Sew and Save Week Window Wins Second Prize
The Geo. W. Robison & Co. Hope store won second prize of 50 cash in a nation wide Sew and Save Week Window Display Contest. Owner Mr. Robison split half the prize with window dresser Clyde Coffee and used the rest for more window promotion materials. The National Needlecraft Bureau praised the entry in New York City on March 21, 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. Robison & Co
Geo. W. Robison & Co. Hope
Robison
Prigs
Clyde
Sally Dickson
National Needlecraft Bureau
New York City
Social Calendar Details March Gatherings and Club Events
March social calendar lists Mrs Comer Boyett hosting a Wednesday contract club with 88 dollars for members, honors for Mrs D D Sith of Dealing Phd and Mrs Aloyd Spencer, and events at 2:30 and 7:30. Luther Holloman hosts an aton dinner, Troop 7 Girl Scouts meet at the Little House with captains including Mrs Linus Walker. Bridge club hosts and Betty on Tuesday afternoon, Miss Mary Shull’s Washington trip noted. Remainder covers library subtab readings, Hot Springs races attendance, hospital recoveries, and tea invitations across several Hope area social circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comer Boyett
Uts
Wednesseaday
Dd. Sith
Aloyd Spencer
Girl Scouts
Imeet
Linus Walker
Bernard O'Dwyer
Greta
Aatty
Mtiss
Mary Shull
Mteselny
Washington D. C
Ruth Taylor
Aes
Miss Shull
Mia
Syd “Math
Jnck Meek
Will Itm McGill
B. E. McMahon
Ne Black
Missy Luli Garland Emmet
Hattie Richardson
Yuylar
William Techn
Offee
Hot Springs Visit Highlights Local Races and Returns
Personal mention notes R L Branch and Mrs Finley ward in Hot Springs Wednesday to watch races. Mr and Mrs I L Green and Miss Jince Dale Baker have returned from a visit to Little Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Branch
Mrs. Finley Ward
Hot Springs
I. L. Green
Jince Dale Baker
Little Rock
Church News at Marks Church Rev Harry Wihkemeyer Pastor
Evening prayer set for 7 30 P M in the church on Wednesday March 26 1941 led by Reverend Harry Wihkemeyer with congregational participation and devotional observance.
Local Notes On Visitors And Guests From Texas
Blevins Miss Thalia Nolen of Marshall Texas spent the weekend here with her parents Mr and Mrs H E Nolen. Olin England and son Larry Jeff visited Tyler Texas with Mrs England and Larry guests of her parents W C Brown. Miss Juanita Mullen of Texarkana spent the weekend here visiting her mother Mrs Ruth Cox. Mrs A A Wade and daughter Jane left for Little Rock after two weeks with relatives. Mrs Paris Phillips and daughter Joan of Spring Hill visited. Mr and Mrs O M Yoke and Mr and Mrs A B Wetherington and M L Nelson attended the Blevins High School String Band broadcast in Hot Springs Saturday night. Mrs W Troy Wade returned Wednesday from Wichita Falls Texas where she had been visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thalia Nolen
Marshall
Texas
H.E. Nolen
R. ©. Taylor
We, Brown
Nashville
Taylor
Tollett
Olin England
Larry Jeff
Tyler
England
Larry
Gucus
W. C. Brown
Juanita Mullen
Texarkana
Ruth Cox
A. A. Wade
Jane
Little Rock
Paris Phillips
Joan of
Spring Hill
O. M
4. B. Wetherington
M. L. Nelson
Blevins High School
Hot Springs
W. Troy Wade
Winchita Falls
Swinging into Love in a Park Date
Beatrice and Anthony share a pivotal date in a small apartment and a park night. Their kiss, growing closeness, and dreams of a shared world push Beatrice to reevaluate Clarence while they swing together beneath a starlit city. The scene ends with a cliffhanger as the romance deepens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony
Bee
Yetnthony
Beatrice
Art
Clarence
Beautiful Dream Of Defense Boom Ends WPA Dream
The piece argues defense spending will not erase WPA woes, noting a six year public works plan and WPA's shift to long term planning for projects like reservoirs, highways, pools, and sewers. It discusses uneven defense benefits, regional job disparities, and the challenge of moving workers from relief to defense areas. It also notes rising employment trends and the uncertain impact of defense on overall prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
WPA
Thea
Congress
National Resources Planning Board
Frank A. March
Project Control Division
Buffalo
Milwaukee
Great Lakes
Facor
Ag Seate
WEA
Privadustry
Best Seller Fails to Pay Royalties Revealed
In Claremont California a fragmentary report describes author M. Sheldon of Topeka revealing disputes over royalties for the work Best Seller. The piece notes about 25,000,000 copies referenced and biblical comparisons, with copyright questions arising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claremont
Calif
Bala
M. Sheldon
Topeka
Through Swims And War Talk In Glasgow Kentucky
The article blends a local Glasgow Kentucky report with wartime economic notes. It discusses Willi Brumley of Cartwright, a car accident, and a hospital visit. It then shifts to WPA defense labor, describing projects, payrolls, and manpower shifts toward military needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Ari
Willi Brumley
Cartwright
Cumberland
Brumley
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Brooklyn
Meg
Rutil Millett
Martel
I Luther Holloman
Barlow
Miss Marriot
Ann Pritchard
ceMinet Bridge Club
Mra EO
Wingfield
Mpstead County Library
Juby M. Ayres
Hemp- Mead County Library
Rosemary Morthant
Timothy Astor
Timothy
Ives
Mr. and
Mrk
George Wiley
Miss Marlen Smith
Mra
A. K. Holloway Tre
Tom Bundy
Arkansas State Teachers College
Conway
Mildred King
Tony
Julia Chester Hospital
Deste Bush
George T. Newbern Sr
Marianna
George T. Newhern Jr
Texarkane
Warty Shiver
Mack
Myr. W. R. Herndon
IR. V. Herndon Sr
Frank Damson
Oaklawn Jockey Club
Rachel Prescott
Pod Jonesy
Bob Mitchell
Eloise Will
Dallas
Ted Jones
J. M. Masters
Mor
Rialto
Love
Church News
Blevins
Hope High School Band
Carole Lombard
Robert Montgomery
Mrs. Smith
Saenger
Nanette
Edith Ellington
NEA Service
ING
Tosy
Terry
Vera
Smartie
Anthony Bradley
Bradley
Toby
Pye
Deezy
Ghe
In Washington
Peter Edson
NEA Washington
Doi
VICKS
Hope Creamery
Joy Ramsey
Ladies Specialty Shop
NASH
Luck Motor Company
Walnuut
Hope, Ark
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