Social Calendar Brings Local Visits And Dashes Of News
Social items show Rose Garden Club picnic at Experiment Station on Friday at 4 p.m. YWA First Baptist church plans a June 4 meeting at 6:30 p.m. Visitors include Mrs Frank Drake of Arkadel and Mrs Thelma Daughtery with John Noble of Corpus Christi. Local service members return from overseas for furlough. funeral attendees listed. high school diplomas awarded at the wartime convocation.
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Rose Garden Club
John Phillip Huntley
C. Bey
Fordyce
Aubeev
New Orleans
Hunt
Santa Anna
Calif
T. H
Frank Tllinois
Mary Jeager
Pwvette
Joe Dooley
Camden
W. W. Harrelson
Arkadelphia
P. W
Birth of Eugenia Darnell to Mrs Hudson
Mrs William E Hudson announces the birth of a daughter Eugenia Darnell born Friday May 11 at Julia Chester hospital.
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William E. Hudson
Eugenia Darnell
Julia Chester Hospital
Snell graduates from aerial gunnery instructor school
Lt. John E. Snell of Emmet Arkansas recently completed the Army Air Forces Central Instructors School at Laredo Army Field Texas and is now eligible to teach at one of seven national aerial gunnery schools after a six week course in modern aerial instruction. Ophelia Hamilton of Columbia Missouri earned an Associate of Arts degree at the 813th graduation ceremony at News College for Women where President James M. Wood conferred diplomas to 806 graduates.
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John E. Snell
D. A. Snell
Emmet
Arkansas
Army Air Forces Central
Laredo Army Field
Laredo
Texas
AAF Training Command
Columbia, Mo
Ophelia Hamilton
C. R. Hargilton
East 2Nd
Aews College For Women
First Baptist Bible School Opens Friday
The seventh annual Vacation Bible School by First Baptist Church starts Friday, June 1 at 3 o clock and runs two weeks. It serves children aged 4 to 16 in Beginner to Intermediate departments with Bible study, stories, memory work, handwork, and recreation. Rev. S A Whitlow, the new pastor, participates daily with a team of workers. Hours are 8:30 to 11:30 each morning. students should attend Friday afternoon prep day at 3 to begin Monday.
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First Baptist Church
Summer School at Yerger High Opening Saturday
Philander Smith College and the State Department of Education offer summer courses at Yerger High School on Saturday June 2 from 12 to 4 pm. Registrar from Philander Smith College will attend. For more information contact J A Harris or E E Austin at Hempstead County Court House.
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Philander, Smith College
State Department of Education
Yerger High School
Philander Smith College
J. A. Harris
Verger High School
E. E. Austin
Hempstead
Hempstead Court House
Pines Pool to Open Friday for 1945 Season
The Pines swimming pool will open Friday June 1 for the 1945 season. Daily hours are 2 to 11 p.m. with the same schedule each day.
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Pines
the Pines
Emmet Youth Fellowship Plans Treasure Hunt Party
The Youth Fellowship of Emmet Methodist Church will host a treasure hunt at Mrs Otis Townsend home next Thursday at 8 o clock. An organization meeting for Boy Cubs is set for Wednesday at 4 p m for boys aged 9 to 11, and Boy Scout meeting for older youths at the Club House Wednesday at 8 p m.
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Emmet
Emmet Methodist Church
Otis Townsend
Ex Princess of Russia to Wed American Officer
London reports the engagement of Princess Xenia 26 daughter of Prince Andrew of Russia to Lt Calhoun Ancrum Jr of the U S Army. The princess is now a British subject and granddaughter of Grand Duchess Xenia sister of the late czar. Ancrum is the son of the late Col Calhoun Ancrum of the U S Marines. Hometown unavailable.
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London
Xenia
Prince Andrew
Russia
Calhoun Ancrum, Jr
U. S. Army
Czar
Ancrum
Col
Calhoun Ancrum
U. S. Marines
Monty Entered Tripoli as Desert War Reached Peak
The writer recalls Monty's January entry into Tripoli after Allied forces captured the city, noting the emotional reaction of civilians and Monty's decision to press on against Rommel. The piece reflects on Monty's vanity and the incomplete nature of victory compared to Paris celebrations for other triumphs.
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Alamein
Africa
Tripoli
Monty
Rommel
Paris
Mary Martin in Critical Condition in New York
Stage and screen star Mary Martin lies critically ill at Lying-In Hospital in New York City, her husband Richard Halliday announced. He appeals for blood donors as she awaits a December baby, describing a severe shock after a dog attack on her three year old daughter Mary Heller Martin, with four prior transfusions already given.
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New York
Mary Martin
Richard Halliday
Halliday
Mary Heller Martin
Marriage as a wartime bond and planning for two lives
The piece argues that letters sustain war marriages by boosting morale and connection. It urges couples to plan together, share cheerful home life, and avoid dwelling on fears. The author frames clear living blueprints as essential to lasting unions amid separation, noting future themes on rising divorces.
Jap Balloon Bomb Threats Used to Boost Nippon Morale
Conscientious objectors and veteran army paratroopers stand ready to quell forest fires started by Japanese balloon bombs, as details emerge on Tokyo's reported "fantastic effort" to bomb.
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Nippon
Ruth Gmeiner
Washington
Japan
He Took a Ten Dollar Bill Tear Show at Club
Chicago 41 John Paul a magician who reads and repairs currency and Pinky Tracy a comedian entertained a country club audience. After routines a guest mixed the two performers asked him to tear up a ten dollar bill and Tracy showed how it could not be reassembled.
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Chicago
John Paul
Pinky Tracy
Trac
Priest to leave 20 room rectory for cottage in Chillesford
Rev. Arthur Snell moves from a 20 room rectory in Chillesford Suffolk after insisting his wife should not be an unpaid domestic drudge. He will occupy a cottage previously rented at three shillings a week.
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Chillesford
Suffolk
England
Arthur Snell
Edgecomb Hotel Officials Open Trunk They Kept
Chicago officials finally open a trunk held for investigation revealing contents tied to a long awaited inquiry. No further details were released pending official statements.
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Chicago
Edgecomb Hotel
Two Rogers Brothers Die in Accident at Pittsburgh
Lynn and Chester Rogers brothers of Patmos were killed in an auto-train collision at about 1 a m in Pittsburgh. J T Rogers was critically injured. The men were en route to a war plant night shift. Funeral plans include returning the bodies home. Chester leaving wife and two sons. survivors include their mother and half-brother Grady Hairston of Hope.
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Lynn
Chester Rogers
Patmos
Pittsburgh
J. T. Rogers
Grady Hairston
Hope
Tide of Pacific Air War Report Totals and Losses
The report lists 60,000 fighters shot down and 49 B 29s plus five Mustangs heavily damaged. Actual American losses were two B 29s and three Mustangs. Mustangs claimed 54 of 140 intercepting Japanese fighters with 26 shot down for sure. Navy B 24s sunk ships off Honshu and Korea. total Allied shipping sunk or damaged in Korean waters reaches 92,620 tons sunk and 64,680 tons damaged.
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Pacific
Honshu
Pacific Fleet
Navy
Korea
Korean
Fleet Air Wing One
Major Robison's WWII Service and Flight Over Berlin
Frank B. and Flying Roy Porter accompanied a P-51 sortie over Berlin to observe Soviet entry and record experiences. Major Robison joined the air corps in 1941, served in Panama and the Galapagos, taught at Kay Field Mississippi, and joined his Normandy squadron on July 4. He studied business and economics at Union College in Lincoln Nebraska.
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Roy Porter
N.B.C
Berlin
Robison
Air Corps
Pearl Harbor
Panama
Galapagos Islands
Kay Field
Mississippi
Normandy
Garland B. Robison
Route 4
Hope
Arkansas
Union College
Lincoln
Nebraska
Unpaid Bill Quarrel Reveals Cache of Shells and Gas Bombs
A report notes an unpaid bill stretching nine years and investigators uncover 18 boxes containing shells and tear gas bombs, detailing the troubling find and its context.
Luzon cave yields rifles as main prize in war theater
In Luzon a mine cave blown by Staff Sergeant Anthony J. Malinowski yielded 18 Japanese corpses and one rifle while most captured weapons were American. Other notes tell of Doughboys wiping out 18 Japanese in Mindanao, a gas chamber mishap, and a Filipino baby delivery aided by Pfc. Bert Johnson during twilight battles.
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Fred Hampson Luzon
Anthony J. Malinowski
New Britain
Conn
24Th Division
Mindanao
Joseph Buckovich
Brooklyn
N.Y
Bert Johnson
Mannsville
Okla
Pfc
Johnson
Balloon Bombs From Japan Target U S Homes
Lyle F. Watts of the Forest Service described Japanese balloon bombs launched from war plants in Japan. The devices travel 25,000 to 35,000 feet, dropping sandbags and incendiary bombs across the United States, with automatic fuses triggering a final demolition charge. The government calls the attack "fantastic" with no property damage anticipated.
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United States
Lyle F. Watts
Agriculture Department
Forest Service
Blue
Japan
Watts
Pacific
U. S
Aren Enorme
Army-Navy
Balonn
Army
Nasy
Secret Marriage Advice From Dorothy Dix Column
A teen girl asks about a secret marriage to a sailor and an unborn baby. Dorothy Dix urges telling strict parents immediately to avoid scandal and secure support, while noting the marriage can endure if love remains and the couple seeks unity.
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Miss Dix
Naval Base
Insects Like Aphids Can Complete a Generation Rapidly
A note on aphids and similar insects showing a generation cycle that can finish in a week or less. This rapid life cycle highlights quick population turnover and potential for rapid ecological impact.
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Aphids
Mexsana Powder Promises Relief for Diaper Rash
Better Care For Babies suggests Mexiana medicated powder for soothing relief from diaper rash. It touts cooling comfort, low cost, and family appeal as a remedy for minor skin irritation in infants.
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Baby
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