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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1942
Page
3
Police reports warn that Hope faces a tire stealing wave with twenty tires taken in two weeks. Officials urge owners to record serial numbers, lock cars at night, and use garage protection while police tighten checks on second-hand dealers to disrupt resale and curb the crime.
Police warn residents to lock cars after a spate of tire and wheel thefts. Policeman J W (Son) Jones found his car pushed from his North Washington home, driven about three miles west to old Highway 67, and stripped of six tires five wheels ten quarts of oil and a spotlight. Authorities blame a well organized gang operating in Hempstead, with four tires and wheels stolen from Ddyin Slekie and EB A Jones the prior night, pushing total thefts to twenty tires in two weeks.
The Kiwanis Ladies Night will be held at Hope Country Club as part of All-Miwanis Week. B. E. McMahon oversees the program with the Educational Committee, while the House Committee handles entertainment. Tickets should be arranged by contacting Herbert Burns, and dinner starts at 8 with the program to follow.
Mrs Lura Doss, 74, longtime Hempstead county resident, died early Saturday in Yexurkana while under care of her sister Mrs Maude Roberts. Survived by daughter Cleo Preston of San Antonio Texas two sisters five sons Ovie Mudl of Miami Jimmy Huett Garland City Hamp Huett Patmos fifteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral services will be at Shiplowd Sunday at o'clock.
Willa Mae Sconce of the National Producing Co. Kansas City will direct the musical comedy Swing Out for the Hope Girl Scout Council. The play arrives to begin work and will be staged at the High School auditorium on Thursday June 25 with both afternoon and night showings. Miss Sconce is noted in speech circles and has graduate work in the University of Colorado speech department. Greatest sources note most of the steel lime stone needs are met by Michigan Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The piece urges strict enforcement of a new gasoline and tire rationing system led by Leon Henderson. It argues for fixed allowances based on need, controls on filling stations, and penalties to curb chiseling. Extending rationing nationwide is supported if it curbs unnecessary rubber use and preserves war material.
A community singing will be held at Hope city hall on Sunday June 21 at 2 oclock. Noted singers and several quartets will perform. Clifford Franks will serve as master of ceremonies with John Ridgail assisting. The public is invited.
American forces arrive in northern Ireland to help form a new front in Europe for 1942 as battles rage in Russia and North Africa. U S ships escort transports across the Atlantic. tank destroyers and armored units join the aid effort.
Washington plans called duration dormitories for thousands of war workers to boost productivity. Architect Paul Nelson designs blocks with separate wings for each shift, shared central sanitation, and a three shift cafeteria. Each block includes built in sleeping quarters, an infirmary, recreation rooms, and a small stage for entertainment.
The Department of Commerce reports a small steam locomotive plus four abandoned street cars are used as a train in the Canary Islands to save gasoline.
A pair of tornadoes struck the southwestern edge of Oklahoma City, killing 27 people and injuring 10 as about 60 buildings were demolished. Many residents sheltered in storm cellars, while power and phones were down. Soldiers from Will Rogers Field and Red Cross workers assisted, with victims gathered in schools. only four dead had been identified.
Special correspondent reports the western Midway outpost in Lafayette county found porosity but salt water in a core at 655 feet, leading to abandonment. Barnsdall and Ark Fuel 63 announce new or ongoing wells in 24 sections, with several completions and test rates noted, while other fields in Nevada and Patton show ongoing drilling and undecided prospects. The article also notes historic theater practices and a global rail mileage figure for contextual color.
Nevada County records list multiple oil and gas filings prepared by Helen Hesterly Assen. Transactions include O G Lease assignments from M E Wakefield to Wm C Nolen covering sections in townships 12 and 13 Ree 22 and 14 Ree 22, with filing dates June 12 1942. Royalty deeds from Lela Ware and I A McKansie to Malcolm Mitchell cover sections in Sec 13 Twp 14 Rge 22 and Sec 19 Twp 14 Rge 22, filed June 12 1942. The records cite several dates in 1942 including May and June filings.
Relatives in Hope disclose Edwood Smith a Hope youth was aboard the USS Lexington when last heard from in April. Smith, son of W A Smith of Rosston, joined the Navy after Hope High School graduation. Family believes the ship went down in the Coral Sea battle near Australia as no navy message arrived. The Lexington was sunk by American torpedoes after fires engulfed the vessel.
Near Hollywood California the site hosts a long history of battles tied to film era, with over 250 conflicts noted since World War I while cameras capture the action. In Port Hueneme kelp harvesting rises as a wartime industry, supplying cattle feed through seaweed processing.
Chairman A A Albriton announces a national scrap rubber salvage drive beginning Monday June 15 at 12:01 a m. and running until Tuesday midnight. Wallace Cowan of the War Production Board confirms state and county committees will direct the effort and urges citizens to take reclaimable rubber to nearest gas station for purchase at one penny per pound with some tire parts excluded. June 12 1932 Little Rock Ark.
County native Mrs. R N Arnold aged 62 died at her sister Miss Emma Coxs home at 514 North Washington street early Saturday. Funeral services will be held at Holly Grove church at 2 oclock Sunday afternoon. Survived by two sons Clyde of Hope and Robert Arnold of Fulton, plus three brothers and sisters and grandchildren.
George Wylie topped the Wilson Skeet Club shoot near Columbus Friday afternoon by breaking 49 of 50. Jim Wilson was second with 48, followed by Bill Routon and Frank Trimble with 47 each. Other high scorers included Leo Robins 44 Johnnie Wilson 43 Mary Wilson 38 Giles Lewis 38 Dr. Scroggins 37 Dr. Smith 36 and Frank Nolan 35. Separately a note mentions Aladdin and His Lamp appearing in Europe China and India in various versions. Bruma exports teakwood about twice as much as any other country, per the Department of Commerce.
Navy and army airmen comb the bleak Aleutian Islands hunting invading Japanese forces reported at Attu and Kiska. Weather delays limit raids, but officials say attacks have forced invaders from populated areas. Port of Kiska sits 100 miles southeast of Attu with Dutch Harbor and Kodiak within range of further operations.
NEA Service reports in Honolulu that a wartime superstition centers on a superhuman cow named Kudan born in Japan. The tale promises azuki beans grant immunity from bombs and disease. Japanese residents and even a Honolulu lawyer note beans arriving by mail as soldiers seek prolongation of life and safety. Hawaii Hochi mocks the myth with a cartoon.
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