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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1944
Page
3
Community groups outline holiday plans and gatherings. Gifts of about 1.00 wrapped and shipped to Mrs. Leo Robins by December 8 support the Hot Springs Army and Navy hospitals. The Weselyan Guild and multiple chapters announce meetings and hostesses through November and December.
The Y W A of the First Baptist Church announces a Monday November 6 meeting at 6 30 PM in the Educational Building. All members are urged to attend.
Miss Bennie Marie Anthony entertained with a coke party through five Saturday afternoon for guest Miss Bibi Smith of Little Rock. Buffets were served at a dining table set with dahlias and chrysanthemums. a yellow and green color scheme prevailed. Guests included Martha Sue Moore Jessie Clarie Brown Frances Lewis Betty Martin Louise Wiggins Barbara LaGrone Polly Ann Williams Carolyn Hamilton Mary Ethel Edminston Alice Lile Laura Ann Garanflo Dorothy O'Neal and Sophia Williams.
Red Cross Thursday and Friday dressing room reports list named workers. Thursday names include Mrs Arch Moore supervisor and multiple supervisors and volunteers. Friday adds L M Lile Jewell Brewster and Les.
In Chicago a lawyer Leo Kabateck becomes prime legal adviser to racketeer Virgil Beccio. Ginger Reggio plays both sides as tension grows while a pricey fashion watch signals shifting loyalties. The scene unfolds in Beccio’s apartment with flirtation, wealth, and deceit.
A local volunteer group led by supervisor Mrs Oliver Adams and Mrs Earl Clifton distributed and packed 1500 dressings on Thursday evening and Friday to aid a nearby hospital. The effort included several named organizers such as Mrs Clyde Monts and Mrs Roy Johnson.
C. I. Stiles arriving Sunday night for a short visit to Dallas naval station. He came with his sister Mrs. A. A. Holbert and Mr. Holbert. Stiles recently returned from two years overseas duty in the Southwest Pacific and Asia and is en route to the Naval Air Station in Dallas.
In a Moscow address marking the 27th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, Stalin declared Germany on the verge of catastrophe and hailed the Allied invasion of France as key to driving Germans from Soviet soil. He warned a firm peace is not yet secured and urged a new armed United Nations organization with authority to prevent future wars. He stressed the need for Western powers to act in unity, calling the alliance of Russia, the United States, and Great Britain vital for final victory.
Pvt William E Tarpley of Camp Robinson arrived Saturday for a weekend visit with Mrs Tarpley and relatives here. Locust swarms have been seen at sea 1 200 miles from land.
In a private talk Boggio outlines a plan to purchase a controlling stake in a pinball machine factory using a straw man. He warns to avoid income tax issues while withholding key details as he explains the transaction. The scene shifts away from Ginger as the plot advances.
Allied reports say German patrols probed positions in Italy with several planes attacking the Fifth Army sector below Bologna as frontline lines remained largely unchanged. Weather improved but mud slowed operations while Germans clung to Renco and Fortairfield buildings and backed units faced Allied artillery.
Arkansas voters head to the polls with a long ballot to decide the presidential national and state races and seven statewide measures. Forecasts point to fair weather and turnout possibly reaching 250000 as anti New Deal factions seek support for the Dewey Bricker ticket and related outcomes.
In Normandy a Polish soldier scanning a line of German prisoners spotted his son among the detainees. The story notes about 2,590 species of lizards are known.
The Arkansas ballot features Dewey Bricker electors backed by a Republican appeal to Democratic voters, a Jeffersonian Democrats group aiming to protest Roosevelt and Truman, and Socialist party electors. Secretary Hall warns voters they must scratch two sets of electors for a valid ballot.
Mountain Home reports the last yard of concrete poured for the Norfolk dam one of the six largest concrete dams in the United States after three years of construction. Dismantling buildings and removal of forms is expected by January 1.
Alec M. Crowell, head of the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission since 1938, announces resignation effective December 1 to attend to personal holdings and private business. No successor has been named yet by the commission.
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