Social Calendar for September 6 7 events listed
Thursday activities include Pat Cleburne Chapter U D C luncheon at 12 30 at First Christian church Hope Chapter 328 Eastern Star meets at 8 at Masonic Hall American Legion at 8 Legion Hall Attendance urged Friday events feature Rose Garden Club luncheon at 1 First Christian church Paisley PTA Executive Board meets at 4 at Mrs Nathan Harbour 615 South Elm Street Azalea Garden Club chaired by Mrs Oliver Adams held Wednesday with plans for a First Christian Church luncheon Yearbook and committee appointments listed plus Pvt Don Westbrook arrives for a 21 day furlough from Williams Field to visit his parents in town
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Pat Cleburne
U.D.C
First Christian Church
Hope
Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
The
Paisley P.T.A
Nathan Harbour
South Elm Street
Azalea Garden Club
Oliver Adams
South Main Street
W. R. Herndon
Moody Willis
George Newbern, Jr
Syd McMath
Lamar Cox
Lyle Brown
Kelly Bryant
R. L. Broach
Olliver Adams
Hattie Ann Field
Jim McKenzie
J. W. Branch
Earl Clifton
Syd MecMath
Hattie Anne Field
Pvt
Don Westbrook
Williams Field
Phoenix
Arizona
Mrs
S. A. Westbrook
Discharged Sgt H P Robertson Jr arrives from Camp Blanding
Sgt H P Robertson Jr arrived from Camp Blanding Florida where he received a discharge under the point system. He served two and then...
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H. P. Robertson, Jr
Camp Blanding
Fla
Sgt. Robertson
Local Soldier Promoted and Birth Announcements
Mrs. Leroy Haltom reports her husband Cpl. Leroy Haltom has been promoted to sergeant after 32 months of service in the Pacific theater. Births: Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Purtle announce the arrival of son Tony Ray born Tuesday September 4 at Julia Chester hospital. mother formerly Miss Mary Wanda Petre.
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Leroy Haltom
Cpl
Sgt
Haltom
Pacific
L. J. Purtle
Tony Ray
Julia Chester Hospital
Hospital Notes on Mrs Archer’s Emergency Operation
Friends of Mrs E L Archer regret to learn she underwent an emergency operation at Julia Chester hospital on Tuesday. She is reported as doing nicely today.
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E. L. Archer
Julia Chester Hospital
Bronze Star for Valor Awarded to Pfc Willis
Pfc Willis of Hope Route Three receives the Bronze Star for valor for actions in Sanles France on November 22 1944. With a comrade he laid a telephone line through enemy fire to a rifle company 700 yards away and completed the final 200 yards under sniper fire, enabling effective American artillery. He holds the ETO Ribbon two Battle Stars the Croix de Guerre a unit French citation a presidential unit citation the Infantryman’s Combat Badge and one Oak Leaf Cluster.
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Pfe. Simerson
Willis
Ray Willis
Hope Route Three
Sanles
France
Pfc
Pfe. Willis
Flashes of Life in Brief Notes from Two Cities
Indignant Mary Miller at a beauty shop in Indianapolis reveals how to bleach a cow’s tail after a dairy operator asked for help to prepare a cow for a cattle show. In Buffalo Bob Harner of Akron shaves off his beard due to wind interference while Saienoner, a midget race driver, explains beard restriction aided driving.
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Indianapolis
Mary Miller
Buffalo
N. Y
Bob Harner
Akron
Saienoner
Modern Napoleons: Jail Escapees Captured in Waterloo
Two county jail escapees, after fleeing from Portland area, were tracked to an Oregon village named Waterloo where police apprehended them. The capture ends a manhunt that spanned several hours and involved local authorities.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon Village
Waterloo
Pearl Harbor calf born on anniversary day at Bend farm
In Bend Oregon a dairy cow named Pearl Harbor on the Carlin and Mattson farm marked history with her first calf Leyte born December 7 1941 the same day American forces landed in the Pacific.
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Bend
Ore
Pearl Harbor
Carlin and Mattson
Leyte
Recovery From Rheumatic Fever Is Slow And Safe
Dr William A O Brien explains rheumatic fever symptoms prolonged course mainly in internal organs, heart involvement common, bed rest and nourishment aid healing, careful return to activity, prevention by avoiding sore throats and early treatment with sulfa drugs, family patterns and regional differences noted.
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William A. O'Brien
NEA
Forces first landed in Japan name Tokyo Rose
Little Rock notes the next gasoline tax distribution to cities and counties will begin October 1, covering July August and September. State Treasurer J Vance Clayton announced the change citing the schedule.
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Japan
Tokyo Rose
Little Rock
J. Vance Clayton
Wallflowers Should Embrace Independence Not Romance
Dorothy Dix advises wallflowers to accept their lack of popularity and pursue personal growth or a career. She notes two drawbacks: parental shame and poor man-sense, urging focus on business or causes, with eventual rewards as they mature. In time, many become respected professionals or find satisfaction with self-made lives.
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Papa
Bell Syndicate, Inc
We the Women We the Women by Ruth Millett
In California a former film star divorced her husband alleging mental cruelty as proof. She said his bickering drove away servants and she did chores, a cruelty the piece contrasts with husbands who kept live‑in help during wartime. It argues many men were constrained by wives and maids, shaping home life and dinner courtesy.
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Ruth Millett
California
Hollywood
Susie
Mama
Home Clubs to Meet in 4 Districts
The Arkansas Council of Home Demonstration clubs will hold four district meetings October 9 10 11 and 12 due to transportation. Host county councils are Johnson Lawrence Clark and Jefferson with one delegate per 10 clubs. Reports on next year goals and plans will be given. The president notes new officers will be elected and Ruth Beall will report on cooperation with the Arkansas Children's Home and Hospital. Details to be finalized at the executive committee’s next meeting.
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Arkansas Council of Home Demonstration Clubs
Cora Lee Westbrook
Home Demonstration Club
Johnson
Lawrence, Clark
Jefferson
Ruth Beall
Arkansas Children’s Home
W. C. Tindall
Flowers and fruit on rented property belong to tenant
The passage explains that unless a specific agreement exists, flowers and fruit grown on rented property remain the property of the renter. It also notes that Australia’s native forests mainly consist of hardwood trees and that the wood thrush sings each song twice.
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Australia
Wood Thrush
Rotary Governor to Visit Hope Club Friday Night
Carroll W. Watson of Osceola Arkansas district governor of Rotary International will visit the Hope Rotary Club Friday night at the Hotel Barlow at 7 oclock He oversees 59 clubs in Arkansas excluding the Northwestern counties with about 2400 members This marks a routine official visit to advise and assist Club officers and discuss administration and Rotary service activities as part of Rotary International’s global expansion since July 1944 adding 219 clubs across continents through the world including the Americas Australia China England and many other regions
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Carroll W. Watson
Osceola
Ark
Rotary International
Hope Rotary Club
Watson
Rotary Club
Herbert Stephens
Tom Brewster
Americas
Australia
China
England
Finland
Guam
Iceland
India
New Zealand
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Sweden
Syria
Union of South Africa
Wales
Navy Seeks Nine Major Pacific Naval Bases
Washington reports Assistant Secretary Hensel urged Congress to establish and maintain nine key Pacific bases. Named were Kodiak Adak Hawaii Balboa Guam Saipan Tinian Iwo Jima Okinawa Manus and the Philippines with Wake Midway Eniwetok Kwajalein Truk cited as examples to withhold from other powers. Atlantic bases also proposed Argentia Bermuda San Juan Guantanamo Coco Solo.
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Washington
Navy
Congress
Pacific
Hensel
Kodiak
Aleutians
Adak
Hawaii
Balboa
Canal Zone
Guam
Saipan
Tinian
Iwo Jima
Bonins and
Volcano Group
Okinawa
Manus
Admiralties
Philippines
Pacific Islands
Wake
Midway
Eniwetok
Kwajalein
Truk
Atlantic
Argentia
Bermuda
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Coco
Unfinished Affair Strains Thayer and Brock on Terrace
On a moonlit terrace Thayer confronts jealousy and fear of losing Brock as she contemplates what their bond means after his injuries. Their tense talk shifts to a renewed but fragile connection, interrupted by Mrs. Kittridge who collapses indoors seeking help and privacy for a medical crisis.
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Thayer
Brock
Moya
Philippine Sea Launched at Quincy Yard in Essex Class
The aircraft carrier Philippine Sea named for a major Allied victory was launched at Bethlehem Steel in Quincy. Mrs. Albert D. Chandler christened the ship, the fifth Essex class carrier launched at Quincy after Lexington Wasp Hancock and Bunker Hill.
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Quincy
Mass
Bethlehem Steel Company
Albert D. Chandler
U.S
Kentucky
Quincy Yards
Lexington
Bunker Hill
Wasp
Hancock
Congressman Pushes Pearl Harbor Probe
Rep. Clarence Brown introduces a joint congressional inquiry resolution seeking a seven member per house committee on Pearl Harbor disaster. Sen. Homer Ferguson and Rep. Forest Harness plan similar measures. Taft, steering committee chair, backed the push as GOP demands for a full story intensify after last week’s reports.
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Washington
Clarence Brown
R. O
Pearl Harbor
House
Homer Ferguson
Mich
Forest Harness
Ind
Brown
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Senate
GOP
Senate Republican Steering Committee
Ferguson
New York City Area Produces Major Share of U S Sulfuric Acid
The New York City area accounts for more than one tenth of the United States sulfuric acid output, highlighting the region's prominence in industrial production and chemical manufacturing.
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United States
New York City
Spain to Pull Troops Out of Tangier
Madrid reports Spain will withdraw troops from the former Tangier international zone as Britain and France request. A good authority says Franco's government may defend unilateral action in occupying Tangier in 1940 and protest Soviet participation. Dispatches note 2,000 Spanish troops have largely withdrawn, leaving a skeleton staff and small garrison.
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Madrid
Spain
Tangier
Gibraltar
Britain
France
Franco
Spanish Morocco
Sgt Ora F Jarvis Visits in Hope after Army Service
Sgt Ora F Jarvis an Army dischargee from Colchester Illinois visits in Hope at the home of Mr and Mrs John Lee Anderson after five years in the Army including 22 years in Alaska. He was discharged on points at Camp Blanding Florida and is the son of Mr and Mrs Ora Jarvis.
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Ora F. Jarvis
Ora Jarvis
Colchester
Ill
Camp Blanding
Fla
Alaska
John Lee Anderson
Passenger railroad cars vary in length from sixty to eighty eight feet
Railway data notes passenger cars range between 60 and 88 feet long with an average around 72 feet. The figures reflect typical wagon sizes used on early rail lines and may influence car design and track requirements.
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American Legion
Legion Hall
Rose Garden Club
Pfc. Willis
Hope Rt. 3
Blonde Swisher
Moroline Petroleum
Ry Ut Kelly
Ae Ag
Rea
Wes
Idaho
Haunted Harbor
Fybi
Marring
Cameron Eddie Dew
Furzy Krigst
Jerrifer
Brenda Starr
Folker Fabrics
Gabardine
Talbot
Dorothy DIX
Rotary Hope
Dick Turner
NEA Service, Inc
T. M. Reg
U.S. Pat
Philippine Sea
Solo, Canal Zone
Visits In Hope
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Gaeeent Crean
John P. Cox Drug Co
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