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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1945
Page
1
The piece discusses Japanese suicide attacks on U S ships including Franklin and Bunker Hill, framing fanaticism as doom for the Japanese. It shifts to U S food policy, noting Hoover's plan and bipartisan talks on meat fats and price control with Truman backing centralized administration to combat inflation and supply concerns.
A large earthquake record appeared on UC Berkeley instruments at 6:30 am today. Prof. Perry Byerly estimated the epicenter about 1,000 miles away, likely in Mexico, according to the Berkeley team.
A strong quake centered about 700 miles southeast in the Gulf of California was recorded at 6 40 am Pacific War Time at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena California.
Bloomington Indiana police chief S Clyde Hibbens delivered a birthday bouquet to a soldier's girlfriend a year ago and again recently at the soldier's request. He stated he knew no other local to carry out the mission and performed the delivery in person. The article also notes a brief fact about the origin of the word castle.
A House committee probe on midwest and western food shortages highlights the plight of honest farm product dealers forced to cut operations or quit as black market prices undercut ceilings. Washington Co op manager Beernink cites scarce poultry eggs and meat due to price policies. Minneapolis poultry and egg leaders warn of industry disruption and loss of legitimate dealers. The piece notes public resentment of price controls and mentions the Boulder Dam Power Station switchboard with over 5,000 components.
Japan forms a separate defense command for Tokyo and reports preparing tens of thousands of suicide by-own-action weapons to deter a feared American invasion. In the Marianas, U S troops land unopposed on six islets to probe for bomber ditching sites as Tokyo claims extensive suicide defenses and training across Japan.
General Douglas MacArthur announces the liberation of Luzon after a sweeping campaign. Five American divisions including the 6th, 25th, 33rd, 37th Infantry and the 11th Airborne, linked forces near Alcala ending a 170 mile march. Allied casualties totaled 3,793 with 11,351 wounded. enemy dead reported at 113,593. In parallel, Australian troops push on northwest New Guinea as Seria air center falls.
The OPA reports July meat supply up five percent from June but keeps most point values unchanged to aid distribution. Margarine rises one point to 14 per pound while canned fish costs edge up two to three points. Cheese values fall from two to four points, with butter and canned fruits and vegetables held steady through July.
Kansas City actions mark Harry S Truman’s homecoming as president with ceremonies in Kansas City and Independence. He plans a return to the Federal Building, visits to the University of Kansas City, and a public reception while transacting White House business and announcing State Department changes.
The Boy Scouts will collect scrap paper starting at 6 o clock tonight with pickups at curbside by households in the All Hope area. Trucks provided by the Southwestern Proving Ground will haul the paper to aid war needs as stores curb their paper allotments. Kroger stores reward customers who bring their own bags with a coupon toward an iced tea glass, four coupons earning a 12 ounce glass.
The Little Rock Conference of the Methodist church buys the Ozark Sanitorium and Bath Home in Hot Springs for 100000 dollars from Dr. John Asman of Louisville Kentucky. It will be the Methodist Hospital of Arkansas with water rights from the Interior Department. Dr. John G. Benson will serve as superintendent.
An Albany woman who asked Dobler Brewing to collect her 2381 quart beer bottles neglected to warn the driver about a large truck. The truck made seven trips to haul the bottles, yielding $119.05 in refunded deposits. El Salvador is the smallest of the Central American states.
A Japanese attack aboard the U S S Bunker Hill in the Okinawa waters left 373 killed and 264 wounded among the crew with 19 missing. Admiral Mitscher and staff survived as the ship fought fires, jettisoned munitions, and was maneuvered to safety aided by Wilkes Barre and destroyers. The ship is under repair at Bremerton with 280 crew recommended for awards for heroism.
Washington reports name James F Byrnes of South Carolina as the next secretary of state with Edward R Stettinius Jr transitioning to U N security council work. Truman will announce Byrnes selection soon while Grew and assistant secretaries await clearance.
Redland township becomes seventh in Hempstead county to exceed its War Bond quota by purchasing 5250 dollars, with Garland and Mine Creek canvassers expected to meet targets. Nationwide drive totals show 4 billion dollar Series 7E bond quota still short by over 1 billion, as the campaign runs through July 7.
First Christian church hosts a men's fellowship at 8 o'clock with Martin Pool directing. The recreational hall opens at 7 thirty for indoor games prior to dinner. Louis Pasteur linked germs to infection and clarified cleanliness and health.
Chinese high command announced a swift west Liuchow thrust capturing a railway station in the western suburbs and part of the southern airfield after a fierce 10 day battle in Kwangsi. Reports say over 1,300 enemy troops were killed with 800 more slain near Liuchow and air support by American P 51 Mustangs targeted Japanese positions north and west of the base.
In 1925 James C. Davis wed Clara Player in Columbia South Carolina. His brothers F Dewey and Duncan H Davis married Clara's sisters Bertha and Ethel. The three couples moved to Salt Lake City and each raised seven children. Each husband is equally older than his wife and each first child was a son named after the father.
In Shoshone Idaho prosecutors and probate judge swapped jobs after resigning. Prosecuting attorney Ross Haddock and probate judge Howard E Adkins stepped down and were appointed by county commissioners to fill each other’s roles.
wartime reminiscence notes Goering privately regretted Germany had no financially independent aircraft industry on a competitive basis and said he envied the United States for that more than anything else. The piece mixes battle memories and personal vignettes including a dog named Smokey Joe Bright.
George Mennett, 42, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Little Rock on threatening letters intended to kill Arkansas officials including the state supreme court attorney general and a circuit judge. A former Paris attorney, disbarred after a 1940 arson conviction, he is in a state hospital for sanity tests. He was arrested in San Francisco May 22 and brought to Little Rock June 2.
General Mark W. Clark is designated chief of United States occupation forces in Austria and will serve as the supreme American authority on military government and political matters in the U.S. occupied zone. Austria will be divided into four zones mirroring the Germany plan, with Vienna similarly partitioned.
June 28 1993 clemency applications will be considered at a monthly meeting of the Arkansas State Board of Pardons at Tucker Prison Farm Monday. Eugene Baker state parole officer announced the schedule.
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