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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1943
Page
1
Hope Star surveys wartime rhetoric noting Hitler’s aim to bombard London and Britain’s resilience. Analysis argues Germany sought to break British resolve by vicious raids while planning for a possible invasion, stressing limited success and British power to defend vital ports and resources.
A wartime report describes American and Allied air actions in Britain, noting heavy bombardment, convoys, and the buildup of striking power. The piece contrasts British bombing in the past with the modern strategy aimed at crippling Hitler’s war machine, calling the new bombs blockbusters and heartbusters in Churchill’s view.
State supreme court heard farmer Harry Goldman testify he saw Hannah Williams Dempsey and Woodall asleep in Mrs Dempsey’s Manhattan apartment bedroom after waking from a party. Goldman said Mrs Dempsey was in bed with blankets, dressed partially, while Dempsey accuses her of intimacies with Lew Jenkins and Woodall.
In New York Chalky Wright defeated Billy Pinti by decision after 130 rounds in a Los Angeles card. Walter Kilby stopped Frankie Falen in Buffalo while Phil Terranova outpointed Mario Morales in Hartford. Clayton Worlds won on points over Red Norbert in Chicago.
A NYU relay team led by Leslie MacMitchell set a world best time of 7 18.82 for the mile. Sever appears in a special race in New York City as part of an athletics program.
Congress nears compromise on a tax package to suspend or reduce rates, with President Truman proposing an extra 16.6 billion in taxes and savings. Senator Vandenberg warns of a potential 12 1/2 percent 1944 1945 rise for many, while the plan aims to erase about 8.4 billion in treasury obligations and limit abatements to the smaller 1942 or 1944 tax owed.
The St. Louis Cardinals surge back to the Polo Grounds and beyond as they win two doubleheaders from the New York Giants, push to within 2 1/2 games of Brooklyn, and show power with 32 hits and five homers in four games. They’ll sit at home through June 21, facing every NL opponent. The Dodgers counter with hot pitching but lack speed and late-season momentum. In the American League, the New York Yankees lose ground as Cleveland moves to first. Detroit and Boston loom in a tight race with Detroit visiting New York and Washington. Weather hindered Detroit’s meeting and a Detroit-New York clash looms as a season test.
A fragmented sports column by Hugh S. Fullerton Jr. describes fishing lore from New York to New Brunswick, highlighting quirky incidents on trains and rails. The piece notes Newport Vermont’s strong fishing culture, playful anecdotes of anglers hauling big catches, and humorous misadventures aboard railway observation cars and bridges.
Beth Carter of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps coordinates a daring in-flight rescue scene aboard a damaged plane. She ties captives, plans a risky island approach, and prepares to jump with a parachute as danger looms near the coast. The cliffhanger ends with Beth about to act as the enemy closes in.
Birmingham tops the Southern Assotathon standings with a narrow margin over the Barons, as Johnny-Riddle's Wattlers clinch victory last night. Nishville notes a 5-2 score, while Memphis and Chattanouon split a doubleheader, Knoxville suffers a 12 to 0 loss, and New Orleans readies for Little Rock amid weather delays.
AP dispatch from Washington reports inconclusive discussions as Italy is urged to withdraw from the war while Russia seeks broader cooperation. Churchill presses for intensified efforts against Japan as Roosevelt and Churchill confer. the scene shifts to wartime planning and leadership dynamics without decisive outcomes.
Fragmentary report describes a resistive group aligning with a broader power, mentioning payments and diversionary tactics. It notes high confidence that those involved could retaliate against opposing forces, though details and identities are obscured by text garbling.
Fragmented OCR text describes ongoing operations in a northern harbor valley, with Allied and Axis forces engaging near a coastal area. Weather limited heavy actions but fog and storms hindered advances while fighter planes and air raids intensified, reporting Allied progress and enemy losses along the coast and inland fronts.
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