Social Calendar Highlights from a Busy November Evening
Wednesday November 25 social items recount Girl Scout Troop 7 meeting at Mrs Cline Franks home after school with scissors for Red Cross work. A formal reception greeted Reverend and Mrs Robert Moore at First Methodist by the Board of Stewards and Women’s Society of Christian Service. About 200 guests attended as church leaders and friends circulated through reception rooms with floral decor and hospitalities. Tuesday Club gathered at Mrs W R Herndon’s with Nandina berries as decor. high score winner Mrs Kelly Bryant received War Savings Stamps. Cosmopolitan Club met at Mrs W H B Hamilton’s home. president Mrs George Robison chaired, Ophelia theme reviewed by Mrs Henry Haynes, followed by coffee and a salad course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout
Tron No. 7
Cline Franks
Red Cross
Walcomed
Seagol
Robert 2. Moore
of Pine Iluff
Board of Stewards
Women's Society of Hirlatian
John P. Con
Txe
Toom
Robert B. Moore
George Ware
Stewards
Ware
R. Lb. Broach
Rs. Broach
Albert Graves
H. C. Kyler
Kyler
Mark Smith
Edwin Ward
Edwin Stewart
C. A. Graves
A. St. Flolloway
Mae Cargill
Earl O'Neal
Garrett Story
B. W. Edwards
Henry Hitt
W. R. Herndon
Nandina
W Hernd
Contractt Bridge Club
R. R. Forster
Shreveport
Roy Powell
Texarkana
Kelly Bryant
George Robison
Henry Haynes
Coming and Going in Holiday Visits and Travels
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Slusser spent four days in Memphis. Miss Janet Lemley of El Dorado and Fred Ellis of Little Rock will visit in the Lemley home for Thanksgiving. Kenneth Crank arrived from the University of Arkansas to visit relatives. Mrs. Frank Johnson and Mrs. Wayne C. Pletcher of Wi. Smith, and Mrs. Charles Dana Fibsch spend Wednesday in Texarkana. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Bowman and daughter Mary Ann of Dallas will be weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. George T. Crews. Sgt. Walter I. Jones of Camp Hood, Texas arrives to visit his parents. Mrs. R. F. Forster and son Ricky depart for Shreveport after a visit. Mr. and Mrs. Truman Humprules and Barbara June return to Shreveport after visiting the Rugggles. Captain Milton Easton spends days with Mrs. En and relatives. Births: a son William Davis Green born November 25 at Highland Sanitarium Shreveport to Mr. and Mrs. Graydon Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Slusser
Memphis
Janet Lemley
el Dorado
Fred Ellis
Little Hook
Campbell Bowman
Mary Ann
Dallas
George T. Crews
Sgt
Walter I. Jones
Camp Hoed
Texas
Walter . Jones
Spring Hill School News Highlights Ceremonies and Changes
Mae Smith and children left for California after a farewell for Junita Smith Henry. Junior Red Cross donations are listed by grade, with totals for each class. The Junior Class selected the play Lenny Jane and planned a trip to Clear Lake for a roasty event. Geraldine Lafferty resigned as third grade teacher to take another position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Hill
Mae Smith
California
Junita Smith Henry
Miss. Henry
Red Cross
Lenny Jane
Clear Lake
Geraldine Lafferty
Many Problems Face State Legislature Next January
Arkansas legislators face a tight budget, shrinking tax income, and calls for curtailment and consolidation. A large AP poll of 135 lawmakers shows widespread support for economy, with leaders proposing personnel cuts, agency mergers, and spending controls as the 1943 session nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Navy
Meel & Ing
United States
Arkansas
General Assembly
Associated Press
Miss Sally Stark Elected to Fill Vacancy at Praying Ground
Miss Sally Stark has been elected to fill the vacancy at the Praying Ground, completing the local body's succession and marking a change in leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Stark
Nightmare Cold Bed Revealed In Tennessee Soldiers Tale
A strange report describes Henry Charles Tiano shivering through the night after discovering his bed atop buried ice to prevent melting. The improvised freezing setup aimed to keep ice for drinking the next day, with claims of soldiers involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Sargent Charles Tiano
Manugers
Tennessee
County Council hosts live-at-home drive for 1542 food win
The County Council of Home Demonstration Clubs sponsors the live-at-home program to boost domestic food production for wartime effort. Food for Victory is produced by participating clubs and households to support the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Council of Home Demonstration Clubs
Farm families in Hempstead County demonstrate wartime food effort
In Hempstead County forty three home demonstration clubs and 144H clubs reported wartime food production to relieve store reliance and aid the armed forces. They canned 1,151,940 quarts and brined 23,948 quarts with dried vegetables and root crops totaling 11,910 pounds and 174,208 pounds respectively. Hogs, beeves, syrup, and honey production supported nutrition while storage plans and home improvements by club members showcased preparedness and community leadership in the Food and Nutrition war program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead
Home Demonstration Club
H. E. Sutton
Holley Grove
Garry, McWilliams
Campbell
Sweet Home Home Demonstration Club
Eli Kidd
Avery Chapel
Home
Dierks Airman Decorated in England Heroism Rewarded
In England Maj Gen Ira C Baker decorated 18 airmen for conspicuous heroism over Germany occupied France. Lieut John F Segrest Jr Milstead Ala and Sgt George E Williams Albany and Liverpool N Y received both the air medal and the purple heart after Segrest was wounded yet steered the bomber back. Williams shot down two enemy aircraft and was wounded but waited to receive his medal. Others named include Sgt Archie Cothren Dierks Ark and Cpl Robert C Smith Route 3 Mexico Mo and Sgt Carl H Drake Spearville KS. The piece notes air medals awarded and a partial tally of bergamot oil production in 1840.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Ira C. Baker
Ermany
France
John F. Segrest, Jr
Milstead
Ala
George E. Williams
Alabany
Liverpool
N. Y
Archie Cothren
Dierks
Ark
Robert C. Smith
Route 3
Mexico
Weregeant
Carl H. Drake
Spearville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daisy Dorothy Heard
Cosmopolitian Club 7
W, Hb, Hamilton
Lawreate Martin
Cosmopolitian
Kenneth Crank
University of Arkansas
Fayulleville
Frank Johnson
Wayne C. Pletcher
Wi. Smith
Charles Dana Fibsch
Cexarkana
R, FR. Forster
Ricky
Mes
Captain Milton Easton
Mrs. En
New Saenger
Ory
Don Ameche
Joan Bennett
Billie Burke
Frank Craven
Rialto
Preston Foster
Albert Dekker
New Orleans
Wm, Gargan
Irene Hervey
Tee
State House
House
Senate
G. W. Lookadan
Arkadelphia
Merle B. Smith
Jefferson
Tituse
Forrest Rozzell
Pulaski
Jack Williamson
Stone
George R. Steel
Nashville
Willis B. Smith
Texarekava
Administration
Roy Milan
Harrison
Milum
Utilities and Corporation Commissions
State Treaurer
Compioller's Department
Site Auditor
Juraag
St. Joseph
Wort Raleigh
Moka
Raleigh
Colter Shop
Fred B. Smith
Manogas
Geo
W. Robison & Co
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