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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1942
Page
4
Our Daily Bread reports Senator Hollie W Caraway who returned to Jonesboro from Washington warns a short war is unlikely and warns of greater sacrifices ahead. The piece contrasts government optimism with harsher reality and urges preparedness and belief in victory through truth.
Washington correspondents report war mobilization hindered by lawmakers delaying essential policies until after the election. Tax, rubber, fuel, and price controls are framed as urgent but postponed, risking inflation and shortages as Americans fight abroad. Politicians face criticism for waiting while Hitler and Hirohito press on.
Allied air power over Port Darwin and New Guinea yielded nine downed Japanese raiders and a probable two more, while ships off Papua suffered five direct hits on a medium cargo vessel. A transport and destroyer escort were damaged as Australian operations pressed inland in New Guinea.
The Democratic Central Committee of Hempstead county met at Hope city hall to conduct the official canvass of the preferential primary results and to plan the run-off set for Tuesday August 11. The article notes a historical measuring method used by Peter Stuyvesant in Albany in 1652 involving cannon fire to define city limits.
Pontiac Mich July 31 report that General Motors Pontiac Motors Division halted production as CIO pickets blocked 7 a.m. access and workers joined a mass demonstration linked to AFL CIO organizing disputes over retail food store employees. Packer Smith of United Retail and Department Store Employees estimated 3000 Pontiac workers would join 1000 small store workers in a parade to press authorities about the food deliveries blockade.
July revenue totals rose modestly from a year ago with cigarette taxes hitting an all time high of 23,012. Overall July collections from 32 sources reached 2,515,937, up from 2,485,054 in July 1941 and below June 1942. Gasoline, beer, liquor, and sales taxes showed varied changes, as officials noted cigarette revenues surpassed 200,000 for the first time. reader
Cambridge utterance by Archibald MacLeish, Librarian of Congress and IWO official, declares Americans remain united for an offensive war. He notes the public supports fighting back against Fascists and aims to win, with allies in Russia and China and others.
Senator committee hears Henry W Kaiser and Dr William Christmas advocate giant troop and cargo planes built in shipyards. Nelson seeks renewal of men and materials, while Christmas backs shipyard production and large flying boats for Army and Navy use.
A British military source said 400000 Japanese forces concentrate in Manchukuo opposite a 1000 mile Soviet border from Lake Baikal to the Pacific and that Japan is preparing to strike. He noted engineers used Chinese prisoners to build roads rail links and predicted three northern drives to isolate Vladivostok with campaigns in August and September.
The famous piece titled The Bee is not by Franz Peter Schubert but by another composer named Franz Schubert from Dresden, a lesser known figure. The mixup centers on two composers sharing a name, with the Dresden namesake rejected as the writer.
City clerk staff suspect sabotage after a money sack from the city pool yields a mouse. In Portland a fortune teller is arrested after a 75 cent fortune, with the plea to return the money. In Elgin an elephant charged through yards and fences after a cow’s bellow, injuring nothing but property.
Washington July 31 The Supreme Court unanimously up held President Roosevelt s wartime power to close civil courts to seven Nazi saboteurs and to appoint a military commission to determine their fate The court noted the president is authorized to order trial before a military commission and denied habeas corpus petitions The case proceeds with final arguments as the court weighs the petitioners bid for civilian trial Continued on Page Two
Moscow reports appreciation for RAF raids on Germany but no enthusiasm. Russian leaders reportedly favor a Western land diversion and possible bases in Scandinavia to secure air cover for Arctic convoys. London and Washington view Allied planning as signaling readiness for a broader offensive, with Americans strengthening air force leadership.
Berlin reports a German high command statement that U boats sunk 24 Allied merchant ships totaling 167000 tons, with 12 more ships totaling 73000 tons sunk singly, plus five freighters and a patrol vessel damaged. Additional sinks included seven ships off West Africa totaling 53000 tons and five freighters in the Mediterranean, raising Allied losses this month by 187000 tons.
In Denver on July 31 Detective Captain James E. Childers said a gaunt starving man, Mathew Cornish, 59, admitted killing Philip Peters, 72, and living hidden in a small attic cubbyhole for months. Peters, a retired railroad auditor, was found beaten to death last October. Cornish claimed he killed Peters after being caught stealing ice from the icebox and hid to hole up for the winter. Citizens found caches of money in the Peters home while police searched. Mrs Peters recovered but did not notice the attic dweller. she now lives with a son in Grand Junction. No charges were filed as investigations continue.
Soviet forces fight a weeklong battle along the Don bend as reserves pour in to halt German thrusts. Hitler headquarters claimed gains toward the Caucasus oil fields while Red Army reports cited heavy losses for German infantry and a daring Soviet night attack led by Bashkir cavalrymen driving Germans from a villa.
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