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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1945
Page
1
Food Supply Limits Highlight War Strain and Rationing
A government table outlines wartime food shortages in sugar butter and meat, noting civilian availability shrinks as armed forces take priority. Dec 1944 rationing rose sharply, with three quarters of eastern stores often out of butter and meat rationing up to 85 percent. The piece also covers processed foods shortages and a future summer pack release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
America
United States
Fifth Army strengthens position near Bologna as fighting continues
In Italy on February 7 Fifth Army troops occupied Monte Bono and Renaino on the west flank, and advanced northeast of Castel Vecchio while holding gains south of Bologna. The right flank saw sustained combat as German artillery shelled Livergnano with over 400 rounds of artillery and 200 mortar rounds in under three hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Fifth Army
Monte Bono
Renaino
Serchio
Bologna
Castel Vecchio
Livergnano
Arkansas Legislature Advances Budget After Deadlock Break
The Arkansas Senate passed key annual appropriations including for the Arkansas Resources and Development Commission, the State Board of Fiscal Control, and the Public Service Commission. The House previously accepted a joint committee compromise on Supreme Court retirement pay, clearing the general appropriation bill. A blood test bill for prospective mothers faced a reconsideration vote after a one-vote tally error. A legislative council proposal would replace the pre-session joint budget committee, meeting quarterly to review state finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
House
Supreme Court
General Assembly
Senate
Laney
Arkansas Resources and Development Commission
State Board of Fiscal Control
Arkansas Public Service Commission
Joint Budget Committee
Abington
Sprenter J. L. Erwin
Judiciary Committee
J. R. Campbell
Garland County
River Bill Approved by House Body
The House Rivers and Harbors Committee approved the omnibus rivers and harbors bill with no amendments. It would authorize 291 postwar projects costing about 382 million dollars. Tennessee Tombigbee projects and others were kept for separate bill action pending new Army engineers reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Senate
House
Alfred J. Elliott
Central Valley
California
John E. Rankin
Miss
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Albania
Missippi
Army Engineers
Rainbow Division Joins U S Seventh Army
With Maj. Gen. Harry J. Collins in command the 42nd Rainbow Division is now part of the U S Seventh Army the change announced for February 7. The unit joins allied forces under the Seventh Army's operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainbow
Seventh Army
U. S. Seventh Army
Harry J. Collins
Glycerin Byproduct Linked To Dynamite Manufacture
A byproduct glycerin produced during soap making at a scale of ten pounds of soap is stated as the required amount to manufacture six pounds of dynamite.
Two War Correspondents Meet in Manila Prison
A United Press dispatch from Bilibid Prison Manila on February 5 details journalist Franz Weissblatt 46 a survivor from Lingayen Gulf to Bataan who was captured January 7 1942 after a leg wound and mortar explosion. He endured Japanese captivity for over two years until meeting fellow UP correspondent Quigg in the prison yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Army of Liberation
Manila
H. D. Usgg
Bilibid Prison
Stanley
Dr. Livingston
Bilibid
Africa
Quigg
Weissblatt
Franz Wissblatt
Lingayen Gulf
Bataan
26Th Cavalry Division
Weiseblatt
Scouts Rule Hope on Thursday
At a preliminary council meeting the Boy Scout Mayor and Scout Alderman approved appointments for city officers for the afternoon of Thursday February 8 the birthday of Scouting. Scouts chosen include Assistant chief of police John N Yocum detectives James McCorkle W H Gunter L D Springer Jimmy Livingston Wallace Blackwood A Westbrook jailor Charles Wilson assistant fire chief Billy Ruggles firemen Donald Duffie Jimmy Prince Lee Meriwether William Beard board of public affairs Blake Schooley Dwight Sandifer street commissioner Arch Moore Ellington city engineer Billy Ray Seale city physician Vernon Christie mosquito control officer J W Cunningham court clerk Charles Price city hall caretaker Billy Wilson. Also approved were fines to be collected by Police Chief Perry Campbell and Judge Paul Gilbert for traffic offenses. Proceeds go to the Hone fund for Scouting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Ed Basye
John N. Yocum
James McCorkle
W. H. Gunter
L. D. Springer
Jimmy Livingston
Wallace Blackwood
A. Westbrook
Charles Wilson
Billy Ruggles
Donald Duffie
Jimmy Prince
Lee Meriwether
William Beard
Board of Public Affairs
Blake Schooley
Dwight Sandifer
Arch Moore Ellington
Billy Ray Seale
Vernon Christie
J. W. Cunningham
Charles Price
Billy Wilson
Perry Campbell
Paul Gilbert
Gilbert
Hone
Ocean Is Busy Trade Route Across the Atlantic
Seventy five percent of the world’s commerce moves by sea via the Atlantic Ocean, a route that handles most trade despite the Pacific’s larger size. The statistic highlights the Atlantic’s dominant role in global shipping and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
Reds Pour Over Oder on Berlin Road
Moscow reports indicate Zhukov's forces crossed the Oder east of Berlin and fought near Frankfurt and Kuestrin on the approach to Berlin. Soviet dispatches describe a broad front surge with crossings under way while Berlin endures heavy fires from Allied raids. refugees stream toward the capital as chaos spreads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Musel
London
Moscow
Gregory Zhukov
Oder River
Berlin
Zhukov
Oder
Frankfurt
Silesia
Kuestrin
Transocean
Kustrin
Fuersternburg
United Press
Rathaus
Tiergarten
den Linden
Alexanderplatz
Gestapo
Free German Committee
Accused Spy Colepaugh Prefers Nazi Ties, Trial Opens
William Curtis Colepaugh and Erich Gimpel face three counts each in a secret Governors Island espionage trial. They allegedly landed from a German U boat on the Maine coast November 29 and were captured in New York a month later. The men deny all charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Curtis Colepaugh
New England
Military Commission
Erich Gimpel
Maine
FBI
Governors Island
United States
Vernon M. Tobey
Boston
Colepaugh
Paulina Friedrich
Boston Harbor
Tobey
Agenes McLaughlin
Dorchester
Mass
Gimpel
U. S
New York City With More Russians Than Kiev
The article notes that New York City has more Russians within its population than Kiev, Russia, highlighting demographic contrasts between the two cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Kiev
Russia
Rumored German Reich Shakeup Prompts Armistice Terms Talk
Aftonbladet reported rumors of a German government reorganization with Hitler becoming Reich president and Franz von Papen as chancellor. Possible ministers include Hjalmar Schacht as finance chief and Walther von Brauchitsch as war minister. The plan aims to ease armistice negotiations and reconcile internal opposition as departments shift toward southern Germany, likely Dresden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Aftonbladet
Hitler
Fuehrer
Reich
Franz von Papen
Berlin
von Papen
Turkey
Ankara
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Germany
Hjalmar Schacht
Reichsbank
Walther von Brauchitsch
Brauchitsch
Schacht
Dresden
Third Army Opens Major Offensive Across Siegfried Line
American Third Army units breach the Our and Sure rivers and push into the Siegfried Line along a 70 mile front north of Echternach. Tanks support infantry as the drive targets the Roer dams and Cologne plain while German defenses stiffen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd D. Lewis
Paris
Third Army
Luxembourg
Germany
Siegfried Line
Echternach
Siegfried
First
Roer River
Ninth
Aachen
George S. Patton
Siegfried Wall
Roer
Cologne
Fifth Infantry
Sure
Boltendorf
80Th
Wallendorf
Our
17Th Airborne
Clervaux
Sixth Armored Division
Sergeant With a Lisp Wakes Up From Shrapnel Wound
A Missouri sergeant wounded at Normandy’s D Day and later a scalp wound heal to cure his lisp and baldness. The tale, recounted by HAL BOYLE, notes the odd medical effect of battle injuries and includes a wartime anecdote about Marlene Dietrich gifting a warm cap to photographer Peter Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
Germany
Missouri
Normandy
Peter J. Carroll
Associated Press
Marlene Dietrich
Carroll
Harold Siegman
Acme
Marlene
Pete
Air Force
Boston
MacArthur Returns to Manila as Flames Consume City
General Douglas MacArthur briefly returns to Manila to reaffirm liberation vows as American forces clash with a trapped Japanese garrison. Fires spread in the Pasig river area amid shelling near Santo Tomas. demolition crews ignite major streets while troops and air assault push the enemy from southern sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hampson
Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Philippine
Santo Tomas
MacArthur
Pasig
Manhila
Escolta
Gen. MacArthur
The
Philippines
Japan
Escolta Avenue
Pasig River
Orient
Associated Press
Russel Brines
First Cavalry
37Th Infantry Divsions
Eleventh Airborne Division
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James Thrasher
University of Denver
National Opinion Research Center
Joe
Joseph W. Stilwell
Ledo Road
General Stilwell
China
Joe’ Stilwell
Far East
Gapan
Sfrotovig
Tith Corps
Iclark Field
Olongape
Subic Bay
Luzon
Corregidor
Santa Rosco
Menile Bay
Pasig R
Ith
Miles
Nasugbu
Elubang
Bolanges
11Th Airborne
Tagaytay
Baltic Sea
Stetting
Gollnow
E Stolp
Kolberg
eBelgard
Retzebuhr
Soldin
Gorite
Tirpitz
Meseritz
Ies
Marienburg
Chojnice Grudziedz
Bydgoszex
Rogozno
Zelli
Kustri
Reipzig
Goritz
Frenkfurt
Schwiebus
Rodnity
eKescien
Grotthau
ePornon
Poland
Zellin
NEA Telemap
Hope
German
Europe
der Feuhrer
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