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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1944
Page
1
Deaths and comics in newspaper history debate
Writers discuss the popularity of comic strips versus hard news in early newspapers. Commentary mentions William Feather and Arthur Krock with references to circulation figures for The New York Times and other papers, contrasting entertainment with sensational crime coverage as readers’ craving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Feather
iAeie Imperial Type Metal
John
Fridge
WN of
co Orker_ magazine
United States
New York
the Times
the News
Arthur Krock
Daddy Warbucks
Power Fight A-Brewing In Congress Over Ickes Plan
Secretary Ickes seeks three billion dollars to reclaim 16 million desert acres and build about 200 hydro plants across 17 western states. The debate will hinge on job creation, costs, efficiency of water power, and whether new projects supplement or replace existing facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Ickes
Bureau of Reclamation
National Resources Committee
East
Midwest
West
Five More Executed for Revolution in San Salvador
The government reports 15 more executions related to the April 2 uprising against President Maximo Hernandez Martinez, including 10 civilians and 5 army officers, with ten officers executed earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Salvador
Maxximino Hernandez Martinez
Toulon as Roman Naval Stronghold Across Centuries
The text notes Toulon served as a major Roman naval base for centuries, highlighting its strategic harbor and enduring military importance in ancient times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toulon
RAF Hurls 1100 Planes at Cologne and Rail Targets
London dispatch reports the RAF deploying about 1,100 aircraft in a night strike against Cologne and three French and Belgian rail targets, delivering an estimated 4,480 tons of bombs. 16 bombers were lost amid hits on rail hubs near Brussels and Paris. Berlin Mosquito raid followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Bealmear
London
RAF
Cologne
France
Belgium
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Atlantic Wall
Air Ministry
Britain
Reich
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ottignies
Brussels
Lens
Pas-de-Calais
la Chapelle
Paris
Japs Sever Vital Chinese Railroad Line
In Chungking on April 21 a Japanese offensive of 50 000 to 60 000 troops across the Peiping Hankow line in Northern Henan threatened China. The push aims to cut the 150 mile Peiping Hankow railway, sever overland links, and possibly enable a north to south troop move amid fears of famine and wheat shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
China
Peiping-Hankow
Henan
Manchuria
Japan
Yangtze
South China
Chenghsien
Chengchow
Yellow River
Chungmow
Changteh
Changsha
Yantze
Turkey Halts Chrome Trade With Germany
Ankara says Turkish chrome shipments to Germany and allies will stop at 7 p.m. tomorrow in response to Allied requests. Foreign Minister Menemencioglu told the assembly the action aligns with Turkey being Britain’s ally, with notes dated April 14 from Britain and the United States. Dispatches suggest Germany could lose about half its chrome supply, crucial for armor plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Germany
Numan Menemencioglu
National Assembly
Turkey
Britain
Menemenologlu
London
House Is Cold to Demand for Labor Draft
Washington lawmakers reject labor draft legislation as unnecessary and say existing law suffices to force 4-Fs and eligible men into limited service. House Military Committee cites lack of need for compulsory labor law and notes unemployment and job shortages as broader issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Arbogast
Washington
House Military Committee
Army-Nevy Maritime Commission
May
Dky
Costello
Calif
Rep
Harness
Indiana
Army
Navy
Badoglio Forms War Cabinet With Broad Allied Support
Italian premier Pietro Badoglio announced a new war government with himself as prime minister and foreign minister. Key portfolios remain from the prior cabinet and six liberation Junta parties join a union government alongside independents. Four ministers without portfolio include Sforza Croce Rodino and Togliatti. The United States reports 461 million acres of replenishing forests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Marshi
Pietro Badoglio
Badoglio
Italy
Liberation Junta
Vittorio Emanuele
Actionist
New Union
Carlo Sforza
Benedetto Croce
Guilo Rodino
Christian Democrats
Palmiro Togliatti
Russia
Churchill Defends Empire Ties and Imperial Preference
London April 21 Prime Minister Churchill argued Britain is not compelled to cut empire ties any more than the United States is to abandon its tariff. He cited the 1942 mutual assistance agreement with Roosevelt and noted Atlantic Charter wording to preserve imperial preference rights within the empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
U.S
Churchill
London
Roosevelt
United States
Newfoundland
Venice Harbor Blasted by U S Heavies
Allied bombers attacked German positions in Italy including Venice harbor and Monfalcone shipyards near Trieste and Livorno port. More than 2,000 sorties flew with eight German aircraft shot down and several enemy ships or craft targeted. Ground actions near Anzio and Cassino continued with heavy artillery and E boat engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Heinerling
Naples
Balkan
Italy
U. S
Venice
Ancona
Trieste
Monfalicone
Livorno
Smeghev
Anzio
Ortona
Adriatic
Cassino
Taft Outlines Unified Postwar Republican Policy
Senator Taft of Ohio, head of the Senate GOP steering committee, announced a coordinated policy for postwar and current issues. He named George H. Smith as special research consultant to craft a unified program on foreign policy, postwar aviation, administrative reorganization, and taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Senate
GOP
George H. EF. Smith
Yale University
Charles A. Bear
Napoleon Bonaparte and street numbering system origins
The note credits Napoleon Bonaparte with originating the practice of assigning odd and even house numbers to opposite sides of streets, a convention still referenced in urban layouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon Bonaparte
Allied Armada in British Waters Signals Invasion Threat
Berlin radio quotes describe American and British fleets massing in British home waters for a possible western invasion. London troops flee as trains move men to channel ports and southern and eastern coastlines. Vichy radio links invasion to Allied actions in Italy and the Balkans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
Dunkerque
Channel
Vichy Radio
Italy
Balkans
Wake Island Puts Up Hot Ground Fire
American Liberator bombers struck Wake Island in a heavy anti-aircraft barrage as part of a trio of attacks this month. Central Pacific forces also hit Moen and Dublin islands near Truk with 46 tons of bombs while light flak met the raiders. The Tokyo agency claimed several Allied bombers were shot down in separate raids on Mortlock and Woleai targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Truk
Carolines
Wake Island
Wake
Moen
Dublin Islands
Ponder Brother of Raley kin War POW in Germany
Lt Holly G. Ponder, brother of Mrs Paul Raley of Doniphan Missouri, is listed as a prisoner of war in Germany after being missing in action over Austria since February 23. A Liberator bomber pilot overseas since December, he was commissioned at Ellington Field in May 1942 and earned an oak leaf cluster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holly G. Ponder
Paul Raley
521 West Third
Germany
Jeff Ponder
Doniphan
Austria
Ponder
Italy
Ellington Field
Houston
First Christian Church Men Hold Fellowship Dinner
A fellowship dinner is planned at First Christian Church tonight at 7 30 announced by Dr E S Richards. Men and friends of the church are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
First Christian Church
E. S. Richards
Race Issue in Alabama Senate Test
The racial question dominates the Alabama Democratic Senate race between incumbent Lister Hill and State Senator James A. Simpson. Each candidate accuses the other of opposing segregation, with Simpson blaming bureaucrats and Hill described as a Washington tool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
South
Alabama
Lister Hill
Senate
James A. Simpson
Simpson
Hill
Washington
Mortar Fire Is Brisk on Cassino Front
Allied communique reports renewed artillery and mortar clashes on several Italian fronts led by Cassino with both sides using mortars. Suspected German counterattack at Anzio noted as Nazi search parties comb mines. RAF targets Venice and rail centers north of Rome. Montfalcone shipyards also hit along with bridges and supply dumps. Carbide discovered in Spray, North Carolina in 1892.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Italy
Cassino
Anzio
Venice
Rome
Montfalcone
British Princess Elizabeth Reaches Legal Age At 18
Princess Elizabeth, heir to the British throne, turned 18 in London on April 21 and became a counsellor of state with others to act for King George VI in his absence. If she ascends the throne during the next three years she would be queen regent with full royal powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lifelines of Jap Empire Snapping One by One Says Bagley
Vice Admiral David W. Bagley described Pacific war trends from San Francisco urging broader operations. He said Japan’s lifelines are stretching and snapping as Allied superiority in amphibious warfare grows, and that victory will come from united joint forces and total home-front production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Bagley
San Francisco
David W. Bagley
Western Sea Frontier
Admiral Bagley
San Francisco Commonwealth Club
Reds Beat Off Nazi Tanks on Baltic Front
Soviet communique reports Red Army repelling heavy German tank and infantry assaults near Narva on the Baltic front and at the Carpathian foothills south of Stanislawow. Axis deaths exceed 2,300 as Soviets claim continued pressure on Sevastopol and Romanian convoy raids in the Black Sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Red Army
Narva
Carpthians
Baltic
Karova
Carpathians
Stanislawow
Sevastopol
Black Sea
Associated Press
Henry C. Cassidy
Odessa
Sergei Fedorovich Belazov
Easterling Charged in Childs Death
Nation Hickey a 5 year old boy was fatally struck in front of his home by a taxi driven by Silas Easterling. Easterling faces negligent homicide charges and is released on an appearance bond. A preliminary hearing is set in Hope Municipal Court on May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nation Hickey
Hope
Silas Easterling
Lyle Brown
Hickey
North Hazel Street
Easterling
Prescott
Hope Municipal Court
Morgenthau Opens Fifth War Loan From Texarkana
Secretary Morgenthau will launch the 16 billion dollar Fifth War Loan with a radio address from Texarkana on June 12, aiming to raise at least 6 billion dollars from individuals. He attends the Gulf Southwest Agricultural and Industrial conference with governors from Texas Louisiana Arkansas Oklahoma and New Mexico and other leaders. The note also mentions wartime displacement in Holland and the State Department starting with five employees under Thomas Jefferson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Morgenthau
Texarkana
Tex
Treasury
Gulf-Southwest Agricultural and Industrial Conference
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alex. H. Washburn
James Thrasher
Europe
Beaufighters
Coastal Command
Wadsworth
R-Ny
Austin-Wadsworth National Service
Alow Pacific
Singapore
Miles
Soviet
Bataan
Philippine
Worneq
Palau
Australia
Kamghatka
Marianas IS
Saipan
Tinian
IGUAM
Marcus
Marshall IS. Ujelang
Ponape Truk “Lyatuit Kusaie
Mili
Gilbert IS
MacArthur
Alaska
Pacific Ocean
Kwajalein
IL Canal
Sen. Taft
By Don Hyndman
H.G. Ponder
Spray, N. C
Baltic Front
Holland
State Department
Thomas Jefferson
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