Nice Quiet Wedding Not for Shirley
Shirley Temple married army sergeant John Agar in a high profile ceremony at Wilshire Methodist church Los Angeles. Thousands mobbed the church crowds blocked Wilshire boulevard. inside guests included Darryl Zanuck, David Selznick, and Gov. Earl Warren. The couple honeymooned before Agar reports to Spokane Army Air Base in 10 days. Temple plans UCLA and possible film commitments with Selznick.
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Bob Thomas Holwood
Shirley Temple
John Agar
Army Air Forces
Hollywood
Moppet
Wilshire Methodist Church
Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles
Shirley
George Temple
Willisie Martin
Darryl Zanuck
David Selznick
Gov
Earl Warren
Temple Estate
Spokane Army Air Base
UCLA
Selznick
Mrs Susie Belle Mahaffey Dies at Texarkana At 79
Texarkana Sept 20 Mrs Susie Belle Mahaffey 79 died at her home this morning She was the widow of the late J Q Mahaffey a prominent Texarkana attorney Survivors include a daughter Mrs Lois Griffen and two sons Burton Mahaffey and J Q Mahaffey Jr assistant editor of the Texarkana Gazette and Daily News
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Texarkana
Susie Belle Mahaffey
J. Q. Mahaffey
Lois Griffen
Burton Mahaffey
Flashes of Life Room Waiting in Salt Lake City
A short stocky man demanded a hotel room and later change for tea. the clerk refused then the man attacked, escaping with $62 after a hammerlock. Police search for the suspect as officers note the bold crime unfolded in a hotel lobby.
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Salt Lake City
Arkansas News Items Slated claims before State Fiscal Control Board
Arkansas state notices list twelve claims totaling 30025 dollars to be considered Friday by the State Fiscal Control Board. Included is a 10000 dollar claim by William E Toland connected to injuries at a state hospital alleging attack by a Negro patient. Also reports on the Arkansas Municipal Police Association electing officers at its meeting in Fort Smith and the release of three Arkansas natives among 19 liberated POWs arriving at La Guardia Field.
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Little Rock
State Fiscal Control Board
William E. Toland
State Hospital
Toland
Fort Smith
Arkansas Municipal Police Association
Jack Kerr
A. Pevehouse
B. C. Campbell
North Little Rock
W. B. Westerfied
New York
Arkansans
la Guardia Field
Arkansas
Glen C. Minton
Bono
Jacob R. Mabry
Siloam Springs
James Kenny
England
Film Shown as War Crime Trial Opens
The British tribunal opened evidence at the Belsen atrocity trial with a newsreel of bulldozers interring hundreds of corpses in a mass grave. The silent film, shot by British cameramen after liberation, shocked the court as guards reacted with grim silence and two women guards turned away. A British survivor testified after the screening, likely the only Briton to escape Belsen alive.
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Ronald Clark Lueneburg
Belsen
Josef Kramer
Fritz Klein
Hollywood Interviewer Rosalind Shaffer Reflections
Hollywood feature writer Rosalind Shaffer of The Associated Press discusses interviewing stars like Lizabeth Scott Veronica Lake and Clark Gable, noting the charm of rising actors, the challenge of certain talkers, and the mix of cooperation before and after fame. She praises Robert Montgomery Cary Grant and George Raft while recounting a rare bad experience with a back door entrance and kitchen delay.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Rosalind Shaffer
Associated Press
Rosalind
Lizabeth Scott
Clark Gable
Veronica Lake
Iaa Claire
John Gilbert
Robert Montgomery
Cary Grant
George Raft
Betty Hutton
Paulette Goddard
Adolphe Menjou
Greer Garson
Woman Sues RFC Over Pipeline Damage in Arkansas
Mrs. Eugene Jabine of North Little Rock files a federal suit seeking 5824 from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for alleged land damage caused by the Defense Plant Corporation pipeline across her property. In a separate action sixty seven former Cities Service Defense Corp employees seek overtime wages, claiming records are with the defendant.
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Fort Smith
Rogers, Ark
Rogers
Walter Dean
J. Frank Smith
Alta Lee Sifford
RFC
Little Rock
Cities Service Defense Corporation
Maumelle Ordnance
Marche
Ark
Eee
Rice Harvest Begins Across Southern Mills
Rice harvest gains tempo in the south as several mills started seasonal operations in the last week. Early rice cutting is under way in Arkansas with small lots already delivered to Stuttgart, according to USDA's Production and Marketing Administration.
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Dallas
Tex
USDA
Arkansas
Stuttgart
Jeffery Dixon ex Boone Co Judge Dies at 77
Harrison notes the death of Jeffery Dixon 77 a former Boone county judge and prominent businessman. Dixon chaired the Boone county Democratic central committee from 1930 to 1938 before serving as county judge for three years. A native of Izard county he ran a Melbourne store and Julso cedar post business before moving to Harrison in 1914 where he joined Harrison Grocer Company. Surviving are his widow and two children.
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Harrison
Jeffery Dixon
Boone County
Dixon
Boone County Democratic Central Committee
Izard County
Melbourne
Julso
Cedar Post
Mount Olive
Harrison Grocer Company
Barrymore recalls witty chats with Rosalind in candid remark
John Barrymore said he remembered interesting conversations with charming ladies. Rosalind quotes him as saying he nearly swooned at the moment, a surprising candid remark about their meeting.
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John Barrymore
Rosalind
25 Percent Hike in Shoe Production Approved
The War Production Board approved a 25 percent increase in shoe production by type and price for existing manufacturers. It will allow new makers limited production in any price range and permit existing firms to add limited new price lines. OPA must approve prices for new lines before WPB grants production authority. At North Pole all winds blow south.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
OPA
We the Women We the Women by Ruth Millett
Excerpted wartime essay celebrates postwar freedoms and consumer relief. It contrasts prewar deprivations with hopeful returns to normal life, noting easier shopping, better service, and social welcome as war ends. It envisions brighter domestic pleasures and renewed optimism.
Bee stings fatal in Jonesboro carpenter death
William Thomas Osborn a 45 year old Jonesboro carpenter and painter died after a heart attack believed caused by bee stings. He was collecting honey from bee hives when a swarm attacked his arms and he collapsed about five minutes later.
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Jonesboro
William Thomas Osborn
Osborn
Hope license revoked in Little Rock beer permit action
Little Rock officials revoked the beer permit issued to Eula Bing for reasons not stated in the fragment. The order, issued September 20, halts sales at the named establishment and triggers any required regulatory follow up. Further details await full report.
Prohibition Revoked for Ham Proprietor in Hindu Legal Note
State Revenue Commissioner Otho Cook revoked the license of Ham, proprietor of Bingham's case, Hope. The report notes that Hindu law contains no divorce.
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Ham
Bingham
Hope
Otho Cook
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Gordon
Ropers
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Albuquerque
N. M
E. C. Gober
Gober
Dinah Shore
Dinah
V. R. Penny
Morris Kuykendal
Kuykendall
Lew H. Daughetee
River Forest
Normal
Fell Hill
Illinois State Normal University
Navy
Spokane
Wash
Toledo, Ohio
Golf Star
Byron Nelson
Hastings
Nebr
Harry Purdur
Hastings Tribune
Sutton
Purdum
Ome Sweet
Bethany
Garland Russell
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Texas
Ira W. Roper
Marine Barracks
Quantico
Nelson Kingsland
Lake Charles
Samuel C. Epes
Miss Kingsland
Epes
State Heath Department
U. S
Ed McCuistion
State Education Department
Boone Co
North Pole
Ruth Millett
Cok
Plunkett-Jarrell Grocer Oy
Hope Builders’ Supply Co
Hope, Arkansas
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