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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1945
Page
1
The item notes a publication about Our Daily Bread under Alex H Washburn. It presents a brief notice likely referencing a religious or charitable organization context. No further details are provided in the readable text.
The Salina mayor calls for Kansas meat to feed only Kansas, prompting a critique that meat is national war materiel and must be distributed nationwide. The piece argues federal action likely necessary to fix supplies during war. It also notes aviation may reshape postwar farming with planes used for farming tasks and transport, affecting rural life and even rodeo.
Shreveport, June 16. The federal government may assume control of Tri-State transit as more than 600 striking bus drivers refuse to return until grievances are settled. The nine state service has been disrupted since last Saturday over a contract dispute dated May 16.
Rome reports a collision between two trains near Orvieto killed many and left authorities unsure of total dead. A telegram from Rome's railroad traffic manager said 50 bodies counted, with expectations the toll will rise.
Hope civic clubs and local groups report standings as Hempstead County hits 90 percent of the Seventh War Loan quota. County Chairman Syd McMath cites total sales at 564 215 25 toward a 624 000 goal. E Bond sales stand at 278 136 25 toward a 305 000 quota. Kiwanis Rotary American Legion and other groups listed with small totals. full township tabulation appears elsewhere in the Star.
Secretary James Forrestal urged universal peacetime military training before the House committee as a safeguard against world aggression. He argued it would deter any international possessor of force and counter fringe calls for a military caste. Admiral Halsey joined in stressing readiness, while the leaders warned of rapid mobilization needs and the risk of home shores being vulnerable to attack.
Jackson Mississippi June 1 The bodies of 17 naval personnel including two Waves died yesterday in a crash of a big Army Transport plane near Oak Ridge Mississippi. Fifteen navy men and two women traveled under orders aboard the army plane. A naval lieutenant was the sole survivor. He was taken to a Vicksburg hospital in serious condition and unavailable for interview.
Gen Bernard Montgomery abstains from alcohol tobacco and swearing. He donates one tenth of his income to the church and follows a strict personal code reflected in his public duties.
Fort Lewis soldiers recall a wedding tragedy when a Florida girl marries a friend of the man believed dead. The peerless tale follows a missing in action veteran returning to discover his wife now wed to his buddy and with a child. The confidential case, linked by a Florida boyhood trio, ends with the amnesia survivor taking in two husbands and a son named for the dead man.
Hardy Spider Rowland of the Army Transport Command and Pvt Theo Chafin of Fort Smith will stage two public appearances at the New Theater in Hope on Wednesday June 20 at 7 p m and 9 15 p m to promote the Seventh War Loan. They tour Arkansas locales to boost E Bonds sales to women and have drawn capacity crowds and record sales. The events are organized by state and county war loan committees.
Moscow reports say 16 Polish exile leaders including Vice Premier Jan Jankowski will be tried soon on charges of sabotage terrorism of the Red Army and using illegal radio transmitters. The case, alleged to cover events after January in western Poland, could carry death sentences. Two Polish delegates from London, Stanislaw Mikolajczyk and Jan Stanczyk, left for Moscow to attend a Polish unity conference amidst diplomatic exchanges.
Allied carrier raid on Truk Island fortress described by Tokyo radio as entering its third day after an hour long bombardment by a naval task force. Reports claimed British fleet and carrier units attacked the island group in the Carolines as U S carrier aircraft supported the operation. Truk is now encircled by Allied bases.
A compact pairing of biblical wisdom and Goldoni style phrases. The first line notes that timely speech yields profit, while the second warns excess talk often fails in quality.
In Chambery France a mob battled Spanish Blue Division troops for about an hour. Twelve Spaniards were killed and about 100 wounded as the train paused at the station. The event followed Spaniards returning from Switzerland after serving with the Wehrmacht on the eastern front.
Major General Julian C. Smith states billions more war bonds are needed to prevent renewed Japanese attacks. Additionally over 60,000 soldiers in the Mediterranean Theater attended Armed Forces Institute educational courses.
London reports Supreme Headquarters interrogated former German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop for clues on Nazi aid to Japan and the reach of the underground. He faced questions on anti war blocs in Japan, whether Germany shared V rockets data, the Nazi network’s strength and secret outposts, and possible Nazi links to letters to Churchill and Montgomery.
A refrigerator motor foundry at Ward & Son's drug store caught fire around 10 PM last night. The Hope Fire Department rushed to the scene but no damage occurred beyond smoke.
A tent revival is being held by the Church of God each night at 8:30 on Park Drive. Preaching is by O. R. Hogan state evangelist and D. M. Shults state overseer.
Lt Col Colin Johnson, a 25 year old British artillery officer, heads a three ring circus for Allied troops in Hamburg. He salvages equipment from the Hagenbeck show, straps together a working troupe of Poles, Czechs and others, feeds lions and elephants, and stages performances under a tent raised from Hamburg ruins. A second Hamburg unit, Continental Express, adds Arab acrobats and Russian ballet girls led by Alexander Guidos.
London reports that the next Big Three talks will be in Berlin before July 26 with Prime Minister Churchill confirming the date. The exact timing depends on Britain's election results and could fall between July 5 and July 27.
Washington reports the War Department pledged to allow families and fiancés of servicemen in occupied Europe to join them when conditions permit. Rep. Margaret Chase Smith pressed for wives and fiancés to accompany husbands amid wartime travel and housing strains. The policy remains restricted due to transport, food, housing, and unrest in occupied areas.
President Truman will undertake a 30 to 40 day globetrotting tour totaling about 16 500 miles. The trip starts in Olympia Washington then to San Francisco back to Washington and continues to Kansas City Independence Missouri before crossing the Atlantic to meet Stalin and Churchill near Berlin. The White House said he will address the UN conference closing session in San Francisco on June 23 and the Big Three meeting will occur near Berlin at a date to be announced.
President Truman plans to travel to San Francisco to close the United Nations conference but completion of the charter by next Saturday faces hurdles. Australia and New Zealand push to curb the Big Five veto in a key committee while the Big Four push a rapid timetable with nine technical meetings and multiple coordinating panels.
American investigators examining the SS reveal Germany deliberately mobilized degenerates into special battalions for revolting work. Reports describe recruitment from asylums and prisons, brutal tests, and cases of homicidal maniacs among applicants. One colonel led ape-like, slant-browed units drawn from criminology tropes.
An 80 mile pipeline constructed by the Army in Italy handles about 4,500 barrels of gasoline daily, expanding fuel supply for Allied operations.
Radio Tokyo reported American preparations for new landings as Okinawa defenses near collapse. Lt. Gen. Buckner said victory could come within a week as 80,000 Japanese were reportedly killed, with about 85,000 on Okinawa and 1,000 enemy deaths daily.
The Rockies warm after a heavy snow, with 21 degree lows at Big Piney and eight inches at Red Feather Lakes. Texas cools from 106, while California faces a delaying fog tomorrow. the East and Midwest endure storms, hail, and heat waves in a tense weather pattern.
Three German battle flags were received by The Star yesterday from Pfc. Roland Marcum who mailed them from overseas. The flags include one large and two small, red with black swastikas in white circles. They will be displayed at the ref office.
The future prime minister Winston Churchill served as a professional soldier in the British Army and fought with the Bengal Lancers in India, reflecting his early military career and overseas service.
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