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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1941
Page
4
The Star promotes No 6 Soups in 20 part cookbooklets drawing steady interest among Hope territory housewives and some men. A Little Rock salesman narrator jokes about cooking, while others buy for wives or plans to cook when away. A male reader suggests registering cookbook authors for public policy critique.
Hundreds of Nazi planes pounded London for eight hours in the heaviest air raid of the war. Explosives and fire bombs caused widespread destruction with morgues crowded and hospitals jammed. Among the dead were Lord Stamp and his wife, as rescue workers faced mounting debris and fires across the capital.
Gov. Adkins urged action by the A P L in developing south Arkansas gas fields while stressing the need for low power rates. He invited Congressman Willan P. Cole Jr. and members of the Congressional Petroleum Investigating Committee to inspect four gas fields on a state field trip with Oil Gas Commission members.
An observer returning from the Mount Olympus area reports German forces throwing thousands of men into heavy infantry and tank assaults south of Servia, costing two divisions in two days. RAF continues unceasing strikes on German communications as Allied lines hold near Kalabaka, while Stuka raids press northern Greece toward Kalabaka and Metsovo pass.
British Mediterranean squadron destroyed three Axis destroyers and five cargo ships bound for Africa with troops and munitions between Sicily and Tripoli. One British destroyer lost. Ships sunk as fleet pounds German and Italian positions along Libyan shore in support of desert armies. An unrelated note warns car headlights reflectors require polishing to stay effective.
Chief of Police F. W. Haynie announced here Thursday that Frank McGibbony of Magnolia had been acting state police sergeant since his resignation. No appointment has been made.
One of the largest Future Farmers of America gatherings, over 100 boys from 27 communities, attended the annual vocational study day at the University of Arkansas Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station. The event featured tours of farm grounds, lectures on fruit and truck crops, soil conservation, livestock, and crop management, with demonstrations led by university staff and extension service personnel. The program included a noon rest and a Washington 4-H folk-dance exhibition, followed by address by state and district officials and introduction of dignitaries.
In Denver a report notes elk and antelope are easy to census from the air as they appear curious when planes approach. Deer flee for shelter while officials favor aerial methods for rapid work, claiming a day in the air equals a week by foot or horseback.
Kurt Landauer tells of being sent with his father as enemy aliens, housed in Le Vigeant and St Cyprien camps, facing hunger, dirty water, and barbed wire while awaiting news of family. Lessons of hardship persist as the Spanish Civil War refugees mingle with others under guard.
In Hempstead County the lead of John L Wilson over Fred A Luck shrank to about 55 votes after Thursday ballot challenges. A three member committee will remove challenged ballots from boxes Thursday afternoon and recounts continue Friday morning as the court reviews signed ballots and affidavits from maiden voters.
Lion Oil Refining board announced a general wage hike for most employes, excluding those earning over 200 dollars monthly and commission workers. The raise begins Wednesday, 5 cents per hour for hourly workers and 5 percent annually for monthly staff, affecting roughly 900 to 1,000 employees.
A brief biblical excerpt from Deuteronomy verse 135 notes that the people turned to lament before God, but the Lord did not heed their cry or listen to their voice. The passage emphasizes divine silence amid supplication.
M C Methvns announces four personnel changes in the highway department. B Crane of Emmet becomes maintenance foreman on highway 67, replacing Frith of Hope. Urrey of Hope is appointed maintenance foreman on highways 2 and 4, replacing Evans of Wee Curry Avery of Blevins. Guy Lee of Slevins is replaced by Avery on highway 29 and 4 from Hope to Blevins, and Claude Ste of Hope takes a portion of the highway office, replacing Houston Wolff who resigned.
Growth in our Hope and Hempstead county stores shows strong acceptance of the Penney brand. The sale, tied to a 33rd birthday celebration, highlights Golden Ruby color products and continued store expansion as proof of Pennys popularity.
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau said the administration and leaders of both parties agreed to a program of new taxes for the next year. President Roosevelt approved the plan and would discuss it with the American people at an early date. No details of tax amounts or methods were disclosed.
The article notes forthcoming tax increases despite prior policies, with discussions of general sales taxes, roll taxes, and other heavy revenue ideas. A Senate leader mentions unanimous approval and the option to raise expenditures by taxation or borrowing as the administration faces fiscal pressure.
The Saenger theater opened with 691 people in the first hour and 345 in the second, totaling 1251 for matinee and night shows. The feature film Angels With Dirty Faces accompanied Road to Rio as the second feature, priced at 10 cents under Malea Theaters, Inc. planning another film classic in May.
A fragment notes a quiz on film titles and actors with wordplay. It asks for eight titles containing city names, a star whose surname matches a month and another whose given name matches a month, plus five titles with a month name and other wordplay.
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