MacArthur Slogan Signals Pacific Drive Against Tokyo
War analyst DeWitt MacKenzie links Berlin’s collapse to Pacific advances as MacArthur pushes toward Tokyo. Amphibious gear held in Europe may move to Southeast Asia with Mountbatten’s command reclaiming Sumatra Java Singapore and Indonesia. Luzon dominates vital South China Sea lifelines for Japan and her dependents.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Pacific
Berlin
Oder River
MacArthur
Tokyo
Europe
Lord Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Sumatra
Java
Singapore
Indonesia
Hongkong
Canton
China
Manila
Luzon
South China Sea
Japan
Malaya
Thailand
Indo-China
Philippine Islands
Hope Star 1899 1929 War Update on Pacific Conflict
The editorial argues Japan’s navy is weakened and Allied forces will clash decisively in the Pacific. It asserts the Allies will win in Indonesia and China, pushing Japan from western China toward coastal areas and reopens the Burma Road aiding China’s war effort.
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Japan
South China Sea
Indonesia
China
East Indies
Burma
Joe’ Tilwell
Chungking
Philippine advances and bombings finalize Luzon push
Allied forces drive south through Luzon threading through jungle and towns. San Jose falls sealing the plain’s road lifeline while Munoz and northern sectors see tank losses and halted Japanese counterattacks as Liberators strike from bases in Borneo and Formosa. MacArthur calls for prayers and declares renewed resolve to retake Manila and push toward Tokyo.
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Nichols Field
Luzon
Corregidor
Manila Bay
Bataan
Manila
San Jose
Canyon
Lupgo
Munoz
Rosario
Baguio
China Sea
Formosa
Borneo
Philippines
Bilibid
MacArthur
Tokyo
Thoughtful verse and Bible quote grace Saturday night
A compact note presents a religious reflection citing First John 4 11 and a short lyric about a Saturday night after a week of effort to be good. The author is Nancy Dennis Sproat.
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Nancy Dennis Sproat
Lavin Heads Kiwanis Minstrel Event Chair Named
Jim Embree announced Tom Lavin as chairman of the 1945 Kiwanis Minstrel a benefit for Hope Permanent Youth Center to be staged in late March. F. M. Powell spoke on vacation rehabilitation work in Southwest Arkansas. Otho Taylor joined the board replacing Sgt. Frank McGibbons. guests included B R Hamm Walter Verhalen and Jimmie Parker.
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Jim Embree
Kiwanis Club
Tom Lavin
Hope Permanent Youth Center
F. M. Powell
Southwest
Arkansas
First National Bank
Hope
Powell
Otho Taylor
Sgt
Frank McGibbons
Olin Lewis
S1/C
FCO
B. R. Hamm
Hamm Motor Company
Pvt
Curtis Turner
Walter Verhalen
Hope Basket Factory
Jimmie Parker
Shipyard man held in death of Brunswick child
Richard B. Bailey, 25, a Brunswick shipyard worker, confessed to the slaying of 2 1/2 year old Bettie Lou Frazier. The child was found dead in a swamp. coroner verdict cited tampering and attempted assault. Bailey faces murder charges after being held at Reidsville prison.
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Brunswick
Richard B. Bailey
Reidsville
Bettie Lou Frazier
Glynn
J. D. Baldwin
S. P. McDaniel
Bailey
Frazier
Woodroe W. Frazier
Louisiana
Bombing Attacks Hit Thailand Indo China and Kobe Area
Sup erfortresses from India attacked Thailand and French Indo China while B 29s from the Marianas hit the Kobe area. Recon flights over Tokyo Yokohama reported. Bomb targets included Bangkok Hanoi or Saigon naval base with no immediate damage disclosed.
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Washington
India
Thailand
Indo- China
Marianas
Kobe
Tokyo
Kanto Shinetsu
Yokohama
Bangkok
Hanoi
Saigon
Indo-China
China
Bonin
Volcano Islands
Pacific Fleet
Haha
Iwo
Aggressive Patrolling on Eighth Army Front in Adriatic Sector
Aggressive patrols continued along the Eighth Army front in the Adriatic coastal sector. German patrols were routed north of the Po Di Primaro river near Mandridle and repulsed east of Fossovetto. Mortars hit boats near Cotignola and dispersed a riverbank group. Dual mortar and artillery duels occurred along the Senior River. Escorted bombers on Brenner route targets faced heavy opposition, destroying three Me 109s and damaging one, as weather limited strikes but hits were scored on three railroad bridges and a rail yard south of Trento.
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Eighth Army
Adriatic
Po di Primaro
Mandridle
Fossovetto
Cotignola
Brenner
Italy
Messerschmitt 109
Trento
Mediter
Market Report at St Louis Livestock Market
National Stockyards report shows hog demand very active with light weights 140-150 Ibs strongest and prices up to 14.70 for 160-350 Ibs. cattle activity steady with steers about 13.75-15.25 for medium and good, cows 9.25-13.00, bulls 12.59-13.00. sheep demand active, lambs 16.50-16.75 and higher for good natives, Texas lambs up to 16.50, overall week gains 50-75 cents for lambs.
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Ill
Texas
Allied Air Force reports two planes missing on 700 sorties
The Allied Air Force states two aircraft are missing among a total of 700 sorties. Officials have not yet confirmed the fate of the aircraft, and search efforts are underway.
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Ranean Allied Air Force
Cotton futures rise on CCC lend lease inquiry and tight spot market
New York cotton futures jumped as much as 50 cents a bale due to a Commodity Credit Corporation inquiry for 18 000 bales for lend lease and ongoing tightness from government purchases. Short covering before first notice day Feb 23 plus mill and New Orleans buying supported prices with late trades 20 cents higher to 5 lower. Mch 21.90 May 21.74 Jly 21.36
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New York
Commodity Credit Corporation
New Orleans
Mch
Jly
Poultry and Produce Prices Hold Steady in Chicago Trade
Butter and live poultry markets show firm tone in Chicago trading on February 7 with receipts totaling 183 611 pounds for butter and 9 706 for produce. Fresh poultry receipts reach 4 trucks with no cars, prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Arkansans Wounded in Action Across Three Theaters
War Department reports 15 Arkansas soldiers among 1,351 U S army wounded in three theaters. European Theater includes Ellis Howton Meels Owen Parker. Mediterranean lists Abbott Chanay Pugh Rice. Southwest Pacific lists Counce Holloway Johnson McPae Wright. Direct communications to next of kin remain final authority.
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Washington
War Department
Arkansas
Francis L. Ellis
Nashville
Samuel L. Howton
Palestine
Winfred L. Jordan
Rogers
Andrew T. Meels
Danville
Donald E. Owen
Bauxite
Robert A. Parker
Ozark
Mediterranean
Bert L. Abbott
Story
Earle N. Chanay
Pine Bluff
W. T. Pugh, Jr
Rover
Henry E. Rice
Piggott
Southwest Pacific
Phelan L. Counce
Hughes
John C. Holloway
Maarianna
Eugene Johnson
Paragould
Thomas C. McPae
Prescott
Ist
Albert J. Wright
Little Rock
Market strive for jaggery exports before war
Ceylon producers sought to build a U S market for palm sugar or jaggery made from the sap of the coconut palm flower. This effort reflects prewar trade initiatives to diversify imports and create new commodity channels.
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Ceylon
United States
Navy Turns on Heat for Service Act
Washington action on "work or else" legislation pressures the Senate Military Affairs Committee. Navy Secretary Forrestal Undersecretary Bard and War Manpower Commissioner McNutt prepare to testify as Stimson and Patterson urge quick enactment to boost morale and war production. House moves target Wallace nomination and RFC removal. Democrats push for speedy passage amid Republican resistance.
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John L. Cutter
Washington
Navy and War Manpower Commission
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Secretary of the Navy
James V. Forrestal
Ralph Bard
Bret V. McNutt
Guic
Henry L. Stimson
Robert Pr. Patterson
Army
Navy
Stimson
Patterson
Forrestal
Bard
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Henry A. Wallace
House Rules Committee
Adolph J. Sabath
House
Senate
Wallace
Secretary of Commerce
Federal Loan Agency
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Commerce Department
Rules Committee
Heavy Going in House for George Bill
Washington scene as the George bill becomes the focus of rivalry in Congress. Speaker and key committees maneuver amid partisan lines to decide a cabinet related dispute. The bill sparks debate over executive appointments and legislative control.
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George Bill
Raymond Lahr
Washington
Doctor's Invention Offers Free Trial for Rupture
A Kansas City doctor presents a new removable rupture device with no leg straps or belts. The trial offer provides a $3.50 truss at no cost for 30 days, with full refund if not satisfied. Write Physician's Appliance Co., 3824 Koch Bldg., 2908 Main St., Kansas City Mo, to participate.
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Kansas City
Physician's Appliance Co
Koch Bldg
Main St
Shakeup in Contained Prom Page Ones
A meeting led by Gauleiter Paul Joseph Goebbels reported a shakeup in a contained prom page. Most members of the foreign office along with the Gestapo and general staff fled to Kreummhuebel in Risen Gebirge, far from Breslau and Berlin.
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Ward
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Foreign Office
Gestapo
General Staff
Kreummhuebel
Risen Gebirge
Breslau
Berin
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