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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1942
Page
4
Washington report outlines possible swift passage of a bill to recruit women into the Army including the WAAC. The lecture then shifts to a religious meditation on Jesus Christ, Peter’s rebuke, and the meaning of sacrifice and life through giving.
From England comes evidence that many duties can be handled by women as well as men. U S Army leaders, including Gen George C Marshall, emphasize early passage of a bill to allow women into the army. Critics exist, but wartime service already includes women volunteering in aircraft warning and coastal defense roles.
Friday March 20 schedule includes a 2:00 Contract Bridge lab at Mrs. M M McCloughan’s home and a Service Prayer Group meeting at Mrs. O Penneybaker’s 218 North Main at 9. Mrs FP L Tatlellt presents devotion March 22. A at home reception honors Mr and Mrs dad C Broyles Jr of NYC from 3 to 6. The Lime Garden Club met at Mrs A B Slusser’s North Hervey street with spring flowers and the program “The Home” led by Mrs S G Norton and Mrs d A Henry. A pavilion afternoon bridge at Mrs J C Broyles Sr’s for Mrs Joe C Broyles Jr featured two tables, jonquils and hyacinths. High score went to Mrs Albert Graves. Cakes and sandwiches served. Several Guests Entertained By Thursday Club and Miss Elizabeth Bridewell invited.
Four additional guests joined the Thuraby Contract club as hostesses led Thursday evening games. Attendees included Mrs Herald Porterfield Newport Mrs Mack Duffie Mr BHI Wray and Miss Florine Miller. Prizes for high scores went to Miss Opal Garner and Mrs Porterfield. Tea cream and cake concluded the gathering. Floral decor featured jonquils and Sprinty Mowers in artistic containers brightened the Bridewell home rooms.
A collage of social notes lists Mrs. Claud Waddle and daughter Mary Dell indson, plus several Waddles and Briants visiting Little Rock, Shreveport, and Gladewater. Also noted are War Department staffer Mary Jones arriving in Trinidad, R. M. Briant ill in San Antonio, and Texans attending the Quill and Leroy convention in Little Rock.
Hollywood roils at claims studio chiefs are pushing sons and sons in law into safe military posts while others serve in regular wartime duties. Anecdotes recount Laemmie, Lubitsch projects, blood drives for the Red Cross, and the industry preparing anti enemy propaganda while theaters expect big crowds for the March of Dimes drive.
Sunday School Lesson reflects on life realization as Jesus faces crowd pressure and private moments with followers. It notes Gospel accounts of public teaching and intimate interviews, guiding readers toward practical spiritual understanding.
Clark Gable resumes filming in Somewhere I’ll Find You after the Lombard death pause. Traffic remains heavy amid rubber shortages with authorities enforcing Army limits. Pearl Buck’s Dragon Seed rights sold for 165000 to Metro. Town gossip centers on an actress found huddled in a basement during a blackout, wearing three dresses two fur coats and holding ten $100 bills and jewelry.
In Henry Bellamann's Kings Row, Parris receives a forceful invitation to tea from Mrs. Skeffington amid Drake McHugh’s complicity in a state dispute. Parris weighs loyalty, his hospital work, and town perception as spring awakens, leading him to revisit his childhood home and reflect on memory, status, and duty.
A 1941 stamp commemorates the 1916 Easter uprising and highlights Ireland’s neutral stance under Eamon de Valera. England fears German raids from Brest and French ports, seeking naval bases at Lough Swilly Berehaven and Cobh to counter U boats off Ireland. Ireland remains neutral, aiding neither Britain nor Germany, despite submarine threats.
The piece discusses volunteer enlistment in the military effort, with 49 000 volunteers and 15 000 trained, amid U S defense strains in Washington and talks of Emilio Aguinaldo and Philippine independence figures. It notes age ranges, pay, housing, and training concerns, and references Aguinaldo's appeals to Filipinos in the context of Japan's invasion.
In Sacramento an error message shows insufficient funds after attempting a one cent adjustment to state accounts. The issue caused a bounce back of the transaction and prompted review of the financial entry. Officials said investigations are underway to confirm the fiscal impact.
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