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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1942
Page
6
The Morningside College A Cappella Choir, renowned for unaccompanied singing, will perform in Hope under the First Methodist Church choir. The program promises refined choral technique and emotional grandeur with a freewill offering collected at the door.
Our Daily Bread laments lack of urgent long-distance service to Hope, urging Southwestern Bell to treat Hope on par with Texarkana to attract oil industry, noting many oilmen have settled there. The piece roasts cabinet leaders and Congress members for unnecessary remarks, arguing restraint would aid wartime focus and avoid wasting verbiage.
Bob Hope bets he can tell the truth for 24 hours in the Paramount comedy Nothing But the Truth. The Rialto Theater screens it beginning Sunday with Paulette Goddard and a starry supporting cast. Ed ward Arnold, Leif Erickson, Helen Vinson and more join in this lighthearted farce directed by Ejlist Nugent.
Eighty year old John Hopkins was playing with neighborhood youths during the first snow storm when hit by a car. He was taken to a hospital for minor injuries. In Nashville suburbs, fines of 200 speeders were turned over to the infantile paralysis fund, a move welcomed as a pinch of relief.
British Middle East command acknowledges a second withdrawal from Bengasi after a sudden Axis surge around the port. Reports say superior Axis attacks, including tanks, forced Indian defenders to retreat while patrols near Msus pressed Axis units back.
President Roosevelt signed the price control measure praising most sections but arguing farm price rules may be flawed. He warned amendments could be needed later and cautioned the plan alone would not halt inflation.
The summary notes an one-a-day average of Japanese losses with additional Allied action. The Dutch tally lists one battleship, seven destroyers, one seaplane tender, three tankers, one freighter, a cargo ship, five other vessels, and four troop ships plus a passenger liner. Informed sources say Japan may accept higher casualties to defend strategic positions in the Indies and to aim at Singapore before Allied reinforcements arrive.
Utilization details show McKamie Gas Cleaning Corp contracted for a desulphurization plant in the McKamie field with 30,000,000 cubic feet of gas daily routed to state projects. Arkansas Natural Gas and Arkansas Power and Light officials offered cautious statements, while gas from Shuler Village Atlanta and Magnolia fields funds repressurizing, pumping, refining, and gas lift operations. Engineers note Magnolia gas is fully processed through Shelf and Lien plants. Arkansas leads in using hydrogen sulphide rich gas with experiments to produce sulfur and related compounds.
A community singing event will be held at Spring Hill Sunday night February 1. The public is invited to attend and bring song books.
Ralph Bailey and Buck Powers announced the Hotel Henry dining room has been completely remodeled to accommodate banquets and dinner parties with new individual tables.
Missouri Pacific railway gains approval to establish a flat rate of 3938 per carload for billets and boost shipments from Goulds Hope. The rate chief, T. EB. Wood, notes a substantial reduction from earlier charges though the text is partially garbled.
Daily drilling summary lists multiple wells and spacings across Arkansas and Oklahoma regions. Includes well names such as McKamie McAlester Brewer-Warnock J W Love Midway Barnsdall and Edgar Bond with 40 to 160 acre spacings, plus gauge readings, depths, and operator notes across counties like McAlester, Beebe, and Magnolia.
The piece analyzes Bernard Baruch style price freezing versus the administration plan, noting wholesale price surges after Pearl Harbor, inflation fears, and the risk of wage hikes fueling higher taxes and debt. It discusses Henderson's slow rollout of price ceilings, farm belt opposition, and the psychology of fixing prices on a set date as the new bill moves forward.
Alex H. Washburn of The Story-1é spoke at Arkadelphia Friday morning before the Arkadelphia Rotary Club. Philip Mi Corkle, publisher of the Siftin Herald, served as program chairman and extended the invitation.
A vintage recipe describes making bacon and egg toast rings with hollow centers for yolks, buttered bread, American cheese, and crisped bacon. The piece shifts to commentary on Farm Prices Now Near Parity, praising Leon Henderson and the Price Administration, discussing price stabilization, parity, wages, and the potential for selective price increases if relief is deemed necessary.
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