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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1943
Page
3
Social and personal notes list Daisy Dorothy Heard as editor contact with phone 768 available between 8 a m and 4 p m for society inquiries and announcements.
The B P W Club meets at the Barlow Hotel at 7 p.m. Circle No 3 of the Methodist Church Women’s Society met Tuesday at Mrs A M Rettig’s home with Mrs Linus Walker and Mrs G W Womack as associate hostesses. Mrs Edwin Stewart led the program as Mrs Ernest O Neal read the deviation. Eighteen members attended with guests Mrs H O Kyler president Mrs W B Martin of San Antonio and Mrs Joe Wright. Ice course was served.
Charles Vitito of the Medical Department at Southwestern Proving Ground is transferred to Camp Robinson Arkansas. Several names attend a Young People's Summer Conference at Fern Cliff near Little Rock and plan to return Saturday. Multiple personal notes follow about visits, returns, and hospital bedside concerns across Texas and nearby states.
Investigation of automobile wreckage at railroad crossings shows many drivers with windows closed cannot hear train whistles, contributing to accidents. Findings stress audibility and preventive safety measures for both motorists and rail operators.
A report notes that playing a violin can lure mosquitoes nearby as a curious observation. Researchers discuss potential effects on mosquito behavior and possible uses in studies of pest control.
Hope Headquarters Library reports 1947 books and magazines circulated in June the highest since August 1941. 34 new borrowers joined. Washington Branch circulated 221 with Miss Kathleen Johnson. Fulton 254 with Miss Vivian Goff. Blevins 253 with Miss Tonnie Stuart. Schools received 648 circulating volumes. Washington and Fulton operate three afternoons weekly. Blevins meets Tuesday and Saturday. all figures reflect county schools totals.
Cincinnati front office rules bar tipping at Crosley Field to ensure proper seating and equal treatment for all red fans. Ushers risking job loss if tips are offered or accepted as part of sold services.
Mrs. W. W. Maddox, 69, of Emmet, died at her home late Tuesday. The body will be moved to Ida, Louisiana, for burial at Line Creek Baptist Church near Ida at 2 30 p m tomorrow. Survived by four daughters Jewell Daly Emmet S B Simms Cordiga Ark Milly Adcock Ruby Adcock Ida and two sons Horace and Carl Maddox Ida.
Mrs. J. P. Ames, 69, longtime Hempstead and Nevada county resident, died at home on Rosston Route Two. Grandmother of Sgt. Robert G. Ames of Hope who was reported killed in action in Europe. Survived by three sons John of Hope Arlis at Camp Robinson G D of Plainview eight daughters and numerous relatives. Funeral services incomplete.
The Office of Price Administration authorized a 20 percent bonus on July to August coffee allocations for restaurants hotels large boarding houses and other institutional users. The boost reflects improved shipping allowing green coffee stocks to rise to their highest level since rationing began. The bonus applies when applying for September October allotments but excludes small boarding houses and other group one institutions using residents’ ration books.
In Carbon county Utah a farmer almost paid $450 for a crystal ball scheme. City Judge S J Sweetling ordered two gypsies to restore money pigs and harness after they promised to double the investment.
In Sicily operations, Allied air forces pressed the front, with 85 American Liberators bombing Messina and a record weight of bombs dropped by the Middle East Command. The Cairo dispatch cites heavy losses for Axis air units, while Italian reports list casualties at Catainia and attacks on Palermo Trapani and other targets. Ostia port near Rome reportedly closed after a Saturday raid.
Lincoln Eliot, a newly appointed military governor in Central Africa, disguises as an Arab for a final fling. In a derelict dervish lodge he reunites with Sitt Fosina and encounters Ali el Andalusi, the blind former Emir, who hints at plans with the Man of Mystery. The tale promises further revelations in a continuing saga.
Twelve Texarkana Kiwanis members visited Hope Kiwanis at a luncheon led by Lyle Brown and Jack Clark. The program featured the Texarkana Glee Club and Ralph Howard with trombone solos, while Dr. Tom Willbanks discussed race issues in the north and south and juries. New member Nathan Harbour was welcomed by Ched Hall.
A hand carved walnut bishop's throne from St. Mark's Episcopal Church was shipped around Cape Horn in 1870 by New York parishioners of Bishop Daniel Sylvester Tuttle, Utah's first Episcopal bishop.
Sufferers of stomach or ulcer pains and indigestion are urged to try Udga Tablets. A 25c box is offered with a double money back guarantee if the first dose fails. Sold by John P. Cox Drug Co. and drugstores everywhere.
The thermometer climbed to 100 degrees yesterday setting a new high for the station near Hope. Previous records were 99 degrees on June 2 and June 23. Relief came late with 15 inches of rain at the station, with Hope receiving little rainfall.
In Louisville amid meat shortages Mrs Didelphis Virginiana and twelve in her family were found near a Victory garden. Ewing S. James of the Ford Motor Company detained the animal on a charge of attempting to raid cabbages. James planned to plant sweet potatoes for Christmas.
For a thorough examination the tire should be removed from the rim and every outside and inside surface inspected to detect defects.
German broadcasts claim they bombed targets behind Soviet lines and pushbacks of 25 miles between Orel and Tula. Berlin says Belorod fighting failed and Soviet attacks were repelled by strong forces after weeks of buildup. Vichy notes German reserves rushed to threatened sectors amid looming larger clashes.
Advices from the front describe German armored and infantry waves against strong Soviet defenses. The Luftwaffe aided drives as German planes shift from Western bases, while Soviet claims report 111 German planes destroyed and 22 pilots captured.
A report notes that Oklahoma comprises 77 counties as part of a broader congressional update. The piece emphasizes the state's administrative divisions and their relevance to federal representation.
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