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Newspaper

Hope Star

Location

Hope, Arkansas, United States of America

Date

Nov 06, 1944

Page

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Against Amendment 35 I oppose and urge defeat this Tuesday

In Hempstead county Ark I denounce the Freedom to Work amendment No 35 though it has county wide support. I criticize federal overreach and union abuses linked to war plants, vow to vote against Roosevelt and refuse to endorse government power to destroy private labor or press entities.

Arkansas No. 35 Associated Press Hempstead County Southwestern Proving Ground Franklin D. Roosevelt Hope Star

Thomas J. Matthews of Emmet Dies

Thomas J. Matthews aged 43 of Emmet died of a heart attack at his home at 11 this morning. A Warren Arkansas native, he leaves his widow four daughters Mary Lou Fannie Lynn Tenna Marie and Janice Ruth and a brother Allen Matthews of Little Rock. Funeral services are incomplete.

Tom J. Matthews Hone Emmet Warren Ark Mr. Matthews Mary Lou Fannie Lynn Tenna Marie Janice Ruth Allen Matthews Little Rock

1800 Planes Hit Germany in Daylight

Allied air power presses an around the clock offensive with more than 1,800 American bombers and fighters targeting oil refineries in Hamburg Harburg and industrial sites in the Ruhr. Escorts include 7 Mustang and Thunderbolt fighters as British Mosquito bombers raid Stuttgart twice.

London Germany Eighth Airforce Hamburg-Harburg Ruhr Stuttgart Reich

Army officer killed in Rogers collision

Lt. Everett P. Pauls age 22 of Camp Chaffee was killed near Rogers when his motorcycle collided head on with a truck while returning to camp after a home visit. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Peter Pauls of Paynesville Minnesota.

Rogers Everett P. Pauls Camp Chaffee Peter Pauls Paynesville Minn

Nation Votes Tuesday for a President

The nation readies for Election Day as Franklin D. Roosevelt seeks a fourth term and Thomas E. Dewey runs in a close national contest. Voters nationwide will choose leaders and Congress with 1,114 offices up, including 31 governors and 35 Senate seats. The silent vote and service voters loom large in a tight race.

J. W. Davis Associated Press Franklin D. Roosevelt Thomas E. Dewey Roosevelt Democratic National Committee Hyde Park N. Y Dewey New York City John W. Bricker Columbus Ohio Harry S. Truman Independence Bricker Truman House Senate Pennsylvania

Funeral Wednesday for British Field Marshal John Dill

Funeral services for Field Marshal Sir John Dill who died Saturday night will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Washington cathedral with burial in Arlington National Cemetery. Accidental deaths in the United States during 1943 rose by 1 600 to 97 500, up 2 percent from 1942.

Washington Sir John Dill Washington Cathedral Joint Staff United States Arlington National Cemetery

19Year-Old Reform School Youth Masquerades as Allied Colonel

A 19-year-old reform school inmate escaped near London June 22 and, with a forged path of uniforms and papers, entered Allied supreme headquarters in Holland. He rose from an air force sergeant to a colonel before Scotland Yard arrested him after a telephone ruse. He ends back at reform school.

Reform School Edward Roberts United Press Holland Allied Supreme Headquarters London Western Front G. I Air Force Red Cross Eighth Air Force Scotland Supreme Headquarters Scotland Yard Army Mail Center Agair

Montgomery Ward to Open Catalog Office in Hope

Montgomery Ward and Co announces leasing at 212 South Main for a new catalog office in Hope. The remodeled space will feature modern customer conveniences with sample-book tables for leisurely shopping from Ward catalogs. The effort follows extensive regional surveys and marks a practical shopping hub for local residents.

Montgomery Ward & Co Chicago South Main Street Ward Wards New Hope

Weather on Election Day Varies Across Regions

Forecasts show sunny and cold along the Atlantic coast and south, widespread rain across the upper Mississippi valley into the Great Lakes, showers in the Missouri valley, snow flurries in the Rockies, and clear to rainy in the far west. Arkansas forecast calls for bright sun and cooling morning, warming afternoon.

Washington Weather Bureau Atlantic Seaboard Gulf States Mississippi Valley Western Lake Region Michigan Indiana Missouri Valley Plains Texas Oklahoma Missouri Rockies Oregon Arkansas

Germans Disorganizing Own Hospitals Hurt Wounded Recovery

Paris dispatch notes German disorganization of hospitals hindering their own wounded as American general hospital staff take over a German evacuated facility. Observers describe crowded receiving rooms filled with German patients, German language chatting, and cleanup efforts by American troops amid ongoing ambulance arrivals.

Ruth Cowan Paris American Army General Hospital James H. Turner Sacramento Calif Germany

Gas Company taxed for Arkansas income despite interstate routes

Arkansas Supreme Court rules Memphis Natural Gas Company must pay state income tax on net income from property and operations in Arkansas. It upheld a six thousand six hundred fifty four dollar verdict for 1932 to 1941, while Justices Smith and McFaddin dissented. The ruling cites cross state pipeline routes and a Wilmot compressor station employing nine workers.

Little Rock Memphis Natural Gas Company Arkansas State Supreme Court Pulaski Chancery Court High Court Louisiana Mississippi Memphis Jackson Supreme Court Supreme Courts Tennessee Frank Smith Ed McFaddin Pulaski McLeod Frank Scaramuzza Greenwood Sebastian County Scaramuzza

End of 3 Day Strike In Detroit Returns Workers

Detroit and Toledo plants reopen as Mechanics Educational Society of America members resume duties. About 11,000 to 14,000 workers across 52 Detroit and Toledo factories halt to resume operations following Mesa leaders call after talks with Army labor adviser Maj. Daniel L. Dolin. No terms of settlement announced. call deemed adequate by union officials.

Detroit Mechanics Educational Society of America Mesa Toledo Mesa National George White W National Matthew Smith Daniel L. Dolin Army Electric Auto-Lite Co White Smith

War Fund Reaches 91 Percent of Quota

The War Fund has attained 91 percent of its goal with a total of 7 455 dollars raised. Cleanup guidance urges residents to maintain clean interiors by washing refrigerators.

Hempstead National War Fund James H Jones Roy Anderson Blanance A. & P. Food Store Wren Smith Ima Anderson Erma Anderson Mina Collins Vernon Bumphus C B. Chandler Roy Sutton Ward John Turner Ida Arnett Charles Oglesby Alvin Robertson Ira Yocum J. M. O'Neal A. T. Jewell Robert LaGrone Jr W. A. Lewis Olin Lewis Witt Davis D Lybarger J. A. Bowden F. H. Horton Vs McConnell Frank Walters Betty Bacon J. L Bowden F. R. Bryan S. F. Huntley Ollie Maxwell Bryant Mullins C. W. Bridgers H. H. Branch Claud Stuart Jack Porter A. H. Honea Broyles Kate M Olsen Pink Taylor T. A. Middlebrooks L. C. Helms Tom Gorham H. O I. L. Pilkington Frank Trimble Cora Westbrook Bradley Slater Myrtle Hughes Farm Security Administration J. G. Prescott T. A. Cornelius J M Andrews Mrs. Leon Bundy Mo Chas. Taylor A. T. Whitehurst Frank Hicks Arthur Taylor Hi H. Branch Harry Blanton E . E. P. Young Willie Hardwich Ruth Thompson Clayton Turner E. M. Carrington Jjames Pryor Williamson L. W. Williamson Moore's City Market V. Moore Clyde Toland Neva Baker Myrtle Green Wylie Robison Mrs D. V. Moore

Russians and Nazis Battle Near Budapest as Red Army Advances

Fierce fighting raged on Budapest outskirts as heavy Soviet infantry joined armored units pushing from north and south. Moscow claimed 10,518 Nazi prisoners this week amid encirclement while German and Hungarian defenders retreated and bridges were prepared for crossing.

London Budapest Danube Goldap Reich Red Army Bucharest Ujpes Csepel Moscow Buda Taksony Tisza Ullo Budapest-Cegied Berlin Germany Austria Vienna Ankara St. Margaret's Bridge Pest

Allies Set Up 50 Mile Front for Rotterdam

Allied assaults drove Nazis back across the Maas along a 50 mile front in West Holland. British officers said the German 15th Army was seriously damaged with 65 000 killed captured or wounded and 25 000 prisoners taken since Oct 22. American forces pressed from Hurtgen toward Schmidt and Neijel as Allied troopers cleared areas along the Schelde and Zeeland islands.

William Frye London Maas West Holland 15Th Army Rotterdam Walther von Model 15Th Antwerp West Schelde Aachen S’-Hertogenbosch Moerdijk Bridge Willemstad Ferry Tholen Island St. Philipsland Walcheren Island Veere Middelburg van Model Holland Schelde Moerdijk Willemstad von Model First Army Hurtgen Schmidt Neijel Metz Vosges Mountains

Cows Aid GI Hazard Corps Through Enemy Pillboxes

Frontline reports two dead cows aided Pvt George Harner of Reading Pennsylvania in approaching German pillboxes during a night raid. He and a comrade moved cow to cow until within 25 yards, then called mortar and artillery fire. Harner remarked the cows offered cover and asked if he would smell them again, adding the Germans slept little that night. Additional items note goats fed on unused rations, fishermen soldiers near a lake catching trout, Pvt Morris Zimmerman surviving a four-day shellhole, and Sgt Arden Hoskins joking about finishing a haircut.

Hal Boys Germany George Harner Reading Harner Grman Morris Zimmerman Bronx New York Zimmerman

Artillery Rain on Leyte as Jap Defense Shuts In

U S artillery pounds Japanese concentrations at dawn as American infantry push in on Leyte near Ormoc and Dagami. Reports say 600 to 2,000 Japanese and reinforcements clash with the 96th Division and 10th Corps. U S long range guns sweep roads and valleys, foiling attempted Japanese withdrawals.

Marlin Spencer MacArthur Philippines Ormoc Leyte Dagami Central Valley Eld 10Th Corps Damagi-Jaro Elmont Waite Associated Press Macey L. Dill Walter Krueger 6Th Army Carigara General MacArthur Spencer Davis Sixth Army Ormoc Town Leyte Valley

Arkansas Ballot Propositions Editorial Summary

The Star endorses voting against Act No. 2 repealing wagering on races and Act No. 3 the Hollingsworth Hospital bill. It backs Amendment No. 34 allowing county libraries with possible tax relief, and Amendment No. 36 to remove Fish and Game from politics, plus Amendment No. 37 allowing armed forces voting without poll tax. It opposes Amendment No. 35 freeing work unions and Amendment No. 38 extending governor terms to four years.

Hollingsworth Hospital Moreau Fish & Game Commission Govrnor

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Thomas J. Matthews Field Marshal John Dill Montgomery Ward Loch Lomond Morris Williams Birmingham Normandy Tommy Fort Smith High Seas Europe Land of Dines Pvt Arden V. Hoskins Cordell, Kan Hoskins Pfe Tony D. Augustine Mansfield Augustine U.S The Star
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