Community notices and social events in Prescott area
Local notices list meetings for St Marks Auxiliary Circle No 4 W S C S First Methodist Church Iris Garden club and Eurelian class at Fair Park with times. Upcoming weddings and visitors include Virginia Elizabeth Rosenberry to Jack Rosenberry and many residents visiting relatives in Shreveport Malvern Hot Springs and other places.
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Rosenberry - Anderson
Fred Anderson
res@ort
Virginializabeth
Jack Wilson Rosenrry
Malvern
Prescottith
Roy Fawcett
Helenarie Cummings
Drs
Two Texans and Arkansas graduate join air corps at San Angelo
At the San Angelo Bombardier School Flight Officer Edward Curtis Spillers of Hope took the oath and became a second lieutenant in the Air Corps. In Amarillo Pfe Weldon Taylor, son of Mr and Mrs P W Taylor of Hope, completed aviation mechanic studies. Lloyd T Hicks, son of Mr and Mrs Carl Hicks of McCaskill Ark, also completed the course at Hempstead county.
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Army Air Forces Bombardier School
San Angelo
Texas
Bombardier School
Edward Curtis Spillers of
Hope
United States Air Corps
Amarillo Army Air Field
Pfe
Weldon
Taylor
P. W. Taylor
West Fourth Street
Army Air Forces
Lloyd T. Hicks
Carl Hicks
McCaskill, Ark
Hempstead County
Ex-Resident of Hope Dies at Searcy
Arthur R. Hill, 62, former Hope resident, died at his home near Searcy Sunday. Born in Nashville, he had lived in Searcy several years. Survived by wife, a son Arthur R. Hill, Jr. of Washington D C, a daughter Mrs. Thomas Dise of Little Rock, and two half brothers John H. Green of Little Rock and J T Green of Greenville S C. Funeral at 10 30 a m Monday in Searcy. Burial at Pinecrest Memorial Park, Little Rock.
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Arthur R. Hill
Hope
Searcy
Nashville
Arthur R. Hill, Jr
Washington D. C
Thomas Dise
Little Rock
John H. Green
J. T. Green
Greenville
5.C
Pinecrest Memorial Park
Columbus School Set to Open September 13
Columbus High School will begin operations on September 13 per superintendent E. H. Acuff. The district also announced that the school lunch program will run throughout the year. The piece notes the Royal Gorge bridge in Colorado as the world’s highest suspension structure.
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Columbus
Columbus High School
E. H. Acuff
Royal Gorge Canyon
Arkansas River
Colorado
Mount Evans Highway: Highest Auto Road in United States
The Mount Evans highway in Clear Creek county Colorado is identified as the highest automobile road in the United States.
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Mount Evans
Clear Creek County
Colorado
United States
Pulpwood Cutting Aids War Effort Under Halted Labor Shortage
Regional Forester Homer C. Mitchell says pulpwood can be cut without harming timber stands to meet wartime needs. He endorses the D plus 6 rule for spacing and urges farmers to cut selectively using their own labor, boosting both war support and future timber supply.
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Victory
Homer C. Mitchell
Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Efort
Mitchell
Mitchel
Tere Rouge-Bodcaw
Unlocking Adventure of Charles Courtney the Safe Locksmith
This excerpt narrates Charles Courtney’s postwar career as a locksmith after the armistice. He recalls choosing to start his own shop in New York, learning the trade, and handling urgent calls from clients, including a dramatic rescue of two children from a car trunk. He describes quick tactics to craft keys and a hidden-pocket alarm device for a single client.
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New York
Prevent Food Losses Home Agent Advises
Miss Mary Claude Fletcher urges Hempstead county homemakers to reduce waste and use surplus, storing canning or selling unneeded food. She stresses proper storage tips for greens, corn, beans, cabbage, root vegetables, fruits, and tips on peeling potatoes and serving attractively to conserve food during wartime.
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Mary Claude Fletcher
Hempstead County
Miss Fletcher
Hitler Gang film pitched as war effort propaganda by Paramount
Paramount plans a nearly two million dollar film titled The Hitler Gang to dissect Nazi leaders and their rise to power using only facts. Writers Hackett and Goodrich will craft the script with director John Farrow and producers Sistrom and DeSylva, tracing Hitler from World War I to the looming war.
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood
Paramount
Buddy. DeSylva
Oem Kruger
South Africa
Kruger
Goebbels
DeSylva
Joseph Sistrom
John Farrow
Wake Island
Albert Hackett
Frances Goodrich
Corporal A. Hitler
Hitler
Hope Hempstead County Pulpweed Cutting Plans
Hope Arkansas Soil Conservation Service technicians outline plans for pulpweed cutting in Hempstead County. The briefing centers on scheduling, methods, and site locations within the county courthouse area and related administrative steps.
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Tain
Hope, Ark
Hempstead County
Shapely Model Reveals Leg Care Regimen For Flaking Sunburn
Nancy Lee the glamor model shares a leg care routine to prevent flaking sunburn. After bathing she rubs with a Turkish towel to remove doughness then applies lotion massaging until absorbed and finishes with talcum for smooth legs.
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Alicia Hartner
Nancy Lee
Nancy
Special Care Of Scarce Beauty Tools
Lucille Ball advises on preserving scarce beauty tools as war production diverts resources to surgical instruments. Store implements in a separate case, avoid drawers with other items, have sharpened by a professional, oil friction points after use, and clean with an oily cloth. Cuticle scissors are for cuticles only, not toenails.
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Lucille Ball
DuBarry
Bank's Cashier Doubles in Elevator in Chattanooga
James A. Bass assistant cashier and building manager at Hamilton National Bank was forced to run the building elevator all morning after the regular operator quit and no replacement could be found. Wartime manpower shortage noted. Agriculture supports about 90 percent of Ecuador's population.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
James A. Bass
Hamilton National Bank
Ecuador
Monogram Studios Plans Nazi Subject Film Project
Paramount backs research for a potential profitless picture while Monogram rushes production on a Nazi topic. Frank Wisbar, exiled German producer, contributes a story about women under the regime. Monogram aims for profitability with the venture and uses a provocative title Hitler's Women.
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Paramount
Little Monogram
Frank Wisbar
America
Monogram
Hot Cakes Get Soldiers Vote from Camp Pickett Letter
A letter from a soldier in Sicily reaches Camp Pickett Va reporting that soldiers on the front crave hot cakes. The note requests five pounds of baking powder so Mess Sergeant Weldon C. Smith can whip up a batch of hot cakes.
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Camp Pickett
Sicily
Betty Grable
Lana Turner
Dorothy Lamour
Weldon C. Smith
Plan for Post War Care With Bonds
Clemson alumni of 1902 propose education support for children of Clemson students killed or incapacitated in the war. A class committee forwards $6,025 in alumni subscriptions. Of 59 graduates, 39 are alive. Funds to be invested in war bonds.
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Clemson
S. C
Ecuador Sets Sucre Value At 714 Cents
The sucre is defined as worth 0.714 of a U.S. cent or 714 cents per sucre, establishing the monetary unit exchange rate and its value in relation to broader currency standards.
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Ecuador
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United Nations
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