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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1943
Page
3
August 5 Hope Chapter 328 Order of the Eastern Star meets at the Masonic Hall from 8 o clock. All members urged to attend. August 6 Friday Music Club calls meeting at Mrs Garrett Story home at 9 30 a m. All members urged to attend as important matters will be discussed.
Members of the Friday Contract club played at Mrs Malcolm Porterfield's home yesterday afternoon with two tables in reception rooms decorated by dahlias mani folds and periwinkles. High score prizes went to Mrs R D Franklin and Mrs Charles Harrell. Guests for salad included Mrs Oliver Adams Mrs A J Neighbors Mrs R T White Mrs Charles Harrell Mrs R D Franklin Mrs R V Herndon Sr Mrs Cc C Lewis and Mrs M M McCloughan.
Mrs Tom Purvis hosted a bridge gathering at her Biloxi Mississippi home on Thursday night in honor of Mrs Remmel Young. Guests included Frances Yocum Pat Hyman Mickey Williams Florence Davis Marjory Bowen Gilford Webb H K McHarg Neil Louise Broyles Wanda Lane Carolyn Barr Edyth Boyett and Eudora Eason. Iced drinks were served. Hyman received high score gift Yocum won bingo and the honoree received a remembrance.
Accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Tom Kinser, Mrs. Al Park and their young daughter return to El Dorado after an extended city visit. Mrs. Anna Judson travels to Beaumont to visit daughter Mrs. L. E. Talley. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Goodman depart for Macon, Ga. after visiting Dr. and Mrs. F. C. Crow. Mrs. Jack Meek and Carolyn arrive from Brad key to visit Mr. and Mrs. K. G. McRae. Mrs. Graydon D. Green and son Billy of Shreveport visit locally and will join Mr. Green for the weekend.
Friends report Miss Mary Carrigan is seriously ill at her home on North Elm Street.
Clarence L. Logan of Patmos Route One heads to Blythe Calif after a Hope stay on furlough from the Army Air Corps. Aviation Cadet Paul W. McCormack arrives at Garden City Army Air Field after Service with Calvary and Air Forces. Ensign Corley Tedder receives wings in New Orleans and heads to Memphis base. Richard B. Stanford moves from a San Diego naval school to Corona hospital. James O. Miller transfers to Camp Carson Colorado. Vatican history notes 1870 to 1928 state ownership by Italy.
Miss Mollie Baird, a fourteen year missionary in India, will address Tabernacle Sunday morning on mission work. In a Wednesday message she described preaching in over 500 villages in one winter, facing snakes, scorpions, and 120 degree heat, and attracting crowds with an improvised guitar.
An open air revival begins Sunday night August 8 on the lawn at Eld. Luther Valentine’s home on Rosston Highway No 4. Preacher Fld. George Treece of Fulton will deliver the sermon. Services start at 2 30 with invites to all to attend and bring someone.
A week long revival begins with eleven o'clock Sunday services at the Baptist Church led by Pastor Abner Reddin assisted by Rev. W E Thomason of Prescott. Weekday services start 10 30 morning and 8 30 evening each day.
One year old Judith Ann Ball of El Dorado Arkansas died when the Ball family car overturned on the Tuscaloosa Birmingham highway near Brookwood 23 miles north of Tuscaloosa. Her mother Mrs John G Balls and two siblings Lynda and Gordon 4 escaped unharmed while the father an army captain is stationed at Santa Ana. Police described the infant head injury as crushed. The Nazi party was organized in November 1920.
A roundup of Sunday services at Our Lady of Good Hope, First Pentecostal, Unity Baptist, Church of Christ, and First Baptist Church. Includes Sunday School times, worship hours, youth programs, and a revival with Evangelist Ward starting Monday at the Tabernacle.
Sunday August 8 1943 schedule lists chimes church school morning worship special music sermon youth fellowship vesper service and a Thursday choir practice under Robert B. Moore pastor. A BR20 heavy duty bomber is noted with a disposable load of 7920 pounds.
Ned French declares drafted and refuses his father's help while sister Barbee begins work at a gas mask plant. In the lab she learns charcoal testing for poison gases under Susan Keller, facing a chilling first day and the smell of carbon and volatile chemicals.
Barbee watches Susan Keiler perform complex carbon testing while Susan flirts with Ken Carter. Ken, the best-looking man around, coolly reveals a prior meeting. Barbee focuses on the machine as the scene hints at romantic tensions to come.
After a massive air assault, 122 Allied planes bombed and strafed the Munda airfield. Maj. Mollenkamp led bombing runs that destroyed ammunition dumps, and Lt. Turner and Lt. Schuler scored direct hits. Navy, Marine and Army pilots reported downing 19 Japanese planes with minimal losses.
The Office of Price Administration raised maximum prices on frozen fruits berries and vegetables to offset higher labor costs. Increases apply to processor prices and could raise consumer costs by up to three cents in some cases. Price ceilings at the processor level cover apricots cherries clingstone peaches peas plums prunes blackberries boysenberries gooseberries loganberries raspberries and young berries canned and preserved.
Interior Secretary Ickes expressed sympathy with West and South complaints that freight rates hinder industrial growth. He urged revisiting the national rate structure to end East favoritism and support equalization of opportunities across all regions, citing Columbia and Tennessee river projects and gasoline rationing concerns.
Baton Rouge August 6 Col Charles J Taylor a year on the LSU military staff died early today from a bullet wound through the head. Coroner Harry Johnston said it appeared a selfinflicted death but an inquest would be held. Taylor aged military engineer was the senior instructor in engineering at LSU and had been in ill health and despondent.
Nancy W. Hulsey aged 86 died Thursday morning at her daughter’s home Route 4 after a brief illness. Survived by daughters Mrs. Claude Hope and Mrs. Patricia Hartsfield and two sons Hulsey of Washington and D. Hulsey of Denver Colorado. Funeral services planned for Holly Grove Sunday at 3 p.m. with Rev. W. E. Thomason officiating. Pallbearers listed as A. R. Arrington L. E. Paris LaFayette Roberts W. A. Alford F. E. Hatfield L. E. Salisbury Sid Burke and Jess Eubanks.
The FBI announced that German prisoner of war Private Hugo Hanke escaped at 8 a.m. from Camp Livingston near Alexandria Louisiana. He is 29, 5 feet 6 inches, 135 pounds with blue eyes pale complexion and brown hair, wearing the standard blue uniform.
Washington reports three Arkansans among 153 U.S. soldiers listed as wounded in action by the War Department. S Sgt James O Goodson of DeQueen. S Sgt John Deckerman of Wahash. Col Jim T Mathis of Leachville were wounded in European and Southwest Pacific theaters.
Advert says Moroline Hair Tonic adds lustre and keeps hair well groomed. Large bottle offered at 25 cents and sold everywhere.
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