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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1945
Page
1
A Our Daily Bread column by Alex H. Washburn discusses Mexico facing financial strain and the shared impact on both sides of the border. The piece surveys economic pressures, potential remedies, and the broader consequences for citizens and governments.
The Joint Mexican American Commission estimates Mexico will need 137 million dollars from the United States for postwar industrial expansion, to be provided privately. The piece recalls past Latin American loans, fault lines in Anglo Latin relations, and suggests British style supervision and 100 percent loan collection as solutions.
The 1945 state automobile license deadline ends at midnight Tuesday January 30. I L Pilkinton of the State Revenue Department warns many misread notices. Office in the courthouse stays open until midnight with a $3 penalty per 10 days after midnight.
A Mine Creek township petition seeks annexation to Howard county. Luther Tollett, an insurer from Nashville living in Mine Creek, says he has backing from residents and that a bill to annex Mine Creek to Howard is likely in the current Little Rock legislature. Supporters note tax relief from reduced Hempstead land area and easier county services with Howard county seat at Nashville. Mine Creek population was 2,521 in 1940, about 7 percent of Hempstead's 16,621. towns include Bingen and Tokio.
A joint Mexican American economic commission reports Mexico will spend 383 million dollars on an industrial development program from 1945 to 1948. About 137 million is for capital equipment, mostly to be financed by U S private capital and Mexican funds. The plan hinges on U S supplies and financing. President Roosevelt and Avila Camacho welcomed the cooperation and outlined aims to expand transportation, electric power, irrigation, and industrial capacity.
Miss Lucelle Ruggles national pin up for 1945 Infantile Paralysis Campaign will be honored at the President's Birthday Ball in Hotel Arlington Hot Springs tonight. City of Hope and Hempstead county friends present a bouquet of American Beauty roses. Over 1,600 tickets sold. top orchestra, intermission floor show, and Miss Ruggles to cut the birthday cake in the president's name.
Staff Sergeant Fred Tullis of Hope Arkansas lies at LaGrade General Hospital New Orleans recovering from wounds suffered after a year in England and France. He landed June 12 on the French coast and was wounded near Brest in September while on patrol. He saved himself with a first aid kit until aid men reached him. He described taking six prisoners and a German surprise attack near Brest. His brother Lonnie Tullis is a German prisoner of war and their mother Izora Tullis lives in Hope. Residents urged to support war bonds to aid the effort.
Postmaster Robert M. Wilson announces new Postal Notes go on sale February 1 in Hope and nationwide. Notes range from 0.10 to 10.00 with stamps for each amount, require no forms, and are payable only to the original payee at any post office or bank. The two month payment window and uniform fee of five cents apply. the notes are not transferable.
President Roosevelt, aged 63, marks a low key birthday as Big Three talks loom with Churchill and Stalin. He will radio thanks for infantile paralysis funds and skip public observances, while aides travel to Europe for conference prep and diplomacy amid a festive Washington scene and dances to raise funds.
A London hospital matron condemns male patients eyeing nurses saying pretty nurses are a stimulant. She urges nurses to groom themselves before duty, arguing appearance matters more than people think.
A questioned exam asks for the official name of the Army amphibious vehicle nicknamed the duck. The correct designation is DUKW, not DUEWN, indicating a standard acronym used by the Army and Navy during World War II.
American Sixth Army thrusts through Calumpit toward Manila bay, 23 miles from the capital as fighting on Luzon intensifies. Japanese counterattacks around San Manuel and Baguio area halt briefly, with heavy losses on both sides. Fort Drum and Cavite base targeted as U S forces close in, Marines support with dive bombers.
President Sergio Osmena states Japanese forces burned or used schoolbooks as firewood in the Philippines. While combat continues, Filipinos begin collecting books for schools. desks and chairs will follow. A major goal is removing Japanese customs and rebuilding a library of American books to support education.
Marshal Zhukov launches a broad front offensive 90 to 100 miles from Berlin aimed at capturing the capital. Soviet forces reportedly broke the Obra line and drive toward Frankfurt and Stettin while Berlin and Moscow exchange reports of heavy fighting near Driesen Neu Bentschen and Kustra.
London reports Hitler told Vidkun Quisling Germany must abandon Norway and its Nazi rulers to their fate. Agreement cited to pull troops from Norway to boost defense against the Red Army and Allied west push. Ribbentrop Lammers Bormann and Terboven present at talks. A later Stockholm dispatch notes a large ammunition dump explosion at Horten near Oslo with heavy casualties.
M. P. Greenwood- Adams addressed Hope city hall to open the Rotary sponsored Institute of International Understanding. The lecture marked the first of a four part series running through March. He described Australia and South Pacific islands as a major war base and spoke on international relations.
The National Council of Women tells the Royal Commission that public opinion partly causes Britain’s falling birthrate. It argues motherhood status must rise and that society often pities or jeers at mothers with large families.
A brief excerpt combines Revelations 21 4 promises with a devotional line about sorrow and Christ the Man of Sorrows. The piece blends scripture and a devotional couplet attributed to Micheal Bruce.
U S First Army reports frontline haircuts provoke shock with styles named soup bowl, Jekyll and Hyde, cueball among infantry. Pvt Bradford McCuen catalogs looks while Pvt Santo Dangelo endures a linguistically tangled barber visit, leaving with a startling new appearance and no shampoo.
James M. Long reports on January 30 that the Third Army crossed the Our river into Germany, taking Wechenhausen and Stupbach, widening their bridgehead to about two miles while facing stubborn German resistance and harsh winter conditions. Allied air and ground actions target German withdrawal lines toward the Ruhr.
President Roosevelt endorses Henry A. Wallace as he campaigns for commerce secretary while retaining control of loan agencies. The endorsement, read at a Union for Democratic Action dinner, stresses a combined role to aid workers, farmers, and industry amid Senate scrutiny of his nomination.
Dickens, Nuneaton's new mayor, rides a bicycle to official functions wearing his mayoral robes. The image shows the civic leader on wheels aboard a bike as he attends duties in the town.
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