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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1942
Page
4
A reflective piece on civilian shortages during war and the paradox of abundance for the military. It recalls metal plugs used in paper cores, U. S. aid to Japan after disasters, and the need to uphold just actions with a steadfast conscience, citing Shakespeare and the Pearl Harbor memory.
War Department communique reports intensified enemy air activity over General MacArthur's lines in Bataan and heavy artillery bombardments. It notes 23 women and children were killed and 22 wounded in a bombing of Cabcaben on the southeast tip of the Bataan peninsula. Additionally, artillery reinforcements and increased fire along the front are described, with leaflets dropped on refugee camps and bombs falling on Cabeaben killing 18 women and 5 children and wounding 13 women and 9 children.
New York reports Rear Admiral Adolphus Andrews acknowledged the complete loss of the Normandie, a $60,000 vessel, as a Navy Board of Inquiry opens into last week's fire aboard the former French liner La Rayelle. The inquiry will be closed to the public, with a wartime policy recommendation to Navy Secretary Knox. Insurance sources say the ship had no coverage, and its status at the time of the fire was viewed as a warship. Marines underwriters deem salvage unlikely.
Pvt Samuel Gray, previously stationed at Fort Mammouth New Jersey, has been transferred to Casual Company BE OD and RD at Fort Lawson Washington. His parents, Mr and Mrs Sam Gray, have been notified.
The comic page lists new American heroes joining the Hist with John Paul Jones and Sergeant York. Names include John D. Bulkeley James P. Devereaux Colin P. Kelly Thomas J. H. Trapnell and Douglas MacArthur.
Poppies have long sprung as a weed on neglected land across western Europe, appearing naturally in the fields of World War I, with no supernatural implication in their growth on the battlefield.
London reports Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that Germany’s 26,000 ton battleships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst were badly damaged and laid up for repairs. He pledged Royal Navy reinforcement and new U.S. ships to meet the challenge as RAF attacked German ports and believed the ships reached a new haven.
The United States weighing a colossal 32.07 billion dollar arms lend lease and merchant ship construction bill goes to Congress. It would raise defense program outlays for 1941 1942 and beyond to over 142 billion dollars as wartime production accelerates. The House Appropriations Committee warns the nation faces unprecedented war costs and pledges swift action.
Mrs Edwin Dossett announced Tuesday a telegram from son Edwin Dossett Jr with U S forces in Alaska saying all local boys were well and safe William Orton of Hope a University of Arkansas student offered special music during World Wide Student Day of Prayer on February 15.
Hempstead County oil and gas filings show numerous deeds leases and assignments dated January and February 1942. Transactions include G H Black to Porter trust works, J W Ames to Vernie Gaynes, E A Morsani to J P Brundage, Clyde Monts to J P Brundidge and others. Several O G leases and royalty deeds cover lands in Hope and surrounding townships with multiple sections and ranges referenced. Continued on Page Three.
Owners of Navy photographs published by The Star last November and December are asked to call at the newspaper office 212 34 South Walnut Street to obtain the pictures. Those unable to call may have pictures mailed back, though personal pickup reduces creasing risk.
Russian war dispatches report steadily advancing troops on the northwest front crushing German counterattacks near Novgorod, with German forces using fresh reserves in the Donets Basin. Russians claim severe enemy casualties while British equipment and frostbite woes afflict Axis units. Stockholm reports claim Russian recapture of 40 positions in White Russia.
Washington reports the army reduced dental and eyesight requirements to widen eligibility for new registrants and those previously deferred. The new rules remove the six molars and incisor teeth minimum and allow service for men able to eat army rations with either natural or false teeth. Those with corrected vision by glasses are now eligible for general service in noncombatant branches.
Methodists of Hope invite all to an indoor picnic in the church basement at Second and Pine streets. Doors open at 7 o'clock. bring picnic baskets. Transportation may be arranged by calling 47. A note adds a scientific aside on parachute packing, stating the smallest folded space is about 18 by 18 by 4 inches.
L A Reigel, project planner for the Federal Works Agency, and Ferris Stevens of the Land Division visited Hope Monday to select a site for 100 prefabricated houses for defense workers at the Southwestern Proving Ground. A desirable plot in the northwest area near water and sewer lines and Paisley school is being platted.
A stray bullet shattered a window at Julia Chester hospital and police pursued leads after detaining two youths found hunting nearby. No injuries reported. youths deny firing. Police will test the bullet to see if it came from their .22 rifle and prosecute accordingly. Chief Haynie warns arrests for any gunfire inside city limits.
In Lewisville an attempted liquor store robbery left operator Mark Jarnigan wounded in the arm on February 9. Andrew Neal received a 25 year penitentiary sentence after the courtroom adjourned. Jarnigan and his wife intervened. Neal fired as he fled, missing several shots.
Floyd Sharp state WPA administrator instructed foremen to release workers upon request by neighboring farmers who will hire them. Farmers may obtain labor from nearby WPA projects if they pay prevailing wages and provide transportation. Workers keep hours and conditions, must accept terms, and cannot be reassigned until private work ends for no fault of the employer.
A mid day check of four voting places in Hope shows a light city vote with only a few ballots cast per ward. One aldermanic race has opposition as Ward 3 features incumbent Ross Spears facing Edwin Stewart.
United States bombers reportedly hit Axis submarines in Caribbean raids that torpedoed seven tankers and left at least 59 sailors dead or missing while refineries were shelled. In the Indies, Dutch troops brace for a Java sea offensive as British forces retreat in Burma toward a Bilin-Hiver line. Japanese HQ says Singapore will be renamed Shonan Port meaning light of the south.
Governors of six states condemned a proposed 200 million unemployment benefits program for wartime displacements. They argued it would reward idleness and hinder the war effort, urging states to expand benefits without federal aid while President Roosevelt pressed for quick passage.
The U S Employment Office in Hope announces interviews by a large aircraft company on February 23 for Machinist HU Jig Boring Machine Operator Tool and Die Makers positions Residents of Howard Nevada Lafayette Clark and Hempstead counties with qualifications should contact the U S Employment Office at 201 East Second Street Hope
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