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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1942
Page
5
Daisy Dorothy Heard editors publish society calendar with upcoming bridge parties, church auxiliary meetings, garden club events, a surprise birthday party, and visits by locals for ongoing social functions. Attendees include Mrs James Cros s of Washington and various area residents, with hospital updates and travel notes interwoven.
Mr and Mrs Teddy Jones of the de Rol have been guests of Mr and Mrs Dan Godbold this week. Judd Martindale departed for
In unofficial returns Ellis Arnall leads veteran Eugene Talmadge in Georgia’s gubernatorial primary. Arnall gains 85 counties with 260,000 votes while Talmadge trails in 72 counties. Evans County splits on a tie, with the statewide popular vote near 149,480. Russell is renominated to succeed himself as senator.
The Hlempatend County Library circulated 3057 books and magazines in August. Hope Headquarters Library moved 1676 items, with 94 adult non fiction 119 juvenile non fiction 818 adult fiction 543 juvenile fiction and 13 pamphlets. Hope Headquarters also receives 22 periodicals and six daily newspapers. Fulton branch circulated 520 items and Washington Branch 489. Guernsey grammar school received 100 books while Columbus station held 250.
With returns from over half the state Rus sell leads by a wide margin in congressional races. In the fifth district Robert Rumspeck trails two opponents while Jere Wells and J.14.B. Stewart vie for votes. Other incumbents Gibson Peterson Cox and Whelchel win clear early.
A singing program is planned for Rocky Mound Sunday. The event aims to boost morale among Army airmen and features selections by the choir.
Candace, a disciplined nurse, moves into Mrs. Flint’s quiet boarding house seeking distance from unhappy memories. She bonds with Mrs. Harper’s grandson Duffresne while plotting marriage to secure a stable life, masking fragile past ties as a new, stern self emerges. The scene ends with a prowling male at the door.
AP dispatch from Aug reports Germans carved a hard surface road down into the Qattara low mood, establishing positions on the north side of salt sinks. British armor operates nearby with limited clashes. photos from RAF reconnaissance show a 200 foot drop and a road winding into the desert maze near Acacia Graves, 12 miles west of the front. The low mood spans 180 by 90 miles, dipping 150 feet below sea level.
The report describes hard salt pans with several salt lakes and brackish but drinkable wells. One well has been used by both the British and Germans in recent days, though on separate occasions.
Oklahoma City Oklahoma September 10 promotion of Private Wallace Ver non White formerly of Blevins Arkansas to sergeant announced by the Oklahoma City Air Depot headquarters. White a signal platoon member at the depot trains Air Service Command maintenance and repair of aircraft. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Noel L White Route 1 Blevins. He was an electrician’s helper and plumber’s helper before enlistment and has been on duty since June 4.
On September 1 two men were enlisted in the U S Army at Texarkana. Jack T Butler of Hope joined the Air Corps U S Army and James H Cromwell of Rosston joined the Engineers U S Army.
Sam Terry of Hope was accepted September 1 as a student in the Aircraft Sheet Metal and Riveting Course at the Arkansas State Trade School. Navy air tech David Cohen, 18, Seattle, set a timing note during ship bag inspection, describing a faster method and noting a 33 second record before breaking his own mark.
The Axis submarine toll in the western Atlantic rose to 462 ships since Pearl Harbor, including a medium-size British merchantman the Bean Caribbean torpedoed. Chief Officer George Crawford Dosson said he was getting used to it. Two lives were lost and 43 saved. The Navy had yesterday announced sinkings of an American M merchantman and a Polish cargo carrier off the South American coast.
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