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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1942
Page
4
Editorial urges citizens to vote in the preferential primary and general election, citing low turnout in Union and Hempstead counties. It stresses duty and secrecy of ballots, urging all to participate on the upcoming Tuesday.
Private Travis Hammond of Texas, the first American soldier to be tried by a general court martial in Britain, pleaded innocent to assaulting a 16 year old English girl. The case opened amid public interest as Hammond, charged under the 92d article of war, faced possible death or life imprisonment if convicted. The testimony covered July 17 at a canteen and two pubs, where Hammond allegedly forced upon the girl against her will. The trial, presided over by Col. Milton M. Towner, follows U.S. policy directing European theater military justice. The public was admitted to the hearing despite earlier plans for a private proceeding.
Last minute pleas flood Hope as 48 state and county candidates court voters before Tuesday’s election. Polls open from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Precincts listed in Hope include Ward 1 A at Franks Fruit Store and Ward 3 at Hope city hall. Names on ballot include McClellan Holt, Crip Hall, DuVal Perkins, Earl Page, J Oscar Humphrey, John H Page, Rankin, Ed Bethune, Lyle Brown, Tom Kidd, Emory A Thompson, Paul Simms, Bill Etter, Pred Luck, John Wilson, Clarence Baker, Newt Pentecost, Leo Ray, Dewey Hendrix, and W W Compton. A closing note mentions daily heme globin production in the body.
Bombay reports on the second day of Gandhi’s civil disobedience drive as workers quit 18 mills and rioting returns. Police fire on crowds, casualties tallied at eight dead and 159 wounded previously, with trains stoned and government grain ships burned. Curfew remains and troops patrol as clashes spread.
Little Rock reports a sharp drop in birth certificate requests at the vital statistics division after the certificate requirement for war workers was removed. Assistant State Health Officer Ross said daily certificates fell to 0 to 700, versus roughly 1,800 at peak. Since January 1, about 180,000 certificates issued, with mail applications nine days behind instead of three to four weeks.
Barnes, a 25 year old filer from Little Rock Ark died when his plane crashed during a routine training flight over Chesapeake Bay Saturday. The body had not been recovered and the incident was reported by the Fifth Naval District.
The Star will broadcast complete returns from the Democratic run off primary on Tuesday night from about 9 until 3 if needed at the Star building. It will cover all court and district races with AP election wire reports. Officials should report boxes to The Star after the count at Hope 768. Do not call The Star for information Tuesday night.
London reports a strong RAF bomber force attacked northwest Germany after five weather delays, targeting Osnabrueck railway yards and docks at Le Havre as well as airfields in Belgium and the Netherlands. The air ministry noted several bombers and a fighter missing, while German defenses claimed downed invaders.
Relentless German motorized troops and alpini pressure push Red Army back near Maikop and Pyatigorsk as oil region operations unfold. Berlin reports Maikop Krasnodar occupation and encirclement of a Don region force west of Kalach amid heavy fighting along the North Caucasus coast.
National nudist group with over 1000 members seeks to consolidate units and form a large agricultural colony in the Ozark region of North Arkansas. Plans include purchasing about 20000 acres of unimproved land to cultivate fertility and build roads with local approval.
Allied forces have landed in the Solomon Islands on the fourth day of the Pacific war offensive. Admiral Nimitz said the Tulagi area is under sea and air attack, with battles around Rabaul and New Guinea bases as U S and Allied forces press against Japanese defenses. News reports note losses on both sides, with Japanese claims disputed by observers.
General M W Clark said American ground forces in England are ready to invade the continent if needed and could use months more training. He emphasized integrating American and British equipment and tactics and coordinating with the RAF and British naval assets for amphibious warfare.
Thirty six white men are listed this weekend by the Laval Selective Service Board in its Army call for August 18. The names include Robert Layce Bryant, John William Chandler, William Lloyd Spates, Lyfus Henry Collins, Horeace Holt, Forrest Lynn Harrell, and others.
A robin brings a dollar to a Kentucky man after daily crumb feeding. In Philadelphia a crime witness describes a gun threat as a man is charged with assault and a woman with possessing a pistol without a permit. A burglary in Denver steals a 150 pound trunk from John Meredith’s car containing a wedding ring clothes and $289, as he planning a marriage this week.
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