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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1941
Page
4
Wartime rationing tightens in Britain as prams and clothing items move to standard designs and reduced supplies. Underwear, hosiery, and luxury goods face two thirds or greater cuts, with production redirected to military uniforms and essential fabrics like silk dwindling.
Bette Davis moves from tragic roles to lighter drama in The Great Lie directed by Edmund Goulding. She praises the lighter, more modern love story and plans a year of continuous work, delaying a vacation for New England autumn. She and Brent admire Goulding’s talent and discuss remaking her Sugar Hill farmhouse.
Social calendar items detail planed events on Friday May 2 including an afternoon bridge for Miss Lula Garland hosted by Mrs B E McMahen and Mrs Syd McMath, and a Rose Garden club gathering at the Murphy home with Mrs W Taurne. A Rose Garden Club film night at city hall features rose industry exhibits and school events mark Memorial Day observances. The text also notes the Clara Lowthorp chapter of the Children of the Confederacy meeting at Rose Marie Henleix’s home and St Mark's Auxiliary gathering at Mrs Pat Casey's Rose Garden location. Additional notices cover Adon auxiliary meetings and a Cosmopolitan Club program at the Hankins home with hobby talks and a planned June party.
Personal notices list Mr and Mrs Robert LaGrone guests in Little Rock hosted by Mrs Orgisle Beringer. Thuesday visitor Mr and Mrs Harvey Canter of Vincennes Ind spent the weekend with Walter Carter and Mary J Carter. Mrs Millie McCannues of Fort Worth Texas visits AVandtaughters the Misses McFuddin. Mrs Dave Finley and Mrs Brooks Ehults and daughter Nancy visited Lila Gillespie. Miss Mary Nell Carter of Henderson State Teachers College will visit relatives in the city. W B Jones and Mrs E Jones guests of daughter Mrs J Wy Walker. Mrs Clyde Hill was Thursday guest of son Jake Clyde Hill in Little Rock.
The N F A chater of Blevins Training School held its first annual father and son banquet on Thursday night April 24 in the school gym. Guest speaker was Professor J H Robinson of McCaskill. Activities lead to May 2 closing with May Day events and a series of school programs including Little Miss Juele, a May 4 commencement sermon by Rev J W Williams, and May 9 commencement exercises with George Evers as principal speaker.
Readers report tight supply of lingerie materials and stockings with women seeking two garments from one fabric share. Stores note steady stockings and collars for lingerie as rationing pushes home sewing. Experts suggest bottle sealing of stockings to preserve them, while many hope for reliable recipes to avoid ruined supplies as quakes typically strike distant areas.
The British Red Cross asks up to 1000 American doctors to aid Britain on distant fronts. Doctors may join the Royal Army Medical Corps or civilian Emergency Medical Services for a one year term with possible promotion. Eligibility up to age 40 for RAMC and 45 for EMS. Protected by the Geneva treaty, they may serve in London Rangoon the Middle East or other emergency zones. The appeal has official endorsement from the U S President the Secretary of War and the Surgeon General.
The Blevins Branch Library topped Hempstead County Library System in April with 1051 circulated books and 16 new registrants, total 828 members, plus 38 county books in the branch. Spring Hill followed with 938 books, 40 magazines, 4 new members total 539, and 242 county books. Washington moved 821 books and 104 magazines, 9 new members, total 350, with 345 county books borrowed. Fulton circulated 290 books and 25 magazines, total 615 with 1 new member and 200 total members, 273 county books. Columbus, open two weeks, circulated 212 books and 6 magazines, total 318, 122 registered, 268 county books borrowed. Hope headquarters: April totals 1889 books and 105 magazines, overall system 1997 total, 30 new members, total 1975. Countywide: 5061 books and 283 magazines, grand total 5884 with 194 new members, total registration 3009.
A behind the scenes master plan trains civilians to protect themselves in war. Volunteers for air spotters and amateur radio operators are being organized with regional commands and phone-report drills. Brigadiers at Mitchel Field and other posts recruit and guide participants through rehearsals and training materials.
Nash's Hem-Aid Ointment offers instant relief from piles with a money back guarantee if not fully satisfied. Available for sale in Fulton, Arkansas, by White and Co.
The California Automobile Association reported 21 000 speed estimation tests recent, finding only 48 of 100 drivers could estimate passing cars speed within 5 percent. More than half of those tested were 2 percent or more off.
At a recent board meeting of the Arkansas Automobile Dealers Association in Little Rock Mr Link Lewis was elected Secretary Manager of the association. Lewis has 25 years of Arkansas auto experience and the office is at 918 Main Street Little Rock. President William H Sailor praised Lewis as thoroughly acquainted with the auto business and dealers and capable of addressing national industry issues.
Dozens of cities prepare blackout rehearsals and evacuation plans as Seattle and New York test defense measures. The fire service aims to recruit 500000 volunteers for training on bomb and fire response, with 2000000 to be trained this year. Doctors nurses and pamphlets advance sanitation and shelter education.
The Equal Rights party named Belye Ann Lockwood of Washington DC as the first woman ever nominated for U.S. president in 1884. This historic nomination marks a milestone in suffrage and political advocacy for women.
The dispatch notes Allied reporting from Helder and Brest with docks bombed on Thursday night. British sources say war material continues to pour into Africa, offsetting equipment losses as Greece and Cairo are cited amid Mediterranean commands and supply movements.
German high command claimed British losses in the Balkans, stating 3,200 British prisoners were trapped in the Peloponnesus before evacuation. It reported heavy shipping losses, with 360 sunk and 93 heavily damaged, amid claims of ongoing fighting near Greece and the Corinth shore.
The text notes that brain cells have limited reproductive power due to suppression, and that as people age, brains typically shrink. It presents a concise view on cellular reproduction limits and brain size changes with age.
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