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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1944
Page
5
Sorbonne in Paris resumes operations next month with a special welcome for American servicemen on leave. Director Henri Goy notes the campus maintains its wartime ties to Americans and highlights a reduced foreign student presence, with last year only 20 students and none American.
Detroit reports a worsening car shortage as wartime restrictions continue. With 30 million passenger cars at start, estimates place 20 to 21 million usable by year end, and no new civilian production for nearly three years. About 560,000 cars were frozen in dealer stock, with 20,000 left, affecting gov use and unpopular models. Production may resume mid 1945, but full recovery unlikely before 1946 and 1947 remains doubtful.
Hollywood’s rising writer Milton Helmes rose from a Syracuse high school English class scare to a vertiginous career. He wrote Mr. Lankey with Cary Grant, then sold it to RKO for thirty thousand dollars plus five thousand screenplay rights. He followed with Salty O Rourke, pitching it on the spot to Buddy De Sylva in twenty minutes.
Holmes, long involved with gambling circles, theaters and showpeople, discusses his writing approach. He recounts starting in Syracuse at 17, working as an actor in Hollywood, and using personal experiences with bettors, show business figures, and offshore gambling ships Rex for his tales.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey launched a statewide campaign stop in Boston contrasting Roosevelt’s record with GOP themes. He targeted the CIO Political Action Committee and the One Thousand Club while outlining postwar policy aims and warning against “subversive” forces. The Buffalo crowd chanted for change as Dewey criticized Democratic promises and pressed for a two term limit.
An estimated 1,006,000 people are employed in U S food plants and about one third of all U S retail stores are food outlets. The note references an 1830 era favorite piano forte composition titled Saat box Waltz.
Notice filed with the Arkansas Commissioner of Revenues for a retail liquor permit at 108 East Second Street Hope Arkansas. Permit sought to operate from November 1944 to June 1945 under Bulletin January 7 1938 regulations and amendment No 19 and July 10 November 1 1944.
Navy reports from Pearl Harbor credit carrier air groups for destroying about 2,549 Japanese planes in August to October, with Comdr David McCampbell flying 30 confirmed kills including nine in under two hours near Manila. The tally emphasizes naval air superiority and declines in Japanese combat strength.
President Roosevelt outlined a brisk campaign schedule for the final days before Election Day. He will deliver two addresses from the White House and in Boston, appear informally in Bridgeport and Hartford, Springfield, and speak to Hyde Park neighbors Monday night. He quipped about politics during a news conference and joked about a Dewey critique and fundraising clubs.
The article outlines a series of anecdotes from a press day. It notes a Chicago member presenting a certificate of membership to a club with a $1,600 pledge, mentions Rep Kefauver’s assertion about $1,000 Club privileges, and cites Gov Dewey’s charge that the club sells privilege. It adds Roosevelt’s quips on health and a bet with Frank J. Lewis, plus unrelated items about Mrs. Diamond’s button dress and Formosa drug notes.
Allied announcments say Eighth Army strengthened its Ronco river bridgehead south of the Po after clearing German forces from Meidula on the west bank. German counterattacks south of Bologna failed to dislodge American forces holding a hill near Castel San Pietro, with hand to hand combat and significant losses on both sides. Adriatic coast patrols advanced north of the Bevano river toward Ravenna driving Germans from outpost positions.
Spencer Virginia reports a remarkable reunion as W. C. Johnson, age 40, meets his long unseen brother the Rev. J. E. Johnson of Houston Texas for the first time. Their parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. Johnson, once lived in Henry county where Spencer is located before moving to Texas.
Argentina contributes to war devastated nations despite not joining UNRRA. It has shipped or earmarked 370000 tons of wheat 5000 tons of meat and about 120000 tons total in food and medical items. Deliveries have gone to Finland and Norway under the Washington agreement.
An old advertisement touts Black and White Ointment for Fezema acne pimples and skin irritations with promises of immediate action and 25 years of success. It also promotes Black and White Skim Soap for daily cleansing and claims a refund if unsatisfied, urging use as directed and mentioning antiseptic benefits.
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