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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1944
Page
3
The bureau reports a total average civilian meat supply of 145 pounds for 1944, noting the figure reflects eight units or a similar measure in the period context.
The bureau said all goods in 1944 are expected to average substantially the same as last year, indicating stable production and consumer availability despite wartime pressures.
May calendar lists the Garden Club events led by Mrs. Beene and Mrs. Slusser with volunteers like Mr. Cook assisting. Members elected officers for the coming year and discussed flower shows, cemetery projects, and cultural talks, with guests J. C. Carlton and Mrs. King attending.
An advertisement touts St Joseph Aspirin as a low cost choice claiming 100 tablets for a small price and positions it as the world’s largest seller. It argues to avoid higher prices elsewhere and emphasizes value.
Lt. and Mrs. Sam Vick Scott announce the birth of a daughter named Ruby Ann Scott on May 12 at Cora Donnell hospital. The infant’s mother is Ruby Mae Crumby of Emmet and Lt. Scott is serving overseas.
Mr and Mrs Dwight Bailey and their daughter visit Mrs Cue McAdams from their home in Jena Louisiana. The trip showcases family ties and local social ties within the community.
War dispatch from Larry Allen aboard the Gripsholm at Barcelona reports that Germany is fortifying in France and maintaining rail hubs despite Allied bombings as invasion nears. Allen notes Germany’s vast communications network remains largely intact with troops moving between fronts.
The notice lists dates for the validity of blue red and sugar stamps across multiple ration books, marking first and last days for stamps and coupons. It notes indefinite validity for several stamps, airplane and sugar stamps, and details a gasoline ration extension reducing weekly allotment from three to two gallons in A books.
The narrator recounts eight months as a prisoner of war in concentration camps and describes German communications as smooth. He notes heavily bombed cities with intact rail stations, visiting Poznan Gorlitz Dresden Munich Stuttgart Karlsruhe and other hubs. As many as 52 passenger trains reportedly run daily at some stations.
A wartime shortage of musicians forced embarrassment as three dances were set for the same hour at Colorado University. Radio and electrical music on telephone and campus formats drew couples to dance to the same tunes, while two thirds of U.S. livestock are raised west of the Mississippi.
Hempstead County Library at Hope City Hall adds several books including The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham and Blessed Are The Meek by Zolia Kossak. The Razor's Edge follows Larry Darnell a WWI flier seeking spiritual power and the world tour to find it. Blessed Are The Meek portrays St. Francis of Assisi amid Crusade era nobles, clergy and kings. translated by Rulka Langer and highly recommended.
At the Southern Baptist convention in Atlanta on May 18 reports addressed race education and religious liberty. Committees urged $5 000 annual support for 13 Negro Baptist colleges and expanded efforts to train Negro ministers. Dr Pat M Neff was reelected president. seminary alumni named Warren Price and Polhill to top posts.
Johnson City Tenn. A policeman notes a mule hitched to a wagon in front of the post office. The mule rubbed its haunch and erased a chalk mark, extending parking time by an hour. The note ends with a line about tse tse fly and cattle in Africa.
Fingerprints on a gin bottle at the Edgar Holland home confirm the body found near Camdenton is Mrs. Melly Mattie Holland of La Monte. The other victim is identified as Pearl Fairfax, 59, by relatives and doctors. investigators keep details of the killer private as no arrest is made.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics forecast a 10 pound cut in civilian meat supplies for the last half of 1944. Civilian consumption in the first half averaged about 77.5 pounds per person, with 66 pounds projected for the final six months. If true, this would resemble 1943 ration levels as meats were reduced to beef steaks and roasts. A notable drop in hog marketings is anticipated for the second half of the year.
Link shares a tense moment with Norma and learns of her brother’s death as he endures a Japanese inn. He recalls Tulsa and Broken Arrow while Azaraski pushes him toward a Japanese bath and cultural immersion. The scene ends with Link plotting a sharper move as soldiers watch from the hills.
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