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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1944
Page
2
DeWitt Mackenzie Assessing the German robot bombs: main aim to terrify London and break morale, with limited military impact. Churchill notes air power shifted from other fronts, yet Britain resists, while Hitler seeks morale boosting but risks surprises on the eastern front.
Prime Minister Churchill reported that flying bomb casualties are almost entirely in London with over 10 000 severe or mortal cases, while total casualties reach about 10 752 killed and wounded. He noted 50 000 tons of Allied bombs have fallen on targets in France and Germany and that much of Allied air power has shifted to this effort. London’s evacuation plans proceed as needed to maintain essential activity and morale.
Observers expect Germany to surrender before Paris rather than fight to the death on homeland soil. The consensus holds Germany will seek mercy from the Western Allies rather than face the Russians after alleged atrocities.
Jack Nance 17 son of Mr and Mrs C H Nance of Sheridan died in a Little Rock hospital from injuries suffered in a swimming accident at Jennings Lake Monday. Companions said his foot slipped causing a dive into three feet of water. His back was broken and paralysis followed. he also leaves a brother.
The account depicts London during bombings with American and British troops aiding rescue efforts. The writer recalls nearby blasts, shattered windows, and a scene of destruction while noting shopkeepers resuming work amid fear and anger at government preparedness and retaliation.
In Commons remarks Churchill recalls 1943 intelligence on German long range weapons against London and notes RAF attack on rocket sites in Germany last August with heavy damage. He lauds American and Allied cooperation, praising Eisenhower’s HQ and swift aid at bomb sites. A closing line extols Chinese cabbage as a versatile, vitamin rich ingredient.
Market rundown shows New York cotton futures hitting seasonal highs before rallying into profit taking as traders await price control law details. US stock activity mixed with renewed buying in rails oils and liquors helping the market after an early loss, with New Orleans cotton futures static to lower on profit taking and hedge selling amid favorable war and weather signals.
National Stockyards Illinois July 6 hogs sold mostly steady to higher for good and choice weights 180-270 pounds with a top near 14.00 while lighter weights and sows weakened. Cattle and calves showed slow trading with select yearlings and steer prices around 16.50 and 13-15 for other grades. sheep largely steady with spring lambs around 13-13.50 and clipped lambs around 11.75. Chicago futures pressured by cash hedging as wheat slipped and rye eased with No 1 hard near 1.59.
In a large daylight raid, 300 plus U S heavy bombers attacked rail lines to Cherbourg and rail centers at Dijon while RAF hit robot platforms on the channel coast. The operation targeted St Malo Rennes and other routes, aiming to disrupt German reinforcements to Normandy as battlefront bridges remain damaged.
The state parole board in Marion yesterday granted paroles to 30 state prisoners including one white woman, eight men, and 21 Negroes. Names, sentences, and crimes listed show diverse offenses from receiving stolen property to burglary and grand larceny, with dates ranging from 1942 to 1944.
Light assaults and daytime sorties give way to round the clock bombing. Churchill cites reduced fighter power as Mosquito squadrons target a synthetic oil plant near Gelsenkirchen and other plants in western Germany. Four Nazi ships off the Frisian coast take RAF Wellington strikes.
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