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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1943
Page
1
A lighthearted summer notes piece cites a drop from 109 to 65 degrees as the Weather Man’s card. Pfc. George W. Hosmer, former Star mechanical superintendent now at an Army camp with Seattle APO, shares humor about fatigue training and a coast guard joke in a letter.
The piece argues inflation stems from more money in consumers’ hands than goods available due to war production. It critiques price fixing and rationing as unworkable, notes OPA efforts to limit scarce items and prices, and cites rising costs, evasion attempts, and public discontent with Washington policies.
Roosevelt and Churchill meet with top Allied leaders at Quebec to plot the next moves toward unconditional Axis surrender. Officials signal a week may suffice to complete plans crafted by military staffs, with rapid action expected in Europe, Africa, and the Pacific.
The notice lists expiration dates and validity for Book 2 red stamps T U through August 31 and blue stamps N P Q R S T through September 20 for processed fruits and vegetables. Sugar Book 1 stamp 13 through August 15, stamps 15 16 for canning. shoes Book 1 stamp 18 through October 31. coffee free of rationing. gasoline coupons specify regional amounts. fuel oil period 5 coupons through Sept 30 and new period 1 coupons through Jan 3 1944 worth 10 gallons each.
Mrs Phyllis Ellen Fry was jailed for a month after being found to have retained 128 milk bottles for an unreasonable time. The action caused hardship for the local dairy and disrupted rationed milk deliveries.
Allied air forces strike at Wewak New Guinea destroying 120 Japanese planes and damaging 50 more with only seven in the air. About 1,500 air personnel were killed as 10,000 bombs were dropped by Liberators Flying Fortresses Mitchells and Bostons in a dawn strike. MacArthur hails air supremacy shift in central New Guinea.
Acting Chancellor Taylor Roberts halts state police from seizing or destroying club property until August 30 as a final hearing on warrants proceeds. Tony Karsten, operator of the Kentucky and White Front Clubs, seeks to block further raids. nine club operators face gambling charges with related hearings postponed.
President Roosevelt issues a broad policy to enforce War Labor Board rulings, authorizing penalties against unions and employers. The move, tied to the Connelly Smith anti-stick act, allows wage-deducted dues to be redirected if not compliant and signals potential coal mine 48 hour work weeks as part of restoring productivity.
In Little Rock Aug 18 War Food Administrator Marvin Jones weighed urgent requests from Arkansas farm leaders for at least 25 million bushels of corn and wheat to ease a drought driven feed shortage. Farmers warned of wholesale liquidation of livestock and possible starvation unless pricing and freight costs are eased. A protein feed plan using cottonseed peanuts and soybeans was urged, with a second meeting set by Governor Adkins to study all aspects of the feed problem.
A cool wave lowered temperatures from 96 to 65 degrees overnight, bringing relief after at least 22 days of low heat in Arkansas. The relief is reported to be general across the state.
Soviet dispatches report heavy fighting as German counterattacks at two Kharkov points fail to break Red lines. Soviet forces push back toward Bryansk, claiming 10,000 German casualties and multiple towns returned to Soviet control. Red Army air and cavalry operations support continued pressure across Bryansk and Spas Demensk sectors.
The first bale of the new Stonewell 2 B cotton variety sold in Hempstead County this year was bought by local buyer Tom Kinser. The bale weighed a standard bale and brought 20.35 cents per pound. it was grown by J. F. Moses.
An essay notes that despite years of animal impressionists on entertainment shows humans cannot fully replicate the diverse sounds of the outdoor world. It contrasts human mimicry with nature’s authentic acoustic range and variety.
The 66th Panther Division arrived at Camp Robinson near Little Rock after moving from Camp Blanding Florida. It replaces the Branch Im material Replacement Training Center and the Medical Replacement Training Center and becomes the first combat division to train there since the 35th left 18 months ago. Maj. Gen. H F Kramer of Lincoln Nebraska commands with Brig Gen Joseph A Cranston as assistant and Brig Gen Francis W Rollins commanding the division artillery.
Allied Chief Dwight D. Eisenhower announces Axis casualties in Sicily exceed 167000 killed wounded and captured through August 10 while Allied losses reach 25000. He says American Seventh and British Eighth Armies are ready to strike any minute and praises the two armies as a powerful one-two punch for future campaigns.
Allied forces completed the Sicily campaign in 38 days and occupied Messina, with American and British troops consolidating control as Axis defenses faded. Heavy bombing disrupted routes to the Italian mainland, while long range raids targeted southern France.
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