A Day With President Roosevelt in Wartime
The article sketches President Roosevelt’s wartime routine from wake up at eight to bed at night. It notes morning mail, full newspaper reading, quick desk work with Secretaries, and long White House days. Lunch at the desk, irregular afternoon meetings, and late swims or study time mark a tighter schedule shaped by war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom War
NEA
Starf
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Ita
Ross T. Melmyre
Sailor Roosevelt
Hull
White House
Heo
Mr. Roosevelt
Farmer
Prescott Book Club Organizes With 30 Members
Prescott readers form a book club with 30 members. Books arriving include Dragon Seed Berlin Diary New Hope Blood Sweat and Tears Falling Through Space Wind swept. Library hours change Monday and Saturday afternoons from 1 to 9 to 4 to 4. Former Prescott resident A B Oliphant dies in Houston. He was 65 and once served as Missouri Pacific Railroad agent there. He is survived by wife and sister Mrs O H Helbig of Prescott. Captain and Mrs H Berkey Bishop of Hope spent Sunday with Mrs Bishop’s mother Mrs Ida Martin. Mr and Mrs J H Reynolds of Camden were weekend guests of Mrs Reynolds’ parents. Pvt Ellis Lavender stationed at Camp Robinson Little Rock visited relatives Monday.
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Book Club
Prescott
Peor S. Buck
Ruth Succow
Winston Churchill
Richard Hillary
M. E. Chase
Berlin
William Shirer
A. B. Oliphant
Houston
Texas
Mr. Oliphant
Missouri Pacific Railroad
O. H. Helbig
J. H. Reynolds
Camden
Union Grove Home Demonstration Club Elects Officers
The Union Grove Home Demonstration Club organized with eight members and two visitors on February 25. Mrs. Jimmie Johnson led the opening, led devotions, and officers were elected with Ollie Evans as President and Jennie Causey as Vice President among others. A March 21 session planned to complete comforts forms and beautify the church yard with greenery.
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Union Grove
Jimmie Johnson
America
Ollie Evans
Jennie Causey
Leo
Olivia Norwell
Lilla Porterfield
Betty McKinnon
Jimmie Johann
Nora Calloway
Marie Crawford
Mildred Joe
Emma Otwell
Ollie S
Ola Edwards
Eemonstration Club
Social Calendar with church groups and clubs in March
Social calendar lists events for March including Gardenia Garden Club at Mrs A K Holloways home at 3 o clock with Mrs John Ridgelli as hostess, American Legion Auxiliary at Mrs Carter Johnsons home at 3, Hope Band Auxiliary at Hotel Henry diving room 3 30, Sunday school class at Mrs A H Habert home, Circle and W M U meetings, and Bridge and Reading club gatherings.
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Gardenia Garden Club
A. K. Holloway
John Ridgelli
American Legion Auxiliary
Carter Johnson
Claud Hamon
Glen Williams
Cecil Weaver
Hope
Hotel Henry
Supper for Baptists Sunday School Class Held
During the social hour a dessert course was served for 14 girls and 1 guest, Mrs. C. Ross, in an informal Supper at the church recreational building. Mrs Hugh Jones, Miss Annie Sue Andres, and Miss Floyce Taylor hosted the 13 year classes of the First Baptist Sunday School with games enjoyed throughout the evening.
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Uptial
Hugh Jones
Annie Sue Andres
Floyce Taylor
First Baptist Sunday School
Personal Notices From Camp Crowder To Arkansas Honor Day
Dick Ligon of Camp Crowder Missouri visits his sister Mrs Kim Henry and family. Marjorie Dildy, top University of Arkansas student first semester, invited to honor day activities. Arch Moore and grandson Ellingon attend Ive stock show in Fort Worth. Ys Jr of Chanute visiting relatives. Claudia Whitworth vacationing in Arizona. L C Martin returns home after six weeks at Dallas aircraft school. Mrs W J Ernest of Kansas City and Mrs A Anderson of Little Rock visit Mrs Charlotte Yates.
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Dick Ligon
Camp Crowder
Kim Henry
Mr. Henry
Marjorie Dildy
University of Arkansas
Lucille Dildy
Arch Moore
Arch Moore Ellingon
Bt. Worth
Claudia Whitworth
Arizona
L. C. Martin
City
Dallas
W. J. Ernest
Kansas City
2 A. Anderson
Little Rock
Charlotte Yates
Community Questions High School Fraternities and Sororities
Women leaders and parents in White Plains New York debate the role of high school fraternities and sororities after a troubled incident. An 18 year old girl killed herself after feeling humiliated by her sorority, prompting calls for parental oversight and questions about tax funded public school involvement.
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Ruth Millett
White Plains
N. Y
Aire
Johnny
Mary
No Room for Organized Snobbery In Public High Schools
The letter argues against sororities and fraternities in public high schools, blaming critics as sour grapes. It urges all parents with high schoolers to study the issue, contending there is no place for organized snobbery in America’s schools in 1942.
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America
Whitmores Host Guests as Rouse and Friends Visit
Society notes show Mr and Mrs Jim Whitmore of Little Hoek hosting Sunday guests. Sergeant Dudley Rouse stationed at Camp Croder Neosho Missouri spends a few days with his mother Mrs H E Rouse. Miss Theol Buller and Miss Mary Sue Montgomery spent the weekend of
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Jim Whitmore
Little Hoek
Dudley Rouse
Camp Croder
Neosho
Missouri
H. E. Rouse
Theol Buller
Mary Sue Montgomery
The Capital in Wartime by Jack Stinnette
Washington editorial notes echo wartime austerity and civic cooperation as interior workers share rides to offset fuel shortages while reporting on a midtown fire and tire inspector scams. It contrasts personal sacrifice with political misdirection and comments on daily life near the White House.
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Jack Stinnete
Washington
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Executive
Department of Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
Interior Department
Cub
Leon Henderson
OPA
Storks
Calendar Tuesday at First Baptist and City Hall
The W A of the First Baptist Church meets at 7 p.m. at the church with a Rotary Speaker Chirenee W Sorensen set to speak at City Hall Auditorium at 7 30 p.m.
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Rotary
Chirenee W. Sorensen
City Hall
Rifle He Used on European Team Scrapped
A Swiss rifle once used by William Bruce in European rifle matches was among the weapons consigned to the scrap metal drive. The item highlights a personal connection to the international competition era and the broader wartime or postwar effort to collect metal for recycling.
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Denver
William Bruce
Europe
Something New Liver and Bacon Kabobs
Recipe fragment suggests cutting beef liver into inch squares and threading with bacon on skewers. Arrange in a shallow pan with a thin layer of tomato juice and bake about 25 minutes in a moderate oven. Also notes an unrelated line about testing effects of horse nerves on a girl typist and a jab at testing gum crack on the boss.
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Whd Ward
Mareh 19Th Hope Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
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Circle No. 1
W.ml U. Teets
Circle No. 4
Women's Missionary Union of the First Baptist Church
C. P. Zimmerly
Seoya Gibson
Childs
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Aporub
Saenger
William Powell
Myrna Loy
Tawi
Rialto Matinee Daily
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Mexico Way
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