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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1942
Page
3
An editorial postcard rebuts a common graduation creed about passing the world to the next generation. It argues adults fail to discipline and shape children, blaming mothers who pamper kids, warning that the world’s troubles persist while elders survive. The piece stresses logical upbringing over sentiment.
President Roosevelt said he hopes to implement the Baruch committee’s rubber plan by Monday, including gasoline rationing and driving limits. He noted the need to set up local machinery and named a potential rubber administrator under the War Production Board, while stressing private car use should be restricted for essential purposes only.
Voters in Sept. 11 primaries saw four victorious candidates required to refile campaign pledges and election expense accounts for the forthcoming November general election. The ruling applies to candidates who participated in the Democratic primaries, with enforcement aimed at tightening campaign finance disclosures.
Washington reports the Senate Finance Committee rejected 12 to 6 a joint proposal to raise revenue by 110 million yearly through changes to depletion allowances for petroleum and mining. The panel eliminated double deductions but kept some credits. They also adjusted House excise tax rates on cigars, with broader increases to fund income tax revisions.
Britain launched a major bombing raid on Duesseldorf with reports of 31 planes lost while hundreds of RAF bombers struck the city. Simultaneously Soviet forces reported renewed fighting around Stalingrad with German advances and heavy casualties on both sides as Red Army counterattacks pressed.
Pine Bluff Rep. Tom M. Hooker ended his bid for the 1943 Arkansas House speaker last night, releasing all supporters from pledges and stating Rep. R. W. Griffith of Little Rock is assured of election after canvassing many members.
Allied forces in New Guinea report bitter hand to hand fighting on the Owen Stanley range near Port Moresby 44 miles from the base. MacArthur’s HQ notes Japanese gains halted with heavy casualties on both sides amid rains and aerial bombardment. Prime Minister Curtin says plans to stabilize New Guinea are being carried out and reinforced.
The Associated Press items report a four year old Willie Pruitt tempted by a stranger trading a wristwatch for a lollipop on a sidewalk in South Bend. In Hatfield Maryland housewives win Montgomery County fair prizes judged by women, with Donald Hileman noting his father’s teaching. Topeka firefighters await alarms that never arrived, then discover a roof fire at their own station. Van Nuys opens with six sets of identical twins in class, two more sets expected.
An explosion at the Essex Specialty Company plant in Hackettstown New Jersey today killed three workers and injured five. Fire and rapid response contained the blaze within about 30 minutes. Names given include Irene Byrne 22 George Gardner 18 Helen Caleman 19 and Charles Menzelle 45 with varying burn injuries.
R C Gibson assistant chief bridge engineer resigns after three years with Arkansas highway department. Director W W Mitchell reports Gibson leaving to help build bridges on the Pan American highway in Costa Rica.
The German force, commanded by Hitler, fails to seize Stalingrad as Red Star reports despite overwhelming numbers. Volga defense remains strong with intense battles, air and tank combat, and Soviet efforts described as heroic amid a broader, pivotal siege.
President Roosevelt indicated at a press conference that there is no present requirement to draft youths aged 18 and 19 before year’s end. He noted current law allows training of as many men as possible and that talks with the War Department cover possible legislation. The Navy may halt enlistments for younger men to let Selective Service assign needs, with about 700,000 enlisted in the Navy. The House military committee plans hearings next week on the Wadsworth bill to lower draft ages, awaiting service and Selective Service views. The Atlantic Ocean, rivers and lakes make up much of Uruguay’s borders.
Atlanta reports Ellis Arnall, 35, Attorney General, leading Eugene Talmadge after a two month campaign. Arnall secured 174,198 votes and 89 county unit votes vs Talmadge's 127,488 and 69 counties, in what appears to seal nomination in one party Georgia. Arnall vows to "destroy dictatorship" as Talmadge campaigns on white supremacy and states rights.
Labor head William H. Davis urged workers at the vast Western Cartridge plant to return to work, saying the strike endangers thousands of American soldiers and sailors. The plant, limited in operations, faced a strike over a discharge in the smokeless powder division. Twelve militia companies were mobilized but remained at home as police and guards watched. The strike began Tuesday and spread to the entire plant, with manager citing no value in operations. Francis Bunzy, local AFL chemical workers president, was suspended for entering a restricted area without permission. Union members rejected War Labor Board requests for a new contract. The War Labor Board sent mediator Robben Fleming to seek an interim settlement, while officials awaited his word.
Eyewitness dispatch from Clark Lee describes August 24 action off the Solomons where U S Marines secured Tulag and U S planes claimed 96 Japanese aircraft shot down in ten minutes. The report notes damage to carriers and battleships and cites a Navy communique.
London reports Churchill in Parliament announced that British, with South and East African forces, seized Majunga Morondava and Nosy Bay on Madagascar with light casualties. The operation aims to deny Axis use, potential submarine bases, and to threaten Vichy control as British and Allied troops advance inland toward Tanarive and Antsirane.
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