Vision of a Bigger Nation and Local Missionary Gatherings
Poem urges unity and service to build a better nation. Local notes report Mrs. Vesey visiting Paragould, Circle No. 3 and Circle No. 4 of the Woman's Missionary Society hosting fall meetings with picnics and indoor programs. Attendees include Mrs. Martindale, Mrs. Patten, Mrs. Green, and others visiting Arkadelphia, Texarkana, and Shreveport areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle No
Woman's Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church
Btes
Highway 67
James Martindale
A. B. Patten
Bessie D. Green
Martindale
Circle No. 4
Woman's Missionary Society of the
First Methodist Church
W. G. Allison
West Avenue B
Vesey-Crutchfield
Don Smith
J. A. Henry
E. E. White
O. A. Graves
F. W. Fickell
Leon Bundy
E. F. McFaddin
Hospital Patients Return Home From Josephine Hospital
Lloyd Rogers of Patmos returned home Monday after treatment at Josephine hospital. James Lewis of Nashville recently had an operation at Josephine hospital and went home Monday. C. T. Spanbanks, also a Josephine hospital patient, came home to Nashville on Tuesday morning after an operation two weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Rogers
Patmos
Josephine Hospital
James Lewis
Nashville
C. T. Spanbanks
Olympic Champ Eleanor Holm Goes From Pool to Screen
Olympic backstroke champion Eleanor Holm signs a seven year film contract with Warner First National after winning Olympic gold. She will study acting for months before any screen appearance and continues to swim as an amateur. Holm denies dating fellow swimmer Dick Degener and says they only swim together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Gil
Eleanor Holm
Eleano
Miss Holm
New York
Pittsburgh
Warner
Eleanor
Dick Degener
Agreement On Shipping Approved For Cotton Transport
A tentative deal cutting rail and barge rates for cotton won approval Tuesday by Major General T Q Ashburn chairing the Federal Inland Waterways Corporation. A proposal will go to Southwestern Railroads executives Wednesday via Missouri Pacific vice president Brown. Details of the accord were not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
T. Q. Ashburn
Federal Inland Waterways Corporation
Southwestern Railroads
Brown
Missouri-Pacific Lines
Westminster council snubs electricity for gas street lighting
The Westminster city council decided to contract 55 miles of street lighting by gas for 15 years, showing a preference for older methods over modern electric lighting. This action reflects a reluctance to adopt new technology and delays the shift to electric illumination in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
City of Westminster
Hoover Local Boy To Home Town in Swiss village
In Oberkulm Switzerland villagers show hometown pride for President Hoover. They treat him as a distant cousin and plan to send a congratulatory letter as they display a Hoover museum with birth certificates and photos. The Huber restaurant marks the ancestral home believed to be Hoover's origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Oberkulm
Switzerland
Herbert Hoover
Hubers
Switerland
Palo Alto
West Branch
White House
United States
Herbert Huber
Huber
Wirt Otto Huber
Jacob
Rudolph
Ellerstadt
Germany
America
Atlantic
Broadway
Ovderkulm
Unterkulm
Island Manor Mirage and a Hidden Love Triangle
Mona Townsend, a beautiful widow, inherits her husband’s fortune under a strict proviso and travels with Lottie Carr to Holiday Island with Barry Townsend and Steve Saccarelli. Tensions rise as Mona hopes for reconciliation with Barry while Lottie pressures a secret engagement, amid island life and a looming dramatic turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mona Townsend
Mona
Barry Townsend
Barry
Lottie Carr
South America
Steve Saccarelli
Bud
Steve
Holiday Island
Port of Spain
Moon
Ottie
Florida
Arry
Lottie
Grenada
University of Arkansas Opens Fall Term in September
Fayetteville Special reports the University of Arkansas begins its 61st school year with freshmen orientation on Monday September 12. Actual classes start that day with registration and classification for upperclassmen and freshmen to be completed September 13 and 14. Five new members of the University
Freshman Orientation Set At University
Faculty report returnees for registration season led by Dr. Lloyd B. Ham and Major James M. White. Freshmen must attend orientation Monday with President Futrall opening remarks and sessions on study, library use, and social hygiene. A reception and talks by Dean Gladson and Jim Oliver follow in campus facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd B. Ham
George G. Rathje
Ellis R. Ott
P. C. Kelley
James M. White
J. C. Futrall
J. R. Gerberich
Chage
Y. M
W. N Gladson
College of Engineering
Jim Oliver
How Many Babies? The Evans Family Cradle Tale
In Lambertville New Jersey Mrs. Lida E. Pierson says the cradle in her home, brought from Scotland by ancestor Lewis Evans in 1751, has rocked many babies. She notes the cradle remains in fine condition and is a family heirloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambertville
N. J
Lida E. Pierson
Lewis Evans
Scotland
Cardui Promoted For Women To Ease Aches And Tired Nerves
A vintage health ad urges women with weakness to take Cardui a purely vegetable tonic used for over 50 years to improve general tone and ease monthly periods. The copy promises safe use for women of all ages and claims relief from pains and run down health.
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Society News
Sid Henry
John P. Vesey
W. C. Davidson
Paragould
B. L. Kaufman
Arkadelphia
Terry Feild
Little Rock
J.T. West
Talbot
Hattie Anne Feild
Mrs
Marie McCorkle
Texarkana
Roy Anderson
W. F. Broening
Mary Sue Anderson
Julia Broening
O. L. Hargrove
Waco
Tex
Thelma King
Harold Lawrence
Mr. Lawrence
Maalcos Petron
Garamount Getiare
Joan Blondell
And
Stuart Erwin
Zasu
Pitts
Ben Turpin
Studio
Dan Thomas
By Helen Welshimer
Ro Valley
Agreement On Shipping
Ashburn
Huber Museum
Round
Birmingham
C. E. Christopher
Missouri Pacific R. A. Co
Maria
Holiday House
Gracie
St. Lucia
Martinique
Velieye
Barbuda
Twilends
Miss Gracie
Park Avenue
U. of A
Fayetteville
Kingsway Hotel
Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas
Hot Springs
Kingsway
Mae-Ann Beauty
South Elm
Cinamon
City Bakery
Canary Brand
Middlebrooks
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