Local clubs hold meetings and a birthday tribute in Hope
May events include Daughters of the Confederacy at 2:30 p.m. and Order of the Eastern Star initiation at the Masonic hall. Rose Garden club hosts Mrs Garrettry and Mrs Neig at 3 from the home of the latter. A spring dressings project employed 1,500 workers for Cross Volunteers. Virginia Hamilton honored on her eleventh birthday with family guests and games. Sgt. Jessie W. Ray on furlough visits Hope before leaving for Lincoln Nebraska after a fiancee death and funeral in Dewey Illinois.
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Rose Garden Club
Garrett Ry
A. J. Neig
Virginia Hamilton
C. A. Hamilton
McCaskill
Virginia
Wayne
Wanda Porterfield
Linda Sweat
Marjory Fulsom
Lila B Rhodes
Annie Marie Spicer
Judy Scott
Leon
Carolyn
John Prescott
Janette
Shirley Ri
Hospital Notes Charles Dana Gibson Admitted
Charles Dana Gibson is a patient at Julia Chester hospital. Friends regret to learn of his condition.
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Charles Dana Gibson
Julia Chester Hospital
Miss Carolyn Barr Attends Biloxi Bridegroom Event
Miss Carolyn Barr travels to Biloxi Mississippi to serve as bridesmaid for Belhaven College friend Miss Vera Lou Squires and Cpl Norman E. Bess at the First Presbyterian Church ceremony on Monday May 8. Squires has been a guest in Hope. Mrs Frank King arrives from Chicago for an extended visit before joining Petty Officer King now transferred to Gulfport.
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Carolyn Barr
Biloxi
Belhaven College
Vera Lou Squires
Cpl
Norman E. Bess
First Presbyterian Church
Frank King
Chicago
King
Gulfport
Miss
Local Gleanings: Service Members and Homecomings
Staff Sergeant Ernest Porter returns to Breckenridge Kentucky after visiting relatives in Hope. Perry F Payne of Patmos now serves in England with the United States Infantry and has been promoted to sergeant. Payne, son of Mr and Mrs J Payne, entered the army in 1942 and took part in the North African invasion and the Tunisian campaign. He previously worked as an accountant for International Paper Co Springhill Louisiana. Lt Ear B Montgomery stays with his parents while en route to a California post from Fort Sill Oklahoma.
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Perry F. Payne
Patmos
England
United States Infantry
Sgt. Payne
J. Payne
International Paper Co
Springhill
Ear B. Montgomery
O. B. Montgomery
California
Fort Sill
Okla
Hopewell Home Demonstration Club Met at Wiggin House
The Hopewell Home Demonstration Club met April 26 at Mrs Wiggin s home with Mrs Cook presiding. Minutes were read by Mrs Smith and members voted to answer the call for the coming month. Mrs Cal displayed several crocheted pieces as Mrs Honeycut outlined recreational notes.
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Hopewell
Hopewell Home
Wiggins
Cook
Maine Hyman
Smith
Cal
Honeycut
Ration Coupon Timetable Update for April and May
The notice lists new validity dates for blue and red ration stamps in Book No. 4 and earlier issues, including blue stamps A-8 through K-8, red stamps K-8 to Q-8, and sugar stamps 30 and 31. It also notes gasoline coupon A-11, B2, and C2 allowances and extends the average weekly gas ration from three to two gallons per week.
Social event hostesses thank attendees after games
Leader directed games during the social period. Refreshments were enjoyed by Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Hodnett, Mrs. Arrington, Mrs. Enoch, Mrs. McGregor, Mrs. Green, Mrs. Honeycut, and visitor Mrs. Cox. Hostess Mrs. Wiggins facilitated the gathering.
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Cook
Smith
Hodnett
Arrington
Enoch
McGregor
Green
Honeycut
Cox
Wiggins
Chattanooga Opens Arms to Moore's Team
Scrappy Moore's Cuban and American lineup drew 9103 paid fans in Chattanooga opening day in Southern Association action. Atlanta won 4 to 2 behind Dick Mauney as Chattanooga’s crowd compared with last season’s, while 18000 total including free admissions marked a regional turnout record.
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Southern Association
Chattanooga
Scrappy Moore
Montgomery
Ala
Joe Engel
Atlanta
Dick Mauney
Crackers
Chattanoogans
Johnny Riddle
Birmingham Barons
New Orleans
Nashville
Barons
Chicks
Ellis Kinder
Buddy Lewis
Knoxville
Smokies
Little Rock
New
Courtright Plot and Azaraski Meet in Tokyo Apartment
Lieut Link Belt, an Army Air Corps radioman jailed in Niji Prison Yokonama, is invited to dinner by Captain Acarasti and meets Tilda Courtright and Norma Greer. Courtright plans to use Link, while Azaraski schemes to silence witnesses as Monk vows loyalty and prepare escape to Anraku Cove.
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Link Belt
Army Air Corps
Niji
Yokonama
Acarasti
Link
Tilda Courtright
Norma Greer
Linkis
Courtright
Azaraski
China
Arkansan turns hobby into wartime quartz business
Hugh D. Miser, a Pea Ridge Arkansas geologist, turned decades of quartz hobby into a wartime contribution. His Arkansas quartz helped fill a critical shortage for radio oscillators, with the War Production Board mining over three tons of crystals via Metals Reserve Corporation. Miser hopes the effort spurs continuing peacetime mining in Arkansas.
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Washington
Hugh D. Miser
Interior Department
Pea Ridge
Ark
Miser
Crystal Mountains
Hot Springs
Ceraumunley
Arkansas
WPB
Metals Reserve Corporation
Brazil
Brazil Army Officers Learn English Fast
Officers of Brazil's expeditionary force's first division study English ahead of overseas duty with UN troops. Guided by Louis Lucius Valone of Jamestown, a chemical engineer who arrived nine months ago to teach electro chemistry, they complete a five month intensive course. The professor praises their intelligence and conversational ability across advanced intermediate and beginner groups.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
United Nations
Louis Lucius Valone
Jamestown
N.Y
Rain Postpones Orleans Game With Updated Lineups
Weather delays force postponement of Orleans action. Tonight matches list Nashville at Knoxville with Mack Stewart facing Billy Thomason, Memphis at Birmingham with John Long or Pershing Towery against Walter Milner, Atlanta at Chattanooga pitted against Pedro Jimenez and Bob Albertson, and New Orleans at Little Rock featuring Fred Wells or Buck Schultz against Joe Callahan or Alfred Robertson.
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Orleans
Nashville
Mack Stewart
Knoxville
Billy Thomason
Memphis
John Long
Pershing Towery
Birmingham
Walter Milner
Atlanta
Pedro Jimeonez
Chattanooga
Bob Albertson
New Orleans
Fred Wells
Buck Schultze
Little Rock
Joe Callahan
Alfred Robertson
Writers Cramp Clears at Clearfield Naval Depot
A check writing machine operates at the Clearfield naval supply depot. Lt. J. T. Schriver, disbursing officer, signed 89 820 checks before the machine arrival. Florence labeled the era the cradle of the Renaissance.
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Clearfield
Utah
J. T. Schriver
CIO Strikers Close Ford's Canada Plant
In Windsor Ontario on May 3 workers of Ford Motor Company of Canada halted production after a mass union meeting of the CIO United Automobile Workers. About 16,000 members attended as they demanded changes to grievance procedures. Picket lines reappeared at gates as the April 20 stoppage resumes after a prior 10 day layoff.
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Windsor
Ont
Ford Motor Company of Canada
United Automobile Workers Union
CIO
National Wartime Labor Relations Board
Ottawa
George Burt
Thomas MacLean
Tthe
Chrysler
General Motors
Age 65 to 75 Shows Highest Suicide Rate
Report notes the largest share of suicides occurs among individuals aged 65 to 75, highlighting a critical risk gap.
Mississippi Flood Threat Fades in South as Texas Sees Toll Rise
Flood waters along the Mississippi receded near Cape Girardeau while central and eastern Texas faced eight deaths, 13 injuries, and one missing amid torrential rains. The Red Cross noted lower flood damage this year due to preemptive evacuations and early preparations across Illinois and Missouri.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
Cape Girardeau
Mid-West
Texas
Neces
Trinity
Brazos
Sabine
Missouri
Kansas
Red Cross
St. Louis
Illinois-Missouri
Pueblo Restaurant Uses Butter Stamp on Checks
A Pueblo, Colorado restaurant prints a humorous rubber stamp on checks and menu cards asking customers not to request a second piece of butter. The bank teller received a bundle of checks bearing the stamp instead of an endorsement.
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Pueblo
Colo
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