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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1941
Page
3
Government seizes chain letter postcards and warns recipients that sending such matter is a postal fraud. Repeated offenses could lead to a mail fraud order banning delivery to those named, with notices served by the Post Office Department.
Washington reports a proposed bill to authorize the President during national emergencies to requisition property for defense, likened to Woodrow Wilson wartime powers. The War Department says army and navy plus Office of Production Management approved the measure as an additional grant of authority. Roosevelt also seeks 125 million dollars for defense highway work, including 100 million for roads and 25 million for bridge strengthening, per a Federal Works Administration survey.
The Vacation Bible School opened Monday morning at First Baptist with 14 attendees, 12 more than last year’s same day. Annie Joint-Worship featured Prof E O Sellers of Bronxt Bible Institute teaching songs and addressing juniors and intermediates. Activities included stories, handwriting, song, and Scripture study as the two week program invites boys and girls ages 4 to 17 to enroll.
A reader quiz asks about South American goodwill, a president visiting Warm Springs for polio, canal lengths, war material production in Venezuela, and capitals of Paraguay Uruguay Ecuador Venezuela and Chile. Answers appear on aCumle Page.
Willis Thornton explains the Office of Civilian Defense led by Mayor La Guardia as the American counterpart to Britain’s ARP. The piece argues OCD is essential for civilian defense, outlining how major cities will be protected first, with preparation to avoid chaotic improvisation, and stresses the role of civil defense alongside armed forces.
A Consolidated B 24 four motor bomber bound for Britain crashed into San Diego Bay after detaching from Lindbergh Field. The $25000 plane went into the water following a mishap with rolling mill metalworking equipment.
President Roosevelt signed a wartime priority bill to authorize mandatory priority for orders and contracts with foreign governments under lend lease, extending federal powers to speed armament output. He also signed a measure ensuring iron ore flow to steel plants and allowing Canadian ships to transport ore between U S ports on the Great Lakes for the 1941 season, extended for one year.
German planes dropped incendiaries and high explosives on Manchester causing widespread fires and smoke. Rescue teams faced debris and uncertain casualties as nurses homes hospitals and churches suffered damage including a motion picture theater. One family lost a man a wife and a child with bodies found in ruined buildings. Casualties feared.
ANKARA Turkey May 29 German troops were landed by coastal freighter at the Syrian port of Latakia. The first Nazi detachment to reach north Syria was said to be equipped with lorries armored cars and field guns. German transports were believed to have hugged the coast from the Dodecanese Islands to avoid British ships. Cyprus news reports British plans to move women children and native families to the hills in view of a possible Axis invasion.
A report claimed a 10 million dollar Proving ground for the Way Department may be set up near Hope but the story remained unconfirmed as only survey work has been done and no locations have been fixed yet.
Hope attorney Van Hayes will discuss Problems of Arkansas and the South at the Kiwanis Club weekly meeting at Hotel Barlow Tuesday. Hayes recently moved to Hope from Washington where he served as superintendent of schools for three years. All club members are urged to attend.
Fragmentary text appears to describe an early scene from a work with Deborah Rovelh in a troubling first meeting. The readable portion hints at an escape motif and atmospheric tension, but concrete details remain unclear and names may be incomplete.
Hope Girl Wins Church Award as scholarship prizes are announced for Camp Mitchell at Mather Lodge Petit Jeaux State Park from June 16 to 25. The contest, split into two age groups, saw a tie for first in the older group between Nancy Hill of St Mark's Hone and Geraldine Maxwell of St John's Helenia. younger group winners include Horace Sickel, Lem Parks, and Carston Hitch III, with further details continued on page three.
Ernest Rheinhold Theodore Haselman, longtime Ozan resident and former mayor, died at home on Saturday night after months of illness. Born in Stolpe Germany on October 8 1854 he emigrated to America at 27 becoming a farmer before building and running a hotel in Ozan since 1884. His leadership shaped Ozan public schools and church work, and he remained a beloved figure as one of the town’s first settlers and most generous benefactors.
The Associated Press reports Hitler and Mussolini held talks at the Brenner Pass to chart a course against the United States. They discussed defending the Western sphere through naval moves and potential actions in French Africa the Azores and other Atlantic islands. British losses at Crete and possible Axis plans for Egypt and Suez amid shifting Mediterranean alignments are noted.
German radio reported three days of fierce fighting between Arab nationals and British forces in the Jordanian area near Amman. The broadcast, citing a Beirut dispatch, said a British staff car was attacked on the road near Amman and two British officers were captured.
The Arkansas Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Graysonia Nashville and Ashdown Railway Co. for 1939 tax assessments totaling $206,000 after ruling the company failed to file records on time. The railway, located 30 miles from Nashville in Ashdown, argued the 1949 assessment should be $120,000.
The Selective Service in Little Rock Arkansas announced on Monday plans to draft 1 050 white men and 159 Black men for the army in June bringing the month total to 3 295. White registrants report to Camp Robinson with 150 inductees daily from June 21 to 26. A prior quota had been set for 2 085 men.
Eugene Russell and Ervin Baker of Hope depart Tuesday for Hawthorne California to enroll in the Pacific Aircraft School. They will join other students from the area pursuing aviation training at the Los Angeles suburb school.
A brief note reflects on a good man whose legacy endures beyond death, suggesting moral weight and timeless memory within a contemplative aside.
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