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Alex H. Washburn presents the Our Daily Bread feature on prosperity themes and practical guidance for readers seeking financial stability and spiritual well being.
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1945
Page
1
Alex H. Washburn presents the Our Daily Bread feature on prosperity themes and practical guidance for readers seeking financial stability and spiritual well being.
A column contrasts Carlyle on adversity with nations’ war performance and argues prosperity tests nations. It examines postwar aviation funding under Section 202, warning against halting jet propulsion and guided-m missiles R&D and urging a long term civilian-military research program funded by the Army and Navy.
Calcutta India June 1 All American aerial units have been withdrawn from the Eastern Air Command in Southeast Asia and Maj Gen George E Stratemeyer has relinquished command of the organization formed Dec 5 1943. The new destination of the American elements was not announced but Air Marshal Sir Keith Park said they were being withdrawn to fight the Japs in another theater. Park chief of air forces in Southeast Asia notes the EAC formed to obtain air superiority aiding land forces.
London reports France refused Churchill demand to retire troops in Syria and Lebanon to barracks yet ordered a cease fire. A French cabinet communique said troops would stay in position while U S mediation and a London conference were arranged. Beyrouth said shelling ceased and deployments moved toward Damascus as Paget and British forces stepped up efforts.
Chinese high command says Japanese troops advanced 10 miles to Pingyang in Chekiang province as they seek a new anti invasion line along the East China Sea coast. Pingyang lies 30 miles south of Wenchow and 245 miles south of Shanghai as Chinese divisions press north toward Fukien after earlier gains.
Hempstead county reports Seventh War Loan sales reach 277208.75 dollars, 42 percent of a 624000 quota. E Bond sales stand at 169098.75 dollars, 57 of the 305000 quota. Civic club leaders include Business & Professional Women, Rotary, Kiwanis, and American Legion with varied totals. Denison hosts amphibious landings as part of a four state War Finance program along Red River to spur bond sales with landing craft arriving from New Orleans.
President Truman awarded Mrs. Frank Knox the Medal of Merit posthumously to her husband, former Navy Secretary Colonel Knox, in a White House ceremony attended by cabinet and military leaders. The citation praised Knox’s wartime leadership from July 11, 1940, to April 28, 1944, noting his efforts to prepare the Navy for war and maintain public trust.
Large scale air offensive against Osaka with 600 planes and 450 escorts, delivering 3200 tons of incendiaries. Yokohama also burned, about 6.9 square miles destroyed. Osaka’s manufacturing hub reported extensive damage and smoke rising to 27,000 feet. Japanese broadcasts acknowledged flames were hard to control.
The navy releases wartime submarine deeds detailing how U.S. boats disrupted Japanese supply lines, sank freighters near Pearl Harbor, and aided Allied efforts. Lt Cmdr George Street’s Norfolk crew began a historic patrol that crippled enemy shipping and rescued fighters, with officers like Lt Endicott Peabody leading prize-taking actions amid dangerous surface and air threats.
On Okinawa the 10th Army smashed the main Japanese defense line and sent two more Marine divisions to the east coast focal attack. Tokyo reported about 120,000 American troops attacking 20,000 Japanese on the southern end, with Shuri encirclement of 1,000 defenders complete and Naha and Yonabaru under American control.
Rev. Archie Mitchell, pastor of the Christian Alliance Church in Ely, Oregon, explains how a family picnic ended when a balloon bomb exploded near their car. Seven killed including Mrs Mitchell and six children. location about halfway between San Francisco and Portland.
Indianapolis reports a guard was killed and three prisoners wounded in a riot at Fort Benjamin Harrison Disciplinary Barracks. Major General James L. Collins notes the incident appeared planned, with fires in two locations and $100,000 in damage. About 1,900 prisoners, mostly American soldiers, were involved.
President Truman said a Big Three meeting with Churchill and Stalin was getting closer and could occur in the United States though not certain. He defended British actions in the Eastern Levant and affirmed full support for Britain amid the UN conference in San Francisco.
Vice Adm. William W. Smith of the U S Pacific fleet urges support for the Seventh War Loan to cover daily costs of keeping fighting ships stocked with supplies and equipment. He notes the Service Force expends millions daily and calls for American backing.
A Strasbourg man and his eight year old daughter hid from German conscription. After his wife died in Allied bombing he built a coffin from a table and buried her in a churchyard, insisting on taking her to Strasbourg and then walking away with his daughter.
The House Appropriation Committee cuts 1946 funds for war born agencies, trimming budgets for all except a $325,000 Marine Schools allotment. The bill, described as the beginning of the end of wartime agencies, heads to the floor for action next week.
Advice warns to heat dairy and eggs at low temperatures to avoid tough, stringy results. It emphasizes gradual heating and careful control of temperature to preserve smoothness and consistency.
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