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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1943
Page
4
Voices in Congress warned the United States faces food riots within a year due to government policy on agriculture. The editorial urges immediate action to reverse manpower shortages and a ban on agricultural machinery, arguing land without workers is wasteland and warning of possible hunger before 1944 harvests.
London reports the Royal Air Force conducted a heavy attack on Hamburg and other western Germany targets for the eighth successive night. Ten RAF bombers did not return, while German claims of downed planes were higher. Berlin and Hamburg raids followed earlier Berlin strikes, with casualties in London and areas across East Anglia.
Mohandas K. Gandhi ended a 21 day hunger strike in Poona yesterday and spent a restful night in good spirits, according to a government bulletin. The report notes his condition remains stable as relief efforts continue.
Little Rock March 4 Vigorous efforts by administration leaders aim to keep harmony in the Arkansas Senate and prevent an extra session by securing the required three fourths majority on appropriation bills. Governor Adkins and Lt Gov Shaver arouse lawmakers from both factions to back budget bills for state police comptroller's office and to guarantee 27 votes on remaining appropriations including game and fish. Critics demand department budget cuts in welfare education and revenue before supporting any bills.
United States Flying Fortresses attacked the Rotterdam dock area and Hamm marshalling yards in daylight. The force from the launching station returned with no ships lost and only negligible damage, facing only weak German fighter opposition.
Mrs Hubert G Mills, 21, was burned yesterday when her robe caught fire from a gas stove in Flat Springs. She leaves her mother, husband, two brothers, and a 9-month-old child.
The Associated Press reports the Battle of the Bismarck Sea as the war’s greatest victory of land based air power over surface ships with 22 Japanese ships sunk or put out of action. It compares to earlier losses including Prince of Wales and Repulse, and notes other major air and sea battles in the Solomons, Coral Sea, and Midway.
In Little Rock on March 4 the Arkansas House sent to Gov Homer M Adkins a Senate bill to criminalize violence or threats in picket lines, a policy modeled on Texas law. If signed the measure becomes law after 90 days post adjournment. if vetoed or unsigned it may be enacted or referred by voters.
War Department casualty list confirms three Arkansans wounded in the South Pacific. Pvt. Raymond O. Boggess and Harald Boggess of Waterloo, Sgt. Freeman L. Guillet of Jacksonport, and Pfc. Orville P. Johnson of El Dorado are named. Also notes on jury service and a boy in England remarking on cornfield terms.
Soviet troops pressed west and northwest of Kursk toward Orel amid harsh weather, with Berlin reports of local advances on Orel’s flanks. The push extended toward Bryansk as Dmitriev-Logosky and Rzhev were captured, placing Russians about 45 miles from a key Bryansk railway. Izvestia and Izvestia reported the fall of several towns and continued railway and supply pressure toward Kiev and the Volga.
Little Rock March 4 The letter Jim Crow appears as bus operators authority to enforce separate seating for whites and Negroes, passed the Senate today. The measure returns to the House for amendment consideration by Senate Ed Dillon, Lith Rock, to exempt city transportation companies operating buses in places of street cars. Reversing last week’s vote, the Senate passed an 18 6 reduction bill for drunken driving penalties. The proposed change would set first offenders at a $25 fine and 30 day license revocation, with heavier penalties allowed for subsequent offenses. The Senate originally defeated the measure by three votes. A tax reassessment reform, requiring county judge and chief county school officer approval, passed 270 and goes to the House. The bill, by Senator John Croer, Springdale, also limits reassessments to fire, flood, or storm damage when no owner insurance is collected.
Lille Rock March 4 50 granted clemency by the state parole board. Recipients include Coy Cohen Jefferson county June 24 1941 five years burglary and grand larceny Joe Morgan Ouachita April 22 1940 seven years burglary John Primer Ouachita June 2 1941 five years assault to kill Payton Woods Jefferson June 20 1941 five years burglary and grand larceny.
President Roosevelt marked the tenth anniversary of his presidency with religious services at the White House. Attendees included high officials, friends, and family as Lieut. Frank R. Wilson led prayers from the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer. The prayers sought grace to confront evil, defend democracy, and seek peace and justice for all nations.
Washington report shows War Manpower Commission chief McNutt backing away from an early statement and outlining which men with families may be inducted. He notes only those with post December 8 dependency or where selection was not imminent are deferred without national authorization while nondeferral occupations offer 80 day transfers to essential work.
Allied forces in North Africa report renewed contacts with German forces three miles from Faid Pass and successful air strikes on Mareth line targets. Axis offensives push along the Tunisian front as British and American units adjust positions and recapture Sidi Bouzid.
The Navy reports five bombing raids on Japanese held sites in the Solomon Islands, including Mundan the 62nd attack on Mundan. Liberator heavy bombers dropped bombs on targets at Kuahii Buin Inle and Vila in the northwestern Solomons. a fire started at Munda.
British submarines claim seven enemy vessels sunk and nine damaged in the Mediterranean, with a shore bombardment on an Italian shipyard and a train on a nearby bridge also reported. In the Pacific, a 22-ship Japanese convoy was virtually annihilated in the Bismarck Sea, with 15,000 Japanese killed or drowned and 55 Japanese planes destroyed or damaged, while Allied fighters and a bomber suffered minimal losses. The operation stretched from the Vitiaz Strait to Huongulf, starting at Rabaul and expanding with eight additional vessels, as weather and night fighting gave way to a decisive Allied victory attributed to air and sea teamwork.
Little Rock, March 4. Speaker Robert W. Griffith Jr. declared the legislature would insist that pending budget bills be disposed of before other measures as it heads into a special session over appropriations. The House planned a first night session to advance budget bills, with progress potentially negating the need for further meetings.
War era production plans introduce a new "victory" line of radio replacement parts to keep radios repairable across brands and ages. The War Production Board outlined a reduced tube and component variety, aiming to speed manufacturing and minimize stockpiled spare parts.
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