Social calendar notes honor Edith Boyett nuptials events
Friday events honor Miss Edith Boyett, host at her brother D Barlow home. Monday meetings include St Marks Auxiliary and WMS circle gatherings at church. A pre nuptial bridge party for Miss Boyett hosted by Misses Marjory and Martha Waddle at South Main featured summer garden blooms, high score by Mrs Ralph McClure, crystal gift to Miss Boyett, attendees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Boyett
Frank Howson, Jr
Frank Howson
Takea
D. Barlow
North Pine Street
Marjory
Martha Waddle
South Main Street
Ralph McClure
H. K. Mc
Friday Contract Club At Mrs Harrell Home
Members played weekly games at Mrs Charles Harrell home with two tables in the living room. Summer flowers framed the setting as Mrs Tom Kinser and Mrs R V Herndon Sr. received high score gifts after counting scores. A frozen salad and iced tea followed the games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Kinser
R. V. Herndon
Charles Harrell
Recent Bride Is Honored At Pretty Shower
Mrs. Nathan Harbour hosted a misc shower for Mrs. Loy Ward formerly Josephine Andres with yellow and white decorations. Ward received a pastel umbrella gift after a contest. many friends attended. Also noted are brief updates on local visits and travel, including laps to St Louis and Chicago, Little Rock trips, and plans for Jackie Tolleson’s Texas Tech start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Harbour
Loy Ward
Josephine Andres
John Andres
Annie Sue
Vivian
Mary Andres
Jimmy Miller
Wilma Boswell
Claude Taylor
Imogene Taylor
Lanky Callicot
Cleve Andres
Franklin Horton
David de Fir
Margaret Ann Gunter
Frank King
Roy Carpenter
Hugh Jones
Helen Ruth Whatley
Marzette Williams
Allied forces land in Italy from Sicily on fourth war anniversary
Allied heads announce a continued advance as British and Canadian troops ashore on the Italian mainland across the Strait of Messina. The operation, described as a continuation of the North Africa campaign, follows two weeks of heavy air bombardment aimed at disrupting railways and supply lines. Yankee bomber crews join British air forces to strafe inland targets and protect landing troops as ships approach the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Greece
Britain
Hitler
Germany
Eisenhower
Eighth Army
Strait of Messina
Italy
North Africa
Tunisia
Pantelleria
Sicily
Unlocking Adventure at Sea and on Wrecks
In a true account by Charles Courtney a high paid legal man turns diver recounting underwater treasure hunts. Hank leads crews through wrecks at Matanzas Bay while dangers include pressure currents and nitrogen bubbles. The narrator describes peril and fatigue as he seeks steadier work to grow capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Courtney
Jimmy Valentine
Hank
Tom
Havana
Matanzas Bay
Ank
Aarons
Allied landings strike Italian mainland from Sicily near Messina
Allied forces including British Canadian units and Montgomery's Eighth Army crossed the Strait of Messina into southern Italy. Beachheads were established near Reggio Calabria as initial landings began at 4:30 am local time amid heavy fighting and air power support, with Patton's Seventh Army held in reserve after Sicily’s 38 day campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Eighth Army
Italy
Sicily
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eisenhower
Strait of Messina
Messina
Reggio Calabria
George S. Patton
Seventh Army
Church Services and Revival Invitations
Listings show masses and services at Our Lady of Good Hope Catholic Church St Marks Episcopal Unity Baptist with schedules for Sunday School Holy Communion services and a revival series led by Brother Ingram with sessions at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m inviting the community to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady OF Good Hope Catholic Church
F. T. Dollarton
ST. Marks Episcopal Church
H. B. Smith
Unity Baptist Church
J. T. Gilmore
Jim Warren
South Pine Street
Brother Ingram
Cone
Lacie Rowe
Local Church Schedules for September 1943
Sunday and weekday services listed for First Methodist Pine at Second Robert B. Moore pastor with Sunday School Morning Worship and evening activities. Also schedules for First Pentecostal West Fourth and Ferguson and Church of Christ Fifth and Grady with Bible classes preaching and prayer meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Pine
Robert B. Moore
Board of Stewards
First Pentecostal Church
West Fourth and Ferguson
W. O. Graves
Allied landing at Messina foreshadows successful Italian coast assault
General Eisenhower traveled to Sicily for a final check with Montgomery and Alexander before the operation. An armada of troop ships crossed the Messina Strait as long range guns bombarded Axis defenses. American and RAF planes covered the assault while eyewitness reports spoke of colossal explosions and an artillery duel near the strait. The Italian communique hinted at initial success on the Calabrian coast facing Messina, though it did not confirm full landings or their outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sicily
Montgomery
Harold L. Alexander
Narrrow
Messina Straits
Sicilian
Strait of Messina
Deaths Last Night By The Associated Press
Brigadier General H F McDonald reported dead, aged 57, noted as chairman of the Canadian pensions commission and chief executive assistant to Air Minister C G Power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
H. F. McDonald
Ottawa
H. F. Meghonad
The
Canadian Pensions Commission
Air Minister
C. G. Power
Fights Last Night in Fall River and New York
Frankie Nelson from Boston stopped Arthur France of New York. Jerry Fiorello from Brooklyn stopped George Doty of Hartford in two rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Fall River
Mass
Frankie Nelson
Boston
Arthur France
New York
Jerry Fiorello
Brooklyn
George “Red” Doty
Hartford
English Woman Addresses Club Workers Here
Miss Hilda Beal of York, England, told 222 home demonstration club members at a district war conference near here that postwar equality of opportunity will come from sacrifice and unity during the war. She cited wartime measures as unifying and urged focus on education while noting English shortages and the need for training for the next generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Hilda Beal
York
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
Fruit & Truck Branch
Here
Miss Beal
Arkansas
Custer Chaffin
More
State Council
Luther McII
McInturff
Mena Hogan
Washington, D. C
South
Ern
Miss Hogan
Arkansas Agricultural Extension Staff
Connie J. Bonslagel
R. C. Harville
Mabelvale
Bonslagel
Harville
Pine Bluff
Carmen Dies at Home Near Blevins in Hempstead County
Horace Edgar Carmen aged 65 resident of Hempstead County died at his home near Blevins yesterday. Funeral services are set for 2 30 p m today at Ebenezer Cemetery near Blevins. He is survived by his widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Edgar Carmen
Hempstead County
Blevins
Ebenezer Cemetery
Also Mentioned on This Page
St. Marks Auxiliary
Avil
Mrseorge Green
First Baptist Church
Sk ‘T
Circle No. 1
Women’s Society of Christian Service
First
Women's Society of Christian Service
Webb Leseter, Jr
L. A. Keith
R. B. Moore
Hinton Davis
Misses Marjory
Martha
Rialto
George Montgomery
George Houston
al St. John
Texas Justice
Richard Cromwell
Morgan
John Carradine
Evelyn Ankers
NEW Saenger
Sterring
Roy Rogers
Smiley Burnette
Dorothea Kent
Lupe
Saenger
Grable
Paramount News
Matt Grable
Georgy Montgomery Wiegian
Oney Aatiarles Winninger
W. C. Tolleson
Batesville, Ind
Mr. Tolleson
W. J .Greenwald
Little Rock
Enola Alexander
Forrest City
Eugene White
Mary Wilson
Jackie Jean Tolleson
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Texas
Frances
Fred Glanton
Tacoma
Wash
Set
Fred A. Glanton
Cora Flynn
Canton, N. C
Mrs
E. M. Willis
Alvin Willis
A. L. Roberts
By Charles Courtney
Chapter
Bob
Charley
Iron Doctor
Thomas M. Johnson
Whittlesey House
New York City
Dieppe
Roosevelt
Churchill
Quebec
Sirr Bernard L. Montgomery
Africa
BY Roger Greene
News of the Churches
Church OF Christ
Fifth and
Grady Streets
Fred H. Williamson
Our
ARD & Son
Hilda Neal
Eng
H. E. Carmen
Cnt
Gemend St. Joseph ‘Hain
Oriana Ament Boyett
South Main &T
Diamond Cafe
Buck
Ralph
Barlow
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