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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1942
Page
5
Mrs C D Lester announces production changes and a two day closure of the surgical dressing unit in Production rooms while Mrs O L Reed calls volunteers to report on Tuesday and Wednesday for duties this week.
Local notes list Miss Mary Della Carrigan arriving from Little Rock for Thanksgiving. Visitors include Mrs. H. Ben McRae of Fresho pa, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Lester, Miss Boryl Henry of Denson, Arkansas, Edward Lester of Hendrix College, and many relatives and friends from Pine Bluff, Texarkana, Walnut Grove, and Henderson. Also mentions Mrs. J.S. Ragland, Mrs. Nat Williams, and others visiting or returning from events such as funerals and college activities.
Social calendar notes events across churches and groups. On Tuesday at 7 50 p.m. the Women’s Society and Stewards honor Rev. Robert Moore and family at First Methodist recreational rooms. Wednesday after school Girl Scout Troop No 7 meets at Mrs Cline Franks’ home with scissors for Red Cross work. St Marks Episcopal Ladies Auxiliary meets at Mrs C Spragins’ home. Nettie Brodgen leads an afternoon study. Red Cross projects wrap up. Production rooms for Hempstead County Red Cross close Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving observance.
Paul Wekler, pressman at a B. F. Goodrich plant, appears among the “best-paid authors.” He earned 400 dollars for a nine word sentence that sped war production, marking 4445 dollars per word according to the committee’s savings estimate.
Alaska game commission focuses on caribou crossings to protect migrating herds. Authorities report high hunting pressure near crossings, with 57 caribou encountered in two days and eight shot for sport, underscoring the need for protection efforts along Alaska highways.
Washington notes a switch from surplus concerns to looming shortages in 1943 44. Dairy and meat supplies face potential cuts due to labor raids and worn machinery while corn planting targets rise to 95 million acres. Officials warn shortages may extend to cereal grains unless conditions hold.
In Pearl Harbor Honolulu, 41 sun bronzed Marines train in outdoor jiu jitsu with no holds barred to guard navy yards and prepare for jungle combat. Officers see daily practice as potentially invaluable for hand to hand fighting and infiltration. Also noted is the existence of the only U S Forest Products Laboratory in Madison Wisconsin.
Los Angeles report notes Georgia Petty, illustrator of magazine and ad images, jokes about his alma mater the Chicago Art Institute. A $20,000 Rockefeller Foundation survey of high school art asks students to name their favorite artist. George Petty tops the list, prompting an exhibition featuring one Petty girl from the survey results.
P. L. Wilbur was riding a bicycle in Duncan Oklahoma when he tangled with a vehicle over right of way. He ended up in a heap with cat fur clinging to the spokes and bike frame.
Berkeley based Navy scientist Commander Albert Paul Krueger reports skin contains a substance that rapidly destroys influenza viruses deposited on it. He notes ordinary soaps and common dishwashing chemicals largely fail to kill the virus, while scalding heat is a strong disinfectant. Tests show skin can neutralize virus before it can infect mice, though the exact skin property remains unknown.
In Little Rock on November 24 two farm leaders derided the administration’s farm programs at the Arkansas Farm Bureau convention. Cully A. Cobb urged halting social reforms and policing government activity to restore trust, while Oscar Johnston of the National Cotton Council attacked the Farm Security Administration as a tool to wedge labor into agriculture. Regional FSA Director Stewart defended Democratic principles and challenged affidavits of alleged offenders. The report also notes a separate outbreak linking dishwashing detergents to virus exposure in mice.
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