davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1944-01-12
Bank Deposit Gain
About Normal Here
During Last Year
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Washington's % banks enjoyed
about normal growth during the
year l943 when the war loan deposits
accounts are deducted from total
deposits, which cuts the yearly gain
of ,$105, ,020,6 ,628.55 down to about
$4,000, 900, according to an analysis
of banking conditions completed to-
day by Audley A. P. Savage. auditor
Of the National Savings g. Trust Co.
Mr.. Savage announced that de-
posts totaled S709 300 ,643.34 on De-
cember 81. l943, the date of the
controllers last call. However, this
figure included total of S56,267,-
920.29 in war loan deposit accounts,
which are subject to withdrawal by
the Treasury as the funds are
needed. When War Bonds are sold
the public, the banks place the
money in a separate account, al
though it is included in total de-
posits.
Deposits on December 81.
Mr. Savage's compilation shows
deposits in the individual banks on
December 81 as follows:
Evening star., 1944-01-12
Business Briefs

As Prelude to Invasion, the steel
industry is driving hard to expedite
items needed for that purpose in
increasing quantities and faster than
expected, the magazine Iron Age
reported. Industrialists were de-
clared pleased by adoption of the
Baruch- Hancock uniform war con-
tract termination clause, under
which competitors will be treated
similarly and with a minimum of
delay. More steel for railroads and
can-makers is indicated, the maga-
zine said.
Electric Power Production in the
week ended January rose to 4,567,-
959,000 kiloWatt hours, compared
with 4,337, ,387 900 in the previous
week and 1857 above 1852 .5G7 900
in the like l943 week, thu Edison
Electric Institute announced
Best Air Safety Record Since 1893
was chalked up by Is domestic air.
lines in l943, with only two fatal ac-
cidents and % fatalities, the CAB
announced. The airlines flew ap-
proximately 1,650OO0,00O passenger
miles, an average of about 100000
900 passenger miles per IA passen-
ger fatality.
American Airlines under an Ali
Transport Command contract has
become in Is months the second
largest international air transport
company in the world, the company
reported. About $50 transatlantic
trips are being made each month
and the grand total reached 1,20C
at the end of l943.
American Gas & Electric Co
earned s12,023,503 or $3.50 a share
in IL months ended November 80
compared with S1l,462 638 or s2.19
share in the previous year.
Horn & Hardart Baking Co.
earned S909,059 or S914 a share in
the year ended September 80, COM
pared with S669 1893 or $6.73 a share
in the previous year.
. George d. Roper Corp. earned
$264,874 or $147 a share in the year
ended october 81, compared with
S464 ,345 or $2.58 share in the pre-
ceding period.
J. c. Penney Co. sales in Decem-
Der were $60,531 1888 against $63,-
320,357 in December, 1912, drop OF
449o. Sales in the full year were
$4S9 9,872,747 against $49O,295,172 ir
1912.
S. H. Kress & Co. sales in Decem.
Der totaled 1S,l60,575, a decline Of
1876 from year ago. November
sales were 2.5co above year ago
Kroser Grocery 6 Baking Co. re.
ported 1943 sales OF s421 ,743,S4
against s3GS,S47,33S in 1912, a gail
OF Sc. Tie latest total covered S.
weeks, compared with SO weeks il
the previous years total.
Inland Steel Co. set new records
In ingot production and finished
steel shipment in the last year, the
company disclosed. Ingot output to.
tailed 3,597.975 tons, gain of no..
464 over 1912. Shipments totaleo
2,727.398 tons, an increase oi
1854.
Associated Gas g. Electric Corp
has been given an additional year
beginning August l3, 1943, in which
to comply with an SEC geographic
integration order under the Hold.
ing Company Act.
= Pubic Service Co. of Oklahoma
proposal to merge its subsidiary
Southwestern Light & Power Co
has been approved by the SEC
Both are operating utilities and indi
rect subsidiaries of Middle Wes
Corp.
International Business Machine.
Corp. appointed Homer F. Booksta
yer as superintendent of its Wash
ington factory. He was previousl,
quality manager of the Endicott
N. Y, plant.
Evening star., 1944-01-12
james Elected Head
Of Auto Engineers
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT. Jan. 12.-Election Of
William S. James, chief engineer of
Studebaker Corp, South Bend, Ind,
as 39th president of the Society Of
Automotive Engineers was an
nounced at the business session of
the society's annual meeting here
last night.
Election of B. B. Bachman of the
Autocar Co.. Ardmore, Pa, as treas
urer also was announced.
Evening star., 1944-01-12
Maryland Postal Receipts
Al New Peaks in 1943
By the Associated Press.

I
BALTIMORE, Jan. 12.-Postal re-
ceipts, always an indication of busi-
ness and industrial prosperity
climbed to new highs in virtually
every Maryland community in 1943,
showing an aggregate gain over 1912
of approximately sc per cent.
An Associated Press survey dis
closed today that gross receipts at
the States approximately $50 post
Offices during the past year reached
$l2,550,069, an increase of $770,924
over the $11,779,145 total Of the
previous year.
Among the city totals for 1912
and l943 and the percentage gains
were.
Evening star., 1944-01-12
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO. Jan. IL 0P1.-Grains marked
time to1ay. Wheat. oats and barley held
within narrow limits in a restricted trade,
A one time rye was UP cent on COM
mission house buying. but proft-taking to-
ward the close cancelled about all Of the
upturn. Traders appeared to be waiting
new incentive before taking position
in the market.
At the close wheat was unchanged to !.
tes to = higher; May, 7sh. Rye, was "a
ley was unchanked; May, .22is.
WHEAT-Open. High. Low. Close.
May 80 1.12 1.721s 1.711. IT.
July 1.70h 703e 10 1.70-70h
September 10 1.701s 1.69'4 l 697s
December 1.697s 10 1.69a4 1894
May 70 .1ah .7s7. .7ai.
July 17h rs 7r1, 71s.
September .76Ia .76H. .76i4 .7sss
May = 1879. 1895. 1.3a,. 1.4aI.-..
July 1.32 1.33 1914 1.313
September 1.31 1924 1.31 1,31-31ls
BARLEY
May - 1.22h 122s. 1.22h 1..2h
July I2lh 1.21 "a 1,21ls 1.21h
, Wheat, none: Barley. mailing, 1.s5-
nal: Field seed. per 100 pounds. timothy,
3. .15-6.Q0 nominal: red top. 14.0O-1 ) 90
nominal; red clover, :.1.5O nominal: sweet
Evening star., 1944-01-12
Reserve Official Takes
Houston Bank Post

The Federal Reserve Board an
nounced last night that B. Magruder
Wingfield of Washington has re-
signed as assistant general attorney
to the board to become vice presi-
dent and director of the National
Bank OF Commerce at Houston ef-
fectiye February
Evening star., 1944-01-12
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Jan. II LP.-Reports of
improved mill demand for spot supplies
lighter hedge offerings and renewed trade
price fixing against textile contracts en-
abled cotton futures to advance today,
Trading was brisk but fresh outside
interest was restrained pending further
Washington developments
Late afternoon values were. 25 to 40
cents bale higher, March 1890. May
Evening star., 1944-01-12
Total .----.- S70a, 300, ,64334
Half Year Gain S54, 4,920, ,069.

Although all the banks had SUBJ
stantial gains during the year 13
reported decreases in the final quar-
ter. AS group, the trust COM
panies made the best showing, with
q gain Of more than $4,500,000.
American Security registered the
largest gain, $3,447,286.27, with
Washington Loan second, deposits
up s1,650,S715
The decrease in the last quarter
was s5,257 ,465.66 and the gain in
the last half year, S54,920,069 95.
Electric Sales Up Sharply.
Sales of the Potomac Electric
Power Co. in December reached
l09, ,296,473 kilowatt hours, a sharp
gain of 10,3S4,970, or 1850 per cent
over December, 1912, officials an
nounced today. Sales to railroads
and railways were up 324 per cent,
street lighting sales were un-
changed, but general sales showed
an 1l.S9 per cent increase.
George E. Hamilton, Ord Preston,
George E. Fleming, William S. Farr
and Edward H. Brent were re-elect-
ed directors of the Thomas J. Fisher
IL Co.; Edward H. Brent was again
named president and treasurer; C.
Nelson Bean, vice president and
secretary; Lansing Walk, vice presi-
dent, and Frank L. GreenWalt, as
sistant secretary and assistant treas
urer
The Washington Stock Exchange
has shown a marked increase in
trading so far in 1874.
Evening star., 1944-01-12
Declines

PHILADELPHIA, JAN IL P,.-The Sc
curlties Commission reported today these
dealers or specialists on the New York
stock Exchange for January II: 4O96
purchases involving 114,493 shares: 3.746
short sales involving $50 shares.
Evening star., 1944-07-05
Army Gives Legion Of Merit
To CAPT. Hutchins Of Navy

Capt Gordon Hutchins. 50,
U. S. N. has been awarded the
Legion of Merit by the Army for the
support of ground forces by his
ship, the cruiser Augusta, during
the invasion of North Africa, the
Navy Department announced today
A native of Washington, Capt.
Hutchins, who home is in Cam
bridge, Md, was graduated from
the Naval Academy in 1913. He was
on duty with the Bureau of Ord
nance here in 1926. followed by an
assignment to the u S. S. Milwaukee
as gunnery officer
In May, 1888, he was appointed
commander of Submarine Division
s. Since that time he served on
the staff of the Naval War College
in Newport, r. l.: as executive off,
Ger of the U. S. S. New Orleans. and
commander of the U. S. S. Affair
He was promoted to his present rank
in March. 1941
Capt Hutchins also holds the
Mexican Service Medal for service
aboard the U. S. S. Rhode Island at
Tampico and Vera Cruz in 1914;
the Victory Medal with Submarine
Clasp for World War Service, and
the Haitian Campaign Medal when
serving on the U. S. S. Delaware in
1919.
His wife, Mrs Kathleen H. Hutch
ins. lives in New York City.
Evening star., 1944-07-05
Stars and Gold Braid
|Predominate in New
Who's Who
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, July 5.-The l944.45
Who's Who in America" distribu-
ton of which began today, might
well be called a wartime Silver and
Gold" edition-silver for generals
stars and gold for admirals' braid.
There are l.lo4 officers, 957 gen.
erals and lat admirals, whose names
appear for the first time. They con-
stitute nearly "a per cent of the 1926
new biographical sketches. Only
ohcers above the rank of colonel in
the Army and Marines and above
captain in the Navy and Coast
Guard rate" Who's Who automati-
cally because of rank alone.
The editors found these listings
one OF their toughest reference jobs
IN years and contemplated con-
tinuing labor in that respect because
majority of the ranks are tenn
porary for the duration.
Sergt. Harsrove Youngest.
The youngest person added to
Who's Who this year, however, is
Army Sergt. Marion L. Hargrove, "a,
author of See Here, Pvt. Hargrove. :"
Other youngsters include Teresa
Wright, Is, Aim star, and Richard
(Guadalcanal Diary Tregaskis, q,
war correspondent.
The oldest person listed is Robert
H. Richards, inventor and metal
lurgist, who will be 100 in August.
His name appeared In the first
edition published nearly so years
ago. The editor, Albert Shaw, also
has been listed continuously in every
edition.
This edition of the popular refer
ence work contains 32,893 sketches
of those who have made their mark
in the Nations business, professional
and public life.
First-time biographies include
Movie Stars 1ngrid Bergman, Greer
Carson. Victor Moore and Walter
Pidgeon; author Betty GA Tree
Grows in Brooklyn Smith, Artist
Don Herold, Singers Lilly Djanel
and Kerstin Thorborg, Conductor
Desire Defauw, Composer Vernon
Duke
Browder's Name Appears.
Earl R. Browder. head of the
Communist Political Association,
appears for the first time. So does
Sister Elizabeth Kenny, Australian
nurse; Warren H. Atherton, COM
mander of the American Legion;
Andrew Jackson Higgins, landing
craft builder: Bradley Dewey, rub
ber director: Russian Ambassador
Andrei A. Gromyko and Leonide
Massine, choreographer.
Among the new husband-wife
combinations are Samuel and Bella
Spewack, playwrights, and Chinese
Ambassador Wei Tao-Ming and Mrs.
Wei Soumay Tcheng.
Eric A. Johnston. president of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce, is listed this time, as we'll
as Henry w. Brown, president.
International Association of Machi-
niStS
Col. Oveta Hobby Listed.
Women listed for the first time
include Col. Oveta Culp Hobby, di-
rector of the WAC; Dorothy Schiff
(Backer) Thackery. publisher of the
New York Post. and Actress Dorothy
Hayes Stickney.
Others were Arthur S. Barrows,
president, Sears, Roebuck g. Co.. and
Clement D. Ryan. president, Mont
gomery Ward e. Co.
The. longest sketch in Who's Who
is the 148 lines devoted to the life
of Thomas j. Watson, president OF
International Business Machines
Corp. He outdistanced Nicholas
Murray Butler, president of Colunl-
bia University, who for several years
had the longest biography, by 20
lines.
Samuel Untermyer, the lawyer.
topped them ALL however. with 153
lines until his death in 1924
Evening star., 1944-07-05
\Z]&'::;: Z]&::iES' !: 5:

DANCE.
Square dance, Jewish Community
Center. 8:15 o'clock tonight.
EXHIBITS.
Army Air Forces captured enemy
equipment exhibit, Washington
Monument grounds, 10 am. to 10
pm. daily. Special shows, 1 and 8
pm. daily.
Co-ordinator of Inter-American
artists exhibit. Commerce Building,
10 am. to 6 pm. today.
Richard F. Lahey art exhibit. Cor
coran Art Gallery, 9 am. to 4:30
pm. all this week.
National Capital area Boy Scout
"cubs" handicraft exhibit, Natural
History Building of New National
Museum, 8 am. to 4:30 pm. daily
through Sunday.
HIKE.
Moonlight hike along C. G o.
Canal towpath, sponsored by Wan
derbirds' Hike Club, meet at Stop 20
on Cabin John carline, 8 o'clock
tonight.
LECTURE.
Creating Our Destiny" by Miss
Annette Cornell Of New York BIZ
Evening star., 1944-07-05

osopi1ical Institute. Jewish Com
munity Center. $50 o'clock tonight.
MUSIC.
Marine Band, east front Of Capt.
tol, I O'Clock tonight.
FOR SERvICEMEN.
Stage Door Canteen, Belasco
Theater, tonight: Adjutant General
School Dance Band.
Meals, lounge, library, garden,
Junior Ofncers' Club OF Washing
ton, 735 Seventeenth street NV,
II am. to midnight daily. Dance,
$50 pm. Thursdays.
Wiener roast In Rock Greek Park,
meet at USO, Eighth and Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV, o'clock to-
night.
Service men and women may OBJ
tain information on other activities
by calling the United Nations Gen.
ter. National 5000, or any Of the
following USO numbers: Executive
042S, Republic 1927, National 343l
or National 0614. Colored service
personnel may call USO. Decatur
5664, or War Hospitality, Decatur
7760.
Evening star., 1944-07-05
DISTKo
AN :

vsssfnas's Ant Food il quick death
. ANA h kills b. contao or swah
living. Receive 7< hours q day:
No odof. Over 100000 cans Of
fstesman's sold last year. Get il a
pour deugsist's, grocsr's, and hard.
ware dealers.
Evening star., 1944-07-05
Dumborton Oaks to Close

Dumbarton Oaks, 3l0l r street
NV, win be closed beginning July
Is and the garden tours viii not
be resumed until September Is. 1t
was announced today. Dumbarton
Oaks is the site of the research
library and collection Of Harvard
University.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-07-29
Three Started
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CONTINUED From Page ID
GLACIER PRODUCTHoN-MIL NO. ~
NE NV NV 30-33N-5W
Location. (FIRST REPORT)
GLACIER PR0D.-BONNETT NO. is
G. Sc SIC Sc A32N-5W
Spudded 8-27-44: re-drilling, 225.
GLACIER PR0DUCTHON-RIGNEY NOS
G NV Sc NV 2-356W
Spudded e-2544; drilling, 1880.
GLACIER PR0DUCTFON-AEKL.LER NO. is
Spudded 8-22-44 COMPLETION 7-24-44.
T. D., 2961. Shot so OTIS. 2947-2960. Test
ing.
WRIGHT HAGGERTY TRIBAL CON.
TRACT 8 NO.
C Sc NE NE 32-32-5W
Spudded 6-15-44; drilling, 2300.
R. C. JEFFREs-ExCHANGE OIL NO.
G Sc NV NE 33-35-6W
Rig up.
G. w. JEFFRTEs-TRTBAL CON. 10 NO.
Sc NV Sc 23-32-6W
Rig up. (FIRST REPORT)
A. a. ]. w. SHOw.TnIBAL NO. 2
NV NE SIC 32-72-5W
Spudded 7-2-44; drilling, ITO.
TEXACO-FEE M 4se NO
c NV NV Sc 31-32-5W
Spudded 6-17-44. COMPLETION 7-22-44
Z. D., 3044. Shot 100 qts., 3O15-3O42.
Testing.
TExACO-FEE 4s9 NO.
Sc NE Sc 31-32N-5W
Location. (FIRST REPORT)
TEXACO-LHNDQUIST NO. IL
Sc NE 2O-32-5W
Spudded 7-1S-44; drilling. AS.
TEXACO-McCAULEY NO.
SW NV 30-33N-5W
Spudded 7-5-44; cemented, 618
TExACO-SEORGAN NO. 2
EN- NV NV NV 33-33-5W
Spudded 6-16-4A; drilling, 1856.
TEGACO-NADEAU UNIT NO.
NV NV NE 12-3E6W
Spudded 5-30-44; lost first hole, 2715. Re
drilling, 1105.
TREGOOD-AII.OTTED &5& NO.
NV NE NV 6-31-5W
Spudded 6-11-44. COMPLETED 1854.
T. D., 1910. Shot 100 qts., 303S-3065.
Testing
TRTGOOD-TRTBAL 23f NO.
INV NE SW 30-3z-5W
Spudded 5-4-44; drilling, 1910.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-07-29
New Curs VIII Be Old
Ones With Faces Lifted

The first new postwar cars off
the assembly line win be old 1912
models with "face-lift," according
TO H. c. Doss, recently named vice
president and general sales man.
ager of the Nash Motor Division,
Nash-Kelvinator Corp.
1.-The immediate postwar car will
be the 1912 model with what we
call a little face-lifting," Doss told
Pacific coast automobile men last
week In visit 10 the southland.
The public was satisfied with the
1912 model II was basically good
car"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-07-29

TExACO-A. N. G0EDDERTz NO. r.
NV NE Sc 19-36-zW
Spudded 7-14-44: drilling. 1900.
TKXACO-xIND NO. 10
G. NV SW SW 2-8S-2W
Spudded 7-1e- "A; drilling. 500
TExACO- afOE no. xo--
SW Sc NV 2e-S6-2W
COMPLETED. T. D., 1896. Show oil EN-
1850. To deepen aSter failure of acid TO
peEstrafe formation.
TExACO-R. X. WEST NO. q
c NE Sc Sc 33.36N-2W
Location.
M. @. TNORPE TRUBTER-STATE NO. e.
NE SW SW S6-37-3W
Spudded TIA; drilling 1928
THORPE q wALKER-ENGLE NO. -
C NV SW SIX 2-35H-3W
Spudded 1854; drilling, 825.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-07-29
SEC Pondering
Unions Move
TO Buy Glacier

PHILADELPHIA. - The securi-
ties and exchange commission has
scheduled hearing Aug. on a
series of transactions leading TO the
dissolution of Glacier Production
Co., Butte, a subsidiary of American
Power & Light Co.
The transactions include the sale
by the Montana Power Co. TO
American of 5000 shares of Glacier
common stock and So, 500, 900 of its
debentures for 10000, 600, the com
mission said American would have
Glacier to pay $650,000 In Az per
cent notes held by it and would
then make a capital contribution of
the debentures in return for all as
sets of Glacier.
The plans also call for American
to sell Glaciers oil production ia
cilities and gasoline absorption
plant as well as 1884 capital stock
shares of Inland Empire Refineries
Inc, to the Union Oil Co, of Cali
fornia for base price of $4,000, 600
and transfer all of Glaciers gas
properties to Montana.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-07-29
North Field Has


Continued From Page ~
of an oil show at the EllissMadison
contact, 1909.
The full field report:
J. q. AGEN OHH-B. n. O A--AUTz NO. L.
Spuddad 6.f2-z1. COMPLETION 7-2l-44.
T. d., PASS. OIL 10 top OF pipe Testing.
C0nR-MAmDR0CK-GE os4sA8 ID NO. s.
spudded 6-5-44 COMPLETION 7-2I-44.
t. D., 2418. Flowed 100 Bbls. LIST "a hrs
COBB.HARDROCE-GF es4e4s no. T.
G NV NV SW 18-35-5W
Rig up. (FIRsT REPORT)
COBB-HARDROCK-GF es4s4s NO. s.
SE NV SW 1a-35-SW
Location. (EIRST REPORT)
CONSOLIDATED GAg-HUGE NO.
G SW Sc SW 11-35-3W
spudded 1874 COMPLETION 1854
T. D., 1920. Swabbed 80 bbls. LIST IS hrs.
A. g. CRUMHEY a sONs-FRYBURGER
G SIC sw NE 24-ssN-sw
Spudded 1874; drilling, 1900.
WILLIAM HAITER-HAITER NO. 49,
NV NE NV 21-35-2w
Spudded e-2S-44. COMPLETION. 7-19-44
T. D.. 1910. Oil show EN-, 1909. Acidized
Testing. May drill deeper
HANNAH.PORTER-aKT NO. o.
G Sc NV NE 20-32-1W
Spudded 7-1044; drilling. 400.
DAKOTA-MONTANA-GF eSz0S3 NO. zf-
EM SW EW 31-56-1W
Spudded 7-1-44 drilling, 76O.
OTEN-ENGEMOEN NO. is
8 NE BE SW 11-35-2W
Spudded 7-7-44 COMPLETION 7-22-44.
Il. D., 1924 EN-, 1920 Pumped 81 bbls.
natural, LIST IA hours.
c. Il. OIEN-GF 0S3x46 NO. s.
G NV SW Sc 11-35N-2W
Rig up. (FIRST REPORT)
PFABE a. ENGLERTNG-HURLEY NO. g.
G Sc Sc NV S-34-2W
Spudded 6-12-44. COMPLETED TIA.
T. D., 1480. Show oil EN- 1450. Shot 40
OTIS. Standing.
PILOT PROD. OIL CO.-ARELL NO. s.
SW NV SW 35-35N-2W
Rig up. (FTRST REPORT)
PREVOL q sHAY-GF Oss247 U-1 NO. IS
SW SW 10-35-3W
Spudded 7-16-44; drilling, 500.
PERRY, LTNVFEiLE q sAHTH-GP 052os3
sw NV sw 12-s5-2w
Spudded 5-1644; standing, ass.
RTMROCK-AUTZ NO.
NE Sc Sc 13-35-4W
Spudded 7-19-44; drilling, 800.
RIMROGK-AUTX NO. a.
NE SW NV 18-35N-3W
Rig up. (FIRST REPORT)
STOCK q TExACO-sTATE NO. g.
G NV SW NV 16-35-2W
Spudded 6-14-44; drilling, 1910.
TExAgO-FENNA BRUINS NO. 10
NV SW Sc 1035-2W
Spudded 7-1O44; drilling. 1445.
TEXACO-DAvEY NO. IA
c NV NE Sc 3-35-2W
Spudded 7-11-44: drilling 1850.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-07-29

The bee he is a busy soul
He has no time for birth control;
So thai is why in times like these,
There are so many sons of bees.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-10-06
Hot Springs

from ST. Paul AAE church. a..
Gottrell Chapel CME church, un-
der the leadership Of its pastor,
Rev l. D. Mitchell, Jr. has pur-
chased parsonage which faces
Grand Ave, on the west side OF
the church, Miss Rena Holt wa
quietly married last week to Pvt,
Lotion in Ohio. Ed Brown has
enc OF the finest breeds of hogs in
the county Three fine hoes were
lost last week BY A. Lotion, +,
Mr., bilepree is to be given credit
for the fine garden products he is
marketing from his truck farm
Miss Madge Westbrooks and Mrs
III. Foohies are new church school
teachers ut Haven Methodist
Church. Memorial services will
be conducted Sunday night for
Mrs. T. Erik. Mrs. Edith Shelton
and Charles Westbrooks. Our
best wishes are for Mrs. c. Os-
borne and S w. Fuller who are
on the sick list, The Friend
ship Cemetery. owned b. james
Ferguson is a credit to the city
and the race at large, Some
Gossip--Flash There is an old
seventy-six year old woman who
has the spirit to be glamorous,
she wears Stacks, however, she re-
requires the services of two
grandchildren each day to help
lift her legs into them There
is boy who reads poorly except
when he is reading a funny book,
think he has a funny paper
brain. A man passed two old
women and one girl out near
kress Wednesday evening, he
said, "IIello, girls, - and they all
jumped and waved Ha. ha, ha,
They wont feel like that the next
cloudy morning when their rheu-
matism comes back,
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Mrs. Florence Porter visited
relatives in Little Rock Henry
Nortleet Of Rhower is spending the
week end in West Memphis :.
Mrs. Eliza Graggs and little daugh-
ter, Ollie Bertha and sons, Fletcher
James and G. Q. Graggs of Kan
sas City and her mother, Mrs.
Ollie Harris of Tillar were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Dixie Smith :.
Willie Ray is visiting his parents
in Bonita, Louisiana preparatory
to leaving for Oakland, Califor-
MIA Mrs. Ida Manley is home
after visiting in Texas Mrs,
Betha Ellis received medical treat
ments at the United Friends Hos
pital John Jenkins is a patient
at the U, F. hospital awaiting
surgical treatment . Mrs. Beat
rice Ellis will serve as this week S
hostess to the Silver Rose and
Four Notes Quartette Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Gaines have as
guest Mrs. Gaines mother, Mrs.
Lucy Pister and nephew, L. c..
Pister of Portland . Mrs. Rosie
Tripplett and children have as
guest her husband, Second class
Seaman, Tippy Tripplett of Provi
dence, r. |, after four weeks in
Fresno, California, Mrs. j. B.
Perry has returned home :.
Harvey Gaines was a Monroe visi-
tor, Sunday q. DR.. J. b. Bates,
Willie Gibson, A. l.. King, D. d.
Young and Buster Perkins We're
Sunday visitors in Memphis . q.
The Trusted Alliance meeting
held at Cornerstone AME Zion
Church was sponsored by Mrs.
Odessa CoWen 49,. st. Peter AME
Church closed Trustee Rally and
have launched the conference
drive, with each member pledg-
ing SLIGO Little Miss Alma
Jean Pool daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs, Henry Bats is home after