Social events fill week with teas and garden clubs
Multiple ladies socialized at home hosts and clubs from September 6 to 7 including St Marks Auxiliary meetings at Mrs Deoree Green and Circle No 4 hospitality at the First Methodist Church. Iris Garden club planned at Mrs Bills Smith home with Miss Edith Boyett honored in parties and teas across town with gardens, dinners, and lawn gatherings honoring guests like Miss Mil dred Rietdyk of Chicago and Miss Frances Bruner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Marks Auxiliary
Deoree Green
B. R. Hamm
First Methodist Church
Iris Garden Club
Bill Smith
Fred White
East Second Street
Mildred Rietdyk
Chicago
Wanda
Lucille Ruggles
Mary Louise
Zilphén Keith
Willard McDowell
H. Bil McRae
Blackie Elliot
Katherine Mae Simms
Mary Catherine Bruner
Regina Basye
Frances Bruner
Ella Joe Edminston
Fred Robertson
Rose Garden Club Opens New Year Meetings
Mrs Ernest O Neal and Mrs J Rogers hosted the Rose Garden club at Mrs Neals home for the first meeting of the year. Fourteen members answered roll call celebrating spring victory garden profits. Mrs Sceva Gibson led in the absence of president Mrs W M Cantley and committees reported. Mrs J A Henry spoke on Gardens of Note highlighting Bellengrath Gardens in Mobile Alabama. Mrs Thomas Brewster won the prize for the most artistic flower arrangement. An ice course was served after the social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Garden Club
Ernest O'Neal
J. Rogers
Victory Gardens
W. M. Cantley
Sceva Gibson
J. A. Henry
Bellengrath Gardens
Mobile
Ala
Thomas Brewster
Coming and Going Across Town This Weekend
Mrs. Joseph R Heard and daughter Alice Lorraine return from an extended stay with Mr Heard in Waco and Fort Worth and are living at 220 South Grady. James Hannah Ward Naval Reserve stationed at Louisiana Tech Ruston and Jim Henry Jr of Dallas visit Mr and Mrs Frank Ward. Earl Oneal returns tomorrow from Memphis Campbell clinic. Bob Elmore visits Port Arthur with aunt Mrs Emma Lee Powell. Virginia Oneal leaves for Henderson State Teachers College Arkadelphia to start as freshman and will room with Miss Laura Threadgill. Other guests include Mrs T M Nix and Lynn Nix of Texarkana, Mrs Albert Barris and son of New York City, and Mrs Jesse Stitt of Prescott with Mr and Mrs Owen Nix. Mr and Mrs Guy Downing of McAlester Okla visit. Mrs Will Barron of Bonham and Hugh Murray of Monroe La visit Mrs Paul Kaiser. Roy Prather of Little Rock will spend weekend with city friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph R. Heard
Alice Lorraine
Mr. Heard
Waco
Fort Worth
South Grady
James Hannah Ward
Naval Reserve
Louisiana Tech Ruston
Jim Henry, Jr
Dallas
Frank Ward
T. M. Nix
Lynn Nix
Texarkana
Albert Barris and Son
New York City
Jesse Stitt
Prescott
Owen Nix
Promotions and Commissions Among U S Marines and Army
Cpl Arlest Trout in Hawaii receives promotion to technical fifth grade. Nita Bob Warner of Walnut Ridge Arkansas becomes a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps after training at Camp Lejeune. Lt Warner is a Hendrix College graduate who studied at LSU. Pvt Troy Butler from Hope Route 1 is assigned to the Armored Replacement Training Center at Fort Knox Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Arlest Trout
Hawaiian Islands
Nita Bob Warner
Walnut Ridge
Ark
Marine Corps
Camp Lejeune
North Carolina
Warner
Hendrix College
Louisiana State University
Pvt
Troy Butler
Roy Butler
Hope Route 1
Headquarters
Armored Replacement Training Center
Fort Knox
Fat Needed For Gas Mask Bag Production
A pound of fat is required to produce three cellophane bags used by soldiers for carrying gas masks.
Washington readers react to Uncle Sam efficiency ratings
In a Washington column, Jack Stinnett critiques the federal efficiency rating system. He notes nine ratings from 1 F to 9 A, explains how ratings are determined, and mocks the lengthy manual and interview procedures. He cites Robert Ramspeck’s Civil Service Committee promising reform to reduce red tape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Stinnett
Washington
Sam
House Civil Service Committee
Robert Ramspeck
D-Ga
Uncle Sam
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Dale Carnegie
Bob
Fire Call Fracas Ends With Bust Amid Downtown Flames
In a Seattle restaurant Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Orner misread flames near their home. Mrs. Horner phoned for help but a fireman replied he was too busy to talk. Damage from the blaze listed at 1500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Samuel C. Orner
Kingdom Come
Churches in town schedule weekly services and events
A collage of church notices lists Mass at Our Lady of Good Hope, Holy Communion at St. Marks, Unity Baptist revival meetings, and sermon times at First Methodist West Fourth, First Pentecostal West Fourth, First Presbyterian, First Baptist Third and Main, First Christian. Services span September 1943 with Sunday School and worship times, plus midweek prayer and choir practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady OF Good Hope Catholic Church
F. T. Dollarton
Unity Baptist Church
J. T. Gilmore
Jim Warren
South Pine Street
Brother Ingram
Board of Stewards
Lacie Rowe
First Presbyterian Church
Thomas Brewster
First Baptist Church
Third
Main Streets
W. R. Hamilton
L. D. Wallace
Ouachita College
Baptist Training Union
First Christian Church
Millard W. Baggett
Oded
Church Session Times at Fifth and Grady Streets
Church of Christ on Fifth and Grady Streets lists Bible classes at 10:00 a.m. preaching at 11:00 a.m. and communion at 11:40 a.m. with Fred H. Williamson as minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF Christ
Fifth and
Grady Streets
Fred H. Williamson
Delayed Proceedings in Landlord Tenant Court
In a Washington courtroom Judge Brice Clagett awaited the clerk as bailiffs and parties grew restless. The judge announced a brief delay caused by the clerk’s swollen feet preventing his shoes from going on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Landlord and Tenants
Brice Clagett
Unlocking Adventure: A Safecracker’s wartime Odyssey
Charles Courtney recounts a dangerous early 20th century quest as a riveter turned safecracker. He details years at British shipyards during World War I, marri age, and a dramatic explosion rescue when he opened a dynamite-filled shed door under fire alarm.
Whittlesey House Edition of The Book Collaboration
A catalog note notes a book by the same name credited to the author with Thomas M. Johnson and published by Whittlesey House in New York City. The entry lists the collaborative publication details and origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Johnson
Whittlesey House
New York City
Trucks Vital to Infantry Division Today
Thousands of United States Ordnance Department trucks aided Soviet victories at Orel Belgorod Kharkov and Bryansk Col Keith F Anderson reports motorization has become central to modern warfare An order for 880000 vehicles in one day shows the scale The 2 ½ ton six by six Army truck embodies this effort and can climb 65 percent grades moving men guns supplies and ammunition across terrain regardless of climate or theater
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Ordnance Department
Orel
Belgorod Kharkov
Bryansk
Keith F. Anderson
Southwestern Provine
Adamson
Ordnance Department
Army Service Forces
Keith F. Adamson
Rommel
el Alamein
United States
Australia
Southwest
Pacific
India
Army Ordnance
United Nations
Vetch Seed Production Tied to Fall Planting Methods
County agent Oliver L. Adams advises fall planting as crucial for spring vetch seed. Best results come from land preparation to remove weeds, using rye or other small grains to support height and seed setting, with planting rates adjusted for seed or turning under.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver L. Adams
Question Validity of Liquor Election Raised Before Supreme Court
In Little Rock on September 2, the Supreme Court heard a challenge to whether a county-wide local option liquor election can be ordered within two years after a sub-division of the county conducted its own local option vote. W. B. Yarbrough and A. C. Shipp appealed a Lawrence Circuit Court ruling upholding the county court order for a county-wide referendum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Supreme Court
W. B. Yarbrough
A. C. Shipp
Lawrence
Holiness as the Basis of God’s Choice in Leviticus
The lesson argues God shows no favoritism and chooses a holy people. It stresses integrity in family life, reverence for the Sabbath, and honesty and decency as core traits. It contrasts ancient Sabbath observance with modern life and warns against neglecting rest and mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Gilroy
D. D
Israel
Bees Remove Swarm From Idaho Schoolroom
A. Bee and C's Greenleaf in Idaho report a swarm of bees removed from a schoolroom. Navy rosters list Ensign Charles A. Hale of Knoxville Tennessee and Ensign William T. Hardy of Hermosa Beach California in the Stevedore Battalion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ual
Guy Tucker
Court Rules on Anti Saloan League Act Challenge
Courts declare county election order void for two years after a liquor question vote Dent township had voted dry last spring and was not allowed another referendum. The act prohibits raising the liquor question at the polls for two years after a subdivision vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dent
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edith Boyett
Frank Howson
Frank Howson, Jr
J. D. Barlow
North Pine Street
Robert LaGrone, Jr
Dave Empson
R. A. Bovett, Sr
P. D. Smith
Miss Boyett
Charles A. Haynes
Comer Boyett
Thomas Carter
Monroe
Astors
Albert Graves
Mary Wilson
Mary Louise Keith
Claudia Agee
Carlene Bruner
Larry Gée
Earl O'Neal
Memphis
Campbell Clinic
Bob Elmore
Port Arthur
Texas
Emma Lee Powell
Virginia O'Neal
Henderson State Teachers College
Arkadelphia
Henderson
Laura Threadgill
Camden
Guy Downing
McAlester, Okla
City
Will Barron
Bonham, Texas
Hugh Murray
Monroe, la
Paul Kaiser
Roy Prather
Saenger
Paramount News
Was
George Montgomery
Ayia Romero
Charles Winninger
Betty Grable
Cesar Romero
Twentieth Century Fox
News of the Churches
ST. Marks Episcopal Church
H. B. Smith
Pine
Robert B. Moore
First Pentecostal Church
West Fourth and Ferguson
W. O. Graves
Charles Courtney
Jimmy Valentine
Robins
Tom
Liverpool
Brooklyn
Dorothy Bowman
Dorothy
City Hall
Morse Shipyards
E. P. Morse
Exmarine
Kronprinzess
Cecilie
Courtney
Mr. Morse
God
Jesus
A. Bee
C's
Greenleaf
Idaho
NEW Saenger
Roy Rogers
Smiley Burnette
Dorothea Kent
Lupe
The
Oriana Ament Boyett
South Main St
Rialto
Alan
IV Tecanicolori
George Houston
St. John
Richard Cromwell
Morgan
John Carradine
Evelyn Ankers
Diamond Cafe
Buck
Ralph
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