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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1945
Page
1
In this wartime era the author argues for listening to fighting men over peace advocates, warning that swift war could come again if America remains unprepared. He cites a 3,000 mile rocket threat, historic missteps, and the need for readiness before another generation passes.
Shreveport report says Tri-State Transit Co. buses remain idle despite an announced four day strike end. Union officials cite lost faith and insist workers will not return until demands are met. Jackson Mississippi drivers reject a wage settlement and continue striking. Dallas meeting set to resume negotiations within 24 hours of service restart.
Milton Pa June 15 Seventeen persons were killed when the Buffalo bound Dominion express crashed into a derailed freight train near Milton. Fourteen passengers and two crew members died. thirty two injured. One brakeman M I Hoverler missing presumed trapped. Engine and six cars derailed. ore train had derailed earlier after a journal box defect.
Washington reports President Truman will keep Harry S Hopkins in the White House. Hopkins earned praise for Moscow talks and helped prepare the Big Three meeting with Dabies in London. Rosenman was persuaded to stay, while Hopkins was sent to Moscow on tough tasks.
On Okinawa the 96th Division with flame throwing tanks seized Yaeju peak, a key high point in the southern defense, as American forces push to collapse the last ditch lines. Maj. Gen. Pedo Del Valle warned the outcome hinges on hitting Japanese command, with surrenders rising and bodies found.
Philippine based units began coastal strikes on March 18 as the Fifth Air Force and the China based 14th Air Force coordinated from Saigon to Nanking. The joint effort, described by officers as breaking the Japanese empire’s supply lines, has damaged ships and targets across the China coast and Indo- Chinese theater. Over two months, Clark Field forces dropped a combined 1,221 tons of bombs on the Chinese mainland and destroyed or damaged hundreds of vessels, with major raids on Shanghai, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow, Hong Kong and Canton.
Navy details reveal USS Saratoga severely damaged off Iwo Jima on February 21. The carrier suffered seven direct hits and fire from enemy planes, with 123 killed or missing and 192 wounded. Crew heroic actions saved the ship, which later returned to action.
Hempstead county seventh War Loan campaign stands at 87 percent of quota with total sales $544,784 toward a $624,000 goal. E bonds are 86 percent of their $330,000 quota, with $264,205. National total shows War Finance reports about 10 percent behind schedule, urging committees to boost E bond sales.
The White House announced the Big Three will meet in the vicinity of Berlin. The bulletin notes details on food production with acrons and beech huts mentioned in the context of bread forms.
Nazi Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop was arrested in Hamburg after hiding under the alias Riese. He surrendered a metal poison can and faced British interrogation, with his sister identified at the arrest scene. In Guam, 520 B 29 bombers attacked Osaka, promising 2,000,000 tons of bombs in the next year and heavy industrial targets across northern and eastern Japan.
Pi Mat thew S. Sloan 63 longtime railroad executive and former head of New York Edison organizations died of a heart attack. Sloan led the Missouri Kansas Texas railroad system since 1934 and previously ran Brooklyn Edison and affiliated Edison companies. He held roles with Chrysler and Bowery Savings Bank among other boards.
A historical note states that twenty seven pounds of milk are required to produce one pound of butter. The figure reflects traditional dairy processing measurements and highlights the resource input for butter making common in past agricultural reports.
Harold J. Blansett a 47 year old Quincy farmer was held without formal charge as McDonough county authorities investigated the death of his wife Alta 58 whose burned body was found in Blansett s flaming car near Bushnell He gave a signed statement claiming he beat her with a blackjack after she rushed at him with a knife during a quarrel over money and that the fire started after he left the car following lighting a cigarette as he drove away to Quincy for custody by train
Bad Gastein Austria sits in a fairyland after war as Lt Randoph Summerall commands a 105 mm howitzer company. His crew shells the valley each evening, while he riches out visits with ex king Ferdinand of Bulgaria and mingles with Berlin diplomatic personnel stranded behind American lines. The mountain air remains invigorating as peace comes to the resort.
Australian forces push toward Seria and Miri oil fields on north Borneo as air and naval units prepare operations. Minesweepers cleared 117 mines along the coast near Lutong and Miri. PT boats and an American destroyer fired on coastal positions while 13th Air Force planes strafed Miri airstrip, likely destroying six aircraft.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Secretary Henry Stimson urged peacetime military training as the foundation for United States defense. In a letter to House Military Policy Committee chair Clifton Woodrum, Eisenhower advocated a citizen training system with a small professional core and broad training capacity. Stimson testified that compulsory training would show earnestness in defending the world peace organization being formed at San Francisco.
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