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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1941
Page
4
A local column jokes about barbers in Hope dealing with radio interference from a neighboring shop showing differing views on music. It urges action on the city’s open toilets, noting the sewer system must be rebuilt to serve a growing town, with civic resolve needed for the costly project.
Russians claim a massive force of 15,000 and other Red Army units crushed Nazi panzer elements along a 1000 mile front from Ostrov to Bobruisk. Berlin and Moscow reports describe brutal fighting near Leningrad, Tallinn, and Galicia with both sides claiming gains and heavy costs.
Washington reports momentum for a second line of defense of women workers in the Labor Department Bureau. Miss Ethel Erickson leads a survey on training and readying female labor for expanding industry, especially aircraft production, with a continuation noted on page six.
Willis Thornton argues the United States should recruit younger generations into the armed forces. He contends modern war requires quick reflexes and stamina found in youth, who will shape a future world. He warns against delaying service for older generations and cites Nazi Germany as a warning.
The police radio network in Buenos Aires equips patrol cars and some detectives on foot with wireless gear. While plainclothesmen are alert to crime, the bulky two-way radios and chest amplifiers hinder rapid pursuit of suspects.
Local officials and the commandant of the Southwestern Proving Ground reviewed the feasibility of designating the Hope region a Defense Area. No action was pledged until city and county leaders assess effects. Proving Ground officers favor the move, noting it would not declare martial law and could unlock emergency housing aid. Mayor Graves planned attendance at the State Defense Council meeting for further details on federal housing, sewer, water and street aid related to defense projects.
E. Key, 17, former Hope resident and noted druggist of Searcy and El Dorado, died in a Little Rock hospital Wednesday. Survived by nephews Finley Ward, Frank Ward, and Edwin Ward, all of Hope. Funeral services set for Thursday at 4 PM in Searcy, burial in family ground.
Private William T. Browning, son of Mr and Mrs Ernest W Browning of 423 South Hervey street, has earned a 22 week diploma in radio operator and mechanics at Scott Field Illinois. The Army announced Browning will be assigned to an Air Corps flying field with a tactical unit as a fully qualified radio operator.
The shell testing plant north of Hope will take in New Hope church. A farewell service will be held Sunday July 13. Everyone is invited including former and current church members.
The University of Arkansas Experiment Station near Hope reported Wednesday as the hottest day this year with a high of 99 degrees, following 98 on Tuesday and 95 on Monday.
Washington reports that the selectee ban on training outside the Western Hemisphere likely stays. Congressional leaders tell Roosevelt they cannot win approval now. Gen George Marshall advised opening trainees and guardsmen to duty outside the Western Hemisphere if needed. Roosevelt appears inclined to agree but chooses not to seek action and may consider longer induction terms for some trainees.
Rep Norrell of Arkansas says Lt Gen Ben Lear is still on the golf links and urges Congress to investigate officers disciplining troops, arguing he is not the leader needed as the nation stands near war. Rep Faddis of Pennsylvania opposes House action, saying Congress should not regulate Army discipline.
Hartford area defense boom towns fear postwar decline and empty housing sites. Five New England cities show more slum clearance than defense housing progress. East Hartford balks at a 5000 family plan, fearing strain on schools and utilities if population surges. A 1000 unit project under way cannot solve the demand as workers commute up to 75 miles.
Senator Taft warned the senate that the United States lacks authority to establish bases in Iceland and that occupying Ireland would equal aggressive war. He cited reports of U S bases for Britain in North Ireland and urged congressional approval before any action. A Rome editor criticized U S and British troops in Ireland as provocative amid Willkie's stance on bases in Ireland and Scotland.
Thirteen bus drivers and eight shop mechanics, employees of Arkansas Motor Coaches, remain on strike with five strikers having returned. Otto De Bate, organizer for the Amalgamated Association, said the walkout started Saturday, June 28. Several returning workers are not union members, and replacements from Jonesboro and Paragould have been brought in to run nine buses. The company operates four buses between Little Rock and Memphis and plans to start service between Texarkana and Little Rock the following day.
Answer true or false to each comparison about world geography and war era landmarks. 1. Mississippi River longer than Danube. 2. Syria larger than Georgia. 3. London to Alexandria farther by air than New York to San Francisco. 4. Sahara Desert smaller than Texas. 5. Suez Canal longer than Panama Canal. Answers on Comic Page.
U S Army Land Board seeks information on numerous landowners regarded as unlocated. The Hempstead County office requests any details on these individuals and entities including names such as Annie Farrish J D Moses M E Cack L J House Stella Nelson Lizzie Holt Veney Ferguson, and many others associated with land holdings and estates. Call the Hempstead County Courthouse at 316 for tips.
Vichy armistice proposal for the Syria conflict faced a complication as Admiral Jean Darlan returned from Paris after talks with German officials. British authorities had not replied to General Dentz while Beirut pamphlets attacking French dignity circulated. French high command said the attack on Syria continued and that Dentz’s armistice request had been ignored.
The Italian high command says British aircraft renewed air raids on Italy with a daylight raid on Syracuse and a night strike on Naples causing 14 deaths and 30 injuries. It was unclear if these actions mark isolated strikes or the start of a broader offensive akin to campaigns over Germany and occupied territories.
City Bakery completed a loading depot at the rear of its South Main street plant creating a concrete morning parking space for bread trucks, later sealed with rear doors for winter. Present capacity stands at 14,000 loaves daily as the firm plans to enlarge staff and expand distribution.
Mrs J A Gulley 46 died Wednesday morning after a five month illness at her Hope area home. Survived by husband five daughters Sibyl Mary Emily Carolyn Gulley Mrs B H Rogers of Hope and Mrs Lige Roach of Emmet. four sons Franklin Willard Wallace and Jimmy Gulley of Hope. eleven sisters and one brother. Funeral set for 3 30 Thursday at Ebenezer cemetery Nevada county.
CAMP FORREST Tenn The 26 000 troops stationed there will depart for Arkansas and Louisiana for major exercises starting August 11 they will drive 400 miles to Hope Ark arriving August 17 to join nearly 100 000 Second Army troops for two weeks of maneuvers On September 1 they join 300 000 troops in Louisiana for four months of large scale war games The 75th brigade from Tennessee and Colorado the 38th Division from Illinois and the 107th Cavalry from Ohio will move separately under Second Army orders during August 11 17 week.
Coca Cola Bottling here has built a large reserve of bottled goods and is preparing this week to be on a 24 hour production basis at a moment's notice as the city fills up with newcomers.
Mrs Leonard Thompson adopts a new name in FETERSBURG Alaska and discusses a prior surname Merry Christmas Day born December 25. The narrative mentions a fisheries bookkeeper husband and reflects on gender roles in war. Eight of the top ten movie box office earners feature male leads.
The Southwestern Proving Ground commander announced that 4,000 acres beyond the 45,000 acre reserve have been turned over to the land board for immediate surveying as the site of a military air port to be used with the testing field. The Star reported that the airport, costing about 1.3 million dollars, would be outside the original proving ground area and on a nearby tract, confirmed by the commandant and a telegram from Senator Lloyd Spencer.
The commandant ordered evacuation within two weeks for residents in the south airport tract and within about two months for the north tract. Five survey parties are at work on land acquisitions as the airport is planned southwest of and adjacent to the Proving Ground. Total area expands to about 49,163 acres with roughly 4,000 acres added for the airport and property lines likely to keep railroad and highway undisturbed.
LITTLE ROCK acting under authority of an opinion by Jack Holt the state auditor Thursday officially drew warrants totaling approximately $10,000 on the general revenue fund to pay the state's share of June salaries of 33 county tax assessors which had been held up because of exhausted funds.
A noted Samuel Johnson reflection asserts that life, like every blessing, gains value only through its use and application, emphasizing practical engagement over mere possession or contemplation.
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