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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1943
Page
1
Our Daily Bread notes a shift in aviation materials as plywood and wood plastics regain prominence. Fairchild promotes plywood as a future structural material, promising fire resistance lighter weight and greater lift. The column links these ideas to postwar South Arkansas growth and industrial expansion.
Moscow reports Red Star says Soviet forces thrust 15 miles beyond previous gains to the Psel river 100 miles west of Kharkov while striking toward Sevsk and advancing near Zenkov. German forces withdraw to the west bank as Russians threaten Poltava and potential rail targets near Vernovo Makovo.
Allied dispatch reports Southern Italy’s rail network crippled by ongoing bombings. United States bombers hit Sulmona and Benevento yards near Naples while B 26s attacked rail centers and fighter escorts repelled German interceptors. The Caserta raid targeted the east coast line, and Salerno yards faced freight damage. Nine Allied planes were shot down. Italian and German losses were noted.
Ration details list Book 2 red stamps T U V W valid until August 31 for meat and cheese. Book 2 blue stamps R S T valid until September 20 for processed fruits and vegetables. Sugar Book 1 stamp 14 valid for 5 pounds through October. stamps 15 16 for 5 pounds each for home canning. Shoes Book 1 stamp 18 valid through October 31. Gasoline coupons vary by region with No 6 A and No 7 in other areas for three gallons. B and C coupons 2 1/2 gallons in 12 Northeast states, three gallons elsewhere. Fuel Oil Last year's period 5 coupons through September 30. New season period 1 coupon through January 3 1944 worth 10 gallons per unit.
Lieutenant George Woessner aged 22 and Aviation Cadet Louis Vasallo 21, both from Walnut Ridge Army Air Field, were killed when their training plane crashed five miles southeast of Hoxie Arkansas at about 1030 yesterday. A board of officers was named to investigate the accident.
The Merit System Council and State Health Officer W B Gray son agreed the 75 Vital Statistics Bureau jobs fall under the Merit System but split on current workers. Provisional appointments were ordered for experienced staff while permanent qualification is pursued. The council also said 10 dismissed employees qualify for Merit System benefits. Continued on Page Four.
New Delhi reports experts consider a pincer strategy to isolate Japan by linking Mountbatten's Southeast Asia theater with MacArthur's Pacific front. The plan aims to sever access to Burma and the Truk Islands, creating a broad airbase axis across the region.
Immense formations of British bombers attacked Nuernberg last night, dropping hundreds of tons of explosives on the southern German city. The raid involved long-range flights of about 1,100 miles, with Mosquito attacks on the Ruhr and operations against railways and airfields in France and the Low Countries. Thirty-three British bombers were lost and Canadian planes took part, while German radio claimed 43 British planes were shot down.
Senator John L. McClellan announced a postwar plan to develop a comprehensive waterways system in the Arkansas river basin. His bill would keep dams and levees under U. S. Engineers with flood control emphasized, using existing dams like Pensacola, Nimrod, and Norfolk as cores, and aim to reduce power rates to spur rural electrification. The project would be more modest than AVA proposals and not as broad as TVA-scale schemes.
Sweltering Arkansans saw forecasted cooler weather and scattered thunder showers after days above 100 degrees. Batesville Jonesboro and Blytheville reported cooling rain with under half an inch, following Friday highs of 109 in Batesville 105 in Jonesboro and 104 in Blytheville. Other towns posted 112 at Conway 111 at Pine Bluff 109 at Arkadelphia 107 at Stuttgart and Monticello 106 at Magnolia and Searcy 104 at Harrison and El Dorado 103 at Texarkana 102 at Fort Smith and Fayetteville.
Mexico City reports Alberto Ruz Lhuillier says a five story Maya pyramid near Etzna in Campeche was found during jungle clearance. The discovery includes rooms with arched roofs, hieroglyphs, a tiger head sculpture, copper rattles and jade beads, plus a ball court and serpent figures.
C Cook Jr naval gunner and E P Young Jr Annapolis midshipman, sons of local families, attended Friday’s Rotary club luncheon. Cook, son of the Tax Assessor, has circumnavigated the globe and served on the first warship to reach Sicily, where his ship aided the British Eighth Army during the invasion.
Allied forces report the collapse of Japanese resistance on New Georgia in the Central Solomons after American troops seized Bairoko harbor. The push from Munda airfield reached the harbor while Vila and Kolombangara bases faced threats, with air and sea bombardments continuing in the Solomons during late August.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt met press in Wellington and spoke on postwar world organization and living standards. She toured army camps and Red Cross centers, planned more visits, and noted morale notes from German troops in Tunisia.
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