Smokers trade quips as quitting talk drifts in
A brief exchange turns to smoking habits with a quip about quitting and a casual offer for a cigarette. The line captures a moment of everyday social interaction and casual convening around smoking.
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1944
Page
6
A brief exchange turns to smoking habits with a quip about quitting and a casual offer for a cigarette. The line captures a moment of everyday social interaction and casual convening around smoking.
Multiple farms and homes for sale near Hope Oklahoma on Highway 67 and No 4. 80 acres pasture and timber at 25 per acre. 191 acres modern home with electric lights on Shower Springs road. 5 acres near town with orchard and gas light. Six room residence at East Third Street. Listings seek buyers and agents, with cash and terms offered.
The Razorbacks beat Ole Miss 26 to 18 in Memphis boosting morale as they prepare for a second conference game against Texas A and M at College Station. Donoho and Schumchyck scored for Arkansas, with Baldwin adding a touchdown and Lane converting twice. Rice leads the Southwest Conference after a string of key results, while Texas A and M and TCU hold strong conference records. SMU and Texas face other league tests.
In New Mexico bus drivers seek legislation to replace gates with cattle guards as routes pass through live stock pastures. In Oklahoma City, conductor Victor Alessandro explains a new suit limits his baton gestures at the symphony opening. In Los Angeles, travel difficulties persist as thieves target transit entrances.
SPORTS ROUNDUP surveys officials performance after key Navy Georgia Tech decisions. An Atlanta scout notes calls by eastern referees on pass interference. The piece also covers a banker of odd claims and local coaching anecdotes, including a high school trainer misplacing a player to attend a concert.
Pvt. Robert J. W. Fisher, stationed at Francis E. Warren in Wyoming, chalked messages on nearby tank cars to greet his company and brothers. He wrote I’m doing all right and Everything is fine in Cheyenne with a call number 062. Residents in Decatur saw the messages and phoned his mother, Anna Fisher, reporting Bob was doing well.
No Hasenpfeffer Fifth Army soldiers who cast hasenpfeffer hungry eyes at the rabbit in the photo above have to reckon with its owner, Pfc. Lloyd Tegge of Waukesha, Wis. Bunny is Rexine Gothic, a prize winner, who has been all through the Gothic Line in the Apennine Mountains. Above, Pvt. Tegge lifts his pet over a muddy road in the Pietramela areas of Italy.
Washington reports the shift to easy cashing of war bonds has reduced redemptions, easing Treasury funding worries. Officials say the new system lowers bank and post office burdens while building confidence. Small investors have bought about 27 billion in bonds, cashing less than four billion, leaving concerns about future rounds of the Sixth War Loan.
Hollywood gossip column notes a cigarette shortage causing panic among writers and actors. Vending machines emptied fast, roll your own enthusiasts rise, and stars like Sinatra Henreid and Laughton are described amid quirky smoke related antics.
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