Boys in Men’s Shoes donation to Hempstead library
A donation to Hempstead County Library presents Harry E. Burroughs’ book Boys in Men’s Shoes in memory of Miss Mary Carrigan. The author, a Russian immigrant newsboy, recounts the Burroughs Newspapers Foundation and Agassiz Village with focus on guiding city boys toward education and leadership. A second copy goes to Hope High School Library.
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Hempstead County Library
Harry E. Burroughs
Hope D A. R
Mary Carrigan
Harry Burrouwshs
Burroughs Newsboys
Mr. Burroughs
Boston
Burroughs Newspapers Foundation
Agassiz
Maine
Hope High School
Arkansas Units Praised for Aleutian Campaign Honors
Lt. Gen. Buckner of the Alaska Department says former Arkansas National Guard regiments the 153rd Infantry and the 206th Coast Artillery deserve battle honors for the Aleutian campaign. The units will receive the prescribed streamer to their colors. Members have returned to the United States.
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Alaskan Department
Simon Boliver Buckner ,Jr
Alaskan
Arkansas National Guard
Alaska
153Rd Infantry
206Th Coast Artillery
United States
Notice of liquor permit filing for 222 East 3rd St Hope AR
The undersigned filed with the Arkansas Commissioner of Revenues for a permit to sell vinous or spirits at retail at 222 East 3rd St Hope Arkansas. Permit requested to run July 1 1944 through June 30 1945 per Bulletin January 7 1938 and Supplemental Regulation No 19. Signed by Raymond Robins May 23 1944.
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Commissioner of Revenues
State of
Arkansas
East 3Rd St
Hope Arkansas
Poppy Day Proclamation Honors Veterans in Hope Arkansas
The mayor proclaims Saturday May 27 1944 as Poppy Day in Hope Arkansas urging citizens to wear the memorial poppy in tribute to Americans who died in World War I and World War II. The proclamation cites national sacrifice and calls observance by the community.
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United States of America
Hope
Arkansas
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
J. Albert Graves
City of Hope
City of
America
Albert Graves
New York Is Closer to War in Some Ways Than London
HAL BOYLE notes that London shows the war's nearer front lines while New York feels the impact in lifestyle. English homes bear blackout scars and hostility to Hitler, yet civilians remain outwardly calm. Invasion talk is muted here, with security minded restraint shaping daily life.
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New York
London
England
Manhattan
Britain
United States
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Ameri
Tax Simplifier Bill Shows Bright Spots in Washington
The May 22 report notes progress on the simplification bill aimed at easing income taxes. Chairman George predicts Senate Finance Committee and the Senate will approve halving the 30 percent cabaret tax, which night club owners say hurts business.
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Washington
Congress
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Municipal Court Docket Highlights Untaxed Beer And Driving Offenses
Irene Webb and Ed Shay forfeited $50 cash bonds for untaxed beer. Harold Williams and Chester Ellis forfeited $5 bonds for license issues. James E. Stanley and others pled guilty to drunkenness with various fines and forfeitures. Reckless driving cases resulted in guilty and not guilty verdicts. several appeals noted. Roy Quillian faced examination for assault with intent to kill. Held.
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Irene Webb
Ed Shay
Harold Williams
Chester Ellis
Robert Hamilton
James E. Stanley
Bert Durham
Lex Jones
Grady Hampton
Peter Voss
Caesar Faulk
Hugh West
Dewey Bolls
C. W. White
M. M. McCloughan
O. W. Mills
J. C. Gibson
Sam Greening
Geo Schepps
Lawrence Green
Hannah Trotter
Eleaateth Trotter
Roy Quillian
Henderson State Teachers College Alumni elects president
Howard Stone of Hope Arkansas was chosen as president of the Henderson State Teachers College Alumni Association for 1944-45 at the annual meeting in Arkadelphia. Lyle Brown welcomed the graduating class and alumni were urged to provide current addresses for service members. War Bond gifts supported the Alumni Endowment Fund as funds were raised for veteran letters. Bond fixed 400.00.
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Arkadelphia
Ark
Howard “‘Rock
Stone
Hope
Arkansas
Henderson State Teachers College Alumni Association
Lyle Brown
9Th District
Ole
Henderson
Hendersonians
P. W. Turrentine
Alumni Endowment Fund
Armed services elect officers for coming year
Officers for the coming year include Miss Majorie Waddle elected vice-president and Mrs. McDowell Turner secre tary treasurer. Miss Waddle and President Howard Stone are employed at the South West Arkansas Praving Grounds at Hope Arkansas. Mrs. Turner is secretary at Henderson State College and is the former Miss Mary Nell Turner of Hope Arkansas.
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Majorie Waddle
McDowell Turner
Waddle
Howard Stone
Arkansas
Hope Arkansas
Dane Clark Sparks War Era Hollywood Laundry Pride
Hollywood duo of a young actor Dane Clark walks from a laundry with bundles to a jalopy, a symbol of war era Hollywood thrift. He boasts the car runs and climbs hills as he heads home along the Sunset Strip, reflecting a shift to simpler, postwar cinematic life.
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Hollywood
Dane Clark
Sunset Strip
Hollywood on wheels fades as era of glamour ends
The piece recalls 1916 to 1920s Hollywood cars in lavender and gold, with stars like Francis X. Bushman and Tom Mix. It notes postwar shifts to modest vehicles, cites stars such as Robert Alda, Joan Leslie, Red Skelton, Barbara Stanwych, Joan Crawford, Ann Sheridan, and Jane Wyman parking practical cars. The tone foresees a return to glamour after the war but suggests for now stars “drive poor.”
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Hollywood
Francis X. Bushman
Tom Mix
Wally Beery
Thar
Robert Alda
Joan Leslie
Red Skelton
Barbara Stanwych
Joan Crawford
Ann Sheridan
Jane Wyman
Bride Dies Hours After Wedding In Dublin
Mary O Toole aged 23 died three hours after her marriage when she fell down stairs en route to her wedding party. Her husband, home from England for the ceremony, found her dead in bridal attire. Peachy Lemmer operates a fruit business in Medford Oregon.
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Dublin
Mary O'Toole
England
Plastic rivets debut in Santa Monica plants
Aircraft engineers design a glass like plastic rivet expanded by compressed air to clinch in place. It weighs less than metal and can be colored to match riveted materials. Deaths in U S war plants are about two thirds as frequent in this war as in the last.
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Santa Monica
Calif
U. S
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Robins
Hal Boyle
Associated Press
Europe
Hope Group
Grand Jury
By Robbin Coons
Ory
Peachy Lemmer
Medford
Oreg
Penmweve
Roy
Dia Daca Ag
Young Moderns
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