Community Club and Social Recap In May Activities
Hope chapter 28 meets at the Masonic Hall at 8. Timusday Contract bridge club gathers at Mrs A D Bran mins home at 3. Friday Music Club meets at Mrs Jess Davis home at 3 20. Mrs 73 M McWilliams hosts Miss Jock Thompson at a 2 30 afternoon bridge party with Mrs Jim Henry assisting. Wednesday Contract club at Mrs Minor Gordons home had three tables and pink decorations. Prize winners include Mrs Dewey Hendrix high guest, Mrs Pearl Holloway club high and Mrs Annie Mae Hutchinson cut prize. Helen Troy Hammons hosts a Wednesday picnic at Fair Park for Pat Williams and parents headed to Little Rock next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. McWilliams
Jock Thompson
Jim Henry
Minor Gordon
Minor Gored
Dewey Hendrix
Pearl Holloway
Annie Mae Hutchinson
Helen Troy Hammons
Helen Trey Hammons
Fair Park
Pat Williams
Little Rock
Arious Games
Unclear island power shift in Abas Island crisis
On Abas Island Bill Talcott faces removal after six years as sovereign of a native realm while Halsey edges to replace him. June Paterson comforts escapee Martha Swenson as Professor Constantine clashes with transit and a warning auditor presses for a final briefing before New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Talcoll
June Paterson
Link
Halsey
Asland
Bill Talcott
Sebastien
Black Tomas
Bill Taleott
Haleey
Chambeal
Flip Nie
Iis
bin Taleott
Anegada
Tor Talcott
Roy Talcott
MacDowell
Abas
Martha Swenson
Norway
Sweden
Murmansk
Moscow
Vladivostok
Tokyo
Panama Canal
Colon
Jackson
Puerto Rico
New York
Saint Thomas
Martinique
Africa
Panama
Fajardo
Buerto Rico
Abas Island
Struthers
Civilian Medal of Merit Proposed by Senate
Congress moves toward awarding a civilian Medal of Merit for wartime service as a sister honor to the Purple Heart. Debate centered on civilian bravery vs battlefield sacrifice, with War Secretary Stimson backing a Legion of Merit but the Senate opposing duplicating France’s Legion of Honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Bronner
NEA
Washington
George Washington
Congress
House
Senate
War Stimson
Senator Hill
Alabama
Hill
Hitler Hanged in Effigy and Military Merit Proposals
The article recalls a World War I effigy of Kaiser Wilhelm in a station and discusses postwar storage. It suggests a new Medal of Merit for fighting men and allies, with a single degree and tailored to civilians differently from a proposed Legion of Merit. The President may award the medal to civilians who distinguished themselves since September 8, 1939 under a national emergency proclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser Wilhelm Wise
Grees
First Baptist Sunday class social and officers elected
Baptist Sunday School Class IV held a social at Mrs. Gus Haynes home with Mrs. Franklin Horton presiding over a brief business session planning the year. Mrs. S. E. McGregor was elected a Young People’s captain, replacing the resigning officer, after which bingo games and a salad course with Reed Lea B. and P. W. Club Study conducted a nutrition class at the Educational Center near the courthouse. Ten dollars was voted for Hempstead County furnishing at Camp Robinson. Seventeen members attended along with three guests. Uma Stophs and George W. Hartsfield announced their marriage by J. B. Stophs, officiated by Rev. Kenneth L. Spore. The couple resides in Hope with Mr. Hartsfield in the Ordnance department at Southwestern Proving Ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Sunday School
Franklin Horton
First Baptist
Gus Haynes
P. W
Business and Professional Women's Club
Court House
Gene Laseter
Mary Claude Fletcher
Hempstead County
Camp Robinson
Roll Gall
Lucille Dixon
John Patton
Nashville
Winnifred Andres
J. BP. Stophs
Uma
George W. Hartsfield
I. J. Hartsfield
Hope
Kenneth L. Spore
First Methodist Church
Edith Belle Wilson
Sgt
Julian E. Wingfield
Ft. Leonard Wood
Missouri
Mr. Hartsfield
Ordnance Department
Southwestern Proving Ground
Coming and Going In Brief Local Notices
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Carlton have as Bilests their son Cary Carlton and Mrs. Carlton of Albany New York. Mr. and Mrs Basil York are spending Thursday in Pine Bluff. Staff sergeant Joe Sanders Pie Robert L Jason and Pie Walter J Pidanowiz of Barksdale Field Shreveport La were in the city Wednesday to attend the funeral of Rudolph McJunkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Carlton
Cary Carlton
Carlton
Albany, New York
Basil York
Pine Bluff
Joe Sanders
Pie
Robert L. Jason
Walter J. Pidanowiz
Barksdale Field
Shreveport
Rudolph M¢Junkins
Restricted Waters Confuse Anglers
Albany fishermen are puzzled by the War Department rule that certain lakes and streams require a Coast Guard identification with passport photo and fingerprints. The new license system leaves anglers unsure where the restricted waters apply and what locales need the credential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
New York
War Department
U. S. Coast Guard
Aircraft Industry Jobs Open in California During War
The United States Employment Service Hope office lists aircraft production helper openings across California. Applicants aged 18 to 55 with one year of mechanical experience, a $25 tool kit, and ability to pass a rigid physical exam may apply. Wages start at 60 cents, rising to 75 cents in 12 weeks, with overtime. Transportation paid by applicants. Duration tied to wartime need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Employment Service
East Second Street
Hope
California
Jagle
Application for Liquor Permit in Hope Arkansas
Notice filed with the Arkansas Commissioner of Revenues seeks a retail liquor permit for 222 East 3rd Street Hope Arkansas. The permit would run from July 1 1942 to June 30 1943 under Bulletin January 7 1938 and Supplemental Regulation No 19. Rhymond Robins May 21 28
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner of Revenues of
State of
Arkansas
East 3Rd Street
Hope
Inland lakes anglers may skip identification cards
The Coast Guard clarifies that persons on inland lakes and streams not connected with tidewater do not need fishing identification cards. Most anglers remain unsure if their spots connect with tidewater, while officials note wide dispersion of industries in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Coast Guard
Mystery Theater Titles Tangle On Weekend Screenings
A busy schedule blends classic films with new titles across theaters Friday through Sunday, featuring Lady For a Day Suspicion Lone Star Law Man and Blent to the Heart Sun Man. The lineup prompts patrons to confirm or deny attendance as doors open nightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun-Man
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Lilac Garden Club
J. J. FB. Garrett
O'Vlack
Order of the Eastern Star
The
Masonic
Timusday Contract Bridge Club
A.D. Branmin
Friday Music Club
Jess Davis
Caribbean
NEA Service, Ince
Marbonalli
Constantine
Hitler
Fort Lauderdale, Fla
Tandoarialn Nolien
Arri
American Institute of Adering
Alan Ine
New Saenger
Judy Canova
Billy Gilbert
Skinnay Ennis & Orchestra
Hoppy
Brad Kin Ing
Andy cLype
Jess Anor Stewart
Red Cross
AAA
Princess “Deb
Ley
Charles A. Haynes CO
Ack
Way Slammons
J. R. Williams
Stophs
Hartsfield
Rhymond Robins
Japan
RIAL
Joan Fontain
Joan Blondell i
Loyce
Adhoe
Texas Rangers
Johnny Eager
Rialto Matinee Daily
Rae
Prince Albert
Kellogg’s Pkg
Milnot
Pound
Wison
Stubart
Morey
Dot
Ivory
Sunbright Cleanser
the Pines
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