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PAGE TWO BLYTHEVILLE COURIER NEWS SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1946 Society News MONDAY Women's Missionary Union of First Baptist Church niceting at church for, Royal Service Program, 2:30 p.m. Wonien's Soclety of Christian, Service of Lake 'Street Melhodist Church meeting at church, 2:30 p. Ill. Women's. Soclety of Christian! Service of First Methodist.

Church meeting in circle groups: Circle 1, Mrs. H. W. Wylie: Circle 2, Mrs. J.

M. Joutz; Circle 3, Mrs. M. G. Goodwin with Mrs.

R. L. Loggins as Circle 4, Mrs. R. H.

Kirby; Circle 5, Mrs. Mell Brooks. 6, Earl Buckley. Women's Auxiliary of First Presbyterian Church meeting at church for Installation of officers, 2:30 Women's Missionary Union or Calvary Baptist Church meeting at church, 2 p. m.

TUESDAY Miss Mary Spain Usrey entertaining Double Club. Club Eight meeting with Mrs. Paul Jobe. Lange Perent. Teacher Association meeting.

nt school; 3 p. preceded by executive board meeting. 2:30 p. in. Grove Cemetery Associa-: tion meeting wilh Mrs.

E. F. Biomeyer, 2:30 p. m. WEDNESDAY Mrs.

C. Crigger Jr. enterlaining Tuesday. Bridge Club. Town and Country Club meeting with Mrs.

Fred V. Rutherford. Mrs. F. Black entertaining Wednesday Bridge Club.

La Neuve Club meeting with Mrs. John R. THURSDAY G. N. B.

Club meeting with Mrs. John Brillheart. Mrs. Russell Phillips entertaininc Thursday Luncheon Club. Thursday Bunco Club with Mrs.

Forrest Moore. Mrs. Keck entertaining Thursday Contract Club. Mrs. C.

F. Tucker entertaining Octette Luncheon Chub at home of Mrs. W. A. Afflick.

FRIDAY Mrs. Ehb Reynolds entertaining Initial Club. Club, Guests Entertained Coming Events Mrs. W. Jefferies and Mra.

Frank Tomlinson were guests of Mrs. F. B. Joyner Thursday afternoon. when she wAs hostess also members of Thursday Contract Club.

A pastel color scheme in keeping with the approaching Easter seneon was. used in the rangements. Following two course luncheon, bridge was played, with high and second high score prizes won by Mrs. E. R.

Lancashire and Mrs. R. L. Banister. Officers Are Elected Mrs.

L. E. Baker was. reelected president of the Sudbury Parent Teacher Association al the. meeting, of that group heid Wednesday afternoon at the school.

Other who will serve with her include Mrs. Bates Sturdy, vice president; Mrs. Sybil Phillips, treasurer; Mrs. R. C.

"Norton. secretary; Mrs. George Shanks, historian. of the Sudbany Troop of Girl: Scouts presented "A Puscant of Plags" to open the afternoon's program. The Res.

Harvey T. Kidd, pastor of First Presbylerian Church, was guest speaker for the afternoon, using as his topic; "Citizens of and Lieut. Charles E. Dowd explained to the group the citizenship campaign now being conducted in the school, in which he is nssisting the teachers. During the business session, members voted to send the president and several delegates to the district Parent Teacher convention to be held April 20 In West Memphis.

In the room count, Miss Alma Peters' room and Miss Mary Hubler's room won the prizes for having the largest percentage of mothers present. Entertains Luncheon Club Mrs. Marvin Robinson was hostess to members of the. Octette Luncheon Club, with whom she often plays bridge, entertaining Thursday afternoon at her home on West Main. two course luncheon was served at stall tables In the living Tooin, where jonquils and other Spring flowers were used as decorations.

High' score prize went to Mrs. C. C. Langston and second Mrs. C.

F. Tucker. high to Bunco Club Entertained Jonquils, yellow bell and fern formed a colorful setting for the Mrs. party given yesterday Rector afternoon by "Shorty" at the home of Mrs. Jack Marsh for members of the Initial Club.

Bunco pree was won by Mrs. Joc Wegman, high Mrs. Lane Nowell and low by Mrs. Donald Aycock. Refreshments of salad with iced drinks were served.

DIXIE COTTON CHOPPERS Pay for themselves in one season! Place Your Order Now. DELTA implements, lac. I Kiwanis Group Hears Talk By Maj. O. H.

Okre tioned Major at Osmund Blytheville H. Okre, Army now sla- Air Pield, and a veteran of more than 20 overseas service, was, guest speaker at the luncheon meetIng of members of the Blytheville Kiwanis Club held Wednesday a at Hotel Noble. Morale problems of the oversens soldiers were discussed by Major Okie, who told his audience although American soldiers may tire of their rationed diet while on foreign duty, they stm are much hetter off than soldiers of any other nation. Major Okre said he spoke from experience on that line nfler living for many months on the diet of the English. He was high in his praise of both the Red Cross and the chaplains for their efforts to provide recreational facilities and other morale builders for the service men, as do the sp)ecinl service offices of overseas com: pantes.

Major Okre was Introduced by J. P. Friend. Lieut. James Terry also was guest nt the meeting.

Lutherans Will Hear Sermon By Memphian The Rev. W. C. Kreuger of Memphis will be guest speaker al the morning worship service to he held tomorrow morning, 11 o'clock, al Pilgrim Luthern Church. 'This church Ls without a regular resident pastor al this time.

sermon will be "My Promise To Topic of the Rev. Mr. Kreuger's God." CHURCH NEWS FULL. GOSPEL TABERNACLE tra M. Bryce, paston Sunday.

School, 9:45 n. m. Roy Ilandley, supt. Morning Worship, 11 n. m.

Sermon by pastor. P.Y.P.A. Service, 7 p. m. Annie Handley, president.

Evangelistic Service, 8 p. m. Radio Broadcasts Monday and Friday, 2:30 p. m. Midweek Services Tuesday and Friday nights.

A friendly welcome to all. PIKST OF THE NAZARENE F. W. Nush, pastor Sunday School, a. m1.

Worship Service, 10:50 d. Pas-. tor preach. Service for Young People, 1 p. m.

Evening Service, 7:45 p. m. Chaplain George Marrs of BAAF preach. Wednesday, 7:45 1). 111.

Prayer meeting. All services being held temporarily: nt the Armory. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES Woman's Clubhouse, PIG W. Main SUBSTANCE Is the subject of the Lesson- Sermon which will be read in all Churches and Societtes of the Church of Christ, Scientist, Sunday. The Golden Text is: "Por ever.

Lord, thy word is settled in heatPaninis 119:89. Among the citations which comprise the Lesson-Sermon is the following fioni the Bible: "Thy kingdoin is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations." Psalms 145:13. LAKE STREET METHODIST CHURCI Bates Sturdy, pastor Church School, 9:50 a.m, Iverson Morris, supt. Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m. Sermon by pastor.

Youth Fellowship Groups, 6:30, p.m. Evening Worship, 7:30 p.m. Sermon by pastor. Membership committee meeting Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Church night, Wednesday, 7:30 p.in.

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH P. 11. Jernigan, pastor Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. J. P.

Hocott, supt. Morning Message, 10:55 a.m. 6:45 p.m. J. E.

England, director. Evening Service, 7:45 p.m. Mid-Week Prayer Meeting at Church, Wednesday, 7:45 p.in. Prayer meeting in Pride Subdivision In different homes each Thursday, 1:45 p.m. Our service is growing each time we meet, and we still say to you; come and worship with us.

Our location is 16th and. Chickasawha Streets. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Harvey T. Kidd, minister Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship, 11 a.m.

Pioneers, 6:45 p.m. Congregational meeting, 1:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Prayer mecting, 7:30 p.m. Choir rehearsal, 8:15 p.in. ARGENTINE ALFALFA $31.50 per cwt.

SOYBEANS, LESPEDEZA, SEED CORN BLYTHEVILLE SOYBEAN CORP. 1800 W. Main CASH PAID for USED FURNITURE Any Amount From $1 to $10,000 Worth! ALVIN HARDY FURNITURE CO. 301 E. Main "Where: Lake St.

Crashes, Into. Main' St," T'hone BACK IN STOCK (Formerly Very Scarce) STEEL WOOL IN 1-LB. PACKAGES. Pure Shellac. Aluminum Paint.

Night Latches. Electric Churns. Padlocks Electric Solder Irons, Hawaiian Wigglers. Shannon Spinners. -Al In Flentiful Quantities At PLANTERS HARDWARE CO.

The Complete Hardware Store (26 W. Main Phone 515 Mrs. Dalton C. Fowiston, B. A.

M. S. M. Rearranging of schedule makes it possible to accept several more pupils in piano and voice, Former New York: Organist and Teacher of Clarence Dickinson President of Union Theological Seminary School of Music For Appointment Phone or Write Mrs. Dalton C.

Fowlston 110E Chickasawba T'hone 2019 SENTIMENTS EXPRESSED WITH FLOWERS properly designed, Are remembered always. Our flowers are always fresh, and all work Is guaranteed to please. Let our expert designers help you with your floral needs. The FLOWER SHOP Bersed.3 We Deliver Anywhere Ph. 491 Mrs, J.

M. (Mac) Willane, Glencoo Bldg. Weds Officer Mrs. Robert H. Duke of Gleason, Is the former Miss Arline Clement of Blytheville and McKenvie, Tenn.

Her marriage to Captain Duke of the Army Air Forces was solemnuized March 2 In Gleason, Lifeboat Used To Save Fliers To Be Featured NEW ORLEANS, Mar. 17. (UP)The Higgins airborne lifeboat, which is dropped from B-17 Flying Fortresses by parachute to rescue in be the feature of the fiery forced, to ditch their planes Army Hour program over a national hookup Sunday. The program will be from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Major Harry Kurtz, Keesler Field public relations officer, says the boat will be dropped during nn nir-sca rescue mission.

Object of the brondeast will be to show how the molded plywood lifeboat, built by New Orleans workers, Is used to save 'lives of air force personnel at sea. Major Kurtz said the broadcast will begin with a B-17 Flying Fortress on patrol mission in the guir off Biloxi. An SOS will be received by the plane's crew from "survivors" in a life raft. The plane will Chen locate the raft and drop the bont by parachute, just as is done in actual rescues at sen. Airmen of the AAP alr-sen emergency rescue school at Keesler Field.

who are being trained in this work with Higgins boats delivered direct from the Michoud plant, will participale in the brondcast. At The Hospitals Walls Hospital Acuitted: Mrs. E. C. Grissun, Hayli, Mo.

18. L. Cates, city. Mrs. J.

E. Jones, Sicetc, Mo. Born lo Mr. and Mrs. W.

K. Caldwell, city, a son last night. Born to Mr. and Mfrs. Harry Lutes, Rt.

2. city, a daughter lost night. Dismissed: Lowell Daugherty, city. Lawrence Holl, Osceola. Johnny Mick, city.

Blytheville Hospital Admitted: Pauline McCastin. city. Mrs: C. E. Young.

Steele, Mo. Junior Crews, Beasley, city. Mrs. G. R.

Perry, city. Read Courier News Want Ads. EASTER GREETING CARDS! Easter Gifts, Attractively Wrapped, Made Ready For to Mailingci The Gift Shop Modern, Antique Gifts MOSS BRYAN DON'T rub that spot home cleaning can ruin SENSITIVE FABRICS Experience is an expensive teacher! Your clothes are too valuable too large an investment to trust a trialand-error method of spot. or stain removal. We have the cquipment, information and experienced help to remove any spot or stain, be it ink, grease, or nail-polish.

FOR BETTER FOR BETTER LAUNDRY PHONE 418 DRY CLEANING BLYTHEVILLE STEAM LAUNDRY I 418 FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH, 1. 0. Ramsey, pastor Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. Ed Brat. cher, supt.

Preaching, 11 a.m. Sermon by pastor. Christ Ambassadors will meet at 6:30 pm. In their newly arranged auditorium. Mrs.

Lucille. Gentry, president. Evangelistic Service, 7:45 p.m. A hearty welcome extended. Rows Straight and True in Victory Garden Use Slakes and a Heavy Cord To make garden drill you need I slakes and a heavy cord.

These are as necessary in laying out a Victory garden as in Jaying out House. The entire garden should be out: lined. 50 that the row's can be squared wilh the boundaries. Then place stakes for the Arst row, and stretch a line between them. Having stretched the line, what comes next? Seeds are sown rows elther in.

drills, or hills. A drill is shallow continuous trench, while a hill is not an elevation, cxcept in localities where the rainfall is heavy. It usually means a spol where several seeds are sown group, with the groups spaced at equal intervals in the row. The depth of the drill is tant. You often read that seeds Miss Jordan Engaged To Memphis Navy Man March Lonell engagement of Miss Jordan of Cooter and Memphis, 'to Marion Edward Nichols, yeoman 2-0 fu the Navy, of Memphis, is announced by her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Lonnie Jordan of Cooter. Date of the wedding will be annoticed later. Miss Jordan was graduated from Cooler High School -and nitended Southeast Missouri Stato- Teachers' College, Cape Girardenu, And" later served 'as A teacher In the Cooter schools. For the snaking past few months she hins been her home in Memphis.

Mr. Nichols, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Nichols af Memphis, was graduated from 'Tech High School there and before entering the Navy in 1942 wns employed by Afemphis Itallony Express Company. duty in the South Pacife after He now thus returned to active having recently spent 30-day leave with his parents.

in Memphis after 19 months overseas service. Blytheville Veterans Return From Pacific Two more Blytheville men, vetcrans of long service in the Pacific, will arrive hicane next week spend furloughs with their familles. Pfc. Jack is returning atter 40 months overleas in that theater of operations, and expects to arrive tomorrow at Camp Chatfee, enroute here to visit his brother, Oils Reed. at his home at 405 East Vine Street.

Pyt. Roy W. Bidwell of the Quartermaster Corps, will visit his purents and sister at their home, 816 Clark Street, alter 32 months in the Pacific. (o Layout Your Garden Itows. I should be sown to a depth of four times their diameter, But r.o one tries to measure so exactly.

A good general rule is to use the corner of a hoc to make a french for small seeds, about ball. an Inch deep. Don't try to measure its depth, because gardening is not so precise as that, Just be sure it shallow a trench as you can make." The main thing is to make it straight, and that is easy it your hoe is sharp and your touch is light. Just think of your hoe a3 pencil and the cord as a rule, and draw straight line in the loose garden soll tie length of the row. A little praclice will make you perfect.

Modern practice favors shallow sowing: hall nu inch for the small seeds, onc to two inches for peas, beans and corn, and three inches for onion sets to grow spring onions. Five Doughboys In Tough Spot, But Tanks Came TEMPLE, Texas, Mar. 17. Pyt. Howard Shepard, patient at McCloskey General Hospital in Temple, has a lot of respect for! tankers, a few of them saved his skin one time.

Private Shepard, whose wife, Alteen, lives in Walnnt Grove, caught In a house -with four of his buddies. was fast knocking the bnliding to bils. 'Then, one of the largest of German tanks appeared. American bazooka temas blasted away without avail, and the Nazis began to yell: "Come out, Yanks. Surrender." It looked bad for the five Americans.

But of our tauks arrived on the scene. They were to Night to har mthe German, but they did divert attention, and Shepard and his buddies were able to make their escape, Private Shepard was wounded while on a night patrol. He stepped Out mine about 8 o'clock at night. Ho was unable to move for 16 hours until sappers were able to clear a path through the anine field and remove him. Child Suffers Burns Playing With Lamp Mary Venda Wade, year-old daugliter of Sergi: and Mrs.

R. L. Wade Jr. is recovering nt her home from burns of a vapor lamp suffered Monday morning. Sleeping nCOT the lamp, she awakened while her mother was at the telephone.

Attracted to the lamp. she was burned abont the face while trying to examine ft. Have Plow Points, Busters, Sweeps SHARPENED NOW! Modern Equipment, Expert Blacksmiths Acetylene Electric Welding Truck Motors Rebored Rebuilt Delta Implements, Inc. RECAPPING and VULCANIZING All Recapping Strictly Guaranteed. Quick service.

In Any Size Passenger Car Tire. Our Handle Up to Size 700x16 Tires, Molds Will ALL SIZES of RECAPPED PASSENGER CAR TIRES FOR SALERATION FREEI LARKIN SERVICE STATION 12 Years At Main Lake Street Call 965 For Pickup Delivery Service Bits of News Mostly, Personal W. A. Dobyns Ls undergoing treatment nt Blytheville Hospital, Mrs. G.

11. Grear will tense Monday for Milburn, N. spend several weeks with her daughter, Mrs. J. H.

Oxman and family, Pyt. Charles Smith, who recently returned from almost three years or overscas service in the North African and Italian campaigns, to spend his furlough wills his mother, Mrs. J. F. Smith and family, hns gone to Savannah, for hrief visit with his brother, Lieut.

Wallace Smith, who ls expecting an overseas assignment soon. Private Smith will return here for. longer visit with his mother before reporting to a rest camp at Springs. Miss Adele Cherry, Miss Thelma Honse and Mrs. Trene Davis left Thursday night for St.

Louis to spend the weekend with relatives. Pic. F. Davis, who stationed al Blytheville Army Air Fleld, left Wednesday night for Greensboro, S. C.

His wife remained In Blytheville with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Bishop.

J. W. Booker, of Mr. and Mrs. W.

W. Booker of FOUL Enst Sycamore, underwent an appendectomy Thursday at Walls Hospital. His condition is very good. Licut. Col and Mrs.

John Ben Bomar and two children, Johnny and Lenn, of Cincinnati, Ohfo, will rive tomorrow to spend 10 days here ns guests of Mrs. Bonmr's Dr. and Mrs. L. H.

Moore. Miss Pearl Lee, who has been attending Southwestern Baptist Theologien! Seminary In Fort Worth, Texas, has returned home, after completing her three months course of study there. M.ent. James Terry, who is sintlohed with the Navy at New York. left yesterday to return there after visit of two weeks here with his mother, Mrs.

E. M. Terry and other relatives. Mrs. Terry and Mr.

and Mrs. Freeman Robinson drove him to Memphis, where they met his sis- ter, Mrs. A. R. Wetenkamp, who also 1s moking her home in New York while her husband, Cuptain Wetenkamp is stationed there, and who is here for a visit of two weeks with her mother.

Mrs. James Terry and children remained here for a longer visit with relatives before returning lo New York. L. Moore arrived home Wednesday night from Waco, Texas, where he has completed his semester's work al Baylor University. 3 Mrs.

Alvia W. Moore, who has; been making her home in Washinglon, D. for the past several months. has returned here to be with her mother, Mrs. D.

G. Moore and family until her husband returns from overseas duty. Mr. and Mra. William Chantin.

Inte of St. Louis, bave arrived here La poke their home. Both Mr. and Mrs. are naw connected with the New York Store.

Me Chautin, formerly was with Continental Can Company and Mrs. Chautin, for a number or years, with Lockharls Ladies Ready to Wear Shop there. Mrs. Chantin was reared in Nashville, and her husband is native of St. Louis, They ArC at home at 115 North Tenth.

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Jolell have as their guest Mrs. George Purvear of Jonesboro. Mrs.

Mary Aline Phillips has returned to her home In Huntsville, after visit: best with; ther. and family. parents. Mr. and 4 Moore New York's 4000 fur.

dealers. and importers are concentrated in a three -block section of the city. Ration Calendar MEATS, FATS, ETC. Book 4, Red Stamps Q5 through S5, good through March 31. Stamps TS through X5 good through April 28.

Stamps Y5, 25 and A2 through D2, good through June 2. Stamps E2 through J2 good through June 30. PROCESSED FOODS and A2 and good through Book 4, Blue Stamps X5, Y5, Z5 March 31. Stamps C2 through G2, good through April 28. Stamps 112 through M2, good through June 2.

Stamps N2 through S2, good through June 30. SUGAR Book 4, Stamp No. 35, good for five pounds through June 2. Another stamp is scheduled to be validated May 1. Home-canning will sugar, up to 20 pounds per person, be availuble April 15.

SHOES Book 3, Airpiane Stamps 1, 2 and 3. Termination date not set. GASOLINE 14-A coupons good for four galIons cach through March 21. B-5, C-5, B-6 and C-6 coupons good for five gallons. AT FIRST SIGN Cold Preparations as directed RITZ Continuous Shows Every Day Box Office Opens.

1:45 Show Starts 2400 LISTEN TO KLCN 9:00 a.m. 12:15 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Saturday ROD CAMERON THE OLDE TRAILS FUZZY KNIGHT A UNDERSAI PiCTURE 10l Serial: "Brenda Starr, Reporter" No. 5 and Short Con, Showing Sal'day 1:00 to 11:30 Sunday Monday DONALD OCONNOR The MERRY: PEGGY RYAN JACK OAKIE MONAHANS.

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