America Still Strong Communism Corrosion
Opinion piece denounces government seizure of Montgomery Ward as Nazi language and warns against federal overreach. Argues Congress bears responsibility and calls for repeal. Discusses Vice President Wallace’s China trip and the need for an American diplomatic approach in Chungking amid tensions in China, Britain, and Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery Ward & Co
Hitler
Woolworth
Ford
Germany
Chicago
Biddle
Roosevelt
Congress
Wallace
China
Big Four War Alliance
Britain
Hong Kong
Chungking
England
Russia
Sinkiang
House in Uproar Demands Probe of Ward Seizure
Washington April 28 Democrats join Republicans to urge immediate House Rules Committee action on a Dewey resolution to investigate the government seizure of Montgomery Ward Chicago plant. Dewey argues legal authority and wartime powers. Sabath objects to rushed review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Rules Committee
Montgomery Ward
Chicago
Cox
D-Ga
Smith
D-Va
Smith Connally
Republican Committee
Dewey
Rep
R-Ill
Congress
Rules Committee
Rep. Sabath
Montgomery
Sabath
Montgomery Ward's
Rep. Cox
Prescott Hardware chief Matt Hitt dies at 47
Matt Hitt 47 a Prescott Hardware owner and manager died at his East Elm Street home after a severe heart attack two months earlier He was a Nevada county native and long associated with Prescott Hardware Funeral is set for 2 30 PM Saturday from his East Elm Street residence Rev F G Roebuck and Rev S T Baugh to officiate He is survived by his widow four brothers and two sisters Also note West Point grad count since 1802 totals about 14000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Hitt
Prescott Hardware Company
East Elm Street
Prescott
Nevada County
Hitt
F. G. Roebuck
Little Rock
S. T. Baugh
R. W. Hitt
Thomas L
Hot Springs
Henry
Hope
G. C
C. B. Jobe
F. N. Rhodes
Reds Press Near Iasi in Romania Turbulent Front
London reports the Russian army pressing a strong offensive north of Iasi with tank supported forces. Romanian communique says penetrations were sealed off by counterattacks. Moscow claims 400 German deaths southeast of Stanislawow as Red Army repels enemy thrust.
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London
Iasi
Bucharest
Moscow
Red Army
Stanislawow
Carpathian
Sevastopol
Ukraine
Petition Protest Seizure of Montgomery Ward by Federal Officers
Hope residents prepared and signed a petition protesting the seizure of Montgomery Ward & Co. by the federal government. The document, drafted by Attorneys W. S. Atkins and Steve Carrigan, was to be telegraphed to Arkansas senators and congressmen and calls for immediate legislation curbing War Labor Board and War Production Board powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery Ward & Co
Hope
W. S. Atkins
Steve Carrigan
Arkansas
Congress
John L. McClellan
Hattie W. Caraway
United States
FE. C. Gathings
Wilbur D. Mills
W. J. Fulbright
Brooks Hays
Fadio Cravens
Oren Harris
Dewey Putman
Frank Douglas
Guy W. Brown
W.W. Thrash
Dorsey McRae
Joe Black
Me Eens
J.S. Matthews
Trimble
Frank E. Howson
Et Moisell Laviley
John P. Vesey
Clifford Franks
J. V. Moore
Graydon Anthony
John W. Chidester
W. O
P. E. Briant
A. L. Carleton
E. P. Young
H. B. Burns
L. G. Armstrong
J. C. Porterfield
Emory A. Thompson
A. E. Stonequist
N. P. O'Neal
John C. Timberlake
R. C. Taylor
E. N. McWilliamis
L. F. Higgason
L. A. Foster
Magnolia Man May Be Rotary Head
Oscar I. Moore of Magnolia Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company executive was slated to be elected district governor of the 138th Arkansas Rotary district at the closing session of the annual district convention. He was nominated to succeed Bery Pouncey Jr of Hughes and Harry Collins Stillman of New York City was to deliver the feature address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Oscar I. Moore
Magnolia
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company
138Th
Arkansas
Rotary
Bery Pouncey, Jr
Hughes
Harry Collins Stillman
New York City
Salary Control Setup Urged by Committee
A Senate subcommittee led by Senator Pepper urges abandoning wage controls for incomes up to 150 dollars a month for single workers and 200 for family heads. It calls for raising salaries without War Labor Board approval and for stronger price controls through expanded Office of Price Administration funding. The report highlights low and middle income groups living near subsistence, says inflation is spreading, and notes living costs rose more than government figures show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Pepper D-Fla
War Labor Board
Little Steel
WLE
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Labor Department
Gathings Seeks Dismissal of Poll Tax Oversight
Representative Gathings asks the State Democratic Committee to certify State Senator Julian James of Jonesboro as his renomination opponent though James reportedly did not pay a state poll tax. The move questions James's eligibility as a party candidate in Washington.
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Washington
Gathings
D-Ark
State
Democratic Committee
Julian James
Jonesboro
Jones
Invasion Ships Blasted as Allies Prepare Reach Europe
German reports claim mass Allied invasion vessels in western and southern English ports were attacked by German bombers. Berlin dispatches to Stockholm said ships were concentrated in Channel ports as invasion odds narrowed. Restrictions on travel and German claims of sinking 9,100 tons off the south coast accompany broad talk of a forthcoming assault.
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Associated Press
London
England
Berlin
Stockholm
Holland
Oider Zee
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Sweden
Denmark
Britain
Die Tat
Moscow
Pravda
Allied patrols mark activity across Italian front
Allied Headquarters in Naples reported aggressive patrols and exploratory thrusts across Italy with no ground changes. Weather limited air sorties to 180. fighter-bombers hit an ammunition dump at Magliana. No planes were lost. Patrols continued on the Anzio beachhead as two enemy raids were broken up south of Cisterna and near Carano. The note adds that the prefix Mac means son of.
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Naples
Magliana
Anzio
Cisterna
Carano
Secretary Knox dies at 70 of heart ailment
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, age 70, died at 1 08 p m EWT in his Washington home after a heart attack. He had been ill since last week and had served in the cabinet since July 11 1940. Knox was a war veteran and a key figure in mobilization and production efforts for the Allied war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
E.W.T
Navy
James V. Forrestal
Knox
Manchester
N. H
J.A. Muehling
Forrestal
Department
Roosevelt
France
Henry L. Stimson
England
America
United States
Stimson
Cuba
Theodore Roosevelt
William Franklin Knox
Flee
Ernest J. King
Mr. Roosevelt
Lt Col Martin recounts 153rd Infantry Alaska service tale
Lt Col Garnett Martin told the Hope rotary club at Hotel Barlow of the 153rd Infantry Arkansas National Guard unit that went into federal service in winter 1940-41, helped prepare Alaska bases, and returned to the States. He praised the courage of officers and enlisted men as Alaska transformed into a first class military base. The talk followed introductions by Roy Anderson with program help from Terrell Cornelius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garnett Martin
Hope Rotary Club
Barlow
153Rd Infantry
Arkansas National Guard
Alaska
States
Martin
Frederic Taylor
Hope
Anchorage
Nome
Col
Col. Martin
Roy Anderson
Terrell Cornelius
Rory
Pvt
Harold Stephens
Herbert Stephens
Blevins
Clyde Hendrickson
D. O. Talbot
Stamps
R. C. Ellen
U.S. Maritime Service
St Petersburg
Fla
Hope Bobcat
Allied Bombers Pound Nazi Targets Across France and Belgium
American heavy and medium bombers join RAF raids on French and Belgian targets for the 14th day of a massive air offensive. Up to 250 bombers hit air dromes 130 miles south of Paris and other fields in northern France while RAF strikes on Friedrichshafen and rail yards progress. In 24 hours, more than 6,000 planes struck the Nazi war machine with 13,500 tons of explosives.
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London
France
Friedrichshafen
Belgium
Europe
Avaid
Paris
U.S
Appelin
Montzens
Aulnoye
Stuttgart
England
Berlin
Newly Captured Airfields Already Put in Use
Allied forces seized Hollandia and Alexishafen in Dutch New Guinea, with airfields now used by Fifth and Sixth Army planes. MacArthur announced the operation’s completion as Japanese forces retreat into jungles and hills, facing encirclement and dwindling supplies.
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New Guinea
Hollandia
Palau
Philippines
Dutch New Guinea
Sixth Army
Alexishafen
Madang
Nippon
Douglas MacArthur
Wewak
Fifth Air Force
Aneta
Netherlands
MacArthur and Nimitz Plan Pacific War Coordination
The Allied command builds closer links as Gen. Douglas MacArthur and Adm. Chester Nimitz outline a joint Pacific strategy from Pearl Harbor and New Guinea. Their March conference yielded rapid Hollandia invasion support and hints at joint operations merging Southwest and South Pacific theaters under unified command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Chester W. Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Aleutians
Java
MacArthur
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Nimitz
New Guinea
Associated Press
C. Yates McDaniel
Solomon Islands
Solomons
Adm
William F. Halsey
South Pacific
Southwest Pacific
McDaniel
Halsey
Forgetful tenant tied to rope near plane blocks
A Pittsburg Army Air Training Field incident reports a law tenant failing to remove chock blocks after a plane takeoff. The blocks reportedly struck a rope around the man's neck, causing him danger all day.
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Pittsburg, Kas
Pittsburg Army Air Training Field
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Allen
R-N
Montgomery Ward and Company
U. S
William H. Holly
Sewell L. Avery
West Point
Romania
Sewell Avery
Italy
Mac
Secretary of Navy
Hempstead
Patmos
Fulton
Saratoga
Columbus
City of Hope
Ozan
McCaskill
Bingen
Capital
Pacific
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