Social and Personal Calendar Highlights Tuesday June 12
Winsome Sunday School to meet at Fair Park at 7 30 Tuesday with a picnic supper. Eurelian class to gather at Mrs Byron Hefners home Tuesday at 8 pm. Transport from church at 7 30. Youth Fellowship Council to meet Wednesday at First Methodist Church 2 30. St Louis trip noted. Bob Elmore arrives from Arkansas. Mrs McCafferty and children return from New Orleans. David McKenzie in Julia Chester hospital after appendectomy Monday.
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Winsome
Sunday Schoolass
Fair Park
Eurelian
Byron Hefner
Thee Pines
Methodist Youth Fellowship Council
First Methodist Church
Little David McKenzie
Julia Chester Hospital
Azalea Garden Club Luncheon Set at Hotel Barlow
The Azalea Garden club schedules its annual luncheon at Hotel Barlow at 1 p.m. on Thursday. Members unable to attend should notify the club president before reservations are finalized.
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The
Azalea Garden Club
Hotel Barlow
Visiting Guests and Travel Notices
Coming and Going note Mr and Mrs George Crews host Mrs John Rainey and Mr John of Paragould and Mrs Obert Jones and son Bob of Dallas Texas. Mr Harrel Bruce left Monday for Alhambra California where he will be joined later by Mrs Bruce to their son. Mrs Ross Hanks left Sunday for
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George Crews
John Rainey
John
Paragould
Obert Jones
Bob
Dallas
Texas
Harrel Bruce
Alhambra
California
Mrs. Bruce
Court Docket Summary of City and State Cases
Sonny Davis fined for drunkenness with a $10 bond forfeited. Frank Spears pleaded guilty to drunkenness and paid a $10 fine. Moses Stewart forfeited a $10 cash bond for disturbing the peace. Luther Butler and Charlie Johnson pleaded guilty or resolved for disturbing the peace with $10 fines. Claude Walker pleaded guilty to drunken driving with a $25 fine. L. E. Brown faced assault and battery and forfeited a $10 cash bond. Several cases were dismissed on motion after paying costs. B. H. Mixon careened for reckless driving while Holis Heard and Even Heard faced child abandonment charges.
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Sonny Davis
Frank Spears
Moses Stewart
Luther Butler
Charlie Johnson
Clauudie C. Walker
L. E. Brown
B. H. Mixon
Holis
London Bestows Honor on Eisenhower Free Dominion of City
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower received London's highest honor the freedom of the city and was praised by Prime Minister Churchill as a great commander. King George VI also invested him with the order of Ment and the insignia at Buckingham Palace. Eisenhower remarked on cementing bonds between nations and the need to unite against common enemies as he rode in a triumphal procession through central London.
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W. W. Hercher
London
Eisenhower
Churchill
George VI
Buckingham Palace
U.S
Russia
France
China
Japan
Churenill
Normandy
Temple Bar
Guildhall
Veterans Hospitals Face Undercover Probe Demands
The VFW urges the veterans committee to launch an undercover survey with immunity for informants to inspect conditions at neuropsychiatric wards. Northport reports cite patient beatings and mistreatment with 15 enlisted troops court martialed and five civilians facing assault charges.
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Veterans Hospitals
Veterans Committee
VFW
Northport
L. J
N. Y
VEFW
the Veterans Organization
Power of Attorney
Dorothy Dix on juvenile delinquency and family teamwork
The piece argues that juvenile crime stems from mass changes and war but blames lack of parental teamwork. It cites conflicted parenting, laziness, jealousy, and mothers undermining fathers as key factors. Parenthood requires both parents to act together to prevent delinquency.
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Junior
Pop
Mamie
Tommy
Papa
The
Bell Syndicate
Truman's steady middle path in cabinet selections
President Truman is assembling a cabinet that leans center, tapping able overseers from Missouri and beyond. The eight top appointments include veterans like Omar Bradley and John W. Snyder, reflecting continuity with FDR policies and domestic aims such as unemployment pay and FEPC funds.
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Truman
James Marlow Washington
Congress
Fair Employment Practice Committee
FEPC
Germany
Roosevelt
FDR
White House
Hump Flight Under Ice and Fire on Himalayan Route
The story follows pilots pushing through a Himalayan storm on the world’s toughest air route. Wet and clear ice form on wings as oxygen runs low, forcing split shifts to keep control. A cracked windshield and near collision with a capped peak test nerve and skill before a narrow escape.
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Himalayas
India
China
Allied air raids expand to Japan homeland targets
United States forces report continued heavy bombing of Japan with B 24 Liberators joining B 29s and Mustang fighters in strategic strikes. Tokyo notes Liberator flights over the homeland and multiple raids on Kyushu Osaka Nagoya Yokohama Kobe Kobe area with extensive damage figures from LeMay’s 21st Bomber Command.
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Ade
Radio Tokyo
United States Army
Wakasa Bay
Honshu
Tokyo
Yokohama
Okinawa
U. S. Army
Navy
Japan
Liberators
Kyushu
Curtis E. LeMay
Nagoya
Yokonama
Kobe
Osaka
Kawasaki
Truman asks Congress for 39 billion war budget
President Truman transmitted the military budget for the next fiscal year totaling 39,019,790,474 with new appropriations of 21,963,093,400 and 38618,195,574 in unobligated balances. The plan reduces the 1945 program by 25 percent to 52.6 billion and maintains army strength at about 6.97 million to mid-1946. It also includes funds for munitions through 1946 and heavy aircraft through 1947 plus international air and civilian relief.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Japan
White House
Roosevelt
Germany
Revival services continue at Garrett Baptist Church week two
Garrett Baptist Church enters the second week of revival led by Rev. W. J. Burgess of Little Rock. Attendance remains strong as services run twice daily at 10 am and 8 pm with topics The World's Darkest Night The Signs of the Soon Coming of Christ The Appearing of Christ and the Rapture of the Saints and Burgess invites the public to attend.
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Garret Memorial Baptist Church
W. J. Burgess
Little Rock
Burgess
Christ
Montgomery Finds Reds Embarrassing Teetotaler Hero Faces Soviet Toasts
Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgomery, famed teetotaler, confessed that Soviet demands to drink with him after receiving the order of victory overwhelmed him. Zhukov and about a dozen Russians pressured him to drink to the last drop, forcing Montgomery to seek General Eisenhower for relief.
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Soviet Union
Montgomery
Gen. Eisenhower
Georgi K. Zhukov
Monty
Eisenhower helps Montgomery and Zhukov in calm exchange
In a brief moment on the field Ike calls to exit danger as he moves to Montgomery. Eisenhower grins and explains to Zhukov’s translator while the Russian side signals understanding.
Presses Capable of 300 Copies per Hour
The report notes several newspaper presses can output as many as 300 copies an hour, highlighting efficiency in modern print operations and production capacity across facilities.
Postwar aims shaped by victory and steady jobs
After victory over Japan, most Americans prioritize a quick end to the war and securing steady well paid employment. The emphasis centers on returning veterans finding work and rebuilding the economy alongside military success.
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Japan
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