This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1944
Page
3
The notice outlines dates for new and extended validity of blue red and airplane stamps, sugar stamps in Book 4, gasoline coupons, and changes in expiration rules. It notes indefinite validity for several stamps and a shift in weekly gasoline allowances.
May 23 2:30 Bridge club session at Mrs Lyle Brown and May 24 band auxiliary meeting at the high school. Circle activities at First Baptist and South Main street for prayer services and Bible study led by Mrs Jersey McRae. Attendants include Mrs Segnar Mrs Web Sr Mrs Talmadge Duke and others. Hospital notes show young Jimmy Miller undergoing a tonsil operation at Julia Chester hospital.
William M. Reaves, second class seaman in the Seabees, visited his mother here yesterday. stationed at Camp Peary, Va. Cpl. Donal Parker of Hope awarded Good Conduct Medal for duty at Thunderbolt England base and serves as athletic director. Brice B. Anderson, Hope native, joins Liberator Bomber group praised by Gen. Doolittle for Berlin mission. Pvt. Gus J. Moses, of McCaskill, with Army Air Forces in England. farmer before service. Canada reports 50 percent rise in law violators in 1942 over 1956. Two-thirds of world population spends life producing food.
Texas Democrats convened to select 48 national convention delegates amid a split over supporting a fourth term for the incumbent. GOP contenders Dewey and Bricker contested Texas 33 delegates as Bricker criticized the CIO and vowed a large spend to back his ticket. Delegates debated uninstructed pledges with no clear outcome, as Sen. Connally and Sen. O'Daniel were absent.
Washington praises James Vincent Forrestal as Secretary of the Navy nominee. A Democrat with no political graft, he impressed House and Senate members with direct, forthright answers and a calm, anonymous persona. His grasp of defense funding and candid replies softened opposition from both parties.
O'Daniel vows to fight Roosevelt while Florida Democrats choose between Millard Caldwell and Lex Green for governor. Maryland and Georgia Republicans plan meetings with Dewey support evident in delegates. Senate committee to survey Nye campaign claims amid Langer backed Burdick in the June primary.
Will Rogers body placed in a stone crypt beside the Will Rogers Memorial museum in Claremore Oklahoma after a secret transfer from California. Fewer than 100 people attended the simple ceremony as the casket was moved to its resting place with remarks by the Rev John R Abernathy.
A prominent Washington figure eschews public exposure, answering with the word obscurity. Once a frequent public speaker, he now speaks rarely and has limited personal appearances compared with other major players in the capital.
The ceremony included Mr and Mrs James Rogers and family as the memorial museum built in 1938 on a 20 acre plot Rogers bought for a retirement home. His crypt was later built by Oklahoma friends. The Will Rogers Memorial Commission arranged repatriation. Over 200 agricultural camps will be set up in Brittan this summer to aid farmers during vacations.
Acting on Gov Adkins request Assistant Superintendent C T Atkinson of the state police will assist Garland and Hot Spring counties in the murder of Frank Abbatte a Chicago sportsman found in a roadside ditch near Malvern The governor said a full investigation should be conducted and no expense spared Abbatte arrived in Hot Springs about a month before Oaklawn racing season and disappeared February 24
A schoolmaster vents anger and warns a parent about bringing the doctor’s son. The boy objects, noting the father’s visit is charged at five dollars. The exchange hints at tension over a medical cost in a domestic scene.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.