Social and Personal Daisy Dorothy Heard Editor
Daisy Dorothy Heard, editor, is listed with a phone line 768 for social and personal notices between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m.
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1943
Page
4
Daisy Dorothy Heard, editor, is listed with a phone line 768 for social and personal notices between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The June social calendar lists events across First Baptist First Methodist and various clubs. Alathean and Winsome classes meet at homes or clubs, with transportation by call. Gardenia and Lilac garden clubs plan home gatherings. Methodist Auxiliary holds a Monday session with a program, devotions, and announcements. Circle members prepare museum contributions and a session on Christian World Order.
Mrs. Thompson Evins of Wiolitti Falls Texas spends a fortnight with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Anderson. Mrs. Fowler returns from Camp Wheeler Georgia. Mrs. Mullins and Carolyn Moses depart for Camden for vigil. Miss Drilling visits Mrs Tarpley in Tex Arkansas. Lt. Carter of the Naval Air Corps visits Terminal Stand. Ensign Pilkinton hosts from New Orleans. Ophilia Hamilton visits Texurlsnnie. Mrs. Carpenter returns home with Pvt Carpenter from Camp Robinson. Sam Aylett family returns to Bay City after week with relatives in Hope and Texarkana. Mrs. Neal and daughter To Ann visit relatives in Bay City. Velvin and Vaughn return to El Worth from visiting Annie Mae White. Mrs. Jones and Jim Butler travel to Idabel Oklahoma for funeral of James Thomas Reese killed near an army base in Grenada Mississippi.
E N Bacon former resident of Hope died in Phoenix Arizona from a heart attack. He had moved from Lake Charles Louisiana to Phoenix recently and previously lived in Hope where he worked as an electrician. Funeral services are incomplete but will send the body to Hope for burial next week. Survived by his widow two daughters Mrs Elvin Bruce Smackover and Margaret of Phoenix and three sons Douglas Lake Charles Neil Baton Rouge and Tammy Bacon San Diego.
Philadelphia on June 15 reports drastic wartime measures shaving hotel services to conserve manpower. Room service linen and fresh sheets vanished, daily towels limited, and one day laundry dropped as restaurant hours cut. Women filled elevator, auditor and clerk roles while disabled men took over freight and night work under War Manpower Commission rules.
Little Rock and Pulaski county law officers were subpoenaed to testify before a special county grand jury session Tuesday. Jury foreman Earl Rossner said subpoenas were served on Mayor Charles E. Moyer, Mayor Charles Neeley, police chiefs J A Pitcock and J H Anderson, Chief Detective Mar tin, Sheriff Gus Caple and deputies. The panel will question them about alleged Rambling and bookmaking activities at Liles Interenter Lille Rock. The jury had previously indicted five operators and employees of bookie establishments.
Fred B. Peterson, 67, former War Trade Board official and crude rubber raker, born in Rockford Illinois, died in New York. Dorothy Ridenour Day, 80, prominent social figure wife of H Mason Day, died in Oyster Bay, New York, on June 15 after a life in society and finance.
May sales in the Eighth Federal Reserve District fell 8 percent from April yet remained 18 percent higher than May 1942. St Louis and Little Rock showed gains over April with year over year advantages, while Memphis stayed flat. Springfield and other Arkansas centers posted smaller increases as the district’s overall May 1943 performance stayed above 1942 levels.
Aerial cadet Hugo Wiener, stationed in Fresno, writes of near falls and a bull encounter after a risky solo flight. He recounts a parachute save, a plate glass door mix up, a Pearl Harbor gun post injury, and a Purple Heart win. The letter also touches on a Los Angeles gang, a trolley conductor job, and a coincedence at a Ten Commandments signing.
In North Africa Pvt. Melvin Cain borrows 26 francs 50 from Pvt. John Rogers by mortgaging his pup tent. Rogers warns of eviction risks and Cain jokes about appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court. Also noted are Sgt Erland Moltke painting his helmet white for shade and a bomber crew dining in a French town after a mission, with a captain reflecting on leaving comrades behind and hoping for future reunion.
The inquest into Derek's death proceeds with Connie and I testifying about finding the body while Chief Deputy Shaw notes the pistol, bullet, and heel found at the scene. The coroner adjourns until Margaret Grady can appear, as Derek's father and stepmother arrive and tensions rise with Will Grady's flashy wife.
Bomber raids over Sicily and southern Italy targeted rail hubs and ships. Allied attacks hit Catania and Gerbini bases as Pantelleria and other outposts are fortified. U S and RAF sub and surface actions claimed hits on Japanese ships, including a destroyer, and submarines engagement yielded a sub sink. Amberjack and Grampus losses are acknowledged with crews missing.
Secretary Knox discussed the Atlantic submarine war noting a current low in enemy campaigns but stressing no quick end. He cited improvements in ship and aircraft availability, better anti submarine tactics, and bombings of U boat bases as factors driving progress. He warned sinkings will continue until victory is achieved.
The fragment notes U S submarines seen near a pivotal area and hints at covert naval activity amid rising global tension. It references sightings within visual range and implies disciplined maneuvers by subs in contested waters.
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