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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1945
Page
1
Alex H. Washburn reports on OPA acts affecting daily bread as price controls and rationing measures continue to shape food distribution nationwide. Officials explain policy goals and how bakeries adjust production to meet demand.
Chester Bowles of the Office of Price Administration outlines steps to increase low priced garments, including shifting textiles to essential lines, price controls, improved quality, and clear tagging of OPA ceilings. The piece also reviews Robert Heller’s proposed streamlining of Congress and pay reforms.
Mr and Mrs Henry J Saunders of Washington announce their son William T Saunders sent a letter from a Japanese prison camp. The note marks the first contact since his capture after leaving home three years ago during a move to Washington.
Miss Lucille Ruggles of the Infantile Paralysis National in Up Girl spoke to the Arkansas Legislature this morning and was made an honorary member of the House. Governor Ben Laney and Lt. Gov. Beck Shaver greeted her. She planned a Lions Club meeting at noon and a 3 pm military review at Camp Robinson, with a 6 pm KGHI broadcast. The Little Rock Chamber Commerce and the Arkansas Infantile Paralysis Campaign hailed her visit.
Arkansas Governor Ben Laney endorsed creating a state board to handle clemency matters now decided by the governor. He said the board should guide pardons furloughs and sentences and that he would follow its recommendations if created by the legislature.
A city wide scrap paper collection will be conducted in Hope Thursday January 25 by City trucks under Street Commissioner Frank Rider. Householders should place waste paper at the curb the night before or early Thursday morning so it is ready when the trucks arrive.
Major Royce Weisenberger of Hope is cited for meritorious service against the enemy in France from July 27 to December 23. He directed a civil affairs section of the infantry and faced difficult duties with initiative and devotion. He earlier received the Purple Heart for wounds on December 9.
Lt Paul McCormick of Spring Hill, reported missing four months ago, is alive and well as a prisoner of the Nazis in Germany. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. McCormick, received a prisoner of war letter from him confirming his situation yesterday.
Pvt Henry C Ellis of Washington was wounded January 3 in Fraser France. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Garet Ellis of East Second Street and his parents have been notified by the War Department.
Veterans from the 21st Bomber Command camp on Guam describe isolation and dangers of jungle nights. They recall patrols, sentries, and prowling Japanese, with vivid incidents that underscore the stress of wartime reporting in enemy-infested terrain.
Pfc. John R. Skinner, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Skinner of Emmet, was reported by AP dispatches to have been a member of the Leyte Lost Battalion. The unit took part in the first invasion of the Philippines, was cut off by Japanese forces in the Ormoc corridor, and later fought its way back toward American lines.
Wallace faces questions before the Senate Commerce Committee about his fitness to run multi billion dollar federal loan operations. Jesse H. Jones, fired but contesting, and Wallace will testify as George, D Ga, moves to detach Reconstruction Finance Corporation from Commerce. The hearing probes social economic aims and postwar liquidation of war plants.
The Office of Price Administration announced ration updates starting Sunday. Margarine red points rise from 2 to 3 per pound to curb cooking use while pork items like plate and jowl bacon regain values to a point per pound. February red stamps expand and ration period extends five weeks with new point allocations for processed foods.
Butchers in Chicago rally over ration point values they say block distribution of scarce meat. They claim high point values push customers to stores with empty shelves while lower point cuts sell. The meeting urges action to fix the rationing system amid the national shortage.
AP report from Paris notes large German troop movements from the West to the East as Ardennes losses mount after St. Vith. British pilots attack trains northeast from Dusseldorf to Hannover. Soviets claim German divisions shifting toward the Polish frontier near Berlin.
Two small fires were extinguished by the Hope Fire Department yesterday afternoon and night. A grass blaze on Park Drive was followed by an automobile fire at 303 Service Station with little damage reported.
Moscow dispatch reports Russian First Ukraine Army under Marshal Konev pressing through Silesia toward Breslau and Oppeln. Soviet tanks engage along the Oder river as ice may allow foot crossings, with claims of gains near Brieg Ohlau Gleiwitz and Elbing in East Prussia.
An account of Maj. Gen. Ernest Harmon steering the Second Armored Division to blunt a German advance along the Meuse near Celles. Montgomery first rebuked him through channels before praising his unit for delaying Rundstedt's drive and earning a personal commendation and victory whisky.
American forces near Bamban advance toward Clark Field as Japanese defenses weaken. Engineers plan to open Bamban airstrip for air support, while reporters describe the retrieved airstrips and looming Manila-bound thrust from Lingayen Gulf.
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