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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1942
Page
4
Our Daily Bread urges Hope residents to enroll in Civilian Defense for three days starting Monday at Hope fort hall. Every household with armed forces members should contribute at least one volunteer. Officials warn areas lacking volunteers will be publicly named and canvassed until targets are met.
Willis Thornton argues the United States faces two Alaska strategies defense or projection. Alaska’s threat to North America could grow if Japan advances in the Pacific. He notes Alaska’s proximity to Japan and how future bases and planes may enable an offensive against Tokyo, suggesting Alaska should aim to carry the war to Japan, not merely defend the coast.
Moscow reports Premier Kalinin pledges that the hour nears when all occupied areas will return to the Soviet Union. He notes the Red Army nears White Russia Latvia Estonia and Lithuania and claims occupied Ukraine regions are reverting to Russia. He says Germany cannot recapture the initiative as Soviet guerillas disrupt rail lines and blitz German communications.
The London admiralty said several Italian submarines were sunk after aiding the German campaign in the Atlantic. One vessel named was the Fecraris, a 689 ton craft armed with torpedo tubes and two 4 inch guns, damaged by a Catalina and left in late Ottoman service. officials described its history as eventful but unsuccessful.
A newspaper asks readers to answer questions about stars in the U S armed forces and the latest service rosters. It notes Hawke Greenberg and Bob Feller as top earning players in service branches, asks which golf ace joined the Army Air Corps and which film star was promoted to second lieutenant, while Yale and Minnesota coaches enlist or are drafted. The son of a presidential candidate joins the naval reserve to become an ensign. Answers appear on the comic page.
Hempstead county Civilian Defense enrollment starts next Monday in Hope City Hall. Talbot Feild Jr, chairman, says the drive runs through Wednesday if volunteers are sufficient, with office secretaries recording notes and histories. Placards will be placed by local Boy Scout troops, and store owners are urged to cooperate. The drive may extend if needed to complete organization and training.
German submarines off the east coast of North America sunk six more merchant ships totaling 47 000 tons including a 15 000 ton ore ship the German command reported Thursday. The report also notes a 175 ton organ in Royal Albert Hall with 10491 pipes as the largest in the world.
The FBI announced 498 Arkansans listed as draft dodgers for failing to maintain contact with boards, with possible five year prison terms or a $2000 fine. The list covered 53 counties, led by Mississippi County with 112. transient cotton workers in eastern Arkansas contributed to the tally. Hempstead County also appears among the names.
A hospital ship carrying American soldiers and nurses from the Philippines to an Australian port was attacked nine times in one day by Japanese bombers and fighters. A wounded soldier said raids occurred between midday and late afternoon in January, yet all wounded stayed cheerful and wished to get well and face the Japs again on the Mactan, a 2067 ton vessel. Supreme Court Justice James F Byrnes reportedly earned shorthand as a youth.
A long list of oil and gas deeds and royalty transfers dated 1942. filers include Juli W Ridsdill A T Henry and G McClatchey among others. Parcels cover Hope Arkansas areas including Sec 17 2, Twp 15 S Ree 24 W and various NE SEY SEV tracts with royalties noted.
Federal Bureau of Investigation announces the arrest of 15 Japanese aliens on Bainbridge Island on Wednesday. Authorities report seizure of explosives and firearms and note the area is a restricted protective zone near a naval yard where firearms must be registered.
The Italian command said Axis forces are advancing east of Derna, 95 miles from Tobruk, as German and Italian units push closer to the Libyan stronghold. British and Australian garrisons held out for seven months. Tobruk lies about 186 miles west of the Libyan Egyptian border.
County supervisor Chester Green reports WPA funded work resumes on the Hope Patmos road. Judge Fred A. Lueck says concrete bridges and drainage will replace old wood structures and weak sections will be regraveled with aim to finish before snow.
Hearing in a vivid suit at the circuit court ended with Mayo being awarded 2000 dollars in a auto-truck accident case on the Bleving highway. The proceeding, settled out of court, followed a long adjournment and involved Ward Materials Corporation. The text also notes Yugoslavia’s partial surrender of sovereignty to Germany and mentions Quebec’s status as Canada’s second largest city producing about 30 percent of the Dominion’s factory output.
The Senate quickly approved a vast naval supply bill totaling 26.5 billion dollars, lifting overall military appropriations to about 39 billion. The action came with a 72 to 0 vote and sends the measure to the White House for President Roosevelt’s signature, alongside prior approvals of a 12.55 billion army airplane appropriation.
The University of Arkansas Pruil & Touck Branch Experiment Station shifts from long term basic soil and crop studies to war time agriculture. Director George W. Ware notes emphasis on emergency food and feed, practical farmer guidance, and a coordinated project with fifty Southwestern Arkansas farmers to map changes and recommendations. An outlying tomato trial in Drew county and studies on peanuts soybeans cotton fruits and vegetables support farm production under restricted conditions.
Sir Humphry Davy, a British scientist, originated the use of the suffix sum at the end of metal name stems to denote their best known compound. He applied this linguistic convention to highlight chemical compounds associated with metals.
The Local Draft Board and County Superintendent plan a February 16 holiday for Hempstead County schools to help the Third Registration. Superintendents and Principals will serve as Chief Registrars, with a January 7 meeting at Hope City Hall to outline duties. Registration sites include Hope offices and multiple school buildings across the county.
Arkansas-Louisiana Gas will supply sour gas from South Arkansas to the alumina plant near Bauxite and the Lake Catherine aluminum plant. Gas will be desulfurized at a Columbia county plant and furnished in a sweet state. The contract covers about 135 miles of main and branch lines plus the desulfurization facility, costing $3.5 to $4 million.
Purqueron, brother of Mrs. George Waddle of Hope, died in a Shreveport hospital early Thursday. The body will be brought to Hope Thursday afternoon. Burial set for Friday at 2 PM at Shower Springs. He built the first astronomical telescope and was the first to observe lunar mountains and rulers, and four moons of Jupiter, plus Venus as a crescent.
In Java a U S Army P 40 pursuit group aiding Dutch Indies air defense repelled a superior Japanese bomber and fighter force. One Japanese plane was downed and one U S craft reported missing as ongoing clashes near Saorabaja and Port Moresby continued amid a broader Pacific theater action.
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