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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1942
Page
3
A Rotary club talk by County Agent Adams and George Ware argues that farm prices for cotton are shaped by labor costs and industrial wages, not tariffs or agricultural prices. They claim inflation links to rising industrial wages in the East and North, urging farmers to seek justice.
Secretary of the Navy Knox told the American Legion National convention that defeat is possible if the nation, its people, and allies fail to grasp the war’s scope. He outlined submarine, supply, and coordination challenges, praised Allied resolves, and warned of persistent, grave threats ahead. The general tone stressed perseverance and unity to secure ultimate victory.
Mobile, Sept 10. Arbitration settled a five ferry route dispute at Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding. About 10,000 workers quit before the agreement. Brig Gen Ben M Smith reports 60 percent returned to work. Troops remain at City Hall, courthouse, and shipyards to keep order. Most workers used Bankhead tunnel to Pearl Island.
Security Administration filed notice of capitalization and stock issuance for county co ops. The coops listed include Ouachita, Lonoke, Craighead, Hempstead, Searcy, and Clark County with various capitalization amounts.
Kansas City reports a subdued start to the American Legion's national convention. Delegates, expected 1,500, swelled to about 14,000 amid crowded hotels and wartime austerity. Louis B. Johnson and others noted the stark shift from earlier gatherings as organizers canceled festive fare.
Little Rock team members received an informal luncheon today by the Little Rock club ahead of Friday’s opener with Nashville in the Shaughnessy finals. The club event followed a season where Little Rock beat New Orleans in the gemii finals as part of the Southern Association pennant chase. The Royal Canadian Air Force roster totaled 4,000 to 109,000 strength in extended service discussions.
Ottawa reports the corvette Charlottetown was sunk by an enemy submarine with commander acting Lt- Cmdr John Willard Bonner dead and five crew missing. Three other crewmen died of injuries, a second Royal Canadian Navy loss this week after Racoon, with 38 missing, and four Allied merchantmen sunk. Bravely, the crew endured severe casualties.
Sen Spencer of Arkansas presented a 160 pound watermelon to President Roosevelt at a Senate Banking Committee meeting. The fruit was sent by Hope Arkansas Chamber of Commerce and noted as the largest since 1935. Arkansas delegates delivered it to the White House.
Bishop John B. Morriss announced sixteen Catholic priest appointments in Arkansas. The moves include Rev. Charles Diamond to St Mary’s Elenay, Rev. Lawrence Graves to Immaculate Conception Fort Smith, and Rev. Thomas J Kennedy to St Pauls Pocahontas, among others to Immaculate Conception Fort Smith, St Joseph Pine Bluff and various missions. Notables include Rev. Jimes B McConnell and Rev. Louis Stemae among 1942 ordination class members.
A special dispatch reports a German spy condemned to death after a trial. The defendant, linked to espionage activities, faces execution as the case highlights cross border intelligence cases. Local authorities oversee the process amid heightened security measures.
Multiple short items reveal a circus horse in South Bend and Notre Dame drills, a divorce suit in Camden alleging domestic abuse and mistreatment, and a traffic bail scene in Seattle with a felonious data mix. The piece blends quirky incidents with legal matters and a mistaken bail form incident.
Bobcats open season with a 13 to 12 non conference win over Smackover, overcoming an ankle injury to star back Clyde Scott. McCullough leads with two rushing touchdowns aided by Calhoun and Huddleston while Stephens leaves with a knee injury.
Woodrow W. Gentry, a Monmouth NJ graduate of the Officer Candidate Department, was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Army. He completes officer candidate instruction and reports to the Signal Corps. A former McCaskill Arkansas resident, he is the son of Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Gentry.
Secretary Morgenthau asked Secretary Hall to pay the cost of general election ballots for Arkansas servicemen. Hall sought the bill authorizing federal payment to states for printing ballots booklets envelopes and supplies for absent voting. Arkansas allows absentee voting but requires ballots be requested from home counties. The law lets soldiers vote without poll tax, but Hall doubted many will request ballots due to expected low turnout.
British forces reportedly landed at Brickaville on Madagascar east coast and pressed toward Tananarive. A British communique claimed progress along routes from Majunga and Tamatave, while Vichy reports downplayed landings. A Free French broadcast from Mauritius challenged Vichy policy and Armand Annet’s leadership, countered by a Vichy station in Madagascar.
Tucker Prison Farm reports Benjamin Hargrave Margrave, 28, died in the prison hospital after a stroke while working with the vegetable gardening crew. He had killed his wife Lillian, 26, in Blytheville and wounded Officer Potter, 29, during a March 23 incident, then killed himself with a gunshot to the chest. The case involved an attempted suicide in spring and a murder charge continued indefinitely as Hargrave had pleaded temporary insanity.
Allied air forces blasted Japanese bases in New Guinea and New Britain for a second day, targeting Port Moresby approaches. Fortresses raided Rabaul and strafed transport facilities at Buna, Salamaua, Lae, and hulls along the Owen Stanley coast as Australian troops watched for movement near Port Moresby.
Washington notes the Legislative Reference Service of the Library of Congress earns praise for its 38 page report The War Record of Congress detailing wartime funding and budget deviations since 1933 The piece highlights the LRS work led by Ernest S Griffith and cites support from key committees and lawmakers amid ongoing scrutiny of wartime spending Continued on Page Four
Charles Vallin former Croix De Feu vice president and ally of the Petain regime has reached London and joined the Fighting French. He traveled with Pierre Brussolette ex foreign editor of Le Populaire, illustrating cross party support for anti German resistance. The Fighting French claim Vallin’s defection signals broad unity against the Vichy regime.
New York reports a Tokyo dispatch stating Funao Miyakawa, first secretary at the Japanese embassy in Kuibyshev, has been recalled for consultation. He is expected to depart Sept 25 after representing Japanese interests amid disputes along the Manchurian border and prior protests over gunboat clashes and related talks with Moscow.
Special correspondent reports KEW operations at Midway field in fayelio county. Turner No. 2 SESE 19-15-24 is drilling below 1000 feet while Hadnett No. 2 NW NW 19-15-44 waits on cement at 543 feet and plans to drill in at Hadnett No. 2 NE NW. Barnsdall’s Powell No. 3 NE NW 10-15-24 has reached below 6100 feet with no confirmed plans for further wells.
Mrs. Matilda E. McKenzie, 72, wife of J. B. McKenzie, died late Friday at her home on Prescott route five. Funeral services are at 3:30 today at Nubings cemetery near Prescott. She is survived by her husband and several sons and daughters.
Russian forces reported a five hour battle against German siege troops near Stalingrad and the Volga metropolis with heavy fighting and counterattacks. Soviet dispatches claimed partial recovery of lost positions and heavy enemy casualties as front lines stiffened in the Caucasus and Volga regions.
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