. J. Jack $6.20.
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Lonoke Negro Baptist Shureh Vn
J. J. Moore
E. J. Jones
W. IE
Washington
F. , Rogers
H. Kern
G. Davenport
G. L. Cox
C. G. Carmichael
J. D. Glenn
J. J. Jack
Lion Leads Oil Firms in Collecting Rubber
Lion Oil Refining Company of El Dorado Arkansas led national oil firms in pounds of scrap rubber collected per employee during the recent salvage campaign. The Petroleum Industry foot narrow gauge track was noted for its ability to climb and curve faster than standard gauge, four feet eight and a half inches wide.
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Lion
Washington
He Lion Oil Refining Company
el Dorado
Ark
War Council Announces Scrapyard Campaign Pledge Totals
Lion led by Col. T H Barton reports 4000 pounds per salaried employee raised in a scrap rubber drive with Standard Oil of California second at 2600 pounds per employee. The petroleum industry campaign directed nationally yields 6.87 pounds per person.
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War Council
Lion
Col
T. H. Barton
Standard Oil of
California
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First Christian Sunday School
Fair Park
Miss Fletcher
Rialto
Claudette Colbert
John Payne
John Kimbrough
Shelia Ryan
Ine
Lone Star Ranger
the Theatres Saenger
Trinidad
Cheyenne
Rialto Matinee
Sun-Man
U.S
Kinks
Jinx
Virginia, Beach, Va
Mary Raymond
Miss Coton
Bill Blake
Antonita
Durango
Colorado Rockies
Lonoke Church
St. Joseph
THE
Neu Saenger
Henry Fonda
Lynn Bari
Gardenia Jones
TURF
Jacquard
Gcomforts
Tacaul
Chas. A. Haynes Co
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