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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1945
Page
1
Government seeks break up of private industry in war drive
The article critiques a Department of Justice anti trust case against General Electric alleging conspiracies with six foreign firms to divide the world’s electric equipment market. It argues that wartime deals with German scientists aided production, accuses the government of targeting private industry, and warns of a drift toward state socialism. It also urges a national manpower conference led by Byrnes and CIO leaders to address shortages and improve efficiency. It notes psychiatric screening for soldiers and references a British diplomat murder case as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Justice
General Electric
Justice
United Nation
Standard Oil Company
duPont
United States
James Thasher
James F. Byrnes
CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
Congress
Byrnes
Labor
Agriculture
Washington
Mr. Murray
Fair exhibit and livestock buildings proposed for Hempstead County Fair
Hempstead County Fair association building committee voted to seek designs for an exhibit hall and livestock building costing up to 20000 dollars with the county to pay up to one third if the plan is approved. City of Hope expected to cover the remaining two thirds with driveways and utility extensions included. Committee members include Ed Thrash chairman Leo Ray C Q Thomas and Syd MacMath. Basil Edwards and local contractor Basil Edwards to submit sketches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead
The
Fair Association
Luck
Ed Thrash
Leo Ray
C. QO. Thomas
Syd MacMath
Thomas
Basil Edwards
Fairpark
City of Hope
Fats and Oils Enter Ration List
Washington report notes fats and oils join rationed items under OPA. Retail sales of lard shortening and salad and cooking oils halted until Monday to curb runs while rationing is prepared. Wartime directive directs 40 percent of lard output for armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jar
OPA
War Food Administration
Fish Stocking Marks Local Lakes Initiative
About 30,000 fish from Lonoke state hatcheries were released into Hempstead County lakes under Arkansas Game & Fish Commission supervision. Red Lake received 5,000 bass and 10,000 bream and crappies, with Beard's Wire also stocked with the same quantities by E. J. Barham and Lester Wade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonoke
Hempstead County
E. J. Barham
Lester Wade
Arkansas Game & Fish Commission
Red Lake
Beard
Few B-29 Crews See Tokyo on Bombing Missions
Saipan report recounts B-29 crews who bombed Japan rarely seeing Tokyo beyond outskirts. Capt. Jim Darden recalls Tokyo sighting on a mission to Nagoya. crew later disappeared after Dec 12 raid. Describes flight routines, briefing, and post-momb investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Gieger
Saipan
Japan
Tokyo
Jim Darden
Guymon
Okla
Army
Darden
Nagoya
Precion Nstruments
Fuji San Fujiama
Kyo
Jim
House Passes Bill for Aged and Blind Aid Increase
The Arkansas House approved a bill to boost old age, blind and crippled children grants by about one million dollars annually. The 87 to 0 vote backs raising household deficiency allowances from 43 to 100 percent under Welfare formulas. If enacted, grants rise one third and $500,000 would come from welfare fund surplus, matched by federal funds. an appropriation bill will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
House
Senate
W. H. Abington
John F. Ferguson
White
Welfare Department
Abington
Enemy Busy Behind Lines at Bologna
Rome reports sizable activity behind German lines opposite the American salient ten miles south of Bologna. Fifth and Eighth Army patrols probed enemy positions as the lull on the Po valley fronts continued. German forces in the Adriatic sector drove Eighth Army patrols from outpost positions near the nificia canal two miles west of San Alberto. Eighth Army units reportedly repelled a small enemy bridgehead across the Senio near Fusignano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Dickinson
MacArthur
Luzon
Rosario
Baguio
Lingayen Gulf
Rosarios
Gulf
Manila
FCC
Agno River
San Fabian
Douglas MacArthur
Urdaneta
Pozorrubio
Agoo
Damous
Paniqui
Tarlac
Moncada
Camiling
Lingayen
Rome
Bologna
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Positons
Nificia Canal
San Alberto
Advancing Years Glorified in Traditional Chinese Etiquette
A historical note explains that aging is valued in Chinese culture and that it is courteous to assume a person’s age may be greater than stated. The piece discusses politeness in recognizing long life as a sign of wisdom and respect.
Nurse Draft Urged to Meet Rising Battle Casualties
Washington reports the army's surgeon general urged drafting nurses to address a 270 percent rise in battle casualty patients. Maj. Gen. Norman T. Kirk testified before the House Military Committee that hospital patients increased from 260000 to 450000 since May while nurses rose only about 2000. He supported President Roosevelt's draft proposal and called for elective service to quickly fill the nursing shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Norman T. Kirk
House Miltary Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
Kirk
Patmos Soldier Missing in Belgium Since December
Pfc. Kennen C. Burns of Patmos is listed as missing in action since December 25 in Belgium. He served with the 9th Army, entered service in November 1943, and went overseas in August 1944. His wife Louise Kent and his mother Mrs. Ida Burns reside in Patmos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennen Burns
Patmos
9Th Army
Kenon C. Burns
Pfc
Kennen C. Burns
Belgium
Louise Kent
Ida Burns
Misses White Ties Chicago Debates Concert Dress
Frank Glarney, a 40 year Orchestra Hall doorman, laments casual concert attire. He recalls that attendees once wore formal dress and believes fashions have shifted away from "fancy duds."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frank Glarney
Orchestra Hall
British Smash Puts Nazis on Defensive From Holland South
Allied forces pressed the German line from Holland to Luxembourg as British troops seized Hangen three miles inside Germany and U S Third Army captured Rosport near Trier. American units held north of St Vith while Dalhunden Stattmatten Dengelsheim fell near Strasbourg as Rhine bridgehead lines shifted under pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Long
Paris
Holland Panhandle
Luxembourg
Hangen
Reich
Third Army
Rosport
Trier
U. S. First Army
St. Vith
von Undstedt
Belgium
Eifel
Ardennes
Strasbourg
Karlsruhe
Haguenau
Dalhunden
Stattmatten
Dengelsheim
U. S
7Th Army
France
Herrlisheim
Sessenheim
Auenheim
Leutherheim
Hatten
Rhine
Rundstedt
Holland
Germany
Ardennes Bulge
Dusseldorf
Roermond
Tommies
Roermond-Sittard
Echt
Schilberg
Heide
George S. Patton
Krakow Falls to Stalin’s Forces in Polish Campaign
London reports Marshal Stalin’s army captured Krakow, 47 miles from the Silesian border, part of a fourth winter offensive that swept 38 miles on a 50 mile front southeast of Krakow. Lodz also entered by a western Polish maneuver as German garrisons withdrew toward the Danube.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stalin
Krakow
Germany
Silesian
Red
Lodz
Poland
Hitler
Budapest
Danube
Slovakia
Dombrowa
Kazimir
Kosciuszko
Moscow
Fourth Ukrainian
Ivan Petrov
Odessa
Sevastopol
Gorlice
Jaslo
Roosevelt offers quips on past and future in inauguration eve
President Roosevelt, 24 hours before his fourth term inauguration, quipped that the first 12 years in office were the hardest. He dodged questions on whether this term would be his last. He joked about Vice President Wallace, saying he wouldn’t starve, promising reporters a tip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Chicago man keeps license plate 51771 for family name
John Lillis obtained the 1945 Illinois automobile license plate number 51771. He says when the plate is viewed upside down it reads his surname Lillis, a quirk he has pursued with each renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Lillis
Illinois
American Doughboy Turns Grim After Belgian Bulge
With the American First Army in Belgium, January 16 Delayed soldiers say they now hate the Germans actively and personally after the Belgian bulge. Prisoners are treated harshly and cigaretttes are no longer handed out as they once were. The 82nd Airborne and a tank commander reflect the shift to a rougher, more determined war attitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
Belgium
Belgian Bulge
Siegfried Line
Amer
Ican
von Rundstedt
82Nd Airborne Division
Bac
Houffalize
Saliert
B 29 raid hits Osaka Kobe in daylight strike
U S wartime dispatch reports a strong B 29 force bombed Osaka and Kobe in daylight, targeting Honshu industrial centers with several craft from the Marianas. Tokyo affiliates noted some damage while Japanese reports described scattered raids and ongoing air defense actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Osaka
Japan
Kobe
Honshu
William F. Halsey
War Department
Haywood S. Hansell
21St Bomber Command
Marianas
Tokyo
Osaka-Kobe
Hamamatsu
Nagoya-Osaka
Okyo
Domei Agency
Chubu
Kinki
FCC
Domei
Osaka Plain
Nagoya
Warsaw Is Stripped by Fleeing Nazis
Pravda reports from Warsaw that Germany moved Poland's industry to Breslau and Leipzig while rail freight was blocked by Russian pincers. Airplane and tank factory equipment, bakery machinery, and food processing gear were stolen as tens of thousands were sent west. Churches and castles were looted and the occupation saw executions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Pravda
Warsaw
Germany
Breslau
Leipzig
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alex. H. Washburn
Eric Teichman
Pacific
Pacific Ocean
Isand
Mopu
Wbresley
Oppeln
Miles
Santiago
Cabo
San Fernando
Agno R
Solasa
Aguilar
Domortis Rosario
Mangaldan
Cuyapo
Mongstorem
S. Clemente
Poniqui
Philippine Telemap
Bolinao
Alaminos
Bataan
Rosaria
Pozorrubie
NEA Telemap
Danzig
Danzg
Chojnice
Terew
Kolo
Kutno
East Prussia
Miowd
Piotrkow
Czechanow
Sierpe
Pomiechowek
Ostroleko
Czestochowa
Leazno
Zyraracow
Szydlowec
Rastenburg
E Allenstein
Radom
Lomza
Ostrowiec
Siedice
Deblin
Lublin
Radomsko
Reuthen
Katowice
Kielce
Dabrowa
Tarnowska
Berlin
Europe
Belgian
Bulge
By Fred Scherff
Ramsey
W. M. Ramsey
West Firth Street
Percy Ramsey
Philippine Military Prison Camp No. 8
Amsey
Guatemala
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