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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1945
Page
1
In a letter from Our Daily Bread contributor James Thrash er, readers argue that executioners and those who carried out atrocity orders deserve scrutiny and punishment. The piece links German and Japanese war crimes to the broader duty to confront all who commanded or tolerated such acts. Continued on Page Two.
Senate hearings on the administration’s plan to assure jobs neared completion with witnesses including reconversion head John W. Snyder and Federal Works Administrator Philip B. Fleming. Senator Wagner predicted a report out in two weeks, with Taft seeking amendments to curb inflation risks and improve budget accuracy.
Hempstead County showcased giant watermelons weighing over 103 pounds as Governor Ben Laney arrived to arrange shipment to 47 states. Jack Lamb filmed the event with Governor Laney, Mayor Graves, and local residents in Hope, capturing fields near John Petterfield and Ed Hubbard farms and a Grassy Lake hunting lab tour.
Former Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius Jr disclosed that the United States is weighing a proposal to place the atomic bomb under World Security Council control to enforce permanent peace. He said the transfer from the United States and Britain to the world police body is being studied by both executive and legislative branches in Washington.
Ankara reports plans to adapt architecture to earthquakes by constructing houses that move with tremors in identified quake zones. A national map marks earthshock areas after studies by meteorological institutes and geologists. A Turkish scientist also claims a machine can forestall shocks.
U S survivors recall three years in Japanese camps with no mail, describes guards armed with clubs, forced labor in Manchuria, and the brutal treatment of prisoners including Major A C Tisdale and Gen E P King Jr. The story covers conditions, starvation, and the struggle to return home after liberation.
In Oslo on Aug 31 1941 during his treason trial Vidkun Quisling faced a prosecutor's claim that he lured German forces into Norway and urged commanders to cease fire. Annaeus Schjoedt argued documents and Quisling letters prove his responsibility for the Nazi invasion.
Yokosuka base report shows many Kamikaze pilots acted under imperial orders rather than free choice. Some were volunteers, but many units were designated to die, with Naoyuki Yagin describing a range from willing to compelled. The writer tours Yokosuka, observes occupation mood shifts, and notes street life and interactions with locals amid postwar chaos.
Chairman Ollie Bowden announced the Hempstead County Selective Service office in the Arkansas Bank & Trust Co. building will be closed all day Saturdays as the government returns to a 40 hour work week. The office will also close on Labor Day September 3 and will be closed Mondays.
Sgt Briant Bundy son of Mr and Mrs Leon Bundy 902 South Fulton Street was discharged from the Army on points at Camp Chaffee Fort Smith Friday after 22 months overseas service including campaigns in Italy France and Germany His decorations include Presidential Unit Citation Good Conduct Medal ETO Ribbon five Battle Stars Purple Heart with one cluster and the Infantryman's Combat Badge
Aboard the hospital ship Benedolence in Tokyo Bay a physician reports at least 23000 of the 30000 American troops in the Far East at the war’s outbreak died, most in Japanese camps from brutality and experiments. He cites torture of airmen, Black Hole center abuses, and burning of prisoners ordered by Shinagawa camp medical staff.
Ninety-five Americans and eight English prisoners liberated from a hidden concentration camp recount brutal abuse at the hands of their captors. Survivors describe beatings, deprivation, and torture including “bits” in mouths, prolonged confinement, and executions, with accounts from pilots and crew members. The group’s movement home was announced from Okinawa as the return began.
Tokyo dispatch reports representatives of Emperor Hirohito and Japan’s government will sign surrender terms aboard the battleship Missouri between 9 and 9:30 a m tomorrow. President Truman to announce V J Day with planned speeches by MacArthur and Nimitz. Weather threats and troop movements accompany the historic ceremony as occupation details unfold.
A threatened strike by 300 Missouri Pacific bus drivers in eight states was called off after wage dispute talks. A new contract will provide retroactive pay to Aug 15, 1944, with raises to 4 to 4 1/2 cents per mile and 3.6 cents for new drivers. Concessions were made to prevent a shutdown of over 225 buses across seven states.
Washington announces the Japanese surrender ceremony aboard the battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay will air at 8 30 p m Central War Time. President Truman to speak about eight or nine minutes during the event with MacArthur and Nimitz to follow, then a two hour Armed Forces Radio Service program. The plan calls for a possible delayed or simultaneous broadcast with the actual signing. timing and length to be confirmed.
HAL BOYLE reports at Yokosuka that graduates of US universities among Japanese civilians and reporters followed the American landings with keen interest. He notes a Harvard-educated man and Masaru Fujimoto of UC class of 1939 among Tokyo press corps covering the event. Fujimoto says English-language readers hunger for American news amid surrender, expecting orderly occupation with loyalty to the emperor and little self-harm among Japanese after the news.
Pennsylvania Governor Edward Martin told the Senate Finance Committee that states oppose any bill to federalize unemployment insurance. The Kilgore bill would set a national $25 weekly maximum for 26 weeks, with the federal government paying the difference. Opponents argued higher benefits discourage work. supporters cited modest gaps between current state benefits and the proposed standard. About 191,779 railway bridges exist in the United States.
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