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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1942
Page
5
The piece urges protection for dependents of service members and supports expanding social security to cover survivors and the elderly. It compares the 1940s mobilization to Lafayette's 1777 aid, noting the Normandie liner being rebuilt as a naval auxiliary named Lafayette as a symbol of victory.
British officials acknowledged to the House of Commons that resources are inadequate for full defense against Japan as Churchill’s deputy notes the Pacific fleet is currently the strongest. In London officials announce a plan to form a corps of airdrome defense troops under Allied control to protect air bases and prevent a Crete-like invasion, with RAP handling local airfield defenses.
The globe trotting evangelist Rev Lester Sumrall will speak at Hope Gospel Tabernacle for three services starting Friday night at 7 30 He will preach Sunday at the Tabernacle and again Sunday afternoon His travels include 38 nations 23 languages and 88 interpreters in over 500 cities He left Europe before the war and plans further evangelistic work in Alaska Central and South America next year He last spoke here almost two years ago drawing full houses and lectures to local civic groups Terrapins Tough at College Park Maryland boasts strong sophomore basketball prospects despite quail speed factoids
A compact reflection echoes Shakespearean lines on virtue. It questions whether inner qualities persist if not outwardly shown, suggesting unity or sameness in people who conceal virtue.
The Saenger theater opens a week of lobby entertainment starting January 4 featuring ER. A. Melville, master glass blower, showing his unique glass art. Melville, from a famed Venetian family, will discuss traditional methods and display works including a miniature city submerged in water and spun glass walls. He has created lighting effects in Hollywood and crafted Greta Garbo’s Queen Christina wig from fine glass threads.
Twelve applications for permits to drill in the new Midway field opened last week in Hempstead and Lafayette by the Barnsdall company will be heard at a special meeting of the state oil and gas commission. The meeting is set for January 22 at Lewisville.
The British announce a westbound retreat by Axis forces toward Tripoli as British spearheads push from Agedabia toward the same objective. Soviet reports claim advances near Vyazma Gryansk and near Mozhaisk, with deep penetrations into German lines and Soviet landing reports.
Arkansas and SMU set to clash Friday and Saturday as Whitey Baccus emphasizes defense. Rose’s Razorbacks aim to defend the title after a strong season. road conditions are fair with 7:30 p.m. game times announced for each home night.
British forces in Malaya withdraw to a line south of the Slim river as Japanese pressure increases. A communique notes loss of guns and transports but not airfields, with Kuala Lumpur and north Selangor now in the new defensive posture.
Interior Secretary Ickes stated there is no immediate prospect of gasoline rationing as a war measure. He urged a national speed limit of 40 miles per hour to save rubber gasoline and automotive equipment.
Capt. George N. Sweeney, 42, of Wintechill New York, is set for his eighth year aboard Inland New York Waterways next year. The veteran, once a cabin boy at 13, rose through coals, deckhand and pilot to become believed the oldest active pilot on Lake Champlain.
Daily drilling items list activity across McKamie Carter Atlantic, Macedonia Atlantic, Mt. Holly Atlantic, Big Creek, Midway Barnsdall, and McAlester. Entries include well names such as Haynes No 2, Warnock Brewer No 1, Snider Unit Nut, Davis B-1, Stager No 1, Bond No 1, Jeffus No 1, with rigging, perforation work, squeezing delays, and shut-in status.
A week of severe weather brings subzero readings in several counties as Batesville reports 10 degrees below zero and other cities like Bentonville and Fort Smith record subzero to single-digit lows. The University of Arkansas station notes a high of 28 degrees and ongoing cold, with a fair but frigid forecast.
Sergeant Samuel B. Boyd of the U S Marine Corps will be at the Hope post office second floor from 7 to 12 each day Thursday and Saturday to enlist men in the Marine Corps. He will also spend Friday in Prescott area examining recruits with headquarters in the Prescott post office. Eligible men aged 17 to 30, white, with no dependents and physically sound, are invited to enlist.
February 1940 headlines connect figures like Frank Leahy, Elmer Layden, John G. Winant, Joseph B. Kennedy, Alfonso and Juan, Robert Minor, Karl Bodt, Anthony Eden, and President Inumi of Turkey to major events of the month. Answers appear on the comic page.
PORTSMOUTH New Hampshire an army official at Fort Constitution reported eight men perished in the Atlantic about 20 miles from the isle of Shoals when the 99 foot minesweeper Arnold sank while being towed to port The ship master William H Chasteen of Waterford Connecticut survived The Arnold had aided a nearby minesweeper and was towing the crippled vessel when it began to leak in heavy seas before sinking
A five alarm blaze Thursday destroyed the Hudson River Pier used by the New York Central Railroad and the American South African Steamship line. The flames spread to a baggage room at the adjoining 42nd Street terminal of the West Shore Perry. Fire units from all Manhattan companies and three fire boats fought the blaze and had it under control.
President Roosevelt intervened in a senate dispute by sending a letter to administration leaders opposing farm bloc demands that the secretary of agriculture have veto power over farm price fixing.
Hope Fire Department responded to three alarms on Thursday with no serious damage. A Negro store on North Hazel Street near the cemetery was slightly damaged, a Negro hall on South Hazel burned, and a Negro dwelling suffered about 100 dollars in damage. A Rome subway plan envisions six underground railways serving the city.
J. J. Kirk of Hope and partner in Tyler & Kirk real estate died at Julia Chester hospital near noon Wednesday from injuries after being crushed under his car when he tried to start it by pulling with mules. He moved from Long Island a year ago, owned a farm near Shover Springs, joined Tyler & Kirk in June, and leaves a widow, daughter Mabel, son Frank of Dallas, and brother Chester of North Little Rock. Burial planned at Rose Hill cemetery.
The treasury department announced a new automobile tax sticker program. The first sticker costs $2.09 and goes on sale January 26 at 39 post offices and federal revenue offices nationwide. It covers private autos and trucks until February 1 when an annual sticker price of $5 applies, with other truck stickers priced variably.
New York light heavyweight champ Gus Lesnevich plans to fight Lou Nova at Madison Square Garden on January 30 but requests postponement to improve training. Nova has been inactive since a troubled bout with Joe Louis, while the text also notes a postwar loan repayment figure for Guatemala relief funds and related interest accruals.
The War Department reported U S and Philippine forces on Luzon Island remain resilient as they brace for a major Japanese offensive near Manila Bay. General MacArthur directs troops north and west of the bay while air raids slow, with higher Japanese losses cited by McCloy.
The Red Cross drive in Hope progresses with many giving half a day’s pay and other groups contributing. Notable sums include $5 from the First Methodist Business Men's class and $10 from Circle No 1 of the Women’s Missionary Society, while Brumer-Ivory Handle Company employees gave over $845 in total. The Hempstead County quota is $4,000, with over $1,000 already raised. organizers urge further participation to close the drive and send funds to soldiers and sailors.
The Rev W P Graves announced a special service at Pentecost Church with Miss Danita Barnum former pastor speaking. The public is invited to attend the Thursday night services and support the event.
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