World Turns to Japan as Germany Falls in War
DeWitt MacKenzie argues V E Day signals a shift from Nazi defeat to crushing Japan. He calls for swift punishment of German guilt, warns against soft diplomacy, and notes the Allied transfer of power from Europe to the Pacific as U S forces press to defeat Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Hitler
Reich
Bocie
Sam
Nippon Long
Western &Rs
Orient
Gerang
Pacific
Japan
Ena
Hope Star basic publication metadata and staff listing
The Hope Star newspaper publishes weekday editions from Star Publishing Co Inc with E Palmer and A H Washburn as leaders and editors. It is housed at 212 214 South Walnut Street Hope Arkansas and carries an Associated Press affiliation with regional advertising reps in multiple cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Publishing Co., Inc
E. Palmer and
Alex H. Washburn
the Star
South
Walnut Street
Hope, Ark
Signing of German Surrender Details at Unnamed Conference
Gen Bedell Smith and Gen Jodl presided as four copies of the surrender terms were signed at 2:41 am with Sussu-Paroy and Sever joining in. The naval, land, and air disarmament terms were finalized as German officers showed solemn restraint and left to meet Gen Eisenhower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedell Smith
Jodi
Wehrmacht
Friedeburg
Gen. Smith
Jodl
Ivan Sussu-Paroy
Red Army
Smith
SHAEF
Francois Sever
France
Admiral Burroughs
Gen. Eisenhower
Sunday Prayer Day Declared For Victory By Alliance
The Hope Ministerial Alliance issued a statement urging all citizens to attend worship Sunday in response to a national proclamation for a day of prayer and Thanksgiving for Germany's capitulation. The call emphasizes loyalty to God and obedience to the President's order across churches of every denomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Ministerial Alliance Today
United States
Germany
Ministerial Alliance
Hove
Fair City
Copeland Promoted to Bus Dispatcher at L R B
B L Copeland of Missouri Pacific Transportation has been promoted to bus dispatcher. He has served as a bus driver here for three and a half years and will transfer to Little Rock to begin his new duties Wednesday. His family will remain a month then join him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Copeland
Missouri Pacific Transportation Company
Little Rock
The
Transportation Company
Copeland
Memphis
Mr. Copeland
San Francisco
College
City of
New York
Molotov
John F. Delaney
Chicago
Minneapolis
Horace Greeley
Mary Hurley
Reform School
Herb Graffis
Varges
Harry Hebner
Manton Eddy
Normandy
Relic House
Fourteenth Arkansas Garden Club Convention in Little Rock
The Arkansas Federation of Garden Clubs holds its 14th annual meeting May 10 at the Lafayette Hotel Little Rock. Registration starts 9:30 with a 9:00 executive board session. Restrictions limit attendance to 50 out of town delegates including the president who can vote. Prizes of 5 and 2.50 awarded for Best Yearbook Best Scrapbook and Best Program Paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas Federation of Garden Clubs
Little Rock
Ark
Lafayette Hotel
ODT
Surrender and radio silence as Berlin surrenders unfolds
Reports show Allied surrender accepted with Allied leaders Truman and Churchill speaking while Moscow radio remained silent. Romanian broadcast cited a Russian agency saying the act was accomplished and Rokossovsky would sign for Russia. Doenitz announced German arms to be silent by 4 p m Central War Time and suggested removal from office possible if obeyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Truman
Churchill
Stalin
U. S
Federal Communications Commission
Mashal Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Berlin
Russia
Karl Doenitz
Flensburg
Doenitz
Germany
Army censor ship sparks clash over Fascism view
The dispatch details a debate over Fascism and totalitarianism amid SHAEF censorship. Kennedy clashed with army officials over restrictions on military movements briefings and AP coverage as censorship eased after his stand.
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Associated Press
SHAEF
Kennedy
Allen
Reims
War diary recollections from frontline escape and humor
United Press witness recounts a jeep ambush near Chaumont sur Marne where six men fled into a ditch, three wounded in a burst, then captured. Prisoners describe bread rations, unclear fates of the wounded, and thoughts on expected German interrogations plus a RAF night bombing scene. The piece also features veteran correspondents Jack and Thompson, detailing prior jumps, Purple Heart, and beard lore.
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Jeep
Bryan
Mecklin
Schwab
Chaumont- Sur-Marne
Ralph Harris
Screven
Forrest Eadler
Richmond
Ind
Charles Padgett
Washington
Chaumont
Wehrmacht
Berlin
Royal Air Force
Fellows
Jack
First Army
Tunisia
Sicily
Thompson
Africa
London
There goes the first Russian
Hal Boyle recalls a moment on the Elbe front as Soviet troops neared join with the First Army. A jeep roared by, and startled soldiers cried out about the approaching units, capturing the tense mood of wartime advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbe
Thompson
Questions and Answers on Rations and Geography
A quiz style entry covers top field ration menu with rice biscuits and canned meat, explains packaged rations, identifies the sea passage Kattegat between Denmark and Sweden, notes the Treaty of Portsmouth ended the Russo Japanese War, and cites whale meat as a food common to Eskimos and the Dominion of South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Sweden
The
Kattegat
Cattegat
Portsmouth
Dominion of
South America
Public School Memories From a Fight-Wearied Observer
A veteran observer reflects on Chicago public schools and a century of opening ceremonies, recalling teachers students and notable figures from Horace Greeley to wartime photographers. He notes urban reform, fires and growth, and the shift toward private schooling and suburbs as concerns rise.
Pulitzer Prize Awards for Boyle Rosenthal and Others
Associated Press staff Harold V. Halls Boyle and Joe Rosenthal won Pulitzer honors for war reporting and photography. Boyle received the Distinguished Correspondence prize for his 1944 European frontline reporting. Rosenthal was recognized for his iconic Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima, awarded despite the 1945 timing with an exception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Big
Harold V.halls Boyle
Europe
Joe Rosenthal
Jima
John Ersey
Adano
Mary Chase
Harvey
George W. Potter
Providence, I Journal-Bulletin
Public Schools Under Fire From Roosevelt Critic
A speaker attacks New York City public schools exposing students as violent and disruptive. He blames wartime strain and policy, alleging parole of riffraff for relief benefits and political gains, while contrasting with smaller towns where teachers are personally known. He notes F D Roosevelt never visited a public school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
la Guardia
United States
F. D. Roosevelt
Potter Prize Honors Press Freedom Advocate at Columbia
Columbia University trustees award a $500 prize honoring Potter for valuing freedom of the press. The prize, established by Joseph Pulitzer's will and yearly since 1917, rewards clear concise interpretative writing that promotes international understanding. The 24 year old Missouri native and AP office boy joined Allied forces in North Africa and fought through Sicily and Normandy.
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Potter
Wals
Joseph Puliier
Columbia University
Graduate School of Journalism
Boyles
Associated Press
Invason
North Africa
Sicily
Normandy
Trermat
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Strorig
Welligence
T A. Kilmer & Co., Inc
Stamford
Conn
Harry W. Shiver
Hope Star
Star of Hope
Consolidated
C. E. Palmer
Alex. H. Washburn
Ho Arrence
NEA
Newspaper Terprise Ass'n
Hempstead
Nevada
Howard, Miller and
Lafayette
National Advertising Representative
Arkansas Dailies, Inc
Memphis, Tenn
Sterick
North
Michigan Avenue
New York City
Madison Ave
Detroit
Mich
W. Grand Blvd
Oklahoma City
Terminal
New Orleans
Union St
Paris
Fred Palmer
Galenol Co
Atlanta
Stearn’s Quality Cleaners
3Rd
Washington Sts
L.R
Garden Clubs
Our Daily
U.S
Ideal Furniture Store
James Allen
Fulton St. Hope
D& PL
Stonevile
Dortch
Roldo Rowden
McDavitt
Elien, Sr
Boswell’s
Cic
Bargin
Wylie Motor Co
Underwood
G. O. Kelly
Rose's
Grady Beard
McDowells Store
East 3Rd
Hope
DeAnn Road
C. E. Taylor
G W. Crank
Lewisville
West Division
Urrey
Weorky
South Main St
Riley Cooper
West 17Th Street
Texarkana
Texas
Armours Big Grop
Shawnee
Williams Flour and Feed Co
South Walnut St
Orin Noble
del. Hope
Ward
Calvin Perkins
Emmet
Jewel Elgin
Margaret Davis
Otis Scott
Prescott Rt
Levella Bruce, Jr
Mary Lou Bruce
McCaskill
Patmos Baptist Church
Edna Simmons
Patmos
Ed Logan
Ruby Logan
Gen
Margaret Hill
United Press
Hal Boyle
Lydia E. Pinkham
Westbrook Pegler
King Features Syndicate
Byers
Howard
Boyle and
Rosenthal
Bacon City Electrics
Carl Jones
MOBIL
National Broadcasting Company Network
Magnolia
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