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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1942
Page
4
A chaotic report details a Washington rubber mat drive with officials clashing over stockpiles and a scramble of cars and labor. The White House and public agency figures push contributions while locals raid scrap piles amid a nationwide salvage push.
Mrs Charles Tompkins hosts a luncheon at the Soda Hotel Friday at 1 p.m. honoring Mrs Poindexter Whitaker, a recent bride, with Prescott News by Helen Hesterly reporting from Prescott.
Miss Barbara Ann Bemis returns from Little Rock where she stayed with grandmother Mrs. C. H. McKelvey. Gordon family members plan a Brownwood Texas visit with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gordon. Mrs. R. D. Nolen and children tour Batesville area. Miss Helen Marie Cummings visits in Little Rock. Maisie Carruthers returns from Tyler visit. Colton-Virts wedding solemnized in Gordon with Joe Colton US Navy. Colton headed to San Francisco. Red Cross Nutrition class taught at armory under Miss Florence Pitts. to continue in August. William Buchanan promoted to major. stationed at Kansas City Quartermaster Depot. son of W. K. Buchanan of Prescott.
The Rev R C Jones and his wife Keetah of El Dorado will be guests at Hope Gospel Tabernacle for morning and evening services, announced by Rev J E Hamill. Jones, former Assembly of God pastor, resigned to pursue evangelistic work, while Mrs Jones is active with youth across the state. The cooling system has been installed, making the auditorium comfortable for worshipers.
Washington chatter about the WAAC lasts two weeks as locals joke about uniforms and names. The piece notes rumors, public curiosity, and ordinary conversations from restaurants to offices, plus Oveta Hobby’s hobby doodles and a question about khaki lingerie.
New York profile of Mary Chase, a Baltimore educated employment specialist, ad writer, columnist, historian and children’s author now venturing into radio production. The petite, confident innovator explains overcoming bad breaks with determination, recounting her start by founding an agency for job-hunting girls and her early entrepreneurial success.
Ver- Com pressman Dave Terry returned to Arkansas from Washington today and started a three day campaign tour for his U. S. Senate bid visiting Lonoke Carlisle Hazen DeValls Bluff Brinkley Claverden Stuttgart and more as grain and food storage issues loom nationwide.
Hollywood makes and sells dreams amid war limits. Major studios pursue long runs and repeat patronage to recoup costs, with Gone With the Wind and Sgt York shaping profit paths. Disney notes cost patience as materials limits bite, pressuring budget and production choices.
A woman recounts rising from modest pay to New York work, creating ad ideas for a Wall Street firm, launching a boat column for a market boost, writing My Data and The Story of America for children, and developing What Do You Know a children’s riding quiz program before switching to Go Get It radio. She emphasizes resilience, fearlessness about the future, and belief in opportunities as she pursues diverse projects.
New York theater recounts a Claudia cast party with 1900s Gibson Girl pageantry. Costumes and props updated for the 500th show, including an old style wall telephone. Cast members described line changes and retro stage details while other anecdotes touched on wartime training and military schools.
The University of Arkansas Experiment Station weather department reports a 102 degree high as the latest all season record, with 97 degrees read at 1 pm. The prior peak was 100 degrees on Tuesday.
Films increasingly shoot on location to capture natural scenery, avoiding costly studio sets. Transportation of players, crew, and equipment remains the major expense, making on location work cheaper overall than duplicating sets in Hollywood.
Kansas City July 16. The Board of Trade imposes a modified embargo on all wheat shipments into the city, requiring a permit for every carload whether stored or sold. It is the first such embargo here, with a daily quota around 200 cars and a committee to issue the permits.
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