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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1942
Page
4
Northwest Arkansas Times reports a drunken horseback rider was arrested and the horse seized, with officers unsure where to keep the animal as rain drenched a makeshift jail hitching post. The piece also critiques CIO opposition to Roosevelt's inflation and wage policies amid wartime economics.
S Burton Heath notes Roosevelt’s open stance on civilian tire requisition and possible nationwide gasoline rationing. The piece frames experts’ warnings of a potential shortage that could affect both military and essential civilian needs next year and in 1944, questioning non-essential tire use.
The Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed that Mrs Lyda Lovett widow of a Hot Springs fireman is entitled to a $54 monthly pension. The decision holds the effective date is not tied to portions of the day. The ruling upheld a Garland circuit court judgment and dismissed a separate divorce suit in Garland chancery. The court recessed after memorial services for Justices Wood and Moore.
The Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a Going Away party for 102 draftees leaving Hope Friday morning to join Uncle Sam in a growing army. The statement urges all to attend and support with prayers and encouragement, promising further event details in tomorrow's paper.
Sheriff reports Wile Vinson, a 19 year old Negro accused in an attempted rape, was dragged behind a car and hanged by a group of men outside a colonia near Texarkana. The mob also shot Vinson in the stomach and left the body at a cotton gin, with no arrests made.
Japanese college students from evacuation centers will not be placed in areas with potential resentment, the War Relocation Authority assured Governor Adkins. Adkins protested a Philadelphia association proposal to admit students to Arkansas colleges on liberal terms.
Washington July 13 AP The arrest of 14 alleged associates of eight Nazis on trial for their lives before a military commission was announced by Attorney General Biddle. The group included six women and are named as immediate confacts of German agents who landed on Long Island and Florida coasts from submarines last month. Hoover said arrests were made in Chicago and New York in the last three weeks and that investigation continues. Those in custody include Helmut Leiner Astoria N Y Anthony Cramer New York Hedwig Engemann New York Hermann Heinrich Faye Astoria N Y Mrs Maria Kerling New York Ernest Herman Kerkhof New York Hans Max Haupt and Mrs Haupt Chicago Harry Jaques and Emma Jaques Chicago Mr and Mrs Otto Richard Wer gin Chicago Mr and Mrs Walter Wilhem Frochling Chicago.
Albert Graves mayor proclaims Friday July 7 1942 as American Heroes Day in Hope Arkansas urging all citizens to buy War Bonds and Stamps. The notification notes Friday July 17 was to be observed nationally and credits merchants for a one day sale drive.
Hope Rotary hosts 100 Army selectees at a fish fry tonight at Fair Park. Steve Carrigan will speak, Terre Cornelius arranged 75 pounds of fish, Bill Wray and George W. Robison handle decorations, George W. Ware provides seats, Alex Hi Washburn is toastmaster. Public rally for selectees set for Friday 6 AM on Main Street between Second and Third.
Pine Bluff July 13 Arkansas towns and cities including Earle Wynne Arkadelphia Parkin and McGehee see water systems contracted for sale to Arkansas Municipal Water Company. President C Hamilton Moses of Arkansas Power and Light says contract price is about three million dollars. New company includes Butcher Sherrerd Philadelphia Robert Hawkins Boston investor group.
Traffic restrictions announced on July 13 as authorities study troop movements and ease non essential travel. State police superintendent A G Albright says police and highway department will review highway routes and monitor the situation.
Chief Highway Department Engineer W. W. Zass, a reserve major, re signed to enter active military service. Highway director W. W. Mitche announced no successor had been chosen.
British warships and naval aircraft bombarded Matruh, the Axis supply base in western Egypt, firing over seven tons of high explosives into harbor installations. The attack set fires in ships and materiel dumps, silenced shore batteries, and followed air strikes on western Egypt seaport facilities. The raid foreshadowed ongoing operations as Rommel’s forces faced pressure from Allied naval and ground actions near El Alamein.
Arkansas war industries will require at least 30 000 additional workers soon. Federal Employment Director for Arkansas D Palmer Paterson said new projects in southeast Arkansas need 7 000 construction laborers alone.
Eugene Houdry told a Senate committee that Houdry Process Corp has a two step method converting butane into butadiene for synthetic rubber. He said the single unit combines conversion and purification, offering higher yields, lower plant needs, and simpler operation than rival petroleum-based methods. He urged government and potential collaboration with Russians for alcohol-to-butadiene plants.
The Summerville Produce Company donated 1060 pounds of scrap rubber to the Boy Scouts last week, believed to be the largest single contribution in the county.
Little Reek July 13 AP states that Delaware will issue pressed wood auto license tags in 1943. Revenue Commissioner Joe Harditt announces a wooden tag for new licensees and a similar tab for existing tags. The 1943 decals will be black on orange, reversing the prior scheme.
In Eugene a housewife attempting laundry unearths a hidden clothing mound and a torn bag reveals a bruised child. Oakland officer Enders hunts for a burglar who stole his handcuffs ammunition for his pistol a whistle and a key. Des Moines cigar store operator Cealsy buys 4500 in bonds for war relief and trusts the war will end in two and a half years.
European desk reports a German push toward Stalingrad after driving 170 miles east in a week. The advance threatens Rostov, the Caucasus, and middle Volga regions as German forces maneuver near Boguchar and Kantemirovka, widening two-pronged pressure on Soviet lines.
Chinese high command said Futou island near Fuzhou in Fukien province was recaptured after Japanese forces seized it and Chinese troops retook the position. The wartime communique also noted Japanese air pushes to rescue 30,000 troops near the Kan and Fu rivers and described setbacks in Kiangsi as Chinese defenses tightened around key ports.
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