Delinquent Citizenship Talk At Kiwanis Luncheon
Capt J L Scroggin of the State Highway Patrol spoke at a Kiwanis luncheon on Tuesday warning that faulty citizenship is the nation’s big fault. He urged youth focus on honesty, trust, church affiliation, cooperative spirit, and character, noting character reflects beliefs. The event included piano requests and a guest appearance by Captain H T Shull of the U S Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Scroggin
Kiwanis
Scroggin
State Highway Patrol
Tom Lavin
H. T. Shull
U.S. Army
WPA Organization in Arkansas Closes
Floyd Sharp state WPA administrator announced liquidation of the Arkansas agency which once employed over 50 000 workers. Twenty two workers will stay until June 20 while warehouse staff are retained by the Treasury. The agency built roads streets sidewalks schools public buildings parks airports and hospitals and spent about 116 938509 21 in federal funds in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Financial Control
F. A. Dean
Arkansas
Sharp
Pension payments to firemen include hope
The Arkansas Insurance Department distributed 54816.60 to 123 cities and towns for municipal firemen relief and pension funds based on 1942 fire marine and tornado insurance premiums. Cities listed include Little Rock 11280.58 Blytheville 1366.79 Fort Smith 4952.19 Pine Bluff 2968.75 Texarkana 1701.30 Camden 896.79 El Dorado 1258.33 Hope 851.22 Searcy 406.40 Camden and others received varied sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Bentonville
Blytheville
Camden
Deavitt
el Dorado
Fayetteville
Fort Smith
Greenwood
Hope
Hot Springs
Magnolia
Mena
Pine Bluff
Searcy
Texar- Kana
van Buren
Parrot’s Oath and Sulphur Trade in Sicily
An old lady kept a parrot that swore daily except Sundays when she covered the cage. In Sicily Catania remains a major Axis sulphur source, highlighting wartime resource importance amid bombardment.
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Catania
Sicily
Oil and Gas Leases and Royalty Deeds Listed
Prepared by Mrs Eunica Trip lett Lewisville Arkansas coal oil and gas lease corrections dated 1943 through 1949 filed in 1943 1949 detail undivided interests in sections 17 and 24 township 17 south range 24 west and other parcels to Kerlyn Oil Company and J A Bracken with terms 10 year and 15 year and royalty deeds conveying fractional interests and acreage amounts across multiple tracts including SE of NE and SW of SE and NW of SEM in Sec 24 and surrounding parcels with precise boundary descriptions.
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Eunica Triplett
Lewisville
Arkansas
C. H. Stout
Kerlyn Oil Company
SEY of
New
West
P. W Jackson
W. L. Allison
Kge
Jeff Bracken
J. A. Bracken
Nem
Flashes of Life From AP Highlight Odd Local Tales
A collage of brief AP items spans across cities. Footwear barefoot in a rain shower in Orangeburg. a Dallas draft board seeking a special ration book for coffee and sugar. a ranch foreman robbed of a $1000 payroll in Fresno. a dog Hans in Chicago aiding war stamp collection. Boston reports inflation kittens named Directive and Form 1309. Idaho farmer Ray Smith injured in a gasoline explosion. Seattle orders against unnecessary elevator bell ringing. San Diego trial cites squirrel whisky as a homebrew liquor.
Local Social Notes and Travel Mentions
Belton Miss Ruby Daviels left Sunday for Lilet Rock to attend school. Mrs. C. T. Dotson made a business trip to Nashville. Mrs. Milton Stone was shopping in Hope this week. Miss Melba Thompson left for Texas. Mrs. H. P. Daniels was shopping in Nashville Saturday. Mrs. Vernon Holliday and her daughter Carolyn Marie and Venice Stone left for Sporter Wisconsin to join Pvt. Lewis Vernon Holliday in the armed forces. Mrs. Creath Eby was shopping. Mrs. Calvin Featers visited her aunt in Blevins this weekend. Mother: Now Junior be a good boy and say Ab-b-h so the doctor can get his finger out of your...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Daviels
Lilet Rock
C. T. Dotson
Nashville
Milton Stone
Hope
Melba ‘Thompson
Texas
H. P. Daniels
Vernon Holliday
Carolyn Marie
Venice Stone
Sporter
Wis
Holliday
Pvt
Lewis Vernon Holliday
Creath Eby
Calvin Featers
Victor Hampton
Blevins
Sixty Leaders Attend Food Meeting Here
A June 10 food conservation school for Hope area housewives drew sixty leaders from PTAs, garden clubs, churches, zone and block groups. Mary Claude Fletcher directed the program with Elsie Wisenberger supervising registration and Junior Red Cross helpers assisting. Demonstrations covered pressure canning meats, beans, squash, beets, tomatoes, berries and apples, plus storage of root crops and drying methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food and Nutrition and Consumer Interest Committee
Housewives of
Pauline Coffee
W. Q. Warren
A. B. Patten
Harold Ounstler
Sam Betts
R. D. Franklin
H. E. Benson
F. J. Burroughs
Joe F. Ward
Mary Voster
George Ware
W. BR. Herndon
B. H. Morsani
J. B. Beckworth
Joe Murphy
Garrett Story
R. L. Broach
Oliver L. Adams
Jack Bonds
Bill Wray
Mary Claude Fletcher
Bureau of Home Econormics
L. JD. Springer
Springer
Tt. QO. Kyler
Adams
Vindicator Replaced by Dauntless Helldiver and Buccaneer
In service before Pearl Harbor, the Vindicator gives way to the Dauntless Helldiver and Buccaneer. The carrier based low wing monoplane with folding wings can be fitted with wing feats. Single engine speed 247 mph ceiling 28 200 ft range 700 miles bomb load 000 pounds. Durable Vindicator, known as Chesapeak by British, continues as a tactical plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Dauntless
Helldiver
Canning Demonstration and Home Food Preservation Planned
A newspaper notice describes methods for drying foods at stove top and with two dehydrators to address food shortages. It notes a tomato canning demonstration on a Wednesday evening at the Methodist Church basement and provides a contact list and Extension Office number for interested women to obtain more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Banker of St. Louis Dies in Hot Springs
John G. Londale Sr of St. Louis banker and railroad man died in a Hot Springs hospital while his country home was at Lonsdale. He helped found the Hot Springs Little Rock and Texas railroad, led various banks, and held national financial posts. Surviving widow and children. funeral planned in St. Louis.
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Banker of
St. Louis
Hot Springs
John G. Londale
Lonsdale
American Bankers Association
Eighth District Federal Reserve Bank
Little Rock
Little Roek and Texas Railroad
Little Rock and Hot Springs
Memphis
Lol Springs
Flo
John, Jr
California
Aillene O'Callahan
Chicago
Christ Church Cathedral
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WPA
Mechanix Ilustrated
NBA
Bismarck Sea
Oil and
LaFayette County
The
Associated Press
Orangeburg
S. C
Dallas
Tex
Yoakum County
Jake Fresno
Calif
Jess Feliz
Axis
Frank Ingram
Hans
North Side
Boston
OPA
Hartford
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Ray Smith
Bonneville County
Seattle
Wash
A. L. Chaffee
Tao
San Diego
Basil Stephens
Internal Revenue Alcohol Lax Unit
Cook’s
White Star Laundry & Cleaners
Sikorsky
U.S. Army Ordnance Department
Ohio River
Frankford Arsenal
Arctic
U. S. Army Ordnance Department
Chrysler Corporation
Detroit
WAR Products
Chryster Corporation
Plymouth
DODGE
DE Soto
Chrysler
Chevseer Corporation
France
Kwangehowan
China
Arkansas Gazette
Jack’s
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