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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1943
Page
3
A long reader letter mixes sport humor with a Crasdalcanal joke about fly fishing and tackle advice. A Marine medal quip leads to a punch line where a fox-hole exchange turns into a political jab between rivals as a Republican quip concludes the anecdote.
London reports German broadcasts claiming strength in the Mediterranean and plans to repel any Allied landings. Goebbels, quoted in Das Reich, urged patience amid early war successes and warned critics to stay quiet. Berlin radio noted his remarks at a Wuppertal service. Reuters-recorded post-midnight claims from Radio Rammer spoke of British troop concentrations along Turkey’s southern frontier. Dispatches from Ankara described border reopenings and British actions in Syria and Lebanon, with northern Syria and Lebanon declared military areas.
The Hope Police Department today moved to suppress gambling devices including marble machines and punchboards. Officers will destroy equipment and stop payoffs, with officers trained to curb youth access. Chief John Turner stated the crackdown aims to end petty gambling and curtail losses by youths.
Reports from Barnsdall Oil company's Brooks Shults No 1 wildcat well indicate drilling at 1,875 feet today. The spud occurred less than a week ago, with the location northeast northeast of Section 34 33 26.
Funeral services for E N Bacon former Hope electrician who died in Phoenix Arizona will be held at the First Methodist Church of Smackover at 2 40 p m Sunday Burial will be at Dorado Cemetery
An annual singing program at Avery's Chapel near Hope will be held Sunday June 27. W E Gla herty, chairman, announced all interested persons are invited to attend and bring picnic baskets.
The notice lists ration book numbers and stamps with their goods, quantities, and expiration dates. It covers coffee sugar canning shoes and gasoline stamps across Book No 1 and Book No 2 with varied end dates in June July and October.
Allied dispatches credit Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's forces with killing or wounding 10,000 of 100,000 Japanese troops in a 40 day campaign along the upper Yanetze river front. Chinese forces reportedly surrounded a major Japanese stronghold near Owehihkow and pushed toward denying Tokyo gains in Yunnan and Hunan. Japanese air losses were heavy in Guadalcanal and New Guinea, while U S and Allied forces claimed success in sinking barges and pressuring Japanese positions along Huon peninsula and in the Lae Sala muaua area.
Washington June 18 The Navy and Standard Oil of California had a contract for Elk Hills development discarded in May as illegal and invalid. Deputy Attorney General Littell said the House Public Lands committee had found the pact exceeded authority under a five year old air conservation law. Knox announced the termination citing Justice Department opinion. Standard Oil said the agreement was fair and in the public interest.
Allied air forces from Middle East bases attacked Comiso and Biscari airdromes in Sicily while Wellington crews struck Naples docks by night. About 50 Liberators dropped 124 tons of explosives with Malta based Spitfires in escort. Heavy smoke rose as the raid unfolded. Axis naval and air activity was reported around the Aegean and Cyprus amid continuing Tunly and guardian is lands pressure.
War Training Canning School funded by the State Department of Vocational Education starts Monday June 21 at Hope High School and Oglesby. Mrs Ruth Taylor Hannegan, Hope High’s home economics instructor, oversees the program. Participants should bring vegetables to can and supply their own jars and cans.
McKamie gas field near Stamps in Lafayette county is nearing completion of the MeKamie Gas Cleaning company plant, a $2,000,000 facility to desulphurize sour gas and feed war industries in southern Arkansas. The plant will process 30 to 36 million cubic feet daily, gather gas from multiple separators, and include a 200 foot flare for safe venting. Completion may come in August if remaining vessels arrive on schedule.
RAF aircraft pressed its offensive against Axis targets across the channel last night while German bombers struck London and a south coast town. Intruder Mosquitos attacked airfields near Amiens and shipments along the coast, with raids described as small compared with previous weeks. London faced a surprise raid destroying a post office, wounding several and testing civil defense. A separate coastal town, likely Portsmouth, suffered fatalities as German planes skimmed rooftops. Berlin acknowledged Allied air presence over Reich territory, while Rome and Reuters offered inconsistent reports on targets.
Norman Knight and Willie Smith have been listed as delinquent by the Hempstead County Draft Board for failure to appear for physical examination. Both delinquents are given until June 21 at 10 a.m. to report to the local board.
Moscow reports German attempts to recapture northwest of Mtsensk near the Orel front were smashed by the Red Army. Soviet dispatches say heavy losses were inflicted on reservists and rear-line troops, with German attacks in the area repulsed and enemy manpower and equipment cut.
The Hempstead County Library in City Hall will open at 9 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. during summer, Miss Elsie Weisenberger, librarian, says. The library remains closed all day Wednesday, and many new fiction and non fiction titles have been added to the shelves over the past month.
The House Appropriations Committee sent to the floor a 71.5 billion dollar War Department supply bill to equip and maintain an army of 7.5 million, scale up air power, and fund global war efforts through the year. The measure, called decisive by Gen. McNarney, would boost War Department funds to nearly 200 billion since 1940 and reach about 400 billion for defense since that date, with most funds obligated in the fiscal year beginning July 1.
Washington reports anti subsidy forces press new proposals to curb subsidy programs. Rep Wolcott Mich proposed amending CCC funding to block subsidies while Sen Gillette Iowa considers identical Senate action. Organized farm groups back the anti subsidy measure amid broader calls for wage rule relaxations and price relief through various schemes.
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