American Legion Auxiliary meets at Mrs Smith home
The American Legion Auxiliary held a 3 PM Wednesday gathering at 702 East 3rd Street hosted by Mrs. W T Smith. Social hour featured games directed by Miss Silver with refreshments provided by the social chairman. guest Mrs. R D Haines of Monahans Texas attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
W. T
Bill) Smith
East 3Rd. St
Miss Silver
R. D. Haines
Monoham, Texas
Methodist Day At Red Cross Dressings Sees 36 Workers Complete 36
Monday marked Methodist Day at the Red Cross Surgical Dressing rooms where 36 workers finished 36 dressings. The volunteers include Mrs Edwin Ward Mrs R B Moore Mrs T S McDavitt Mrs Harry Lemby Mrs Clyde Monts and many others assisting in the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Edwin Ward
R. B.oore
T. S. McDavitt
Arry Lemby
Clyde Monts
C. C. Parker
R. D.ranklin
O. A. Graves
M. McCloughan
W. Y. Foster
C. V. Nunn
Circles of W M S First Baptist Meet in Joint Session
All W M S circles of the First Baptist Church gathered for their annual party with Mrs. S D Cook presiding. They urged members to help at the Red Cross production rooms on November 27. Nominees for circle leaders were announced for seven circles with various members named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.M.S
First Baptist Church
S. D. Cook
Red Cross
W. B. Mason
Jim Ambree
B. M. Jones
Webb Lascher Sr
Gus Haynes
C. W. McConnell
Alton Williams
da Martindale
Local Families to Spend Day in Shreveport and Induction Notes
Mr and Mrs J N Hobbs and son Donald join Mr and Mrs John Kennedy for a Tuesday outing in Shreveport. Cpl William McLendon of Mena visits Cpl Billy Rettig at the Rettig home. both stationed at Pyote Texas. Garland Smith leaves for Camp Parks California after 30 days furlough with wife at 915 West 6th street and recently returned from 17 months overseas in the Pacific theater. Wilton Mullins departs for Camp Robinson Little Rock for induction. he is son of Mr and Mrs Roy Mullins of Hope. Birth: Mr and Mrs Clifton Whitten announce a son George Cannon born Sunday November 19 at Julia Chester hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Hobbs
Donald
John Kennedy
Shreveport
Cpl
William McLendon
Mena
Billy Rettig
A. M. Rettig
Rettig
Cpl. McLendon
Pyote
Texas
Garland Smith
Camp Parks
California
West 6Th Street
Smith
Wilton Mullins
Camp Robinson
Little Rock
Roy Mullins
Hope
Clifton Whitten
George Cannon
Julia Chester Hospital
Air Forces reassignment for S/Sgt Clifton Collins
Okay Arkansas native S/Sgt Clifton R Collins arrives at Miami Beach redistribution station for reassignment after 33 months overseas with the China-Burma-India theater as an aeroplane mechanic. He is son of M McCollins of Okay and wife at 418 North Main Hope. Floyd D Leverett returns Nov 21 to Camp Chaffee after six months overseas with the Eighth Air Force as tail gunner with 30 combat missions and 250 combat hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton R. Collins
Okay, Arkansas
Army Air Forces
Floyd D. Leverett
Camp Chaffee
Arkansas
C. W. Leverett
Blevins
Leverett
Eighth Air Force
Eighth Army Advances on Adriatic Front near Ravenna
British Eighth Army, supported by heavy artillery, captured the sugar factory strongholds at Zuccherificio two miles south of Ravenna on the Adriatic. Prisoners were taken and other local gains occurred west of Forli toward Bologna. German raids on the Fifth Army sector were repelled with no major actions. Allied air forces flew about 1,800 sorties, with 27 aircraft missing, including U. S. 15th Army Air Force bombers targeting an oil refinery in Silesia and rail targets in Yugoslavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Heinzerling
Rome
British Eighth
Zuccherificio
Ravenna
Adriatic
Alaes
Forli
Bologna
Fifth Army
Mediterranean
U. S. 15Th Army Air Force
Bleachhammer
Upper Silesia
Strategic Air Force
Yugoslavia
Arkansas to Produce Record Honey This Year
Arkansas will yield 1,491,000 pounds of honey in the year, about 44 percent above 1943, according to the Arkansas federal-state crop reporting service. Drying white clothes in the sun is advised whenever possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Little Rock
Arkansas Federal-State
How to Send Star to Members of the U S Armed Services
Instructions for subscribing servicemen and their families to The Star. Rates at half price yearly and six month options, worldwide delivery, and free address changes for military addresses. Overseas APO/FPO subscriptions require a written request from the service member and a compliance stamp. Keep expiration dates current for overseas readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Postoffice Department
100000 Still Needed for War Plants
Lt Gen Somervell urged the CIO convention to recruit 100,000 additional workers for war plants to speed production of fighting tools for Europe and the Pacific. He said these workers were needed at once and backed President Murray who urged wage formula revision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Ward
Associated Press
Chicago
CIO
Brehon Somervell
Europe
Pacific
Phillip Murray
Somervell
Doughboy phrase signals rallying call for wartime production
The speaker urges unity and urgency in boosting American productive power to meet a supreme crisis. The doughboy is praised for advancing ahead of schedule, with the call to catch up and mobilize resources for the effort.
Razorback Starters on Injured List
Three Arkansas Razorbacks, two of them starters, nursed minor injuries after a rough scrimmage. Fullback Tom Donoho, tackles Glen Halstead and Lucien Abraham were hurt. Coach Glen Rose planned drills ahead of Tulsa game in Tulsa Thursday.
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Razorback
Fayetteville
Arkansas Razorbacks
Tommy Donoho
Glen Halstead
Lucien Abraham
Parkers
Tulsa Hurrican
Tulsa
Glen Rose
Yerger Tigers Host North Little Rock In Homecoming Clash
The Yerger Tigers face the North Little Rock Dragons in a Hope High School stadium game on Thursday night November 23 with 8 00 kickoff. Tigers aim for win after a previous victory over Bernice Louisiana and coach Smith reports the squad in good condition. West side for White visitors East side for Colored fans with advance ticket sales at Hope High School Hicks Funeral Home Freds Place Lewis Grocery Reece Cannon Place and Douglas Place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yerger Tigers
North Little Rock Dragons
Hope High School
Tigers
Bernice
Smith
Hicks Funeral Home
Freds Place
Lewis Grocery
Reece Cannon Place
Douglas Place
First Christian Men to Meet at 7 30 p m Thursday
The Men's Fellowship Group of First Christian church will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday night with a program and good food. The event is announced by Henry Whitworth John Wallace and Alec Davis of the program committee. Rain water is best for washing clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Henry Whitworth
John Wallace
Alec Davis
Kabateck Confronts Boggio Agent Perez in Hollywood
Leo Kabateck arrives at the Plaza Motel in Hollywood to find two telegrams ordering his return to New York. Perez, a former surgeon now Boggio’s agent, pressures him to abandon his own plans and sell his car before a flight, while Kabateck muses on the unsafe web around him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Kabateck
Plaza
Hollywood
Heggie
New York
Mr. Perez
Boggio
Buenos Aires
Perez
Maybelle Apartments
Mickey
Stevens
Insurance on Crops Again Is Proposed
Washington reports the House prepared to vote on a revived government crop insurance program to cover wheat, cotton and flax with experimental scope for other crops. Bi partisan support grew though some labeled it a foolish policy, amid debate on past losses and the program’s removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Rayburn
D-Tex
Tarver
D-Ga
House Agricultural Appropriations Subcommittee
Congress
Rep
Hope
R-Kas
House Agriculture Committee
Roosevelt
London rejoices as blackout ends across key streets
London ends five years of wartime blackout as lights blaze on Fleet Street and Piccadilly. Crowds fill streets singing and cheering, with Oxford Street shoppers joining the spontaneous display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Fleet Street
Piccadilly
Oxford Street
Sacred ground near Shrine of Imam Reza in Meshed
The article defines land within 300 feet of the Shrine walls as sacred. It states murderers thieves and other criminals may live there safely under the protection of the Persian martyr who died over a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imam Reza
Meshed
Persia
Postwar Tax Cut Sought by Sen George
Sen George of Georgia urged immediate start on paying the public debt and lowering postwar taxes. He said high taxes hinder business activity and stressed balancing the budget by funding expenses from revenue and cut debt soon after war ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
French Strike Advances From Aachen To Saarebourg
American Ninth Army captured Freialdenhoven Gereensweil er Nedermerz and Ungershaugen while First Army troops took Wenau near Aachen. British forces reached Wurm and Geilenkirchen outskirts, and Second Army cleared Maas bulge toward Venlo. Seventh Army moved toward Saarebourg and approached the Schirmeck pass as La Trouche fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Army
Freialdenhoven
Gereensweiler
Nedermerz
Ungershaugen
First Army
Wenau
Aachen
Duren
Roer
Eschweiler
Wurm
Geilenkirchen
Second Army
Maas Bulge
Holland
Venlo
Rhine-Marne Canal
Seventh Army
Saarebourg
Berlin
Belmont
Rhine
Blamont
Schirmeck Pass
la Trouche
Voting Brisk for Mayor of Little Rock
Election officials reported brisk turnout in Little Rock as voters chose the city mayor in the preferential primary. Ninth Ward showed the strongest interest with Floyd Sharp and Dan T. Sprick among the mayoralty candidates. Alderman Ian Wassell also ran. A runoff is possible on December 5 if no candidate wins a majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Floyd Sharp
Dan T. Sprick
Ian Wassell
Charles E. Moyer
Front advances press toward Rhine near Belfort gap
The Red Army units crossed the Belfort Gap and pushed into the Rhine valley driving toward Mulhouse with Altkirch and other towns captured. Swiss reports claimed French attempts to bridge the Rhine near Kembs for an assault on the Siegfried Line. Allied confirmation was lacking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance
Belfort
Rhine
Altkirch
Mulhouse
Kembs
Istein
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Red Cross Surgical Pressing Report
First Baptist
Rialto
Hedy
Lamarra
Uncle Sam
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
George Coulouris
The
Charlie Barnet
Louis Armstrong
Alvinorey
Sful Swe
Eighth Army
Madam Lee
Pamist
Lucks
Highway 67
Pr” Tea
Ward & Son
U.S
Armed Services
USCG
NEA
Coast
Douglas MacArthur
Leyte Island
Philippines
By Stanly Paley
Kabateck
Nicholas Perez
Sacred Hideout
Sen
Aaby
Miracle Tire
Goodyear
Stamina
B. R. Hamm Motor Co
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