May Social Calendar Notes From Local Clubs
The Azalea Garden Club meets at Mrs. Roy Allison's home with Mrs. Oliver Adams assisting at 2:30. Downecil High School hosts a meeting at 40 o'clock to discuss council and PTA uniforms. PTA sessions at the school with city PLTA members at 3:30. PTA urged to attend. Friday May 12 Music Club meets at Mrs. Garrett Stroy's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Azalea Garden Club
Roy Allison
Oliver Adams
A. Downecil
Falling Council
P. T. A. Unif
PaNey P. T A
PL. T. A
al T. A
Dressings Held at Surgical Dissing Wednesday
A group of women including Mrs. Bert Wilson and Mrs. R. T. White assisted in a dressings event at Surgical Dissing on Wednesday. Other participants named include Mrs. Alva Y nerson, Miss Zenobia Reed, Mrs. McDavitt, and Mrs. Ray Garber among numerous attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Wilson
Firs
R. T. White
Alvass Y ¥Nerson
A. M. Key
Il .Reed
Zenobia Reed
S. McDavitt
G. T Ws
Ray Garber
A Stonequist
Lois Russells
B. F. Slater
John Pey
Carl Smith
Fel Moore
Paul Raley
Presbyterian League Al Fresco Party At Hope Country Club
An al fresco gathering of Presbyterian Young Peoples League members took place Thursday at the L. M. Life cabin, Hope Country club. After an hour of supervised entertainment, a supper was served with Mrs. A. W. Stubbeman as chaperon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Young Peoples League
L. M. Life
Hope Country Club
A. W. Stubbeman
Betty Robins
Peggy McNeill
Alice Lorraine Heard
Alice Lile
Mary Ethel Perkins
Ruth Ellen Stubbeman
Effie Hyatt
Bonnie Anthony
Betty
D A R Hosts May Luncheon With Music Club Guests
Mrs R M Briant and Mrs Q A Graves led John Cain chapter DAR at the May luncheon in Hotel Barlow. Special guests Mrs Dick Watkins and Mrs C C McNeill from Friday Music Club performed in observance of National Music Week. The group noted the 1944 theme Use Music to Foster Unity for the Peace to Follow and announced Flag Day events in Prescott on June 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Briant
Q. A. Graves
John Cain
Daughters of the American Revolution
Hotel Barlow
John Cain Chapter
Friday Music Club
Dick Watkins
C. C. McNeill
Ration Coupon Dates And Gasoline Allowances Outlined
The notice lists multiple key dates for ration stamps across blue red and sugar categories with indefinite validity for several stamps. It also notes shoe stamp No 18 end date and airplane stamps Book No 3 issuance, plus a three month gasoline extension reducing weekly allowance from three to two gallons in A books.
Coming and Going in Hope and Dallas
Navy man Fred Thompson of Hope returns home on a 21 day furlough to visit his father J G Thomason and relatives before entering a Philadelphia Navy school for machinists. Mrs. Fred Ellis travels to Dallas to visit her husband with Ferry Command. Mrs Walter Verhalen leaves Dallas for Montgomery Alabama to visit son Cadet Walter Verhalen Jr Maxwell Field. Mrs Harry McLemore visits Williamsburg Virginia en route to join her husband a Navy chief petty officer in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Thompson
USN
J. G. Thomason
Hope
Tomason
Navy School For
Philadelphia
Walter Verhalen
Dallas
Montgomery
Ala
Mr. Verhalen
Cadet Walter Verhalen, Jr
Maxwell Field
Harry McLemore
Williamsburg
D. H. McLemore
San Francisco
McLemore
Navy
Birth announcement for Joseph Franklin Robertson IL
Hope readers note the birth of Joseph Franklin Robertson to Mr and Mrs Joseph F Robertson of Roswell New Mexico on April 1 1944 Miriam Thompson Robertson mother a Hope native daughter of Dr LeRoy Thompson pastors First Presbyterian Church Hope 1914 1919 and Roswell for fifteen years visiting relative Mr and Mrs J B Bakers visit Mrs E J Baker in South Elm Street Dennison Texas temporarily noted in Hope society column
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope
Joseph Franklin Robertson
Joseph F. Robertson
Roswell
N. M
Robertson
Miriam Thompson
LeRoy Thompson
Thompson
First Presbyterian Church
J.B. Baker
Fred. and
Catherine
Dennison
Texas
E. J. Baker
South Elm
Communiques honor airman Monroe for twelfth mission
Technical Sergeant Wallis Monroe completed his twelfth mission over enemy territory as a first engineer gunner on a B 17 Flying Fortress. He was awarded the Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster at an Eighth Air Force base in England. Monroe has 19 months service and three overseas. He earned his wings at Panama City Florida. Richard B. Stanford, son of Juana Stanford, graduated as operating room technician and advanced to pharmacist mate second class at U S Naval Hospital Corona California. He is now stationed at Barstow California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallis Monroe
Enemy
Fortress
Eighth Air Force
England
Cora Monroe
East Third -Street
Monroe
Panama City
Fla
Richard B. Stanford
Juana Stanford
U.S. Naval Hospital
Corona
Calif
Barston
Free Sunday cinema pleases GIs in Bedfast
In Bedfast Ireland a free Sunday cinema for American troops opened after Red Cross official Gwen Nash McWilliam and two Irish men discussed bored Sundays with William McGenial and M. McCullough. Army Special Services arranged the films. GIs may view but cannot bring dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedfast
Ireland
Borme
Army Special Services
Gwen Nash McWilliam
New York City
American Red Cross
Willliam McGenieal
Boston
Aid
M. McCullough
G.i.s
Lifeguards Guard Coney Island Season for Millions
Normally 80 lifeguards patrol Coney Island as they watch over several million bathers each season. The team maintains safety along the beaches and handles peak crowds during warm months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coney Island
Proclamation Declares May 12 as Hospital Day in Hope
Albert Graves mayor of Hope Arkansas proclaims May 12 1944 as Hospital Day in the city noting Florence Nightingale's birthday and the American Hospital Association designation. The proclamation is dated May 7 1944 and bears the mayoral seal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Nightingale
American Hospital Association
Albert Graves
City of Hope
Arkansas
Dewey Opposes Poll Tax and Voting Restrictions
Governor Thomas E. Dewey, likely GOP presidential candidate, declares opposition to the poll tax and other devices that deny free people the vote. He replies to NAACP secretary Walter White about Senate cloture on anti poll tax legislation now in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Walter White
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Washington
United States Senate
Republican Party
House
House of Representatives
White
Candidates Planning Campaign Quarters in Little Rock
Senator Hattie W. Caraway will open campaign headquarters at a Little Rock hotel around June 1 as she seeks renomination. Fellow candidates Rep. J. W. Fulbright and Col. T. H. Barton also plan June 1 openings at the Capitol Hotel and Gleason Hotel respectively with campaign managers named soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Hattie W. Caraway
Marion
Garrett Whiteside
Caraway
Rep
J. W. Fulbright
Fayetteville
Col
T. H. Bar
Fulbright
Capitol Hotel
Barton
Gleason Hotel
New Chaplain Named at Camp Robinson
Arnold Iiam of Hope chosen as chaplain and religious coordinator at the Infantry Replacement Training Center Camp Robinson. The Methodist minister previously led churches in Little Rock Sheridan Hazen and Smackover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Robinson
Mar
Iam
Arnold
of Hope
Infantry Replacement Training Center
Little Rock
Sheridan
Hazen
Smackover
Marines oppose proposed service merger in wartime study
Marine Commandant Lieut Gen A A Vandegrift told the House post war military policy committee that any consolidation would discard Marine esprit and tradition. Assistant Navy Secretary Ralph Bard warned that increasing size can defeat economies and complicate operations, making a single head over all services an immense administrative challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
A. A. Vandegrift
House
Marine Corps
Naval Service
Ralph A. Bard
Canada and U S Harmony Highlighted by MacKenzie King
Prime Minister Mackenzie King in London praised Canada and the United States for harmony and mutual defense. He spoke before a joint Lords and Commons session on shared security, commending pooling of resources and coordinated action as necessary for victory and peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacKenzie King
Canada
United States
North American
House of Lords
House of Commins
London
British Commonwealth
Churchil
Royal Gallery
Palace of Westminster
Empire
Churchill
United Nations
FDR Needs 56 Votes to Clinch Nomination
With 533 votes pledged for a fourth term, FDR needs 56 more to reach 589 for renomination on the first ballot at the Chicago convention. Tennessee Republicans pick 19 delegates soon, while Florida Senator Andrews backs a fourth term and Dewey leads GOP delegates with 264 pledged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Chicago
Washington
Tennessee
Florida
Andrews
Wheeler
D-Mont
National Association of Colored People
New York
Thomas F. Dewey
Senate
Association
Dewey
West Virginia
Allied Anzio Battles Escalate With Heavy Shelling
Allied troops at Anzio faced a German barrage estimated near 4000 shells in 30 minutes as the German air force flew 15 planes to raid the port area. American raiding forces near Cisterna captured prisoners while Cassino saw continued artillery and air attacks. The Italian Liberation Corps reportedly expanded from a small motorized group to include battalions from Italian regular units and fought on the central front near Monte Marrone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noland Norgaard
Naples
Anzio
Fifth Army
Red ‘Command
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Cassino
Cisterna
Italian Corps of Liberation
Italy
Talian Regular Army
Monte Marrone
Army speeds discharge with Fort Dix model center
Secretary Stimson announced a simplified separation procedure to hasten military discharge and civilian readjustment. Fort Dix tests become the national model with a 48 hour timeline from arrival to boarding a train home, plus full medical, pay, and counseling services for veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stimson
Army
Fort Dix
Forrmer
Texarkana Appeals Miller Hotel Case
Texarkana appeals to the supreme court from a Miller circuit court ruling invalidating a Texarkana ordinance regulating hotels and rooming houses. The ruling stemmed from Mrs. Claire Bradfield's successful resistance to the city’s bid to close the Claire hotel on State Line Avenue. The Miller circuit held the state health department should regulate such lodgings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Texarkana
Supreme Court
Miller Circuit
Claire Bradfield
Claire
State Line Avenue
State Health Department
Oren Harris Unopposed for Seventh District renomination
Hamburg May 11 Oren Harris of El Dorado becomes unopposed for renomination after Leonard Tares of Hamburg withdraws due to illness in his family. Harris remains the seventh district congressman candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oren Harris
Hamburg
Leonard Tares
Rep
el Dorado
Barnes
Gerbert Revered as Great Private Collector of Medieval Books
A note highlights Gerbert, identified as Pope Sylvester II, as possibly the era's premier private holder and curator of medieval books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerbert
Sylvester IL
Ratio of Nurses in State Very Low
Only 57 nurses per 10 000 residents in Arkansas, the lowest state ratio, according to Mary T. Wright executive secretary of the Nursing Council for War Services. She notes the state avoided epidemics but warns a future outbreak would strain capacity. A Nurses Cadet Corps recruitment drive coincides with National Hospital Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas
Mary T. Wright
Nursing Council For War Services
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Ide
Garrett Stroy
Pd Cross
Rialto
Lucille Bail
Russell Hayden
Fuzzy Knight
Mrs
Leroy Spates
Presbyterian League
Mrs. Briant
Mrs. Graves
Ladies’ Specialty Shop
Fred Ellis
Mr. Ellis
Ferry Command
Signal Corps
NEA
Bougainville Island
Solomons
RAF
RAF Station
Europe
Marines
U.S
FDR
Miller Hotel
Arabia
Egypt
Scott Stores
Turnip Greens
Mayfair
Veile
Creamery
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