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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1942
Page
5
A fragmentary community update lists wedding, club, and PTA activities. It notes Ecstaty’s arrival to ensure publication, the bridegroom’s schooling and service, Girl Scout plans, and various Christmas events at local churches, schools, and members’ homes with names and dates.
The 1942 legislature could reorganize 17 honorary boards and commissions to match a new constitutional amendment. With the amendment taking effect January 15, lawmakers convene January 11 and could amend laws governing agencies in early session. The aim is to freeze board membership and stagger terms, though officials warn current terms expire irregularly. Secretary of State says delaying terms under the amendment may be legally impossible given existing structures.
St Col. and Mrs. Harry J. Lemley and daughter Margaret of Camp Bowie Texas and Capt. and Mrs. K M Lentley of Fort Sill Okla spend weekend with Judge and Mrs Harry Lemley PPC Leo Erwin and PFC Edward Schlooly have returned to Camp Perry Ohio after visiting relatives and friends.
A local civilian defense group calls a 3:30 pm Friday meeting in Hope City Hall council room to complete the block system just organized. Sector leaders will receive duties from Misses Ruth Taylor and Mary Claude Fletcher as literature is distributed. James H. Jones urges attendance by those recently contacted to serve.
John W. Woermann aged 74 died last night in Chicago. He was principal senior engineer in the United States Engineer's Office for 17 years until his retirement in 1939 and an authority on Midwest river and harbor improvements. He served in public works and contributed to river navigation projects.
Sheriff C. Wy Barnes announced in Mantation Kansas that about 7800 dollars of furniture belonging to Gloria Vanderbilt Di Cicca and her husband has been attached to cover unpaid pills and a related court action.
The local W O W will meet in regular session on Thursday at 7 30 PM at the hall. Several new members will be introduced and officers will be elected for the ensuing year. State manager B B Raglan of Little Rock will attend. Refreshments will be served.
The Rev. W. BR. Hamilton will present film travelogues of Mediterranean lands at First Baptist Church Friday night. Filmed mostly in 1931 across Portugal Gibraltar Algeria Tunisia Sicily and Italy the pictures cover coastal cities costumes and Biblical sites with Greece Egypt and the Nile featured next. Programs run 80 to 30 minutes with free admission and no offering.
Sheriff says the Di Ciccos left Fort Riley weeks ago and attachments followed for ordinary household debts. The couple rented a house for their play here, while posts say a wealthy heiress and her husband faced claims and car repossessions. The soldier was noted as speeding, and deputies seized a car over several loans. More claims are expected as creditors push for payment.
In a tense coastal escape, Stensgard and companions sail to a remote dock in a cold night, guided by Gunnar and the crew. A sudden attack from a pursuing vessel exposes the danger, as Buck and crew secure the doctor aboard and prepare for a swift, stealthy retrieval amid rough seas.
In a tense maritime passage a Norwegian crew delivers machine guns, ammunition, grenades and bayonets from an English ally. Gunnar, Sverre, Osterholm, and Olaf oversee the transfer aboard a submarine’s side and return to the fjord as the cargo nears shore. The men, weary but hopeful, prepare for the next chapter.
James Marlow and George Zielke compare the U S plan under McNutt to Britain's manpower regime led by Ernest Bevin. The piece notes McNutt’s sweeping authority to mobilize and reassign workers, the role of the selective service system, and the high potential for compulsion if employers fail to mobilize manpower. It contrasts American and British approaches to industry, agriculture, and armed forces labor, including training, wage policies, and enforcement mechanisms in wartime production.
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