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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1941
Page
6
Jones owner manager Auturnative Supply Co announces securing the dealership for Hite Gas Ranges in this territory. The new Estate Ranges feature Bay-Kower allowing broiling and roasting of whole hens and chickens at home, enabling versatile cooking. The public is invited to inspect the range and its exclusive features.
Admiral Gio Ducei of the Halia navy warned Whupselay that Japan could join the Axis war on Russia by seizing Sakhalin Island and the Petropavlovsk base on the Kamchatka coast to deny the United States access to Siberian seas. He said such action would secure Japan to the north and complicate U.S. defense planning, noting Russia holds the north half of Sakhalin while Japan controls the south. The island lies north of Japan off the Siberian coast.
Reports reveal a German advance slowed near Brody in Poland while counterattacks along the Prut river hold line. Moscow says Soviet troops halted a Vilnius push and checked German progress, with large German columns driven back as heavy fighting continues on a vast Eastern Front.
London reports Moscow radio officials charged Finland with violating the treaty with Russia. The broadcast warned Red Army and Red Army forces would strike heavy blows to end the provocation, accusing Finnish leaders of taking the nation to war and flouting international law.
London reports say Britain may press Russia to join a new allie pact against a separate peace with Germany before the war ends. Informants note a British Soviet alliance could be a prerequisite, and no treaty is being considered now. Both Britain and the United States would back Russian commitments against any breach of accord.
Burglars entered Wyatt's Service on West Third Street during the night Wednesday and stole about $27 in small bills and several cartons of cigarettes. Hope police report the culprits used a door cut through the entrance. Investigators are pursuing clues with no arrests to date.
German high command claimed large scale successes amid four days of fighting. Soviet losses were cited at 457 planes to 17 missing, with German forces said to have shattered Red Army resistance as Berlin warned of heavy operations across a wide front from Finland to the Black Sea. The report noted air battles over Prensel, Cernauti, and Turku, with ongoing exchanges along the Prut river boundary and strongest emphasis on German advances and Soviet disintegration.
Helsinki reports President Ryti spoke to the nation amid Russian bombardment. He affirmed Finland’s fight for freedom and the fathers creed, accusing Russia of aggression and noting Germany’s war against Soviet Russia. He urged unity from White to Black Sea and vowed to defend the land for future generations.
In south Arkansas during wartime mobilization, the state Health Department tightens sanitary oversight for 100000 soldiers and migrant workers. Housing, water, and eating establishments undergo strict inspection while local lawmen arrest communicable disease suspects and deport others. Health officers plan rapid, around-the-clock operations across Hope and surrounding counties with multiple visits to towns and centralized meetings to coordinate efforts. Uniform colors for German troops noted as context in global defense briefing.
HOT SPRINGS Ark Sunday June 29 Warneke Day celebration train leaves Hot Springs 9 p.m. Saturday June 28 returning Monday morning 7 a.m. From Little Rock 3:00 p.m. Saturday arriving 5:40 a.m. Monday. Charles Bunch Warneke Day chairman Arkansas led by Kate Warneke will join at the capital city over 200 Hot Springs fans plus a 25 piece band. Tickets 8.40 round trip aboard Missouri Pacific special with additional charges for Pullmans. St Louis committee will assist.
A public meeting for adult education and home defense will be held at the municipal auditorium in Hope city hall at 2 o clock on Monday June 30. Classes in English home economics manual training home defense hygiene dramatics and other subjects of general education will be offered under the State Board of Education and federal works agencies. The meeting aims to introduce Hope and Hempstead county residents to free education benefits. Enrollment is open to anyone over 18. The program is directed by Mrs. Marie B Nichols with volunteer teachers.
Italy announces an expeditionary corps will join the Russian front as Mussolini reviews the First Motorized Division. General Cavallero and German liaison General Von Rintelen accompany Mussolini in the briefing and he tours hospitals and families of the fallen after departing northern Italy.
The War Department declined to confirm rumors of a local contract on the Proving Ground saying no official announcement has been made. The Sun questioned at 3:02 p m Thursday but authorities would not comment, awaiting Washington's formal notice as the schedule originally planned.
Mrs. J. D. Carroll, 79, wife of the late Dr. J. B. Carroll of Texarkana, died here Thursday morning of heart failure at a nephew’s home. Funeral services will be Friday at Texarkana at 3 p.m. She leaves a son Paul Carroll and two granddaughters Jean and the Arkansas group upon their archival.
The University of Arkansas Experiment Station confirms summer weather with readings not below 90 degrees. For six days, Wednesday marked the hottest day this year, hitting 95 degrees, with Thursday at 94 and the prior high on June 9 at 91. The forecast lists daily recordings from June 21 to June 26, showing a trend of extreme heat.
The Arkansas State Employment Service at 201 East Second Street Hope announces new hours from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, with Saturdays now open to match weekday schedules due to defense and industrial needs. The change will continue until further notice. Corrina Carroll of Texarkana is noted as a sister to Mrs Louise Moore of Hope.
A fragmented excerpt discusses American youth health, blaming mothers for gaps in children’s diet and the draft age, and stresses women’s duty to provide proper nutrition. It suggests women rely on magazines, radio programs, and government guidance to ensure family health through diet and self-provision like gardening.
A Hawaiian group claims descent from early missionaries forming a society noting anniversaries and historical events. The organization highlights lineage through generations and commemorates milestones tied to its ancestral mission.
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