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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1944
Page
3
Circle No 1 of First Presbyterian Church meets at 4 PM at the home of Mrs Crit Stuart with Mrs N T Jewell as chairman.
The W M S of First Baptist, Circle No 2 at First Pres Dorsey McRae, Circle No 3 at First Pres by Mrs D B Cutler, all at 4 oclock. Mrs R H Barr's group and Surgical Dressing supervisor Mrs Lile note 25 workers including Albritton Jones Crow Young Jewell Brogden Monts Monts Eason Wray McRae Glover Brewster Gibson Keaton Edna Keaton Williams Jr Johnson Adams Carrigan Norvell Spillers Gehling Thornton and Lile completed 1080 bandages.
Miss Betty Jo Martin hosted a Sunday School class party at her home 8 Park Drive yesterday afternoon. Bingo ran on three tables with Alda Smith Virginia Sue Sutton and Eugenia Sue Hassell winning high score gifts. The entertaining room featured crepe myrtle and red carnations and an ice course was served to H A Fisk Sunday school teacher Norma Jean Hazzard Jo Ann Allen Norma Jean Archer Eugenia Sue Hassell Virginia Sue Sutton Ruby Nell Parsons and Alda Smith.
Miss Minnie Pearl Fugit is the weekend guest of her brother Pyt. The visit highlights family ties and local social events.
Public ration update lists first days for blue stamps W-8 X-8 Y-8 Z-8 A-5 and notes blue stamps in Book 4 are valid indefinitely. Red stamps X-8 Y-8 Z-8 for meat cheese butter fats. red stamps in Book 4 valid indefinitely. Airplane stamps begin November 1 1943 and May 1 for stamps 1 and 2. sugar stamps 32 in Book 4 June 16 valid for 5 pounds. gasoline coupons A-12 B-3 B-4 C-3 C-4 valid for 3 or 5 gallons. No. 12 coupons in A books expire September 21.
Harold Fugit of Camp Robinson and Lt. Vincent W. Foster of Hitchcock Texas visit family members in the city. Mrs. J. M. Sparks travels to Pine Bluff to visit daughter and son in law, Mr. and Mrs. Austin Franks. Granddaughters June and Patsy Duke stay with grandmother Mrs. Jim Fudge in Little Rock. Mrs. David A. Griffin returns from a month with husband at Camp Blanding Florida. Mrs. R. V. Jones visits her father Mr. George T. Crews. Mrs. John F. Rainey and John Jr. depart for Paragould after house guests of the Crews. Mrs. Charles Coleman and daughter Lucretia Ann visit Cpl. Charles Coleman at Camp Robinson.
Sgt. William F. Lewis, formerly of Hope, is now stationed in England. He entered service March 1, 1943 and has been overseas one year, per his sister Mrs. Chas. S. Walker. Corley Tedder, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Tedder, has been promoted from Ensign to Lt. j.g. at the Naval Air Base in Memphis, Tennessee. Earl H. Goole, 222 West Ave. C., earned eligibility for petty officer third class electrician's mate after graduation at Iowa State College's Naval Training School Ames Iowa.
Senator Thomas says repatriation talks on sick and wounded American prisoners held by Japan are under way with Tokyo via the Swiss government. Tokyo has refused to repatriate military prisoners or civilian construction workers in Guam and Wake. Secretary Hall letter cited by Thomas notes 19,919 American POWs held May 25 and 5,543 civilians held May 23.
William E. Gilroy argues that true follower of the Lord must rise beyond buckboard religion to wield science and industry for peace. He envisions turning weapons into plows and ships into vessels of mercy, pursuing a world of abundant peace and liberty.
Hempstead County Library moved 3649 books and magazines in June. Hope headquarters tallied 2089 circulated items to 1056 adult and 785 registered borrowers. Blevins Branch circulated 736 items to 454 adult and 246 juvenile members. Washington Branch moved 328 items to 147 adult and 102 juvenile readers. Fulton Branch circulated 254 items to 174 adult and 119 juvenile borrowers. Ozan station reported 242 books circulated to 27 readers across fiction non fiction and juvenile categories.
Orville M. Mosier vice president of Ameri can Airlines announced at a Fort Smith meeting that eastbound and westbound planes will make one daily stop in Fort Smith when the new run between Oklahoma City Oklahoma and Nashville Tennessee begins October 1.
Arkansas voters will decide on five constitutional amendments and three initiated acts in the November general election. The secretary of state is verifying petition signatures with thresholds of 9 880 for amendments and 7 910 for initiated acts.
London reports Field Marshal Guenther Von Kluge elevated to west commander replacing Rundstedt while Erwin Rommel becomes key Atlantic Wall defender. Both leaders have aggressive battle records and previously clashed with Hitler over reserves and offensive timing amid Normandy threats.
A radio tale told by God to travelers at Heavenly Bend Junction recounts a foxhole death in Africa, a miraculous empty coffin, and a harmonica carved with an fallen father’s initials. Martha’s baby Hope smiles at last, and God's group plans a future meeting as dawn nears.
Local churches list Sunday and weekday services across denominations including First Christian Bible School services at 9:45 a m and youth events, Fourth and Ferguson Pentecostal with 10:00 a.m. Sunday School, Garrett Memorial with multiple services, Our Lady of Good Hope Catholic Mass at 10, St. Mark's Episcopal noting no service next Sunday, First Baptist revival schedule with Dr Richard Owen and Rev Leland Hall, Unity Missionary Baptist activities, Unity Church events with Doyle Ingram, and First Methodist calendar with Chimes, School, and worship times.
The column notes young major league pitchers struggle when pressed and cites Carl Hubbell on throwing varied breaking balls. It mentions Chick Meehan scouting postwar pro sites, Tom Howard buying Mike Jacobs estate, George Marshall a former newspaperman, Whitlow Wyatt’s children’ s birthday, Pete Gray being courted by major clubs, Hal Moe taking a postwar coaching role, and Red McCutcheon donating blood, with light mentions of other sports figures.
A Stockholm broadcast cited rumors in Berlin that Hitler may reinstate Gen. Franz Halder to a top military post to quell discontent among Nazi generals following the Stalingrad defeat. Halder was dismissed as chief of the general staff in 1942 after the Stalingrad setback.
Such noted track athletes as Ivan Fuqua James Heak ey Wirt Thompson Arnold Adams Joseph Scott Folwell Seuis and Phil Goold are listed among merchant ship gun crew commanders at the Brooklyn naval armed guard center. Pvt Gus Seeley welterweight from Philadelphia has won his last 34 bouts at Rosecrans field Mo before joining the army. He believed gloves were just winter wear.
A concise reflection attributes knowledge to being truly known only when another recognizes it, attributed to Lucilius circa 125 BC. The line emphasizes communal validation as the essence of knowledge.
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