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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-16
Fl Dorado

+. G. Cutter
p. A. Scales is on his vacation
and will so to Little Rock and
Monroe, Louisiana .,~,,.. The ST.
James Baptist Church is being re-
paired ...,.... Raymond r. Oliver is
the STATE PRESS boy on the
west side of town. Although he
is only nine years old he is doing
a splendid job of selling papers,
We wish to thank the people who
have been so nice to him by buy
ing papers from him s-.-,- Mrs
Florence Buford was called to the
bedside of her niece in Oklahoma
City Oklahoma. Mrs. Buford wrote
that her niece is recuperatine
nicely .....,.. Miss Mary Ester Buck
ner of Richmond, California i.
visiting her aunt and uncle, Rev
and Mrs. W. NJ Mullins .-...... Mrs
Matte Parker, Mrs Matte Pun
phry and Mrs. Matte King are OF
the sick list
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-16

Campbell and Mrs. Ida Sampson
of Mt Rose were recently married
....,.-. Theodore Hollis and children
of Chicago, Illinois and Jack Har-
per are visiting relatives and
friends s.,., Alfred Walter and
some Of his friends of Louisiana
are here visiting Alfred's mother,
Mrs. Sadie Walter ....... Mrs. A. l..
Aycox of Little Rock returned
home after spending the weekend
here visiting her mother, Mrs
Sadie Walter ....... Mr.. and Mrs
Dolores Jones and children re-
turned to their home in Detroit
Michigan after spending severa
days with his parents. Mr., ane
Mrs. Charley Jones $500. Mrs. Orr
Bell, Mrs. Beatrice Nails, Mrs
Nancy Hughes, Mrs. Queen Simp
son and Rev. j. c, Crier attend
ed a meeting out of town las
Sunday ........ Mrs. Estella Jamisoi
of Prescott and J. N. Nunley o
Kansas City were guests of Mrs
Nancy Hughes last week.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-16

There was contest given by
the Dalark Circuit and the Prin-
ceton Circuit last week Total a.
modnt raised was $l3760. Miss
Bessie Whitaker was queen for
the Dalark Circuit ........ There was
an Old Folks Concert at Mt. Ollie
.AME Church Friday night for the
Missionary Society Prayer meet
ing is held each Wednesday night
at Mt Ollie. Everyone is invited
to be present .,... The Gospel
Travellers OF Oklahoma rendered a
program at Mt Ollie AME Church
last Sunday night. Total amount
raised was $26.l4 ...,... Sim Neal is
still on the sick list, We are pray
ing for quick recovery .,...... Rev.
y. B. Neal and Rev. L. w. Middle
ton made trip to Little Rock
last Wednesday ...., 1--WE ,....... D
LIN and NC are good friends these
days, d. had better watch NC.
He'll ease in .. Dig this! JIM
amt nothing but the war ........ E
VN is laughing on the outside and
crying on the inside because HIR
has quit coming out here ....... B
LIB and v. Jones are strictly in
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-16
WESSON
DOllie J. LOgRins

Last Sunday the Mission Band
gave rally and raised $500. Rev.
W. L. Browning preached a Won
derful sermon. Mr.. and Mrs. Coat
Brown were visitors .......... W. L.
Roper and family motored to
Norphlet Sunday to attend the
funeral services of Mrs. Rosie M.
Roper ,.... Rev. c. Beasley was a
guest of Rev. w. L. Browning
Sunday . Mrs. Hassie Anderson
was the dinner guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Loggins Sunday N.
GOSSIP TIM is trying to get
on the beam with NIB ...... LRM
is making better time with AA
than HRO made. HRo seems tc
be trying to get GEB now.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-16
DIES ARC
ella Mae Brown

Sunday School was conducted
by Supt. Floyd Thomas with a
lesson review my Mrs. Daisy Co
van ..,........ Bethel AME Sunday
School was conducted by Supt.
Ode Brown -. Mr.. and Mrs.
Milton Hill are home on a short
vacation visiting his father, Ode
Hill ~. Mrs. Oracle Mae Mann
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Nellie
Holloway ..,. Mr.. and Mrs. r. Ford
visited Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Ford
in Fine Bluff over the weekend
.,.... The Des Arc Tigers were de-
feated in Little Rock last week.
Maurice Butler is visiting his
grand father, Robert Butler $500.
Mrs. Ruthy Holloway is home from
Memphis visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Edd Koonce .......... Mrs.
Evie Holloway has returned from
her visit In st. Louis ...... Mr.. and
Mrs. Brewer received word of the
death Of his neice in California.
Mrs. Henry McKessic returned
home with her mother, Mrs. Man,
lie Williams .. Mrs. Minnie Val
entine of st, Louis, Mo. is visit
ing relatives here ..... Amos Lee
is spending several days with his
family.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-16
NASHVILLE
Dixon Kelley, yr.

Mrs. Hazel Green has returned
to her home in Houston, Texas
after a short visit here with her
sister .r... A Stanley party was
held at the home of Mrs. Robert
Coulter. Refreshments were serv-
ed. Mrs. c. Williams Of Louisiana
was guest ..... Robert Coulter
has recovered from a recent &C.
cident ...., Sam Piggee has re-
turned from summer school .....
Miss Mildred Parker of Ashdown
Is visiting Mrs. Dixon Kelley.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-16
MALVERN

Roger Whitlow is here from Los
Angeles, California visiting his
sisters. Mrs. Vernon Terry, Mrs.
Richard Tate, and Mrs. Howell
Shavers, his brother, Perry and
other relatives and friends. This
marks Mr.. Whitlow's first visit
to Arkansas in 20 years 80. James
Bray and son of Paris, Texas are
here visiting his aunt, Mrs. c. p
Barber, of West Malvern .............
Henry Sanders OF st. Louis visited
his cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Chest
er Sanders recently -. Mr.. and
Mrs. Virgil Calhoun, daughter
Edna, and granddaughter. Hannah
Jean spent the weekend in Lit.
tie Rock visiting Mrs Elsie Raj
.r.. Bring or phone your news tt
Lonnie Jordan, West Malvern
469, or Jimmie Atkins, 4O4 MAR
street, phone 47O.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-16
PARkDALE
Luvenia Maxwell

LuvCAh0 vA6AWCL1
Mrs. jamie Claiborne spent last
weekend in Sunshine with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Boze-
man -. A. G. Mays of Tillar
spent day last week with the
Maxwell family .... Mrs. Stella
Jivers visited in Portland Satur-
day -. Miss Irene Maxwell left
Wednesday for Milwaukee, Wis. -.
Mrs. Naomi Davis of Little Rock
is visiting her mother ...... Willie
Tolbert of Chicago is visiting his
sister and brother ...... Miss Mary
Lee Atkins visited in Dermott
Saturday $500. Funeral services
were held recently for Mrs Gin
da Franklin 49,. Mrs. Ocie Settlers
returned home from Pine Bluff
last Friday.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-16
UPCHURCH
Celestine Charles

Mrs. Sarah Lee Bragg of Rich
mond. California is visiting her
,ther and sisters here ....-... Gel
me Charles and Naomi Hardi-
~ IN spent the week end with Mr..
a,..i Mrs. Paul Moss in Rosston
....,... 1--WE $500. Odessa Boff is
learning the different types of
kisses ....... Velma Roff and Otis
Christopher were moving swiftly
until JLE stepped into her life
$1,000. NH and OF are still holding
hands and standing in the same
place $500. Say What's happened
to &C and NIB They don't get
around much any more $1,000. MI
c is still sitting and a rockin' .......
Does anybody know what hap
pened to two certain girls last
week. They went to a certain
place to see a certain guy for a
certain reason.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-16
JACKSONVILLE
Moses Franklin

Moses Franklin
JIVE-Here we are, Paul. right
on the ball. Everybody is rocking
solid both great and small. WI
has taken &c over which gives
Ell a great schock 49,. Wonder
why the Jacksonville Rattlesnakes
beat Antoine. Is it because the
new ball suits have made their
heads swell 49,, So ED and o
MI are in love with Pearl Harbor
and San Francisco. Is it AIS is
in Pearl Harbor and TJS is in
San Francisco? ? ...,... &c said
Cd means ''Heartaches, Heart
aches ........ Why does FVN like
Good Rocking Tonight" She says
because it's cute Could there be
other reasons?
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-16

Oscar Campbell I
Mrs. Ruthie Lee Williams is
spending a few days in Monroe
Louisiana visiting relatives ......
Son Douglass and Willie Hopkins
spent the weekend in Monroe Wis.,
. iting relatives and friends -.
Theodore May of Battle Creek,
Michigan is visiting his children
and sister -. Mrs, Josie Mitch
ell of Grand Rapids, Michigan
spent a few days here with her
family ,....... Mrs. Virginia String
er and grand cildren left last Fri.
day for Omaha, Nebraska and Los
Angeles California ........ Earl and
Jessie Olerson and Miss Versalee
Harvey left for their home in
Detroit, Michigan. They were ac-
companied by Miss Annie Carey
and Earl Olerson's son ...,,... James
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-16
WICLlSVILLE
LOrene Paden

Lorcne Iauen
The Mission Sisters of Pleasant
Grove held their regular meeting
with Mrs Mary Moss, president.
The sum of SLAB was collected. a..
Gee, The 10th anniversary Of Rev,
o. N Dennis was held at the
Church Of God in Christ the last
weekend. Rev, Shepherd of Hope
delivered wonderful sermon -.
Sunday. Elder c. T. Heard of EN-.
merson an d Elder McDaniels
preached. The Saints Of Willisville
Hope and Waldo rendered a fine
program Sunday evening. A tota
Of So was collected for Mrs. Effit
Page who Is i'll ., Mrs, Queen E
White left Sunday to attend sum
mer school in Pine Bluff.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-16
CONWAY
George Edwards. Jr.

Mrs. Catherine Howell of Chi,
cago and Mrs. Frank Hooks of
Detroit, Michigan have returned
home after spending several days
here with relatives -. Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Manly. Jr., Mr., and
Mrs. Bruce Bynum and Mrs Cath
crime Sutton have returned home
after attending the Louis Walcott
fight. They also motored to Nj
agra Falls and other points of
interest .....~ Mrs. Mary Denton
left last Friday night to join her
husband in Chicago, Ill ..... Mr.
and Mrs. Henry James entertain
ed with reception honoring their
newly wed son and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Owens Jr. ...... Mr..
and Mrs. Grover Broyles Jr and
children Of Los Angeles, Calf
are visiting their parents and rel
alive here. ... Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Laney of Los Angeles, California
arrived in the city to spend sew
eral days with his mother, Mrs.
Clara Laney. 49,. Mrs. Clara Ray
mond left Saturday for a visit
in Kansas City, Kan. -. Elder
E. Madden of Kansas City, Kan.
conducted few night meeting at
Zion Temple last week, Elder J.
Rodgers, pastor.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-16
ATKINS
Mex indra Fletcher

Here ! am again after a long
vacation ... Sunday School and
Church services were well attend
ed last Sunday. The rally was car
ried out very nicely ........ The
guest speaker for the morning SER
vices was Rev. B. L. Whitman,
who preached wonderful sermon
on the subject, What Sort of Fool
Am ~ Rev. S. M. McDaniels
preached the afternoon sermon on
"'God is Love-. Rev. e. l. Jennings
spoke Sunday night on 1.-The Re-
ceivable Faith Collection for the
day amounted to $354.75. ........ Mrs
veetrey and daughter made a
business trip to Little Rock.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-16
Girl Scout News

Miss Margaret Hall. national
supervisor, was in the city July
8 and 9 to complete Miss Wards
training that was recently inter-
rupted in Bessemer, Alabama.
Registration for camp it still
open The registration fee is Sl.00
and the remaining fee Of $3.50 is
due in the office by August %.
Do not miss this opportunity for
and inexpensive vacation.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-16
PORTLAND
Rosie Gibson

Rosie Gibson
Nathaniel Powell Is here from
Chicago visiting his mother, Mrs.
Elnora Walker and other relatives
and friends, William Glover of
Chicago is here visiting his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs, West Glover.
Little Johnnie Lee Gipson, grand
son of Mre. Rosie Gipson passed
last week Mr.. and Mrs Carter
Woods of McGehee are visiting
his parents, MIR. and Mrs. Williams
c. Brown. . Mrs. Susie Williams
celebrated her 9th birthday last
week -. Nathaniel Powell and
William Glover motored to Der
mott.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-16
Mt. Willie


Ophelia Smith
Gossip - Wonder who does ADS
have on her mind now since that
cat from Texas has been home 90.
Wonder why ACW likes Urbana
so well. Is II because she has a
boyfriend on Main street ..........
think TIP will make up her mind
that she loves JP better than il
.r,. OP has fully decided that
NIGH is the dream OF her hear
,.." TGL doesn't like this place
much.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-16
RIXIE

Mrs. v. z. W. Mooney, state
evangelist of the AME Church,
whose home address is Rt. | Box
244, No. Little Rock, is at home
i'll. She spent three weeks in DR.
A. Hicks Clinic at Scots. Her
condition is not very much i'm
proved ......a She would like te
hear and see some of her many
friends which she made during the
n years of her work.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-16
LAKE VIEW

Sunday School Opened as usual
at 10 a. m at First Baptist Church
........ The frequent rains are a
great help to the farms and most
of the crops are looking fine 49,
Miss Loodie Dolphin who is at
tending summer school at AM &
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-16
SUNSHINE
Geneva Aldridre

Mrs. Annie Armstrong and sons
spent few days in Warren WIS.,
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-16

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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-16

love ........ JAJ says he Is dcsper-
ately in love with V. Nice.
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-31
CIO-NMU
 Gusts Joe Stack

NEW YORK. CP)-The ClO na- tional maritime union has ordered the expulsion of Joseph Stack, one-time Vice-preSident of the union and leader of its left-Wing faction.
 Stacks custer was ordered at an NMU membership meeting Mon day night which also upheld the expulsion of two women members and one-year suspensions meted out to four seamen.
 By an announced 1,l72 to 667 vote, NMU members backed the report of a trial committee which had found Stack guilty of disrup- ton and anti-union activity.
 A demand by the deposed un- ion leader that he be given a vote recount was ignored in the turbu- lent session. Stack called the ac- tion highway robbery"
 NMU president Joseph Curran, right-wing opponent of Stack, said that he had asked the membership to take such action "and they did it."
 The two busted Women-ac- cused of participating in an ille- gal membership meeting 1 { month-are Ann Conroy and Rose Shovel, ships steWardesseS.
 The four suspended searnen also were fined S100 each for distrib- uting allegedly slanderous litera- ture.
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-31
Will Make Leather From Salmon Skin

BELLINGHAM, Wash. tP) - Leather from salmon skln-Pa- c.fic American Fisheries has an nounced the new product as the lat st for milady's shoes and handbags.
 The big salmon canning con cern reported the neW-type lea ther as a by-prOduct in its new process of preserving the fish with both the skin and the backbone removed. Invention of Skinning and boning machines was devel- opment in the food processing technique.
 An ingenious attachment re- moves a thin layer of skin with the fish scales. The firm described the resulting leather as smooth, pliable and non-porous. It can be tanned and dyed.
 Skins of the Pacific coast sal mon are large enough to give them an edge over reptile skins for handling, P. A. F. said they also are thicker than reptile skins.
 The skinning and boning ma chimes were used in four Alaska canneries of the firm this year KaSiff, King Cove, Alitak and Nushgak-and for smaller pack in the Friday Harbor packing company's plant on Whidbey 1s- land.
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-31
Gen. Wainwright
 Defends Gen. King

SAN ANTONIO Tex. CFD-Gen- cral Jona han M. Wainwright, U. s. A. retired, yesterday denied a statement that It. Gen. Edward p. King surrendered defending forces on Bataan against WainWright's orders.
 The statement was made We'd nesday by Dr. Louis Morton, chief of the historical division of the army's Pacific section. He told a group of historians gathered in Seattle that King had disobeyed Wainwright's orders to continue defending Bataan in, 1922.
 Il flatly deny that General King ever disobeyed any order from me" Wainwright told a news con ference. "I think Professor MOr- ton. or whoever he is, is not fully informed on the matter"
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-31
WASHINGTON, (P) -

WASHINGTON, (HO - Senator MagnusOn D.-WashD said yester- day he wants a foreign trade zone established in Seattle and con- struction of rail link to Alaska.
 Regional development and de fense requirements" he said, "are certain to focus attention on a proposed railroad through western Canada from the States to Alas ka."
Evening star., 1948-07-12

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Evening star., 1948-07-12
S:30 WMAL-The first convention

$3.50, WMAL-The first convention
program of the evening begins.
Senator Alben Barkley delivers the
keynote address during the first
night session of the Democratic
convention.
900, WRC - Cloe Elmo, new
italian contralto of the Metropoli-
tan Opera. sings Stride la vampa"
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1918, WOL-Russ Hodges reports
the lightweight title bout between
Ike williams and Beau Jack.
Evening star., 1948-07-12

1905, WMAL-A roundtable dis
cussion of the convention with John
B. Kennedy. Ernest K. Lindley
Doris Fleeson and other correspond
ents participating.
Television.
6:45, WMAL-A variety show fea-
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8:15, WTTG-The evening tele-
casts from the convention begin.
1918, WMAL-The Ike Williams
Beau Jack lightweight champion
ship boxing match.
11:35, WMAL-John B. Kennedy
and a panel of correspondents dis
cuss the convention.
Evening star., 1948-07-12
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HIGH LIGHTS TONIGHT.
Radio,

500, WRC-John Lund in Break
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centennial Of the Associated Press
500, WOL-Basebal Commission
er Chandler, League Presidents
William Harridge and Ford Frick
Sportscasters Mel Allen and jim
Britt and other sports figures partic.
ipate in a special broadcast pre-
viewing the 18th annual All-Sta1
baseball game.
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Evening star., 1948-03-08

tes reach Ths star too late tor correction that 6ay
Evening star., 1948-03-08
on the AR TONIGHT.

on the AIR TONIGHT.
WRc, S:00-DsoihY Me6uis In 4 drama
about the conquest Of YsIowjaek. No Greater
Love-"
Whkl, s:o0-Ths National Symphony Or
chsstra plays ksndslssohn's italian Sym.
phony, Strauss Die Fisdsrmsus" overture and
Grsnados' "Jota."
M0P, e:00-hs new Italian film star,
V,lIi, In "SpsIlbound with Joseph Cotton.
Evening star., 1948-03-08

WRc. to:3o-EddY Duehln subs fa sea'
iioning Fred Wains.
WMAl, io:45-Atunsy General Tom CLARK
speaks from Las Vegas On "Rss''m''ioa and
the Power Shortage"
Wop, it:t5-"shculd the U. n. Enforce
Tho Partition Of P,Isstins!' Speakers arc
Representatives Emanuel csIlH md Lawrence
Smith.
WMAl, t1:35-psssntation Of ihs annual
Alfred !. Dupont radio station and radlo CON-
msntaior awards.
Evening star., 1948-03-08

Wpc, 9:00-John Charles Thomas makes his
first Telephone Hour" appearance in five
ysaY. He sings Per me Giunio" from Vsrdfs
Don Carlos" Wolfes "G'wine to HsaVn,
Franz Dedication" and Annie Laurie"
WhAL. iO:o0-BureeS Meredith Is ths
star Of a drama about the Coast Guard.
WWDc, 10:00-An address in behalf ot the
Red Gross by Basil 0connor.
WT0P, i0:30-"The Late George Aplsy
stars Ronald colman. Peggy cummlns. Richard
HAYDN and Edna Best.
Evening star., 1948-06-06
Dame May Witty

Technically, May Whitty never was a
star. Her roles on the legitimate stage
and in motion pictures were secondary.
She was known in the profession on both
sides of the Atlantic as "a supporting
artist" Her work was to assist Ellen Terry,
Henry Irving, Richard Mansfield, Johnston
Forbes sRobertson and other celebrities
more famous than herself For sixty-eight
years she was constantly busy with assign
ments the mere listing Of which requires
more than three columns Of type in the
theatrical Who's Who" At the start she
was a member of the chorus in musical
show; near the end she proved her genius
In series Of old lady characterizations
which never will be forgotten by those who
value subtlety in the world Of make believe.
Dame Whitty's principal quality was her
incisive intelligence. But the talent which
won her the greatest popularity was a
skill in detailed mimicry. Reviewers
invariably credited her with complete
Identification Of herself with the parts she
essayed. A voice Of pure gold was an asset
which had much to do with her achieve
ment. Like Modjeska, she might have read
a multiplication table with such magic
as to prompt audiences to laugh or weep
alternately as she willed King George v
gave her the Order of the British Empire
in recognition of her services in World
War I. Her golden and diamond iubilees
brought her many other honors, abundant
ly earned.
Now at eighty-two, Dame Whitty has
taken her final curtain. Many will re-
member her with affection as well as
respect. All phases of the Anglo American
theater were benefited by her career.