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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1945
Page
3
The Woodman Circle will meet Tuesday at 7:30 PM at Woodman Hall for its regular gathering. Also notes a Thursday luncheon at Hotel Barlow by Pat Cleburne Chapter A D C and a Friday O E S meeting at Masonic Hall with emphasis on punctual attendance.
Circle No 1 of the W S C S met Monday afternoon at Mrs Lex Helms home with Mrs Annie Bostick as associate hostess. Mrs O C Sutton led a short business session and the devotional was by Mrs Gib Lewis. Mrs Zeylon Holly gave the Mexico program listed by Mrs Kennth. Hostesses served a salad plate to 16 members.
Miss Mary Della White left for a three week vacation in Low Beach and Los Angeles with a return via Salt Lake City. Mrs. Jess Davis departed for Miami Beach to join S Sgt Davis for the summer. WC Carlton Turn arrived from Port Everglades to join Mrs Turner and son L C Turner here. 1/C Turner has a medical discharge from the Marines. Mrs. Herbert Voss and daughter moved to 202 South Grady Street to join Mr. Voss in Shreveport Louisiana. Mr. and Mrs. M A Krueter and
Little Karen of Kansas City arrives Sunday for a vacation visit with Mr. and Mrs. W Mills and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wylie here. Capt. and Mrs. Orrin Gibson and their son Bill stop to visit Mrs. Gibson’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Jett Williams before heading to Fayetteville to visit Capt. Gibson’s parents Giles Gibson.
Lt Col James C Cross receives a promotion at 12th Army Group headquarters in Wiesbaden Germany as part of General Staff Corps. He joined overseas in May 1944 and earned three European theater battle stars along with the War Department General Staff Medal and the American Defense ribbon. Mrs Cross and their son James Jr reside in Hope with Mrs Rowton while he is overseas.
Mrs America is likely thrilled that postwar prefabricated houses can be added to a room one piece at a time. Women like the idea, since they often persuade husbands to spend gradually rather than a large lump sum. They already tapped into installment buying for gadgets and furnishings.
Ex Governor E D Rivers of Georgia, a national Woodmen of the World director, will address the Hope lodge 55th anniversary program at 8:30 pm Thursday in the lodge hall. Boyd Brothers provide music and refreshments. All W O W and B O W members invited.
The piece describes a husband George pressured by his wife to accept monthly payments for a larger home. It argues women will exploit domestic cravings by promising four or five room houses to soothe him while the housing problem remains. It also hints at seasonal visits and crowded living quarters prompting embarrassment.
Dorothy Dix advises parents to relax and laugh at teen slang like B.B.S. and D.B.S. recalling their own youth. She urges patience, memory of teen years, and privacy during gatherings, suggesting not to scold but to understand and guide with humor.
A narrator describes a family situation where a wife gradually adds rooms to their house. The husband resists, but the wife keeps extending the home, believing she can always add more. He realizes he cannot draw the line.
The piece urges war brides to prepare for a frugal, organized home and to support returning servicemen whose minds and values may have shifted by war. It stresses understanding the man’s wartime changes, shared interests, and developing common hobbies to ease readjustment to civilian life.
At Clark Field two B 17s remained idle until Sutherland re issued removal orders. Fourteen were moved to Del Monte, while pilot Col. Kelly and others struck the Japanese invasion fleet. A mysterious Manila call limited further air action and bomb loads were removed from Fortresses as fighters briefly fought Japanese assaults.
Airmen left for lunch as anti aircraft crews were also reduced. Japanese bombers struck Fortresses on the ground, annihilating the Clark Field B 17 force near Luzon. Brereton relocated the survivors to Australia due to lack of other usable fields in the islands.
Patroling forces intercepted a German craft near Toulon, Endicott under Lt Cmdr John D. Bulkeley opened fire, sinking the ship and capturing its papers. The crew abandoned ship after a single volley, leaving secret minefield charts in Allied hands. Dawn minesweepers tested the passages with one minesweeper damaged, no troop transports or ships lost.
The excerpt collects remarks by A. B. Happy Chandler and Henry M Brundage criticizing bureaucrats and market fairness, plus Roy Weatherly and Lou Boudreau reflecting on baseball talent and center field performance. It reads as a compilation of opinions rather than a single event.
A stark biblical verse from Ezekiel 24 16 speaks of divine discipline. The text commands a removal of the desire of the eyes while forbidding mourning or tears, conveying a solemn call to restraint and acceptance before catastrophe.
The Hope Gospel Tabernacle Vacation Bible School opened Monday afternoon with 106 attendees including 40 boys 48 girls and 18 staff. Miss Mary Kathryn Brunner principal predicts the best year yet as enrollments rise and rural students join. The program runs through June 15 with graduation exercises planned for the final evening.
Nowlan Ozan Redlani will host the afternoon session from 2 to 5 enabling more attendees. All boys and girls ages 4 to 15 are invited regardless of church. Numerous awards and prizes will be given for achievement. Refreshments and a closing picnic are planned. Visitors may attend partial sessions.
Washington dispatch notes the Veterans of Foreign Wars favor peacetime compulsory training allowing trainees to live at home with weekly drills and a two week summer reserve camp. The American Legion counters with a plan for one year of continuous service.
Veterans groups testified in favor of some form of postwar training during two week hearings by the House postwar military policy committee. VFW and Legion representatives Omar B. Ketchum and John T. Taylor argued for compulsory training patterned after National Guard and naval reserve programs.
The piece remarks on the OPA allocating more movie film for entertainment and questions its place amid wartime sacrifice. It notes that Japan’s surrender hinges on funds raised by the Seventh War Loan Bond program.
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