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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1944
Page
7
Notices urge gifts around 1.00 wrapped and sent to Mrs. Leo Robins for delivery to Hot Springs hospitals. Early shopping recommended to reach by December st for shipment. Azalea Garden Club to meet at 2 pm at Mrs. Oliver Adams with Mrs. La mar Cox as associate hostess.
Lt. Joe T. Harper of McAlester describes a coordinated battle tactic used by Second Armored Division veterans to take pillboxes. Assault teams with medium tanks and engineers target pillboxes while flankers suppress others, followed by a cleanup unit to finish and capture or destroy strongpoints. This method reduced losses while overcoming the Siegfried line defenses.
Magnolia residents Mr and Mrs Cecil Dennis and their son visit Hope. Ozan couple H C Murphy and family return from Roswell NM after Lt Henry C Murphy Jr graduates bomber school and heads to Lincoln NE. Greenwich residents Millican visit Osborns in Hope. Camp hospital council meeting in Hot Springs includes Mrs Robins and others. Seaman Glenn Kennedy returns to San Diego after an extended visit and is awarded the Purple Heart for ship sinking injuries.
Mrs McLain received word from her son Calvin Purtell that he has arrived safely overseas. Cpl Gerald Lee Bales formerly cashier in the Army Finance office at Whitehorse Yukon Territory has been promoted to Staff Sergeant per a family communiqué.
The Associated Press reports Democrats won Missouri with Phil M. Donnelly and led in several states, threatening about six of 26 Republican governorships. Massachusetts and Washington show Democratic momentum while Illinois Ohio Delaware Idaho swing toward Democrats. tight races in Ohio and Illinois. Republican incumbents Baldwin Schoeppel Sharpe Griswold Proc tor Blue and others won or led, with Osborn McGrath Stevenson among Democratic incumbents returning. The Ohio mayoral battle between Stewart and Lausche stayed razor thin.
The state dining room in the White House can seat 100 guests.
Leo Kabateck, Boggio’s top legal adviser, enjoys influence with the racketeer while Ginger schemes during a Chicago call. A dinner interlude and memories of the narrator’s father frame a tense night of deception and power plays in New York.
The political tide favors Democrats with Barkley and Tydings among winners. Hayden and Thomas secure administration support, McMahon defeats Danaher, while Republicans gain in the Midwest and New England. Morse and Cordon win in Oregon. Nye trails, Reed loses ground to Taft. Davis trails Myers in Pennsylvania as McCarran leads in Nevada.
Early returns show Roosevelt gaining votes and New Jersey shifting to his column while Michigan moves toward Roosevelt. Democrats widen control in the House and clinch a Senate majority, as foreign nations watch a Roosevelt Churchill meeting possibly soon. New York Governor Al Smith comments on divine providence guiding the president.
Roosevelt defeats Dewey in a tight national race. Early returns put Roosevelt with 33 states and a rising electoral tally, while Dewey concedes at 2:15 a. m. CWT. Maine stands first with decisive votes for Dewey as Democrats gain Senate seats and House influence.
On the eastern front heavy rain slowed Red Army advances near Budapest outskirts as infantry and tanks push forward and artillery shells the city. Berlin reports a planned large scale assault toward Farnow in southwest Poland from the Vistula bridgehead as Russian withdrawal of mechanized units from the Beskids area continues to reinforce assault divisions.
U S Pacific Fleet head Chester Nimitz releases a two day communique noting 1000 Japanese planes destroyed and 71 ships sunk or damaged since the Philippines invasion. He cites air raids on Manila with Hellcats Helldivers and Avengers plus ground losses including airfields and storage areas weakened.
Reports say Soviet troops pushed two bridge heads across the Tisza river 75 and 125 miles above Budapest. A reconissance in East Prussia killed 600 Germans. Budapest radio claimed Russian landing attempts on Csepel island were repulsed, with a landing on a nearby smaller island.
September 1 marks the first day for blue stamps G-5 H-5 J-5 K-5 and L-5 in rationing. All blue stamps previously validated in Ration Book 4 remain valid indefinitely for canned and processed foods.
Meat Cheese Butter and Fats. September 3 first day for red stamps E-8 F-8 G-8 in Book IV. All red stamps in Ration Book IV are valid indefinitely through Z-8 and A-5 through.
On November 1 1943 Airplane Stamp No 1 in Book No 3 began validity when used. A second first day on May 1 1944 issued Airplane Stamp No 2 in Book No 3 with validity upon use.
Sugar stamp Nos 30 31 and 32 in Book IV are good for 5 pounds of sugar indefinitely. sugar stamp No. 33 in War Ration Book 4, good for 5 pounds of sugar. Good indefinitely.
June 22 marks a fast day for A-12 coupon good for 3 gallons. B-3 B-4 C-3 C-4 coupons each valid for 5 gallons. September 21 is the last day for aN& 12 coupon in the gasoline books.
A roundup of major New York editorials on Roosevelt's fourth term and wartime leadership. The Post and World-Telegram frame the president’s reassured global role while the Sun and Herald-Tribune stress unity, support for the war effort, and a common peace goal. A brief note recalls Benjamin Franklin as the seventh of thirteen children.
Liquids from canned fruits may be used in sweet sauces gelatin dishes and puddings. Because most home-dye materials fade it is impractical to use such fra bies in a braided rug.
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