Society News and Upcoming Local Events
Society notes report on nursery and Sunday school activities, a cemetery association meeting rescheduled to November 13, and a Victory Garden Harvest Show fundraiser hosted by Hempstead County clubs. P T A council plans Red Cross volunteering, with branches coordinating monthly and volunteer work at Red Cross rooms. Residents visiting or staying with relatives in the area include Mrs George Brandon of Marshall and Mr and Mrs D B Phillips of Pensacola, while Mrs Lamarr Cox visits Fulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Broach
Mathers
Jerome H. Bowen
Little Rock
Victory Garden
Cemetery Association
W. G. Son
Itvest
Funda
My and Navy Relief
Fierden
Hempstead
East 2Nd Street
Army and Navy Relief Fund
P. T. A. Council
P.T. A. Council
Fon
Arch Moore
Red Cross
Paisley
Brookwood
High School
Oglesby
Coming and Going Mrs. Robert LaGrone visit to Shreveport
Mrs. Robert LaGrone will be a guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. J Jones tonight in Shreveport as she attends the monthly Junior event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert LaGrone
W. J Jones
Shreveport
Cemetery Lots Must Be Paid for by Jan. 1
Hope city council ruled that all Rose Hill Cemetery lots optioned with down payments revert to the city on January 1, 1943 unless the full amount is paid. Down payments will be refunded to individuals. The council also barred future time-based sales with no reservations, requiring full cash payment. Reports from city departments were heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope City
Rose Hill
Broadway Wanderings Through Nightlife and Popcorn Meanderings
Manhattan writer describes wandering Broadway after a Bogart matinee with Mary Astor. He samples buttered popcorn, eyes a shooting gallery, and a nautical themed restaurant while noting street life, sailors, and the war era's atmosphere before heading home.
Apparition in Frontier Attire Passes Subway Stand
A narrator recalls a testifying figure with a long beard in frontier dress holding a flintlock, wonders what he advertises, then moves toward the subway as a stomach complaint returns. On the eighteenth pass by the popcorn stand, odors persist.
Nashville Pitcher Joins Air Corps
Nashville Tennessee November 4 Johnny Beazley Nashville s pitching hero of the I gegnt World Series was sworn in as a mechanic in the Army Air Corps here yesterday He left immediately for Camp Forrest and after a few days there probably will be sent to Fort Oplethorpe I figured I would be better in the ground crew of the Air Corps He said I hope to return to pitching after the war and believe I would be better off in this brdnery of the service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Johnny Beazley
Army Air Corps
Camp Forrest
Fort Oplethorpe
Air Corps
Oil and Gas Filings in Lafayette County Arkansas 1942
Oil and gas filings listed for Lafayette County Arkansas with numerous royalty deeds and mineral deeds dated between October and November 1942. Notable parties include Gene Goff B. P. Rutherford Cusseta Wheat Phillips Petroleum Company Harry Campbell F. B. Billingslea and P. H. Pewitt as grantors or grantees. Entries show royalty interests from 1/128 to 1/3x and terms up to 10 years. Several filings dated Oct 27 28 31 1942 with various sections townships and ranges. No filings reported for Oct 29 30.
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Lafayette County
Ark
Eunice Trip
Lewisville
Arkansas
Rosa White
Gene Goff
P. R. Rutherford
Cusseta Wheat
B. P
Claxton
West
Nat Hughes Nii
SEM
Gene Gaff
Nat Hughes SW
Nat Hughes
Bop
B. A. Sherrill
Phillips Petroleum Company
Nwi
Fone Roy
Alty Acre
Harry A. Campbell
Billingslea
See
Ree
BE. A. Markley
D. A. Ross
Rae
Oyalty
P.H. Pewitt
R. H. Pewiltt
NEW
P. H, Pewitt
Dora ‘Taylor
R. H. Pewitt
Lewisville-Hope Road
Lamb
Burro Train Revived to Move Lead Ore from Jualpai Mts
Demand Kingman reports revival of the old burro train to haul lead ore from the Jualpai mountains for war needs. Mine superintendent H. Homifan notes difficulty sourcing enough trained pack burros for ore transport.
Blythe Faces a Hidden Plot Before Big Game
Blythe hides in the athletic library as plans unfold for a dangerous setup involving Nancy Hale. She recalls her failed romance with Duane and weighs confiding in Duane to uncover gamblers and prevent a deadly scheme before the next day's game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue
Nancy Hale
Norman
Duane
Elmer Summers
Journal
Pop
Mom
Norman Dana
Normin
Blythe
Nancy
Hope Man Held in Murder at Texarkana
Murder charges filed in Texarkana against Tracy Ford and Vestal Maxwell for the robbery and slaying of Wiley Blunt Stone a 46 year old war plant worker who was thrown from a Texarkana hotel window early Monday morning. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney signed the complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana
Tracy Ford
Dierks, Ark
Vestal Maxwell
Hope
Wiley Blunt Stone
Open House in Erwin, House Unlocked for 44 Years
In Erwin Oklahoma T J Trutchings has lived in the same house for 44 years with no door ever locked. Attorney Dennis K Williams said Ford and Maxwell admitted being with Stone for several hours before his death. The case recalls a sensational Hot Springs escape months ago when a young man fell from a hotel window but survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torney
Dennis K. Williams
Ford
Maxwell
Stone
For
Hot Springs
Cookie replaces doughnut as soldier pastry at Fort Dix
A six months report from four USC clubs at Fort Dix shows soldiers consumed 311,401 cookies versus 20,250 doughnuts. The data highlights cookies becoming the preferred treat among troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrightstown
USC
Fort Dix
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Fulton
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