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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1945
Page
3
James A McLarty III celebrated his third birthday with a party at the family home 1501 South Elm Tuesday afternoon. Guests included Freddie Roberts Jimmy and Jerry Dodson and others. Mrs McLarty assisted by Mrs P H Webb served cake and ice cream to the young celebrant and guests.
Lt. W. W. Foster left Tuesday to report to Hitchcock Air Base after a ten day family visit. Mrs. John Clark and Mrs. Mack Rodgers made a business trip to the Rock on Tuesday. Mrs. Sid Taylor left Wednesday to return to El Monte California after visiting her daughter Mrs. O C Cook. Mr. and Mrs. J S McDowell plus their sons and daughter visited from Ft Worth and Little Rock. Mrs. Maude Clements of Fort Worth Texas and her son Weaver visited relatives in Hove over the weekend.
Johnny C Walker of Hope Ark is promoted to private first class at the Spring Bombardier School. Colonel Ralph C Rockwood commanding officer announced. He is son of Mr and Mrs Robert Walker of Hope and a 1942 Spring Hill High School graduate who worked as assistant manager of the Western Auto Associate before service.
Portland couple learns their geologist son John, held in a Philippines camp, married at age two and now lives in a 7 by 12 foot cubicle. The Nichols publish only the single card noting the marriage and his uncertain origins.
A Missouri resident in Wyandotte County asks for a small marriage, hoping for a quicker, lighter arrangement. The clerk explains Kansas requires a permanent ceremony despite no waiting period, leaving the man despondent as he leaves without a license.
In San Diego California on January 24 neighbors complained to the city council that Robert W. Davison violated zoning by housing more than two families on a single family lot. He had rented a small cottage on the lot to two naval officers.
The city council denied a special occupancy permit for the cottage. Evicting the officer’s wife without a court order risks jail under the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act. To comply with both acts he may have to move from his home, creating a second housing challenge.
Los Angeles reports the two sons of Coast Guardsman William Arthur Romero born on December 7 1943 and December 7 1944 and notes Pearl Harbor Day as a lasting memory in American history.
Deseret News survey finds none of Utah's 23 state senators uses tobacco despite cigarette shortage. Utah lawmakers deny any smoking habit among Senate members as of January.
Joseph Baskeline, owner of a puppet show, told Superior Judge Joseph Sabath his wife Millie claimed his 15 maronesses stole his affections. She objected to his travels with the show and his young assistant. The judge urged reconciliation, but Baskeline won a divorce on desertion charges.
A White Plains woman aged 19 has announced her engagement to an Italian prisoner but the Army is blocking the marriage. The piece discusses civic norms and wartime control of personal life.
The article emphasizes unbroken skin as primary infection defense and proper cleansing. It advises reporting redness swelling or pain to a physician, and outlines hot soak therapy for hands feet or legs with careful heat maintenance and step by step setup.
A 19-year-old American girl vows to marry an Italian prisoner of war despite U S custody rules. She plans to wait or travel to his country after the war, contrasting with stories of wives and girlfriends back home who are not waiting. The piece argues such romances affect soldier morale.
The article highlights Elena Zelayeta of San Francisco collecting famous Spanish and Mexican recipes for Elena's Famous Mexican and Spanish Recipes. It presents two dishes Rabbit Stew Spanish Style and Tripe Spanish with detailed instructions and notes on cooking times, plus tomorrow's menu featuring Rabbit Stew and related courses.
Waymon Miller, minister of the Church of Christ, spoke to Homer Thomas Kiwanis program members about gratitude and civic duty. He cited Columbus, Pilgrim Fathers, the Wright brothers, Ford, Bell, Carnegie, soldiers, and Indians, urging daily selfless service and payback for beneficiaries of world plenty. Visitor R. Travis Tunnell noted, and President Jim Embree announced Ki-Y bowling alley readiness and a board meeting set for Monday January 29.
War correspondence from Guam depicts reporters living in a tent near base huts as they cope with nocturnal sounds and sporadic shelling. They joke about Little Joe Nakajima while fearing camp danger and awaiting a civilizing presence from advancing forces.
The Rotary Club of Hope announces a benefit lecture for the Hope High School Band. The first talk titled Australia New Zealand and the Islands of the South Pacific will be given Monday January 29 at the City Hall Auditorium by M P Green coe of Flushing New York.
Tuesday night witnessed a Scout masters Roundtable with Dr. F. C. Crow presiding. Reports on advancement and growth in Troops 62 5867 and pack 33 were given by Edwin Stewart Captain Robert McCreary and Rev. D. L. McCauley. The financial drive date set for February 8 the Scout movement’s 35th birthday with a goal of 2900.06.
The fragment describes people at a tent door peering outward but could not see anything. It hints at limited visibility and an unclear scene beyond the entrance.
The Birdsall party leaves Memphis on April 20 aboard the Prairie Belle with six oxen and a covered wagon, bound for California. The crowded voyage to St. Joseph, Missouri, reveals a lively mix of travelers and rough camp life as they eye Independence and the land of gold. Kendall, a weathered stranger, jokes of Bedlam in St. Joseph while others speculate on embezzlement and crime driving people west.
The passage recounts April 29 shopping by the Birdsalls as they prepared for a desert trek. They bought leather belts and holsters, a heavy cavalry pistol, dirk, long coats, slouch hats, four dozen bottles of whiskey, an empty water barrel, and a Dutch oven. A local vendor touts canned meat as a new, air sealed, pre-cooked meat.
First Corps of Maj. Gen Winnis P. Swift advances south of Rosario seizing 2000 tons of enemy ammunition and six artillery pieces while engaging a Japanese force on Mt Alava. Allied columns moving toward Baguiro advance along a rugged route to the probable Japanese HQ.
In the Leyte pursuit, Allied forces report 1031 more enemy soldiers added to casualties in the central Philippines campaign, while Harvard College notes indicate until 1692 every teacher was also a Fellow of the Corporation.
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