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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1943
Page
3
The August social calendar lists gatherings for womens mission and auxiliary groups at local churches, with 4 PM picnics and 3 45 PM executive Board greetings. Legion volunteers plan dressing room work, and officers install at city hall followed by a tea room social.
Merrell Edward McCloughan of the U S N R, now training at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, will spend the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs M. The brief item notes a home visit by the serviceman during his training period.
Mary Drayton departs Sunday for New York City following an extended stay in the city. Miss Mary Wilson of the University of Arkansas Fayetteville will visit her parents Mr and Mrs Robert Wilson for the weekend. Mrs Thomas Boyett of Little Rock is hosting relatives and friends this week. Mr and Mrs J J Cox and family of Magnolia and Mr and Mrs E C Cox of Sulphur Springs Texas were guests of Mr and Mrs J L Cox this week. Births include a daughter born August 12 to Mr and Mrs Jim Galloway Patmos at Julia Chester hospital and a son to Mr and Mrs Verde Hollis at Julia Chester August 13. A daughter arrived for Mr and Mrs Charles Darnall of Fulton at Michael Meagher hospital Texarkana Thursday.
Com mu nique R C A Sparks completed a Corpus Christi radio course and is now a radio man third class in the U S Navy Reserve attached to the Naval Air Corps. Son of Mr and Mrs C A Sparks of Hope Route 4. S/Sgt Clyde Browning, just back from the West Indies, visiting relatives here. Wilbur W Pickard of 419 South Elm Street now at Army Air Forces Basic Training Center in Kearns Utah. Son of A W Pickard. wife Ester C Pickard also resides in Hope. Pvt Jack L McBayer, husband of Mrs Obera McBrayer of Hope, promoted to corporal at Fort Knox Army Air Forces ARTC.
Edith Mae Roberson 52, longtime Hope resident, died at her North Elm home Friday night. Funeral at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow, burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Survived by husband J. R. Roberson, son Sgt. A G Roberson, two daughters Mrs. J W Field of Hope and Mrs. J W Alexander of Shreveport. Pallbearers named H C Hicks E S Franklin G C Stewart L W Martin J R Gentry R D Baker.
When Illinois Territory joined the Union on December 3 1818 it fell short by 19 742 residents of the population threshold set by the Ordinance of 1787.
A traditional Muslim legend states that faithful believers are granted a harem of 72 beautiful damsels with perpetual youth in paradise.
The monetary unit in Iran, the rial, is reported to have an average value near 58 cents. This reflects a recent valuation context for the currency amid economic discussions and exchange estimates.
Master Sgt Fletcher Cupp recalls near miss from flak during fortress raid over Germany. Captain Clark Gable stood close to the hit turret as the crew endured heavy flak over the Ruhr. Cupp, 16 months in the army, praises English hospitality and plans to meet the dead line after the war.
A party of Arkansans toured wartime plants in the capital area during a three day swing through south Arkansas. The group inspected the Arkansas ordnance plant at Jacksonville the Maumelle ordnance works and Camp Robinson traveling by bus after visiting Pine Bluff Arsenal and the Pine Bluff School of Aviation Congressman W F Norrell voiced optimism the arsenal would be used after the war.
AP features writer Alexander R. George reports conservative observers say Allied bombing nerves in German cities near cracking. He notes 1918 proposals for limits on raids by Germany and allies, with Churchill and Arnold predicting war end by air power and Axis morale already showing strain.
Barbee wrestles with class barriers and guilt after snubbing Ken Carter. A heatwave, a furnace accident, and Ken's crushed leg alter the course of their lives. In a hospital room, Barbee declares I belong here and I love you, choosing a shared future over social distance. Ken, recovering, asks to keep his grandmother unaware of his progress for her peace.
Rene Ryerson Mart Oh-Ken story ends with Barbee confessing she judged him by class and race. Ken reveals he can read and write and pursued engineering, despite war demands. They reconcile as Barbee admits love before knowing his true abilities, ending with a kiss. The tale closes with a hopeful embrace and THE END.
A list of church services across Hope including Our Lady of Good Hope Catholic, First Methodist, First Baptist, Unity Baptist, Garrett Memorial Baptist, Hope Gospel Tabernacle, First Pentecostal, and revival events. Details include times for Sunday School, morning and evening worship, and midweek activities. Rev. Ward of Washington, D. C. leads revival at Hope Gospel Tabernacle with themes like The Shepherd's Psalm and Marked. Services emphasize attendance and revival outcomes.
The Church of Christ at Fifth and Grady streets hosts a series of meetings led by Evangelist H. H. Dunn of Huntington Ark. Week activities include Bible classes at 10:00 am, sermons at 11:00 am and 8:15 pm, and a 11:40 am Communion. Visitors from Prescott Saratoga and others attend. questions will be answered. No evening collections.
The article notes Germany’s fear and nerves after bombardment history. It compares World War I bomb tonnage to modern air raids including a Duisburg raid delivering 1,500 tons in 45 minutes and a Hamburg night blast estimated at 2,600 tons. It suggests hunger and fatigue once drove German nerves to acuteness and that today they remain war weary though not as hungry as in 1918.
9 45 a m Bible School led by Mr Malcom Porterfield with observance of the Lord's Supper and a choir anthem Victory Through Grace. Sermon on The Many Crowns. At 7 00 p m Christian Youth Fellowship evangelistic service with congregational singing and anthems Only a Shadow Between and sermon The Beginnings of the Christian Church. 8 00 p m Wednesday Prayer
In Long Branch New Jersey Bobby Jacobs from Philadelphia outpointed Billy Grant of Orange 168 to 1683 4 in a featured boxing card last night at the local venue.
Quebec dispatch reports the second and most significant stage of allied war talks as top U.S. military leaders meet British chiefs of staff while a Churchill Roosevelt summit looms. Eden, British foreign secretary, may attend. MacKenzie King fades from foreground as Anglo American decisions loom on invasion or Japan strategy. A stray line notes a modern spring mattress with up to 1200 steel springs.
In Hollywood Manuel Ortiz 119 of Los Angeles outpointed Leonardo Lopez 119 of Mexico City. In San Diego Lupe Gonzales 136 of Mexico City defeated Donnie Maes 131 of Los Angeles by a technical knockout in the tenth round.
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