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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1943
Page
3
A town editor urges proper flag display for Flag Day and upcoming Independence Day. He notes hindered mounting options from last year and describes improvised flagpole fixes using lampposts while calling residents to prepare official flag mounts. The piece adds a local quote about country life and minstrel shows.
The Supreme Court ruled that Henry Thompson, 44, a Black man from Arkansas, must die in the electric chair for the murder of Susie Vetilo, a white woman. He allegedly struck her with a blunt instrument after robbing and harming her, then dumped her body in an abandoned well. The court overruled objections to a confession and affirmed a $1,500 personal injury judgment. The decision accompanies other actions including workers compensation, a divorce ruling, and a fraud judgment involving Carl V. Stewart and a Texas man. Also noted are Arkansas bar exam dates and new Arkansas lawyers licensed to practice.
Cain Campbell Kentucky eo remarks on a comical mix up in a military unit where Painter and Carpenter swap roles. Painter is the company painter and plumber, while Frank W Painter is the company carpenter. Both natives of Ohio, Painter hails from West Milton and Carpenter from Marietta.
OWI reports Nazi agent Bernard Julius Otte Kuehn helped Japan plan Pearl Harbor attacks. He was tried in Honolulu, convicted February 21, 1942, and sentenced to death, later commuted to 50 years hard labor. Family interned. signals for Japanese to Tokyo included a dormer light in Kalama house.
Mrs Dempsey's divorce suit against Tauck Dempsey faced dismissal of her counter claim for separation after the court granted a motion to drop the counter claim seeking divorce. Witness Whye Yvette Colbert failed to respond to a subpoena, ending one action while Patrick Donavan rested the separation suit with remaining proof to be presented.
News from Washington reports Japan adopting aggressive air tactics in the South Pacific to counter Allied bombing. A 40 to 50 plane Japanese fighter flight over the Russell Islands saw heavy losses, with at least half shot down and 25 confirmed. Bombers and fighters clashed near Buka and Malaita, with several Mitsubishi bombers downed and continued Pacific raids on Japanese land uses ongoing.
United States Coast Guard plane crewmen started wearing baseball caps with long visors, adopted after Ensign HW C White wore one when he attacked an Axis submarine last summer. He dove to 200 feet, depth charges grazed the sub, an oil slick appeared, and officials say the headgear reduces glare, aiding submarine detection and sinking.
Washington reports that over two million rejected for physical disqualifications may be reclaimed due to lowered standards. Selective Service Director Hershey and War Manpower Commissioner McNutt described Navy standard cuts and projected inductions slowing, with August 1 as a key date. They warned many fathers could be drafted, while farm fathers face deferral, and indicated a steady flow of replacements would be needed through mid-1944.
The notice lists Ration Book No 1 and 2 stamps with item allocations and expiry dates. Coffee sugar and canning stamps specify pound allowances and end dates, while shoes and gas stamps show quantities and deadlines. Red and blue stamps cover vegetables fruits and gasoline with respective validity periods and transitions.
June report lists 11 Arkansans among U S soldiers captured by Japan or Germany. Nine Arkansans held by Japanese at an undisclosed camp. two by Germans at Stalag 58. Names include John M. Burduce, Eddie Clexton, Ray Fletcher, Ralph J. Grigg, Orvil T. Johnson, Rommie G. McDonald, Lee M. Morris, Virgil A. Wallace, Roosevelt Watson and others with hometowns Luxora Pocahontas Little Rock Berryville Benton Ashdown Harrison Mail Huntington.
Prosecuting Attorney Lyle Brown of the Eighth Judicial District announces that a new act prohibiting wine and beer sales on Sundays has taken effect. He cites Clark, Hempstead, LaFayette, Miller and Nevada counties and promises strict enforcement to deter evasion by partitioning stores. The goal is to segregate sales of these products and ensure compliance.
Moscow reports seventh week of fierce air battles with Soviet air forces claiming 3319 German planes shot down or destroyed. Midday communique notes four settlements captured south of Moscow near the Orel hinge. German losses in June total 1250 planes, with Russian losses 498 last week. Soviet artillery hit German fortifications near Sevsk and Belgorod while counterattacks near Misensk tested German defenses.
American airmen and Chinese commandos carry out raids along the upper Yangtze front. Over 100 bombs hit Nanchang in Kiangsi, with gasoline dumps burned and runways damaged. Chinese commandos kill 400 Japanese in the Yochow area while retaking Yangtze river areas. Navy says 33 Japanese fighters shot down near Russell Islands. six U.S. planes lost with four pilots saved.
Washington lawmakers pressed the Budget Bureau and the Social Security Board over a fiscal year 1947 bill totaling 1,271,362,493 for the Labor Department, FSA, War Manpower, and related offices. The committee condemned the bureau for withholding education printing funds and criticized the board for overstepping authority over state unemployment compensation commissions.
In Clarksville Arkansas on June 14 a wooded area near Alix was searched after two boys, grandsons of local coal operator J. W. Lewis, reported an unconscious man fled when surprised on a creek bank. The man wore pants and jacket marked PW. FBI Little Rock said no POWs at large except two Germans who escaped a West Texas prison camp last week.
RAF planes bombed Rhine land objectives and other German targets while sinking mines in enemy waters. One British bomber was lost. Beaufighters torpedoed two supply ships and damaged four escort vessels off the Dutch coast. German night raiders retaliated, causing damage in a northeast coast town. US Air Force heavy raids hit Kiel shipyards, shooting down many fighters.
Allied Nations join United States in Flag Day observance with banners massed of Stars and Stripes. President Roosevelt proclaims June 14 for a joint tribute to 32 nations and the flags marching together for world liberation. Hot Springs sets program at 7 pm with Senator Alben Barkley delivering the address at Arlington Park Bathhouse Row.
Allied air forces bombed eastern Sicily including Catania and Gerbini as part of the Mediterranean offensive aimed at cracking the island gateway to Italy. Roughly 250000 pounds of explosives were dropped, with targets also attacked at Messina and Pantelleria, while Northwest Africa forces patrolled and regrouped for further strikes on Sicily.
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