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Newspaper

Hope Star

Location

Hope, Arkansas, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1944

Page

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Our Daily Bread Turnback Lows

Our Daily Bread reports a market pause as turnback lows appear in trading. Analysts note dampened demand and cautious investor sentiment shaping short term price movement.

Arkansas Road Funds Fight Halts Full Federal Aid

Arkansas faces ongoing road funding battles as turnback laws divert state gasoline tax revenue to cities and counties. The State Highway Commission shifts to support the house version of a McClellan amendment aligned bill, raising concerns about delays in full federal aid and statewide road construction.

Arkansas Little Rock McClellan State Highway Commission Senate House Louisiana Line Nashville Federal Bureau of Public Roads

Dewey Attack Triggers Arkansas Democratic Letter War

Finance directors H L McAlister and Sam J Watkins defend the Arkansas Democratic campaign on the “One Thousand Club” and say they distributed letters inviting $1 000 contributors to gain “special privileges and prestige.” They argue Dewey misinterprets the phrase and relate benefits under the Democratic administration to party supporters.

Little Rock Ark Arkansas Democratic Campaign Thomas E. Dewey Chicago H. L. McAlister Sam J. Watkins Dewey Arkansas

Warsaw Falls Contained by Red Army Breakthrough Near Warsaw

Russian and Polish forces push a six mile deep bridgehead across the Vistula north of Warsaw threatening encirclement. Rokossovsky and the First Polish Army reach Laski and Dabrowka while German defenses face renewed pressure in East Prussia and Transylvania advances continue with Romanian aid.

Daniel DE Luce Moscow Warsaw Vistula East Prussia Norway Arctic Kirkenes Transylvania Konstantin Rokossovsky Laski Dabrowka Germany Warsaw-Vistula Berlin Danzig Poland Rokossovsky Satu-Mare Carei

AP Reporter Killed by Leyte Bomb Bomb kills AP war correspondent in Tacloban during Leyte invasion.

AP war correspondent Asa Hel Ace Bush, 31, from Salem Oregon, was killed by a Japanese bomb as Tacloban, Leyte island, was raided during the Philippine invasion. C Yates MacDaniel, AP Philippine desk chief, reported Bush died in line of duty becoming the tenth civilian newsman killed in the Pacific.

San Franciso Asahel Bush Associated Press Tacloban Leyte Philippines C. Yates MacDaneil Philippine McDaniel Pacific Associated

Highway Aid Wrecked by Turnback Amendment

Little Rock reports that a PRA ruling disqualifying Arkansas under the McClellan amendment halted federal aid for highways. The Arkansas Highway Commission switched support to the House bill after Rep. Oren Harris said diversions of highway funds to cities and counties under gasoline turnback laws prevented qualification. The McClellan amendment would have allowed aid without state matching.

Little Rock Public Roads Administration Arkansas McClellan Senate Arkansas Highway Commission House Oren Harris el Dorado Commisos PRA John L. McClellan

Missouri and Iowa Shine On Shakedown Cruise Spectacle

The U S Navy allows AP reporters to document the Missouri and Iowa during shakedown tests. Elton C Fay and Charles Mercer describe 880 foot hulls, 45 000 ton displacement, 16 inch guns and speeds near 30 knots as these 100 million dollar ships prove their power and seakeeping before active war.

Associated Press U. S. Navy Iowa Missouri United States Elton C. Fay Charles Mercer China Grim

Scouts to Collect Scrap Paper Tonight Citywide

Hope’s Boy Scouts, led by county chairman Lyman Armstrong, will begin at 5 30 pm and sweep the town for scrap paper. The drive replaces the former monthly collection by the city, with funds raised by selling bulk scrap and covering shipping costs. Please have paper ready for pickup to ensure full coverage tonight.

Hope Boy Lyman Armstrong City of Hope Scout Organization Southwestern Proving Ground Scout Fund

Philippine Landing Shock to Japanese

Washington reports Secretary Stimson describes the American Philippines landing as a psychological and military disaster for Japan. He notes Leyte landings suffered light casualties while Japanese losses were far higher and warns of potential renewed enemy reinforcements.

Washington Philippines Stimson Japan Leyte

Odd Claims About Global Lands and Green Fur Animal

A claim states the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics covers one sixth of the earth and that an Australian ranger is the sole animal with green fur. No corroborating details are provided to support these assertions.

Union of Socialist Soviet Republics

Hempstead County War Fund Reaches $2694.50 Third Report

The National War Fund total for Hempstead county rose to 2694.50 today in the third report from James H. Jones and Roy Anderson. This is about 31.87 percent of the county quota of 8163, which must be met before the campaign ends. A spokesman noted some Hempstead residents have reached 100 percent.

National War Fund Hempstead James H. Jones Roy Anderson Eisenhower MacArthur Hempsead Alance Post Office Robert Wilson Carlton P Roberts Carter J Cuningham Iw Warmack Comer C Boyett A.D. Brannan Land H. Warmack A. Spraggins Floyd Crank Thos. E Ross Weaver H. Collins J. K Mangum Fred . Petre Henry Fowler J J Honeycutt Alene Johnson WW. Cook Ross Bright John B. Ellen Buford Hall Don Hays Anita Monts Ann Goynes Hd McCorkle Scott Store Clara Parris Alice Jean Webb Ollie Clarkobinson Rosa Walker Faye Burke Edith Faye-Ward Effie Pearl A Springs Mary K. Calhoun Dorothy J. Lawless Marjorie Nell Braden James Ellis Watkins Oen Lyman Armstrong Webb Laseter Mart Yocom Whitten-York Furn. Co. Employes R. W. Davis Co. V. Hoffman Chas. Huffman Otho Taylor Oscar Odell Hamilton & Matthews First National Bank Citizens National Bank Glenn Hutton Bruner Ivory Handle Co Bruner Ivory Handle N. T Jewell Malco Theatres, Inc Ritchie Gro. Co. Employes H. L. Hanegan S. Joe A. Polk Naomie McKee Mrs 5Alker Jesse McCorkle Clyde Clark Earl Lester Claude Collins Harold Marcum Oryn Lack Tim Conway Maxwell Wilbert Lac P i Webb Southwetern Bell Telephone Mary Andres Madge Crawford Ruth Fenwick Cleo Munn Hazel Lamnon Robbie Jewell Roberts Helen Simmons Lay Fay

Leyte Valley Drive Seals Southern Front In Philippines

U S forces drive into Leyte valley capturing Burauen and San Pablo as northern front seizes Leyte and Samar shores. Carrier planes beat off a Japanese daylight raid. 53 Nipponese planes shot down and AA downed three. The operation aims to trap Japanese forces with severed supply lines.

MacArthur Leyte Philippines Leyte Valley Burauen Dulag 24Th Corps San Pablo 10Th Corps Samar Philippine San Juanico Strait Tacloban Masbate Leyte Gulf Douglas MacArthur

Threefold Pacific defeat cripples Japanese fleet

Pearl Harbor dispatch reports that more than 26 Japanese warships were sunk or heavily damaged in a three‑pronged Philippine battle. Nimitz and MacArthur tally shows carriers and battleships sunk or damaged with many more vessels damaged, signaling a decisive, possibly war-shortening victory for the U S. Navy in the Pacific theater.

Charles H. McMurtry U.S. Pacific Fleet Pearl Harbor Philippines Japan China Chester W. Nimitz Douglas MacArthur Nimitz Emperor Hirohito U. S Midway Formosa Leyte Samar Island Sibuyan Sea MacArthur

Mayor of Aachen Captures Hearts With Fire and Cane

In Aachen Germany 1944 Captain Gilbert TH Fuller 26 from Ludlow Virginia earns the unofficial title mayor as he directs heavy fire from attics and basements to pin German defenders. His mortars and machine guns keep advancing doughboys safe and the city in Fourth of July mood. His mortarman sergeant Louis Chase of Springfield Vermont is praised as the best with two mortars and 20 men. Chase’s unit has been cited for past battles and Fuller awarded Silver Star.

Hal Boyle Aachen Germany Gilbert TH. Fuller Ludlow Fuller Louis Chase Springfield U. S. Army Old Sgt. Chase

Allied Drive Arms at Guns Near Antwerp

Canadian troops closed in on the last major German guns blocking Antwerp while Berlin announced Allied landings on Walcheren island near the port. Montgomery’s forces pushed through the Holland deltas toward Breda and Hertogenbosch as the front from the Schelde estuary to the Swiss border remained quiet elsewhere.

William Frye London Antwerp Berlin Walcheren North Sea Schelde Sir Bernard L. Montgomery Holland Bergen Op Zoom Costburg Cadzand Dorp Op Pindorp Montgomery Breda Box Maas Meuse Nijmegen Fort Orten S Hertogenbosch Thechelde Frederik Hendrik Groede Schoondijke Breskens Swiss Alps Epinal Vosges Mountains

Attendance urged for GI Bill meeting in Hope Legion hall

Parents and relatives of servicemen are urged to attend the American Legion district conference at 1 PM Sunday October 29 in the Hope Legion hall to learn about the GI Bill of Rights. Commander J Pat Duffie says representatives from government departments will discuss all assistance for ex servicemen and women.

American Legion Legion Hall Hope J. Pat Duffie

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