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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1941
Page
3
Oldsmobile reports Hydra-Matic automatic drive now available in over half of the daily production of 1941 cars. Dealers say the feature removes clutch use and shifting, offering safety and convenience in cities, hills, and rain. Military testimonials praise the system.
The column jokes about SEC inaction and mocks Harvard lawyers guiding a web of holding companies in Washington. It traces a layered structure from the Council of National Defense down to an Advisory Commission of industrialists, illustrating government organization through a satirical lens.
A reader seeks editor backing for claims about county watermelons, insisting his town grows the largest melons in the world. He asks for clippings or a photo to convince skeptics in northern states after praising Air Corps service.
An analysis outlines a labyrinth of executives and holding companies linked to national defense efforts. It cites Jesse Jones, Emil Schramm, and C F Palmer, noting overlapping agencies from Production to Education, Health, and farming bodies. The piece critiques duplicated efforts in water, woodland, and land-use programs.
Raymond J. Urban of Langley Field Virginia reports a Star postcard showing a 195 pound melon. He notes health discomfort linked to unusual fruit intake and jokes about wartime fears. The item reads as a quirky wartime-era correspondence note from Exlitor’s Nolte.
Hope High School junior class presents its annual play Here Comes Chiplie in the school auditorium Friday afternoon and night. Cast includes Carolyn Wrimble Williamy Bouton Polly doyce Bridie Kenneth Crank Evelyn Albright Dorothy Henry Billy Moses Rosalyn Hall Jimmy Siovins and Foy Mam mons Ji.
Unit No 2 of the Women’s Auxiliary will meet after the evening prayer service on Wednesday night at St Mank’s Church Roy. Postor Wintermeyer will lead.
Federal Security Administrator McNutt warns job seekers about unlicensed vocational schools promising defense industry jobs. He notes Congress funds training, but many questionable schools charge high fees, lack supervision, and may exploit unemployed youth. Seek guidance at the State Employment Service or Vocational Education Department.
The Guernsey Class to give the annual play The Bashful Dobbs Friday night March 14 in the school auditorium. The comedy, attributed to three authors, features Catherine Henderson and her husband Frederick, plus a cast including Willie Mae Taylor Sybie Simons and Lorien Elyores. A lively portrayal by Dottie Faye charts and other students rounds out the production.
ROANOKE Va A boy, son of a Radford construction worker at a large powder plant, fears for his father's safety after a big explosion. Scoutmaster Carl Poff remains skeptical as the boy prints to a newspaper headline Boom spread over Radford. Also noted, kippers for sale in England and dyed imports in the United States.
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