Social and Personal notes for July 29
Mrs. Carter Johnson will supervise the Red Cross Surgical Dressing department from 9 to 12 and 1 to 4. Mrs. Arch Moore supervises the Surgical Dressing rooms from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Circle No. 2 of the Women's Council meets at 3:30 at Mrs. Ted Jones home. Circle No. 1 meets at the First Methodist Church recreation rooms at 4. Hostesses include Mrs. J. W. Strickland Mrs. Ross Bright and Mrs. W. E. Thornton. Mexican sunflowers centerpiece featured at a luncheon for Miss Mary Margaret Hannah and Miss Mary Beth Fiser of Shreveport hosted by Mrs. Frank Ward. Covers for Miss Fiser Hannah Barbara La Grone Mary Stuart Jackson Matilda McFaddin and Betty Ann Benson.
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Carter Johnson
Red Cross
Arch Moore
The
First Christian Church
Ted Jones
Women's Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
J. W. Strickland
Ross Bright
W. E. Thornton
Frank Ward
Mary Margaret Hannah
Mary Beth Fiser
Shreveport
Miss Fiser
Miss Hannah
Barbara LaGrone
Mary Stuart Jackson
Matilda McFaddin
Betty Ann Benson
Home Nursing Certificates Awarded to Hempstead County Group
Red Cross course directed by Mrs. M. S. Bonds grants home nursing certificates to a list of Macedonia community women. Hempstead county project head Mrs. Leon Bundy plans a new class for Hope in August. Nearby social notes include visitors and births with several local students enrolled at Ouachita College.
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The
Red Cross
M. S. Bonds
R. N
Macedonia
Wes Ferrell
R. P. Horton
Lloyd Shackeford
C. F. Goodlett
Will Taylor
Oma Owen
Dorothy Bradford
H. F. Tate
Lucy Battle
R. C. Taylor
Marion Phillips
Marie Tye
W. P. Brunson
Will Zumwalt
R. J. Horton
John House
Leon Bundy
Hempstead County
Women of Hope
Ouachita College
Georgia Dudney
Annie Jackson
Mary Levins
Harry Rowe
Washington
Legionnaires Attend Arkansas State Convention in Little Rock
Members of the Leslie Huddleston post of the American Legion visited Little Rock for the state convention this week. Attendees included Terrell Cornelius James Embree Judge E F McFaddin J L Tedder Dewey Hendrix Major Linus Walker Alva Robinson J R Gentry and W T Lawson. Also present were Mr and Mrs Mark B Hannah and daughter Mary Margaret and Miss Mary Beth Fiser of Shreveport.
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Leslie Huddleston
The
American Legion
Little Rock
Terrell Cornelius
James Embree
E. F. McFaddin
J. L. Tedder
Dewey Hendrix
Linus Walker
Alva Robinson
J. R. Gentry
W. T. Lawson
Mark B. Hannah
Mary Margaret
Mary Beth Fiser
Shreve
Military graduates and promotions at Sheppard and Camp Robinson
Pfc Arlis R Brooks son of Mr and Mrs Ira T Brooks of Blevins completed an intensive airplane mechanics course at Sheppard Field near Wichita Falls Texas. Lloyd E Waters of Rosston was promoted to sergeant in a Military Police group at Camp Robinson Arkansas.
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Sheppard Field
Texas
Pfc
Arlis R. Brooks
Ira T. Brooks
Blevins
Wichita Falls
Lloyd E. Waters
Rosston
Camp Robinson
Ark
Woman Convicted of Slaying Infant in Arkansas Town
In Searcy Arkansas a White County jury found Myrtle Bruton 40 guilty of manslaughter in the death of an infant whose body was found in a crude grave near the Little Red river bottoms in June. She received a two year sentence. Prosecutor J H Moody said the case rested on a statement by Tom Neal 26 that the infant was born alive to Bruton and that his wife and Bruton’s daughter Mable Myers 23 disposed of the body.
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Searcy
White County
Myrtle Bruton
Little
Red River Bottoms
Here
Bruton
J. H. Moody
Tom Neal
Evening Shade Church Revival Meet Under Rev D O Silvey
A revival meeting begins at Evening Shade Church with Rev D O Silvey conducting. Services are each morning at 10 oclock and nightly at 8 oclock. The public is invited.
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Evening Shade
D. O. Silvey
Hull Affirms U S Reliance on Eisenhower for Italy
Secretary Hull said the United States relies on General Eisenhower to secure Italy's unconditional surrender. He declined to discuss Italian approaches, voiced full confidence in Eisenhower, and supported his praise for the Savoy government and Badoglio. Hull noted Americans focus on war efforts amid crisis.
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Washington
Hull
United States
F Eisenhower
Italy
War Department
Eisenhower
House of Savoy
Benito Mussolini
Peitro Badoglio
Samual Grafton
New York Post
England
America
Badoglio
The Meeting of the Elephants Chapter XXIV Emissary Arrives
Lincoln Elliott travels toward the meeting as he and Nancy face separation. He meets Afghan emissaries representing the Bi Hassanyieh dervishes at the hykmoot ameez’s distant court, while memories of family, love, and danger shadow his path to a pivotal political moment.
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Lincoln
Zaman Khan
Nancy
America
France
Lincoln Elliot
Africa
Boston
Harvard
Yanks Make Deepest Day Attack of War
American Flying Fortresses made a daylight raid within 80 miles of Berlin attacking the Oschersleben aircraft plant and Kassel, with RAF fighters providing support. More than 60 German fighters were reported shot down, while US losses reached 23 bombers on a 1000 mile round trip. RAF and Allied air forces continued operations over France Belgium and the North Sea area with heavy Hamburg bombing noted.
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London
Hitler
Berlin
Oschersleben
Kassel
France
Belgium
Associated Press
Folkestone
Germany
RAF
Hamburg
Begium
Britain
East Anglia
Coffee and Beef Boosted as Ration Wanes
Washington reports more beef for civilians as coffee leaves rationing. Butter supplies are expected to fall by about twenty percent this year, with a promised increase in sugar allowances forthcoming.
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Washington
U.P
War Food Administration
Badoglio Government Seeks to Maintain Ties With Germany
A Rome dispatch says the Badoglio government aims to keep satisfactory relations with Germany, mirroring Mussolini in seeking good ties. The report notes caution about crossing Nazi lines and preserving stability during the transition in Italy.
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Bern
Switzerland
Rome
Tribune de Geneve
Badoglio
Mussolini
Ger
First Italian Armistice Dispatch Passed by Censors
The Swiss newspaper reported it was the first dispatch from Italy approved by the new censorship. The note suggested the Badoglio government had failed to negotiate an armistice, a topic of much clamorous discussion in Italy after Mussolini's downfall.
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Badoglio
Italy
Mussolini
Highway obligations nationwide reach 2.434 billion
Combined state highway obligations for 39 states total 2.4339 billion dollars with New York leading at 177.9277 million and Idaho smallest at 289.834 thousand.
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New York
Idaho
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