Club notes from three home demonstration meetings in 1938
McCaskill Home Demonstration club met May 4 with twenty members. activities included group singing led by Miss Melva Bullington, devotional by Mrs. J. S. Bittick, dress contest rules read by Mrs. C. A. Hamilton, and prize handmades. Bruce Chapel hosted May 2 with singing, devotions, business, and leadership appointments. Ozan-St. Paul and Ozan St. Paul clubs held May meetings with creed readings, program demonstrations on color design, basket making, and new leadership roles. meetings to resume in June at Applegate House. Also notes on late onions and locusts marketed in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Egypt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Bittick
Daly Hampton
Melviin Askew
J. E. Gentry
M. P. Jester
Dorsey
Bullington
J. W. Goodson
Applegate House
Ozan
Melva Bullington
D. E. Goodlett
Chas. Irvin
Mary Francis Irvin
Wilbur Jones
Sunday Socials and Auxiliary Meeting Report
Washington residents hosted guests from several cities for Sunday visits including Miss Ella Monroe and Mrs. Pink Horton. The Presbyterian auxiliary met with nine members and two visitors, discussing devotionals, a Survey article, and planning delegates to Hot Springs. Plans included a pilgrimage with a luncheon, Bible study leadership, and fall business notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Baron
Lou Ann
George Christy
New Orleans
Ella Monroe
Pink Horton
Stuart Wimberly
Cecil Wimberly
Jacl Davis
Chas. Barnett
Foster
W. J. Johnson
Taylor
Texas
Sallie Horton
Camden
J. M. May
Texarkana
Bertha Fiske
Little Rock
Luke Monroe
Vernon Schooley
Hope
O. A. Williams
Joella Gold
Arkansas College
Batesville
Ella Gold
J. H. Weaver
W. P. Agee
Presbyterian Auxilary
Jewell Smith
B. A. Hartsfield
C. M. Williams
J. A. Wilson
Officers Training School
Hot Springs
Texarkana Garden Club
Auxilary
Occa
Passing On Hills Is Dangerous Practice
A large number of accidents occur each year as impatient motorists pass the car in front on a hill. Safety authorities condemn this practice as one of the most dangerous traffic sins. Stay in line and be safe. a few extra seconds of delay is worth it.
Pitchers Accused Of Foreign Substance Tactics In AL
Detroit Tigers claim Johnny Allen of the Cleveland Indians uses finger moistening, glove exhaling, resin on pants, and a running windup to doctor pitches. Will Harridge warns umpires and managers to police the ball and suspend offenders. Bob Feller is alleged to imitate Allen’s tricks, though critics say both have electric stuff and may be too good to be legal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Allen
Will Harridge
Detroit Tigers
Allen
Cleveland Indians
Bob Feller
Feller
George Blachelder
Dave Danforth
Vrice Lidl
Detroit
Setheron
Ife
Browns
Cleveland
Washington
Shaw
Danforth Danforth
Mostes
George Earnshaw
Big George
Spitballs Gum Balls and Tricks Rule Pitching History
Detroit complaint and Harridge sparked talk of spitballs among veterans like Cochran and Ehmke. The piece traces sticky-ball lore from 1902 to 1921, naming many tampering tricks and pitchers, and notes self defense among hurlers as the lively ball era evolves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Harridge
Mickey Cochrane
Ehmke
Guin
Howard Ehmnke
Shihe
Emery
Cochrane
Chicago
Connie Mack
Howard
Cubs
Elmer Stricklett
Spring Fever or Constipation Remedy Ad
A vintage advertisement promotes Black-Draught as a purely vegetable laxative that cures constipation and restores energy. It claims spring can wake nature and the product helps the colon work regularly, calling Black-Draught the "daxalye of the South."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Also Mentioned on This Page
O. C. Robins
Alma Hanna
Belgium
Luxembourg
Harry W. Shiver
ST. Charles
ST. Charles, New Orleans
Gloucester H.ay
Pitcairn Island
Bounty
Helen Shumaker
Buffalo
N. Y
St. Clair Coal Company
Pottsville
Ee National Safety Cowncal
Harry Grayson
NBA Service
Erers
Eddie Creotle
J. Donald Adams
Outro
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