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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1943
Page
4
A columnist condemns the Arkansas Public Expenditure Council as a powerful lobby pushing propaganda to justify higher state costs. It cites rising state government spend and debt, urging legislators to cut appropriations and limit new legislation amid wartime pressures.
In Washington on January 16 the House and Senate opened a recess as miners strike Pennsylvania anthracite coal, sparking talk of a restraining tax to curb non essential spending. Senate panels consider open hearings on Edward J. Myer for Australia, while Brown’s price administrator nomination gains approval. Dies committee report on Axis activities stalls over Roosevelt mention.
Hollywood reports actress Ginger Rogers of Independence Missouri is engaged to Private Jack Briggs of the U S Army. The Los Angeles Times notes they met three months ago and have seen each other sparingly.
Subscribers who fail to get their paper are asked to call The Star at 768 not later than 6:30. Special delivery of missed copies will be made between 5:30 and 6:40. after 6:30 complaints will be received for attention the following day.
Eleven American aircraft were reported to land at Portela Sacavema near Lisbon as storms battered northern Portugal. More than 50 planes were seen flying southward, with wrecked buildings and sunk fishing schooners reported in several villages. The transfers hint at Allied reinforcement for North Africa after long air operations from England to Oran.
Local man Sergeant Atlie Scott of Hope Italians is listed as a prisoner at Camp 66 Military Post 3400 in Maly. Miss Maxine Price of 606 North Washington addresses a notice from Apostolic Delegate A G Cicognani in Washington. Scott reached the U S through the Vatican Cardinal Secretary of State. Large oranges in the New Hebrides islands are described as so big that two hands cannot span them.
Washington January 15 about five to ten thousand American housewives will be enlisted in a couple of weeks to help the government run food rationing based on actual housekeeping. Selected by regular census takers on a voluntary basis they will not form a cross section of households. They will report to the Office of Price Administration through the census bureau on what kinds of food people eat, especially canned dried or frozen items. The OPA will assign points to each food type as ration values, akin to prices, guiding future purchases.
Hope area oil discussion centers on Hempstead county where four tests will be drilled in 1943 to explore Smackover lime prospects south and east of Hope Vincent Foster told the Hope Rotary Club. He noted the Midway field discovery in Lafayette county last year shifted views on oil north of the local fault line and Major Garnet Martin spoke on Alaska service. Everett Stutsman attended as a guest and discussed personnel at Southwestern Proving Ground.
Mosgow Jan 15 The rapid Russian vanguards push northwestward from the mid Caucasus creates renewed supply and reinforcement needs as the winter offensive progresses on the Caucasus and Don fronts. Red Army gains in the Caucasus and Lower Don overrun several strongpoints while coordinating moves toward Rostov amid heavy Axis resistance. Red Star notes German lines breached on three fronts and urges continued Red Army momentum as troops trek up to 30 miles daily to keep pace with fast moving armored groups.
Senator McClellan confirms government withdrawal of the prohibition on dough braking machines in bakeries. He encloses a letter to Ray Jones of City Bakery noting a Department of Agriculture official’s statement that the order would be amended in days. The amendment took effect the following Monday, per Harris telegram.
Norfolk Mrs Claude Brownley notices her platinum wrist watch is missing after a bridge game and dinner. A companion later finds it on a street car, reuniting items and witnesses the quick return of the precious timepiece.
E P Young, Hope automobile dealer for 17 years and former Ward One alderman, announces candidacy for mayor in the Democratic primary. He chairs the Hope School Board and plans a fiscally cautious campaign, emphasizing businesslike governance and prudent spending. The primary is February 18 with a runoff March 4. filing closes January 1B.
Robert Henry Morgan aged 56, longtime Hope resident and L A railway employee of 25 years, died at his home. He leaves a son Robert B. Morgan of San Antonio, four daughters and a sister. Funeral services will be held at his South Walnut Street home with burial at Maghatin.
A public hearing on bills to repeal Arkansas 1935 pari mutuel betting law on horse and dog races will be held at the Marion hotel next Thursday night. Senate Cities and towns chair Ernest Maner announced. Bills were introduced by H B Hardy Greenbrier and J A Middleton Mena. The Solomons chain in the Pacific is 10 miles long.
Betty Hansen a 17 year old former midwestern girl testified in the Errol Flynn trial in Los Angeles, recounting a party at Fred McEvoy’s Bel Air home where Flynn allegedly undressed her after she became ill. She said she believed he was helping her to bed, denied being urged to seek a movie role, and testified under cross examination by Jerry Giesler.
Tulsa police report a sex slayer attacked and killed Mrs. Luzzia Stewart and her daughter Mrs. Georgia Green in their apartment. The assailant raped them, prepared breakfast, and sat beside the bed before eating. A prior nearby murder with the same pattern remains unsolved.
The legislative joint budget committee approved an 82,874.59 supplemental appropriation for the state penitentiary without opposition. Funds cover a dehydrating plant, a gin purchase, stock replacement, and farm land purchases. Comptroller J. Bryan Sims noted potential postwar timing issues but projected annual savings. The panel also rejected a proposed salary increase for Corporation Commission members.
Allied forces tighten the noose in the Solomons with raids on Mubo Salamaua and Sanananda pockets as Australian troops press Japanese positions near Mubo and Salamaua. Japanese reinforcements clash with Australians while tin can traps dot the Mubo defense. Gona area sightings indicate Allied supply movement and brief engagements as more Japanese troops withdraw.
Senate Banking committee quickly and unanimously approves President Roosevelt’s nomination of Prentiss M. Brown of Michigan as price administrator. Brown, en route to Washington, previews the job amid a flood of ideas and complaints and jokes about rationing his own time. He notes no statements on policies until familiar with admin side and believes public will accept rationing if properly explained.
Federal district court in Little Rock ordered a five cent an hour increase for wood workers at Bow and Arrow company and Pine Bluff facility after a non jury wage hour trial. The case involved Ben Pearson and other employees. defendants named Carl Haul Haunnag id and T Haul.
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