Berlin Besieged and the Call for German Surrender
War analyst DeWitt MacKenzie argues that Allied pressure from west and east may prompt Hitler’s desertion as the Big Three prepare a potential surrender summons. He notes the Canadian British advance, Berlin’s fall as a psychological trigger, and the dramatic Black Sea conference setting. He cites a Temple Texas incident of a wounded U S soldier and warns against mercy shown to Germany while the war continues.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Reich
Black Sea
Hitler
Berlin
Messrs
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Germany
United Nations
Temple
Texas
William N. Edwards
Europe
Edwards
Bayti
Huertforest
Porse
Red
Hope Star header copy from 1899 edition
Hope Star of Hope Arkansas dated January 18 1899 details publication details and circulation rates. The notice lists editors Palmer and Washburn with Star Building address 212 214 South Walnut Hope Arkansas and acknowledges Associated Press membership and advertising representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star of Hope
Press Consolidated
Star Publishing Inc
E. Palmer
Alex H. Washburn
Star Building
South Walnut Hope
Ark
Golf Pros Tee Off at New Orleans Open
New Orleans February 9 opening rounds of the $5,000 New Orleans Open feature 86 pros and amateurs in a harsh start to the winter campaign. Defending champion Sammy Byrd eyes a 1944 score of 285 despite a lame arm while Byron Nelson seeks his first win here in five attempts. Tour manager Fred Corcoran predicts a 284 on the tough course as 36 holes conclude the event Sunday.
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New Orleans
Golf
Detroit
Sammy Byrd
Corpus Christi
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Fred Corcoran
Nazi Thrusts Beaten Off in Italy
Fifth Army repulsed enemy counter-attacks to defend gains in the Serchio valley near the Ligurian coast and elsewhere. Colle Hamle near Reppignana was captured, while in the Bologna sector American units fell back then regained ground north of Castelvecchio. Allied air raids targeted oil plants and dumps in northern Italy as fighting and river activity continued.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Serchio
Ligurian
Colle Hamle
Reppignana
Bologna
Castel Vecchio
Allies Press On From Rhine Barrier Amid Hard Fighting
Allied forces press toward the Rhine crossing after breaking through initial German resistance. Units report heavy fire and mounting casualties as they push to secure crossings and threaten key Rhine rail and road hubs.
Gambling crack down hits sports world as scandals mount
Major league baseball will investigate wagering on games and bar inside tips. Western intercollegiate Conference basketball must be on campus unless permitted to play elsewhere. NCAA schools urged to tighten information flow. Boxing commissions warn promoters to boost police at fights to curb gambling.
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Walter
ERS
Chicago
Black Sox Scawall
Brooklyn
Sporting World
James F. Byrnes
Black Sox
National Collegiate Athletic Association
N. C
Boxing Commissions
Our Daily Bread Stung Readers On Book Sellers
Our Daily Bread laments the sale of literary gems across America and recalls unhappy incidents in respectable families. The piece argues logic and economy favor the book firm, suggesting buying literature by the yard, while noting the old time book peddler seemed more flattering.
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America
Dr. Eliot
Reds Near Stettin Reach Closest Announced Approach
The report notes the Reds narrowing the distance to Stettin, a city of 270000, with fighting near Sammetnine southeast of Pyritz. Pyritz lies 22 miles from Stettin, and the deepest advance was at Reetz northeast of Sammethin and 18 miles east of Stargard, a key guard point for Stettin’s approaches. Russians are within 13 miles of the Stettin Stargard Danzi railway, under 60 miles from the Baltic.
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Stettin
Sammenthine
Pyritz
Baltic
Reetz
Sammenthin
Stargard
Stargard Danzi
Brenner Route Losses Reported by MAAF
The MAAF reported 34 planes missing from more than 2,000 sorties on the Brenner rail route. Six enemy planes were destroyed on the ground.
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Brenner
MAAF
Yanks Cross Luzon Push Keeps Left Flank Open
American air forces continued heavy bombing on Corregidor and defense sites as Luzon fighting narrows the peninsula. MacArthur said enemy casualties exceed 4,000 with 1,242 killed at Munoz and losses of tanks armored vehicles and guns. Baseline food shortages persist despite released prisoners fed on U S rations.
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Luzon
Corregidor Fortress
Manila Bay
MacArthur
Munoz
Canadians Break German Lines Near Kleve In Deep German Penetration
West Front broadcasts claim a large scale Canadian advance breached Nazi lines as Allied pressure grows on other fronts. British forces push into Reichswald, overrunning Galgensteen, while Canadians drive east past Zyfflich toward Kleve, achieving the deepest penetration so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Reichswald
Galgensteen
Zyfflich
Germany
Kleve
Non-Transfer Debate Moves to Lower Voting Age
The house opened discussion on a plan to reduce the minimum voting age to 18. The Enabling Act was introduced by Senator W. K. Oldham of Prairie, continuing the transfer topic from page one.
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House
W. K. Oldham
Prairie
Annual School Election set for Hempstead County March 17 1945
Election will be held by qualified electors across Hempstead County on Saturday March 17 1945 to vote millage for building debt service and general fund. Districts not voting 18 mill tax lose Equalizing Fund State Apportionment and part of Teacher’s Salary Fund. Directors elected in multiple districts for three or five year terms with additional Hope District two directors. Petitions required by Feb 24 to place names on ballot. County Board of Education secretary. Election hours 2 to 7 p.m. at designated polling sites.
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Hempstead County
Rocky Mound
De-Ann
Qozan
Iron Springs
Nolen
Summon Island
Shiloh
Fair Star
Centerville
Nazarene
Wesley Grove
Temple
Blevins
Columbus
Fulton
Patmos
Spring Hill
Saratoga
Washington
Piney Grove
Clow
Guernsey
Hope
County Board of Education
Zone 4
E. E. Austin
Hempstead
Arkansas
Four Girls Held in Venereal Roundup Here
Six local girls were picked up yesterday by Hope police acting for the State Health Department in a roundup of venereal disease suspects. Two were released, four detained at Hempstead county courthouse for tests by health officers.
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Hope
State Health Department
Hempstead County
German Coast Blasted by British Planes
RAF Lancasters hit German E boat shelters at IJmuiden on the Holland coast with 12 000 pound bombs in daylight for the second time in six days. Spitfires escorted. no enemy planes encountered. Britain based American heavy bombers not in action. Germany said American bombers from Italy returned to Vienna area after oil targets raid. German radio warned bombers south of Emden west of Muenster over Nordhausen North Friesland Brunswick Bremen and Hannover as well as over Holland.
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London
RAF
Ijmiden
Holland
North Sea
Vienna
Emden
Muenster
Nordhausen
Friesland
Brunswick
Bremen
Hannover
Rumor of Roosevelt-Pope Meeting Denied by Taylor
Myron C. Taylor, Roosevelt’s Vatican representative, denied rumors that the president planned to meet Pope Pius XII after the big three conference. He stated he did not know of any such visit and dismissed the reports carried by Rome press and Swiss radio.
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Rome
Myron C. Taylor
Roosevelt
Vatican
Pius XII
Holy See
Taylor
Railroad executive dies in Fort Smith obituary
H. N. Hall, 75, retired general agent of the Kansas City Southern Railway, died at a local hospital about midnight Thursday. Hall retired in 1939 after 43 years with the railroad. Survived by wife, daughter, sister, two nieces and two nephews. funeral services planned.
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Fort Smith
H. N. Hall
Kansas Citythorn Railway
Railroad
Arkansas Law Tightens Union Discrimination Rules
Legislators consider a bill making it illegal to deny employment based on union affiliation with fines from 500 to 5000 dollars. Governor Laney would sign if approved. AFL leaders urged no opposition while CIO’s Henderson vows continued fight. House failed to pass a voting age reduction to 18 by five votes. Senate workmen’s compensation debate stalled for public hearing. Arkansas livestock commission bill advances. Drainage bill on hold pending general election provisions. Education department inquiry convened privately with no public update.
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Laney
Wil
AFL
William R. Henderson
CIO
Arkansas
Eugene Coffelt
Benton County
Coffelt
Senate
Ernest Maner
Hot Springs
House Agricultural Committee
Heartsill Ragon
Sebastian
Arkansas Livestock Commission
B. Frank Williams
Osceola
State Department of Education
Scout Drive Believed Over the Top in County Campaign
Local scouting fundraising reportedly surpassed the $2,400 goal after a single day. Treasurer Roy Anderson reported $1,530 collected by noon and two thirds of canvass reports in. If remaining reports match the average, the Boy Scout county fund will be oversubscribed.
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Roy Anderson
Boy Scout County
Big Three Meet on Land and Water
The Big Three conference in the Black Sea region is described as amphibious with meetings on land and aboard ships. Stalin purportedly maintains contact with supreme headquarters as Red Army offensive progress is monitored from sea or shore. US Ambassador Harriman and British Ambassador Clark-Kerr are at Moscow for the talks, with other Anglo American officials present but not communicating with Moscow during the conference.
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Moscow
UPI
Black Sea
Odessa
Batum
Stalin
Supreme Headquarters
U. S
W. Averill Harriman
Kathleen
Sir Archibald Clark-Kerr
New England Blizzard Paralyzes Transport and Kills
A brutal blizzard hit New England piling 12 to 14 inches of snow and halting virtually all travel. At least eight people died and thousands were marooned as ships and plants stopped work. Enormous drifts and strong winds blocked commute. the Boston and Maine railroad requested troops to clear tracks.
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Boston
New England
Boston and Maine Railroad
Nazi Mayor Strength and Nazi Leaders Named
The broadcast said Nazi Mayor strength of 700000. Ernest Kaltenbrunner, assistant of Himmler as chief of Germanys secret police, will collaborate with the commander of the home army in heading the movement. Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels was reported assigned to command the northern region and Maj Gen Konstantin Hielr, labor service leader, the southern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Kaltenbrunner
Himmler
Germany
Home Army
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Konstantin Hielr
Breaks Leg Then Drives Own Car 5 Miles to Doctor
Napa resident Walter Whelan broke his leg in a fall while gathering pine cones. He crawled to his car, got in the driver’s seat, and drove five miles to the nearest town seeking medical help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napa, Calif
Walter Whelan
Market Report from St Louis Stockyards Illinois February Nine
National Stockyards activity shows hogs at about six thousand head with prices mostly steady and top at 14.70 for 160 to 330 pound hogs and lighter weights around 13 to 14.50. Cattle and calves total about two thousand with steady cleanup trade. slaughter steer and heifer ranges mostly 9 to 16.50, cows 8.50 to 13, stockers 8.5 to 13.75. Sheep about fifteen hundred with lambs strong on natives. grain futures lower with May corn at 1.60 to 1.61 and oats around 0.66.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Market Report Butter Eggs Poultry Steady
Chicago on February 9 reports butter receipts at 189451 and steady prices with an unchanged market. Egg receipts total 18803 with the market holding steady. Live poultry receipts amount to one car and six trucks with prices unchanged in the market.
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Chicago
Cotton futures ease as mills cut demand in New York
In New York from February 9 to 14 favorable war news spurred hedging and liquidation in cotton futures. Offerings met reduced mill buying, while CCC statistics show a rise in spot cotton purchases. Late afternoon prices fell 25 to 40 cents per bale. March 21.74, May 21.58, July 21.16.
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New York
Grain and Provisions Slump as Selling Pressure Rises
Chicago February 9 A steady flow of commission house selling orders and lagging buying interest drove grain futures lower with prices closing sharply down after a late rally attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Two Arkansans Promoted to First Lieutenant in Army
The War Department announced temporary promotions today for two Arkansas officers from second to first lieutenant. James Sinclair Yarbrough of Fort Smith and Lambert Lynn Marshall of Malvern receive the second lieutenants’ ranks with noted duty in Rayon is spun wood cellulose.
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Arkansans
Washington
Arkansas
War Department
James Sinclair Yargbrough
Fort Smith
Lambert Lynn Marshall
Malvern
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W. B. Boyett
Noble Grand
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