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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1941
Page
3
William Feather reviews Quincy Howe's How to Understand the News urging readers to balance profit pleasure and escape in newspapers. He argues broadcasts require more time and that papers offer comprehensive information in an orderly format.
COLUMBIA La William Meharg 25 first of four condemned men hanged here after officials refused permission to broadcast statements through radio KMLD Monroe. The four executed men were Loyd Boyce William Heard and William Landers. They spoke final statements to reporters and loved ones before death.
Television’s picture size advances as five early home receivers are assembled for lab tests. The new model uses a five inch projector tube located in the receiver base, a mirror in the lid, and a descending 9 by 14 inch screen.
Jonesboro beat Hermitage 65 to 4 in Jonesboro Arkansas as Mt. Vernon 45 led Violet 29 and Brinkley 29 to 27, rounding out Friday’s junior high basketball results.
A newspaper teaser lists five poems with missing lines by well known authors. It challenges readers to supply the next line and name the poem and author, referencing lines such as Lord God of Hosts be with us, take thy from out my heart, God's in His Heaven, O young Lochinvar is come, and a jug of wine a jug of bread.
Arkansas farmers join National Farm Day observances with county programs across the state. Hempstead county Farm Bureau chair Waldo Frasier announces the event leading to a 9:30 p.m. address from the White House networks by Roosevelt Wallace and Wickard. Continuous coverage notes the historic 1933 Washington conference that birthed parity policy for agriculture.
Turkish press warns against German assurances as Ankara prepares to outline policy next week. Premier Saydam to speak in parliament while discussions follow Hitler’s message. Balkan crisis grows with German troop movements toward Greece, British aid to Greeks increases, and Greek forces redeploy along Thrace and the Struma corridor.
Sergeant George Sibert of the Recruiting Service will visit the Hope Post Office Building Monday March 10 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. to accept single men aged 18 to 30. At this time only high school graduates will be admitted for the Air Corps at Jefferson Barracks Missouri, where they will begin an eight week course and then choose a geographic assignment.
Sixteen youths from Hempstead and Sevier counties will entrain for Little Rock on March 13 to be inducted into military service at Camp Joseph T. Robinson. H B Bary, draft board chairman, lists the draftees and alternates including Charles Wesley Abbott Abner Duke Hervey Albert Glendon Powell James David Braden Rex Lee Huelabee Lee Prince Ohioace Leon Rider Muett Copeland Granvel Newton Bright James Wallace Reed Saxon Velvin Melvin Asbury Burke James Samuel Sue Dr Alton James Avery Claude Heath McCorkle William Steven Bader and alternates George Arthur Hern Terrell H Rhodes Claude Anthy Ollleson Clinton Ell Lee Henry Blford McRae James Roy Wolf.
Rome reported editor Virgino Gayda stated British sea and air losses totaled 20 warships 26 submarines 58 fighters and seven tankers sunk 85 planes shot down and 213 destroyed on the ground He added damaged British warships three submarines 48 freighters two tankers and 99 planes probably downed to show Italy's contribution to straining British tonnage for the defense of the British Isles.
LITTLE ROCK Arkansas former penal chief Al H Reed rejected a House Investigating Committee report as unfair and ridiculous He said explanations for most charges were omitted and politics fueled the accusations He asserted vindication after the investigation closes noting his replacement of Tom Cogbill who had sought to curry favor by highlighting dire conditions
Pete Oliver of Hope now serving with the Arkansas National Guard at Camp Robinson Little Rock was promoted to a sergeant rank it was learned here Friday.
Belgrade watches as Prince Paul visits Berchtesgaden to meet Adolf Hitler. Yugoslav leaders plan a statement clarifying neutrality amid Axis and British pressure, noting Germany’s influence surpasses Britain. London and Moscow will be briefed on Yugoslavia’s stance.
A Conway Homing Pigeon Club letter states eight stations will release pigeons Sunday morning at 9 o'clock. Hope, Arkansas, is a designated station, with birds sent by express Saturday night and expected to reach the Conway area in about two and a half hours. Citizens are asked to watch for lost or injured birds and to send any bands found to Conway.
A biblical verse from Exodus 3 7 notes that God has seen the affliction of his people in Egypt and heard their cry due to oppression. It emphasizes divine awareness of suffering and mercy toward the afflicted.
A five member House committee cleared Sen. W. H. Abington and related Abington family members of charges they profited from Beebe Junior Agricultural College contracts. The panel criticized voucher handling and outside bidders but deemed overall conditions satisfactory and sent the Beebe appropriation bill to Gov. Adkins. In the Senate, an administration bill to modify 7500000 set aside for bridges and roads passed 27 to 1, directing funds to bond retirement and turnback programs.
British report details a mass raid by over 100 German planes on Malta. Sixteen dive bombers and fighters were shot down while Malta’s Mediterranean force held firm. The update also notes rapid British advances toward Fer-Fer on the Somaliland Ethiopian frontier and a slower push toward Amanit near Lake Tana in Ethiopia.
City Treasurer in Hope tells The Star his side amid criticism of license plate handling. He admits meeting residents who paid for tags and asked him to keep plates for pickup, denies letting people obtain plates without penalties, cites part time office status, and recalls efforts to secure a separate locked space for plates and records at City Hall.
Department officials weigh asking Congress to extend the national guard training period by six years amid international tensions. General Marshall notes a mandatory six months for the guard may be essential, given manpower shortages from selective service.
A House Thursday resolution by Representative Okla proposes a five member committee to investigate airline safety from 1940 onward. It covers crashes in February, August, November, December and January, including losses at Lovellsville Centerville Chicago St Louis and cites FAA and Commerce Department roles.
The University of Arkansas Experiment Station near Hope recorded 1.08 inches of rainfall on Wednesday and 2.13 inches on Thursday, with temperatures dropping to 33 and 40 degrees respectively, marking a two day total of 3.21 inches.
In Pueblo Colorado a jury acquitted the man behind the wheel of a drunken driving charge while convicting the car owner riding in the back seat. Jurors said the owner could better pay the fine.
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