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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1945
Page
1
The census notes farm population fell from 30% in 1940 to under 26 million in 1944 due to 10% in the armed forces and 5% in war plants. The writer argues war-driven shifts, not a long-term trend, will rebound as soldiers and war workers return. Hitler’s anniversary radio speech is scrutinized for signs of mental illness.
Australia faces severe weed pressure from the prickly pear, an American-origin plant now infesting 530 million acres across Queensland and New South Wales, highlighting the challenge of invasive species management.
Little Rock Feb 6 A bill to prevent congenital syphilis by requiring blood tests for prospective mothers passed the Arkansas House 51 to 19. Dr W H Abington said it is radical but would cut deaths and crippling. 40 000 to 50 000 babies born with congenital syphilis nationally, state rate could drop 85 percent. The bill requires tests at first examination or within 20 days. $10 000 was appropriated to test indigent persons. The House also approved taxing government property for local use and moved on segregation of white and Negro passengers on street cars and buses.
Sen Harlan Bushfield demanded a Senate explanation of how Col Elliott Roosevelt s dog Blaze gained an A priority on an army cargo plane delaying a vote on Elliott Roosevelt promotion to brigadier general He urged the Military Affairs Subcommittee to probe broader air priority abuses while Sen Styles Bridges pushed for wider investigations including claims soldiers were bumped for alcohol and British officers obtaining higher priorities.
Tokyo broadcasts report Japanese forces on Luzon have completed lines in three districts northeast of Lingayen Gulf Clark Field and east of Manila. The talks say Americans suffer high costs in Manila and that Manila recapture has unsettled Allied strategy in Europe.
Governor Laney announces that V. E. Scott’s duties are eliminated under consolidation policy. Neull Bohlinger will assume Scott’s responsibilities as chief attorney now adding Scott’s role, keeping salary at 4200 dollars. State saves 4200 plus 1500 for secretary. other eliminations expected. Scott, 14 years with the highway department, is a Jonesboro native. Bohlinger is a Yell county attorney. England's Buzz Boys: nine to thirteen year olds play Comando. court orders punishment for vandalism after buzz bomb damage. In peacetime Liege is a leading Belgian industrial center.
The House Banking Committee approved unanimously the Senate bill to separate the RFC from the commerce department. The move shifts debate on Wallace's nomination to the House floor while Republicans plan to push restrictive amendments. The Senate has delayed Wallace’s confirmation pending action on trimming the department’s budget and agency control.
Fifth Army troops moved up the Serchio river valley driving back German gains from December and seizing three towns on a 10,000 yard front. Albiano Castel Vecchio and Lama Di Sotto were taken as Allied forces restored the pre December line and expanded activity southeast of Bologna with a patrol penetrating enemy territory.
Washington reports a large number of war prisoners will be moved from Arkansas camps to fill pulp industry manpower shortages. Brig. Gen. Bryan said prisoners are reassigned due to underutilization in hours, with 37 to 38 percent of potential work used. Arkansas 1945 allotment decisions are pending for the Eighth Service Command.
Allied forces push through the Siegfried Line with the 78th Division near Schmidt within 1500 yards as Third Army troops seize Brandenheid and move toward Prum. Bradley resumes command of the First and Third Armies while Montgomery oversees the Ninth Army and signals indicate intensified artillery barrages and large prisoner gains.
Captain Jesse L. Walters of Rockford Illinois commands a tank company claiming 250 Japanese killed in Leyte operations. The Rockford Times reports the 33 ton Sherman tank serves as his HQ while his family lineage ties to Fulton and Hope.
In Culver City California workers used four puppies as bait to coax a mother dog from a bush where she hid. When that failed they fed her hamburger and succeeded in drawing her out.
Berlin radio reports Soviet troops crossed the Oder in three bridge heads east of Berlin and pressed in Silesia. Zhukov's forces reportedly hit two bridgeheads south of Frankfurt and a crossing near Kustrin. Steinau fell to the Red Army as Berlin and Breslau faced increasing pressure along a 73 mile front.
General Douglas MacArthur proclaimed the liberation of Manila and over 5,000 prisoners, announcing the fall as the start of the drive toward Tokyo. Paratroopers of the 11th Airborne Division and the First Cavalry and 37th Division breached Pasig river defenses, with Manila Bay bomb sights closing in on remaining Japanese force.
A German frontline story recalls a young lieutenant who says he killed six Germans and mailed their pictures home to prove his actions. He fears his daughter would not understand killing, even as he acknowledges more fatalities. The piece also notes tobacco shortages and the vast U S Army signal network with 12,000 miles of line and 60,000 poles.
Washington reports a Roosevelt Churchill Stalin meeting may produce a general policy on mandates and colonies. The Dumbarton Oaks plan leaves the issue open and decisions will hinge on international rather than single power control. Areas include Africa Palestine North Africa and Asia with three categories for future treatment.
Private Charles C. Vanderbilt of Hope Arkansas and the 34th Infantry Regiment of the Victory Division drove deep behind enemy lines to seize and hold a ridge in the Philippines. After 21 days of hard fighting they repelled 27 attacks, killed 825 Japanese soldiers, endured mud and shellfire, and continued to fight despite illness and equipment failures until relief troops joined the ridge forces.
Brazil’s first school of chemical engineering is in Sao Paulo, the country’s industrial capital. Iceland’s fishing industry has boomed due to the U S Icelandic lend lease agreement of 1942.
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