Seizure Is Illegal Says Rep Mills
Congressman Wilbur D. Mills of Arkansas responds to a telegram from W. S. Atkins and other Hope Arkansas residents criticizing the federal seizure of Montgomery Ward & Co. He states the War Powers Act does not grant authority for wartime seizure and cites constitutional limits. Continued on Page Four.
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the Star Today
W. S. Atkins
Wilbur D. Mills
Arkansas
Montgomery Ward & Co
Hope
Atkins
War Labor Board
Biddie
Congress
Biddle
Byrd Speaks on Bayonets and the AP Case
Senator Byrd’s April 28 senate remarks denounce federal force in Montgomery Ward seizure and warn of government power over business. He attacks Biddle and calls for defending constitutional rights against what he labels a federal overreach affecting the Associated Press and press freedom. He ties labor conflicts to broader wartime policy and criticizes the Roosevelt administration.
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Byrd
Associated Press
Montgomery Ward & Co
Senate
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Biddle
Montgomery Ward
Congress
Oday
Gnneral Biddle
Supreme Court
Wire News
Washington
Democratic Party
Washington Politicians Clash Over Montgomery Ward Seizure
A Democrat accuses eight Republicans of turning the seizure of Montgomery Ward & Co into politics while GOP leaders defend President Roosevelt calling the move a grave action. Senators Tunnell and Revercomb critique power use. Aiken links it to election impact. McCarran and McFarland abstain. An open Senate Judiciary Subcommittee probe will report in about three weeks.
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Washington
Montgomery Ward & Co
Roosevelt
Tunnell
Del
Aiken
R-Vi
Chicago
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Revercomb
R-Wva
McCarran
D-Nev
McFarland
D-Aziz
498 Missing as Ship Sunk in Mediterranean
The War Department announced the sinking of an American ship in the Mediterranean with 498 military personnel missing. The exact date was not released, only that the loss occurred recently, and the method of attack—submarine or aircraft—was not disclosed.
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Mediterranean
Washington
War Department
No Change in Tire Situation in State
The district OPA office announced that motorists with B and C ration books will see little change in Arkansas tire eligibility. Officials said tire quotas have been inadequate to serve eligible applicants even before the broadened eligibility rules. Cork oak trees live about 150 years.
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Little Rock
May
Arkansas
OPA
Fall of Hulao Pass in China Opens Way to Loyang
May 1 dispatches confirm Chinese loss of Hulao Pass in Henan Province after an eight day battle. Japanese forces moved to secure Loyang, with air attacks on Loyang and continued fighting near Chenghsien Mihsien and Hsuchang. Allied updates from Burma note Stilwell recapturing much of the Mogaung valley and debut of an all American tank unit on Asiatic soil.
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Chungking
Hulao Pass
Loyang
Hunan
Yellow River
Chenghsien
Mihsien
Chienghsien
Peiping- Hankow
Hsuchang
Anhwei
Peipin Chankow
Thoburn Wiant
Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Burma
Joseph W. Stilwell
Mogaung
Stilwell
Joe
Myitkyina
Manpin
Inkangahtawng
Wararup
India
Trapical
Manipur
Imphal
Kohim
Burst of political activity as parties name delegates
Washington May 1. Democrats will name delegates for 476 national convention votes and Republicans 351 this month across 26 states. Florida and Alabama primaries start the slate, with daily conventions and primaries through June. Roosevelt, Dewey likely to lead pledged delegates. MacArthur withdraws from nomination.
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Jack Bell Washington
Florida
Alabama
Chicago
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
Douglas MacArthur
Dewey
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Joseph B. Ely
Massachusetts
Maryland
Tydings
Willis R Jones
Baltimore
Claude Pepper
Pepper
Lister Hill
James A. Simpson
Birmingham
Hill
South Dakota
Chan Gurney
House
Churney
A. C. Miller
George M. Bradshaw
Lennox
Indiana
Arkansas
Kolb Ordered To Retain Nervous Case In Custody
Arkansas Supreme Court rules Dr. A. C. Kolb, head of the state hospital for nervous cases, must keep patients under control under Act 241 of 1943. The decision affirms the denial of J. F. Barbee’s habeas corpus petition and requires the superintendent to seek a new writ if discharge is undesired.
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Little Rock
State Supreme Court
A. C. Kolb
State Hospital
Justice Knox
Pulaski County
High Court
Barbee
May 1944 Sets Rainfall Record Across Hope
The article notes 3.24 inches of rain flood Hope streets at night with water backing on South Main. Through 8 am May total reaches 27.26 inches, over half of annual average, as four months of 1944 show major rainfall increases versus 1943 and 33-year averages.
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Hope
South Main Street
Blood Donors Invited for Masons Mobile Blood Drive in Hope
The Masons mobile blood bank will arrive in Hope on Thursday May 4 at Julia Chester Hospital noon to end of day. Roy Anderson's office handles appointments 810 and transportation if needed. Donors donate about 20 minutes with a 30 minute test. dried plasma available for local physicians. Woodlief A. Thomas Arkansas Grand Lodge secretary will accompany.
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Masons’ Mobile Blood Bank
Hope
Roy Anderson
Olin Lewis
Whitfield Lodge No. 239
Julia Chester Hospital
Masonic Lodge
Woodlief A. Thomas
Arkansas Grand Lodge of Masons
Little, Rock
Little Rock
No Cause for Alarm From Meningitis
City officials stated there are no new meningitis cases and no plans to close schools or churches or theaters. Superintendent James H. Jones and health officer Dr. Don Smith said the last case was in Texarkana and influenza type, not contagious, a routine annual occurrence, not an epidemic.
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James H. Jones
Don Smith
Texarkana
Stalin Calls for Simultaneous East West Offensives
London May Day report quotes Premier Marshal Joseph Stalin urging a coordinated attack by the Red Army and Allied forces to crush Germany. He praises Allied help, notes Soviet gains since Stalingrad, and orders a 20-gun artillery salute in nine Russian cities. May Day rallies in England and Naples showcase victory themes.
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London
Joseph Stalin
Red Army
Germany
Stalin
Romania
Hungary
Finland
Bulgaria
Stalingrad
Italy
England
United Nations
Naples
Garibaldi Square
May Weather Favorable for Invasion Says Analyst
Europe May Weather Favorable for Invasion. Edward D Ball notes May usually brings better conditions in the English Channel with less fog and gales. He cites schedules for assembling fleets, landing craft, troops, and aircraft as a precise timetable for a vast operation.
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English Channel
Fred Cook Jr Missing in Action from North Africa
Pvt. Fred Cook Jr. Hope of the air corps intelligence department is listed missing in action in the North African theater since April 20. He entered service in July 1943 and trained at Kern Field Utah. He attended local school and worked at Cook's Laundry before enlisting.
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Fred Cook
Hope
Air Corps Intelligence Department
War Department
Pvt
Cook
Kern Field
Salt Lake City
Utah
Canning Sugar Issuance Schedule for Hempstead County
The Rationing Board announces home canning sugar will be issued at designated local offices from 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m on assigned dates in Hempstead County. Citizens should apply on their date: May 2 3 Fulton May 4 Saratoga May 5 Columbus May 6 City of Hope May 8 Ozan May 9 Washington May 10 11 Blevins May 12 McCaskill May 15 Bingen.
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Hempstead
Fulton
Saratoga
Columbus
City of Hope
Ozan
Washington
Blevins
McCaskill
Bingen
Yanks Strike in 100 Miles of Philippines
Allied heavy bombers from New Guinea airdromes carried out large scale attacks northwest toward Japanese bases within 700 miles of the Philippines. MacArthur reports bombing Schouten islands Wewak Mokmer Sorido Dih Manokwari and Wakde sectors with substantial tonnage and air losses. PT boats sank troop barges near Nightingale Bay. 100 Japanese troops drowned.
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Spencer Davis
New Guinea
New Guines
Phillippines
Douglas MacArthur
Schouten Islands
Sorong
Wekde Island
Geelwink Bay
Hollandia
Manokwari
Mokmer
Sorido
Dih
Portuguese Timor
Darwin
Australia
Wakde
Wewak
Easterling Hearing Rescheduled to May 15 in Prescott
Preliminary hearing for Silas Easterling, taxi driver charged with negligent homicide in the death of Nation Hickey, is postponed to Monday May 15 in Prescott municipal court. Easterling remains on appearance bond after the April 19 death linked to a March 30 accident. Also notes a U S Commerce estimate of over six billion dollars spent on liquor in 1345.
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Silas Easterling
Hope
Easterling
Nation Hickey
Prescott
Allied Air Sustains Daylight Blitz Across France and Belgium
Fifteen hundred Allied planes struck Nazi rail lines and installations in France and Belgium on the 17th day of the air offensive. Up to 500 heavy bombers plus escorts hit targets. U.S. Marauders attacked railyards in France and Belgium while RAF raids pounded railway hubs.
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London
France
Belgium
U. S
Mustang
Thunderbolts
Amur
Haine St. Pierre
Maintenon
Paris
Germany
New York
Fortress Gunn
Harry Shirey
Elwood City
Pas
Harland Paul
Portland
Ore
RAF
Second Tactical Air Force
Sky New
Atlantic Wall
Somain
Lille
Belgain
Air Ministery
Naples
Genoa
Milan
Italy
Livorno
Leghorn
Monflacone
Adriatic
Trieste
U. S. Army Air Forces
English
Registrants Over 26 in Arkansas Told Not Likely for 1944
Brig. Gen. E. L. Compere state selective service director says those over 26 will not be called for the rest of 1944. Local boards will use up lists under 26 by June or July and will then be exhausted.
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Little Rock
E. L. Compere
Selective Service
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Rep. Mills
Alex. H. Washburn
Labor Board
Office of Price Administration
War Production Board
America
John L. Lewis
Gop
Camden
Ark
Ouachita
Mogaung Valley
Pacific
China
Kolb
Marth
Ees Antag
Vermont
New Connecticut
Benjamin Franklin
Europe
Edward D.ball
Fred Cook, Jr
Philippines
U. S. Department of Commerce
Harvard College
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