19 Jul 1943
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1943
Page
1
Col. R. Ernest Dupuy, American Army spokesman, says Axis could not withstand Allied concentration of firepower on land sea and air as British and American forces press in on Sicily. He calls it a case of outblitzing the blitzers. The enemy’s own statements acknowledge the situation.
Soviet forces press from northeast of Orel toward the German base, with tanks penetrating deep into enemy rear and operations aimed at severing the Orel Bryansk railway.Reports place the battle nearing its second week along a 165 mile front as Nazi defenses halt under Russian counterattacks.
The notice lists expiration dates for many ration stamps including red stamps J L M N expired June 30 while P remains valid through July, Q valid from July 4. Blue stamps N P Q valid July 1 to August 7. Shoes from Book 1 stamp 18 good until Oct 31. Sugar stamps 13 five pounds through Aug 15. stamps 15 16 five pounds each for home canning. Coffee Book 1 stamp 21 valid July 1 to July 21. stamp 22 July 22 to Aug 11. Gasoline No 6 A coupons four gallons through July 21. Renewal of A books via application blanks at stations or by mail. new books issued starting July 22, same for motorcycles.
Clyde Somers an 18 year old Hope resident employed at Hope Basket Co. drowned in a pond on the Fred Petre farm near Hope yesterday. Three companions had just left to round up stock when he struggled in the water. A neighbor effort failed to save him. Rufus Herndon coroner and others recovered the body about two and a half hours later. He was survived by his mother two brothers and four sisters. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
The OPA announced a new ruling effective July 24 to allow fast drivers to obtain new tires for spares. The move aims to stretch current tire stocks until synthetic rubber casings reach quantity production.
In the Solomons, July 16, the U S fleet rescued 157 Helena survivors from a Japanese held island before dawn. The 9,700 ton cruiser Helena was sunk July 7 in the first Kula Gulf battle. Survivors included 16 Chinese residents, and most were injured, many with coral cuts.
The University of Arkansas Experiment Station logged 101 degrees on Sunday the hottest day this year with a low of 74 degrees. The prior seasonal high was 100 degrees reached on July 6.
One thousand Czechoslovakian air pilots are now flying with the Royal Air Force, expanding allied air strength during the war effort. Their integration marks a significant boost in experienced combat personnel and training resources for RAF operations.
Allied forces push across Sicily as Cal tanissetta falls eight miles north of prior positions. Patton and Montgomery commands report rapid advances capturing Ag rigento, Porto Empedocle, and Piazza Armerina while air raids hit Rome. Axis prisoner tally surpasses 35,000.
RAF bombers and fighters destroyed eight enemy aircraft and damaged two vessels in attacks on Nazi airport facilities in France and shipping off the Dutch coast. Mosquito intruder raids over northwest Germany damaged ten locomotives and hit railway targets near Dipepe. Typhoon escorts hit Abbeville airfield. Mustang escorts downed two more over the Dutch coast.
The United Gas Public Service Co. announced moving its main Arkansas office from El Dorado to Little Rock. John W. Newman of Little Rock was named agent, replacing Tom Marlin, El Dorado.
A United Press report from Allied Headquarters says Italian forces are surrendering in mass across Sicily. Only a German-Italian rear-guard fights near Catania as Eisenhower air and ground action push the Allied drive north and west, signaling rapid Italian disintegration.
News from Agrigento reports American troops greeted by grateful townsfolk yet faced distrust from Brig. Gen. Agusto De Laurentiis who doubted civilians’ help. A Italian civilian who worked 17 years in the United States begged to return, hoping for work in America amid shortages.
Allied heavy and medium bombers blasted Rome targets in the first wartime raid on the Italian capital. Flying Fortresses led the attack on the San Lorenzo yards near Vatican City while Liberators hit Littorio freight yards. Marauders and Mitchells, escorted by Lightnings, attacked the Campinoa airfield as 350 tons of bombs were dropped from bases in the Middle East.
American warships turn back two Japanese destroyer flotillas attempting to supply Munda on New Georgia. U S airmen sink seven ships and destroy 49 planes in the Buin Faisi area with additional Sunday strikes totaling a cargo ship sunk and 13 planes downed.
Carlo Scorza new secretary of the Fascist party broadcasts from Rome urging last ditch resistance to the Allies. He warns Italy faces dismemberment and slavery if it surrenders, depicting a war of continents and race and insisting only continued resistance can save the nation.
In 1939 South Dakota reported a tuberculosis death rate of 26.7 per 100 000 population. An American armored division consumed over 600 tons of ammunition daily in combat operations.
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