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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1942
Page
3
Emory Thompson and Paul Simms urge Craighead supporters to back a plan to cut the 1942 legislature from 61 days to 30, arguing savings of money and time aid the war. Attorney General Muir says the move could be legal with a skeleton staff in final days.
Pittsburgh August 13 The International headquarters of the Aluminum Workers Union says its members urge a general strike in the war vital aluminum industry unless the War Labor Board reconsiders its wage decision. Union president Nick A. Zon ari ch called a meeting for tomorrow. The WLB denied a one dollar daily boost, noting a 15 percent rise since January 1941. Zon ari ch claims the board ignored facts of the Aluminum Company of America dispute and that workers have only gained eight cents hourly since 1941. The company says wages rose 22 percent in the period plus seven cents in southern points. The union covers about 32 000 workers in seven plants.
Hartford authorities report Gerhard Wilhelm Kunze, 86, former German American Bund leader, denied knowledge of advance plans of a Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He testified he believed war between the United States and the Axis could occur, and explained his actions to protect family and his reasoning for collaborating with counter espionage agents. He claimed no awareness of a specific attack from secret sources.
Fire gutted the Kress five and ten in downtown Little Rock with an adjoining shoe store damaged. Firemen battled the blaze as waves of heat shattered plate glass while several firefighters were overcome by smoke. The Kress front wall collapsed into the street and traffic was rerouted.
Washington Aug 18 Senator Burkley says the Senate may add a sales tax to the revenue bill. He criticizes the 5 percent freight excise tax as unwise and notes opposition from the Office of Price Administration and War Production Board due to higher war food prices. Treasury figures peg the freight tax at 161 million dollars yearly, but eliminating it could leave the measure short of needed revenue.
Army worm infestation has become a major menace to Arkansas cotton, worsened by weather and poison shortages. Extension service notes heavy outbreaks in central western and northern counties and early signs in eastern Delia counties.
The population reached 170000000 and is approximately four fifths European and one fifth Asiatic according to the latest census.
British and Russian reports portray Churchill and Stalin talks as a turning point toward a multi front Allied offensive to defeat Germany. Moscow and London press frame the discussions as decisive, with pledges to unite against Hitlerite forces and push toward ending the German war effort.
United States Marines won solid toe holds in the Solomon Islands in a major Guadalcanal Tulagi operation. Allied airmen bombed Japanese harbors as the campaign broadened across the South Pacific with reports of naval clashes and air battles, as Gen. MacArthur's command pressed the offensive.
First Lt Hugh Keith of the Army Air Corps flew into Hope last night for a one day visit with his mother Mrs Bert Keith. He is en route from the Victoria Texas Advance Flying School to Memphis and will continue his trip tonight. He is an instructor at Victoria where graduates are commissioned as fliers in the Army Air Forces.
London reports RAF bombers hit Osnabrueck in northwestern Germany a major railway and industrial center. Five British aircraft missing. raid followed by attacks on German-occupied airfields. Osnabrueck hosts steel works and Ruhr valley rail links. additional German claims of wrecked bombers. Casualties and damage noted on the English coast defense.
Congressman Oren Harris spoke to the Hope Kiwanis Club denouncing gasoline rationing unless conditions worsen and predicting the war would last two to five years. He doubted a general sales tax this year unless industry income declines, urged restraint from special interests, and backed U.N. military leadership in readiness to strike a second front.
A collage of brief items from Liberty Missouri and Kansas City. A zoo in Philadelphia faced monkey diet changes to boiled sweet potatoes, while a 21-year habit led to a stamp collector’s misdated card in Missouri. In Kansas City, a large St Bernard lingered in the police lobby, drawing crowds and police attention.
Rio de Janeiro reports delay in the voyage of the Bage and Cuyaba as protests flare over the sinking of five Brazilian ships by Axis submarines. editorials criticize the Axis, while authorities brace coastal towns with police guarding Axis properties. survivors reach shore for treatment as Brazil vows consequences.
Mrs. Mattie Ashley Schmale aged 82 longtime Fulton resident died at her home early today. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday afternoon in Fulton. She leaves many relatives in Fulton and Hempstead County.
Mrs Etie Jane O Briant a resident of Nashville route two died at her Back Range community home early today Burial will be at Columbus The funeral service is at First Baptist church of Columbus on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o clock She is survived by her husband and a son
Informants report Prime Minister Stalin told several jokes at the dinner for Churchill and enjoyed them all. About 25 toasts, including one to President Roosevelt, were spoken during a 26 course banquet that lasted past midnight with Harriman present as Roosevelt’s representative.
Riots erupt across India after Gandhi and associates are arrested. In Bombay buses burn and police use force before a curfew and military police patrols. Stores close, public buildings burn, and authorities grant shoot-to-kill orders to cap violence.
Camden Aug 18 1943 John McClellan winner of the Democratic U S Senate nomination in a bitter runoff says he has no desire to stir turmoil in the state though political harmony will wait for major changes. Mrs Hatlie Caraway praised him at the homecoming as Gov Homer Adkins forces loom in Arkansas politics. McClellan plans further speeches and a vacation at Lenoir North Carolina before a Washington trip. Hints at opposition by powerful forces and a note on Arkansas congressmen attendance accompany the event.
Soviet and Allied reports describe a major counterattack near Stalingrad and fresh German gains across the Kuban river. Russian forces recaptured miles of ground, attacked enemy positions on the Don bend, and destroyed firing points while acknowledging new German incursions west and northwest of Moscow. Allied air crews report intensified bombing of German targets in Europe as United Nations seek a broader front.
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