Calendar Events and Social Meetings At Local Church
Local Baptist church schedules evening service at 7 30 and a regular meeting led by Jett B Graves. First Methodist Day class monthly business session listed with hostesses Jewell Cox Verda DeLaney Imon Corbin Fos and Ida Foster. Mite Elephant Sale postponed and Legion Auxiliary program planned at Hope High School. P T A executive board meets at 2 30 and officer installation planned. Garden Club gathers March 19 at 6 with hosts Mrs H C and Mrs S G Norton. Notables include Marion Mouser visiting Nashville and Maurice Evans production in Little Rock.
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Oper
Jett B. Graves
Sunda
Jewell Cox
William . Verda DeLaney
Imon
Corbin Fosind
Ida Foster
Vitamin D-2 Treatment Aids Skin Tuberculosis Patients
Medical report notes discovery of vitamin D-2 calciferol dissolved in drisdol and used to treat skin tuberculosis. Extra calcium and one quart of pasteurized milk recommended. caution urged against self dosing due to possible side effects. Lung tuberculosis remains untreated with D-2. rest cure viewed as effective for pulmonary forms.
Nearness to capitals sparks hemispheric travel debate
The writer contends that if one lived in Chicago Ill. the distance to European capitals or Moscow would be shorter than to Buenos Aires, Argentina, highlighting hemispheric geography in a provocative tone.
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Chicago
Ill
Europe
Moscow
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Top Radio Programs of the Day Listing
Radio schedules show NBC offers Lionel Barrymore at 7 and film fare including Leave Her To Heaven and The Philadelphia Story with Katharine Hepburn. CBS features Bob Hawk quiz and Joan Davis comedy followed by Sweeney and March. ABC presents Lone Ranger Sherlock Holmes and Beulah plus Sammy Kaye. MBS airs McGarry and His Mouse and Gregory Hood Casebook. Tuesday morning lists Fred Waring, Kate Smith, Kenny Baker and Shady Valley Folks among others.
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NBC
Lionel Barrymore
Nelson Eddy
Voorhiees
Joan Edwards
CBS
Bob Hawk
Joan Davis
Katharine Hepburn
Sweeney
ABC
McGarry and His Mouse
Gregory Hood
Guy Lombardo
Fred Wring
Kate Smith
Kenny Baker
Shady Valley
Community 4-H Club Meetings Adopt March Schedule
A sequence of 4-H Club and Home Demonstration Club events listed for March 17 to 22, 1947. Activities include meetings at Bingen, Washington, Columbus, Blevins, Belton, and Sweet Home with times and focus on clothing construction and demonstrations. Some sessions note at home locations and hosts such as Mrs. Hoy Chandler and Mrs. O B Montgomery.
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Bingen
Aes m
Columbus
Blevins
A.m. Blevins
A.m. McCaskill
O. B. Montgomery
Red Cross Contributions Reported for 1947 Total
A page lists individual donors and amounts to the Red Cross with a running total of 276.00 for 3/15/47 and a previously reported total of 4,226.40. Names include Ode Johnson and Mrs B C Acker among many entries from the community.
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Ode Johnson
Cdl
B. C. Acker
J. T. Hutson
Blevins
Lottie McCracken
Warren Nesbitt
Betty Lou Chessir
Monroe Samuels
Marjorie Burke
Andrew Caldwell
Lorraine Burke
R. W. McCracken
Edna Nesbitt
Geraldine
R. H. Jacques
Jewel M. Jacques Sue
Charlene Hopkins
Ruth Walker
Ere Hee
Ee Sue
Emma Allen
Lulu McFadden
E. . Robinson
Fannie Smith
Fla Fave Buckley
Northcliffe prize offered for transatlantic flight record
About 42 years ago Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of 50000 dollars to the first aviator who could fly a plane between any point in Great Britain or Ireland and any point in Canada Newfoundland or the United States in either direction within 72 consecutive hours.
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Lord Northcliffe
Great Britain
Ireland
Canada
Newfoundland
United States
Old Age Policy Pays up to $100 a Month
The Postal Life and Casualty Insurance Company offers a new accident policy for ages 65 to 85. It provides up to $500 for death, $100 monthly for disability, surgical and hospital benefits, all for 1 cent a day. No medical exam, no agents, 10 days free inspection, no money due now.
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Postal Life & Casualty Insurance Company
Postal Life Building
Kansas City
Postal
Hogs Cattle and Sheep Market Report from National Stockyards
Market report from St Louis National Stockyards on March 17 shows hogs 8,500 head with steady to higher tone. top 1,250 lb hogs 27.75-28.00, sows 23.50-24.50, pigs 20.0-22.50. Cattle and calves 6,500 with steady opening. steers 23.00-25.50, heifers 17.10-22.00, cows 13.00-15.50, vealers 20.00-24.75. Sheep 1,000 with higher opening. good western lambs 23.75-24.00, native 20.00-23.00, cull 14.00-17.00. Market figures include various high/low quotes and trend notes.
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ST. Louis Livestock National Stockyards
Grain and Provisions Hit Thirty Year High on Wheat and Corn
Chicago March 17 prices surged as wheat reached a new 30 year peak and corn rose to its best level since 1920 on the board of trade. March and May wheat contracts climbed 10 cents amid a thin market with wide intraday moves. Wheat closed 3.5 to 10 cents higher, March at 2.96 1/2. corn up 2 3/4 to 4 3/4, March 1.78 1/4 to 1.78 3/4. oats gained 1 to 2 1/8. Cash demand supported corn futures.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Poultry and Produce Prices and Quotations
Chicago March 17 UP reports prices for poultry and produce. Poultry items include hens leghorn hens fryers and cockerels old roosters geese ducklings tom and hen turkeys and guineas with varied quotes. Cheese butter and eggs prices and current receipts and standards are listed for reference.
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Chicago
White Rock Springs
Plymouth Rock Springs
Cotton futures rise on modest demand in New York trade
New York March 17 futures climbed over $1 per bale in quiet dealings as light mill buying and local demand met limited offers. Leading spot firms sold May 1947 futures against July purchases with late afternoon quotes up to 0.706 to 1.35 points. May 34.69, July 32.70, Oct 29.72.
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New York
Cfferia
New Orleans Cotton Futures Rise on Price Fixing and Covering
Cotton futures in New Orleans rose with May at 34.59 and Oct and Dec contracts closing higher. Prices showed gains across most active months as traders covered shorts and fixed prices amid market activity.
Class A B Cage Champs to Meet at Arkadelphia
Little Rock High coach Everett Burns said his Class A champion Tigers will meet Class B champion Donaldson in a playoff to decide the state title. Tentative plan calls for a midweek game at Henderson College in Arkadelphia, following AAA authorization after last season’s denial of a challenge.
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Little Rock
Everett Burns
Tigers
Donaldson
Henderson College
Arkadelphia
AAA
Marshall
Donalson
Laney cites strict budget rule for 1947 legislature
Arkansas Governor Laney announced there will be no deficit spending or borrowing in the 1947 biennial budget. He said appropriations will be cut to fit available funds and noted revenue bonds may be used only for college dormitory space. He will veto specific items if necessary to prevent overdrawing general revenue accounts.
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Little Rock
Laney
Anita
Louie
Sherry Faces Illness and Mystery at Marino's
Sherry and the boys toast a new assignment at Marino's as Peter Barton visits. Sherry battles a worsening cough while Orville Merriman falls ill and dies before they discuss a new script. Peter’s calm, domestic presence contrasts with Sherry’s growing fragile state as the night ends with a cliffhanger.
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Sherry
Marino's
Peter Barton
Peter
Orville Merriman
Orville
Sweet
Kris
Hidden House
Mona
Tony
Powers
Herb
Sandra
Stan
Bay 14 Faces First Degree Murder Charge
Albany March 17 14 year old Carl De Flumer was arraigned in police court on a first degree murder charge in the hanging of eight year old Hubert Wahrman. District Attorney Elway said De Flumer confessed and cited an impulse motive. The case includes a funeral for Bobbie and a description of the child’s death near Loudburville.
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Albany
N. Y
Carl de Flumer
Albany County
Hubert Wahrman
de Fulmer
Carl M. de Flumer
Julian B. Elway
Carl
Bobbie
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
Loudburbonville
Elway
de Flamer
de Flumer
de Flamers
Jean
Wahrman
William E. Wahrman
Philip Livingston Junior High
Arkansas Supreme Court denies set aside in Page divorce case
The Arkansas Supreme Court refused to set aside the divorce between Earl Page and Minnie Page and affirmed denial of two petitions to nullify the decree and related property settlement. The court found no duress after the settlement and noted Page’s death shortly after the decree. The decision also involved a separate NA North Little Rock district case over timber and piling store assessments at the Koppers Co plant.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Earl Page
Minnie A. Page
North Little Rock Special School
Koppers Co
North Little Rock
Boost Sluggish Feelings With SSS Tonic Claim
Readers are told that aging slows digestion and blood health and that SSS Tonic can restore energy by raising red blood cell production and improving digestive juice. The ad promises relief from fatigue, loss of appetite, and infections through its proprietary formula and positive blood analyses.
Truman soprano debuts on ABC radio network
Margaret Truman, daughter of the president, began a nationwide radio broadcast debut heard by about 15 000 listeners. Critics largely favorable, noting room for study. Truman will rest briefly before plan to return to Washington. She performed Cielito Lindo Charmant Oiseau and The Last Rose of Summer, in English.
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Detroit
Margaret Truman
Washington
American Broadcasting System
Miss Truman
Key West
Fla
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
ABC
Martha Truman
Grandview
Krueger
Balding
Cielito Lindo
Padilla
Charmant Oiseau
le Perle du Bresil
David
Martha
Floten
Law notes affirm dismissals and contested wills
Lawrence chancery affirmed dismissal of Joseph Allen of Hot Springs divorce for lack of jurisdiction. Garland probate court affirmed Elizabeth Dennis bequeathed 240 acres in St Francis county and Hot Springs city property to W S Ledgerwood of Hot Springs. Will contested by Mary E Thomason and others as lawful heirs under descent laws.
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Lawrence Chancery
Joseph Allen
Hot Springs
Garland Probate Court
Elizabeth Dennis
St. Francis County
Hot Springs City
W. S. Ledgerwood
Mary E. Thomason
All State Cage Selections Announced In Arkansas
Arkansas high school basketball ends with all state teams announced. Class A picks include Boggess Little Rock Holman Jonesboro and Harvey Little Rock plus Miller Van Buren BaBer Van Buren. Class B names Catlett Donaldson Taber Pyatt Dopson Strong Tarkington Donaldson Massey Scotland. Second teams list Adams Leachville Fischer Helena Williams Little Rock Waller Mansield.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Boggess
Holman
Jonesboro
Baber
van Buren
Harvey
Miller
M. Catlett
Donaldson
Taber
Pyatt
Dopson
Strong
Tarkington
Massey
Scotland
Adams
Leachville
Fischer
Helena
Williams
Waller
Emerson
Lassiter
Mansfield
Hickerson
North Ash Flat
McBride
Norphlet
Heights
Texarkana
Fowler
Welch
Matthews
Ash Flat
Norphiet
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S. G. Norton
Marion Mouser
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Kansas
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Pial del
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Karen DeWolf
NEA. Service Inc. Gliter
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