Calendar note: Methodist class party at Mrs Williams home
Social and Personal Phone 768 reports a June 27 social calendar item. The Mary Lester Sunday school class of the First Methodist Church will entertain with a party at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Mitchell Williams, 309 South Pine, with Miss Bertha Atkisson as associate hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lester
First Methodist Church
Mitchell Williams
South Pine
Bertha Atkisson
Veterans Homecoming and Local Visits Post War Discharge
Lester B. Watson arrives from the Pacific theater with a nineteen month overseas service discharge and plans to live in Memphis after visiting his sister Mrs. Tom Anderson. Miss Lucille Ruggles and guests from Hot Springs visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Rug gles. Mrs. Cecil Stringfellow and son head to Los Angeles to visit relatives before joining S. F. 2C Cecil A. Stringfellow stationed at Camp Parks in Shumaker California. Mrs. Bernard O'Dwyer and daughter Frances Sue of Texarkana arrive for a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester B. Watson
Tom Anderson
Memphis
Lucille Ruggles
Edward P. Hugenin
Hot Springs
Miss Ruggles
Mrs. W. B. Ruggles
Cecil Stringfellow
Cecil Allan
Los Angeles
California
James O. Allen
Shumaker, California
S. F
Bernard O'Dwyer
Frances Sue
Texarkana
Local Visit Plans Include Bournes and Ellis Family
Mrs O Dwyers parents Mr and Mrs W H Bourne arrive with Cpl Leonard Ellis and Mrs Ellis for a weekend visit with relatives before traveling to Clarendon. They stay with Mr and Mrs Alvin Burrows and others in Hot Springs. Births: Mr and Mrs Kenneth Brice announce a son Michael Brooks born Sunday June 24 at Julia Chester hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Leonard Ellis
Alvin Burrows
Weldon Taylor
Jack Simpson
Elva Ruth Puble
Hot Springs
Kenneth Brice
Michael Brooks
Julia Chester Hospital
Hospital Notes Report on Owen G Hollis Recovery
Friends of Owen G Hollis will be glad to know he is reported doing nicely following an emergency operation in a San Francisco hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen G. Hollis
San Francisco
Bronze Star Medal Awarded Sergeant for Heroic Action
Sgt. William C. Mitchell of Mira Louisiana receives the Bronze Star for heroic action on March 5 1945 near Bubingen Germany while with the 63rd Infantry Division First Army. He aided three other enlisted men and a lieutenant after two army vehicles were hit by shells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William ¢. Mitchell
Mira
Chester Rosenbaum
Route 1
Fulton
S. C. Mitchell
Sergeant Mitchell
Bubingen
Germany
Mitchell
63Rd Infantry Division
First Army
Geiger Succeeds Buckner as Pacific Fleet Marine Commander
General Roy S. Geiger was announced as commanding general of the Pacific Fleet Marine Force, taking over after Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. was killed. Geiger, 60, previously led the Third Amphibious Corps and led American forces on Okinawa this week, succeeding Lt. Gen. Holland M. Smith, who will head Marine training and replacement in San Diego.
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Washington
Roy S. Geiger
Pacific Fleet Marine Force
Geiger
Okinawa
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr
Holland M. Smith
A. A. Vandergrift
Marine Corps
State Insurance Dept Collects a Million for Year
Arkansas State Insurance Department reports receipts of 1,071,396.82 for 1944 with 27,241.45 department cases. Premium taxes and fees totaled 1,007,392.82, franchise taxes 64,000, and a new 2 percent tax on domestic premiums is expected to yield about 60,000 annually. Workmen’s compensation rates have fallen about 25 percent since 1940, despite higher premiums due to wartime plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Insurance Department
State Insurance
Jack G.ie
Laney
McKensie
Arkansas
Mrs. Mary Frances Bailey’s 95th Birthday Celebration
Mrs. Mary Frances Bailey marked her 95th birthday Sunday at her daughter’s home on 600 South Hamilton Street. Friends visited from 2 to 4 p.m. presenting gifts. Born in Aberdeen Mississippi in 1850, she moved to Arkansas in 1870 and is mother to seven children, with three living, plus 23 grandchildren and 52 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Frances Bailey
W. B. Huckabee
South Hamilton Street
Bailey
Aberdeen
Miss
Arkansas
Soldier Award Recalls Brave Ammunition Removal Story
The citation notes men rushing to a burning vehicle to remove smouldering ammunition cases while enemy shells exploded nearby. Led by Lt. Patrick J. Marley, they extinguished the blaze to prevent further damage or casualties. Sergeant Mitchell, known as Jack, has served since November 1939 and is believed to have fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He has ten sisters and one brother residing in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick J. Marley
Mitchell
Jack Mitchell
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Dorothy Dix column on wives money and prudence
Dear Miss Dix advises a war bride that independence in finance is essential and warns a husband with a tight pocketbook hampers marriage. She suggests either an agreed household allowance or separation if fairness cannot be reached. Another letter urges leaving a self indulgent stepfather exploiting two women. A 16 year old seeks dating guidance and is counseled that youth is not the happiest time.
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Dix
J. R
the Treasury
Miss Dix
Lfe
Stores Urge Caution on Free Spending During War
Washington reports that Benjamin H. Namm of the National Retail Goods Association urged Americans to limit purchases to essentials and invest savings in war bonds. He warned a price rise surge could erase wartime gains and noted retailers support Morgenthau’s push beyond a $14 billion bond quota, with total sales reaching $15 billion.
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Washington
National Retail
Ry Goods Association
Benjamin H. Namm
Brooklyn
Namm
Treasury Department
Treasury
Morgenthau
British Propose Mass Manufacture of Light Plane
London reports a new light air plane called Miles Messenger is planned for mass production after the war. The three to four seater low wing monoplane with 140 horsepower can take off in 60 yards, clear a 50 foot obstacle 138 feet from takeoff, reaches 120 mph, and stalls at 28 mph with full all round view for the pilot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Riddles Known to Ancient Egyptians
Riddles were a feature in ancient Egyptian culture, with early examples appearing in hieroglyphic inscriptions and funerary texts. Scholars note that puzzle-like prompts tested wit and knowledge, reflecting a broader tradition of wordplay and intellectual challenge in the Nile valley.
Bond drive progress and targets amid Morgenthau remarks
Morgenthau called the campaign gratifying as the national drive nears its June 3 end, with sales to individuals at 6.2 billion. The $7 billion quota for individual buyers remains unmet while Series E bonds total 2.779 billion against a 4.0 billion E-bond target. The drive opened May 14 and the accounting runs through July 7.
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Morgenthau
Tiger Teeth Trade Ends In Odd Gift From Safari
In the Himalayas a tiger hunt ends with a near miss as the animal leaps at Gingiss. The party retrieves the carcass and gifts it to a neighbor whose teeth hold value as charms. The neighbor judges the tiger aged and toothless, rejecting any profit from the pelt.
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Gingiss
Bonita Granville and Ocean Park outing with Bo nita Granville
Hollywood columnist Bob Thomas recalls an Ocean Park excursion with Bonita Granville. They sample pier games for prizes and rides including Shoot the Chutes. Bonita wins a rainbow ash tray and notes her prior health gambits, while the couple enjoys photos and candy apples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Bonita Granville
Ocean Park
Southern California
Coney Island
Pacific
Bonita
Illinois
New York
Coburn Talks Monocles Plans and Retirement Fears
Charles Coburn explains his bifocal monocle setup to read menus while driving and to see distances. He jokes about youthful looks from daily rushes of Alibi in Ermine and says he hopes to play Romeo before leaving. Coburn, 68, stays city‑bound, dislikes farming, and admits names slip despite a sharp memory in other areas.
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Hollywood
Charles Coburn
Universal Commissary
Coburn
Romeo
Masquers
Walter Pidgeon
Lakeside Country Club
World of Work and War Echo Across Quotes
A collage of remarks cites 30 to 40 hour weeks if nations unite to curb unfair competition. Franco warns of safe driving aiding war effort. Truman urges calm amid enemy moves. Tokyo editorials warn of graves ahead. Kerry lampoons small business prospects. Detroit claims no out-of-area workers needed. Cushman notes tough luck for prodigals returning. Renoir discusses early porcelain painting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco Franco
Spain
Air-Sea Rescue Room A Tense Hub on Bomber Base
On the Saipan air base the air-sea rescue room acts as a vital nerve center for B-29 operations over Japan. Charts, markers, and red pencil notations map each downed crew, while rescuers relay distress signals to ships and aid survivors with rafts, radios, and shipwreck kits. Captain Francis J. Murray leads the unit with Lt. Robert C. Pope and others, noting Iwo Jima’s strategic value in saving aviators. In six weeks, 78 aviators were saved from watery deaths, underscoring the mission's lifesaving impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Wiley
73Rd
Saipan
Japan
Iwo Jima
Marine Corps
Air-Sea Rescue Room
Here
Robert C. Pope
Crawford
N. J
Pope
Gibson Girl
Francis J. Murray
Brooklyn
N. Y
Alton Ayres
Corpus Chrsti
Tex
Harold Bodley
San Francisco
Iwo
Casualty List for Arkansas Officials
War Department telegram notices list Army dead, wounded, and prisoners of war across Arkansas, with names such as Burley Childress and Albert Clements among the dead in European regions and Pacific theatres. Navy losses include Pink Brooks, Charles Eugene Longmire, and Vernon Moltz, while missing James Mayfield and liberated POWs are noted. entries cover multiple towns including Malvern, Pine Bluff, Nashville, and Texarkana with next of kin details provided.
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War Department
Navy Department
Navy
Brooks
Pink Boydell Jr
Cook
USNR
Malvern Gates
Robert Ray Seaman
Harrisburg
Longmire Charles Eugene
Hoxie
Moltz
Vernon Eugene
Seaman
Pine Bluff
Winchester
Jean
USMC
Smithville
Huxtable Boyton Anthony
Nina M. Huxtable
Reynolds St
Hot Springs
Eva Graham
Lindsey
Arthur Lee
USN
Pine
Magnolia
Lorg Edward W
Pocahonas
Stone Russel
Thornley
Virgil E
Calico Rock
Germany
Edens
Billy G
Tyronza
Ralph T., Jr
Little Ock Fort Fancer
Carlisle
Mason, J. W
Wynn
Record of Kathleen Winsor writing Forever Amber hours and pages
Kathleen Winsor kept a manuscript record showing 1303 hours spent reading 380 hours indexing notes 3284 hours writing and a total of 9241 pages or 2310.250 words produced, reflecting the workflow and output during the creation of Forever Amber. The figures illustrate the scale of her research and drafting process across reading indexing writing and page production.
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Kathleen Windsor
Amber
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