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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1942
Page
3
A misalignment between advertising and taste is highlighted as Reader's Digest tests leading cigarette brands without ads. The piece argues lab results influence publicity little, noting popular taste drives sales more than laboratories or endorsements. It cites the magazine's 7 million circulation and reliance on subservient revenue.
Washington announced a nationwide ban on railroad delivery of gasoline in 20 states, freeing 5 000 to 7 000 tank cars for eastward fuel needs. The move raises questions on rationing and supply, with Arkansas dealers reacting cautiously and Magnolia Petroleum and Gulf Refining predicting truck fulfillment possible.
Second Lieut John Howard White described his Dieppe raid experiences on the March of Time program from Great Britain. He, a 26 year old Arkansan, recounted pursuing a Focke Wulf 190, watching convoys, explosions, and anti aircraft fire, and meeting Spitfires as relief arrived. White is from Kensett Ark and served nine weeks in England after earning his wings at Luke Field.
Government officials pressed to prevent a CIO Aluminum Workers strike across seven ALCOA plants with 900 idle workers at Vernon California amid alleged company lockout claims. Detroit plant action by AFL unionists spurred threats of broader walkouts. war production and wartime pay disputes fueled talks led by United States Labor Conciliation Commission. Roosevelt ordered Army seizure of S A Woods plant after contract disputes and nonintegration of union terms, highlighting national impact on aluminum output during wartime.
The secretary of state office records show several candidates submitting campaign expense accounts. Virgil D. Willis of Harrison, defeated for the third district congress, reports 3708 dollars. St. C Turner Coy, defeated for the second district senator, 395.77 dollars. Ira J. Golden of Little Rock, defeated for land commissioner, 791 dollars. Sam Robinson of Little Rock, unopposed for the sixth district prosecuting attorney, 625 dollars. L J Barnes of Hamburg, nominated for the 27th district senator, 314.50 dollars. Earl Witt of Hot Springs, unopposed for the eighteenth district circuit judge, 726 dollars. J M Shinn of Harrison, unopposed for the th eleventh district chancellor, unspecified. Reed-B. Reed of Lonoke, unopposed for the nineteenth district prosecuting attorney, 307 dollars.
A nurse from Coney Island hospital attended the delivery of a six pound boy for Mrs. Josephine Bartlett at home, then the newborn was taken to a hospital where a five and a half pound girl joined them half an hour later. Joyful misadventure closes with a mix of regional notes from Spokane to Kansas City detailing quirky local happenings and a Santa Claus wheat tale in Cimarron.
Imperial Tokyo claims a dawn August 17 landing by about 200 American troops on Makin Island in the Gilbert Islands was repulsed by Japanese forces. The story notes Allied efforts in the Solomons, Timor, and Kiangsi campaigns, with Chiang Kai-shek’s troops recapturing Kwangfeng and advancing along the Kiangsi-Chekiang railway.
Funeral services for 46 year old Harry Phipps a Hope laundry man who died at his home will be held at the First Kristian Church Saturday at 10 am with Rev Braggott officiating He is survived by his widow his parents six brothers and a sister from Amarillo with listed pallbearers Also notes steel production needs 74 new blast furnaces daily capacity 1000 tons per furnace required for pig iron only steelmaking without scrap
An Algarve dispatch reports a fierce naval and air engagement off Cape Saint Vincent in southwest Portugal. Details are scarce on combatants or outcome. The note recalls Cape Saint Vincent’s naval history and mentions US paper usage for currency develops.
Russian dispatches report heavy losses for Germany in a Don river clash 50 miles west of Stalingrad, with more than 590 German soldiers killed and tanks and infantry wiped out. Further fighting south of Krasnodar and near Pyatigorsk noted as Soviets retake momentum toward the Caucasus oil fields. The anniversary of Leningrad’s siege is marked as fighting continues in the north.
President Roosevelt issued a formal warning of fearful retribution for Axis crimes against civilians. He cited Nazi hostages slayings and urged judicial proceedings in courts of law after victory, noting information from multiple sources and hopes for accountability without harming innocents. An example cited was the recent saboteur trial.
Eleven U S Army Air Force B 17s faced 20 to 25 Focke Wulf 190s in a 20 minute battle. Six enemy fighters were destroyed or damaged while one Fortress lost its co pilot in a cockpit hit. All American aircraft landed safely.
Former German Luftwaffe lieutenant Paul Otto Young, now Staff Sergeant in the U S Army Medical Corps at Camp Stewart, praises U S training and aircraft as far superior to Germany's. Born in Mannheim, educated at Heidelberg, he immigrated in 1988 after receiving citizenship papers and hopes to transfer to combat once final papers arrive. He fled Germany due to discontent with the regime, lived briefly in Switzerland and France, then moved to New York and Brevard, North Carolina before military service.
Washington reports record wartime spending with consumers paying 39.9 billion in the first half of 1942 while government outlays reach 24.5 billion. WPB curbs may shift the balance in the second half, with total consumer spending and government outlays forecast to rise. The piece notes capital expenditures, income comparisons, and mentions two American-born women in the British Parliament, Lady Ayer and Beatrice Rathbone.
Allied air forces delivered a massive daylight strike over Dieppe, destroying dozens of German planes and installations. German losses were heavy, with battleships and fighters countered by a large number of Allied bombers and escort units. Observers noted improved coordination among the three services and hailed a crucial Allied victory with significant implications for the broader war effort.
M Hulsey of Washington delivered a watermelon vine to The Star office showing sweetgum burrs instead of fruit. He said the vine grew beneath a sweetgum tree and bore burrs along its length where watermelons would normally appear. Scientists note pollenization between differing species as a possible explanation.
Little Rock officials say about 500 men classified 1-B will be reclassified and inducted monthly from September through December. Officials report around 1,000 1-B men on July 31. Miami is noted as closer to parts of Brazil than any point in...
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