Bay View Reading Club Plans November Meeting
The Bay View Reading club will meet on Wednesday afternoon November 6 at 3 o'clock at Mrs George Spragins home on North Louisiana street with Mrs J T Hicks as leader studying James and Mr Mrs have with and Mrs J F Porterfield and Thos Kinser and son Junior returned from a visit to Little Rock. Circle No 4 of the Woman's Auxiliary of the First Presbyterian church held a meeting at Mrs J R Williams on East Third street. A Bible lesson was by Mrs Harley White and a Missions program presented by Mrs Williams. Kitchen refreshments followed. Mr and Mrs Barner B Brown left for Texarkana for a few weeks. Mrs Dorsey McRae appointed Christmas seal sale chair for Hempstead county Arkansas Tuberculosis Association. The November meeting of Circle No 3 of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Presbyterian church was at Mrs A F Carrigan's on South Elm street with Dr W R Andersen leading Bible study and Miss Mary Carrigan assisted by Mrs Nick Jewell on Christ Methods in Missions. Ten members answered roll call and a salad plate was served. Dr and Mrs W P Davidson returned to Paragould after visiting Mayor and Mrs John P Vesey. The Woman’s Missionary Society of the First Baptist church met for Bible study with Mrs W E Dessert presiding. Mrs S L Fadgi delivered a Bible discourse on Revelations Chapter 21. The annual Prayer and Self Denial for Home Missions will be held Wednesday at 3 o'clock at First Presbyterian Church. All members urged to attend and give offerings.
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Bay View
Reading Club
Circle No
First Presbyterian Church
J. R. Williams
East Third Street
Harley White
Williams
Kizer
Circle No. 3
Woman’s Auxiliary
The
Presbyterian Church
A. F. Carrigan
South Elm Street
W. R. Andersen
Mary Carrigan
Nick Jewell
Plaid Wool Scarves From Switzerland Enter Fashion Loop
A Swiss import captivates trend watchers with plaid wool scarves styled in looping wear. Designers highlight fresh texture and versatile pairing for this season.
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Switzerland
John Cain Chapter D A R to Meet Thursday at 2:30
The John Cain Chapter D A R will meet Thursday at 2 30 PM at Mrs James R Henry Sr home with Miss Mary Carri gan as joint hostess.
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John Cain
James R. Henry, Sr
Mary Carrigan
Rhodes and Hope residents update local moves
Rhodes boys Trey Aslin and family will occupy the vacated P. P. Orwell home this week. Several locals visited relatives including Harold Sanford, Mrs. J. R. Gray, Leo Farmer and Mrs. Sparks, and Clint Martin arriving from Colorado Springs to work on a farm and barn. George Sanford’s death in Colchester, Illinois was reported to H. B. Sanford, with family noting earlier reunion about 12 years ago. Regular preaching at Shorr Springs is scheduled for the Third Saturday and Sunday.
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Rhodes
Hope
P. P. Orwell
Trey Aslin
Rarold Sanford
Henry G. Bearden
Mr. Bearden
J. R. Gray
W. A. Cobb
Leo Farmer
William
George
J. W. McWilliams
Jett Rogers
Parker
Jack Rogers
el Dorado
Homer Vines
Thad Vines
George McWilliams
Ray McWilliams
Joe Dorothy
Shorr Springs
Social notes from Spring Brook area parish gathering
A Sunday night prayer meeting drew a good crowd at Spring Brook Phers. Local residents and visitors including Mr. and Mrs. John Rogers, Mrs. McKamie, Miss Elsie Feole, and others shared weekend visits and Sunday activities. Several families traveled to nearby towns and hosted visits, with multiple mentions of Rogers, Wilson, Willett, and Poole families.
Preventative Quip From Smiths Weekly in Sydney
A brief fragment from Smiths Weekly in Sydney features a jokey exchange about a child and auntie’s kiss, highlighting a playful domestic remark captured in the periodical.
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Jimmy
Councilman Knows Bond Vote Confusion at Knoxville Council
The Knoxville council considered a street improvement bond issue of 100000 dollars. All members voted except Councilman Korns who slept through the roll call and awoke to discover he had voted aye, approving the bond. The moment exposed a lighthearted misfire in a formal meeting.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Korns
Recorder
Deserted couple aid search at Conisborough Crags
Back to Nature reports Elsie May Marriott a 17 year old girl and Jesse Dunning 20 living at Conisborough Crags near the village. The girl was seen washing at a spring and investigators found the remains of a fire in an old lime kiln.
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Conisborough
Eng
Elsie May Marriott
Jesse Dunning
Conisborough Crags
Precautions Hotel Keener Ropes Fire Escape Joke
Guest explains bringing a rope ladder for fire escape. Hotel keeper notes guests with fire escapes pay in advance. Conversation attributed to Hummel in Hamburg.
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Keener
Engagement Endings and Shared Hurt Stir Madrid Banter
A Madrid quip frames a breakup as mutual consequence. The joke compares an engagement ending to the pain it caused, highlighting wit about reciprocity in romance. It reflects social humor in the era.
Sailors Seek Aid After Shipwreck
Two sailors stranded at sea debate prayer and song. Unable to pray or sing, they decide to take up a collection. The exchange ends with a practical, humorous plan to seek help.
Right at Home Neighborly Quips Spark Home Humor
A cheeky exchange from the Sydney Bulletin features a line about borrowing from neighbors. The speaker jokes they feel more at home in others houses than in their own, reflecting playful domestic wit.
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Sydney Bulletin
Proposer’s Witty Exchange Sparks Middle Wife Quip
A humorist quips about a marriage proposal reply as a wife delays acceptance twice. The remark underscores self-blame in romantic timing.
That Squared Him Wife You Never Did Anything Clever
A light exchange between spouses features a witty quip about cleverness and marriage. The husband recalls his choice to marry, while the wife retorts with humor. The brief joke reflects domestic banter typical of the era.
Poet and Editor Debate Poetry Start in Rome
A brief exchange from Il Travaso in Rome contrasts a poet urged to begin writing poetry with an editor advising against giving up. The witty dialogue captures creative tension.
When our son has completed his studies what will he be
A compact quotation from Vart Hem of Stockholm notes the paternal expectation that education leads to aging wisdom. The line frames study as a path toward becoming an old man through time and experience.
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Stockholm
Customer Confusion Over Herring and Smelt Purchase
A humorous exchange involves a customer who insists on paying for three fish while a clerk corrects him that two were herring and one was smelt. The customer mishears ring as a fish, creating a playful misunderstanding reported in Tit-Bits.
Toothache Teases Tommy in Tit Bits Snippet
In a humorous Tit Bits brief, a teacher asks Tommy to reveal what’s in his mouth and he laments a toothache, turning the moment into a lighthearted schoolyard gag from a past issue.
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Tommy
Nightly Quiet at Home Sparks Quiet Exchange
A Manila Bulletin excerpt shows a exchange where a wife asks if all is shut up for the night and Henry replies that it depends on her, with a final line noting that everything else is.
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Henry
Nogeing
Manila Bulletin
Poor Woman Ice Cream Cone Seller Recompense
A dialogue shows a father confronting his son about money given to him. Bobby explains he gave the money to a poor woman who sells ice cream cones. The exchange ends with the father praising the boy for his action.
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Bobby
Notable Quote on Marriage From Oslo Caricatures
A fragment from Karikaturen in Oslo quotes an admonition about marriage warning against deceit from the start. The line portrays caution and irony about trusting a spouse.
Man seeks women’s clothing after losing wife in Paris
A man in Paris asks a clerk for women’s garments after saying he has lost his wife, Pele Mele. The exchange reveals his unusual errand and location of the inquiry.
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Pele Mele
Paris
Panther Woman and Lion Man Debut at Paramount Studio
Kathleen Burke and Buster Crabbe meet at Paramount Studio in Hollywood marking their screen debuts. Burke, chosen for Island of Lost Souls, and Crabbe, famed swimmer and athlete, form fast friendship as they begin film careers.
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Panther Woman
Lion Man
Paramount Studio
Hollywood
Kathleen Burke
Buster Crabbe
Kathleen
Fanther
Hercules
Panther Weeman
Local residents host weekend visits across Liberty Hill to Evening Shade
Green Laseter Marjorie Jack and Charles Butler of Liberty Hill spent Saturday night and Sunday in this community. Miss Wretha May of Hope spent Sunday afternoon with Dorothy Robertson. James Butler of Liberty Hill was the weekend guest of Russell Lewallen. Miss Dorothy and Alberta Robertson were the Sunday dinner guests of Ruth Ann Cumbie. Travis Ward of Patmos spent Saturday night with Howell Byers. Mr and Mrs J B Gentry spent Sunday with her parents Ozie Reece of Evening Shade. Denvis and Gilson Ross of Oak Grove spent Saturday night with Harrison and Elvin Ross. Mrs Earl Ross spent Monday with Mrs Earl Ross. Miss Mollie C Jones of Hope visited with her aunt Mrs E M Stuart a few days last week. Rev W W Fincher of Stamps was the Saturday night guest of Earl Ross.
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Phers
John Rogers
Alvie Calhoon
Providence
McKamie
Evenshade
Jonah Terry
Minto Ross
Joe Ross
Elsie Feole
Holly Grove
Earl Wilson
Roosevelt
Oklahoma
Lee Ross
Bradford
Eugene Jones
John Allen
Joe Willett
Rosa Lee Rogers
Monroe Robison
Jessie Sinclair
Hope
Lafayette Sinclair
Elsie Poole
A. D. Malone
Sid Houston
C. Rogers
Gladys Wilson
Marjorie
Jack
Charles Butler
Liberty Hill
Wretha May
Dorothy Robertson
James Butler
Russell Lewallen
Dorothy
Alberta Robertson
Ruth Ann Cumbie
Travis Ward
Patmos
Howell Byers
J. B. Gentry
Ozie Reece
Evening Shade
Denvis and
Gilson Ross
Oak Grove
Harrison
Elvin Ross
Earl Ross
Mollie C. Jones
E. M. Stuart
W. W. Fincher
Stamps
What, No Ministers!
In Los Angeles a dapper man enters a filling station demanding a minister and ten dollars for his wedding. He tries to threaten staff with a gun, but the attendant replies they provide gas, not ministers, and the situation ends without further description of outcomes.
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Los Angeles
John G. Cochrane
Ringmaster the bulldog missing in Portland
Mrs. Elsie Savan asks for the return of her nine year old bulldog Ringmaster who is blind in one eye and has a grafted ear. She offers a reward with no questions asked for his safe return.
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Portland
Ore
Ringmaster
Elsie Savan
Geese Decoys Rounded Up for Hunting Season
OCRACOKE North Carolina residents gather hundreds of Canadian wild geese decoys to place in pounds for hunting season. Each spring tame wild geese are released for summer breeding. goslings hatch and mature by autumn.
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Ocracoke
N. C
Building progress and local social notes from Hope area
Monday morning work on the building continues with painting, concrete, and varnish items. Sunday visits include Mrs. T. J. Drake and daughters Mildred and Rebecca, Hamp Hueitz family, and Oliver Rider hosts. School yard work began with a noon lunch, while Mrs. Alice Jester is listed as ill and Alferd Vines visited his parents.
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T. J. Drake
Mildred
Rebecca
Hamp Hueitz
Oscar Rider
Bro Benson
Oliver Rider
Basil Rider
Hope
Alice Jester
Alferd Vines
Mattie. Geans
Edith Rider
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Sir Henry
Have With
J. F. Porterfield
Thos. Kinser and Son
Little Rock
E. J. Baker
Katherine Ann
B. C. Acker
Barner B. Brown
Texarkans
Dorsey McRa
Hempstead County
Arkansas Tuberculosis Association
W. P. Davidson
John P. Vesey
Paragould
Womans Missionary Society of the
Firet Boost
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W. E. Dessert
S. L. Fadgi
Frank W. Pickell
Surgton
Sas
First National Bank
Frienes
John Weasley
Preston Foster Howard Phillips
Noel Madison
George Stone
Nevelly
Whippet Racing
Vincent Lopez
Frank Buck
Spring Brook
Elson'huckins
Evelyn
Madrid
Humorist
Leng
Sweet Charity
Amount Studio
Hastings
J. Scott Williams
Tobacco Co
Green
Laseter
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