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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1941
Page
4
An OCR fragment references floods, a band owner facing threats, and a commission report noting Thompson and Garis Plerky. It mentions Christians trees flooded, halted dams, and a struggle to obtain support as communities contend with rising water. No clear dates or locations are discernible.
A partial, garbled OCR fragment poses questions about hockey terms and an award. It references goal nets, goal lines, and international play by the U S and Canada, asking about series outcomes and how long a score stands. The text is unclear but centers on hockey basics and honors.
Eddie Lewis' orchestra will furnish music for a dance at the Amere jemn Legion hall across from the post offices Tuesday night. The hall has been remodeled with ample dining and floor space. The Lewis group is part of the Tompkins orchestra service of Shreveport and is known in Hope. The dance features singers and dancers in a well arranged floor show. The public is invited.
A concise reflection asserts that renewing a memory is the best method to preserve its value. The quote emphasizes active recollection through new associations, urging ongoing mental engagement rather than passive recall.
The article argues 1943 marks a decisive Allied shift in World War II, noting failures and turning points from early 1940s campaigns. It critiques German moves and discusses strategic implications for the Atlantic and Pacific theaters, naming broader military actions and potential outcomes as the war progresses.
Mary E. Austin, 70, a Hempstead County resident, died at her Blevins home Friday. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 oclock at Upton Grave Cemetery, four miles south west of Trevirs, with Merion-Corelius funeral home in charge. She is survived by husband AL Astin, daughter Mrs J W Voendtrix of Blevins, three sisters Mrs Dit Huskey Mrs Jim Carman of Blevins and Mrs Betty Gordon of Prescott, and other relatives.
Jonws Calvin Patterson 62 of Hope route 2 died at his home Thursday. Funeral services were to be held at 2:30 Friday at the Little Bodeon church in Nevada county. Survived by four brothers P H Patterson Hope H E Emmet R T Alabama A L Mississippi and four sisters Mrs Charles Lane Mrs Henry McClendon Mrs A L Bolton all Texas and Mrs Marcus Green California.
Fragmented wartime report describes heavy Nazi losses as Soviet and Allied forces press from Leningrad to Tobruk. It cites Soviet advances near Moscow and Tunisia fronts, British boosts near Benghasi, and German retreat with tanks and aircraft disabled. Strong entities include Soviet Red Army, Adolf Hitler, Erwin Rommel, Leningrad, Benghasi, and Bergeni.
Mrs. Margaret Ellis of Guernsey received word from the War Department that her son Earl M Ellis was killed in action aboard a navy ship during the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7 He had served about one year and was a 1939 Guernsey high school graduate An 18 month COC camp attendee at Monticello he studied at Magnolia A and M college He is survived by his mother five sisters Mrs Smead Mayo Guernsey Mrs Joe Mayo Hope route 4 Mrs Pearl Kitchens Fulton Mrs Irene Turner and Mrs Gladys Vandiver both of Little Rock and a brother Clarence of California
L Pilkinton, collector of revenues for this district, announced the local revenue office would stay open several hours Friday night to assist gate mobile owners who have not yet purchased tags. The deadline is December 31.
Pueblo Colorado report says ten year old Ted Smith played for six months with a broken neck after a scuffle. What seemed a bruise later showed serious symptoms and an X ray proved a fractured vertebra.
The Dutch claim sinking a Japanese destroyer and a transport in an air strike near Kuching off Sarawak Island. Dutch naval air forces say another destroyer was hit as they have pressed attacks on enemy shipping for four days.
HAGERSTOWN Md Louis Fauldner turned a nuisance into a profit. Laurel grew too profusely on his 100 acres of woodland, allowing him to make wreaths and laurel roping to decorate city stores and streets at Christmas time. Wee Defense production has boosted payrolls 40 percent above 1940 levels, per the Department of Commerce.
Washington notes the new theater of war opens vast geography unseen by the United States. It outlines oceans and continents, cites Manila and the Philippine Islands, and highlights how few islands have named lands. The piece ends noting only a fraction of Manila’s 624,000 residents are Americans.
Jim Robberts a 50 year old Hope native missing since Thursday was found dead in Bois D Arc creek six miles southwest of Hope. CCC youths with foreman C J Duhon dragged the creek after a dawn search. Robberts who worked at Hope Basket factory likely drowned after slipping into the water. He is survived by his widow.
Seventeen year old Kenneth Fidhaus of Hadley Technical High School earned the Red Cross Service Medal for expert knitting. Despite being left handed and starting with a right-handed instruction book, he reversed the technique to knit a sweater mittens three boys caps and half socks for Great Britain, and outknitted many female club members. He wears the medal on his coat lapel.
Violent tank battles rage southeast of Manila as Japanese invasion armies press hard. An army bulletin reports heavy casualties on both sides and gains near Lingayen Gulf. MacArthur reorganizes Lingayen defenses while Allied leaders mobilize to counter the Axis across the Pacific. A Chungking military council forms among US British and Chinese leaders. The Asiatic fleet sinks enemy transports and mine sweepers in new naval action.
Salisbury report notes a West Virginian stole overcoats from cars and peddled them at low prices. He allegedly took a coat from Grover Clark's car, then entered a nearby restaurant and tried to sell it for three dollars before police were summoned by the restaurant owner. The piece also mentions New Guinea and Borneo as large Dutch Indies islands per the Department of Commerce.
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