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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1941
Page
3
A hardware merchant recalls a salesman named Bill who sent a postcard from Camp Bawche Texas announcing he has joined the Army. The firm pays Bill 50 percent commissions on sales to his regular customers as he serves Uncle Sam, and operations push the lawnmower sale forward despite the change.
A car drove off a washed out bridge on the Cave Springs Lowell road, trapping Dorothy Ellen Price 13 and Bernice Beard 19 who drowned. Price’s father Bert Price suffered internal injuries and crushed legs. Dorothy Ellen’s body was recovered downstream Saturday. Bernice Beard’s body remained missing. Frances Price 16, sister of Dorothy Ellen, escaped and helped his father.
The Hope Industrial Safety Council organized about a year ago by John M. Guthrie and R. P. Rowell shows success with a drop in accidents, including February’s only minor incident. Foremen, monthly plant reports, and worker merit buttons promote safer work and lower insurance costs.
The Federal Works Project recreation section hosts a one act play, Straw in Her Weir, at city hall at 2 p m on April 20. Mrs Sid ney Ward and Miss Kathleen Johnson direct. Cast includes Aunt Eppie Todhunter Doris Shiecks Ed Todhunter Jimiy Hendrix Harriet Todhunter Mary Walker Marilyn Todhunter Cyril Vandervoort Paul O Nea l Mrs Peter Vandervoort and Linda Cobb.
The Rev W K Yocam of Cotton Valley Li will preach at the New Hope church miles south of Howe Sunday night, it was announced.
German authorities signaled possible date for Hitler’s 52nd birthday and Greek armistice as Nazis claim a breakthrough through Thracian passes. Berlin reports Larisa taken and Mount Olympus swastika planted while Athens and Cairo targets are avoided.
A devotional line from scripture urges reverence for God, affirming loyalty through service, oath, and allegiance to the divine.
Lester Wade, Hempstead County game warden, released 1941 laws covering fishing and hunting rules across Arkansas. Provisions include sales of bullhead catfish under 16 inches, early deer and turkey bow season with 40 lb pull, region-specific gigging allowances, fur bearers in open season, grabbling for personal use, bans and protections for birds and game, and various county specific dates and penalties.
Camp Robinson officials announced Friday that first lieutenants Garnett W. Martin of Hope and Henry Myron Whitley of Magnolia were promoted to captain. Second Lt Richard Osborne of Blytheville was promoted to first lieutenant. All are members of the Arkansas unit.
Louisville reports emphasize patience with two year olds as Derby hopefuls. Gallahadion, the 10 Derby winner, barely glimpsed potential as a two year old, recording one second in five starts and a $180 purse, while owners remain hopeful about early prospects.
Coast Guard remains part of the Treasury Department during peacetime with Secretary Morgenthau as head and Rear Admiral Russell Waeschel as commanding officer. In war, it shifts to Navy control, as shown by a April 6 dispatch that expanded the Navy with 223 commissioned officers and thousands of support personnel and vessels.
The text notes maple sugar making in North America predates European arrival and was the sole sugar source for Indigenous peoples. It also mentions Lake of the Woods, Minnesota as the northernmost point in the United States.
A readable fragment presents a long distance quiz about the telephone. It asks four questions on inventors and uses by the telephone, with hints about directories and old versus new publications, ending mid page with “Answers qu Conse Page.”
Four cities towns and hamlets are represented by 16 Kentucky Derby champions. The list includes Buchanan Montrose Macbeth Spokane Riley Ingwea Lookout Halma Elwood Wintergreen Meridian Worth Donerail Omaha and Johnstown. Seven Derby nominees carry geographic names such as San Francisco Richmond Bolivar Harvard Square New Englander Havang Lad and Colorado Lad. The piece notes that horses with geographic names have had mixed success, with a win rate just under one in four, and briefly mentions meteor showers Draconids leonids geminids aquarids as unrelated notes.
Oakland bulletin reports Kaiser Company bid 22,436,60 for the enlargement of the Panama Canal accepted by the War Department. The War Department announced Friday that the bid met requirements and will proceed with the project.
Reports from Athens say British HQ confirms heavy armor and infantry assaults repulsed along the Greek front after the death of a key leader, with Allied lines holding. In exile Yugoslav leader Sim releases a statement insisting his forces fight with Germany to end in victory, while fronts near Croatia remain largely static through Saturday noon.
Sunday afternoon at Hope municipal auditorium the annual district one act play contest for amateur clubs begins at two o'clock. Seven plays compete for the right to represent the district at the state tournament. Participating towns include De Queen Blue City Norphiet Murfreesboro Monticello Okolona and Hope. An informal banquet for contestants and directors is at Capitol Hotel at 12:30. The event is free to the public under Dr Edward M Borders and Earl W Erion.
In Providence Rhode Island Ernie Sagignano Brown University star multi sport athlete captain-elect of the football team and top catcher on the baseball squad balances duties behind the plate with grid drills. The piece notes his busy spring and mentions a linguistic aside about the juniper berry name origin.
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