09 May 1942
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1942
Page
1
In Leavenworth the war spurred a new group to aid Army wives. Mrs Iles R Bathurst organized a Locators Club among officers wives to share addresses nationally. Mount Rainier National Park in Washington welcomed 456 visitors and 117,879 private automobiles in 1940.
A note suggests playing the full course in daylight while staying in the shade. It emphasizes comfort and practicality of enjoying the round without intense sun exposure.
Hempstead County farmers are urged by E. N. Martindale to plant peanuts now to meet Arkansas 95,000 acre goal amid the Food for Freedom drive. A plan by Triple-A, CCC and Southwestern Peanut Growers Association offers seed for oil producers with no cash outlay. Peanuts for oil may count toward soil conservation quotas if planted with a winter cover crop after harvest. Peanut harvest machinery will be distributed to meet increased acreage, with price supports for peanuts and soybeans if needed.
Portland report notes chittam bark priced at 15 cents a pound as the 1942 crop nears market, with peelers returning to work as price incentives rise. The piece suggests there has never been a real shortage and hints at strong demand for the upcoming season.
A lively, informal line suggests there will be much chatter as Cascata is described as the source of talk, with phrases directing Walling to rally and respond. The excerpt hints at social chatter and community engagement around Cascata.
A garbled historical snippet references United States steel producers, a North Carolina Sunday freight ban, and a careful workaround with livestock shipments. It also alludes to English church bells since 540, a concert piano mis-tuning lifting Johannes Beahme, and a musician’s memory feat admired by famed contemporaries.
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